Hearing the shouts, Lu Fan and Bai Xuemei immediately looked over. They saw two maids surrounding a young woman who had collapsed on the ground. The woman had already fainted and was unconscious.
As the two maids cried out, many people ran over. Those who were playing cards in the room also came out.
When Lu Fan and Bai Xuemei walked over, they saw several people about to lift the patient haphazardly.
"Stop! Don't move her!" Lu Fan shouted urgently, darting forward.
"Who are you? Get out of the way. If you delay Fourth Miss's condition, can you afford to take responsibility?" a maid yelled at Lu Fan. She thought to herself that this kid, dressed worse than them, dared to boss them around.
"Get lost! She has congenital heart failure. If you move her, her heart is at risk of dislodging," Lu Fan roared at the maid.
Upon hearing this, everyone present dared not move. They looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
"Fourth Sister... Lu Fan, quickly save Fourth Sister." Bai Xuemei, standing nearby, realized that the person lying on the ground was her Fifth Uncle's Fourth Sister, Bai Chunmei. She quickly shouted to Lu Fan.
"Don't worry, let me take a look." Lu Fan flipped his hand, and a small pill appeared. With his other hand, he parted Bai Chunmei's lips and placed the pill inside. Then, he held Bai Chunmei's wrist and carefully felt her pulse.
At this moment, Bai Chunmei's complexion was extremely poor, her lips were purplish-blue, and even though she was unconscious, her brows were still tightly furrowed.
"Chunmei! Chunmei...!" Suddenly, a voice called out, and Bai Bin rushed in from outside the crowd, immediately collapsing beside Bai Chunmei.
"Don't touch her! She's fine!" Lu Fan said abruptly.
"Kid! How do you know she's fine? Chunmei has congenital heart failure... No, send my daughter to the hospital immediately. Hurry, send her to the hospital," Bai Bin shouted frantically.
"If you disturb her now, she'll truly be done for," Lu Fan said, his eyes widening as he glared furiously at Bai Bin.
From the pulse, Lu Fan was certain that Bai Xuemei's heart condition was much more severe than Zhang Minggui's in the village. Moreover, she had several accompanying illnesses. If the patient were disturbed now, she might not survive even a minute. Although he had given her a pill to control her condition, she was still in danger until she woke up.
"You... are you a doctor?" Bai Bin looked at the young man in front of him with surprise and disbelief.
"To be precise... I'm a village doctor," Lu Fan said. He suddenly produced a small oilcloth bag and took out two rhombic gold needles.
"What are you doing? Can you do it?" Bai Bin looked at Lu Fan fumbling with a worn cloth bag containing various gold needles. These were completely different from the silver needles he usually saw. There were thick ones, thin ones, and even triangular ones. Were these for treating illnesses?
"If you want her to live, speak less," Lu Fan said indifferently. He took out an alcohol swab, disinfected the gold needles in his hand, and then inserted them into Bai Chunmei's chest.
"Uh..." Bai Chunmei let out a soft gasp and slowly opened her eyes. Seeing so many people surrounding her, her face immediately turned red.
"Chunmei! You're awake." Bai Bin shouted when he saw Bai Chunmei wake up.
"Dad! Sister Xuemei!" Bai Chunmei looked around at the people and, finding Bai Xuemei nearby, reached out to hold her.
Although the two sisters were not biological siblings, they had grown up together and had a very close relationship.
"Take one of these two pills every day. Also, I'll write a prescription, and you'll need to recuperate for another week. You should be fine then," Lu Fan said, taking out two small pills and handing them to Bai Chunmei.
"Thank you, Doctor!" Bai Chunmei didn't know who Lu Fan was and mistook him for a doctor hired by her father.
"Sister Xuemei! Your sister is fine now, let's go!" Lu Fan said to Bai Xuemei.
"Chunmei! We're leaving! Come to the county town when you have time, and I'll treat you to something delicious!" Bai Xuemei said, releasing Bai Chunmei's hand.
"Sister! Is he your brother-in-law? He's so handsome!" Bai Chunmei suddenly asked, looking at Lu Fan.
"No... no!" Bai Xuemei said, her face blushing as she quickly replied.
"Lu Fan! You saved my daughter, and I'll give you as much money as you want. Just name your price!" Bai Bin said, suddenly standing up.
"Tch! Who do you think you are! I saved her out of respect for Xuemei! Don't think you're so great just because you're Fifth Master Bai. If you dare to bully Sister Xuemei, I won't let you off either." Lu Fan pouted. From the day's events and Bai Bin's behavior towards him, he could tell that this guy wasn't treating Bai Xuemei well either, otherwise, Bai Xuemei wouldn't have been trying to lose money to him all the time to appease him.
Lu Fan left without looking back. Bai Bin stood there, his face flushed with anger. If it weren't for Old Master Bai's instructions, he would have ordered someone to cripple this brat to vent his frustration.
Not far away, Yang Xiu watched with a smile as Lu Fan and Bai Xuemei got into the car and drove away. He nodded slightly, thinking this young man was quite interesting. Not only did he know martial arts at such a young age, but he also knew medicine. It was truly rare!
As Lu Fan and Bai Xuemei drove back, they turned a corner when suddenly several cars appeared, blocking the road. In front of each car stood two or three burly men in suits, each holding an iron rod about two feet long. Lu Fan counted about twelve or thirteen men in total.
"Lu Fan! We're in trouble!" Bai Xuemei exclaimed in alarm, slamming on the brakes and saying to Lu Fan.
"Hmph! If it wasn't for your Fifth Uncle, it must be people from the Lin family! Don't get out of the car, I'll go take a look!" Lu Fan got out of the car and walked towards the dozen or so people ahead.
Whoosh... Two people got out of a car beside them. Lu Fan recognized them: Nan Quan Zhao Kai and Liu He Quan Chang Kun.
Whoosh... Three more people got out of another car: Xing Yi Quan Pan Hu and the Lin family father and son, Lin Xiaohu and Lin Quan.
It was indeed the Lin family. Lin Xiaohu had personally brought his men.
"Lin Xiaohu! It seems I was too merciful. I shouldn't have held back at the Bai family," Lu Fan said, a slight smile playing on his lips as he looked at Lin Xiaohu.
"Kid! I'll give you a chance. Leave Bai Xuemei with me, and I won't pursue this matter today. Otherwise, don't even think about going back!" Lin Xiaohu said with a sinister expression.
"Lin Xiaohu! I really don't know who gave you the confidence to brag to me with just these few weaklings! Hmph!" Lu Fan snorted, and with a whoosh, a delicate dagger appeared in his hand.
"Attack! Hit him hard! Beat this little bastard to death!" Lin Xiaohu roared. With a whoosh, over a dozen people charged at Lu Fan simultaneously. The iron rods rained down like a storm.