"Master Sheng, Madam Sheng, your son's time is running out. Please make a decision soon. Every moment you delay, the greater the risk."
Feng Jin explained the potential consequences to them one by one. How to choose was their own decision.
"Husband, this..." Madam Sheng looked at Sheng Boyun. As a woman, she couldn't make such a big decision and could only follow Sheng Boyun's lead.
Sheng Boyun glanced at Sheng Xubai lying on the bed, his face etched with difficulty. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "I'll trouble the young madam to treat my son."
"Husband..." Madam Sheng gently tugged Sheng Boyun's sleeve, her eyes looking at him timidly.
"Madam, life and death are determined by fate. Everything has its destiny. I believe Xubai has profound blessings and can naturally overcome this calamity." Sheng Boyun patted Madam Sheng's hand reassuringly.
"If that's the case, then please Master and Madam Sheng exit first. I need to examine Young Master Sheng."
"We need to leave. Are you going to..."
Before Madam Sheng could finish her sentence, Sheng Boyun interrupted, "Then I'll trouble Young Madam Ling. Madam, let's go out first and wait outside."
Sheng Boyun forcibly pulled Madam Sheng, who was unwilling to leave, and they exited. Only Feng Jin and the other person, along with the weak Sheng Xubai on the bed, remained in the room.
Feng Jin took out the silver needles. At this moment, only the Ghost Physician Thirteen Needle technique could be used to reconnect his heart meridians.
However, the Ghost Physician Thirteen Needle technique was extremely perilous. Even ordinary people found it difficult to endure, let alone Sheng Xubai in his current condition. One could only hope he was strong enough to pull through.
Feng Jin pinpointed the acupoints, her needle technique incredibly bizarre. Before Ling Wan could clearly see the silver needles, they had already entered Sheng Xubai's chest.
"Eldest sister-in-law, this needle technique of yours?"
Ling Wan exclaimed, having never witnessed such a peculiar needle technique before.
"This is the Ghost Physician Thirteen Needle. Whether Sheng Xubai lives depends on this last needle."
As the words fell, Feng Jin's silver needle descended. Those who understood the needle technique could discern its extreme danger.
Normally, needles were inserted only three fen deep into the flesh. However, Feng Jin's final needle penetrated seven fen, making it incredibly perilous.
After the needle entered the acupoint, Sheng Xubai's complexion turned even paler, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Young Master Sheng!" Ling Wan cried out worriedly, but she also knew her place and dared not step forward rashly.
Feng Jin checked his pulse, her beautiful brows instantly knitting tightly together. She hastily inserted another needle, "Ling Wan, bring the Nine Revolutions Spirit Returning Pill from the medicine chest."
"Alright." Ling Wan quickly responded, her hands trembling slightly as she searched the medicine chest. The clinking of bottles and jars only intensified Ling Wan's anxiety. After searching through everything, she found the medicine Feng Jin needed, "I found it, eldest sister-in-law."
"Dissolve it with warm water and have him take it." Feng Jin manipulated the silver needles in her hand, instructing Ling Wan.
Ling Wan, in her haste, even her steps were unsteady. The hand holding the teapot trembled slightly. With effort, she poured a cup of water and dissolved the Nine Revolutions Spirit Returning Pill into it.
She hurried to the bedside and fed Sheng Xubai. However, the medicine she administered all flowed out from the corners of his lips.
"Eldest sister-in-law, I can't get him to swallow it."
"Keep feeding him. Some will eventually go down."
Ling Wan nodded and continued the same action, feeding Sheng Xubai bit by bit. Essentially, whatever she managed to get him to swallow, he would spit out.
"Young Master Sheng, please open your mouth and swallow some." Ling Wan was at a loss, desperate. How could this work if he wouldn't swallow?
Feng Jin removed the silver needles from Sheng Xubai's chest, her mind racing to figure out a way to make Sheng Xubai consume the medicine.
"Eldest sister-in-law, please think of a way. Young Master Sheng still refuses to take the medicine."
Almost the entire bowl of medicine was used up, but Sheng Xubai still hadn't managed to swallow a single drop. Ling Wan was extremely anxious.
After a pause, Feng Jin said, "Help him sit up first."
"Alright."
Ling Wan nodded. With immense effort, she managed to help Sheng Xubai sit up. Despite Sheng Xubai's slender appearance, his body was truly heavy. After lifting him, Ling Wan was covered in sweat.
Feng Jin's fingers, holding the silver needles, felt for acupoints on Sheng Xubai's body. Unlike the decisive manner of her previous insertion, she hesitated for a moment before finally inserting the needle into the acupoint.
After the needle entered the acupoint, Sheng Xubai's tightly closed lips mechanically parted.
"Dissolve another Nine Revolutions Spirit Returning Pill and have Sheng Xubai take it."
"I'll go right away." Ling Wan carefully placed Sheng Xubai back onto the bed securely before getting up to dissolve the pill. She then hastily had Sheng Xubai take the dissolved medicine.
Compared to his previous refusal to open his mouth and swallow a single drop, this time he swallowed the medicine smoothly.
After administering the medicine, Ling Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief, having finally gotten him to drink it.
"Eldest sister-in-law, I've finished feeding him. Can you get Young Master Sheng to close his mouth now?"
Ling Wan had tried to close Sheng Xubai's parted lips after he finished the medicine, but his mouth remained wide open, unmoving. Helplessly, she had to ask Feng Jin for help.
Feng Jin glanced at Sheng Xubai's gaping mouth and quickly turned her head away, clearing her throat to hide her intense embarrassment. "His mouth won't be able to close for a while."
"Ah?" Ling Wan exclaimed in surprise, not immediately grasping Feng Jin's words. After a moment, she asked uncertainly, "Eldest sister-in-law, are you saying Young Master Sheng's mouth... can't close?"
How could such a thing happen? Ling Wan had never seen someone whose mouth, once opened, could not be closed. It was truly a marvel of the world.
"It's not that it can't close, it's just... it's just that it won't be able to close for a while."
Feng Jin rested her chin on her hand, speaking as calmly as possible.
Ling Wan was stunned. Her lips parted slightly, and after a long period of hesitation, she didn't know what to say.
After a brief pause, Ling Wan finally spoke, "Eldest sister-in-law, is there any way to make him close his mouth? If he keeps it open like this, and the Sheng family elders outside see it, they'll..."
"It's all because of that last needle. I directly inserted it into his facial nerves, which forced Sheng Xubai's mouth to open. However, this also caused damage to his facial nerves, and it will take a few more needle treatments to make his mouth close."
Feng Jin explained. She did this to save Sheng Xubai's life, and it was a regrettable necessity. After all, having an open mouth was much better than losing his life.
"Then how do we explain this to the Sheng family?" Ling Wan voiced her concern.
Their son, who was perfectly fine, was now in this state due to their treatment. How were they going to explain it?
"We'll just tell them the truth. What, are they going to eat me?"