Doctor Ou Guobiao finally remembered the purpose of his visit. He turned his head to look at Ling Tian, and was even more astonished.
If an eminent traditional Chinese medicine practitioner had made the elderly patient's condition improve, it could be understood.
But for this young man in front of him to act and immediately achieve miraculous recovery was utterly baffling.
"Did you just perform acupuncture on the patient?"
"Yes, acupuncture for pain relief is basic skill for TCM practitioners. Many Western medicine doctors in your hospital know it."
Doctor Ou Guobiao frowned. Although what Ling Tian said was true, and their hospital had tried using acupuncture to relieve pain for cancer patients, their treatment results were far from as significant as this young man's.
"What method do you plan to use to treat the patient?"
"Acupuncture, plus herbal decoctions!"
"But you know, the pleura has very sparse blood vessels. Even drugs find it difficult to reach there. I don't understand what principle acupuncture uses to kill those cancer cells! Don't give me that 'boosting immunity' nonsense. This is Harmony Hospital, and what you say won't work here!"
"Neili!"
Ling Tian's answer made Doctor Ou Guobiao chuckle. A doctor of his caliber naturally knew about the existence of neili, but he didn't believe Ling Tian could master and skillfully use neili to treat patients.
"Young man, stop bragging. I don't believe you can master neili at your age! If you don't have the capability, don't take on such matters. It might bring you disaster!"
"You're so convinced I don't have this capability?"
"This is a reasonable inference," Doctor Ou Guobiao shrugged. "Furthermore, this is Harmony Hospital. We haven't seen any demons or ghosts! Tricks and scams won't work here!" Doctor Ou issued another warning.
"I understand you don't believe me, but I am confident I can earn your trust! How about this, to see if I have neili, I'll give you a demonstration!"
"Alright, I'd like to see what tricks you have," Doctor Ou Guobiao said with a smile.
Lawyer Zhu was a bit dumbfounded at this point. These two were sparring, and as an outsider, he couldn't understand it at all.
Ling Tian picked up a silver needle.
"Come, Doctor, place your hand on the windowsill!"
Doctor Ou Guobiao walked over and slapped his hand onto the windowsill. Ling Tian held the silver needle, its tip hovering three to four centimeters above the back of his hand.
"Watch closely!"
Ling Tian said, his internal True Yuan surging. An invisible stream of True Qi shot out from the tip of the needle, piercing Doctor Ou Guobiao's hand.
"Hiss, ouch!"
He cried out, withdrawing his hand. Looking at the back of his hand, he saw a small red dot, with a faint trace of blood seeping out.
"This… this…" Doctor Ou Guobiao could hardly believe his eyes. He had watched as Ling Tian's needle tip remained several centimeters away from his hand. He could confirm Ling Tian's hand hadn't moved; something invisible must have pricked his hand!
"Do you understand now?"
"Uh, not entirely!" Doctor Ou Guobiao was now half-believing, half-doubting. After all, there was another possibility for what just happened: Ling Tian could have swiftly dropped the needle onto his hand and then retracted it. If Ling Tian's speed was fast enough, even while he was watching, it might have deceived his eyes.
"No matter, no matter, I'll do another experiment for you. Go get a cup and fill it with some cold water! You prepare the cup and the water yourself, so you don't have to worry about me playing any tricks!"
"Alright!"
Doctor Ou Guobiao left the ward and whispered a few words to a nurse. A moment later, a nurse came in with a glass cup filled with cold water. Ling Tian stepped forward, extended his right hand, and placed his fingers on the wall of the cup.
"Watch!"
Ling Tian's internal True Yuan surged, and True Qi flowed through his meridians. Both Doctor Ou Guobiao and Lawyer Zhu saw that Ling Tian's hand wasn't moving, yet the water in the cup began to vibrate at high speed. After three minutes, they were astonished to find that the water in the cup was emitting white steam! A few more minutes passed before Ling Tian withdrew his hand. By then, the water in the cup was steaming hot.
Doctor Ou Guobiao stepped forward and instinctively dipped his finger into the cup.
"Ouch!"
He cried out, his finger turning red from the heat. The water in the cup was now almost as hot as boiling water!
"You see? This is neili! I use acupuncture to penetrate near the lesion area, and my neili stimulates the water molecules in the patient's body to friction at high speed, generating heat. This heat acts like an electrocautery, burning and killing the tumor! Furthermore, although blood vessels are sparse near the pleura, there are many meridians' extremities there. Through herbal medicine and acupuncture, we can stimulate the meridians to deliver effective medicinal components to the lesion site…"
Ling Tian explained very seriously to Doctor Ou Guobiao, who fell into deep thought. After a long while, Doctor Ou Guobiao finally looked up. Lawyer Zhu was staring intently at him.
"Doctor Ou, what is your recommendation?"
"Mr. Zhu, to be honest, the treatment method this Mr. Ling Tian spoke of is beyond my professional knowledge and cognition. Some of the things and methods he mentioned, while they might exist, have not been verified by scientific experiments. However, I can say that this Mr. Ling Tian possesses genuine skill…"
Lawyer Zhu was somewhat helpless. Doctor Ou had spoken at length but said nothing conclusive.
"Then, in your opinion, can my mother accept treatment from Doctor Ling Tian?"
"My recommendation is that you can try it, but you must sign a corresponding legal agreement before treatment. Our hospital will not be responsible for any problems that arise during the treatment. You should be very clear about this. Of course, this decision should be made by you personally!"
Lawyer Zhu pondered for a long time and finally nodded through gritted teeth.
"Alright, let's do it. Doctor Ling Tian, I entrust my mother's illness to you! When can we begin treatment?"
"Saving a life is like fighting a fire; there's no time to delay. If possible, let's start now!"
The hospital had ready-made waiver agreements. Everyone retrieved the agreement, and Ling Tian and Lawyer Zhu signed it. At this time, relevant hospital doctors also learned of the matter and came to observe. Lawyer Zhu's mother was directed to a treatment room, wearing only a hospital gown. Ling Tian took out sterilized silver needles and began the acupuncture treatment for the elderly patient! True Qi flowed slowly through the silver needles into the old lady's body, quickly encountering cancer cells!