Everyone’s gaze turned towards the speaker, who was none other than Chen Xiao.
An elderly expert with white hair asked, “Which hospital are you from, what’s your name, and what do you mean?”
The white-haired expert fired off a rapid-fire trio of questions. Chen Xiao calmly replied, “My name is Chen Xiao, I’m from Jiangcheng Hospital. What I mean is, I can stop the patient’s bleeding!”
His words caused everyone to startle, followed by expressions of disbelief.
The representatives from the other four hospitals, in particular, looked at Chen Xiao with mockery.
Everyone knew Jiangcheng Hospital was at the bottom of the rankings. Did this young doctor dare to step forward and say such a thing, without fear of making a fool of himself?
The white-haired expert sneered, “Are you implying that what we, several chief physicians, cannot accomplish, you can? Young man, do you think all of us combined are not as good as you?”
Chen Xiao shook his head, “I didn’t say that. I only said that I can stop the patient’s bleeding!”
“Absurd!”
The white-haired expert roared, “Young man, don’t think I don’t know what you’re scheming. You just want to show off in front of everyone, don’t you? But you’re playing with the patient’s life. I absolutely will not allow such a thing!”
Chen Xiao sneered, “I think it’s you who are playing with the patient’s life. The patient is in critical condition, and you’re still thinking about voting? Are you serious, or are you joking?”
Chen Xiao’s words stunned the other four representatives. This kid was too audacious!
He, a mere young doctor from Jiangcheng Hospital, dared to criticize the experts from the Provincial Central Hospital. Was he worthy?
The white-haired expert was furious. He pointed towards the door and said, “You ignorant brat, get out…”
However, before he could finish, an expert doctor wearing black-rimmed glasses suddenly spoke, “Why don’t we let him try?”
This person had a honest face, but his expression was serious to the point of being a bit rigid, clearly indicating someone who took his work very seriously.
The white-haired expert was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, “What do you mean by that?”
The honest expert pushed up his glasses and said earnestly, “Since we have no better solutions, why not let him try? We don’t have much time left!”
On the operating table, the patient was in critical condition, with all vital signs dropping to the brink of death.
At this point, the other experts also expressed their agreement for Chen Xiao to try.
However, their intentions were not as pure as the honest expert’s. They simply felt that since the patient was already doomed, why not find someone to take the blame for this mess?
Especially since this person had volunteered to take it on.
The white-haired expert had no other choice. He snorted angrily at Chen Xiao, “Fine, let’s let you try. If you fail to stop the bleeding, you will be responsible!”
Chen Xiao let out a cold smile, completely ignoring them, and calmly took out his silver needles.
Seeing Chen Xiao take out silver needles, everyone scoffed even more!
“Is this kid serious? Using silver needles to stop bleeding? Does he think he’s Hua Tuo?”
“I had some hope for him when I heard he was using Traditional Chinese Medicine, but now I have none!”
“TCM isn’t that easy to learn. It takes twenty years for others to even get started. This kid is only in his twenties. Even if he started learning TCM from the womb, how proficient could he be?”
“Trying to stop bleeding with silver needles at this level? What a joke!”
Chen Xiao paid no attention to these voices. He held the silver needles and inserted them swiftly and steadily!
Witnessing this, the white-haired expert couldn’t help but shake his head, filled with regret.
“His needling technique is so sloppy, he must have just started learning TCM. I should have strongly opposed him and stopped him from causing trouble, but it’s too late now… Wait, what is this?”
As the white-haired expert was sighing with emotion, his eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at the patient with utter disbelief!
Hearing his exclamation, everyone followed his gaze, and astonishment appeared on all their faces!
“What’s going on? Why has the patient’s wound changed color?”
Just as the person said, the patient’s bleeding wound suddenly changed from blood-red to a faint yellow, even emitting a subtle metallic sheen!
“No, this, this, this is… Copper Ghost Divine Needles!”
The white-haired expert’s face turned flushed with excitement, and his speech became stammering.
Someone among the observers asked, “What are Copper Ghost Divine Needles?”
The white-haired expert glared at the questioner, displeased, “How can you be Chinese, how can you be a medical student, and not know about Copper Ghost Divine Needles?”
Suddenly, someone exclaimed, “Could it be the Copper Ghost Divine Needles left behind by the divine physician Hua Tuo? But that’s just a legend. Could it be real?”
At this moment, Chen Xiao suddenly spoke, “Of course it’s real. When Guan Erye had his bone scraped for treatment, it was precisely because Senior Hua Tuo performed the Copper Ghost Divine Needles on him!”
“Legend has it that this acupuncture technique can turn the injured into beings with skin of copper and bones of iron, like ghosts and gods, hence the name Copper Ghost Divine Needles. I thought the legend was just a legend, but I didn’t expect it to be true!”
The white-haired expert murmured to himself, looking at the patient’s wound, which had turned a coppery-iron color.
With the wound in this state, the bleeding had naturally stopped.
Chen Xiao fulfilled his promise, clapping his hands twice, “Done, the bleeding has stopped!”
The expressions on everyone’s faces became exceptionally complex, a mixture of disbelief and the reluctant acceptance of undeniable facts!
The way everyone looked at Chen Xiao changed; they regarded him as if he were a deity.
The white-haired expert even clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and apologized to Chen Xiao.
“Mr. Chen, I, Zhu Zihai, was blind and offended you greatly just now. I beg for your forgiveness!”
Zhu Zihai was a straightforward person. Despite his advanced age, he had the courage to admit his mistakes.
This point made Chen Xiao’s previous dissatisfaction with him vanish.
He waved his hand and said, “It’s alright, Dr. Zhu. I merely fulfilled my promise and stopped the bleeding. The rest of the procedure is up to you!”
Zhu Zihai then remembered that the surgery was not yet complete and quickly called out to everyone, proceeding with the unfinished operation.
Ultimately, the surgery was a complete success.
A group of people walked out of the operating room. Standing outside the operating room was a man who was truly striking.
The reason he was striking was his shiny, bald head.
He wore a long robe of red linen, neither fully monk-like nor entirely secular. He had a broad mouth and a lion-like nose, giving him the appearance of a dragon or tiger.
Coupled with his height of nearly two meters, it was impossible not to notice him!
Logically, someone built like this should exude a powerful and imposing aura, but Chen Xiao felt a certain effeminate quality about him.
Soon, Chen Xiao realized where this effeminate aura originated.
It turned out that this red-robed bald man was an eunuch!