Chapter 253 - 252: Rescue
But at this time, there was simply no other way, even Chen Tianlong almost lost his life, and now his fate is uncertain.
At the South Sea People’s Hospital, Chen Tianlong was successfully rescued and out of life-threatening danger, but his body was like that of a comatose person in the legends.
It’s the early hours now, and Wu Mengting couldn’t sleep at all. Thinking that Chen Tianlong had become comatose, he would be more miserable than if he had died.
Just then, a mysterious call came in. Wu Mengting glanced at it; it was from an unfamiliar number. Feeling very down, she simply hung up the call.
However, a minute later, the unfamiliar call came through again. Wu Mengting felt something was off, so she answered it to hear what the other person had to say.
"Mengting, is that you? It’s Grandpa."
An urgent inquiry came over the phone.
"Ah? Oh, it’s me, Grandpa. What’s the matter?"
Wu Mengting was momentarily stunned, but then she realized it. However, it was early morning now, why was Grandpa calling her?
"I heard from the school leaders in the group chat that something happened to Chen Tianlong, and it’s very serious. If it’s convenient for you, let’s go to the hospital together."
Tan Tian was visibly worried too. He was Chen Tianlong’s mentor; how could he not check on the situation when something like this happened to his student? Besides, he was a Divine Doctor.
Usually, hospital visits could be postponed to the next day, but this time was different; Tan Tian had done some research.
If the meridians could be connected within twelve hours, there might be a chance to cure him; if delayed, even the Daluo Immortals wouldn’t be able to save him.
"Um... okay."
Wu Mengting thought it over, then called Zhao Lei to drive Chen Tianlong’s car to take her to the hospital. Zhao Lei unwillingly agreed as he was already worried sick about Chen Tianlong’s condition.
Zhao Lei drove Wu Mengting to the hospital, where a person stood at the entrance. Wu Mengting immediately recognized him as Tan Tian.
"Grandpa, Tianlong... you have to save him."
Upon seeing Tan Tian, Wu Mengting’s eyes welled up with tears almost ready to fall.
"Let’s go into the hospital and see first."
Tan Tian wasn’t someone who spoke carelessly; he wanted to see the actual condition before making any conclusions.
"Okay."
Wu Mengting realized she was too emotional and that it was premature to ask for a conclusion without Tan Tian having seen Chen Tianlong’s condition yet.
The four of them quickly entered the hospital and were led by the doctor to the ward.
Chen Tianlong was somewhat well-known in the hospital, especially due to the previous super virus incident. Most of the doctors here knew his name.
Moreover, Tan Tian had already spoken with the hospital director, who knew Tan Tian as a senior figure in the medical field and trusted him to care for the treatment.
After entering the ward, Tan Tian urgently checked Chen Tianlong’s pulse. Five minutes later, a hint of a smile appeared on Tan Tian’s face.
"He can be saved. Quick, take Chen Tianlong to my house."
Tan Tian didn’t want to explain much, as even if he did, they might not understand.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei nodded and immediately carried Chen Tianlong out of the hospital while Wu Mengting stayed behind to handle the procedures. The car swiftly headed to the Tan Family Mansion.
This was a villa community in the West District of South Sea City. Although the Tan family wasn’t a large family, they were descendants of a famous doctor, and their family background was decent.
After Zhao Lei parked the car in the Tan Family Mansion, he quickly carried Chen Tianlong out and followed closely behind Tan Tian.
Tan Tian led Zhao Lei quickly to a basement, which was his independent medical room, equipped with an enormous pharmacy nearly eighty to ninety square meters in size, mostly filled with traditional Chinese medicine.
On the side of the pharmacy was a smaller room, at most twenty square meters, containing a large bathtub and a bed. But it wasn’t an ordinary bed because, as Zhao Lei approached it, he could feel a chill coming from it.
Tan Tian walked to the bed and uncovered a layer of bedding, revealing an icy bed emitting cold air.
"Young man, quickly lay Chen Tianlong on the bed. I need to perform acupuncture on him," Tan Tian said urgently.
"Huh? On there? But isn’t that too..."
"Rest assured, young man. The ice bed is to enhance the flow and activity of Chen Tianlong’s blood, speeding up the repair of his meridians."
Seeing Zhao Lei somewhat confused, Tan Tian hastily explained.
Zhao Lei nodded and placed Chen Tianlong on the ice bed, helping to unclothe him. Before long, Chen Tianlong was left with only a pair of briefs, lying bare on the ice bed.
Fortunately, those two ladies didn’t come along; otherwise, witnessing such a sight, their faces would turn as red as Fuji apples.
Tan Tian lit an oil lamp nearby, then took something wrapped in cloth from a box.
He casually swung it, laying a half-meter-long strip of cloth on the bed. After contemplating for a moment, he selected a shiny silver needle from the cloth.
He first heated the silver needle over the oil lamp for a moment and then said to Zhao Lei, "Young man, prop Chen Tianlong up and let him sit in a meditative posture."
Zhao Lei nodded silently and quickly obliged.
Seeing this, Tan Tian’s right hand moved, immediately inserting a silver needle into the back of Chen Tianlong’s head. This move, known as Li’s Acupuncture Method, was first to place in a dead position to bring life.
Indeed!
The first needle targeted the Yamen Acupoint, followed by the Mingmen Acupoint between the second and third lumbar vertebrae, then the Baihui Acupoint...
Soon, more than ten silver needles were inserted into Chen Tianlong’s body, pinpointing several critical acupoints. For a healthy person, inserting needles into those places would undoubtedly be fatal.
But Chen Tianlong was different; strictly speaking, he was already dead.
In that context, acupoints for a dead person held no significance.
What Tan Tian aimed to do was to use the acupoints to reactivate all of Chen Tianlong’s meridians. After observing, feeling the pulse, and examining the tongue, Tan Tian found that Chen Tianlong had a powerful desire to survive, and remarkably, his Ren and Du Meridians were completely intact.
For some unknown reason, in the moment of his dying breath, Chen Tianlong’s body instinctively protected his Ren and Du Meridians. More surprisingly, Tan Tian discovered an extremely rare meridian between the Ren and Du Meridians.
This meridian was not present in ordinary people and could be a disaster for a normal person. However, for someone like Chen Tianlong, whose meridians were severed, yet these three main meridians remained intact, there must be something unusual.
So, Tan Tian pondered how to connect this unknown meridian with the Ren and Du Meridians, which might quickly repair Chen Tianlong’s other meridians.