23 – Memory and First Aid
by spirapira“Would you like to download it?”
When Lu Qing saw this prompt, he was stunned.
Then he smiled.
His ability truly never ceased to surprise him.
Just when he was troubled about how to tackle the Herbal Scripture, he didn’t expect a pillow to be presented as soon as he needed it.
Without hesitation, Lu Qing chose to download it.
“Downloading, current progress, 1%…”
Lu Qing waited quietly, but after a long while, he didn’t see the progress bar move.
He was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a while, picked up the Herbal Scripture, and started slowly flipping through it from the beginning.
Sure enough, as he flipped through the pages, the download progress bar began to move as well.
“1%, 2%, 3%… 98%, 99%, 100%”
“Herbal Scripture download complete. Would you like to begin learning?”
When Lu Qing finished reading the entire Herbal Scripture, his ability indicated that the download was complete.
At the same time, a new prompt popped up.
Lu Qing directly chose to learn it.
In the next moment, a large amount of information flooded his mind, like a sudden enlightenment, allowing him to quickly memorize and understand the contents of the Herbal Scripture.
From an outsider’s perspective, Lu Qing was just staring blankly at the book. No one knew the transformation happening inside his mind.
“This study of herbs is indeed vast and profound.”
After some time, Lu Qing snapped back to reality, his face filled with admiration.
At this moment, he had remembered the entire Herbal Scripture.
And had a basic understanding of its contents.
He was quite familiar with the names and properties of the various herbs described in the book.
Of course, this understanding was still theoretical.
Next, he would need to compare and study the actual herbs to truly master the Herbal Scripture.
However, just this initial memory made Lu Qing appreciate the profound and vast nature of herbal medicine.
The Herbal Scripture recorded hundreds of herbs, but this was still less than one ten-thousandth of all the herbs in the world.
These herbs, when combined and altered, could produce various prescriptions to treat people, which was truly miraculous.
Understanding the wonders of herbs, Lu Qing’s interest grew even stronger.
Although he had memorized the entire book, he continued to flip through the Herbal Scripture, revisiting old knowledge and discovering new insights.
Old Doctor Chen had been in the room, waiting for Lu Qing to come and consult him.
After waiting for a long time and still not seeing Lu Qing come in, he had to go out to the courtyard to see what was happening.
Then he saw Lu Qing engrossed in the Herbal Scripture.
Xiao Yan was playing on her own in another corner, catching butterflies, without disturbing her brother.
Seeing this, Old Doctor Chen felt a sense of relief.
It seemed that Lu Qing’s interest in herbs was not just talk.
Otherwise, how could he be so engrossed in a boring Herbal Scripture?
However, the Herbal Scripture was not so easy to understand.
Just as Old Doctor Chen was about to ask Lu Qing if there was anything he didn’t understand,
Suddenly, there was a series of anxious shouts from outside the courtyard.
“Old Doctor Chen, is Old Doctor Chen home?”
“I am here.”
Hearing the frightened voices outside, Old Doctor Chen quickly went out to meet the visitors.
Lu Qing was also disturbed, holding a book and stood up.
He then saw several villagers carrying in an unconscious man. The old doctor directed them to place the man in the center of the courtyard.
At a glance, Lu Qing recognized the unconscious man as one of the villagers he should address as Uncle Zhao.
At this moment, Uncle Zhao was drenched, his face was ashen, his abdomen swollen, and he was unconscious.
“Come, you all step back and let me take a look.”
After directing the villagers to lay the man down, the old doctor waved them away.
No one dared to disobey the old doctor; they immediately stood far away.
One of them happened to retreat right in front of Lu Qing.
Lu Qing lightly tapped his shoulder, “Brother An.”
The villager was startled, turned around, and was surprised to see Lu Qing, “Lu Qing, what are you doing here?”
“Let’s not talk about that for now.” Lu Qing said softly, “What happened to Uncle Zhao?”
“He fell into the water. If we hadn’t been nearby, he would have been swept away by the river.” Wang Da’an answered.
“How did he fall into the water?” Lu Qing was surprised, “Don’t you all usually fish together?”
“He wasn’t with us today; he went to another spot to fish by himself.”
“Where?”
Wang Da’an looked a bit uneasy. He glanced around a few times and then whispered, “It was the place where you caught the big fish yesterday.”
“…” Lu Qing was silent for a moment and said, “Even so, he shouldn’t have fallen into the water. I made that place quite level.”
“I don’t know about that. We just heard him calling for help. By the time we got there, he was already in the river, being swept far away and almost sinking.”
Wang Da’an narrated, then suddenly recalled something and added, “Oh, right. When we rescued him, he was still tightly gripping his fishing rod, but the line had already broken.”
Lu Qing was silent again. He suddenly had a suspicion.
But he still asked, “Uncle Zhao… doesn’t know how to swim?”
“He doesn’t. If he did, he wouldn’t have drowned. The spot where he fell isn’t even fast-flowing.”
“…” Lu Qing was speechless.
Not knowing how to swim, yet fishing alone by the river and even daring to go after the rod in the water… Uncle Zhao was indeed too unreliable.
Based on his years of fishing experience, Lu Qing had a good guess as to why Uncle Zhao fell into the water. But whether that was the case, they would have to wait until he woke up.
Lu Qing looked towards the center of the courtyard.
At this moment, Old Doctor Chen had already learned from the other villagers that Old Zhao had fainted due to falling into the water.
He immediately pried open Old Zhao’s mouth to check for any obstructions.
After ensuring there were no obstructions, he placed his hand on Old Zhao’s chest and abdomen.
No one knew what method he used, but with a gentle press of his hands, Old Zhao suddenly coughed out a large mouthful of turbid water.
The old doctor pressed again, and another mouthful of turbid water came out from Old Zhao.
In this way, with each press, Old Zhao spat out another mouthful of turbid water.
After seven or eight presses, the amount of water lessened. By about a dozen presses, the long-unconscious Old Zhao suddenly coughed a few times and slowly opened his eyes.
“He’s awake, he’s awake!”
“Old Zhao is alive!”
“The old doctor is amazing!”
The villagers shouted in surprise and joy.
At the same time, they were full of admiration for Old Doctor Chen’s medical skills.
When they carried Old Zhao earlier and saw that his chest was barely moving, they thought he was going to die.
Unexpectedly, the doctor’s miraculous hands brought him back to life.
Old Zhao coughed for a while and gradually regained consciousness.
He looked around at the surrounding people in confusion, “Where am I?”