Chapter 9

Mu Hongyu angrily said, "What is that disgraceful thing doing here? Drive him out, drive him out..."

Shen Wuque was not Mu Hongyu's biological son, and he had previously been a failure, disgracing the Shen family. Therefore, Mu Hongyu particularly disliked him.

Under normal circumstances, Mu Hongyu could maintain her composure and politeness.

But now, in this urgent situation, she felt as if her internal organs were burning, and she wanted to go mad and kill to alleviate her husband's pain. Yet, at this moment, Shen Wuque dared to barge in, how could she not be angry?

Abu said, "The third young master said he can cure the Marquis's illness."

Mu Hongyu hissed, "At a time like this, you still spout nonsense. Tear his mouth apart. Drive him away, and if he doesn't listen, throw him out!"

"Wait..."

Mu Hongyu had just finished speaking when she called out again.

Although she did not believe that the disgraceful Shen Wuque could cure Shen Gongao, at this moment, even a one in a billion chance was not something she was willing to miss.

Her husband, Shen Gongao, was her world!

"Let him in!" Mu Hongyu said.

...

A moment later, Shen Wuque appeared in the room and saw Shen Gongao having a seizure.

The situation looked very serious.

"Bang!" The sturdy bed could not withstand Shen Gongao's convulsions and collapsed into pieces.

Shen Wuque squinted his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Mu Hongyu, however, thought that Wuque was suffering because of the blood ties, seeing his father's condition.

Mu Hongyu said, "Wuque, can you cure it?"

Shen Wuque said, "Yes, I can cure it."

A doctor nearby said, "Third young master, Master Lin Daomiao just came, and even he was at a loss."

The meaning was clear: Lin Daomiao was the top physician in the south, and even he could not cure it. How could you, Shen Wuque, who has never studied medicine, cure it? Are you more skilled than Master Lin Daomiao? What a boastful claim.

At this moment, Mu Hongyu was not concerned with Shen Wuque. She tightly held her husband's body to prevent his convulsions and twists, and even her own body, especially her legs, were trembling slightly.

After a full half an hour.

Shen Gongao stopped, his body cold and drenched in sweat.

After a long while, he said hoarsely, "Half of my body is numb, paralyzed."

A top-tier powerhouse, a powerful commander, with half of his body numb—how terrifying?

Shen Gongao said hoarsely, "Shen Wuque, you said you can cure it. Do you know what illness I have?"

Immediately, the few doctors present looked at him, as they had not even diagnosed the illness.

Wuque said, "This is not an illness, but a worm in your brain, possibly nearly a foot long."

Mu Hongyu said, "Nonsense, Master Lin Daomiao said it's brain wind."

A doctor nearby said, "A worm in the brain? We have never seen or heard of such a thing in our years of practice."

Shen Wuque said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you. Whether to treat it or not is also up to you."

Shen Gongao said, "If you treat it, how will you do it?"

Wuque said, "I will make an incision in your head and extract the worm."

Mu Hongyu's face changed, "Wuque, are you treating or killing? I have never heard of opening the brain to treat an illness."

A doctor nearby said, "The human brain is so fragile. How can you open it? A single cut or an arrow to the head would be fatal, let alone a direct incision, unheard of since ancient times."

Shen Gongao looked at Wuque and said hoarsely, "Third son, do you... hate me so much that you want to kill me, even at the cost of your own life?"

When he said this, Shen Gongao was heartbroken.

You can die, but not now. Wait until I have completely taken over your family's estate, then you can die.

Wuque said, "I still say the same thing. Whether to treat it or not is up to you. I am just fulfilling my duty as a son. Although we have not been on good terms, I have traveled thousands of miles to return upon hearing of your illness. I have done my part."

Then, Wuque said, "I will ask again, will you treat it or not?"

No one answered.

Wuque said, "Farewell!"

Then, he turned and walked away.

Suddenly, Mu Hongyu said, "Wuque, what if you can't cure it? Or if something goes wrong during the treatment?"

Wuque said, "I will take responsibility with my life."

Shen Gongao closed his eyes for a long time, then opened them and said, "I will be treated."

Then, he said to Mu Hongyu, "Madam, even if he fails to cure me or even kills me, do not harm him. Let him leave."

Then, he said hoarsely, "My son, if he hates me so much that he wants to take my life, then... let him take it."

These words seemed to move Shen Gongao.

But Wuque remained expressionless and opened his box, taking out his tools.

From high-concentration alcohol to specialized saws, even hand drills.

Shen Gongao was lucky and did not need a craniotomy, so the saw was not needed, but the drill to make a hole in the skull was necessary.

Seeing this, the doctors were stunned.

The Marquis really intended to let the third young master treat him, talking about a worm in the brain, something unheard of. It was clearly the third young master's nonsense, and the Marquis believed it? Was he betting his life on it?

Wuque took out a bottle and said, "This is a potent anesthetic I extracted. After drinking it, you will fall into a deep sleep and feel no pain. Do you want to use it?"

Shen Gongao said, "No."

"Alright!"

Next, Wuque began to treat Shen Gongao.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

Open the Heavenly Eye!

This was an ability he extracted from a certain elderly female corpse while collecting corpses and peeling skins.

This woman was actually a geomancer with the Heavenly Eye, which allowed her to see through thick barriers, with different materials appearing as different colors and lights in her eyes.

Of course, if Wuque had not been a doctor, he would not have understood the human body structure in this vision, as it was layered with different lights.

But... how many medical images had he read on Earth?

So, he clearly saw a one-foot-long sparganum in Shen Gongao's left brain.

The sparganum is a worm, and its structure is not much different from the brain. Even with the Heavenly Eye, the difference was minimal, especially when it was quiet, making it almost invisible.

However, when Shen Gongao had a seizure, it was actually the sparganum moving violently in his brain.

At this moment, Wuque could see its existence and accurately determine its position.

This time, opening the Heavenly Eye was just to confirm its location again.

Wuque took out a razor and shaved the hair off the part of Shen Gongao's head.

Then, he took out a pen and drew a cross on the smooth scalp, and took out a knife to cut a cross in the scalp.

The doctors were already holding their breath.

Young Master Wuque was incredibly bold, actually cutting into Shen Gongao's head.

Throughout the process, Shen Gongao did not move.

Next, a more terrifying scene unfolded.

Wuque took out a specialized drill and began to drill a hole in Shen Gongao's skull.

Shen Gongao's head did not move, and no one needed to hold it down.

"Click, click, click..."

The sound of drilling into the skull was especially clear and piercing.

The surrounding doctors, Mu Hongyu, and Abu were completely stunned.

Drilling a hole in the head... was this treatment or murder?

After a full ten minutes, the drilling was complete.

"Focus the light with mirrors," Wuque said.

Immediately, Abu and others took out several mirrors, and many candles were lit in the room.

Using the mirrors to reflect the light into the hole in Shen Gongao's head.

Not only did Wuque see it, but Mu Hongyu also clearly saw the layer of hard membrane under the skull.

Wuque cut through this layer of hard membrane, exposing the brain, which looked like tofu.

This... this was the first time the doctors had seen a living, intact brain, even if it was just a small part.

Throughout the process, Shen Gongao remained motionless.

The pain of drilling into the skull was intense, but he did not even make a sound.

He was truly impressive.

At this moment, Wuque could see a thin sparganum worm entangled in Shen Gongao's brain, with only a small head exposed, most of it still inside the brain.

Wuque took out a specialized clamp.

He took a deep breath and inserted the long clamp into Shen Gongao's skull.

"Next, I will clamp the worm and pull it out. This process is very risky, and the worm might break off inside. It will struggle and cause you unprecedented pain, but for the surgery to succeed, you must not move," Wuque said.

"Understood," Shen Gongao said.

Wuque's hands were very steady, moving slowly.

Suddenly, he clamped the head of the sparganum and began to pull it out slowly.

Instantly...

The sparganum struggled fiercely.

Ah...

Ah...

Unprecedented pain, unprecedented dizziness, unprecedented seizures.

But Shen Gongao remembered Wuque's words and used all his strength and will to control himself.

He did not move.

But his entire body was extremely stiff, as if it would explode at any moment.

Unmatched willpower.

Unmatched pain.

Cold sweat poured out.

He clenched his teeth, blood filling his mouth.

His hands gripped the bed frame, and the hard jade was crushed into powder.

Wuque's movements were still very steady and slow, pulling the sparganum out bit by bit.

At this moment, a voice echoed in his mind,

Kill him!

Kill Shen Gongao.

This was almost the best opportunity to kill Shen Gongao.

But Shen Gongao was just the first enemy, not even the biggest one.

Wuque needed to kill all the villains and uncover all the secrets behind his family's destruction.

He needed to restore his family's estate.

The Shen family was an indispensable stepping stone. He needed to use Shen Gongao to seize the Shen family's territory and army.

If he killed Shen Gongao, Wuque would almost certainly die as well.

Without the Shen family's territory and army, how could he seek revenge? How could he restore his family's estate?

So, he quickly calmed down.

Bit by bit, he pulled out the one-foot-long sparganum.

All of it!

He threw it into the water.

The sparganum was still writhing and moving.

Exactly one foot and two inches long.

Mu Hongyu was stunned, and the three doctors beside her were completely stunned.

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