Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 156: Fight Poison with Poison

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Fight Poison with Poison

"Yes,"

Fang Bai said confidently, "But to expel the ’Man-Eating Flower’ poison, one needs a very rare and precious medicinal ingredient, it all depends on whether Uncle Baili can find it. If he can, there’s a great hope of expelling the poison from your body, but if not..."

"What ingredient?"

Clutching his pig-slaughtering knife, Baili Zhan walked hurriedly toward them, his expression agitated as he asked loudly while walking.

Fang Bai enunciated each word clearly, "Man-Eating Flower."

"Man-Eating Flower?!"

Both Baili Zhan and Jiang Yuzhi exclaimed in shock, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Yes, Man-Eating Flower,"

Fang Bai said, "Uncle Baili is also proficient in medicine, so you should know about the method of ’fighting poison with poison,’ right?"

"Fighting poison with poison... fighting poison with poison... Brother Fang, can this really work?"

Jiang Yuzhi had suffered from the ’Man-Eating Flower’ poison years ago, which made her live in agony for more than a decade. Using the ’Man-Eating Flower’ to expel the poison, wouldn’t that be adding poison on top of poison, accelerating the onset of the toxicity?

"Aunt Jiang’s poisoning has lasted too long, and the toxicity has already spread throughout her body. Only by using the ’Man-Eating Flower’ poison to stimulate all the latent toxicity in her body can it be expelled... Uncle Baili, you are a doctor, you must understand this principle, right?"

Seeing Baili Zhan’s face turn pale, Fang Bai knew he was concerned that the detoxifying method he mentioned might hasten his wife’s death and patiently explained.

Fang Bai was someone who did not like to meddle, but he wasn’t one to drag his feet either. Having already become involved in this matter, he decided to help to the end.

Baili Zhan looked down and thought deeply about Fang Bai’s words, his eyes gradually brightening up as he nodded and said, "It is indeed a good method, one I had never thought of..."

Fang Bai said, "Not to discourage you, but even if you’d thought of it, it would have been useless."

"Why?"

Baili Zhan was taken aback.

"To thoroughly expel the poison from Aunt Jiang’s body, not only do we need to use ’Man-Eating Flower’ to fight the poison, we also have to control the dosage based on her body’s tolerance, a little too much or too little could both lead to irreversible consequences. Furthermore, we must supplement with True Yuan, acupuncture, massage, and other techniques..."

"Is it that complicated?"

Baili Zhan scratched his head vigorously, sighing, "I was thinking of trying your method after returning, but now that you’ve explained it, I daren’t."

"So you go find the Man-Eating Flower, and leave the rest to me."

After a moment’s hesitation, Baili Zhan nodded and said, "Okay."

Jiang Yuzhi hurriedly said, "The Man-Eating Flower is extremely rare, and it’s hard to find in the secular world, only some Hidden Sects may have it. Zhan, you..."

Baili Zhan clenched his teeth, resolutely saying, "The ’Ghost Doctor Valley’ cultivates ’Man-Eating Flowers.’ I’ll sneak back there, pick a few, and bring them back."

"No!"

With reddening eyes, Jiang Yuzhi pleaded bitterly, "Brother Zhan, I beg you, don’t go to ’Ghost Doctor Valley.’ That place is too dangerous; it’s a certain death. I’d rather die than have you risk your life."

Baili Zhan walked up to his wife, gently placed his hands on her shoulders, and looked at her tenderly, speaking softly, "Yuzhi, from the moment we fled the Hidden Sect, my life has been for you and our daughter. As long as you two are well, what regret would I have in death?"

Jiang Yuzhi knew that her husband was a man of his word, his decisions unalterable by anyone. Overcome with sadness, she couldn’t help but sob quietly.

Baili Mingyue said, "Dad, Mom, what on earth is going on between you two? All this talk of life and death is utterly confusing."

Baili Zhan let out a small smile, reached out and patted his daughter on the head, saying, "Mingyue, don’t worry. Once we’ve dealt with matters here, we’ll go home and talk about it slowly."

He found a hidden spot and dug a deep pit with two broken swords found at the scene, burying the bodies of the four Yunnv Sect disciples, then cleaned up the bloodstains from the fight before he and his wife and daughter, along with Fang Bai, returned to the courtyard residence.

That very night, Baili Mingyue learned many things.

She discovered that her parents were not ordinary people but disciples of those legendary, hidden sects, both possessing impressive martial arts skills.

She learned that her parents had fallen in love and after they had her, they faced fierce opposition from their sect and had no choice but to leave the Hidden Sect.

She learned that the reason her mother had been unwell for so many years was not due to sickness, but because she was poisoned by the "Man-Eating Flower" poison from a Ghost Doctor Valley disciple during their escape from their sect’s assassins.

She learned that her father had spent years seeking valuable medicinal herbs to suppress the poison in her mother’s body, nearly depleting all their family wealth.

She learned that every day her mother struggled against the poison within her, enduring agonies beyond the common person’s imagination, living as though death would be preferable.

She learned that her real name was not Qiu Mingyue but Baili Mingyue, previously given the surname Qiu because her father harbored resentment towards Ghost Doctor Valley...

Additionally, Baili Mingyue found out that their only lodger, Fang Bai, was a concealed master. Not only was he a martial artist, but he was even slightly more formidable than her father. Even his medical skills had earned her father’s admiration.

As for why Fang Bai was so formidable, he said he had been taught by a master, but whether this was true or not, no one knew.

Having learned so much in one night, an ordinary girl would be burdened with worries, becoming silent and withdrawn, but Baili Mingyue was exactly the opposite—she was overjoyed. That very night, she discussed with her parents her wish to start learning ancient martial arts once her father’s injuries had healed and her mother’s poison was expelled.

After the battle with the four Profound Level high rank martial artists from Ghost Doctor Valley and Yunnv Sect, Baili Zhan was seriously injured. But after only three days of rest at home, once his condition had slightly improved, he prepared to set out in search of the "Man-Eating Flower."

"You don’t need to rush so much. I said Aunt Jiang could only live for ten days without my intervention. With me here, we can extend that period to a month. If you can bring back the ’Man-Eating Flower’ within a month, everything will be fine," Fang Bai said to him before his departure and also transmitted the secrets of the Dousing Blade Technique to Baili Zhan for him to ponder and cultivate on his own.

Grateful for Fang Bai’s kindness, Baili Zhan made a solemn promise to him, "Brother Fang, I can never repay your generosity. From now on, at just a single word from you, I, Baili Zhan will charge through fire and water, face death without hesitation!"

"During the time I’m away, I’ll need Brother Fang’s help to look after the house. Especially that girl Mingyue, Brother Fang, please keep her under your guidance. If she disobeys, feel free to punish or scold her as necessary."

The one Baili Zhan was most worried about leaving behind was his daughter, Baili Mingyue. He feared she might be bullied or start to follow bad influences. Knowing that Fang Bai would be looking after her gave him much greater peace of mind.