Juhua thought for a moment, then said to Qin Feng, "I'm no doctor, so this is just a guess. But I think if you're going to cut the abdomen open, you'll need to use some kind of knockout drug to make her unconscious so you can operate. The pain would be too much otherwise. Of course, you have to be very careful with the drug; it can't hurt the baby."
Qin Feng nodded. "That's easy. My master developed a medicine long ago called 'A Dream in the South.' It can put a person into a deep sleep for a short while. He often uses it to treat severe external wounds to lessen the patient's pain. My master refined it over and over, so I'm certain it won't affect the baby. In fact, I could also use silver needles on your acupoints to put you in an unconscious state, so we wouldn't have to use the drug—no, I'm afraid that might not be enough—so we can at least use a smaller dose."
