CHAPTER 638: CHAPTER 637 FIRE-COLD POISON

Wufu was not heartless. Seeing Young Master Duan struggle with his frail body yet still trying to craft a lantern for her, she could not bear it.

"Well, I don’t absolutely need it. It’s just that I know both of you are skilled artisans, and with Lantern Festival just a few days away, I have a tavern that’s about to open. I was looking to earn a good reputation, which is why I took the liberty of coming over," Wufu said frankly. "But Young Master Duan, in your current state, I’m afraid I’m being a nuisance and asking too much of you."

She bowed deeply in respect.

Her bow made Lady Li’s expression soften considerably, and Duan Rong smiled. "Miss, you overstate matters. My health has been constant for ten years; there is nothing to worry about."

Wufu looked at Jadeite and said, "If Young Master Duan doesn’t mind, my maidservant knows a bit of the Techniques of Qi Huang. How about she takes your pulse as a way to thank you both for forging an effective Butterfly Knife for me earlier?"

Lady Li’s gaze snapped toward Jadeite, astonished that the young girl had medical knowledge.

But Duan Rong shook his head. "I am well-aware of my own body. Even the doctors at Qianyi Hall have said that all I can do is maintain my current state."

"Let her have a look, Young Master Duan," insisted Lady Li. "We are due to revisit Qianyi Hall for a follow-up in a few days anyway. We’ve been going there for so long without any improvement. Young Master Duan, let someone else have a try."

"That’s right, there’s no harm in getting another opinion. Two heads are better than one, after all!" Wufu chimed in.

Duan Rong hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn’t bring himself to go against his wife’s wishes and nodded his agreement.

Lady Li helped him to sit down and placed a small, soft pillow on the table. Jadeite sat down in front of him and extended two fingers to feel his pulse.

Upon examining him, her expression changed slightly, and her brows furrowed. She switched to her other hand.

After a long moment, she withdrew her hand and spoke to Wufu. "Miss, Young Master Duan has a severe case of Fire-Cold Poison."

Upon hearing this, Lady Li gripped Jadeite’s hand tightly. "Miss, you can diagnose this?"

Jadeite looked at Duan Rong. "You must have first been exposed to an extreme cold in a frigid ice field followed by encountering a fiercely hot fire zone. The collision of cold and heat introduced two malevolent forces into your body, creating a heavy toxin. The Fire Poison and Cold Evil have been intertwining within you, accumulating over the days and months, weakening your body and leading to this frail condition."

Lady Li widened her eyes in shock.

"Do you greatly fear the cold, yet feel like you’re burning up at night, unable to sleep?" Jadeite added.

Duan Rong smiled weakly. "Miss, you’re very perceptive."

Lady Li asked urgently, "Miss, can you treat it?"

Wufu also inquired, "Jadeite, is there a cure for this?"

Jadeite’s face flushed with modesty. "I only have a rudimentary understanding of medicine and do not possess the means for a cure."

Wufu asked, "Jadeite, haven’t you studied this poison?"

Jadeite replied sheepishly, "Miss, this is a natural poison, not man-made. I’m afraid I haven’t the expertise for it yet."

"Miss Jadeite, there really are no other methods? Nothing to suppress or counteract it?" Lady Li asked, her face full of desperate hope, as though clinging to a lifeline.

"The Fire-Cold Poison is itself a counteraction; otherwise, your husband would not have survived until now. However, the constant battle of cold and heat within him is what causes his discomfort. If this continues for long, not to mention your life together as husband and wife, I fear he won’t live much longer. This Fire-Cold Poison had been in his body for some time, hasn’t it? His surviving thus far must surely be due to the support of precious medicine!" Jadeite explained.

Lady Li’s face turned deathly pale.

Wufu then realized the situation. No wonder the items from Li’s fetched such high prices; it must have been to fund medicine.