The type of incense that Xu Chunliang made is called Seven-Aperture Insect-Repelling Incense, and within the area its scent spreads, most snakes and insects dare not come near.

After Xiaosinan inhaled the incense, the parasitic spring silk worms inside her began to stir restlessly.

Xu Chunliang then paired it with the Golden Needle, inserting it into the Four Divine Intelligent Acupoint, using the flicking method to cause vibrations. The sound waves produced by the vibrations spread through the needle, causing the skull to resonate. The spring silk worms could not endure such vibrations and fled their habitats.

At first, they crawled out from the eye sockets, later springing out from the nostrils.

It was at this moment that Liu Shanmin understood why Xu Chunliang had asked Xiaosinan's family to step outside, as witnessing such a terrifying scene would surely leave them extremely frightened.

Xu Chunliang extracted one spring silk worm after another, resembling white threads, from Xiaosinan's eyes and nose. Even after being placed in a tray filled with alcohol, the spring silk worms continued to move slowly, indicating their strong vitality.

Xu Chunliang instructed Liu Shanmin to continue flicking the needle handle without stopping. Approximately an hour elapsed before Xu Chunliang removed a total of twenty-one spring silk worms from Xiaosinan.

He took a small bottle from his briefcase, inserted a 10cm-long fine needle into it, submerged it into an unidentified liquid, and then pulled it back out, revealing a faint blue hue on the needle.

Xu Chunliang signaled Liu Shanmin to step aside, and the blue fine needle was again inserted into the Baihui acupoint.

The human head is the meeting place of all yang, the origin of all hundred vessels.

The Baihui acupoint is where the qi from various meridians converge, its nature belongs to yang, yet [contains] yin within yang, able to facilitate communication between the yin and yang meridians and connect the meridians of the entire body. Needling one point can reach the whole body.

Xu Chunliang administered the needle decisively, with the tip reaching the meeting place of all hundred vessels, swiftly flicking on the needle handle to cause vibrations.

The needle handle vibrated, the needle body flashed with blue light, and the part inserted inside the skull spread with trembling blue qi. This blue qi dispersed from the Baihui acupoint into all the meridians of the body, traveling throughout via the meridian pathways.

A sudden green light appeared at the corner of Xiaosinan's eye, and Xu Chunliang, quick as a flash, expertly captured that light with forceps, gently pulling to avoid breaking the worm body.

Liu Shanmin did not dare to even breathe, afraid of disturbing Xu Chunliang.

He could already see that this green worm body was significantly larger and longer than the ones before, with the exposed part under Xu Chunliang's tugging extending up to ten centimeters, yet it was still not fully extracted from Xiaosinan's body.

Xu Chunliang was like a master angler, tugging and releasing at intervals, approximately ten minutes later, finally extracting the entire spring silk worm from Xiaosinan's eye socket.

What surprised Liu Shanmin was that this spring silk worm was different from the previous ones, with a green color and a tail as thick as an incense stick.

Xu Chunliang placed this spring silk worm into the tray, added some more alcohol, and then lit a match and threw it in, burning the dozens of spring silk worms to ashes.

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Doctor Liu, could you keep this secret?"

His reason was not to let Xiaosinan know about the worm in her brain, as the truth could potentially cast an immeasurable shadow on her young mind.

Liu Shanmin silently praised Xu Chunliang's benevolent heart, not only was his medical skill superior, but his consideration was extremely thorough. Given Xiaosinan's young age, it was better to hide the truth.

The two agreed to conceal the matter of the spring silk worms, only saying that Xu Chunliang cured Xiaosinan with acupuncture.

Xu Chunliang released Xiaosinan's sleeping acupoint, and she woke up leisurely, her big dark eyes gazing at the two beside her, feeling uneasy as she did not see the faces of her family.

"Mom!"

He Tiantian and others had been waiting outside the door for over an hour, short as it may seem, but for her, it felt like an entire year.

Despite her great concern for her daughter's condition, because Xu Chunliang had instructed beforehand, she dared not enter on her own, not knowing how her daughter was doing.

Suddenly, her body became as stiff as stone because she heard her daughter's voice. She immediately shook her head, thinking that her excessive concern for her daughter caused her to hallucinate. It had been over a year since her daughter uttered a single word.

He Shouren said, "I think I heard Xiaosinan calling you."

He Tiantian looked at Mei Ru Xue, who nodded in confirmation that she had also heard it, He Tiantian shook her head, mumbling, "Impossible..."

"Mom..."

This time everyone heard it, and He Tiantian, like a madwoman, rushed into the room, and He Shouren failed to hold her back.

He Tiantian pushed open the door, Xu Chunliang and Doctor Liu were tidying things up, Xiaosinan sat up on the bed, rubbing her eyes, looking a bit like crying. Seeing her mother's figure, she jumped off the bed: "Mom!"

"Nannan!" He Tiantian called out her daughter's name, rushed to her, and tightly hugged her, tears pouring out like a flood.

Xiaosinan hugged her mom, sobbing and hiccuping, even her crying was so wonderful in He Tiantian's ears, as she hadn't heard her daughter's voice for a very long time.

Everyone outside came in, He Shouren was overjoyed, his face flushed, repeatedly saying, "Wonderful, wonderful..."

Mei Ru Xue looked at Xu Chunliang, now she had no doubt about Xu Chunliang's medical skills. Yesterday, she thought he was boasting, but today he proved himself with his actions.

Although Liu Shanmin knew that Mei Ru Xue was the mayor of the town, he didn't act humbly like ordinary people. In his eyes, as a village doctor, he relied on his skills to see patients and didn't need to cater to the leaders.

He Shouren rushed up and grabbed Doctor Liu's hand, "Thank you, thank you!"

Liu Shanmin didn't dare to take credit, and hurriedly expressed that the person to thank was Xu Chunliang.

He Shouren then came to Xu Chunliang, grasping his hand, "Director Xu, thank you so much."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "You're welcome. I admire Mr. He greatly, your cursive script is truly amazing."

He Shouren misunderstood his meaning, "If you like it, I'll give you as much as you want."

The locals all knew that He Shouren had a quirky personality. Although he was excellent at calligraphy, he never gave it away easily. The reason he said this to Xu Chunliang was mainly to thank him for saving his granddaughter.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman who was in charge of watching the door for Doctor Liu came over again, reminding him that there was still a patient waiting in the room with his butt sticking up.

Only then did Liu Shanmin remember Jin Yonghao, whom he had left aside, and hurriedly went to continue treating him.

Besides He Tiantian, Jin Yonghao felt like a day lasted as long as a year today. During the treatment of Xiaosinan, he was in the adjacent consultation room with his butt sticking up, waiting for Doctor Liu, not daring to move, and every second was a torment.

Xiaosinan hadn't spoken for more than a year, and her speech was obviously a bit slurred. It would probably take a few more days for her to adapt and return to normal, and He Tiantian was worried about a relapse.

Xu Chunliang told her there would be no problem and advised her to pay more attention to the child's hand hygiene in the future, and frequently bathe the cats and dogs she interacted with.

He Tiantian offered to treat Xu Chunliang to a meal to express her gratitude, but Xu Chunliang asked her to invite him another time and to first take her child back to rest.

Although the root of Xiaosinan's illness was removed, she had lost a lot of vitality after all the fuss. Fortunately, children's recovery ability is strong, and as long as she rests well, no medication is needed.

Zhang Haitao was present the entire time today and saw Xu Chunliang use acupuncture to make a mute person speak, finally convinced of Xu Chunliang's capabilities. The man truly had skills.

The He family father and daughter left with Xiaosinan, and before leaving, Xiaosinan bowed to Xu Chunliang and said thank you. She knew that Xu Chunliang was her lifesaver.

Xu Chunliang planned to leave with them, but Liu Shanmin had just finished the treatment and sincerely invited him to stay for a meal.

After witnessing Xu Chunliang's medical skills, Liu Shanmin had long wanted to befriend him, and he had many questions in his mind he wanted to ask.

Seeing Liu Shanmin's enthusiastic invitation, Xu Chunliang agreed. He knew Jin Yonghao was still inside, and probably embarrassed to come out after getting caught in his secret, so it was better not to meet each other.

Xu Chunliang had Zhang Haitao send Xiaosinan's family away, and Mei Ru Xue, being busy with official duties, didn't stay for the meal and returned to the town government by car.

The best restaurant in Shiliang Village is the Six Blessings Inn. There happened to be a wedding banquet that day, so Liu Shanmin had the dishes sent to his home.

He lived next to the clinic, in three ordinary stone houses with a fairly large yard, about half an acre. In the courtyard, chrysanthemums were in full bloom, with their fragrance filling the entire garden.

In the middle of the garden stood a wooden pavilion, with a stone table and stone stools, all made from materials sourced from Shiliang Mountain. Although not exquisite, there was a unique natural and rustic charm.

Xu Chunliang was captivated by the beautiful scenery before him, not expecting Liu Shanmin to maintain his flowers so well. In the yard, many medicinal herbs were planted, including reishi, He Shouwu, ginseng, and a variety of other traditional herbs in the shaded corners.

Liu Shanmin explained that these were not wild but cultivated by himself. Despite the herbs' flourishing growth, their actual efficacy had significantly decreased.

Xu Chunliang thought this was perfectly normal, as natural herbs absorb the essence of the sun and moon, requiring specific weather, environment, and timing.

Artificially cultivated herbs lack these factors, even if they look the same, they lack the true essence, thus their efficacy is naturally reduced.

The decline of traditional Chinese medicine and the reduction in the effectiveness of herbs are closely related. Pharmaceutical companies, in pursuit of profit, promote large-scale artificial cultivation. In the herbal market, incidents of passing off inferior goods and counterfeits are becoming more rampant.

Doctors, while unchanged, find that due to the decline in herb efficiency, diseases that could have been cured linger on, leading to their skepticism about the effectiveness of Chinese medicine, opting instead for the faster-acting Western medicine.

Six Blessings Inn delivered the food, and after witnessing Xu Chunliang's medical skills today, Liu Shanmin was sincerely impressed, inviting Xu Chunliang to sit down and taking out a bottle of liquor given to him by a past patient. The liquor had aged, with the label already moldy, to which Xu Chunliang expressed he had things to do later and wouldn't drink.

Liu Shanmin persuaded, "Just have a little. Today, witnessing Mr. Xu's medical skills in person, I am truly impressed and must toast you three times."

Xu Chunliang nodded and took the initiative to help pour the wine, making Liu Shanmin a bit embarrassed, "You're the guest, how can I let you pour the wine?"

After two drinks, Liu Shanmin, having held back for quite some time, asked Xu Chunliang how he was able to determine that Xiaosinan's aphasia was caused by brain parasites.

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