The middle-aged man bore some resemblance to Zhèng Wǎn, and was indeed her father, Zhèng Hóngyuǎn.
“Wǎn’er, you’re here.”
Zhèng Hóngyuǎn came forward, his gaze immediately falling on Sū Lín behind Zhèng Wǎn.
Seeing that he was so young and dressed ordinarily, he couldn't help but frown slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, but his composure was excellent, and he did not show it.
“Is this the… student Sū you mentioned?”
“Dad, this is Sū Lín.” Zhèng Wǎn quickly introduced, “Sū Lín, this is my Dad.”
Sū Lín nodded, acknowledging the introduction, his attitude neither humble nor obsequious.
Zhèng Hóngyuǎn’s doubts deepened, but out of trust in his daughter, he stepped aside.
“Student Sū, thank you for your trouble. Please come in. Professor Liú is examining my father inside.”
Upon entering the ward, a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine mixed with disinfectant hit them.
The room was spacious and equipped with the most advanced facilities, with various monitoring devices flashing indicator lights.
On the hospital bed lay an elder with white hair and beard, his face withered and gaunt, his breath weak, and his face a sickly greyish hue, like a candle in the wind.
By the bedside, an old doctor wearing gold-rimmed glasses was carefully examining the data on the instruments, his brow furrowed.
He was Professor Liú Jìshì, a renowned master physician hired by the Zhèng family.
Hearing the sound, Professor Liú looked up and saw Zhèng Hóngyuǎn and Zhèng Wǎn. He sighed and shook his head.
“Mr. Zhèng, the old master’s condition… is not optimistic.
That yin-cold energy has invaded his internal organs, his kidney qi is depleted, and modern medical means are almost… alas, unless a miracle occurs.”
His words made Zhèng Hóngyuǎn and Zhèng Wǎn’s faces turn even paler.
Zhèng Wǎn looked at Sū Lín eagerly, her eyes full of pleading.
Professor Liú then noticed Sū Lín and looked at Zhèng Hóngyuǎn with a question.
Zhèng Hóngyuǎn was a bit embarrassed and introduced, “Professor Liú, this is student Sū Lín. He is… my daughter invited him to take a look at my father.”
“Nonsense!”
Upon hearing this, Professor Liú’s expression immediately darkened, and his tone was displeased.
“Mr. Zhèng! What is the old master’s condition now? How can you let a young man of unknown origin interfere indiscriminately? If anything goes wrong, who will bear the responsibility?”
Facing the questioning, Sū Lín did not argue. His gaze fell directly on the old Master Zhèng on the hospital bed.
His divine sense had already scanned the patient, and he understood his condition.
Just as Zhèng Wǎn had said, it was an internal yin fiend force eroding the meridians, accumulated for many years, damaging the foundation. Now it had erupted completely, and he was at the end of his life.
Ordinary methods were indeed powerless to save him.Sū Lín spoke calmly, “The Yin fiend eroding the pulse, the origin about to extinguish.
Ordinary medicine and drugs are naturally useless.”
As soon as he said this, Professor Liú was stunned at first, then he seemed to hear something absurd and laughed angrily.Yin fiend eroding the pulse?
Origin about to extinguish? Young man, you’ve read too many novels!
This is reality! The patient is in critical condition, not a place to spout nonsense!”
Zhèng Hóngyuǎn’s expression became even uglier. He felt his daughter was truly desperate and had found a charlatan.
Zhèng Wǎn, however, urged anxiously, “Dad! Let Sū Lín try! I believe in him!”
“Wǎn’er! You…” Zhèng Hóngyuǎn tried to stop her.
But Sū Lín had already lost the patience to say more.
He walked directly to the bedside, raised his right hand slightly, and a piece of yellow paper talisman was held between his fingertips.
On the talisman were drawn extremely complex and ancient patterns in cinnabar. A faint light flowed, emitting a refreshing aura of life force!
This was the “Rejuvenation and Fiend Dissipation Talisman” that he had painstakingly deduced and drawn over the past two days using his residual True Qi combined with the extreme cold origin of a trace of Earth Yin Spirit Liquid!
Although the materials were simple, it contained a trace of his Primordial Dust True Qi, which was precisely the remedy for this kind of yin fiend injury!
“Playing tricks!” Professor Liú scolded.
Sū Lín ignored him, and a trace of True Qi rippled from his fingertip.
*Puff!*
The talisman spontaneously ignited without fire, instantly turning into a soft, blue flame filled with vigorous life force!
To everyone’s astonishment, Sū Lín gestured with his finger.
The blue flame, as if alive, slowly descended and directly entered the old Master Zhèng’s forehead!
“Uh…”
On the hospital bed, the old Master Zhèng, who had been on the verge of death, suddenly trembled and let out an involuntary groan.
The deathly grey color on his face began to recede at a visible rate!
On the monitoring instruments, the weak fluctuations of the electrocardiogram and vital signs suddenly surged, rapidly returning to the normal range!
A gentle but powerful force of life, mixed with a hint of coolness, flowed into the old man's dried-up meridians like sweet rain.
Wherever it passed, the yin-cold fiend energy accumulated over many years dissolved and dissipated as if encountering its natural enemy!
A hint of color gradually returned to the old master’s gaunt face!
The entire process took only a dozen seconds.
The blue flame completely disappeared.
Sū Lín withdrew his finger and said calmly.
“The fiend energy has been dispelled, and the origin has recovered by one-third. With rest for over a month, he should be fine.”
In the ward, silence reigned.
Professor Liú’s mouth hung open, and the medical record in his hand clattered to the floor.
His eyes were wide with disbelief!
Zhèng Hóngyuǎn was stunned. He looked at the rapidly normalizing data on the instruments, then at his father's obviously improved complexion, and stood there as if petrified!
Zhèng Wǎn, however, wept with joy. She covered her mouth, too moved to speak!
Sū Lín paid no attention to their shock and turned to look at Zhèng Hóngyuǎn.
“The promise has been fulfilled. The agreed-upon items are to be delivered to me within three days.”
Having said that, without waiting for Zhèng Hóngyuǎn’s response, he walked directly out of the ward.
His figure soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.
He left behind only the three people in the ward, immersed in the immense shock.
Professor Liú suddenly rushed to the bedside, his trembling hands re-examining the indicators, mumbling.
“A miracle… this is simply a medical miracle… No! This is a divine miracle!”
Zhèng Hóngyuǎn came back to his senses, looked in the direction Sū Lín had left, his eyes filled with complexity.
He suddenly looked at Zhèng Wǎn and said urgently, “Wǎn’er! Quickly! Mobilize all the family’s resources immediately! At all costs! Satisfy all of Mr. Sū’s demands!”
Meanwhile, Sū Lín had already left the sanatorium. He took out the slightly warm “Minor Void Talisman Coin” and rubbed the ancient and profound patterns on it.