Chapter 342: A Rare Medicine

Chapter 342: Chapter 342: A Rare Medicine

Back in the emergency room, Jiang Fan had glanced at the attending physician’s name tag, which was now coming in handy.

The young nurse glanced at Jiang Fan, frowning slightly, but after noticing the "Chief Physician" badge on his chest, she cautiously took two steps back.

"Director, Director Zhang just came by to check on the patient. He said there are no issues for now and told me to perform a routine checkup. I’m to call him if I find anything," the young nurse said hurriedly.

Jiang Fan listened and nodded gently.

"Yes, this patient is a high-level official. To be safe, I’ll examine him again. You can head out for now. Stand guard outside and don’t let anyone in!"

The young nurse nodded quickly at Jiang Fan’s words, gathered her things, and left the room.

Jiang Fan gently placed his hand on Li Jiaxiang’s wrist to feel his pulse and couldn’t help but sigh.

’Sigh... my dear father-in-law, you’re not fated to die just yet, not with me here!’

He frowned and took a set of silver needles from his pocket.

It was the same set of needles he had brought from the Hua Family Villa, convenient for carrying around.

Jiang Fan injected a stream of True Qi into Li Jiaxiang’s heart meridian. He then lifted Li Jiaxiang’s clothes and, following the Medical Formulas from the Celestial Return Medical Records, began to locate the acupoints and apply the needles.

To be honest, after checking his pulse, Jiang Fan realized Li Jiaxiang’s condition was even worse than he had imagined.

His right arm was severely fractured and would be difficult to fully heal. He also had multiple injuries all over his body, with some wounds running three or four centimeters deep.

However, the most critical injury was the severe trauma to his head. Although the hospital’s all-out efforts during the day had stabilized him for the moment, Li Jiaxiang’s life force was no longer strong enough to last him through the night.

The blood vessels in Li Jiaxiang’s brain were slowly becoming blocked. Once they ruptured, he would be beyond saving.

Jiang Fan didn’t delay and immediately began the treatment.

Each needle carried a powerful stream of True Qi into Li Jiaxiang’s body.

With every insertion, the expression on Li Jiaxiang’s face grew pained, and the readings on the nearby monitors fluctuated wildly.

About twenty minutes later, Li Jiaxiang’s chest and abdomen were covered in silver needles, and the look on his face gradually eased.

As for Jiang Fan, after performing two intensive acupuncture sessions in a row, his own complexion had turned terribly pale.

Treating Elder Hua and Li Jiaxiang had consumed an immense amount of True Qi. Even though Jiang Fan had anticipated this, he was struggling to stay on his feet.

Beads of sweat dripped down his cheeks, and his breathing grew ragged.

But looking at Li Jiaxiang, Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

After injecting the last few streams of True Qi into Li Jiaxiang’s body and letting them circulate for a moment, Jiang Fan began to slowly remove the needles.

When it was all over, Li Jiaxiang had been pulled back from the brink, at least for now.

After making sure Li Jiaxiang was settled, Jiang Fan walked out of the hospital room, satisfied.

But as soon as he stepped out, he saw a group of people in white coats standing in the hallway, and his heart sank.

"Mr. Jiang, why be so secretive?" the elderly doctor at the head of the group said with a smile as Jiang Fan emerged.

"Ah... this..."

Jiang Fan then got a clear look and saw that the person who had spoken was none other than Xu Shichong.

Next to Xu Shichong was Dr. Zhang, along with several other doctors and nurses in white coats.

"Director Li is a very important patient at our hospital. The head of the hospital specifically asked me to come and check on him, and I happened to arrive while you were performing acupuncture," Xu Shichong said with a laugh. "It’s a good thing I was here, or this might have caused some unnecessary misunderstandings."

Jiang Fan gave the group an awkward glance and decided to just pull off his mask.

"Elder Xu, the man in that room is my father-in-law. As you know, the ICU isn’t a place I can just walk into, so I had to resort to this."

"I never would have guessed that you and Director Li had such a connection, Mr. Jiang. But why go to all this trouble? Your medical skills are so profound. Since you’ve already taken action, I imagine there’s no need for me to get involved."

"No wonder he was able to diagnose Director Li’s condition at a glance," Dr. Zhang said, surprised.

Dr. Zhang wasn’t a fool. Seeing how an old expert like Xu Shichong treated Jiang Fan, it was clear that Jiang Fan’s medical abilities were extraordinary.

Jiang Fan smiled awkwardly, took off the white coat as well, and handed it to the young nurse standing nearby.

"Could you do me a favor and return this for me?"

"Mr. Jiang, how is Director Li’s condition now?" Xu Shichong asked.

Hearing this, Jiang Fan’s expression turned grim again, and he frowned.

"For now, his life is saved. But for him to wake up, he’ll likely need some Chinese medicine."

"Mr. Jiang, just say the word if you need anything. I’ll make sure they give you their full cooperation."

Jiang Fan said in a low voice, "I can write a prescription in a moment, but there is one crucial ingredient. It’s the key to whether my father-in-law will wake up, and I don’t know if the hospital has it."

"What is it?"

"Yingxu Pills!"

"Yingxu Pills? That’s a medicinal herb even rarer than Ganoderma or ginseng!"

"Elder Xu, you know of it?"

Xu Shichong’s expression fell. He sighed, "I’ve more than just heard of it, Mr. Jiang. Is there anyone familiar with Chinese medicine who doesn’t know about those rare herbs? Forget our city hospital; you couldn’t find even a few plants of it in all of Huaxia."

"What? This..."

Jiang Fan’s heart sank. He knew the Celestial Return Medical Records described Yingxu Pills as an extremely rare herb, but he hadn’t realized just how rare it was.

"An herb like that would never be found in our city hospital. I’m afraid you’ll have to find another way, Mr. Jiang."

After listening, Jiang Fan could only say, "Please look after him for the next couple of days, Elder Xu. I’ll figure out a way to get the catalyst herb."

"You’re too kind, Mr. Jiang. We will certainly do our best to treat him."

"Also, I’d like to ask for a favor from you and Dr. Zhang, Elder Xu!"

"Please, ask away, Mr. Jiang!" Xu Shichong said.

Hearing this, Dr. Zhang grew a little anxious and nodded along quickly.

"I hope you can help me with my father-in-law’s condition. Please be discreet about the full details with his daughter. I’m worried she won’t be able to handle it right now."

"Of course, that’s no problem!" Xu Shichong and Dr. Zhang readily agreed.

Jiang Fan said his goodbyes to Xu Shichong and the others. He bought some light, liquid food at the hospital entrance before returning to the hotel.

"What took you so long? I thought you weren’t coming back!"

The moment she saw Jiang Fan push the door open, Li Muwan rushed over to him.

Jiang Fan smiled, deliberately putting on a relaxed expression.

"You can run and jump, so you must be feeling much better."

"Jiang Fan, can you not leave?"

"Don’t worry, I’ll stay here with you tonight."

In truth, Jiang Fan had already planned for this, which was why he had booked a room with two beds.