The Martial Doctor

Lin Miao knew very little about the Southern Wilderness.

Let alone about the conditions of the Southern Desolate Alien Race.

"Young Master, I don’t even know when I was poisoned with the Gu poison. It might have even been when I was selected to become one of the four attendants of Consort Yue..."

Lin Miao’s heart stirred. If Ji Fei’Er’s words were true, wouldn’t it be possible that Si Miaoxue and Yue Mei’Er might have also been implanted with the ’Heart-attaching Gu’?

It’s just that the person who planted the Gu probably couldn’t control it remotely, so they hadn’t noticed, and that’s why nothing happened.

However, Ji Fei’Er knew she was poisoned and realized the terrors of this poison.

The human heart is separated by the belly. Such a secret, even if they were sisters among the four attendants, Ji Fei’Er probably wouldn’t tell them.

The most urgent task now is to determine whether Ji Fei’Er has indeed been poisoned with the ’Heart-attaching Gu.’ If so, we must find a way to remove this Gu worm from her.

If Yue Mei’Er is in the same situation, we must proceed in the same manner.

The Heart-attaching Gu, as its name implies, should target the heart veins or heart. Lin Miao had Ji Fei’Er sit by the bed and extend her wrist to him.

If there really is a problem, it can be diagnosed through the pulse.

But if it doesn’t affect health and survival, then it’s hard to say. Say, there’s a benign lipoma in your body, can it be diagnosed?

That’s really difficult to say. It depends on its size. If it’s large, it will definitely affect the functioning of the organs. If it’s very small, only a few millimeters, then it’s hard.

After all, most healthy bodies might have them.

Doctors aren’t deities, and even scientific instruments might not be able to detect them unless it’s opened up and inspected with the eyes.

But as long as it affects health and the blood flow of the organs within the body, it can surely be detected.

This time, the main focus is on probing the heart veins, naturally paying special attention to the cun pulse on both sides. After all, if this Heart-attaching Gu doesn’t usually interfere with normal life, then it won’t have much activity, and maintaining its activity might require very little energy, which might not be reflected in the pulse.

"Young Master, you can diagnose the pulse? This technique of yours..." Being so close, the strong male scent from Lin Miao almost directly penetrated Ji Fei’Er’s nostrils, making her a bit dizzy.

Such a familiar feeling...

But this face, Ji Fei’Er couldn’t help but scrutinize it carefully.

"Ah, oh, I’ve learned a little..." Lin Miao hesitated for a moment and hurriedly explained, but Ji Fei’Er’s heart was already surging like a torrential wave.

She was almost certain, the Young Master before her, the so-called "Heavenly Chosen Saint Heir" mentioned by Yue Mei’Er, was precisely who she thought it was.

No wonder, everything made sense now. The so-called "Saint Heir" in the underground meditation chamber was always a fake, a ruse by Yue Mei’Er to fool herself. No wonder she was never allowed to meet.

And today, with Lin Miao’s arrival, the true "person" was here. Naturally, there was no fear, no need to block her from meeting him.

This pulse-diagnosing technique was identical to that of "Mr. Lin," even the delicate warmth of this hand was just the same.

What partnership? They were in cahoots all along.

And what about the missing Si Miaoxue? She was once Lin Miao’s neighbor. If she had discovered something earlier, why did Yue Mei’Er get her?

Yue Mei’Er still kept many secrets from her.

The left and right chi pulse were slightly hollow, very faint, almost undetectable without careful observation.

If the patient doesn’t mention it, or without any discomfort in the heart, it really wouldn’t be noticeable.

"Your heart does have a minor issue, but if you want to further confirm if it’s the ’Heart-attaching Gu’ you spoke of, further investigation is needed. Ji Fei’Er, why are you looking at me like that?" Lin Miao met Ji Fei’Er’s gaze and noticed her cheeks were flushed. Her rosy lips slightly parted, her gaze straight and intense, almost melting with emotion.

"Young Master, should I address you as Mr. Lin?"

"Have you mistaken me for someone else?" Lin Miao instinctively denied, realizing she had recognized him. It must have been his pulse-taking action that alerted her.

Indeed, this woman’s mind was meticulous to such an extreme, frightening degree.

"Truly not, then I must have mistaken you..." Lin Miao hadn’t finished explaining when Ji Fei’Er spoke first.

Lin Miao frowned. She changed her tune so quickly, that wasn’t like Ji Fei’Er at all.

It seemed his identity was exposed, but why wasn’t she pressing further? Was she afraid of provoking his wrath after being exposed?

Could it be?

How should he continue this?

"What else does Young Master need for the examination?"

"Well, I need some physical contact, and the heart’s position..." Lin Miao hadn’t finished speaking when Ji Fei’Er had already laid down on her own.

Even obediently closing her eyes.

"Ji Fei’Er, this is just an examination, I have no intention of offending..." Lin Miao truly didn’t know what to say.

If it were a man, touching would be fine, nothing much to it. But for a woman, the chest is a private area, and the location of the heart happens to be just beneath the chest.

To conduct a thorough examination, it is necessary to touch with one’s fingers. If done over clothing, it wouldn’t be as accurate. He was using the "Inner Breath Detection Skill," and there would be resistance and interference if the inner breath had to pass through clothes.

"Fei’Er has decided to be the Young Master’s woman in the future, so this body naturally belongs to the Young Master. The Young Master can do whatever he wants," Ji Fei’Er said. She had shown Lin Miao even her most private areas as a woman, so what harm was there in her chest?

In this world, apart from herself, the person who knows her body best is Lin Miao.

Knowing that he would be her future man, it wouldn’t have been so troublesome in the beginning. She even used a pseudonym. It seems that she had exposed her identity at that time, otherwise how could Consort Yue have prepared a fake to fool her?

With things as they are, Lin Miao couldn’t back away. He reached out and unbuttoned her top, then undid her chest wrap.

(Little white rabbits, so white, with their ears standing up...)

Although Lin Miao had operated on Ji Fei’Er, he had never paid attention to this area, and in winter, nothing was discernible from the outside, especially since she wrapped it so tightly.

Surprised, blinked.

"Don’t use chest wraps anymore, especially not so tight. It’s not good for the heart and blood circulation," Lin Miao said softly, containing his emotions.

"Okay."

Lin Miao took a deep breath. There was no helping it; this was a tough test of a man’s willpower. Among the women around him, none could compare to Ji Fei’Er in size. No wonder her development was abnormal; it all concentrated on these two areas.

He aligned his two fingers and placed them in the inch of space at the heart’s pit, found the Shanzhong Acupoint on the Ren meridian, which is a critical part of the body, and also the location of the middle Dantian.

He controlled his inner breath to enter.

Ji Fei’Er whimpered a little. Although Lin Miao had deliberately controlled the strength of the inner breath, a certain amount was really needed to explore; otherwise, it couldn’t be done.

It was only after advancing to the Meridian Opening stage that Lin Miao was able to control his inner breath so freely. Before this, he wouldn’t have dared to try.

If the control over the inner breath wasn’t good and it hurt the heart veins, it would be a big problem.

Damage to the heart veins is the most difficult to treat and even impossible to heal.

If Lin Miao weren’t so familiar with the human body’s structure, he wouldn’t dare to do this. The inner breath slowly roamed in Ji Fei’Er’s heart area, searching for possible abnormalities.

This was someone else’s internal organs, and Lin Miao certainly couldn’t see inside, but he could analyze and deduce based on the internal conditions of the human body he understood.

A cup of tea’s time passed, and Lin Miao found nothing.

He began to doubt whether Ji Fei’Er had told him the truth, but she let him examine her like this, not looking like she was lying.

Lin Miao searched several times carefully but found no abnormalities.

He had Ji Fei’Er turn over, lie on her stomach on the bed, and let his inner breath infiltrate through the Spirit Platform Acupoint on the Du meridian of her back, probing from behind.

After some investigation, he did indeed find something unusual—a hair-thin object attached above Ji Fei’Er’s right ventricle. It was motionless, and if one wasn’t careful, it would be mistaken for a capillary.

It was connected at one end to a capillary. If not for realizing there was no blood flow in this channel, it wouldn’t have been easy to find out.

If such a blood vessel were blocked, the heart would definitely feel uncomfortable, and the body would react, but Ji Fei’Er felt perfectly fine, not sensing anything at all.

This indicated that the so-called "capillary" was unusual. It embedded one end into Ji Fei’Er’s blood vessel, extracting nutrients, needing only a minimal amount of energy to survive.

Honestly, Lin Miao had never seen such a thing. It seemed like some kind of mycelium, parasitizing inside the human body.

Typically, parasites are in the digestive system, occasionally in blood, usually within veins, and a special microscope is needed to find them.

However, finding it is one thing; how to extract it is not an easy task. Nobody had seen this thing before, so what is it?

Moreover, it was attached to the heart; any carelessness could be life-threatening.

And, was this the only one, or how did it get to that part of the body? How this "Gu" was implanted also piqued Lin Miao’s curiosity.

This "Heart-attaching Gu" thing had been found, but how to extract it was another huge challenge.

Performing major chest surgery on Ji Fei’Er was certainly not possible, as there was neither the condition nor the ability to do so now.

This thing is attached to the heart; currently, nothing is wrong, but it’s bound to be a ticking time bomb, and he didn’t even know what prompts it to become active.

"Chant a spell?"

"Are you sure?" Lin Miao was even more numb after hearing Ji Fei’Er’s explanation. Generally, spells were deceptive, largely eye illusions.

Could such a tiny thing understand spells? Or was it activated by special sound resonance?

This didn’t sound like something from the human world.

"There is a spell master by the sir’s side, known as Ah Lai; he is the one who implanted my Possession Gu," Ji Fei’Er said.

"A spell master? Why has Mei’Er never mentioned it?"

"Perhaps because there are some things she doesn’t want the Young Master to know for now, to avoid added psychological burden."