Thinking of this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but look at Xie Shishi a few more times.
Xie Shishi looked like a naive little girl.
But after such a brief interaction, Zhou Yu finally saw through her.
What do you mean by naive?
Every word she spoke had a purpose!
Just now, Xie Shishi seemed to be explaining to Zhou Yu, hoping he wouldn't blame her brother.
In reality, she was revealing her family's predicament.
If Zhou Yu could cure Elder Xie, it would be a win-win situation, and the whole family would treat Zhou Yu as a lifesaver.
But if he couldn't...
For the Xie family, the cost would be too great!
Invisibly, pressure was placed on Zhou Yu.
After the two chatted for a while, the medicinal herbs finally arrived.
Zhou Yu personally went into Elder Xie's room and, starting from grinding the herbs to boiling them, handled everything himself.
Xie Shishi stood by curiously, not daring to get too close.
Gurgle, gurgle...
Bubbles burst in the medicine pot, making popping sounds.
Zhou Yu lifted the lid and saw it was ready.
"Divine Doctor Zhou, should all of this be given to my grandfather?" Xie Shishi asked, wide-eyed.
The amount of medicine in this pot was simply too much!
If he were to drink it all, even an ordinary strong man probably wouldn't have such a large stomach.
Let alone Elder Xie.
"What else?" Zhou Yu asked with a half-smile.
"This is too much," Xie Shishi ventured indirectly, not daring to ask more questions.
Zhou Yu poured the medicine into a bowl and said faintly, "Once this medicine is consumed, it will be absorbed immediately and will not cause any burden to the stomach."
Good prescriptions were usually like this.
Those that made one feel stuffed were generally from those with inferior medical skills!
Xie Shishi, understanding vaguely, followed behind Zhou Yu.
She watched as Zhou Yu cooled the medicine by blowing on it before feeding it into Elder Xie's mouth.
Since Elder Xie was in a coma, it was difficult to administer the medicine.
Therefore, Zhou Yu pressed specific acupoints to force Elder Xie to swallow it himself.
Watching the entire process, Xie Shishi was enlightened!
Elder Xie, who was clearly unconscious, in Zhou Yu's hands, except for his eyes which never opened, behaved like a normal person, drinking the medicine and swallowing it...
"Alright, the elder's vitality has been severely damaged, and he must take this medicine every two hours."
"Did you see the steps of decocting the medicine clearly just now?"
After administering the medicine, Zhou Yu turned to look at Xie Shishi and said calmly.
Xie Shishi opened her mouth, unsure of Zhou Yu's intention behind asking this.
However, she had indeed followed Zhou Yu closely when he was decocting the medicine.
So she had seen the entire process clearly!
Therefore, Xie Shishi nodded.
"Since you've seen it clearly, then go and start decocting the medicine now."
"You cannot stop for at least three days."
After saying this, Zhou Yu yawned and prepared to sit in the outer room of Elder Xie's chamber for a while.
Once the second dose of medicine was decocted, Zhou Yu would take his pulse again.
"No, Divine Doctor Zhou, you want... you want me to decoct the medicine?" Xie Shishi stammered in disbelief.
She had never imagined that Zhou Yu asking if she had watched clearly meant this!
Was it too late to regret it now?
Zhou Yu glanced at her: "Didn't you say your brother is too busy and your parents are away? If not you, then who else?"
"The elder's condition clearly shows he was framed. If you don't decoct the medicine and let someone else do it, what if they poison it?"
Upon hearing Zhou Yu's words, Xie Shishi found them very reasonable.
But she still found it hard to accept!
The main reason was that Xie Shishi had never done such a thing in her life.
She had indeed seen it clearly just now.
But she didn't know how to decoct it!
She was afraid of making a mistake at some step and ruining the medicinal properties.
Seeing Xie Shishi still hesitating, Zhou Yu directly pushed her towards the medicine stove and urged, "If you delay any longer, you'll miss the time to take the medicine. Don't hesitate."
After confirming that Zhou Yu was serious, Xie Shishi resigned herself to it.
She started with utmost caution, fearing she would mess things up.
Only when the medicine stove was covered did Xie Shishi finally heave a sigh of relief.
Now, all she had to do was wait for time to pass!
Meanwhile, Zhou Yu was taking Elder Xie's pulse.
Because Elder Xie's vitality was severely depleted, he couldn't be given strong tonics at first.
Zhou Yu's first batch of medicine was relatively mild.
Therefore, Elder Xie's pulse indicated only a tiny bit of vitality, not significant.
Zhou Yu glanced at Xie Shishi, who was bringing the medicine, and noted that this second dose was a powerful tonic.
Once this dose was administered, Elder Xie's physical condition would improve significantly!
"Divine Doctor Zhou, it's so hot."
Xie Shishi mumbled as she brought the medicine over.
She looked exceptionally focused!
"It just came off the stove, of course it's hot. Don't dawdle," Zhou Yu said with a smile.
Soon, Xie Shishi approached Zhou Yu.
Mimicking Zhou Yu's earlier actions, she first cooled the medicine by blowing on it, then was about to feed it to Elder Xie.
Just as the medicine was about to be given to the elder,
Bang—
The door to Elder Xie's room was suddenly pushed open!
Zhou Yu looked up and frowned.
He saw a middle-aged man wearing a gold chain and covered in tattoos.
He looked at least forty or fifty years old.
But he was still wearing tight pants and slip-on shoes.
His bulging belly was as large as a seven or eight-month pregnant woman's.
His entire appearance was comically ridiculous!
"Shishi, what are you doing!" the man demanded fiercely, staring at the medicine bowl in Xie Shishi's hand.
Xie Shishi quickly put down the bowl and explained, "Second Uncle, I'm giving Grandpa his medicine."
"This is a divine doctor my brother found. Grandpa will definitely wake up this time!"
Hearing Xie Shishi's words, the Second Uncle's eyes flickered.
Although it was brief, Zhou Yu saw it clearly!
It seemed that someone in the Xie family did not want Elder Xie to wake up, and this so-called Second Uncle was among them.
However, Zhou Yu sensed that this Second Uncle had no fluctuation of true qi in his body.
This meant he wasn't even a martial artist!
Therefore, it was unlikely that this Second Uncle was the one who had taken Elder Xie's vitality.
"Who told you to feed him this rubbish?"
"Divine doctor? Bah!"
The Second Uncle stepped forward, raised his hand, and directly knocked over the medicine bowl in Xie Shishi's hand!
Fortunately, the medicine had been cooled.
Otherwise, it would have scalded Xie Shishi!
"Second Uncle! What are you doing!"
Xie Shishi was furious.
Zhou Yu had explicitly said that the medicine should be taken every two hours and must not be interrupted.
Now that the bowl was overturned, it would take a long time to decoct another batch!
Would it still be in time for Elder Xie's condition by then?