Episode 9: Needlework Like a God

  In the park, under the gaze of a young girl's astonishment, Li Yan's few strands of hair in his hand were actually straightened like steel needles during the kneading process, and between them, a dazzling black light flashed, revealing an extremely sharp edge.

  In the blink of an eye, a sharp aura burst forth, and the hairpins were cut into three-inch lengths. In an instant, they emitted a faint humming noise, each one standing upright like a needle, quivering incessantly.

  Although he had reached the Xiantian realm and started to accumulate true energy in his body, it was still not enough to reach the level of condensing energy into needles. He didn't want to waste the little spiritual power he had on his body to condense spiritual needles, so he could only use the long hair of the young woman again.

  At this moment, the young girl's face still had tears on it. Although she was shocked by Li Yan's behavior, her rationality made her control herself as much as possible and not cry out loud again. However, when she saw Li Yan's face, which didn't seem to be much older than hers, she couldn't help but feel a few doubts in her heart - could this young "doctor" really save her grandfather?

  "The patient had suffered a severe gunshot wound forty years ago, and the wound was very close to the heart. Although there was no danger to his life at the time, his heart was damaged, and he didn't take good care of himself afterwards, leaving behind hidden problems. The patient should have suddenly fallen ill ten years ago, then his heart power rapidly declined, and his body deteriorated drastically. During this period, there were at least three episodes of illness, each one more severe than the last. By this time, the patient's body had reached its limit." Li Yan spoke calmly: "I don't have enough tools or medicine on hand right now, I can only guarantee that he won't be in danger of losing his life for the time being."

  "Thank you...... thank you......" The young girl hastily expressed her gratitude, sniffling and sobbing, but trying her best to suppress her crying, making the surrounding onlookers, old men and women, feel heartbroken.

  In such an urgent situation, Li Yan couldn't care about anything else. At this moment, with a burst of true energy, the hairpin in his hand suddenly stood upright, like a row of hard steel needles, shining with a dazzling black light.

  If it were in the past, Li Yan could directly condense his spiritual energy into a spiritual needle, and with some of the needle techniques he had mastered, even bringing someone back from the dead wouldn't be impossible. But now, his primordial spirit hadn't recovered yet, and the spiritual energy he had gathered wasn't enough for him to use himself. Apart from giving some to his mother Li Ping to help her recover physically, he didn't want to waste it carelessly.

  Moreover, this old man in front of him is seriously ill, but with his own medical skills, even without using spiritual power, he can save his life. As for the subsequent treatment, it's naturally a matter for the hospital. After all, he knows that practicing medicine illegally is a crime that is neither big nor small in this world.

  Stab! Li Yan's right hand suddenly disappeared, and when the onlookers caught his movement again, they saw that Li Yan's right hand had already stopped at the old man's chest, with only an inch of the hairpin exposed at the position of the heart.

  Right after that, Li Yan's hand became blurry and transformed into a faint shadow. In an instant, more than ten hairpins were inserted into various acupoints on the old man's chest.

  This was just the beginning, Li Yan's hand speed had already reached an extreme, in an instant, nearly simultaneously plucking the ends of over a dozen hairpins, suddenly, these dozen hairpins began to vibrate together, emitting a low and mysterious humming noise.

  Although I don't know how good Li Yan's medical skills are, seeing him inexplicably pull out these strange black needles and inexplicably insert them into the old man's body, which kept trembling, it was clear that this young man still had some skill.

  For a moment, the crowd around held their breath, not daring to make any noise, for fear of affecting Li Yan's treatment.

  The scene immediately became very quiet, with only the sound of noisy vehicles on the streets outside the park and the chatter of passersby remaining.

  Li Yan immediately reached out and lightly touched several acupoints on the old man's forehead, transferring a thread of true energy into his body. The dozen or so hairpins instantly flew out of the old man's body and were gently swept up by Li Yan, transforming back into soft strands of hair.

  At this time, the old man's condition had obviously improved, his chest began to rise and fall normally with each breath, and his face relaxed, looking better. Li Yan casually put down the hair on the ground, at which point he heard the sound of an ambulance siren, and his work was done.

  He wiped the sweat from his forehead, covered the old man's clothes, and said calmly: "The heart pulse is severely damaged. In Western medicine, this is called myocardial infarction, where part of the heart muscle is severely damaged. If not treated promptly, there is a possibility of necrosis. Fortunately, I have temporarily stabilized his condition, at least for now, he won't be in danger, but he must be taken to a regular hospital's intensive care unit for real-time observation and treatment."

  Having said that, Li Yan stood up, straightened his clothes and prepared to walk out. He didn't want to run into those emergency doctors, otherwise, he was afraid there would be even more trouble later on.

  "Sir, my grandfather's illness, is there still hope for treatment?" Just as Li Yan was about to leave, the young girl mustered up her courage and asked a question. Although he looked younger, judging from his earlier skills, he obviously had extremely high attainments in traditional Chinese medicine. Her grandfather's illness was severe, she knew that early on, so she really wanted to know if he could be cured or not.

  But as soon as she spoke, she regretted it. After all, in her opinion, she seemed to have done something unnecessary. Although she was very grateful for the other party's help, and the other party's medical skills looked amazing, but how could they be compared with those experts in a large hospital?

  "Alas..." Upon hearing this, Li Yan couldn't help but let out a sigh. Through the memories of that person and the medical knowledge he had acquired, he understood that this illness was very difficult to treat with traditional Chinese medicine. The main reason was that much of the relevant medical knowledge had been lost, which was also one of the reasons for the decline of traditional Chinese medicine.

  Western medicine, on this planet where technology is not particularly advanced, seems to have no particularly effective means, unless it is a heart transplant surgery that risks life. However, for the old man's body, even if he doesn't undergo the surgery, he won't be able to get off the operating table anyway.

  To be honest, Li Yan didn't want to continue dealing with this matter anymore. With his discerning eye, it wasn't hard to see that the ailing old man was once a military officer and held a high position. This kind of person would be very troublesome if provoked. If not for this, he wouldn't have used his yuan shen's power to envelop his entire body from the start, just so that the onlookers present could forget their appearance and figure after the fact, and naturally also couldn't find themselves...

  However, perhaps it was because of the previous battles against enemies, the methods were too harsh and hurt countless people. After rebirth, Li Yan had a new perspective on the way of life. Although they were just acquaintances, after all, it was still a human life. Since they met, it could be considered a destined encounter.

  After a moment of hesitation, Li Yan finally spoke up calmly: "Alright, you are the patient's direct family member, I suppose you're also clear about their condition. If the hospital can't save them, then come to this park entrance and wait for me. I'll be here every morning at 5 o'clock for my morning exercise."

  Having said that, he saw the ambulance already stopped at the park entrance. Li Yan didn't stay for a moment and immediately squeezed out of the crowd, disappearing in an instant without a trace.

  By the time the young girl came back to her senses, she didn't even have time to thank him before Li Yan's figure had already disappeared from her line of sight.