Chapter 290: Chapter 257: The Embroideress Seeks Medical Help

The second-generation embroideress was said to have been the most beautiful woman in Li Hen City, but somehow she got pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl.

This baby girl inherited her mother’s beautiful genes and grew up like a flower, with potential to surpass her mother in beauty.

Nobody knew who her biological father was.

The embroideress reached the Peak of Meridian Realm, making her one of the elite few in Li Hen City, so who dared to question her?

This incident caused a huge sensation in Li Hen City, with people in the embroidery workshop clamoring to strip the second-generation embroideress of her successor status.

But the first-generation embroideress did not agree, after all, there was no rule in the embroidery workshop saying a successor to the embroideress had to be married before becoming pregnant.

Moreover, keeping the child while dismissing the father was extremely beneficial for the embroidery workshop’s legacy, preventing future division or takeover by others.

Especially after the second-generation embroideress gave birth to a baby girl, the noise settled down.

In contrast, those who might succeed as embroideress, unless they remain unmarried for life, all faced the risk of external forces intervening.

And it was not as if the second-generation embroideress had done more than borrow a man’s seed; this was already the best choice.

As for who that man was?

Rumors varied, some said he was abandoned by the second-generation embroideress, while others claimed that after the daughter was born, he was killed by the first-generation embroideress to eliminate future troubles...

In fact, these people were only competing for the embroideress’s succession, because if it was passed down via blood relation, others would have no chance.

Furthermore, such succession is unstable, and less reliable compared to the traditional father-to-son inheritance.

It would be better to have a sect-style selection process. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Therefore, the third-generation embroideress was chosen through a martial competition.

But the second-generation embroideress’s daughter was the most outstanding of her generation, indisputably established as the successor.

Thus, among the three major forces in the embroidery workshop, internal strife was the most harmonious.

The second-generation embroideress was still alive, with her lifespan, she could live for decades more or even longer, and the third-generation embroideress successor was confirmed.

The internal power structure was stable, and there were no issues in management, at most it was just a matter of internal profit distribution.

Although the Skull Association was founded relatively recently, it had reached a bottleneck in its development, unable to expand outward, exposing internal issues.

As for the Heaven-Dominating Tower, although the organization had a long existence, the current generation lacked outstanding successors. Although it currently holds the first place in Li Hen City, once the Hall Master of the Heaven-Dominating Tower ages and without an outstanding successor, the decline of the Heaven-Dominating Tower is almost foreseeable.

Were it not that the embroidery workshop is a female-led, female-dominated organization, it might have already begun to unify Li Hen City.

Li Hen City also has clinics.

However, the clinics here weren’t established with government registration, as for whether the physicians and pharmacists in the clinics were qualified, it’s hard to say.

Anyway, as long as you’re bold enough to open, and there’s someone willing to come to you for treatment, that’s enough.

Even if you deceive and hoodwink, as long as you’re not beaten to death by others, and can survive in Li Hen City, that’s your skill.

The medical skills of the physicians in Li Hen City’s clinics aren’t bad. In such a harsh environment, if you don’t have some skills, you really can’t survive, even if it’s practicing medicine without a license, it means you have talent.

Especially in trauma and orthopedics, the skills here rank notably in the Da Li Dynasty, even surpassing the orthopedics techniques of the Imperial Pharmacy.

Injury cases happen daily here, there are broken legs, broken arms, and even amputations, with so many cases feeding the system, any diligent doctor can become a quite skilled orthopedic doctor.

The largest clinic in Li Hen City is called "Jinsheng Hall."

It’s a good name, focusing on the "present life," not the afterlife. The Hall Master’s surname is Jin, and he’s even more wicked than Mr. Jia.

Because he used live humans for bone-setting experiments, he was wanted and escaped to Li Hen City, where he established Jinsheng Hall, which has grown into Li Hen City’s largest clinic, maintaining good relationships with the three major forces, becoming a guest of honor.

Lin Miao is actually quite intrigued by Mr. Jin, as progress in medicine requires new ideas and experimentation.

First animal testing, then human trials, this is an inevitable process. Skipping animal testing and going directly to human trials would be shocking, but if one volunteers to be a guinea pig, it can be understandable.

If coercion by force is used to achieve one’s experimental goals, then it’s a crime.

"Jinsheng Hall" also sells proprietary medicines for externals. Lin Miao wanted to buy some to research, to see the ingredients and understand why the effect is so good.

The price is not cheap.

But for Lin Miao now, he can afford this bit of silver, buying seven or eight bottles, each labeled with instructions, so he could figure out how to use them after getting back, but the ingredients weren’t listed, so you had no idea what it was made of.

Some people tried to buy and analyze them, but whatever they made couldn’t replicate the effect, or it had some effect but was not ideal.

Hence, "Jinsheng Hall" sells its trauma medicine like hotcakes.

In the time spent buying medicine, Lin Miao saw seven or eight injured people carried into "Jinsheng Hall," the most pitiful one had his hand chopped off.

This shows how chaotic the order in Li Hen City is.

But the people at "Jinsheng Hall" seemed unsurprised, although they moved quickly, their hands were steady and methodical.

A set of movements for stopping bleeding, cleaning wounds, and bandaging was performed fluidly, as if following a set routine.

In fact, they could even determine who inflicted the injury based on the wound.

This was simply extraordinary.

Lin Miao originally wanted to follow one of the injured inside for a look, but was stopped by the medical hall’s guard, who looked unfriendly.

If he forced his way in, the other party would definitely resort to action.

Although Lin Miao wasn’t afraid, his actions would be akin to stealing the secret techniques of others, which was unethical. Since they were so vigilant, he dismissed the idea.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Miao, uninterested in the nightlife of Li Hen City, decided to walk back.

...

At this point, "Lin’s" had already closed.

Lin Miao could only return through the back door.

The courtyard where they stayed was brightly lit in the living room, with Si Miaoxue already back, chatting with Senior Sister Sun Youwei.

Senior Sister sat on the left, Si Miaoxue on the right, clearly showing the left as the place of honor.

There was another woman in the living room, whom Lin Miao hadn’t seen before, looking quite unfamiliar but with bright eyes and white teeth, like a lotus emerging from the water.

Her beauty was almost on par with Senior Sister and Si Miaoxue.

"Junior Brother, Mr. Lin..." As soon as Lin Miao entered, Sun Youwei and Si Miaoxue immediately stood up, calling out in unison.

The young beautiful woman also stood up slowly, her eyes examining Lin Miao curiously, as if wondering what kind of man could captivate women like Sun Youwei and Si Miaoxue.

At this glance, she seemed slightly disappointed, as he wasn’t the dashing man she imagined, but certainly not unattractive. However, she was not one to judge by appearance, thinking that a man whom Si Miaoxue had taken a liking to must have his uniqueness.

"Senior Sister, Miaoxue." Lin Miao nodded slightly, "This lady seems unfamiliar, could you introduce her?"

Si Miaoxue hurriedly said, "Baili Yuyao, my newly recognized younger sister."

Lin Miao was slightly surprised, since when did you recognize a sister? The surname "Baili" was quite rare.

"Hello, Miss Baili." Lin Miao politely greeted, "I’m Lin Miao, my relationship with Miaoxue, she must have told you about it, so I won’t elaborate."

"Yuyao greets Brother-in-law." Baili Yuyao revealed a shy smile with bright teeth in greeting.

"Brother-in-law, it’s the first time someone has called me that, but if you call Miaoxue your sister, it’s not incorrect." Lin Miao chuckled, "You all chat, I’ll wash up and change clothes."

After washing his face, Lin Miao changed into a clean coat, and then returned to the living room.

The left seat was now vacant, Sun Youwei sat in Si Miaoxue’s spot while Si Miaoxue sat directly opposite Baili Yuyao.

Lin Miao then walked to the left seat and sat down: "Senior Sister, Miss Baili is visiting, have you arranged to prepare dinner?"

"Already arranged." Sun Youwei nodded.

"That’s good, Miss Baili, please don’t mind, we just arrived today and weren’t aware of your visit, Miaoxue didn’t mention your relationship, so nothing was prepared, somewhat impolite." Lin Miao stood up and cupped his hands.

"Brother-in-law is too courteous, since I am sisters with Sister Miaoxue, how could I mind? Actually, today I came uninvited, I requested to come over as Sister returns from Yingfeng Valley." Baili Yuyao got up politely in return.

Lin Miao looked at Si Miaoxue.

"Mr. Lin, Yuyao has a request for you." Si Miaoxue spoke for Baili Yuyao.

"A request from me?" Lin Miao chuckled, "Other than some medical skills, I can’t offer much help."

Upon hearing this, Si Miaoxue turned to Baili Yuyao, who paused for a moment before she began, indicating she was thinking about how to phrase her request.

"Brother-in-law, an elder in my family has been paralyzed on one side for half a year, could you please take a look?"

"Paralysis on one side, is it a stroke?" Lin Miao asked instinctively, as symptoms of paralysis usually stem from stroke.

"This..." Baili Yuyao’s eyes flickered, seemingly troubled.

Lin Miao was also taken aback, was this a difficult question? Yes or no, even not knowing is an answer.

"Miss Baili, haven’t you consulted a physician for your elder?" Lin Miao asked again, it’s been half a year of paralysis, surely a physician would have been consulted.

Baili Yuyao shook her head.

Lin Miao froze, what was going on, her condition was so serious and yet she hadn’t seen a physician, could there be an unspeakable secret?

Yet why ask him now?

"Yuyao, if you want your brother-in-law’s help, you must tell the truth, if you don’t, he won’t assist." Si Miaoxue urged.

"Actually, it’s my mother, she had a hiccup during cultivation, not wanting outsiders to know, for half a year now, she’s been declared to be in seclusion for practice, when actually paralyzed, those who know include only me and trusted aides!" Baili Yuyao finally revealed the reason.

A hiccup in cultivation is essentially a euphemism for deviation from practice.