Mated at First Sight
Chapter 537 - 367 The Key Issue is a Problem (Extra Update)_1

Chapter 537: Chapter 367 The Key Issue is a Problem (Extra Update)_1

"Um." Mu Lin simply nodded, but she didn’t say much and extended her hand, gently placing her slender fingers on the elder’s pulse.

Inspection, listening, enquiry, and pulse feeling; she finally reached the last step of taking the pulse.

Her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowing, something deep flickered in her eyes as she contemplated.

"How is it?" As soon as Mu Lin withdrew her hand, Mei Qingyuan asked anxiously, to which Mu Lin replied, "It’s almost as I suspected, however..."

"However what?" For the first time, he was annoyed by Mu Lin not finishing her sentences.

Mu Lin laughed lightly, looking at Zhou Jiansheng and Mei Qingyuan, "However, it will be a bit troublesome." After a brief pause, she continued, "The poison in this old man’s body has invaded his bloodstream, even his internal organs and tissues."

"The only thing we can be glad about is that you didn’t discover this at the worst possible time. Otherwise..." Had they discovered it any later, say half a year from now, with the elder’s condition, Mu Lin could have only offered fake consolation.

With a composed smile, she’d have to apologize.

"You mean, there’s still hope?" Mu Lin was direct, but to everyone who heard her, the diagnosis sounded incredibly risky. The poison had infiltrated his bloodstream, organs, and tissues, was it really possible for him to survive?

No one in this world could guarantee that, including Mu Lin.

"I don’t know." Mu Lin shook her head, she could only do her best. "The quicker the poison works, the easier it is to cure; a slower-acting poison is troublesome; even with an antidote it’s useless, and bloodletting therapy won’t work. Even if all the blood was drained, the poison would still likely remain, and the elder would die and decompose, or be cremated, with it."

Such words, while realistic, were unpleasant to hear. But this time, Mu Lin wasn’t as blunt.

Unfortunately, even when being a little careful with her words, she managed to frighten everyone present.

Zhou Jiansheng and Mei Qingyuan watched the elder, worried, they hadn’t imagined Mu Lin would encounter a poison she couldn’t neutralize, a life she couldn’t save.

They realized their mistake. She was so young, yet they’d placed all the pressure on her. They had been too demanding.

Then, the next moment, they were all shocked again.

Youyou’s cool voice drifted, "Although it’s troublesome, I should...have a 50% chance of removing the poison from the elder’s body." She drew a slow breath, "Yet, it’s going to be extremely troublesome." This would be a long-term battle, and the method—she’d only seen it used once, and not fully at that.

"Are you serious?" There was an original sense of despair, but Mu Lin’s words brought a glimmer of hope once again.

"Mu girl, next time you speak, can you avoid pausing so much? Putting the worst in the middle, you’ll scare us old people into a heart attack." Mei Qingyuan looked at Mu Lin helplessly.

Mu Lin wore a face of innocence.

"Next time, start with the main point." Zhou Jiansheng patted Mu Lin’s shoulder rather perplexed.

Mu Lin looked innocent again; everything she said was ’the main point’!

Indeed, they were all key points, only the typical person couldn’t keep up with her circuitous thought process.

The elder looked at Mu Lin, "Can you really treat it?" It’s not that he didn’t trust her, but what Mu Lin had just described was too horrifying. He felt as though one foot was already in the grave and the other halfway in.

Mu Lin’s words made him feel as if another half of his foot had just slipped in.

"Yes." Mu Lin nodded, "My Master once saved someone with a similar condition. Her situation was almost like yours, perhaps even a bit better. Besides, this will be a long-term battle, so you need to be mentally prepared."

Recovery won’t be easy.

"Well, I’ll have to trouble you then, Mu girl." The elder smiled at Mu Lin. Mu Lin bit her lip in annoyance. Why did people always have to belittle her due to her youthful appearance? She was already well past her teenage years, yet they were still calling her a girl.

Never mind, she was generous enough to let it go.

However,

Mu Lin looked at the elder, "Actually, you should not be saying that to me."

The crowd looked puzzled, uncomprehending.

Mu Lin continued, "I plan to leave B City tomorrow to take care of my own business, so I think we should leave this matter to Mr. Mei." Amid the bewildered and shocked looks from everyone, and the startled, confused look on Mei Qingyuan’s face, Mu Lin reassured, "Don’t worry, I’ll leave the method behind. I’ll write down the prescription in advance and give him his first treatment last night."