Chapter 210 - 72: An Unheard-of Illness

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Yun Sheng was reluctantly taken to the courtyard where Yun Canglang resided. In the courtyard, everything was in disarray, with the guards and maids of the Yun Residence keeping their distance, and even Yun Cangxue only daring to watch from afar. Only Yun Bahe, with a face of iron blue, burst into the room. The roar like that of a wild beast came from Yun Canglang. Not long after Yun Bahe charged into the room, it quieted down. "Second brother!" Zhan Li also entered the room, bringing Yun Sheng along with him. "I won’t treat someone who doesn’t trust me..." Yun Sheng was also getting annoyed. However, as soon as she entered the room and saw the man subdued by Yun Bahe, her throat tightened, and she became speechless. The inside of Yun Canglang’s room was like the aftermath of a storm, with the original bed, tables, tea sets, and everything within reach, all smashed to pieces. Yun Sheng’s father, Yun Canghai, was thirty-five years old this year. Yun Canglang was his younger brother by one year, but the man in front of her looked to be over forty, much older than his actual age. His disheveled hair and beard were matted with dirt and bloodstains. Yet even so, Yun Sheng recognized her Second Uncle at a glance because Yun Canglang’s stature and appearance, even his voice, were very similar to her father Yun Canghai’s. Yun Sheng turned around abruptly, almost thinking it was her father who had woken up and was standing in front of her. The resemblance was too striking. Facing someone who looked almost exactly like her father, Yun Sheng found it hard to remain unmoved. "Dad, is Second Brother okay?" Yun Cangxue, seeing that the room had quieted down, finally came in. She noticed Yun Sheng standing shoulder to shoulder with Zhan Li and also the Magic Wand on Yun Sheng, her face showing a layer of disgust. "Third sister, she is the doctor I invited to treat our second brother," after Yun Canghai left home, Zhan Li had been addressing Yun Canglang and Yun Cangxue as siblings. Zhan Li had hoped that Yun Cangxue would help speak up, but instead, Yun Cangxue just sneered coldly, "Brother Qi, I truly appreciate your concern for my second brother’s illness. However, his ailment, especially his hysteria, has reached a critical stage, and even Grandmaster Wen, for many years, has only managed to ensure it doesn’t worsen. This little girl before you, with a dubious background, claiming to be both a Mage and a Doctor, doesn’t fit any role properly; how can she treat my second brother?" Yun Cangxue’s tone was filled with strong hostility. Yun Cangxue did not recognize Yun Sheng, but subconsciously, she harbored hostility towards Yun Sheng. To others, Yun Cangxue’s words might seem like concern for her own second brother, worrying that Yun Sheng was some quack doctor. But Yun Sheng, who was very perceptive, detected an underlying meaning to her words: Yun Cangxue was extremely reluctant to have someone cure Yun Canglang’s illness, and even more, she wished for Yun Canghai’s health to deteriorate further. Within the General Mansion, the Martial Saint General was becoming increasingly frail due to the condition of his children. With Yun Canghai’s whereabouts unknown and Yun Canglang in this state, as long as the latter did not recover, Yun Cangxue would be able to hold the power of the General Mansion all to herself. Her ambition, it seems, was only undetectable by Yun Bahe alone. Siblings of the same parents, yet Yun Cangxue harbored such wild and ruthless ambitions, which sent a chill through Yun Sheng’s heart. Yun Cangxue would not let it be treated, so Yun Sheng insisted all the more on treating it, especially since she had noticed that Yun Canghai’s illness was not at all simple. "The Great National Doctor couldn’t cure it because he misdiagnosed Uncle Yun’s condition as hysteria, and applied treatments and medicinal herbs suited for hysteria. Naturally, it couldn’t be cured," the adage of matching the remedy to the disease applies—how could one possibly cure the illness without an accurate diagnosis? That’s why over these years, Yun Canglang’s condition kept recurring without any progress. As soon as Yun Sheng said these words, everyone in the room was dumbstruck, even Zhan Li couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat at her declaration. This girl’s tone was alarmingly audacious, boldly asserting that the venerable Great National Doctor of Great Zhou had misdiagnosed the illness. This was none other than the Great National Doctor of Medicine Emperor Pavilion, who had stopped practicing medicine for many years and had agreed to treat Yun Canglang only reluctantly, owing to the face given by Yun Bahe. Yet Yun Sheng claimed he was wrong! "You see! I told you she was a quack, daring to question the diagnosis of the Great National Doctor. How old is she, acting so recklessly!" Yun Cangxue gloated, waiting for Yun Sheng to be thrown out of the General Mansion. "Everyone makes mistakes, even the Great National Doctor is no exception. He diagnosed it as hysteria because the symptoms of hysteria include mental disarray and abnormal behavior. Uncle Yun’s actions did indeed resemble those of hysteria, but what he actually has is not hysteria but post-traumatic stress disorder," said Yun Sheng, unruffled by the others’ skepticism. The ignorance isn’t a fault; the term post-traumatic stress disorder is likely unheard of throughout the millennia on Wuji Continent, not to mention being seen. When Yun Sheng first saw Yun Canglang, she too thought he had hysteria because his symptoms closely resembled it. However, upon inquiry with Zhan Li, she learned that Yun Canglang had been treated for hysteria for many years to no avail. Recalling that Yun Canglang’s illness manifested after the war, Yun Sheng remembered her past life when, during a stint in America providing volunteer medical service for the International Red Cross Association, she encountered several American soldiers who showed symptoms similar to hysteria after participating in a campaign against Country Y and returning home, healthy in body yet troubled in mind. The final diagnosis Yun Sheng made was post-traumatic stress disorder. "Father, get this babbling charlatan out of here now! What post-traumatic stress disorder? I’ve lived for thirty years and have never heard of such a thing," Yun Cangxue ordered people to throw Yun Sheng out, while Zhan Li tried to stop them but was instead rebuked by Yun Cangxue. "Believe it or not, but I can assure you that this disorder, especially in soldiers who have participated in particularly devastating wars, is more or less common. It is just that Uncle Yun’s condition is more severe because of the dual trauma to his mind and body," Yun Sheng glanced at Yun Bahe. On the battlefield, with corpses strewn everywhere, sometimes even the innocent women and children of enemy nations had to be senselessly slain; any person of courage would inevitably carry a shadow in their heart upon witnessing such scenes. Yun Bahe, once a Great Zhou General, undoubtedly knew this, and so did Zhan Li. Therefore, Yun Sheng’s words had plunged both men into deep contemplation. Several guards from Yun Residence had already rushed over, jostling Yun Sheng, trying to expel her from the courtyard. It was at that moment that Yun Bahe suddenly said, "Hold on, let her look, let her look properly! Girl, if you cannot reveal the truth of it, don’t blame me for being unforgiving!" Although Yun Bahe’s words were still quite stern, his look had softened from its initial aversion and harshness, and his attitude toward Yun Sheng had improved slightly. The words just spoken by Yun Sheng had stirred a secret that had long been buried deep within his heart.

Chapter 210 - 72: An Unheard-of Illness

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