The Doctor Who Traveled Through Water Margin

An Daoquan, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened by the sound of someone climbing over the wall. He woke up instantly and instinctively reached for the silver needle beside his pillow. It was a large silver needle, like a thin nail. He used it for self-defense and to save people.

The door didn't open, and a figure stumbled to the door of his bedroom, followed by rapid breathing and panting.

"Who!" An Daoquan shouted in a low voice, sat up, and looked at him with a sharp gaze.

His wife quickly covered herself with the quilt.

"Doctor An, it's me, Wang Dingliu!" The man knelt down at the door with a plop, covering his chest and breathing heavily.

When he heard the name "Wang Dingliu", An Daoquan was slightly stunned. This was an acquaintance of his who ran a hotel outside the city. He knew him.

He put down the silver needle and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you here to see me so late?"

"Divine Doctor, your junior brother Wang Li is staying in my hotel outside the city. Because the city gates were not open late at night, they stayed there temporarily."

"Your master passed away, and they came here to report the death. I sneaked into Health City from the Watergate to tell you the news." Wang Dingliu said anxiously.

After An Daoquan heard this, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. Although he knew that his master later accepted a closed disciple, he had never seen the person.

An Daoquan got up, put on his clothes, and went out.

Then Wang Dingliu talked about the incident of Wang Li and four others knocking on the door late at night, and about Wang Li treating the old woman's back sore.

After hearing what Wang Dingliu said, An Daoquan also knew that this might be true.

I also asked Wang Dingliu and Wang Li about the process of treating back ulcers, and only then did I confirm that this was the method passed down by his master.

It was undoubtedly a huge surprise for him to suddenly meet his junior fellow apprentice, but when he thought of the passing of his master, sadness welled up again.

"Wait a moment, I'll go with you to see my junior brother."

An Daoquan returned to the house and said to his wife, "Madam, go to sleep first. My master has passed away. It may be that my junior fellow apprentice came to report the death, but was blocked outside the city. Let me go out and take a look..."

"Well, husband, be careful. If it really is my uncle, please come home as soon as possible..."

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Taking advantage of the night, the two walked from the main road to the city gate, but were stopped and surrounded by soldiers on duty at the city gate. The leader shouted, "What are you doing standing there?"

"It's me, An Daoquan. I have something urgent to do and I hope you can help me."

The leader then looked at the person coming and said in surprise, "It turned out to be Doctor An. It's all right. Everyone, go away. Open the city gate quickly and send Doctor An out of the city."

After that, he turned to An Daoquan and said, "Divine Doctor, is there anything else you need? Brothers can send some people to the Divine Doctor's disposal..."

"No, the two of us are enough, no need to trouble you..."

After the creaking city gate opened and the drawbridge was lowered, An Daoquan bowed and said goodbye...

Wang Dingliu thought: "The reputation of a miracle doctor is more useful than I thought. If I had known this earlier, why would I have dived into the city? It must have been tiring to swim for so long holding the clothes wrapped in oil paper? ..."

The moonlight sprinkled on the road, like a silver-white ribbon, guiding the direction they were going. The mountains in the distance were clearly outlined against the moonlight, like an ink painting.

When they arrived at the hotel, Wang Li and An Daoquan looked at each other for a long time.

Mi Xian said: "Master, do you still remember me? I saw you when I was a child. At that time, I was only as tall as your chest!"

An Daoquan said: "Although I was born in a Taoist sect, I have returned to secular life. I just think you look familiar, but I can't remember you. Are you the kid from the purple-faced hunter's family near the mountain? ..."

“That’s exactly…”

"You look a lot like your father!"

"hey-hey………"

"Junior brother, did you take the things that the master left for you?" An Daoquan suddenly asked.

Wang Li nodded and took out his medicine box and a set of silver needles. An Daoquan took them and looked at them, tears flashing in his eyes. These familiar items reminded him of his master's voice, appearance and smile, and made him more convinced of Wang Li's identity.

"Junior Brother" An Daoquan looked at Wang Li's mature face, his eyes full of relief, "I didn't expect that we would meet again under such circumstances. How did Master go?"

"Brother, I finally see you." Wang Li said, "Master has been talking about you all these years." Wang Li told An Daoquan about the death process, saying only that it was a sudden death without any signs.

An Daoquan wailed for a long time, kowtowed several times in the direction of his master's grave, and then stood up.

After they sat down, they began to talk about their past experiences. Of course, Wang Li and An Daoquan were talking, and the others were listening.

An Daoquan asked in detail about Wang Li's situation and his master's experiences over the years.

Wang Li answered each question truthfully, and his words revealed his deep longing for his master and fellow brothers.

He added: "Master and I have been carefully researching the symptoms and prescriptions of infertility over the years. We even went to war-torn areas of foreign races to pick up the corpses of women and men and conduct dissection research. We have achieved some results..."

Listening to Wang Li's story, An Daoquan's eyes gradually became moist. He thought of his youth and the time he spent with his master. Those beautiful memories seemed to be right in front of him, yet out of reach.

Finally, he heard that his master had gone to a war-torn foreign country to pick up corpses to study infertility. He knew that his master was doing this for him and was concerned about him, and he burst into tears...

After a while, he stood up and said, "Junior brother, Master can..."

Wang Li knew what he wanted to ask, so he interrupted him and said, "Brother, take care of me. I'll see my sister-in-law first, and then we'll make a decision!"

"Um!!"

"Okay, now that we brothers have been reunited, let's not separate anymore." An Daoquan stood up and said.

"You will follow me into the city now and live in my house."

By this time, the sky had gradually brightened. After settling Zhang Shun and his mother in the hotel and giving them some medical advice, they, Mi Xian, Wang Dingliu and four others walked towards the city.

Wang Dingliu was sent by his father to follow him, and he started to be Wang Li's follower...

Walking into An Daoquan’s three-courtyard house, you can see various medicinal herbs planted everywhere in the courtyard.

An Daoquan led Wang Li and the others into the guest room and instructed several apprentices who were older than Wang Li to serve them well.

Several disciples respectfully called Wang Li "Uncle Master"...

After Wang Li had rested for a while and finished his rough breakfast brought by his nephew, An Daoquan came over with his wife.

Wang Li stood up and bowed, "Wang Li greets sister-in-law."

The sister-in-law returned the greeting and said, "Uncle, please get up. Are you used to the simple guest room?"

"It's much better than what my master and I live in. It makes my sister-in-law feel at ease."

After saying this, An Daoquan felt sad again, and his sister-in-law didn't know what to say...

Wang Li knew he had said the wrong thing, so he changed the subject and said, "Sister-in-law, please sit down. Let me take a look at your condition."

"it is good……"

An Daoquan even asked his apprentice to bring paper and pen to prepare for recording.

Wang Li first felt the pulse and asked about some gynecological problems before frowning...

An Daoquan asked nervously: "Junior brother, what's the situation? Is your sister-in-law still curable? ..."

Wang Li organized his words and said in modern terms: "Congenital uterine hypoplasia" is a disease that makes it impossible to get pregnant, and even if you get pregnant, you are prone to miscarriage. There is also this disease that is caused by congenital Tiankui disorder, which is not a disease of uterine cold...

Now, Senior Brother, please stop giving Sister-in-law the medicine for uterine cold. If she continues like this, her life may be in danger!"

"Ah, what should I do? Is there any other solution?"

"It's not difficult to save your life, but if you want to get pregnant..."

"Junior brother, you can say whatever you want!!"

"Brother, bring me some paper, and go find some charcoal sticks, about this thickness, and a white flour steamed bun."

Although An Daoquan didn't know what his junior fellow apprentice wanted these for, he still ordered his disciple to prepare them.

Soon the apprentice brought over some rice paper and charcoal pencils. Wang Li spread them on the table. Without an easel, he reluctantly drew a diagram of the "Uterine Anatomy" and "Human Anatomy" and explained them to An Daoquan...

An Daoquan was listening attentively, while Mrs. An was shocked by Wang Li's superb painting skills...

After a long while, An Daoquan said, "Brother, I understand. Have you and Master ever performed this operation?"

Wang Li shook his head and said, “No, we only treated intestinal abscesses.

It's about cutting open the belly layer by layer, taking out the damaged intestines, reattaching them, and then suturing them layer by layer with catgut."

"How confident are you, Junior Brother?"

"As for intestinal abscess, I have an 80% chance of success. As for sister-in-law, even if Master were still alive, the combined efforts of the two of us would not have a 50% chance of success.

My sister-in-law is almost thirty years old. It is not easy for a normal person to have children at this age, not to mention..."

The sister-in-law said, "Alas! This is fate. My husband should find another wife."

An Daoquan said decisively: "We will discuss this matter later."

After that, he said to Wang Li, "Junior brother, you can see patients in my pharmacy these days. Can you also check on your sister-in-law's condition?

I and that purple-faced boy will go see the master."

"Well, okay..."