Chapter 32: The Return of Traditional Chinese Medicine
"Get up, I promised to help save your wife!" Chen Tianlong never really intended to leave, and now naturally went along with it.
The overjoyed Xu Yunfei quickly pulled Chen Tianlong to his wife’s side.
Chen Tianlong took a deep breath to calm himself down before squatting down.
"It might hurt a bit; you need to hold her down and prevent her from moving!" Chen Tianlong instructed the two women behind him who hadn’t spoken until now.
He then laid out the cloth in his hand, revealing neatly arranged silver needles of various sizes. At this moment, Xu Yunfei was even more convinced that this seemingly unreliable man in front of him was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine.
However, in his mind, practitioners of Chinese medicine were all elderly, about seventy or eighty years old, and the person in front of him didn’t appear to be one at all. But he had no choice now but to let him proceed.
"What a joke, a practitioner of Chinese medicine? Have you ever seen such a young one? Dude, if you let this person treat your wife, you might as well just let her die."
The old woman’s voice made a strong sense of anger flash through Chen Tianlong’s eyes.
Many people felt that the old woman had crossed the line. Perhaps it was because Chen Tianlong’s gaze was too cold that the old woman quickly fell silent, though her eyes still showed disdain.
Only then did Chen Tianlong once again take out the silver needles and start to insert them into the thirty-six acupuncture points of Shuya’s Small Intestine Meridian on her hand. His skilled technique left everyone astonished.
The young man, appearing only in his early twenties, performed acupuncture with such proficiency. The old woman who had been mocking him earlier had her mouth slightly agape, but found herself speechless in the end.
Meanwhile, Xu Yunfei, who was trying to soothe Shuya, also felt much more at ease. Soon, Chen Tianlong brought out two slightly longer silver needles and once again inserted them into two points on the Hand Taiyin Heart Meridian.
Chen Tianlong then exhaled a long breath, stretching his slightly uncomfortable arm.
The thirty-eight silver needles seemed to come to life, pulsing rhythmically. People’s eyes were wide open like those of oxen. This didn’t look like medical skill; rather, it felt like watching a magic show.
"Is this medical skill? It seems more like witchcraft."
The crowd was filled with skepticism, even though many hadn’t personally sought treatment from a practitioner of Chinese medicine, they had seen various treatment scenes, but never anything this miraculous.
They thought this shouldn’t be medical skill.
Chen Tianlong, however, didn’t respond to the doubts, but kept his eyes on Shuya’s reaction.
About fifteen minutes later, all the silver needles stopped pulsing in unison. Only then did Chen Tianlong remove the thirty-eight silver needles, and Shuya’s complexion became much rosier.
Upon seeing this miraculous scene, even the old woman who had been mocking him couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed in amazement.
𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"Relax, don’t be nervous!"
Chen Tianlong continuously comforted Shuya on the ground, now most concerned that if the baby went into distress, it would be a big problem.
Soon, a slightly different voice from before sounded, indicating that full dilation had occurred, and Chen Tianlong was ready to deliver the baby.
"Take deep breaths, follow my lead, inhale, exhale, inhale again!"
Quickly, Shuya followed his commands. The nearby onlookers were tense, but only Chen Tianlong and Xu Yunfei, the two men, could see what was happening inside, as the surrounding women had already surrounded them with clothes. This continued for about an hour.
"Waa waa!"
A baby’s cry sounded amidst everyone’s anticipation, and Chen Tianlong and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Over there, Xu Yunfei looked excited but was pained to see his wife’s sweaty face. The cries he heard made him wish he could bear the pain instead.
Everyone’s previous doubt turned into admiration for the young man’s exceptional medical skill. Knowing that the situation the pregnant woman was in wouldn’t be easily handled even by a regular hospital, their respect grew. However, Chen Tianlong’s face soon turned grave; he hadn’t expected the situation he feared would actually occur!
Seeing the clothes beneath soaked in blood, the unintended complication he dreaded had happened: postpartum hemorrhage. Should it be mishandled, the mother’s life might be at risk.
"Don’t move, postpartum hemorrhage!" Seeing Xu Yunfei about to help Shuya up, Chen Tianlong quickly stopped him.
"Then, what should we do? Will Xiaoya be okay?" Xu Yunfei clutched Chen Tianlong’s hand tightly, now viewing him as his last lifeline.
Chen Tianlong patted Xu Yunfei’s hand, signaling him to stay calm: "She’ll be okay, I’ll think of something."
It was easier said than done; his wife was having a hemorrhage, how could he not be anxious? His face turned pale, fearing that something terrible might happen to her.
Chen Tianlong quickly removed the mother’s shoes, taking out silver needles, inserting them at the Zhi Yin point beside the nail of the little toe. The bleeding did indeed decrease substantially, and the flow completely stopped after a while.
After completing this series of actions, Chen Tianlong could finally exhale and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"What kind of nonsense are you doing?"
He turned to see who the person was, yet the glaring sunlight forced him to squint, making his already small eyes appear more sinister.
After slightly adjusting to the brightness, Chen Tianlong set his gaze on the two peaks, his lecherous glance tempting Feng Chuanmei to slap him hard.
She was a nurse from the Second People’s Hospital, accompanying a doctor after receiving a call for help.
"Look again, and I’ll dig your eyes out, I swear!"
Chen Tianlong sheepishly touched his nose, thinking, she wore so little, can you blame him? He’s just a normal man, right?
"Well, the mother and child are safe now, and the doctor has arrived, so I’ll take my leave!" Finished speaking, Chen Tianlong packed up his silver needles and planned to leave.
"Young man, they haven’t escaped danger yet, and you want to leave? If something happens, who’s responsible? You really think you’re a doctor? Since you took charge, it’s none of our business now, sign this."
At this moment, a balding man standing next to Feng Chuanmei scolded while handing a slip of paper to Chen Tianlong.
Hearing this, Chen Tianlong slightly frowned. He disliked such doctors, ones who shun responsibility.
Xu Yunfei quickly tried to explain, "It’s not his fault, I asked him to save my wife."
"Is that so? Then we won’t concern ourselves with your wife’s matter!" After saying this, the bald man intended to leave, while a hint of discontent flashed in Feng Chuanmei’s eyes as she stood still.
The bald man’s words made Xu Yunfei extremely angry, showcasing the aura of a successful person without any doubt.