Chapter 9: Godly Skill

Mu Hongyu angrily said, “What is that disgraceful thing doing here? Drive him away, drive him away…”

Shen Wuque was not Mu Hongyu’s biological son, and he had been useless before, bringing shame to the Shen Gong Family, so Mu Hongyu especially disliked him.

Under normal circumstances, Mu Hongyu could still restrain herself and be polite.

But now, the situation was extremely urgent. Her heart was burning with anxiety, and she wished she could go mad and kill to share her husband’s suffering. Yet, Shen Wuque chose this moment to barge in. How could she not be furious?

Abu said, “Third Young Master said he can treat the Marquis’s illness.”

Mu Hongyu hissed, “What nonsense at a time like this? Tear his mouth. Get rid of him. If he doesn’t listen, just throw him out!”

“Wait…”

Right after saying that, Mu Hongyu shouted again.

Even though she didn’t believe that disgraceful thing Shen Wuque could cure Shen Gong’ao, at this moment, even if there was a one-in-a-million hope, she didn’t want to let it go.

Her husband, Shen Gong’ao, was her sky!

“Let him in!” Mu Hongyu said.

…

A moment later, Shen Wuque appeared in the room and saw Shen Gong’ao having a seizure.

It looked very serious.

“Bam!” The extremely sturdy bed couldn’t withstand Shen Gong’ao’s convulsions at all and collapsed into pieces.

Shen Wuque narrowed his eyes, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Mu Hongyu thought that Wuque was in pain and couldn’t bear to see Shen Gong’ao’s condition because of their father-son bond.

Mu Hongyu said, “Wuque, can you cure it?”

Shen Wuque said, “Yes, I can.”

The doctor beside them said, “Third Young Master, Master Lin Daomiao was just here, and even he was helpless.”

The meaning was very clear: Lin Daomiao was the top divine doctor in the south, and even he couldn’t cure it. You, Shen Wuque, never studied medicine before. How can you cure it? Are you saying you are more skilled than Master Lin Daomiao? Such big talk.

At this point, Mu Hongyu no longer paid attention to Shen Wuque. She tightly held her husband’s body, not letting him convulse and twist. Even her own body, especially her legs, was trembling slightly.

After a full half-quarter of an hour.

Shen Gong’ao stopped. His entire body was cold, and sweat poured down like rain.

After quite a while, he said hoarsely, “Half my body has no feeling. It’s paralyzed.”

For a top-tier warrior, a powerful Commander, to have half his body numb—how terrifying was that?

Shen Gong’ao said hoarsely, “Shen Wuque, you said you can cure it. Then do you know what illness this is?”

Immediately, the several doctors present looked at him. After all, they hadn’t even diagnosed what the illness was earlier.

Wuque said, “This isn’t an illness. There’s a worm in your brain, probably nearly a foot long.”

Mu Hongyu said, “Nonsense. Master Lin Daomiao said it’s brain wind.”

A doctor beside said, “A worm in the brain? In all our years of practice, we’ve never seen or heard of such a thing.”

Shen Wuque said, “Whether you believe it or not is up to you. Whether to treat it or not is also up to you.”

Shen Gong’ao said, “If we treat it, how?”

Wuque said, “Make an opening in your head and pull the worm out.”

Mu Hongyu’s face changed, and she said, “Wuque, are you trying to cure him or kill him? I’ve never heard of opening the brain to treat an illness.”

A doctor beside said, “How fragile is the human brain? How can it be opened? If an ordinary brain is cut by a knife or shot by an arrow, the person dies. How much more so making an opening directly? This is unheard of since ancient times.”

Shen Gong’ao looked at Wuque and said hoarsely, “Third son, you… do you hate me that much? Even wanting to kill me, not minding perishing together with me?”

When he said this, Shen Gong’ao was heartbroken.

You can die, but not now. Wait until I’ve completely taken over your family’s foundation, then you can die.

Wuque said, “I’ll say it again: whether to treat it or not is up to you. I’m just fulfilling my duty as a son. Even though we, father and son, don’t get along, hearing about your illness, I traveled thousands of miles back. My intention, I consider, has been shown.”

Then, Wuque said, “I’ll ask one more time: treat or not?”

No one answered.

Wuque said, “Farewell!”

Then, he turned and walked away directly.

Suddenly, Mu Hongyu said, “Wuque, what if you can’t cure it? Or if something happens during the treatment?”

Wuque said, “Then I’ll pay with my life.”

Shen Gong’ao closed his eyes for a long time. When he opened them, he said, “I’ll do it.”

Then, he said to Mu Hongyu, “Wife, even if he can’t cure me, or even if he kills me during treatment, don’t harm him. Just let him leave.”

Then, he said hoarsely, “If my son hates me so much that he wants to take my life, then… let him take it.”

Saying this, Shen Gong’ao seemed somewhat moved.

But Wuque remained expressionless. He directly opened his case and took out his tools.

From high-concentration alcohol to special saws, even hand drills.

Shen Gong’ao was lucky. He didn’t need a craniotomy, so the saw wasn’t needed, but the drill to make a hole in the skull was necessary.

Seeing all this, the several doctors were stunned.

Was the Marquis really going to let Third Young Master treat him? A worm in the brain—completely unheard of. It was clearly Third Young Master talking nonsense. And the Marquis believed it? Gambling with his own life?

Wuque took out a bottle and said, “This is a powerful anesthetic I refined. After drinking it, you’ll fall asleep and won’t feel much pain. Do you want to use it?”

Shen Gong’ao said, “No.”

“Fine!”

Next, Wuque began to treat Shen Gong’ao.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

Open the Heavenly Eye!

This was an ability he extracted from an elderly female corpse while practicing Skin Artistry.

This woman was actually a Three-Eyed Master of earth veins. The principle was being able to see through thick obstacles. Different substances appeared as different colors and lights in his vision.

Of course, if Wuque hadn’t been a doctor before, he wouldn’t have understood the human body structure in this vision at all, because it was all layers and layers of different lights.

But… how many scans had he read on Earth?

So, he clearly saw a foot-long sparganum in Shen Gong’ao’s left brain.

Sparganum is a worm. It and brain tissue aren’t very different. Even in the Heavenly Eye vision, the difference is tiny, especially when it’s quiet; you can’t see it at all.

But when Shen Gong’ao had a seizure, it was actually the sparganum moving violently inside his brain.

At that time, Wuque could see its presence and accurately determine its position.

This time using the Heavenly Eye was just to confirm its position once more.

Wuque took out a razor and shaved the hair from that part of Shen Gong’ao’s head.

Then he took out a pen and drew a cross on the smooth scalp. He took out a knife and cut a cross-shaped opening in that part of the scalp.

The several doctors were holding their breath.

Young Master Wuque’s courage was too great. He was really cutting into Shen Gong’ao’s head.

Throughout the whole process, Shen Gong’ao did not move at all.

Then, an even more terrifying scene appeared.

Wuque took out a special drill and began drilling into Shen Gong’ao’s skull.

Shen Gong’ao’s head remained completely still; there was no need for anyone to hold it in place.

“Crack, crack, crack…”

The sound of drilling into the skull was especially clear and grating.

The few doctors nearby, Mu Hongyu, Abu, and the others were truly shocked.

Drilling directly into the head—was this… healing, or killing?

Ten full minutes later, the drilling was complete.

“Mirrors, focus the light,” Wuque said.

Immediately, Abu and the others brought out several mirrors, and many candles were lit inside the room.

Using the mirrors to reflect light, they shone it into the hole in Shen Gong’ao’s head.

Not only did Wuque see it, but Mu Hongyu also clearly saw the layer of hard membrane beneath the skull.

Wuque cut open this layer of hard membrane, revealing the brain inside—a brain truly as soft as tofu.

This… was the first time the few doctors had seen a living, complete brain, even if only a small part of it.

Throughout the entire process, Shen Gong’ao still did not move at all.

Drilling into his skull earlier—what immense pain that must have been. Yet not only did he remain motionless, he did not make a single sound.

That was amazing.

At this moment, Wuque saw clearly: a thin Spirometra tapeworm was entangled in Shen Gong’ao’s brain, only showing a small head, with most of its body still inside.

Wuque took out a special clamp.

He took a deep breath and inserted the long, thin clamp into Shen Gong’ao’s skull.

“Next, I will try to pull the worm out. This process is prone to accidents—the worm might break inside, or it will struggle desperately, bringing you unimaginable pain. But for the surgery to succeed, you absolutely must not move,” Wuque said.

“I understand,” Shen Gong’ao replied.

Wuque’s hand was very steady as he slowly went in.

Suddenly, he clamped onto the head of the Spirometra and began pulling it out bit by bit.

Instantly…

The Spirometra struggled with all its might.

Ah…

Unimaginable pain, unprecedented dizziness, and an overwhelming seizure.

But Shen Gong’ao remembered Wuque’s words and used all his strength and willpower to control himself.

He did not move at all.

Yet his entire body became rigid to the extreme, as if it might explode at any moment.

Unmatched willpower.

Unmatched suffering.

Cold sweat poured from his body.

He clenched his teeth until his mouth was full of blood.

His hands gripped the edge of the bed, and the incredibly hard jade was crushed directly into powder.

Wuque’s movements remained very steady and slow as he gradually pulled the Spirometra out.

At this moment, a voice spoke inside his heart.

Kill him!

Kill Shen Gong’ao.

This was almost the best opportunity to kill Shen Gong’ao.

But Shen Gong’ao was only the first enemy, not even the greatest one.

Wuque wanted to kill all his enemies and uncover all the secrets behind his family’s destruction.

He also wanted to restore his family’s legacy.

The Shen Gong Family was an essential stepping stone—he needed to use Shen Gong’ao to seize the Shen Gong Clan’s territory and army.

If he killed Shen Gong’ao, Wuque would almost certainly die as well.

Without the Shen Gong Clan’s land and army, how could he take revenge? How could he restore his family’s legacy?

So, he quickly calmed down.

Bit by bit, he pulled out the one-foot-long Spirometra.

Completely out!

He threw it directly into the water.

The Spirometra twisted and swam in the water.

It was a full one foot and two inches long.

Mu Hongyu was stunned, and the three doctors beside her were utterly shocked.