Chapter 56

"Should?... Can't be killed by eating?!" Su Meizi couldn't help but frown, leaning in with a suddenly sweet and cloying voice, "I didn't quite hear that. Could you please repeat it?"

Qi Feng quickly did a backflip to land behind the sofa, holding his hands up in front of him to prevent Su Meizi from going berserk, "Let's talk this out. Those medicines are purely for replenishing qi and blood. There's no fixed dosage; it depends on the symptoms. You can only let him try it. There shouldn't be any side effects, and eating more won't hurt!"

Su Meizi found this explanation utterly unconvincing.

"Don't think I don't know anything. I understand that all medicines have some toxicity."

Moreover, she had seen the effects of the medicines Qi Feng had brought out. Regardless of whether they were good or bad, they worked incredibly fast. Such potent medicines were definitely strong. Last time, the external medicine Qi Feng brought didn't require much attention to the amount, but something to be ingested needed to be handled with care.

Qi Feng helplessly spread his hands, "I know conservative treatment is safer, but the patient strongly requested to be cured within seven days. We have to take a slight risk. It shouldn't be a big problem. Why don't you ask him?"

Su Meizi thought the basketball game wasn't that important. If they didn't play this year, they could always play next year. It was too risky now. "A Yan, do you want to think about it again?"

Qi Feng and Su Meizi turned around to see Yan Yufeng staring at the Ling Mountain Immortal芝 for a long time, then suddenly taking a big bite and swallowing most of it.

Damn! Qi Feng broke out in a cold sweat. The memory of almost bursting his blood vessels from swallowing the Tongxi Dilon Pill and Shengsheng Zao Hua Pill a few months ago was still fresh in his mind. Although it was uncertain if half a piece of Ling Mountain Immortal芝 was that strong, at least he had practiced a bit of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda at that time. Yan Yufeng hadn't, and it was too late to teach him now. Would he be overwhelmed?

Qi Feng rushed over and shook his shoulder, "Don't swallow it, spit it out quickly. What are you doing, just shoving it in?"

Yan Yufeng, dazed from the shaking, pushed away his hand, "This thing melts in the mouth faster than ice cream. You're shaking it all down!"

"What?" Qi Feng looked him up and down, seeing no obvious changes, "Do you feel anything?"

Su Meizi also came over and squatted by the wheelchair, looking concerned.

Yan Yufeng touched his body, confused, "I'm fine, just a bit sweet... Uh!" Before he could finish, his face turned bright red, and his breathing became heavy, "It's so hot... Get me some cold water!"

Su Meizi immediately jumped up, dragging her slippers and running to get water.

When the water arrived, Yan Yufeng snatched the cup and gulped it down in two big sips, immediately breaking out in a sweat all over, as if he had just taken a shower. Qi Feng estimated the amount of sweat was about the same as the water he drank.

"Another cup!" Yan Yufeng's voice was trembling, and he was struggling to hold the empty cup.

Su Meizi was about to get more water but was stopped by Qi Feng, "Don't. A big cup will just turn into sweat. Be careful, too much water can cause electrolyte imbalance."

Su Meizi, worried, asked, "What should we do?"

Qi Feng pressed his hand on Yan Yufeng's shoulder, sensing the qi and blood flow inside. It was fast but not out of control, and his blood vessels were normal, just his heart rate was a bit fast. He also felt his forehead, which wasn't burning, so there was no need to worry too much.

"It's fine, normal drug reaction. He just ate a bit too much. Once the effects wear off, he'll be fine." Since he wouldn't die, the problem shouldn't be too big. If he really passed out, Qi Feng had things like Reviving Incense, which would be useful. Such sudden deaths were within the scope of what revival drugs could save. So Qi Feng wasn't worried at all.

But Su Meizi was still uneasy, looking at Yan Yufeng's state, she couldn't stay calm. "Think of something, there must be a way. How can A Yan be fine like this?"

Concerned people do get flustered. Qi Feng tilted his head and thought, "In most martial arts and fantasy novels, when the male protagonist eats the wrong medicine and feels intense heat... it's usually the female protagonist's turn to step in... Oops!"

Su Meizi threw a pillow at him, giving him a death glare, "Can you stay serious for more than five minutes?"

What's not serious about this? At least that's how it's written in books. I haven't encountered the same situation, so I can't think of anything else. Why don't you go find the authors who came up with these tropes and settle the score?

Qi Feng fixed his hair and spread his hands, "What can we do? Put him in cold water? It's freezing outside. You don't want to cure his leg and give him a cold. A severe cold is much harder to treat than a broken leg. Humans are close to conquering cancer, but they still can't cure the common cold."

Seeing no help from Qi Feng, Su Meizi stomped her foot and ran to the kitchen, coming back with an ice pack. She wrapped it in a wet towel and was about to place it on Yan Yufeng's head.

"Wait, wait, wait." Qi Feng stopped her, "His head isn't hot; he's not running a fever. His body's qi and blood circulation is just speeding up. Think about it, if a wound that takes half a month to heal needs to heal in a week, it has to speed up. There's only one way to try."

Su Meizi, anxious, asked, "Why didn't you say this earlier?"

Qi Feng took a small bag from the coffee table and poured the translucent, crystal-clear snow lotus seeds into his palm, which gave off a refreshing aroma. "I ate two earlier and found they were quite cooling. Feeding him some might help."

Come to think of it, Qi Feng remembered that the snow lotus seeds should be slightly higher in grade than the Ling Mountain Immortal芝. "This medicine is stronger. Yan Yufeng is already reacting to half a piece of the Immortal芝. We can only feed him half a seed at a time."

"Will this work?" Su Meizi was a bit worried, then suddenly remembered something, "Hey, didn't you eat two?"

"Cough, I have my divine power protecting me. You feed him, be careful not to choke him." (Thinking about this, Qi Feng really felt the same way, remembering the issues with high-level medicines from the game store, which seemed to exceed the real world's standards, always causing some problems when consumed.)

Qi Feng carefully split a snow lotus seed into two halves and placed them in Su Meizi's hand, looking at Yan Yufeng, who was lying there motionless, red and steaming like a cooked lobster.

"Is he out cold?" Qi Feng and Su Meizi wondered, leaning in to check.

"Can you hurry up?!" Yan Yufeng suddenly sprang up from the wheelchair, moving so fast that... he tackled Su Meizi.

Qi Feng was startled. Even with his quick reflexes, he couldn't react in time. He heard Su Meizi cry out, "Ah, it hurts!" and immediately felt a surge of anger.

Damn, the books were right. Novelists' words can't be entirely dismissed. But this scene seems a bit adult. Even though I'm in my early twenties, I shouldn't be watching. Should I pull them apart or go upstairs and meditate, closing my senses? If I pull them apart, am I helping or causing trouble? Damn, this is so frustrating. Why is the game world and the real world so melodramatic?

Just as Qi Feng was torn, Su Meizi pushed Yan Yufeng away, rubbing her hand and standing up, showing her hand to Qi Feng, "He swallowed several more!"

Qi Feng saw a clear row of teeth marks on Su Meizi's hand. Sigh... he really bit... Qi Feng was relieved. Yan Yufeng was after the lotus seeds, not Su Meizi. Thank goodness he gave the snow lotus seeds to Su Meizi. Damn, Qi Feng shuddered.

Su Meizi put the remaining snow lotus seeds on the table and went to pull Yan Yufeng from the floor, suddenly exclaiming, "Why did A Yan pass out?"

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