Long Xiao could not stand by and watch someone die. He took out his silver needles, ready to treat the woman, when the urgent sound of an ambulance siren wafted in.
"Dad, the ambulance is here, let's hurry and take Mom to the hospital," said Brother Zhao's son.
Brother Zhao looked at Long Xiao and Mi Tianfu, nodded, and said, "Alright, let's go."
Long Xiao did not dare to stop the father and son from going to the hospital. He followed them out, holding his silver needles.
The ambulance stopped at the entrance, and two nurses and a middle-aged doctor alighted, carrying their first-aid kits and rushing over.
Despite the injection of a stimulant, it was ineffective. The woman's breathing grew weaker and weaker until it finally stopped.
The doctor's face was filled with disappointment. He straightened up and said, "I'm sorry, there was traffic congestion on the way, we're too late. Make arrangements for the funeral."
"Mom..." Brother Zhao's son, crawling on his mother's body, wailed in sorrow.
Brother Zhao stood by, watching his crying son and his still wife. Large teardrops fell onto the ground.
Long Xiao stepped forward and roughly pulled away Brother Zhao's son, saying, "She's not dead yet, what are you crying about?"
Upon hearing Long Xiao's words, the doctor and the two nurses looked at him with great curiosity. The doctor asked, "Who are you? Her breathing and heart have stopped, how can you say she's not dead?"
"A person lives on a breath. Her last breath hasn't dispersed, so she's not dead."
"Hmph, still trying to trick people with those superstitious Traditional Chinese Medicine theories. Ignorant."
Long Xiao glanced at the doctor and said nothing more. He took out his silver needles and prepared to administer treatment.
The young nurse standing beside the doctor, around twenty years old, had dark, deep phoenix eyes, and a well-proportioned figure. If not for her slightly sallow complexion and a few dark spots on her face, she would have been an absolute beauty.
Seeing Long Xiao about to treat someone the doctor had declared dead, she scoffed, "Chinese medicine is just for show. How can a dead person be saved?"
Long Xiao paused his movements and looked up at the nurse, asking, "What if I save her?"
"If you can save her, I, I will..."
The nurse wanted to make a bet with Long Xiao but couldn't think of what to wager with this stranger.
"If I save her, you will work for this clinic for free for a year."
"And if you can't save her?" the nurse asked.
"If I can't save her, I'll give you ten million yuan."
Upon hearing the mention of a ten-million yuan bet, everyone's spirits were lifted. Even the young man who had been crying for his mother looked at Long Xiao, his tears gone.
Long Xiao's needling speed was astonishingly fast. No one saw how he moved. Seven silver needles had already pierced the woman's body.
"Bei Dou Xu Ming" (North Star Life Extension) was the first move of the "Tian Gang Shen Zhen" (Heavenly Gang Divine Needles). The silver needles, carrying green vital energy, entered the body and quickly flowed into the heart, restoring strength to the weak, faltering organ.
Long Xiao placed his hands on the woman's ribs, and her heart, which had stopped beating, began to throb powerfully again.
The blood, which had ceased to flow, now carried a small amount of vital energy and coursed through the other organs. The internal organs, which had stopped functioning, all began to work.
"She's breathing! She's alive, alive!" another nurse exclaimed.
No one had expected Long Xiao to be able to revive a dead person. The doctor stared at Long Xiao dumbfounded, unsure of what to say. This was too unscientific; such an event was beyond his comprehension.
Seeing his wife alive again, Brother Zhao, with his son, fell to their knees before Long Xiao.
"Get up quickly. She's only breathing now. To save her life, she still needs to be taken to the hospital for treatment," Long Xiao said, helping Brother Zhao and his son to their feet.
Everyone bustled about, lifting Brother Zhao's wife onto the ambulance. By then, she had opened her eyes and weakly said, "Thank you, doctor."
Hearing his wife speak, Brother Zhao broke down in tears again. She had rarely spoken since she became bedridden, and in the past year and more, she hadn't uttered a single word.
As the ambulance was about to depart, Long Xiao looked at the nurse who was about to board and said, "Beautiful, you seem to have forgotten something."
The freckled beauty snorted and said, "I know. A bet is a bet. When are you opening? I'll quit my job and come to work here as a nurse."
Long Xiao smiled and nodded. "We'll open in ten days. I hope you won't go back on your word."
Watching the ambulance leave, Mi Tianfu asked curiously, "Brother, are you really going to let that girl come here to work as a nurse?"
Long Xiao nodded. "That girl is no ordinary person; her strength is very high. If she's here as a nurse, when I'm not around, someone causing trouble can be handled, ensuring the safety of this place."
"You didn't even fight her, just by looking with your eyes, you could tell she was very strong?" Mi Tianfu asked, not believing it.
Long Xiao nodded. "It's easy to tell. Martial artists have residual energy overflowing from their bodies. The stronger the residual energy, the higher their strength. I can see the overflowing energy."
Mi Tianfu hesitated for a long time and said, "Brother, you said I can't learn your medical skills. How about you teach me your method of seeing residual energy?"
Long Xiao shook his head. "This requires practice. Your comprehension is not high, and your physique is not suited for cultivation. Even if I teach you the cultivation method, you won't be able to practice it even if you cultivate until you die."
Upon hearing Long Xiao's words, Mi Tianfu was so dejected that he drooped his head all day, unable to muster any energy.
Brother Zhao's wife had almost died from taking 'Tong Mai San' (Pulse-Expanding Powder). This indicated that Lin's Pharmaceutical's 'Tong Mai San' had already been launched.
Soon, people would fall ill from taking the medicine. If all these people were to be treated with acupuncture, Long Xiao's limited green vital energy would not be enough, even if he used it all.
The medicine that caused people to fall ill was a product of Lin's Pharmaceutical. Lin Xuan was no longer the CEO of Lin's Pharmaceutical, so this matter had nothing to do with Long Xiao.
However, Long Xiao could not stand by and watch people suffer. He returned to the front courtyard of Xinglin Grass Hall and headed straight to the pharmacy, beginning to search for the necessary herbs to treat and eliminate the toxicity of 'Tong Mai San.'
He found over a dozen herbs, but three main ingredients were missing from the pharmacy. Long Xiao took out his phone and called Li Yizhen, telling him that he urgently needed these three herbs and asking him to find them quickly.
After arranging for Li Yizhen to find the herbs, Long Xiao, along with Mi Tianfu and Mingyue, ground the prepared herbs into powder, preparing to refine pills.
Just two hours later, Li Yizhen and Li Xinran entered Xinglin Grass Hall in a hurry, carrying a large bag of herbs.
"Master, I've found the herbs. What can I help you with?" Li Yizhen asked.
Li Xinran secretly glanced at Long Xiao, her face blushing slightly, and remained silent. Ever since Li Yizhen had recognized Long Xiao as his master, she had tried her best to avoid meeting Long Xiao.
Li Yizhen was her grandfather, and Long Xiao was his disciple. She should have called Long Xiao 'Shizu' (ancestral master), but she found it too embarrassing to say the word.
Long Xiao briefly explained the situation and said, "Old Li, I want to refine some pills in advance, specifically targeted to treat as many affected people as possible."
Li Yizhen nodded. "Those islanders are truly wicked. Our countrymen are careless and are blinded by greed. This matter must be reported to the Pharmaceutical and Health Administration immediately so they can stop the sale of 'Tong Mai San.' Otherwise, a major disaster will occur."
Mi Tianfu sighed and said, "Old Li, it's too late. The incident has already happened. Let's focus on preparing the pills first."
Li Yizhen called the person in charge of the Pharmaceutical and Health Administration and explained the situation. The person in charge promised to immediately arrange an investigation into the matter.