404: Chapter 404: Maybe I Can Save 404: Chapter 404: Maybe I Can Save “What were you two talking about for so long?” Tangyu asked.
Lin Feifei replied with a mysterious smile, “That’s women’s business.
Why does a big man like you care so much?
Don’t you know that women have their own little secrets?
If you really want to know, go and ask Sister Shanshan, but whether she’ll tell you, I have no idea.”
Tangyu was taken aback; it was the first time he had seen Lin Feifei assert herself like that.
She wasn’t just a hundred percent docile little sheep after all.
Looking at Liu Shanshan, Tangyu felt that there was something odd in her gaze.
He wondered what the two women had been talking about for so long.
Why did Liu Shanshan’s look at him seem a bit off upon their return?
By now, the bonfire party was also coming to an end.
“It’s terrible, something has happened!” Suddenly, a tense voice rose.
A woman in her forties ran over, looking quite anxious, “Uncle Yan, please come quickly and save a life!”
Her words exploded like thunder, silencing the previously bustling clearing.
Everyone’s eyes turned to her.
Behind her, three people were coming over – more accurately, two were carrying one.
They hurried towards them.
The adults crowded around, faces filled with concern, “What happened, what’s wrong with Gaofa?”
“What happened to Gaofa?”
Deng Xianfeng also hurried over, “What happened to Gaofa?
Why has his face turned purple, was he bitten by a snake?”
“Uncle Yan is here, everyone step back and let Uncle Yan take a look,” someone called out and the crowd parted to make way.
An elderly man in his sixties walked over with a faltering gait.
His name was Deng Yan, the only doctor in the village, a practice passed down from his ancestors.
His grandfather was a local healer, and from a young age, he learned some medical skills from him.
For common ailments like colds and fevers in the village, people generally sought him out, but for serious illnesses, he was not up to the task; still, he managed minor illnesses well enough.
Even so, Uncle Yan had quite a high reputation in the village, and he was deeply respected by everyone.
Uncle Yan rolled up the trousers of the man named Deng Gaofa and discovered that his leg had swollen as though filled with water and turned purple-black.
His entire right foot was purple-black.
On his calf, there was a shocking wound oozing black blood.
Deng Gaofa’s face was darkening, his eyes white, and his expression vague – it was evident he was in grave danger.
The woman, now crying, implored him, “Uncle Yan, please, you must save our Gaofa, or I won’t be able to go on living.”
By then, Deng Gaofa’s family had also arrived in haste, each one of them fraught with worry, and the two elder family members even started crying, their emotions spiraling out of control.
“How could there be snakes in autumn?
Gaofa is so skilled at catching snakes, how could he have been bitten?”
“This creature must be highly venomous; it’s terrifying.
What are we going to do now?”
The villagers were also extremely concerned.
The children, behaving maturely, had moved to the side and were not playing around.
The younger ones looked on curiously, while the older kids kept them away, ensuring they didn’t cause trouble.
“Let’s go over and take a look too,” Zhao Yaya said.
Without waiting to see if Tangyu and the others would come, she ran over.
“Uncle Yan, what is the situation?”
Uncle Yan furrowed his brows deeply and shook his head, “It’s not a snake bite.
He’s probably been bitten by a black widow, and I suppose—sigh.” He didn’t finish his sentence, shaking his head with a look of helplessness.
“What?
A black widow, that’s a deadly venomous spider.”
“It’s over, a black widow bite is usually fatal.”
“Get on my car quickly, let’s rush him to the hospital,” Deng Xianfeng immediately said.
Wow—
The wails of Deng Gaofa’s family members rose, their cries painfully distressing to hear.
The mood among the crowd was also very subdued as people consoled Gaofa’s family with gentle words.
“What is a black widow?” Zhao Yaya asked, puzzled.
Tangyu said, “It’s a type of venomous spider, very toxic.
It’s counted as one of the world’s most venomous creatures, even more dangerous than a king cobra’s venom.”
“Ah, that dangerous?
So he’s as good as dead?” Zhao Yaya said in surprise, then quickly covered her mouth.
“Alas, I fear it’s too late.
The hospital in town is useless.
Unless he’s taken to a big hospital in Donglin City, maybe there they’ll have an antidote for the black widow,” Uncle Yan shook his head.
The previously joyous atmosphere in the village had darkened because of this incident.
The whole village felt like a single entity; when one family rejoiced, everyone rejoiced, and when one family mourned, everyone felt the sorrow.
Deng Gaofa was still in his prime at forty-something.
If something untoward happened to him, it would be like a bolt from the blue for his family.
“Uncle Yan, please, please save my Gaofa!” the woman pleaded as she grabbed Uncle Yan’s arm.
Uncle Yan shook his head with a face full of difficulty.
“I really can’t do anything.
I have no means to counteract the Black Widow’s venom,” he said.
The woman’s eyes turned into fountain spouts, with tears streaming down, crying painfully and compassionately, oh so sorrowfully.
It moved those who heard to tears, and those who saw it to grief.
Even Zhao Yaya’s eyes began to mist.
It was her first time witnessing such a scene.
A sympathetic heart spurred her own tears.
“Perhaps, I can save him.” A voice suddenly broke through, not loud, yet it echoed like a booming sound.
Everyone’s gaze simultaneously switched to Tangyu.
Zhao Yaya’s eyes lit up, “Yes, yes, good brother, isn’t your medical skill amazing?
Please, please save him quickly, he looks so pitiful.”
Lin Feifei’s heart stirred as she remembered the Divine Doctor Tangyu beside her, who could save the man as long as he was willing to act.
Otherwise, given Tangyu’s personality, he would never have offered help lightly.
Lin Feifei’s eyes also flickered with crystal clarity as she looked over at Tangyu.
“Are you a doctor?” Deng Gaofa’s wife asked Tangyu, stunned.
Tangyu nodded.
“Yes.”
“Doctor, please, save my Gaofa, I beg you,” the woman implored, rushing towards him.
“Big sister, don’t get excited.
Everyone, please step back and let me do it,” Tangyu said, nodding.
He usually wouldn’t readily treat men.
Honestly, he wouldn’t care too much about a man’s life or death.
But Tangyu was that kind of person; if he owed a favor, he would return it.
If others were kind to him, he would be kind in return.
The villagers of Wanshan had welcomed and treated them with such enthusiasm and the community’s simplicity had moved him, leaving an imprint in his heart.
Seeing that an incident had occurred in the village, and knowing that Deng Gaofa was doomed without his intervention, Tangyu hesitated, but then decided to act.
This would repay Wanshan village with a token of gratitude.
Pioneer Deng had intended to drive to get help, but Uncle Yan said there was no time, so he had to give up.
He too felt grieved over the village accident.
Hearing Tangyu say there might be a cure also made him look over in sheer astonishment.
He was deeply skeptical—could Tang really cure the Black Widow’s venom?
Unless he had an antidote for Black Widow venom prepared.
It was possible for a wealthy person to have lifesaving items when traveling.
“You can treat it?” Uncle Yan’s eyebrows knitted into furrows, looking at Tangyu in disbelief.
He was, in his own right, a doctor, and he knew all too well the difficulty of treating such poison.
Even the large hospitals in Donglin City might not find an antidote.
Essentially, being bitten by a Black Widow meant a slim chance of survival.
Others, too, looked at Tangyu with skeptical eyes.
Being bitten by poisonous snakes was common for those living in the mountains, and dying from such bites also happened.
The people of Wanshan had some understanding of poison.
“It should be possible,” Tangyu nodded.
“Oh,” Uncle Yan again looked surprised, his old eyes reflecting a strange glint.
Tangyu approached Deng Gaofa, who was fading in and out of consciousness and looked as if he was about to draw his last breath, with his condition worsening still.
At this rate, in ten more minutes, not even immortals could save him.
“Lay him flat on the ground and then back off a bit.
Finally, stay a bit further away from me.
Some toxic gas will be expelled soon, which is bad for your health,” Tangyu said with a serious expression.
Although everyone hesitated for a moment, they quickly followed his instructions.
For some reason, seeing his resolved and clear eyes, and his unequivocal tone, they felt an inexplicable trust in him.
Once everyone backed away, without further hesitation, Tangyu activated his Pure Yang Qi and targeted various crucial points on Deng Gaofa’s body.
His fingers moved so fast it dazzled the onlookers into awe.
Since the poisoning had lasted for a while, the venom had spread throughout his entire body, greatly impacting many bodily functions.
Even if the toxin was entirely cleared, his body would struggle to recover to its previous state without prolonged treatment.
Normally, just one Detoxification Elixir would have sufficed for an immediate recovery, but Tangyu had only two left.
Each one was an enormously valuable Spirit Pill, which Tangyu would rather not waste on others.
Suddenly, a stream of dark, foul-smelling fluid flowed out from the spot where Deng Gaofa had been bitten.
Witnessing this, everyone breathed a little easier and their belief in Tangyu’s abilities grew stronger.
Deng Gaofa’s family clutched their hearts, eyes fixed tightly on Tangyu.
Uncle Yan’s gaze shone with wonder as he watched Tangyu, “Such quick technique, such mysterious technique.
It seems like acupuncture, but not quite.
I’ve studied medicine from a young age; though I’m not highly skilled, my knowledge is broad enough.
But I’ve never seen such medical techniques in any textbook.
Mysterious indeed—too mysterious.”
It wasn’t just Uncle Yan.
Many others also felt it was baffling; even those without medical training knew that it didn’t resemble Chinese nor Western medicine—it was truly a strange thing.
Regardless of how strange it was, anything that could save a life was a good thing.
“Look, the dark purple on Gaofa’s face has receded, and his complexion is starting to get rosier.”
“This is incredible.
Look, Gaofa’s legs are starting to deflate from the swelling.
And his consciousness seems to be coming back.
Just now, his eyelids even fluttered a few times.”
“So amazing, it seems Gaofa really has a chance after all.
Truly, heaven blesses our Wanshan village.”