Dancheng General Hospital.

Gao Haiqing dared not leave the emergency room for a step. At this moment, Xu Guanjie's heart was beating weaker and weaker.

From a medical standpoint, Xu Guanjie's condition was inexplicable, which meant that starting treatment was out of the question.

As for Xu Guanjie's illness, Gao Haiqing was now placing all his hopes on the master from Prince Park who had a street stall.

"Director Gao, Deputy Mayor Xu probably won't make it," Doctor Wu, in charge of Xu Guanjie's condition, approached at this time.

Gao Haiqing's brows furrowed tightly, "Hold on, just hold on a bit longer... Right now we can only wait..."

"Director Gao, do you really believe that street-stall master can cure Deputy Mayor Xu's illness?" Doctor Wu said.

Doctor Wu truly couldn't believe it. How could a street peddler, a swindler, cure an illness that experts like themselves couldn't even understand?

Gao Haiqing didn't respond but gave a bitter smile. In such a situation, who else could he trust if not that master?

"Director Gao..." At that moment, a nurse walked in from outside the emergency room, "It's chaos outside, you better go take a look."

Right then, Gao Haiqing's brow was deeply wrinkled; nothing had gone smoothly for him today.

Without daring to delay, Gao Haiqing hurried out.

At this time, in the hospital corridor, quite a crowd had gathered and in the center of the crowd, a woman's scolding resounded non-stop.

"Wang Caihui, don't think I don't know, it was you who caused Xu Guanjie's illness. How could he just collapse out of the blue otherwise?"

The scolding woman was over fifty years old, with a nagging appearance.

"Second sister, don't keep yelling here. There are so many people. Can't we discuss this at home instead?" Wang Caihui, having recovered from fainting due to high blood pressure, was awake after being treated but her complexion was still very pale.

That nagging woman was named Xu Changying, Xu Guanjie's cousin by marriage.

Xu Changying, along with her son, came from the rural areas, where this mother and son duo were infamously known as Demon Kings of Chaos. They idled their days away doing nothing. Later, when her son caused trouble in the village, she took him to Dancheng to seek shelter with Xu Guanjie.

With Xu Guanjie's help, Xu Changying started a renovation company, but even after starting their business, this mother and son duo didn't change their ways and indulged in all sorts of cheating and swindling.

Upon hearing of Xu Guanjie's critical illness, Xu Changying came looking for an opportunity.

"Not yelling here? Feeling guilty? Let me tell you, Wang Caihui, this isn't over today. If anything happens to Xu Guanjie, I definitely won't let you off," Xu Changying said, unleashing her village shrewish instincts and leaving Wang Caihui stunned.

"Wang Caihui, from now on, you need to give me my brother Xu Guanjie's bank card, otherwise, if my brother really dies, don't you dare try to run away with the money," Xu Changying demanded.

"Bank card? Second sister, Guanjie is lying in the hospital ward right now, his life hanging by a thread. How can you be asking for his bank card at this time?" Wang Caihui's face turned red with anger.

"Hmph, if not while my brother is alive, should I wait for after he's dead to ask for it? Let me tell you, if you don't give me my brother's bank card, I won't let you and your mother off easily!"

...

Watching the noisy scene unfold from a distance, Gao Haiqing smiled wryly. The man hadn't died yet, but his relatives were already fighting over his assets.

However, Gao Haiqing had no way to intervene in the matter at hand; after all, it was a family affair. Even a fair official would have difficulty settling domestic issues, much less himself.

Ringing… At that moment, Gao Haiqing's phone rang.

"Director Gao, please prepare a box of Golden Needles and have everyone exit the emergency room. The master and I are on our way," Xu Rui's voice could be heard from the other end of the phone when Gao Haiqing answered.

"Okay, I'll arrange that right away."

Upon hearing that the master had been found, Gao Haiqing instantly felt like a drowning man who had just grasped a lifeline.

No matter what, Xu Guanjie must not be allowed to have an accident; otherwise, Gao Haiqing truly wouldn't know how to explain it to the family and the media.

Gao Haiqing hurriedly scrambled to clear everyone out of the emergency room and prepared a box of Golden Needles as Xu Rui had requested.

Before long, Xu Rui, accompanied by Ding Fan, arrived at the emergency room.

Upon arrival, Xu Rui naturally saw the situation outside the emergency room, but she had no mind to care for those issues at the moment; what concerned her most was her father's safety.

Ding Fan walked up to Xu Guanjie, whose face had become so pale it was at the extreme. Ding Fan could feel how weak Xu Guanjie was, he could die at any moment.

"Xu Rui, remember the condition you promised me with your own words," Ding Fan turned his head and said to Xu Rui standing nearby.

At that moment, Xu Rui's face inexplicably blushed as she glared fiercely at Ding Fan. "I, Xu Rui, keep my word. Since I promised you, I will certainly do it."

Back then, Xu Rui had brought Wang Duo to knock on Ding Fan's door. Ding Fan had driven Wang Duo away, and only after Xu Rui apologized did Ding Fan agree to come and treat Xu Guanjie's illness.

The first condition Ding Fan had was that after he cured Xu Guanjie, they must keep the news under wraps. A master curing an ailment even doctors couldn't handle would definitely bring trouble, and Ding Fan, who was still cultivating, didn't want any of that.

The second condition was a consultation fee of fifty thousand yuan. Ding Fan wasn't running a charity and he was indeed in need of money, so this amount was necessary.

As for the third condition, Ding Fan hadn't spelled it out. He only said that when he thought of a request, no matter what it was, the other party must agree.

In order to get Ding Fan to come treat Xu Guanjie, Xu Rui had said at the time, "Even if you want to sleep with me right now, I'll agree, as long as you save my father!"

Though Xu Rui was indeed beautiful, Ding Fan had no intention of sleeping with her. He truly hadn't thought of a third condition yet, and he was keeping it in reserve simply for future emergencies.

Ding Fan was reminding Xu Rui not to forget his conditions at the moment, mainly to keep his own secrets, but seeing Xu Rui's blushing face, Ding Fan knew she must have misunderstood again.

However, Ding Fan didn't waste time explaining to Xu Rui, and immediately grabbed a Golden Needle in his hand and stabbed it directly into Xu Guanjie's head. The needle was at least ten centimeters long, and Ding Fan plunged the long Golden Needle entirely into Xu Guanjie's head.

Xu Rui, standing by, almost exclaimed in shock. A needle that long was fully inserted; how could the patient have any chance of survival?

Next, Ding Fan's hands were a blur as he continuously stabbed Golden Needles into Xu Guanjie's major acupoints all over his body.

Xu Rui was dumbstruck by what she saw; Ding Fan's moves were incredibly fast, she even saw afterimages. She became quiet and stood aside. Although she didn't understand medicine, Ding Fan's technique alone made her believe he really might be able to cure her father.

After using an entire box of Golden Needles, Ding Fan pulled a chair over and sat beside Xu Guanjie. He then placed his thumb directly on Xu Guanjie's philtrum. He began to circulate the True Qi in his body to help Xu Guanjie heal with True Qi.

Xu Guanjie's illness was caused by exposure to ore containing Spiritual Energy. The energy-infused ore had an erosive essence. Even Cultivators had to purge this erosive essence, so Xu Guanjie's chance of being unaffected was impossible.

The erosive essence had invaded Xu Guanjie's heart, and the technology of Earth was not able to cure it. However, for Ding Fan, expelling the erosive essence was a simple matter.

All he needed was to use True Qi to expel the erosive essence.

Right then, Ding Fan held his breath and sent wave after wave of True Qi to assault the erosive essence on Xu Guanjie's heart...

...

The corridors of General Hospital were bustling with activity.

Xu Changying had started with cursing, but eventually started throwing punches. No match for Xu Changying, who had spent half her life farming in the countryside, Wang Caihui ended up with disheveled hair, a bleeding nose, and her eyes swelling to a dark purple.

At this time Xu Changying, aside from her messy hair, suffered not a single injury.

Hands on hips, Xu Changying declared, "Let me tell you, Wang Caihui, stop deluding yourself about waiting for my brother to die and then hoarding all his savings for yourself. If you don't hand over the bank card today, I'm definitely not going to let you off!"

"So, you're here to rob money?" Just as Xu Changying was flaunting her power, a cold voice came from the side.

Hearing this voice, Xu Changying almost couldn't believe her ears; it was none other than Xu Guanjie himself.

Xu Changying slowly turned to look; the person being supported by Xu Rui and standing not far away, if not Xu Guanjie, who else could it be?

Xu Changying was stunned for a long while; she clearly remembered the doctors in the hospital saying Xu Guanjie was beyond saving, which is why she wanted to get some money from Wang Caihui before Xu Guanjie died.

"Guanjie, how are you... is your illness cured?" Xu Changying forced a smile on her face.

Xu Guanjie looked at Xu Changying expressionlessly. "I didn't die from the illness, you didn't get any money, are you very disappointed?"

"How... how could that be, I'm truly very happy if you're better..."

"Get out!"

Before Xu Changying could finish her sentence, Xu Guanjie said in a low voice.

At that point, Xu Changying didn't dare stay longer. She fled through the crowd as if escaping for her life. Even then, she wondered, wasn't Xu Guanjie's condition terminal? How could he suddenly stand up again?

"Guanjie..." A disheveled Wang Caihui, upon seeing Xu Guanjie, couldn't hold back her tears of grievance anymore.

"Thank goodness... you're still alive..."