The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 148

Translator: thornling | Editor: thornling

Seeing Wu Xuancao hold a pen without writing a single word for a long time, the several resident doctors looked at each other in dismay, their suspicions deepening. One of them urged: "Physician Wu, the priority is saving his life. Even if you don't have a complete grasp of it, you should also formulate a prescription first and give it a try."

Wu Xuancao broke free from Madam Xiao's grasp and sat down slowly, but her fingers trembled incessantly. There was no way she could arbitrarily write up a prescription to try to fool her way through. First, because several doctors were right here and would be able to see through it at a glance. Second, because this was a human life after all, and her conscience couldn't handle it. She picked up the pen, messily wrote the word Mahuang*, then could no longer continue.

*Literally "numb yellow," ephedra.

"Jiming, I'm sorry... I don't know how to prescribe medicine... You should find someone else for treatment." She finally raised her head and said with tears streaming down her face.

"What did you say?" Xue Jiming thought he had heard her wrong.

Madam Xiao was stunned for a while, and then disbelievingly exclaimed in a low roar: "Wu Xuancao, don't joke around at this stage! Back when my eldest son drowned, it was you who breathed him back to life. You can even save someone after slicing open their belly. How is it possible that you can't save my Ran'er! Hurry up and prescribe something! I'm begging you! Do you need me to kowtow to you?"

Madam Xiao cried and fussed and, in the end, went as far as to directly kneel down. The two old madams were also mentally and physically exhausted, full of bewilderment.

Wu Xuancao's pressure increased, knowing in her heart that if she continued to omit the truth, she would be propped up onto a sky-high pedestal by these people and unable to come down. Treating someone else to death, she would have to pay with her life; but if she treated Xue Ran to death, the situation would be even worse, so she could only grit her teeth and admit: "Sister-in-law, I really can't do anything. It's useless to try to force me. Saving Xue Meng and saving Xue Ran are two completely different things. When Xue Meng was drowning, I used first aid techniques. As long as the method is right, anyone can do it. It has its own principle and isn't anything mysterious. But saving Xue Ran would rely on internal medicine treatment. I don't understand it, so I can't treat it. I know how to perform surgery, but I don't know medicine or pharmacology. The medical skills I learned and the medical skills here are from completely different systems."

Madam Xiao listened but didn't understand, and pursued, "Isn't it all medical skills – how come the doctors next to you could treat it, but you can't?"

Wu Xuancao was also a little anxious, and retorted: "This kind of disease is a critical illness, can any doctor guarantee to treat it? Sister-in-law, what you're doing is forcing people into a difficult place!"

"I'm the one forcing people? You are obviously a doctor, but you say that you don't understand medicine and pharmacology. Instead, you accuse me of forcing people? You swindler! Ran'er, who will save my Ran'er!" Madam Xiao's last bit of hope was dashed. All she could do was hug her comatose and convulsing infant son and wail.

Old Madam and the old madam of the second branch were also full of disbelief. Had there even been anyone who could cure diseases and save people without knowing medicine and pharmacology, and even pass for a miracle doctor? Oh, that's right, originally Zheng Zhe was in Xuancao Hall, so Wu Xuancao's title was probably gained by standing in the other's halo. However, when others addressed her like that and came to the door asking for treatment, she never told the truth, but kept up the facade. For the sake of fame, for the sake of profit, she could abuse human lives and neglect life and death!