CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 54 TRUE TALENT AND KNOWLEDGE

"The silver needles are here!" Zhang Qishan returned quickly, handing the silver needles and the scraping tool to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen checked them over, confirmed there were no issues, and then retrieved the basin, saying he was going to perform a bloodletting treatment.

"Bloodletting?" Zhang Qishan frowned slightly and asked, "Didn’t you say not to undergo bloodletting treatment?"

Yang Chen shook his head, disinfecting the silver needles with alcohol while massaging Zhang Xingzhou’s leg to relieve the pressure.

He said, "The medical techniques of Flame Country are extensive and profound, and the things passed down are useful. However, being useful and being able to use them properly are two different things. Incompetent doctors harm people. They only know how to bleed patients without treating them. Over time, the blood vessels lack support, and as the vessels draw together, they might adhere and cause the leg to become useless!"

Zhang Qishan was shocked at his words.

Reflecting on it now, the old man would always complain about a numb leg lacking strength after each session. So that’s the reason!

"Damn quacks!" Zhang Qishan clenched his fists. Luckily, the old man was fine; if something had happened, Zhang Qishan wouldn’t have spared those people!

Seeing that the massage was almost done, Yang Chen said to Zhang Xingzhou, "Mr. Zhang, this will hurt a bit. Please bear with it."

"It’s fine!" Zhang Xingzhou said in a deep voice. "When I was young, I suffered all kinds of injuries and hardships. Just treat me boldly, I can handle it!"

Wei Qingzhong admired Zhang Xingzhou’s courage and perseverance while frowning slightly as he watched Yang Chen.

Can Yang Chen really treat illnesses?

Even though Yang Chen claimed to be a battlefield doctor, Wei Qingzhong knew nothing about him.

"Looks like it’s time to call Old Zhuo for a word." Wei Qingzhong thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Yang Chen had already begun.

He rapidly inserted the silver needles, one after another, his hands moving like lightning.

In the pricked areas, blood flowed out like small springs, surprising everyone.

Even when Zhang Qishan and Zhang Xingzhou were in the hospital, they had never seen such bleeding before. Hastily he asked, "Yang Chen, did you hit an artery?"

Yang Chen ignored Zhang Qishan, puncturing all the spots where veins protruded.

Simultaneously, he picked up the scraping board, placed it on the vessel, and swiftly pulled it down!

Hiss!

Zhang Xingzhou drew in a sharp breath!

Painful!

It was truly painful, as if someone was pulling the tendon from his foot!

Feeling Zhang Xingzhou shuddering and trembling all over, Yang Chen said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhang, bear it, therapy is a bit painful."

"No problem! Go ahead with the treatment!" Zhang Xingzhou gritted his teeth and persevered.

Zhang Shaoting could no longer endure watching and shouted, "Yang Chen, whatever you want we can give, but you absolutely cannot take personal revenge. My grandfather is of advanced age and can’t withstand this kind of ordeal!"

"Shaoting, shut up!" Zhang Xingzhou scolded angrily.

Zhang Qishan also glared at Zhang Shaoting and reprimanded, "Be quiet, you have no say here!"

"Yang, my brother..."

"It’s okay!" Yang Chen smiled at Zhang Xingzhou and said, "It’s understandable."

Actually, today’s incident had changed Yang Chen’s opinion of Zhang Shaoting.

At the very least, Zhang Shaoting was filial; someone who understands filial piety isn’t too bad.

Yang Chen continued without stopping, finishing the bloodletting and scraping quickly.

With the alcohol and sterilized cotton, he cleaned away to reveal blood vessels that had already recovered.

The three of them, Zhang Qishan included, looked at Zhang Xingzhou’s calf in disbelief.

"This... is this healed?" Zhang Qishan asked in disbelief, looking at Zhang Xingzhou’s blood vessels that were now smooth as before, indistinguishable from their previous bulging appearance.

Wei Qingzhong was equally astonished, thinking to himself that Yang Chen was truly skilled.

Zhang Xingzhou, although feeling a bit numb from leg pains, managed to sit up and was overjoyed at the sight of his legs. "Is this really healed?"

Yang Chen nodded, "Rest at home for a couple of days, just avoid any strenuous activity."

"Alright, alright!" Zhang Xingzhou was extremely pleased.

This leg problem had been tormenting him for a long time.

"Then I..." Zhang Xingzhou looked at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen thought for a moment and looked towards Zhang Qishan and the others.

Zhang Xingzhou immediately caught on to Yang Chen’s intent and said to them, "Shaoting, Xiaowei, you two step outside for a bit."

Wei Qingzhong nodded and turned to leave the room.

Zhang Shaoting hesitated briefly, recalling what his father had told him earlier, and apologized to Yang Chen hesitantly, "Yang Chen, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have doubted you."

Yang Chen gave him a glance and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Zhang Shaoting felt relieved and started to leave the room.

Zhang Qishan was quite happy about this, smiling, "This boy is finally showing some sense!"

In daily life, their Zhang family was wealthy and overly doting on this only son, satisfying his every request. Others respected him greatly and dared not provoke him.

Being accustomed to arrogance, he thought of the Zhang family as the greatest, believing no one dared to oppose them.

Little did they know, in the vast world full of capable people, many people were beyond the Zhang family’s reach!

The fact that Zhang Shaoting could sincerely apologize to Yang Chen showed that he already understood this.

This brought Zhang Qishan much relief.

Zhang Xingzhou also nodded discreetly, reflecting that if Zhang Shaoting remained as he was, even their family’s wealth couldn’t protect him.

"Brother, you can speak now; Qishan knows everything," Zhang Xingzhou said.

Yang Chen nodded, as he could detect the earthy smell from Zhang Qishan, though not as pronounced as from Zhang Xingzhou.

"You are afflicted by corpse poison, and there are many types. Of a hundred tombs, ninety-nine hold different corpse poisons. Neutralizing it is nearly impossible, so extraction is the only solution! But the process is extremely painful, unsuitable to be done here," Yang Chen said seriously.

Attempting to extract the poison here would surely alert Wei Xueqing and the others outside, causing unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, the extraction required many herbs and tools, which involved lengthy preparation.

Zhang Qishan was shocked, bewilderedly looking between Yang Chen and Zhang Xingzhou.

He couldn’t comprehend how Yang Chen knew the old man was afflicted with corpse poison!

It was the Zhang family’s greatest secret, never to be known by outsiders.

"Then when do we..." Zhang Xingzhou fully trusted Yang Chen now and had no doubts about his words.

Yang Chen replied directly, "I’ll notify you for specific timing, as I’m on close protection duties for Wei Xueqing 24/7 and have little time."

At this, Zhang Xingzhou said, "Brother, whatever they paid, I’ll offer you a hundredfold more!"

Yang Chen glanced at Zhang Qishan and said flatly, "As I said, it’s not about money."

Zhang Qishan quickly responded, "Dad, how could you misunderstand, Brother Yang isn’t that kind of person."

Zhang Xingzhou realized his mistake, giving a bitter smile and chuckling, "I was negligent, I’ll just wait for your word."

Zhang Qishan asked, "You still have my business card, right?"

Yang Chen nodded, "I have your contact information."