Chapter 16
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Chapter 16: Two Patients
“Doctor! Is there a doctor here? We have a patient! Hurry, someone come treat him!”
A middle-aged woman shouted loudly at the entrance of the herbal shop.
In front of her lay a middle-aged man, unconscious.
The shop owner, Liu Yuming, quickly rushed out to check the situation.
However, to his surprise, the woman frowned as soon as she saw Liu Yuming.
“Get out of the way! Who said you could look at him! Do you even know medicine?”
Liu Yuming’s face darkened at her words.
“I, Liu Yuming, have practiced medicine my entire life, and this is the first time someone has said I don’t know how to heal!”
“Ask anyone in Lintai from thirty years ago who doesn’t know my name!”
“I was the top divine doctor in Lintai back then!”
Hearing Liu Yuming’s loud claims, the woman was momentarily taken aback and stunned.
Did she misjudge him?
Could this unremarkable old man be the top divine doctor from thirty years ago?
“It’s my fault for looking down on you! Please, go ahead!”
The middle-aged woman showed a hint of panic on her face and quickly apologized.
Liu Yuming didn’t mind and went back inside to fetch a set of silver needles.
“Huh? What are you doing?”
The woman asked with some confusion.
Liu Yuming replied lightly,
“I’m going to give acupuncture! But first, I need to feel the pulse.”
Upon hearing Liu Yuming’s words, the woman’s expression changed.
“You’re a traditional Chinese doctor?!”
“What else would I be?”
Liu Yuming responded with some confusion.
What was wrong with being a traditional Chinese doctor?
However, upon realizing that Liu Yuming was a traditional Chinese doctor, the woman’s attitude suddenly turned severe.
“Get out! Who wants you to treat him? Traditional Chinese medicine is garbage!”
“Is this really the top divine doctor in Lintai? I think it’s all just bragging! Traditional Chinese doctors are frauds!”
“You’re truly wasting my time!”
With that, regardless of Liu Yuming’s now dark expression, the woman immediately dialed a phone number.
“Hello! Is this Lintai First Hospital? I’m Li Guifang! Yang Tianzhi’s wife! My husband is currently unconscious! You need to send someone here immediately!”
Upon hearing Li Guifang’s words, Liu Yuming’s expression suddenly changed.
Yang Tianzhi was the second son of the Yang Family!
The Yang Family was one of the three giants in Lintai!
Bai Chen witnessed the entire scene unfold.
He could see that Yang Tianzhi was suffering from a heart attack and pericardial effusion; he recognized the symptoms right away.
If help didn’t arrive quickly, he might not last even half an hour!
However, Yang Tianzhi was indeed a member of the Yang Family.
Only ten minutes later, an ambulance quickly arrived.
After the doctors assessed Yang Tianzhi’s condition, they immediately decided to perform emergency treatment.
Otherwise, Yang Tianzhi might not make it to the hospital!
Bai Chen walked into the herbal shop, and Liu Yuming noticed him.
He had a strong impression of this young man.
“Hey, young man, what medicine do you need this time?”
“Rehmannia, ginseng, ganoderma, and rhodiola, four taels each.”
“Snow lotus and astragalus, two taels each.”
“Also, do you have century-old purple ganoderma?”
Liu Yuming turned to grab the medicine, but upon hearing Bai Chen’s question, he shook his head.
“Purple ganoderma is too rare, and to find century-old ones, I’ve only seen it once in my lifetime!”
Bai Chen nodded, feeling a bit disappointed.
Without the purple ganoderma, his medicinal soup would lack the main ingredient.
That meant he couldn’t provide the best treatment for Bai Nian Nian.
“Forget it, just get me those medicines for now!”
Liu Yuming nodded, glancing outside, unable to help but murmur to himself.
“Why do people today think traditional Chinese medicine is a scam?”
“This has all been passed down from our ancestors! We don’t treasure our own heritage, yet others are slowly stealing it away! How will we face our future generations?”
“Oh right, young man, I haven’t asked your name yet!”
“My name is Bai Chen.”
“Seeing how you handle the herbs, you must have some knowledge of medicine too?”
Liu Yuming approached Bai Chen with the medicine.
“I understand a little.”
Hearing that, Liu Yuming smiled slightly.
“Can you tell what illness Yang Tianzhi has?”
“Heart attack and pericardial effusion.”
Hearing Bai Chen’s words, Liu Yuming was stunned.
“You can’t just say things like that!”
Bai Chen turned to observe the doctor’s treatment outside and couldn’t help but shake his head.
“I’m not saying this lightly, and based on their treatment method, I doubt they can save him!”
Li Guifang outside heard Bai Chen’s murmured words and became furious.
“What did you say! How dare you curse us?”
Bai Chen lightly shook his head and replied,
“I’m just speaking the truth.”
The actual treating doctor frowned at Bai Chen with dissatisfaction.
“I am Xue Shan Hai, the chief doctor of Lintai First Hospital. Who are you to speak recklessly here?”
“If you delay the patient’s treatment, can you take responsibility for it?”
Bai Chen sighed after observing Xue Shan Hai’s method.
“If you continue treating like this, the patient will be dead in less than ten minutes.”
Hearing Bai Chen’s words, both Li Guifang and Xue Shan Hai’s expressions changed.
Li Guifang stepped in front of Bai Chen, her cheeks shaking with anger.
“Who told you to curse my husband! Do you know who we are? Just look at you, a pathetic nobody, daring to speak here?”
Xue Shan Hai adjusted his glasses and frowned.
“Do you have any medical qualifications? How dare you say my treatment method is wrong?”
“I know a little about traditional medicine.”
Bai Chen replied lightly.
“Traditional medicine?”
Xue Shan Hai sneered.
“When did traditional medicine start having a voice?”
Li Guifang couldn’t help but laugh coldly at Bai Chen’s words.
“Another arrogant person claiming to know traditional medicine!”
“You people can only deceive others! Traditional medicine shouldn’t exist! It’s completely useless! Western medicine is the most powerful!”
Upon hearing this, Bai Chen and Liu Yuming couldn’t help but frown.
Xue Shan Hai also scoffed.
“Exactly! Who even uses traditional medicine anymore? If your skills are lacking, don’t interfere with us! Otherwise, you won’t be able to take responsibility!”
“Besides, can you tell what the patient’s problem is?”
Bai Chen glanced at Xue Shan Hai.
“Heart attack and pericardial effusion. That’s why I said your treatment method is problematic.”
Xue Shan Hai sneered again.
“Then if you’re so capable, why don’t you treat him?”
Bai Chen shook his head.
“What does that have to do with me? Are you hoping I take the blame for you?”
“You!”
Xue Shan Hai became somewhat irritated.
“If you’re not going to help, just stand aside! Don’t get in the way!”
At that moment, a young girl hurriedly pushed a wheelchair to Liu Yuming’s herbal shop.
An elderly man lay unconscious in the wheelchair.
“Doctor Liu! Please come quick! My grandfather is unconscious!”
Hearing the commotion, Liu Yuming’s expression changed, and he quickly turned around.
“What happened to Old Zhao?”
“I don’t know. I was planning to take my grandfather here to get some medicine, and suddenly he lost consciousness on the way!”
“Doctor Liu, you have to take a look!”
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuming hurried over to examine him.
Meanwhile, Bai Chen’s expression grew strange.
Could it be that this person also fainted from a heart attack and pericardial effusion?
