"Brother Yunting, Master, why are we going to the mental hospital?"
The two cars stopped at the gate building of Huadu City Mental Hospital. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao curiously asked why they were there.
"You'll know when we go inside."
Gu Yuanbai did not explain further to them. He entered the mental hospital with Wan Yunting and headed directly towards the patient building. Coincidentally, they met Deng Hongsheng, who was coming out, looking haggard.
Upon seeing Gu Yuanbai, Wan Yunting, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao, he quickly went up to them and asked in confusion, "Principal Gu, Vice Chairman Wan, why are you here?"
"Little Deng, we came to see your wife. How is she now?" Gu Yuanbai asked.
"Principal Gu, you are very thoughtful."
Deng Hongsheng was grateful but sighed and shook his head. "Her condition is getting worse. She can only rely on large doses of medication daily to stabilize her manic state. If this continues, she might even be in danger!"
"Ah, what can be done then?"
Hearing that Xu Huiping's mental illness was so severe, Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao were extremely worried.
"The doctors here can't do anything, only rely on medication to alleviate it..."
As Deng Hongsheng spoke, his eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth, unable to speak. He was the most pained, not only experiencing the grief of losing his son, but now his wife was suffering from mental illness and was confined like a prisoner in a locked room at the mental hospital. She was dazed, sometimes manic, sometimes in pain, calling out her son's name...
Previously, Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao had visited Xu Huiping a few times. Seeing her in a cage-like room evoked deep sympathy in both girls. They wanted to take her out, but Xu Huiping's condition never improved; instead, it worsened.
"Little Deng, you've worked hard."
Gu Yuanbai patted Deng Hongsheng's shoulder to comfort him. He adjusted his emotions and looked up at Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang, saying, "Her condition is not good right now, and she just took her medication and fell asleep. Perhaps you shouldn't go in."
"No."
Gu Yuanbai waved his hand and then pointed to Wan Yunting beside him, saying, "I brought Little Wan here today to see your wife."
Deng Hongsheng's expression froze at these words, and even Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao looked surprised. So they were here to treat Xu Huiping.
However, before Xu Huiping was sent to the mental hospital, during a conference held by the Chinese Medicine Association, many renowned old Chinese physicians and famous doctors were invited.
Dr. Sun Yutang was among them, and none of them could treat Xu Huiping's mental illness.
Wan Yunting was also present at the time. Gu Yuanbai had specifically asked him, but Wan Yunting had also shaken his head then, saying he could do nothing!
But now, why did Gu Yuanbai say he brought him to see his wife? This made Deng Hongsheng somewhat puzzled.
"Little Deng, for your wife's sake, I have something to tell you, but you must keep it a secret!" Gu Yuanbai said, pulling Deng Hongsheng aside.
"Master, what secret is it?"
Qi Miaomiao and Gu Luotang beside them were full of curiosity. Gu Yuanbai turned his head and glared at them, saying, "You two too. Although Little Wan doesn't mind, you must all keep your mouths shut about this and not speak of it."
"Is it about Brother Yunting?"
Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao turned to look at Wan Yunting beside them, who was smiling. Deng Hongsheng raised an eyebrow in confusion. Did he really have a way to cure his wife's illness?
"We said before that the Thirteen Needles of Gui Men are an acupuncture method specifically for treating epilepsy and neurological diseases, but in this world, only the Ghost Hand Medical Saint knows the Thirteen Needles of Gui Men!"
Gu Yuanbai's old eyes looked directly at Deng Hongsheng, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao. Then he pointed at Wan Yunting and said, "And Little Wan is the only direct disciple of the Ghost Hand Medical Saint!"
As soon as he said this, Deng Hongsheng, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao were stunned. They stared blankly at Wan Yunting. Then Deng Hongsheng reacted and said excitedly, "Vice Chairman Wan, so you know the Thirteen Needles of Gui Men, right?"
"Yes."
Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "I couldn't reveal my master's identity before for some reason, but it's fine now, as long as you don't say anything."
"Good heavens, Brother Yunting, although we don't know who this Ghost Hand Medical Saint is, they sound very powerful," said Qi Miaomiao, having recovered from her shock.
"Miaomiao, what are you saying?"
Gu Luotang rolled her eyes speechlessly at the girl. Qi Miaomiao then giggled, "Yes, yes, Brother Yunting's medical skills are so remarkable, his master must be even more so."
"Alright."
Gu Yuanbai waved his hand and then pointed at Deng Hongsheng, Gu Luotang, and the other two, "In short, you cannot speak of this matter, understand?"
"Okay."
Deng Hongsheng was excited at this moment; his wife finally had hope.
"Don't worry, Master, Senior Sister and I won't tell anyone," Qi Miaomiao said with a smile. Gu Luotang looked at her man and nodded with a smile.
"Little Deng, then take us in now. I'll go and say hello to Director Xu," Gu Yuanbai said.
"Okay, Principal Gu, Vice Chairman Wan, follow me..."
Deng Hongsheng was excited. Hope rekindled on his tired face. He led Gu Yuanbai, Wan Yunting, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao into the doctor's office building of the psychiatric hospital. Soon, they met Director Xu. With Gu Yuanbai taking the lead, after greeting the director of the psychiatric hospital, they directly entered the building where severely mentally ill patients were housed.
The layout of this building could be described as a prison, and the people confined inside were basically patients with very severe mental illnesses who were not allowed to leave.
"They are so pitiful..."
Although it wasn't their first time here, Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao still felt sorry for the patients confined in cage-like rooms, like prisoners.
"Huiping lives in that room."
Soon, Deng Hongsheng led them, and the nearby nursing staff opened the room door. Inside, there was only a wooden bed, no table or anything else.
After all, when mentally ill patients become violent, they might use anything around them to harm others or themselves. Therefore, apart from the wooden bed and bedding, there was nothing else in the room.
On the bed lay Xu Huiping, who had just taken her medication and was drowsily asleep. She looked like a skeleton lying on the bed. Seeing this, Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao's eyes widened, and they covered their mouths in shock. "My God, how did Sister Xu become like this?"
Even Wan Yunting and Gu Yuanbai raised their eyebrows. Deng Hongsheng felt the most pain seeing his wife like this. "Since she was admitted here, she hasn't eaten a proper meal and has been taking large doses of medication, which is why her body has become so thin."
"Sister Xu is too pitiful..."
Gu Luotang couldn't help but shed tears.
She and Xu Huiping used to have a very good relationship, and she treated Xu Huiping like an elder sister. If it weren't for the incident with their son, which stimulated Xu Huiping, she wouldn't have become so inhuman, like a ghost.
Gu Yuanbai sighed and said, "Little Wan, take a look at her."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting went over and started to take Xu Huiping's pulse. Gu Yuanbai, Deng Hongsheng, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao stood aside and watched. He took her pulse for nearly five minutes, his brow furrowed, making Deng Hongsheng anxious. If even Wan Yunting couldn't cure his wife's illness, then no one could.
As Wan Yunting's three fingers left Xu Huiping's wrist pulse, Gu Yuanbai immediately asked, "Little Wan, how is she? What is her condition now?"
Wan Yunting turned back to look at them, his brow furrowed, and he shook his head slightly, sighing, "Her condition is very poor, both physically and mentally."
"Can she be cured?"
Deng Hongsheng was excited, looking at him with expectant eyes.
Wan Yunting's brow eased, and he smiled slightly, "Vice Principal Deng, don't be anxious. I didn't say she couldn't be cured."
"Good."
This statement invigorated Gu Yuanbai, and Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao were also overjoyed.
"But she must stop taking those medications she's currently on!"
Then Wan Yunting said sternly to Deng Hongsheng, "Those Western medicines are too damaging to your wife's body. If she continues to take large doses of medication, her body will continue to deteriorate."
Gu Yuanbai also nodded, looking at Xu Huiping's emaciated appearance, and sighed, "Western medicines have the most side effects. From now on, let Little Wan treat her with Chinese medicine."
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll have the hospital stop the medication later."
Deng Hongsheng nodded. At this moment, all he hoped for was that Wan Yunting's Thirteen Needles of Gui Men could truly cure his wife's mental illness.
"Who are you people?"
Just then, a young man in a white coat wearing glasses entered, accompanied by a male and female foreigner, also wearing white coats and doctors.
"Mr. Deng, what are you doing?"
The young man, named Xu Yongbo, pointed at Gu Yuanbai and Wan Yunting and spoke impolitely to Deng Hongsheng, "Don't you know that so many people are not allowed to visit at once in our psychiatric hospital? What if they disturb other patients and cause them to become agitated? Can you bear the responsibility if something happens?"
"Dr. Xu, this is Principal Gu Yuanbai of Huadu City University of Chinese Medicine, and this is Dr. Wan Yunting, attending physician in the Department of Chinese Medicine at Southern Hospital. They are here to see my wife." Deng Hongsheng immediately went up and introduced Wan Yunting and the others to Xu Yongbo.
Wan Yunting, Gu Luotang, and the others also looked at the arrogant-looking Xu Yongbo and the foreign doctors beside him. Gu Yuanbai turned to Deng Hongsheng and asked, "Is he the doctor responsible for Huiping?"
"Yes, Principal Gu, he is Director Xu's son, named Xu Yongbo," Deng Hongsheng said, pointing to him, introducing him to Gu Yuanbai and Wan Yunting.
"Oh, so he's Old Xu's son. No wonder he looks familiar, he's grown so big," Gu Yuanbai said with a smile, nodding at him.
But Xu Yongbo nodded. His inherent arrogance made his gaze disrespectful to everyone. He glanced dismissively at Gu Yuanbai and Wan Yunting. However, upon seeing Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, he couldn't help but think to himself, "What beautiful ladies..."
Deng Hongsheng said to him, "Dr. Xu, we've already spoken to your father. Can you please..."
"Wait, Mr. Deng."
Xu Yongbo raised his hand to stop him and pointed directly at Gu Yuanbai and Wan Yunting, "Are you saying you want them to treat your wife?"
Seeing the young man carelessly pointing at others without any respect, Wan Yunting and Gu Yuanbai raised their eyebrows.
Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao disliked Xu Yongbo even more. His gaze had been wandering earlier, which was disgusting.