"What should we do, then?" Wan Piaoxue grew anxious.
"It's difficult," Tang Wen said.
"Master, whatever your demands are, just name them," Wan Piaoxue said.
"What would that make me? I, Tang Wen, am an apothecary. Treating illnesses and saving lives is my duty. However, there's a problem we have to resolve first. Otherwise, we can't proceed," Tang Wen said.
"What problem? Please tell us, Master Tang," Xifang Kongming said.
"I'll have to operate, cut it open and take it out. But the location is rather troublesome. I'm a male apothecary, too. A female apothecary would have a much easier time," Tang Wen said.
"Could a female apothecary do it in your place?" Wan Piaoxue asked.
"She could, but I'm afraid she wouldn't be familiar with the procedure. When the time comes, if her blade strays even slightly, your daughter could be paralyzed for life," Tang Wen said.
"Father, Mother, I don't want treatment anymore," Xifang Biluo Yu hurriedly said.
"Luoyu, how can you leave an illness untreated? It will probably grow more and more serious," Xifang Kongming said.
"Will it grow more and more serious?" Wan Piaoyu asked.
"Of course. If it goes untreated, she could end up paralyzed, bedridden for life, unable to manage her own bowels or bladder, unable to move at all. It could even threaten her life." Naturally, Tang Wen made it sound as grave as possible.
"Ah... I wouldn't even be able to use the privy?" Xifang Biluo Yu was startled.
"Of course not. Your maid would have to clean up after you. You'd be using your bed as a privy." Tang Wen spoke casually, but he thoroughly frightened Xifang Biluo Yu. "Father, Mother, what should I do?"
After all, she was not even twenty. Who wouldn't be afraid?
"Then have the operation. Luoyu,