Wang Yao was dumbfounded after hearing the news . It was more than troublesome . The old man already had a malignant tumor . Now, he had another complicated disease .
Misfortune seemed to never come singly . When it rains, a house leaks like a leaky boat sails against the wind .
“Let me check,” he said .
The family of the other patient kept observing him . But, Wang Yao could not think too much about it . He had to focus on saving the old man .
He checked him carefully . His condition was much more serious than he had originally thought . The blood vessels in his head had burst and kept bleeding .
“The blood vessels in his brain are still bleeding,” Wang Yao said .
“Ah? What can we do?” The old man’s daughter and son were panicked .
“Find the doctor and ask him,” Wang Yao said . He had come in such a hurry that he hadn’t had time to prepare any drugs to stop bleeding .
The elder cousin of Li Maoshuang hurried to find the doctor .
“Still bleeding? Who said that?” The doctor was a bit shocked .
They actually knew about the condition and had used medicine to deal with it . Unfortunately, they couldn’t ensure whether the medicine would work, especially since the old man was in such poor condition . However, his family shouldn’t have known since nobody told them .
“Ah, another doctor told me,” the elder cousin said .
“Doctor, which doctor?” the doctor asked .
“It’s the doctor here . What should we do to tackle the problem?” the cousin replied .
“We have used drugs,” the doctor said .
“Does it work?” the cousin asked .
“I can’t say for sure . His condition is very poor . Now, with such an acute disease, he’s in more danger . You’d better prepare to face the worst,” the doctor said .
Li Maoshuang’s elder cousin couldn’t say anything . He looked distressed when he went out .
“The doctor said they have used drugs . Doctor Wang, can you think of other ways to deal with it?” he asked .
“Ah . ” Wang Yao was still thinking .
The current condition needed quick, effective medicine with small side-effects . Licorice roots were perfect . Of the 10 types of licorice roots he owned, none could be used to stop blood . Nevertheless, the Catalog of Magic Herbs recorded that Pogonia japonica was useful in wound-healing, blood-stopping, swell-reducing and muscle-renewing .
But, the old man’s condition was rather special . Wang Yao needed to consider whether the licorice roots would cause side effects to the other disease the man suffered from . He couldn’t think of any good ideas .
“I’ll come back after I think about it for a while,” Wang Yao said .
He left two nine herbal pills in case of an emergency before leaving . On his way out of the ward, he heard someone calling his name .
“Doctor Wang!”
He turned back and saw a family member of other patient .
“Hello, can I help you?” Wang Yao asked .
“Ah, could you please see my sick family member?” the man asked .
“Sorry,” Wang Yao said .
“We can pay for it,” the man said hurriedly .
“I’m really sorry, but I’ve something else to do,” Wang Yao said .
He then turned around and left . Li Maoshuang followed Wang Yao out to the building’s gate downstairs .
“Is my uncle in danger?” Li Maoshuang asked .
“His situation is very dangerous,” Wang Yao answered .
“At any time, he may…” Li Maoshuang let his words drift off .
“Yes, you have to prepare,” Wang Yao said .
Wang Yao got into his car but did not hurry and drive off . Instead, he took out the Treatise on Miscellaneous Disease from a grid on the system . In the hospital, he remembered that he had read in this book that there was an ancient therapy that used acupuncture and medicine to treat intracerebral hemorrhage .
“Here it is,” he said .
“One women suffered from vomit, lots of sweat, chills all over the body, and had trouble moving her hands and feet . All those symptoms became reduced in seven days after she had been treated with medicine soup and acupuncture . ”
“Felwort, Salvia yunnanensis, the root of large leaf gentian, jujube kernel, antelope’s horn, Suberect Spatholobus Stem…”
The prescription and acupoints were all recorded in detail .
“But, this prescription…” Wang Yao hesitated . Some of the medicine used was slightly strong .
The patient in this medical case was in her 30s or 40s with a fairly strong body, which was quite different from the old man suffering from malignant tumor .
“Go back and think more about it,” he said to himself .
Wang Yao kept thinking about it on his way back . This was the most difficult disease he had treated .
In the People’s Hospital, the nurse who made the infusion for the old man felt more and more confused . She went to talk to the head nurse .
“Doctor Wang, how old is he?” she asked .
“Quite young . He looks no more than 30,” the head nurse replied .
“Do you think it’s possible that a person less than 30 could be a doctor here?” the younger nursed asked .
“Even a post graduate might be unable to work in a small county hospital,” the head nurse said . “Learning medicine might not necessarily mean finding a good job . ”
“But, that’s what they all call him . This was also not the first time he has come here,” the young nurse said .
The head nurse told this to the old man’s chief doctor .
“Doctor?” he asked .
He instantly thought of the old man’s sudden recovery after hearing the story .
“Is it because of him?” the doctor wondered . “Do you know where he comes from?”
“No,” the head nurse replied .
“Alright . Tell the nurse to keep an eye on him . Let me know when he comes in next time,” the doctor said .
The nurse acknowledged the order .
“A master or a liar?” the doctor whispered to himself .
He asked the nurse to call the family of the patient into his office .
“You are looking for me, Doctor Xu?” Li Maoshuang’s cousin asked .
“I’ve something to ask you, and you have to tell me truth,” the doctor said . “Did you find a doctor from outside to see the patient?”
Doctor Xu asked Li Maoshuang’s cousin while staring at him .
“Ah?” It never occurred to him that he would be asked that question . “Absolutely not, why?”
He instantly denied it . It had to be kept secret . He could not betray Doctor Wang or give the hospital doctors the impression that he did not trust them . He would offend both .
“Really?” the doctor asked .
“Absolutely not,” the cousin replied .
“Alright, you can go back,” the doctor said .
“Doctor, what about my uncle’s disease?”
“We are thinking about the treatment . ” It was a classic answer, but true . “Still, you’d better prepare to face the worst condition . ”
The cousin relaxed a little once he was out of the office .
“He was lying,” the doctor said . “There must be another doctor treating his father . The old patient’s unbelievable recovery from the disease might be due to his treatment . I have to know him . ”
The doctor that that it must be an unbelievable person that could make the patient with such a terminal disease better . There was a master hiding behind a village . The doctor had to know him .
Wang Yao left the hospital but did not drive back to the village . Instead, he visited Zhou Wuyi .
“Doctor Wang?” Zhou Wuyi was surprised .
“Hello, how are you?” Wang Yao said .
“Good, come on in,” Zhou Wuyi said .
The old man looked better than he did several days ago .
“You look better,” Wang Yao said .
“Yes, I indeed feel better,” Zhou Wuyi said .
Wang Yao came into the room . He saw the Huangting Jing lying on the table, opened and upside down .
“Did you start reading?” Wang Yao asked .
“Yes,” the old man replied .
“What do you think about it?” Wang Yao asked .
“To be honest, it’s very hard to read it patiently,” the old man said .
He was an irritable person . Plus, the Chinese boxing he had practiced was based on the arbitrary Xingyi and Baji, which made it really difficult to change his character .
“No need to be in a hurry . We need to do it step by step . ” Wang Yao smiled .
He then checked the old man .
“Continue to take the medicine,” Wang Yao said .
He took out a small cup of the Blood Deblocking Powder to feed him and waited for half an hour . He then massaged the old man’s acupoints to dredge the blood along his channels and collaterals on his chest, abdomen and back . Neixi was infused into his body via massage like the spring rain brought by the breeze .
Zhou Wuyi felt warm all over his body, refreshed and comfortable after a round of massage .
“How do you feel?” Wang Yao asked .
“Really comfortable,” the old man said . “Doctor Wang, please tell me truth . Can my disease be cured?”
“Of course,” Wang Yao replied .