Although traditional Chinese medicine has its own "metaphysical" elements, like magnetic fields, and practices like Zhu You, I’ve never heard of "ghost catching and exorcism" curing illnesses.

After all, Lin Miao has lived for almost sixty years across two lifetimes and has never witnessed it firsthand.

"Xia Zhu, go bring that aunt over..." Lin Miao knew that if he went in there, it might instantly intensify the conflict, whereas Xia Zhu, being a woman, probably wouldn’t provoke the same level of resentment.

After listening to Lin Miao’s instructions, Xia Zhu handed the medicine box to him and returned to the courtyard to fetch the child’s mother.

The child’s mother should be the most familiar with the child’s condition. Even though they can’t see the child’s situation and can’t perform a face-to-face or pulse diagnosis, they can prepare in advance.

In case the bouncing mage is completely useless, the illness still needs to be treated.

A doctor cannot refuse a patient unless it is a point where there is no medicine that can cure, and there’s truly no other way.

The child’s mother cried as she described: 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Since yesterday, the child started having a fever, looked pale, was somewhat disoriented, has been like this for three days, hasn’t eaten or drunk, is restless, hasn’t had a bowel movement, and yesterday started having nosebleeds, this morning suddenly coughed up blood...

Hearing this description, Lin Miao’s heart skipped a beat. These symptoms are very similar to "acute thrombocytopenic purpura," a highly dangerous disease where there’s a problem with blood clotting. If major internal bleeding occurs, with current medical standards, survival is nearly impossible.

However, traditional Chinese medicine does not recognize this disease but classifies it under "blood disorders."

Blood disorders in traditional Chinese medicine refer to illnesses primarily with bleeding, including coughing blood, vomiting blood, throwing up blood, blood in urine, blood in stool, and trauma-induced bleeding.

Blood comes from the essence of food and drinks, turns red upon entering the heart, governed by the heart, transformed by the spleen, and stored by the liver. Under the leadership of Qi, blood follows the meridians, nurturing the limbs and entire body, and the internal organs, circulating continuously, nourishing the whole body, which is called the harmony of Qi and blood.

If certain pathological changes affect the circulation of Qi and blood, leading to qualitative and quantitative changes in Qi and blood causing blood stasis, the retention of blood stasis blocks the meridians, leading to circulation disorders and inducing blood disorders.

Therefore, the treatment of blood disorders should focus on dispersing blood stasis and harmonizing Qi and blood.

Whenever there’s bleeding, there’s heat syndrome, but whether it’s deficiency or excess still needs to be determined through tongue and pulse diagnosis. However, some emergency drugs can be prepared in advance.

After all, this disease is extremely dangerous. Missing the rescue time could easily lead to the patient losing yang and their lung Qi extinguished.

At that point, even with prescriptions, it would be too late.

"Xia Zhu, help me prepare antelope bones, rhinoceros horn, raw ash mud, cicada slough, Artemisia annua... at least an ounce of each, hurry." Lin Miao directly named over ten types of medicinal materials, instructing Xia Zhu to prepare them quickly.

The mage inside, no matter how he looked, seemed like a charlatan, muttering to himself, with a crowd both inside and outside the courtyard watching the spectacle.

The crowd whispered and pointed.

Lin Miao was also seeing such feudal superstition activities for the first time in a different world. Despite worrying for the child, he watched with great interest.

Some spiritual healers indeed have real skills, but some are purely charlatans, simply out to swindle money.

Just treat it like watching a performance.

The Peach Wood Sword was flicked, brushing against a talisman, and the charlatan muttered incantations. Suddenly, the talisman caught fire spontaneously.

Everyone watching exclaimed in shock.

Such skill!

Lin Miao was surprised, as the guy somehow managed to get white phosphorus, although it seemed impure, otherwise how did he achieve the spontaneous combustion of the talisman?

Then followed a series of flashy movements, clearly showing this guy had martial skills; otherwise, an average person wouldn’t manage such fine moves.

Roaming the world does indeed require some martial skills for protection, especially for swindlers like him who are prone to being beaten.

Ding-ding-ding...

A bell tied to a long red rope suddenly rang without wind.

"Halt, where did this evil spirit come from? I, the Celestial Master, see your cultivation hasn’t been easy, now leave quickly!" The demon-conquering master stared wide-eyed and shouted angrily.

Ah!

Everyone in the courtyard was scared and ran outside, leaving only the trembling child’s parents and Lin Miao watching the show.

Then they saw the master, wielding the Peach Wood Sword, battling in the courtyard with an unseen so-called "evil spirit" for dozens of rounds.

Lin Miao secretly marveled at the skill in the performance. It truly requires expertise; an ordinary person couldn’t handle such a role.

Show over.

The master’s hair appeared slightly messy, and his forehead showed sweat.

"Your son’s evil spirit within has been expelled by me, the Celestial Master. He should be fine soon," he said, putting on the air of an expert.

"Thank you, master, thank you, master." The child’s father was immensely grateful, promptly handing over the prepared silver coins, "Master, you’ve worked hard."

The master glanced at the bag of broken silver, smiled contentedly, and accepted it, then prepared to leave after clasping his hands together.

"Master, the child hasn’t woken up yet, leaving now wouldn’t be right, would it?" Lin Miao realized this guy was a charlatan, pretending to exorcise demons to swindle money. His trickery might deceive many, but not him.

"Who are you to dare block my path? The child’s inner evil has been expelled by me and will soon wake. Don’t talk nonsense."

"Heh, when the child is fine and wakes up, it’ll be thanks to the master, and I’ll personally apologize and offer equal silver coins. But if the child doesn’t improve, what then should the master do?" Lin Miao coldly retorted.

"Kid, who are you to meddle in my affairs?" The mage glared, his language growing hostile.

"Weren’t you just claiming to be the ’Celestial Master,’ why the change in title now?" Lin Miao chuckled coldly.

"Move aside, or don’t blame me for being rude," the master grew anxious at Lin Miao blocking the path and reached to shove him aside.

"Back off!" Lin Miao commanded fiercely, and the "master" was forced to retreat four or five steps.

"You brat, seeking death!" The master was enraged, rushing forward with a punch aimed at Lin Miao’s face. In the tough world, Lai San feared no one.

With a mere Bone Refining Lesser-grade cultivation, he dared to attack Lin Miao.

With a hand gesture, Lin Miao led and tugged, causing the self-proclaimed Mr. Lai to lose footing, spinning rapidly like a top.

Moreover, he couldn’t stop.

Mr. Lai cried out in fear, wondering what terrifying sorcery this was, unable to control his own body...

"The child’s father, the child’s in trouble, come quickly..." At this moment, the terrified cries of the woman sounded.