"What did you say? Your grandfather is in trouble?"
Upon hearing Wang Yuhe's urgent words, Wu Tian was taken aback and quickly asked, "What happened? How could Old Master Wang suddenly get into trouble?"
Wang Yuhe was on the verge of tears.
She said anxiously, "I don't know! We're at the People's Hospital now. We've tried everything, but nothing works."
"Wu Tian, you're the only one I can rely on now."
"If you're at home, hurry over."
"If you're any later, I'm afraid... I'm afraid Grandpa won't be able to hold on!"
From Wang Yuhe's urgent tone, Wu Tian could tell that the situation was indeed critical.
He had a good relationship with both Old Master Wang and Wang Yuhe.
If nothing else, Old Master Wang had called him master, so he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
He quickly agreed, hung up the phone, rushed home, and drove to the People's Hospital.
Upon arriving at the People's Hospital, Wang Yuhe was waiting in the lobby.
Seeing Wu Tian arrive, she immediately rushed over, her delicate and pretty face filled with panic, and said:
"Wu Tian, you're finally here! You've worried me to death!"
Wang Yuhe had studied traditional Chinese medicine with Old Master Wang since she was young. She was steeped in both Chinese and Western cultures, and usually maintained a gentle demeanor like that of a woman from the Jiangnan water towns.
Now that she was speaking in such a tone, it showed that she was extremely anxious.
Wu Tian comforted her, saying, "Yuhe, calm down first. Don't be so anxious."
"Tell me what happened. How did it come to this?"
Wang Yuhe replied, "I don't know either."
"Grandpa went out for a meal with someone last night. He was fine when he came back, but this morning he suddenly fell unconscious. We can't find any reason for it."
"Hurry and come see him. If you're late, the situation will surely worsen!"
Wu Tian nodded and followed Wang Yuhe to the ward.
At this moment, Old Master Wang was lying in bed, with electrodes attached to his chest.
The monitor beside him showed a normal electrocardiogram, but Old Master Wang lay with his eyes closed, unable to wake up.
Wu Tian walked over and took a look, his brow immediately furrowing.
He turned to Wang Yuhe and asked in a deep voice, "Yuhe, do you know who Old Master Wang had dinner with yesterday? Do you know them?"
Wang Yuhe shook her head and said, "I don't know them. It's the first time I've seen them."
"What's wrong? Could this matter be related to them?"
Just as Wu Tian was about to speak, two people walked into the ward.
One of them, upon seeing Old Master Wang's condition, exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness, how did Old Master Wang end up like this?"
Wu Tian looked at him with confusion. At this moment, he heard Wang Yuhe say in shock, "You? Why are you here?"
The man was middle-aged. He said, "I heard Old Master Wang was in trouble, so I hurried over to see him."
"What's going on? He was fine when we had dinner last night. How did he become like this now?"
Wu Tian understood immediately and asked the man, "Old Master Wang had dinner with you, right? Who are you?"
The man sized up Wu Tian and asked, "And you are..."
Wang Yuhe explained from the side, "This is Wu Tian. He's here to treat my grandfather."
"Wu Tian?" Before the man could reply, the other person with him showed a look of confusion.
"Did you participate in the Asian Traditional Chinese Medicine Exchange Competition?"
Wu Tian nodded and said, "That's right."
"It really is you!" Upon hearing this, a shocked voice rang out. "I didn't expect to run into you here. Should I call this fate, or is it a case of enemies crossing paths?"
Wu Tian frowned and asked, "Who exactly are you people?"
The man who had dinner with Old Master Wang said, "I am ***, the president of the Provincial Pharmaceutical Association. I've heard of Old Master Wang's great reputation for a long time, so I came to see him yesterday."
"As for this gentleman, he is Ling Xinchun, the patriarch of the Ling family, the foremost of the three major pharmaceutical families."
"Speaking of which, you are acquaintances in a way."
"The Ling family?" Hearing this, Wu Tian's brow furrowed even deeper.
If this man was the patriarch of the Ling family, then he was Ling Tengyun's father, wasn't he?
No wonder he said that enemies were crossing paths. Given what had happened between him and Ling Tengyun, they could indeed be called enemies.
At the same time, his gaze became more scrutinizing, and he said, "Mr. Ling, I can understand President Sun coming here, but why did you come as well?"
*** explained, "It's like this, Mr. Ling happened to be handling some matters here, so we met."
"As soon as we got together, we heard about Old Master Wang's situation, so we came together."
"I see..." This explanation seemed to have no issues.
However, Wu Tian's eyes deepened, as if there was something amiss.
Wang Yuhe was already extremely anxious and said, "Isn't that unimportant?"
"Wu Tian, what were you about to say? Have you figured out what's wrong with my grandfather?"
Wu Tian nodded and said, "Old Master Wang's condition is rather complex. He's not sick, he's been poisoned!"
"What did you say?" Wang Yuhe was startled and then quickly said, "Poisoned? How could he be poisoned?"
"Did Grandpa eat something he shouldn't have?"
Wu Tian said, "If that were the case, it would be good. Food poisoning isn't a major problem."
"But Old Master Wang's condition is due to poisoning by medicine, and it's an ancient, potent poison!"
"This poison is called Ningxue San. Its toxicity isn't strong initially, but its characteristic is that the longer it's stored, the more potent it becomes."
"And from my estimation, the Ningxue San that Old Master Wang was poisoned with is at least a century old!"
Upon hearing Wu Tian's words, Wang Yuhe's body trembled, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
Having read many TCM books since childhood, she naturally knew about Ningxue San.
Anyone poisoned by this toxin would have their blood slowly coagulate, eventually becoming like a zombie, with no hope of recovery.
And the toxicity of Ningxue San that had been stored for a hundred years, how strong would it be? Was this a poison that a human could cure?
The more Wang Yuhe thought about it, the more disheartened she felt, and she almost burst into tears.
She said with a choked voice, "What should we do, Wu Tian? Do you have a way to cure my grandfather?"
"You're so capable, you must have a way, right?"
Wu Tian said, "A poison like this requires a specially formulated method to resolve."
"And given the current situation, it's likely impossible for me to find a specialized method in a short period."