The most critical aspect is the "inhale four, exhale six" breathing technique: Aunt Zhang had been overbreathing out of panic, which exacerbated her feelings of suffocation. Extending the exhalation time can quickly alleviate the suffocation sensation caused by overbreathing; moreover, the fixed counting rhythm can give her a sense of control, further reducing her panic.
Aunt Zhang's chest initially heaved rapidly like a broken bellows; after following the counting and breathing three times, her breathing gradually stabilized.
Taking the opportunity, Nan Zhubin brought over a basin of warm water, dipped a cotton swab into it, and gently moistened Aunt Zhang's cracked lips: "Swallow some saliva, come on... Very good..."
"Look, the Clear Miasma Dew is flowing down your throat, dispersing all the miasma."
Aunt Zhang instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva, her Adam's apple moved, and the hand gripping her throat loosened a bit.
