Chapter 3 Chapter 3: The Silver Needles have Spirit!
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Vann did not answer but fell into deep thought...
"Old Master An's face is pallid, without a trace of blood. His breathing is weak, like a dying person," Vann checked again. When he put his right hand on Old Master An's wrist, Vann was suddenly shocked.
"It's wrong! Completely wrong!" Vann said thoughtfully, "Old Master An is almost dying! His breathing is almost stagnant, and he is very pale. But why is his pulse still beating so forcefully?"
After that, Vann frowned and fell into deep thought again.
He had never encountered such a complicated disease before and had no prior experience to refer to. If he could not discover the cause, how could he prescribe the right medicine? How could he cure Old Master An?!
"Mr. Yip, have you found out the cause of the disease?" Aurora asked very nervously.
Vann shook his head and did not speak.
He quietly decided that he must find out the cause and cure Aurora's grandfather. Otherwise, he was not worthy of her trust.
As Vann was in deep thought, Old Master An, who was lying on the bed, suddenly moved. His whole body began to tremble.
"Grandpa, what's wrong? Don't frighten me!" Aurora knelt at the bedside and grabbed her grandfather's hand. She felt a sharp pain in her heart as it saddened her greatly that she was unable to relieve her grandfather's pain.
"Ugh!"
Right after, Old Master An suddenly threw up, but all he vomited was a murky mess of black-coloured blood.
Aurora quickly took out a tissue and wiped the black blood from the corner of the old man's mouth. She was close to tears, "Grandpa would vomit blood every day, and then he would pass out."
Vann looked at the tissue as if he had realized something!
"Don't throw it!" Vann reached out as quickly as lightning. He grabbed the tissue and sniffed it.
"I know the cause of his disease now!" Vann smiled.
"Mr. Yip, what's wrong with my grandfather?" Aurora came over quickly, grabbing Vann, and asking with excitement.
Vann said calmly, "If I'm right, your grandfather had been poisoned."
"Poisoned?"
"Yes, it's a strange poison. Although the poison is very complicated and it is difficult to detoxify, there is still a way to do that."
Upon hearing Vann's words, Aurora finally relaxed a little. At least, she now saw the hope of saving her grandfather.
When they went downstairs, Maria sneered, "Kid, you cured my grandfather so quickly?"
Vann said, "Not yet, but I will cure him."
"Then, why did you come out? Cure him quickly!" Maria did not believe that Vann could cure her grandfather, who had been in a coma for half a month.
Vann did not pay attention to Maria at all...
"I need a set of silver needles for acupuncture. Also, I'll write a prescription. Please get someone to get the medicine according to the prescription."
"No problem. Just give me the prescription and I'll buy it right away," Aurora said.
Vann glanced at Aurora and said, "But you would not know which silver needles I need. I'll buy them on my own. You just need to get me the right medicine!"
"Huh! What a good plan! You realize that you can't cure my grandfather, so you want to escape under the guise of buying silver needles! Is that your plan?" Maria sneered.
"Then, Aurora can come with me to buy the silver needles," Vann had no choice but to ask Aurora to go with him.
"Mr. Yip, let's go now!" Aurora was eager to save her grandfather so she left after saying that.
They were silent the whole way.
With Aurora leading the way, Vann arrived at the largest Chinese medicine clinic in the Tradicine Province. The clinic was called the 'Drug Fragrance Pavilion'.
The clinic was crowded with people, and there was a long queue outside. Many patients had come to seek consultation.
When Vann walked into the Drug Fragrance Pavilion, he found that it was surrounded by drug cabinets with lots of labels, looking very magnificent.
"What can I do for you? Do you need a doctor or are you here for medicine?" As soon as Vann and Aurora entered, a middle-aged man came over and served them.
"We are here to buy medicine, and we also want to get a set of silver needles." Vann looked at the middle-aged man. He was about forty years old, wearing an old-fashioned robe.
"Give me your best silver needles," Aurora said to the man.
"The best? No problem!" The best would also mean the most expensive!
On hearing this, the middle-aged man was ecstatic. ''What a good chance to make a profit!''
Soon, he emerged with a delicate wooden box in his hands.
"Miss, judging from the exquisiteness of the box, you can tell that it's very expensive! This is the best silver needle in our clinic, and this silver needle has a lovely price of 68,000 yuan. Although the price is a little high, it's worth it!" the middle-aged man said with a smile.
"The price doesn't matter to me," said Aurora.
After hearing that, the middle-aged man immediately beamed.
There was a huge profit to be made!
Vann ignored the middle-aged man and took the wooden box directly. He took out the silver needle and looked at it carefully under the light for a while. Then, he tried it on his thumb.
"It looks gorgeous, but its essence is ordinary. It has no spirituality at all!" Vann sighed and said.
"You said that the silver needle has no spirituality?" the middle-aged man laughed as if he had heard a joke.
"Yes, it has no spirituality. No matter how gorgeous it looks, it is just an ordinary silver needle. How could it cost 68,000 yuan? Even if you give it to me for free, I won't take it!" Vann said seriously.
"It's the first time I've heard that silver needles have spirituality. Do you think silver needles also have consciousness? You must have watched too many mythical TV shows!" the middle-aged man sneered.
Vann scoffed coldly, "You're looking at the world through a keyhole! The Divine Needles, the Supernal Needles, the Immortal Needles... They all have spirituality, you don't know about it because you are ignorant."
"Ignorant? How dare you say this?"
The middle-aged man was extremely angry, but he smiled instead. "I've been studying medicine with the Immortal Doctor for twenty years. You would not know better about medicine than me. And you're saying that I'm ignorant?"
When they were quarreling, they also attracted the attention of the people around them. Looking at Vann and the young Aurora next to him, they immediately deduced the situation.
Hence, they were filled with deep disdain for Vann.
They thought that Vann was merely showing off in front of the beautiful Aurora to win her heart.
"Boy, are you kidding? Do you know who he is? He's Dr. Leslie Lee, the famous first disciple of the Immortal Doctor!" a patient standing next to them ridiculed.
"Why are you criticizing him? He just wants to show off in front of the beauty. However, he's so inept yet showing off in front of an expert!" Another young man laughed.
Vann did not say anything. He knew that it was meaningless to argue with such people.
"Well, boy, I finally understand. You are not here to buy silver needles. Obviously, you are just show off in front of the pretty girl. I believe that she has seen your talent. Get lost! I won't sell the silver needles to you!" The middle-aged man mocked Vann.
Aurora looked at Vann and asked in a low voice, "Is that silver needle really poor?"
"Yes, it's very poor. It has too many impurities, so it would break easily. Moreover, its healing effect is sub-par. It would be very ineffective at absorbing the toxins in your grandpa's body," Vann said.
Aurora seemed to understand. She looked at Vann and said, "Vann, perhaps we could go to other Chinese medicine clinics to have a look? However, in Tradicine Province, none of the other clinics are better than the Drug Fragrance Pavilion."
Vann smiled lightly and said, "Sure, let's go to other clinics. In fact, even there are many people in the clinic, it doesn't mean that the doctor is good. Many people come to see a doctor only because he's popular."
Vann's words were heard by many people around causing an outrage. Of course, Leslie, who was known as the first disciple of the Immortal Doctor, also heard it.
"Kid, think before you speak!" Leslie snorted coldly.
"Senior Leslie, don't waste time talking with this wild boy. Just beat him up and get him hospitalized here!" a hot-tempered young man jeered.
"The youth nowadays are getting gradually unrestrained! They dare to say and do anything. These youths always think that they are brilliant!" an old man shook his head and sighed.
"Sir, it's not called being unrestrained! It's called being brainless!" a middle-aged woman added.
"Doctor Lee, perhaps you should check the boy's health. Maybe there's really something wrong with his brain!" Some patients in line sneered.
Hearing the insults of the crowd, Vann showed no anger but a calm face. He felt that there was no need to get angry with these ordinary people because they were ignorant.
When Vann was about to leave, a pallid-faced young man barged in.
"Doctor Lee, save me!"
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