Chapter 406 He Drank It Himself
The people around murmured amongst themselves.
Many members of the Zhuge family's faces flushed with embarrassment. They had initially thought that with Chen Yang's prowess, Old Madam Zhuge would be recovering.
However, after the treatment, the Old Madam had died, not even having the chance to utter a final word.
The Western medicine experts standing nearby shook their heads coldly, whispering taunts.
Du Huaishan's expression was awkward.
The TCM colleagues behind Du Huaishan hurled invectives at Chen Yang, furious. They felt that Chen Yang had disgraced Chinese medicine.
Chen Yang waved his hand and laughed, saying, "I already stated that the treatment is not yet complete. What I just did was merely the first step."
"The next step is to condition the Old Madam's body."
"Old man Du, have someone grind that old ginseng into powder and brew it into a soup to be brought over."
Du Huaishan was stunned upon hearing this and looked at Chen Yang, saying, "Sir, the Old Madam no longer shows any signs of life. This..."
Chen Yang chuckled, "Why, don't you believe in Chinese medicine anymore? Haven't you heard of the Nine Yang Life Reversing Needles?"
As he spoke, nine finger-length silver needles suddenly appeared in Chen Yang's palm.
The next moment, the needles "swished" and were rapidly inserted into the Old Madam's forehead at the Zhiyang acupoint, Dantian acupoint, Mingmen acupoint, and so on.
Nine needles, nine major acupoints!
Moreover, these nine major acupoints were all taboo points in conventional TCM acupuncture.
Every TCM student, upon entering medical school, is sternly taught never to puncture the Yintang acupoint, the Mingmen acupoint, the Dantian acupoint, and so on.
Yet, Chen Yang was now puncturing major Mingmen acupoints!
Seeing this, Du Huaishan trembled with excitement.
He exclaimed with immense joy, "This... this is truly the Nine Yang Life Reversing Needles? I... I've only heard of it, never seen it before. Old Madam Zhuge can be saved! Quickly! Go and brew the ginseng soup."
Zhuge Xuan's spirit lifted upon hearing this. He immediately instructed his subordinates to quickly grind the oldest and finest wild ginseng into powder and bring the soup over.
At this moment, Chen Yang was rapidly rotating the silver needles.
The Nine Yang Life Reversing Needles instantly unleashed their powerful efficacy.
The Old Madam Zhuge, who had been lying on the sickbed on the verge of death, suddenly exhaled a breath of turbid air and her heartbeat grew stronger.
A gasp of disbelief went through the crowd.
Especially the Western medicine experts present were dumbfounded.
"This... how is this possible? She clearly had no signs of life moments ago."
"Look, her heart rate is increasing, her blood oxygen saturation is rising, her blood pressure is normalizing. This... this is impossible!"
"The Old Madam is breathing on her own. Incredible, absolutely incredible. How can this be?"
As the crowd was still in an uproar, the instruments indicated that all of the Old Madam's vital signs had stabilized completely.
Without further ado, Chen Yang waved his hand, and the nine silver needles returned to his palm.
Chen Yang let out a sigh of relief, glanced at Old Madam Zhuge on the sickbed, and nodded, saying, "This should be about right now."
Just then, servants hurried over with a bowl of ginseng soup.
Chen Yang took the bowl of ginseng soup, took a sip, and nodded, "This ginseng is at least four hundred years old. It is indeed rare and precious!"
The servant, seeing Chen Yang take a sip, looked a bit pained and quickly said, "Yes, yes, esteemed physician. The Zhuge family spent tens of millions of US dollars on this ginseng thirty years ago. It is priceless today!"
Chen Yang nodded, then tilted his head and gulped down the entire bowl of ginseng soup. He closed his eyes and circulated the internal energy of the Heavenly Physician Art within him, rapidly recovering his strength.
At this moment, everyone around was stunned, staring speechlessly at Chen Yang.
Zhuge Xuan was even more astonished. He swallowed and asked Chen Yang cautiously, "Sir, you... why did you drink it yourself?"
Chen Yang opened his eyes, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, nodded at Zhuge Xuan, and said, "Saving the Old Madam just now consumed a lot of my internal energy and mental focus, so I drank a bowl of ginseng soup to replenish myself."
"I've recovered more than half now... this bowl of ginseng soup is indeed excellent."
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Xuan clutched his thighs in distress and said to Chen Yang, "Esteemed physician, sir, how could you do this? That... that was prepared for my mother. We only have that one ginseng in the entire Zhuge family, meant to sustain the Old Madam's life!"
"Esteemed physician, sir, if you have any other requests, the Zhuge family will try our best to satisfy them, but this ginseng... this, alas..."
Chen Yang chuckled and said to Zhuge Xuan, "Mr. Zhuge, stop feeling heartbroken. The effort I expended to save your mother is far greater than you imagine."
"Also, do you know what 'false emptiness cannot receive tonic' means? Although your mother's vital signs are stable now, if you were to give her this bowl of ginseng soup, it would harm her."
"She is currently incapable of processing such potent medicinal effects. From now on, besides a light diet and balanced nutrition, the prescribed remedies will focus on strengthening earth to generate metal and nourishing water to nurture wood."
Zhuge Xuan was stunned by these terms and looked confused. He scratched his head and asked, "Ah? Then... what kind of tonics are those?"
Du Huaishan burst into laughter and said to Zhuge Xuan, "Mr. Zhuge, please don't worry. I am familiar with all the methods this esteemed physician has mentioned. I will be responsible for your mother's health going forward."
Then, Du Huaishan bowed deeply to Chen Yang, his lips trembling as he spoke, "Thank you, sir, for opening my eyes today. Indeed, heroes are not judged by their origins, nor by their age!"
"Sir, you are young, yet your medical skills far surpass mine, and your knowledge is something I, Du Huaishan, cannot even dream of catching up to. I believe I now know your identity. Thank you, thank you!"
"It seems Old Madam Zhuge is truly fortunate. Only you, sir, can save her in this world."
Du Huaishan spoke, unable to help but smile with relief and nod at Chen Yang.
At this moment, Du Huaishan felt that it didn't matter if he died.
Because the art of Chinese medicine would be passed down by young people like Chen Yang, and organizations like the Heavenly Physician Hall would further its development!
He could indeed rest in peace.
Du Huaishan walked to the bedside, felt the Old Madam's pulse, and then said, "Someone, I will write a few prescriptions, prepare them for the Old Madam immediately."
Those surrounding him quickly stepped forward upon hearing Du Huaishan.
Chen Yang also nodded at Du Huaishan. He knew that with Du Huaishan overseeing things now, Old Madam Zhuge's health was guaranteed.
Chen Yang looked at Zhuge Xuan and said, "Mr. Zhuge, you need not worry about your mother. Given her current condition, she should live for another ten years. Just be sure to prevent her from being harmed by the previous蛊毒 again."
"Furthermore, I did not come today specifically to treat your mother. I wish to discuss with your Zhuge family how your family will compensate our company for the issues encountered."
"Please have Mr. Zhuge find a hall for discussion so we can have a proper talk and discuss the compensation matters."