“Yes!” Sun Baoli said, “My second uncle has a melon field in Dongshan and lives there with his younger brother.”
Song Hao said, "We don't have anything planned for today, would you take us there to have a look?"
Sun Baoli said, "Alright, it's been a while since I've seen them, let's go see them together."
Song Hao and Tang Yu exchanged a smile after hearing this.
After breakfast, the three of them headed into the mountains. Sun Baoli was unaware that the three of them had already been there once the previous night, and he led the way, saying he would guide them.
Upon arriving at the stone house in the melon field, Sun Litong saw it from afar and came to greet it.
Sun Baoli introduced, "This is my second uncle. Second uncle, this is Dr. Song Hao and Miss Tang Yu, they've been treating my illness these past two days."
Sun Litong smiled and nodded to Song Hao and Tang Yu, their understanding unspoken.
Standing in front of the stone house were Sun Baoyong and five or six strong young men.
Sun Litong whispered to Song Hao, "I've also invited some clansmen to help today. We'll need them when we treat Bao Li later. And I need your cooperation too; just don't let him know what's going on."
Song Hao nodded in agreement.
Sun Baoli knew all those people and greeted them. Sun Baoyong looked like a handsome young man at the time, but like Sun Baoli, his eyes were somewhat vacant, and it was obvious to anyone with eyes that he had mental problems.
A long bench was placed in front of the door, and everyone sat on it. Sun Bao picked a few melons and shared them with everyone.
Sun Litong said, "Bao Li! I heard from Dr. Song that his treatment for you has been quite effective these past few days, but you still need to have some blood drawn from your back and take some medicine to fully recover."
Sun Baoli listened and glanced at Song Hao.
Song Hao smiled and said, "As I just told Mr. Sun, we will be giving you the next step of treatment today."
Upon hearing this, Sun Baoli replied, "Alright! Treat him however you can."
Sun Litong said, "Then you should lie down on the stool and let Dr. Song guide you while I draw the blood."
Upon hearing this, Sun Baoli took off his shirt and lay down on a long bench.
Song Hao stepped forward and pressed around on his back, but he couldn't tell where the foreign object in his brain had moved to.
Sun Litong nodded to Song Hao, then took a thick needle, disinfected it with alcohol, and pierced the skin at the Dazhui acupoint on Sun Baoli's back. A stream of black blood flowed out, mixed with something about the size of a melon seed, which was milky white.
Sun Litong was delighted upon seeing it. He picked it up with the tip of a needle and waved it in front of Song Hao and Tang Yu, indicating that this was the thing, before discarding it on the ground. This was the method he had learned from the old doctor.
Song Hao thought to himself in surprise, "When the foreign object in the brain hasn't taken root, if the acupuncture technique is applied properly, it can be made to flow along the meridians. I just don't know how it ended up at the Dazhui acupoint. And that old doctor was able to pinpoint its location and tell Sun Litong to remove it with a needle. It seems that old doctor is quite an extraordinary person!"
Tang Yu, who had initially harbored doubts about Sun Litong, now had no choice but to be convinced.
Sun Litong breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the old doctor's words had come true. He then stopped the bleeding on Sun Baoli's back. He then took out a packet of medicine powder from his pocket and said, "Dr. Song gave me a packet of medicine just now. Take it." It must have been one of those drugs used to treat thieves.
Sun Baoli took the packet of medicine and swallowed it with a bowl of water. He wondered why Song Hao hadn't treated him at home, but instead had come here for treatment.
Sun Litong then said, "Bao Li, this medicine is potent. You might not be able to withstand it in a while, and you'll need someone to beat you up to feel better. You'd better hold on."
Sun Baoli shook his head and said, "What's a little bit of medicine? I don't need anyone else to beat me up..."
As he spoke, Sun Baoli frowned, as if he was experiencing some discomfort.
"This...this is so swollen! It's so uncomfortable. You guys should come and hit me a few times," Sun Baoli said, his face contorted in pain.
Sun Li nodded to the group of men, who then stepped forward, each carrying a stick, clearly indicating that they had been instructed beforehand.
"Bao Li, I'm sorry, just bear with it." One of them said, striking Sun Bao Li on the back with a stick, but not knowing the danger, he didn't dare to use force.
"Tickling me! You'd better be rough!" Sun Baoli shouted.
The men exchanged glances, then looked at Sun Litong. Sun Litong said, "Then hit him hard."
Then sticks flew and struck Sun Baoli. Sun Baoli, lying on the stool, had a flushed face, but his skin was unharmed, only slightly red.
The drug that causes the victim to develop an abnormal resistance in the body, invisibly deflecting the external force of the blows. At the same time, it also induces the abnormal power in Sun Baoli's body that can only be manifested in a sick state. The two forces combined are inherently stronger, but fortunately, the random external blows from the sticks allow the power to be released and prevent it from flaring up.
Seeing that Sun Baoli could withstand such a powerful blow and even appear comfortable, Song Hao was secretly astonished. He glanced at Tang Yu, as if to say, "If you take this 'Crutch Medicine' and can withstand such external force, you won't be at a disadvantage even when fighting against experts far superior to you."
Tang Yu smiled knowingly upon seeing this. She herself was also amazed by this miraculous drug for treating crippling injuries.
Sun Baoli was brutally beaten, yet his skin remained unharmed; the sticks bounced off him like a ball. This continued for over half an hour. Sun Litong noticed sweat on Sun Baoli's forehead and quickly waved for the crowd to stop, withdrawing the sticks. Sun Baoli lay on the stool, panting heavily. Suddenly, his body trembled, and he was drenched in sweat. Sweat poured from his pores like a burst dam, soaking his clothes instantly. The strange power within him vanished along with the sweat.
Sun Baoli breathed a sigh of relief, let out a muffled groan, and half-fainted.
"Hurry up and carry him into the house. I've already prepared ginseng soup," Sun Litong instructed the group.
Upon hearing this, Song Hao nodded secretly, knowing that Sun Litong was very well prepared. Sun Baoli was suffering from severe dehydration, so he should be given a decoction of ginseng to quickly replenish his qi and blood. Qi can generate fluids, and fluids can generate blood, thus balancing his condition.
When Song Hao and Tang Yu saw that Sun Litong had indeed dispelled the strange power within Sun Baoli's body by following the strange treatment method instructed by the old doctor, thus eliminating the source of the illness and preventing any further recurrence, they were both amazed. A strange person bestows a strange prescription, a strange prescription produces a strange medicine, a strange disease is cured in a strange way—this is truly a remarkable event.
More than an hour later, Sun Baoli gradually woke up. After his rebirth, he seemed like a completely different person, with a normal light in his eyes. However, he didn't know the reason behind this or what had happened. Song Hao examined his pulse. Although it was still weak, it had slowed down and he was approaching normal health. All his illnesses seemed to have disappeared.
"Dr. Song, if I had known it would be this exhausting, I wouldn't have come to my second uncle's place today," Sun Baoli said to Song Hao with some regret.
Song Hao smiled and said, "Only in this way can your illness be completely cured. Otherwise, even if I treated you at home for a year, I might not be able to cure you."
“You silly child, you don’t know that God sent a benefactor to save you. Although you have been taught the method by a strange person, without Doctor Song’s help, even the most miraculous medicine would be useless,” Sun Litong said with emotion.
Sun Baoli was completely baffled. Song Hao and Sun Litong exchanged a smile and offered no explanation, leaving Sun Baoli to speculate on his own.
Tang Yu then said softly, "Mr. Sun, this method should also be tried on your son. Although it may not be completely effective, it will be half as effective. With additional acupuncture and medicine, we can ensure that he does not relapse."
Sun Litong was taken aback upon hearing this, then shook his head and said, "His illness has been prolonged, and this method is no longer effective. If it cannot be controlled, it may cause other complications. Curing one person is enough." After saying this, he left on his own.