Hu Qingniu felt Yu Daiyan's pulse with his right hand and stroked his goatee with his left. After pondering for a while, he sighed and said, "The injury to Third Hero Yu is truly difficult!"
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he shook his head and said, "I once read in an ancient book that there is a martial art in the Western Regions that is suspected to be a branch of Shaolin in the Central Plains. Its methods are extremely strange and can break people's bones and tendons. There is no cure for outsiders."
"The injuries suffered by Yu Sanxia are very similar to those described in ancient books. If that is the case, then perhaps only his secret medicine, Black Jade Broken-Healing Ointment, can cure him in this world."
"However, the exact formula of this ointment is not recorded in ancient books, and outsiders have no idea how it is made."
Hu Qingniu stated his judgment: "I am dull-witted and have racked my brains but have been unable to deduce the prescription. I am ashamed! I am ashamed!"
He then stood up from the edge of the bed, cupped his hands to Zhang Sanfeng and Xiao Ning, and said, "Master Zhang, Young Hero Xiao! As for Hero Yu's injuries, if I were to intervene, I could at most soothe his muscles and prevent him from developing acne on his back. As for the rest, please forgive my lack of medical skills!"
After saying this, he sighed deeply, though it was unclear whether he was lamenting the inability to heal Yu Daiyan's injuries.
It's still a pity that the former Seven Heroes of Wudang are now unworthy of their name due to Yu San's injury.
Xiao Ning and Zhang Sanfeng exchanged a glance and nodded inwardly. Xiao Ning then spoke up, "Physician Hu, please wait. I went to Dadu earlier and obtained a bottle of ointment. Could you please take a look and see if it is the Black Jade Broken Joint Ointment?"
After he finished speaking, he took out a dark jade bottle from his pocket and placed it on the table. When Hu Qingniu heard this, he never expected that Xiao Ning had already obtained the ointment and had only invited him over in case something went wrong.
Hu Qingniu reached out and picked up the bottle, only to find that it was carved from a large piece of jade, its exterior as black as lacquer, warm to the touch, and quite ancient. This bottle alone was an extremely precious treasure.
He opened the bottle cap, picked out a little bit of ointment with his fingernail, smelled it, and found it to be fragrant and cool. Still not convinced, he put it in his mouth and tasted it.
Hu Qingniu squinted his eyes, savoring the thought for a moment. After a while, he coughed and spat out a mouthful of saliva, expelling the ointment from his mouth.
Hu Qingniu was overjoyed and excitedly said, "Judging from the combination of ingredients in the ointment, it is indeed used to treat injuries to tendons and bones. It is somewhat similar to the Black Jade Bone-Mending Ointment recorded in ancient books. This should be it."
"Haha, that's good, that's good!"
Xiao Ning burst out laughing: "It wasn't in vain that I made the trip to Dadu!"
Zhang Sanfeng smiled and said to Hu Qingniu, "Since this medicine is genuine, please, Physician Hu, go ahead and do your best. Thank you for your trouble!"
After saying that, he even bowed to Hu Qingniu with his hands clasped in a salute.
Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, and the other five bowed in unison, saying, "Please, Physician Hu, use your miraculous healing hands!"
This action startled Hu Qingniu, who was at a loss for words. He returned the greeting repeatedly, deeply moved, and assured them with a firm gaze, "Please rise, everyone. I, Hu, will do my utmost to heal Yu Sanxia's injuries!"
After saying that, he looked at Yu Daiyan, who was slumped on the bed, and said with some difficulty, "Master Zhang, Young Hero Xiao, this... is a little difficult!"
Xiao Ning asked, "What difficulties do you have, Immortal Physician?"
Hu Qingniu said, "Yu Sanxia's old injuries have healed. To treat him now, we need to break his hand and foot bones again and then reconnect them. Only after the bones have healed can he fully recover!"
He paused for a moment and said, "However, my martial arts skills are poor, and I cannot control my internal energy to a very low degree. I am afraid that I might accidentally injure Yu Sanxia! Therefore, I would like to ask Young Hero Xiao to take action and break the bones in Yu Sanxia's hands and feet again!"
Zhang Sanfeng looked at Hu Qingniu and saw that his eyes were bright and genuine, so he nodded to Xiao Ning in a barely perceptible way.
After Zhang Sanfeng agreed, Xiao Ning replied, "Alright! I'll take action myself!"
After saying that, Xiao Ning looked at Yu Daiyan on the bed and said gently, "Nephew Daiyan, you heard everything. Your uncle will make his move now. I hope you can bear the pain for a while!"
Although Yu Daiyan did not quite believe that his disability of more than ten years could be fully cured.
But then I thought, the worst outcome is that the treatment is ineffective, how much worse can it get?
Over the past ten years, he has long since stopped caring about anything and is indifferent to everything.
Thinking of this, Yu Daiyan nodded slightly and replied, "Uncle-Master, please do your best. This little bit of pain is nothing to me!"
Seeing that he agreed, Xiao Ning did not delay any longer. She stepped forward and removed all of Yu Daiyan's clothes, feeling all the broken bones clearly.
After striking his pressure point to induce sleep, Xiao Ning exerted force through his ten fingers, making a series of cracking sounds as he re-broke the healed bones.
Although Yu Daiyan's acupoints were pressed, he still woke up in pain.
Xiao Ning's technique was swift as the wind; he broke both large and small bones simultaneously and immediately pieced them together in the correct positions.
After he finished doing all this, Hu Qingniu, who was ready, immediately stepped forward, applied the Black Jade Bone-Mending Ointment to Yu Daiyan, wrapped him in bandages, placed him on a wooden board, and then applied acupuncture to relieve the pain.
Before long, Yu Daiyan was covered in bandages and lay straight on the bed, unable to move.
After finishing all this, Hu Qingniu's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, due to nervousness.
He couldn't help but be nervous. From the fact that Zhang Sanfeng and the six heroes of Wudang bowed and asked him to treat Yu Sanxia, it was clear that the relationship between the masters and disciples of Wudang was very close, far surpassing that of other sects.
Add to that Xiao Ning, who went to great lengths to travel thousands of miles to Dadu to obtain medicine and then went to northern Anhui to invite him.
Hu Qingniu couldn't afford to offend any of these people.
If he were to make even the slightest mistake, Hu Qingniu feared he would have a hard time getting off Wudang Mountain alive.
This is not malicious speculation, but rather a contingency plan for the worst.
Hu Qingniu was secretly annoyed. It was all his fault. If he hadn't heard Xiao Ning say that Xian Yutong's head was the consultation fee, how could he have rashly put himself in such a dangerous situation?
It's too late for regrets now; we can only take it one step at a time.
These thoughts only briefly crossed Hu Qingniu's mind before he suppressed them, wiped the sweat from his brow, and bowed, saying, "I have successfully completed my mission. The ointment has been applied, and now we are just waiting for it to take effect!"
After making his move, Xiao Ning had been watching his actions closely. Seeing that there were no flaws, he nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Physician Hu!"
Zhang Sanfeng, who was waiting nearby, smiled and bowed to Hu Qingniu, saying, "Physician Hu, you've worked hard. Please come to the main hall for tea!"
Song Yuanqiao summoned the young Taoist priest who had been guarding the door and instructed him to take good care of the child and to report to him immediately if anything happened.
Afterwards, everyone left Yu Daiyan's bedroom to let him rest well before heading to the main hall for a talk.