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"Madam, do you remember what symptoms you had at that time? And how did you recover?" Nangong Shuang asked cautiously.
Madam Xiao thought for a moment and recalled, "I suddenly felt a surge of heat throughout my body, followed by relentless chills, as if a thousand needles were piercing my heart. The physician was at a loss, and it seemed my life was hanging by a thread. Fortunately, an Old Daoist brought me a dose of medicine, and after taking it, I turned the tide from danger to safety."
"Old Daoist?" Nangong Shuang's mind was filled with doubts. "Do you know anything about that Old Daoist's background?"
Madam Xiao shook her head. "I was already unconscious at that time. When I woke up, I only heard that he was a Yunyou Dao Ren who delivered the medicine and then left; I do not even know his name."
Nangong Shuang pondered silently: This situation is suspicious. Could Madam Xiao have been poisoned back then? Who saved her? Why poison her and then provide treatment?
Xiao Zhongyan, who had been listening quietly, suddenly interjected, "Mother's illness coincided perfectly with the time my father was suddenly promoted three ranks."
As soon as these words were spoken, Madam Xiao visibly trembled and immediately shot a reproachful glance at her son. "Xiao Zhongyan, be careful with your words!"
Nangong Shuang keenly caught this detail: Was Xiao Fu's promotion related to Madam Xiao's illness? Coupled with the timing of the massacre of the Nangong Family, there must be hidden truths behind this!
"Madam need not worry; Nangong Shuang has ways to cure this ailment," she shifted the topic and took out several packets of herbs from her Medicine Pouch. "This is my specially formulated Hui Yang San. Combined with acupuncture therapy, it can gradually expel the toxins lingering in your body."
Madam Xiao was overjoyed. "Really? This ailment has troubled me for many years; if I can recover, I will surely offer great thanks!"
Nangong Shuang shook her head. "You flatter me, Madam. Let me first administer acupuncture to alleviate your current symptoms."
She took out silver needles and gently pricked them into Madam Xiao's temples, Fengchi, Baihui, and other acupoints before inserting a few needles at special points on her wrists. These acupoints were key to the Nangong Family's secret technique known as "Guiding Poison Back to Origin," capable of awakening the dormant toxins within and guiding them to be expelled naturally.
"There may be slight pain; please bear with it for a moment," Nangong Shuang said softly.
Madam Xiao closed her eyes slightly, feeling the wonderful sensations brought on by the acupuncture. Soon, her complexion shifted from pale to slightly flushed, and beads of sweat began to form on her forehead.
"How marvelous..." Madam Xiao murmured in admiration. "I feel a warm current flowing through my body; the heaviness I've felt for years seems to have been washed away."
Xiao Zhongyan watched in fascination from the side, his eyes filled with admiration. "Nangong Shuang's technique is truly exquisite; I have never seen anything like it."
Nangong Shuang remained focused on her task, secretly observing Madam Xiao's reactions. From the symptoms of the toxins, they indeed matched those described in the Nangong Family's Medical Book for a poison known as Han Xin San. This poison is colorless and odorless; in its early stages, it causes severe pain throughout the body and later manifests as symptoms akin to wind diseases that are difficult to cure.
"This is strange..." Nangong Shuang thought to herself. "Han Xin San is a secret poison of the Nangong Family; few outsiders know about it. Why would Madam Xiao be poisoned by it? Could it be someone from the Nangong Family? No, that’s impossible. My father never misuses poisons, especially since Madam Xiao is a close friend of my mother."
Half an hour later, Nangong Shuang withdrew the needles and wiped away the sweat from Madam Xiao's forehead. "How do you feel now?"
Madam Xiao let out a sigh of relief and was pleasantly surprised to find that her long-standing headaches and chest tightness had significantly eased. "How miraculous! I feel so much lighter; it's as if I've become ten years younger!"
Nangong Shuang smiled gently. "This is just a temporary effect. To achieve complete recovery, you will need twelve more sessions of acupuncture along with herbal treatment."
"That's fine; as long as I can be cured, I am willing to cooperate," Madam Xiao grasped Nangong Shuang's hand with gratitude in her eyes. "Nangong Shuang, today you have not only come to treat me but also to save my life!"
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