“Alright, just wait outside here. I’m going in to perform the surgery.”
Just as Qin Jiang was about to lead Xu Liang inside, Xu’s mother suddenly spoke up:
“Doctor, I’ve heard people say that surgery always comes with some side effects. When you’re putting my son under anesthesia, could you possibly use a little less?”
“My son has always done well in school. I’m just worried that after the surgery, it might affect his brain, and then his grades might slip. That wouldn’tt be good.”
Hearing Xu’s mother say this, the netizens in the live stream immediately perked up.
“That’s the first time I’ve heard that request. This is brain surgery we’re talking about! Who would dare use less anesthetic? What if he wakes up halfway through?”
“Waking up halfway through… just imagining that scene is terrifying.”
“But what that woman said is true; anesthetics do have a significant impact on people’s nerves and brains. I also had brain surgery last year, and I definitely feel like my memory isn’t as good as it used to be.”
“But what can you do about it? Anesthetics inherently have side effects. You can’t just forgo surgery because of those side effects, can you?”
This is the reality of modern medicine—choosing the lesser of two evils.
You could say that any medication has side effects, whether it’s Western or traditional Chinese medicine.
That’s why people often say all drugs have their toxicity.
If this were before, and Xu’s mother made such a request, Qin Jiang would have had to tell her there was no way to avoid it.
But now?
Hehe, he had his legendary Mafeisan!
This was a great treasure passed down from the ancestors, and it had even been improved by the system.
Side effects?
Nonexistent.
Qin Jiang said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll use Mafeisan for your son’s surgery. It won’t cause him any aftereffects.”
Xu’s mother nodded and quickly expressed her gratitude.
“Thank you, Doctor. That’s good, no aftereffects, that’s good.”
Watching Qin Jiang walk into the pharmacy, Xu’s mother said cheerfully to Xu’s father,
“I think this doctor is pretty good. And with so many patients waiting for him outside, he must be a very skilled doctor.”
Xu’s mother didn’t know much about history, so she had no idea what Mafeisan was; she probably thought it was some new imported drug.
But Xu’s father’s expression turned strange after hearing it.
“Mafeisan? Why does that sound so familiar?”
Xu’s father pulled out his phone and searched for it, and his expression immediately changed drastically.
“That Mafeisan the doctor just mentioned… it couldn’t be the one Hua Tuo used, could it!”
Xu’s mother was stunned, not understanding why Xu’s father was so agitated.
Seeing him about to charge into the pharmacy, she grabbed hold of him.
“What? Why are you so worked up? Isn’t something legendary supposed to be good?”
Xu’s father didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“You think this is a game? ‘Legendary items are good’?”
“Do you know who Hua Tuo was? He was a doctor from the Three Kingdoms period. Can the medical standards from back then compare to today’s?”
“Leaving aside the side effects for now, I’m really worried this ‘Mafeisan’ won’t even be effective enough to anesthetize our son!”
Hearing this, Xu’s mother’s face also turned ugly.
She had initially thought Qin Jiang was a good doctor, but now it seemed he was a complete fraud!
Using a medicine from over a thousand years ago to treat a modern illness?
“No way, we absolutely cannot let him operate on our son!”
The couple tried to barge into the pharmacy.
But once the pharmacy door was closed, they couldn’t open it no matter what.
Seeing them pounding on the door and shouting, Liu Yan couldn’t help but try to reason with them.
“Doctor Qin has probably already started preparing for the surgery. Your actions will only disrupt his procedure.”
“Doctor Qin’s surgical skills are excellent. Can’t you trust him?”
“Trust him, my eye!”
The couple was agitated.
“That’s our son! If it were your son, would you be standing here making sarcastic remarks?”
“Tell him to open the door right now! We’re not doing this surgery anymore!”
Liu Yan didn’t expect the couple to be so unreasonable. The surgery was about to begin, and they were going to pound on the door.
Would you dare do that in a hospital during an operation?
Just as Liu Yan was finding it impossible to dissuade the couple, several staff members from the Medical Administration walked in from outside.
As soon as they saw Shi Mu, the couple got excited.
“You’ve come just in time! Our son is in there. That Dr. Qin said he was going to perform surgery and use something called Mafeisan.”
“We don’t trust him anymore and want him to stop the surgery. Can you make him stop?”
The couple thought Shi Mu would side with them.
Unexpectedly, Shi Mu snorted coldly, “You two have some nerve.”
“If your son hadn’t entered the operating room yet, requesting to stop the surgery would be possible.”
“But now that your son is inside, not even our director could interrupt; we’d all have to wait outside until it’s finished. Otherwise, who would bear the responsibility?”
“If you keep pounding on the door and interfering with the surgery, I’ll have no choice but to call the police and have you taken away.”
The couple hadn’t expected Shi Mu to be so firm.
With no other option, they had to step back, afraid to disturb Qin Jiang’s surgery any further.
Inside the operating room.
Qin Jiang was unaware of what was happening outside.
Although his pharmacy might look like a run-down wooden structure on the outside, it had actually been completely transformed inside and out by the system.
Not only was it sturdy, but the soundproofing was also excellent.
After both had disinfected and changed into surgical attire, Qin Jiang poured a bowl of baijiu (Chinese white spirit) and then mixed the Mafeisan powder into it.
As soon as the Mafeisan entered the bowl, the baijiu began to bubble and roil, making Xu Liang’s scalp tingle.
Strangely enough, after the brown Mafeisan powder mixed with the baijiu, the color of the liquid didn’t change at all.
It was as if the Mafeisan had vanished into the bowl.
“Drink it all. Every last drop.”
Hearing this, Xu Liang was dumbfounded.
How was he supposed to finish such a large bowl of baijiu?
The netizens in the live stream found it unbelievable too.
“That bowl must hold at least half a catty (around 250ml) of liquor, right? Wouldn’t drinking that much knock you out cold on the spot?”
“In ancient times, they did use baijiu as a method for anesthesia. But using it to completely replace modern anesthetics, especially for brain surgery, seems way too extreme.”
“Exactly. Even if alcohol dulls the pain, the sensation of a scalpel cutting into your skull must be completely different, right?”
Amidst everyone’s astonished gazes, Xu Liang frowned and took a sip.
To his surprise, there was no taste of alcohol at all. It was slightly sweet, almost like drinking plain water!
Xu Liang hesitated no more and downed the entire bowl in one go.
After finishing, he handed the bowl back to Qin Jiang.
Just as he was about to speak, his eyes suddenly closed, and he collapsed into a deep sleep.
