Chapter 55: Lost Elixir Pills
The bet was made, witnessed by the Empress.
Ye Chen was immediately surrounded by a large group of experts and rushed to the old lady's ward; they couldn't wait to witness the miracle and see how a conceited young man would cut off his own arms!
Wherever Ye Chen went on the way to the ward, he was undoubtedly the center of attention.
The experts around him were long-established authorities, well-known celebrity doctors.
Everyone who saw this scene was amazed, wondering what kind of divine figure this handsome young man was to make so many great experts act in such a star-studded escorting fashion!
Although there were many curious about Ye Chen's identity, some doctors followed him, and everyone who saw this scene wanted to know who this person, who was escorted by such authorities, really was.
However, the old lady's ward was in a special ward area, with countless medical staff around.
When Ye Chen and his group reached the special ward area, those who followed out of curiosity were stopped, and Ye Chen left them nothing but a back that kept his skills and fame hidden...
The old lady was lying quietly on the bed, wearing an oxygen mask, her face pale, obviously having suffered from the torment of illness.
"Mr. Ye, please proceed with the treatment."
After the group of experts brought Ye Chen into the ward, they said only this and then fell silent, waiting for Ye Chen to embarrass himself.
The old lady's condition was very complicated. She suffered from multiple chronic diseases, and her brain area had suffered two severe traumas in a short time, which made her condition extremely tough, even hopeless!
All present were major authorities in the medical field, and if not for Chu Yanran's special status, being treated by any of them would have been considered an honor, let alone being attended by them together.
These experts knew the old lady's condition like the back of their hands. Describing her condition as being at death's door wasn't an overstatement; even if Hua Tuo were alive, he wouldn't have the power to reverse her fate!
"Grandmother, you've suffered!"
Chu Yanran approached the bed, took the old lady's hand, and looked at the pale-faced elder on the bed, her words filled with heartache.
"Step aside for now; I'm about to start the treatment," Ye Chen said to Chu Yanran with a stern voice.
Ye Chen's primary discipline was martial arts, and medicine was secondary, but his medical skills had reached a mysterious realm, even capable of curing terminal illnesses.
With just one use of the Observational Skill, he saw that the old lady's life force was gradually deteriorating; she was indeed close to death.
Chu Yanran, with a look of longing, glanced deeply at Ye Chen and then stepped aside. The top experts' team was helpless against the old lady's condition, now relying solely on Ye Chen, this remarkable and extraordinary figure!
"The complexion is darkening; this is a sign of vital energy decline. The old lady is currently hanging on by a thread!"
Ye Chen stepped forward, carefully observed the old lady's condition, then sighed and shook his head.
Chu Yanran's expression changed dramatically upon hearing this and was about to ask something, but Ye Chen gestured to stop her.
Ye Chen, looking at the eight experts waiting for him to make a fool of himself, suddenly burst into audacious laughter, "However, what I am best at is snatching lives from King Yan's grasp. Even if the old lady has already breathed her last, I can still pull her back from the brink!"
The statement made by Ye Chen was absolutely shocking and beyond belief, causing the group of experts to tremble with anger.
However, they did not retort because, in their eyes, Ye Chen was bound to suffer the agony of severed arms. The bet was established, and there was simply no going back.
Now, let him be arrogant and enjoy himself!
Ye Chen glanced at the eight experts, then focused intently on the old lady's condition. His causal remarks belied the seriousness of the situation; if he were to truly awake the old lady, nothing could be taken lightly.
The old lady's vital energy was failing, an omen of imminent death. With the current level of medical expertise, her condition was indeed incurable.
However, Ye Chen was no ordinary doctor; he was a descendant of the Divine Doctor Ye Tianshi, inheriting Ancestor Ye's profoundly skilled medical talents. Moreover, his cultivation of Martial True Qi could aid his treatment, making even seemingly incurable diseases treatable in his eyes!
"This old lady is naturally frail and plagued with illnesses. Although these minor ailments were not serious, they were like time bombs!"
"The trauma to the old lady's cranial connections caused these bombs to explode together, complicating her medical history and her condition severely. She has developed a large amount of congestion in her brain again, and if it is not released in time, her life is at risk! Craniotomy or acupuncture, these direct medical interventions, are too harsh; such methods would only endanger her life. It seems I must use some gentler methods and treat her gradually!"
After examining the old lady's pulse and reviewing her medical history, Ye Chen articulated his medical philosophy.
"Easy to say," one expert scoffed.
Just now, Ye Chen had been reviewing the medical records that contained this information; to them, this young man was merely reciting the disease theories he had memorized, simply replicating them in front of them.
"We all know this, but the problem is, what method can be used to release these blood clots gently, without aggravating the frail cranial nerves of the elderly lady!"
The senior experts had already known the cause of the elderly lady's illness and also knew how to awaken her, but these methods were too orthodox. If used forcefully, they could cause the lady's brain function to deteriorate further, leading to sudden death!
This disease required the removal of the blood clots. Current medical treatments for releasing a large amount of cerebral hematoma only included craniotomy; even acupuncture was like quenching thirst with poison, ineffective in making a definitive impact. However, the elderly lady was too weak; the risk of craniotomy was too great, and the old lady might pass away before the blood clots were removed.
If this elderly lady were from an ordinary family, recovery would have been left to fate, and if she died, it would have been considered bad luck. However, this elderly lady was the mother of Empress Chu Yanran, so this illness was bound to not follow conventional treatments.
"What are you doing, removing the oxygen, the elderly lady will suffer respiratory failure!"
An unexpected move by Ye Chen scared the group of experts, who tried to intervene.
"I am treating the elderly lady, and you all just stand aside and learn from me!" Ye Chen frowned and scolded sternly.
As Ye Chen spoke, the group of experts immediately halted, not understanding why this group of senior experts saw a grand medical disposition and a national hand aura in this young man.
"It's too late today, I will firstly use an elixir to improve the elderly lady's constitution and strengthen her vital energy!" Ye Chen reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pill. "Tomorrow I will proceed to remove the blood clots; if the elderly lady does not awaken by this time tomorrow, I shall consider it a loss in this wager!"
Ye Chen appeared very confident, but this confidence, in the eyes of these influential authorities, seemed arrogant.
Moreover, he spoke too categorically. Even if the hematoma in the elderly lady's cranium were perfectly removed, it would still take several days for her to awaken. Ye Chen even dared to say she would awaken by tomorrow. Not even Hua Tuo would dare claim such medical skill were he alive!
In the eyes of these medical experts, they deemed the wager already lost by Ye Chen!
"Mr Ye, may I take a look at the pill in your hand?" Qi Bai saw Ye Chen about to place a small pill into the elderly lady's mouth and hurriedly asked, his voice tinged with barely concealable excitement!
"Do you want to check it?" Ye Chen said, but still handed over the pill to Qi Bai.
"I dare not, I dare not," Qi Bai, fearful of offending Ye Chen, felt Ye Chen's image expand immensely when he took out that small pill.
"Mr. Qi, what's the matter, is there something wrong with that pill?"
"It shouldn't be, the fragrance of that little pill is so strong. I could smell it from five or six steps away!"
"Mr. Qi is Director Chu's chief Imperial Physician, and his medical skills are even above ours, could it be that he has discovered something?"
A group of experts saw Qi Bai holding a small pill and examining it from various angles; all were murmuring and guessing.
"Is this the Hundred Treasures Elixir?" Qi Bai's tone had an uncontrollable tremble.
"You recognize it?" Ye Chen was surprised, not expecting someone knowledgeable at the scene.
"Sir, your ability is immense, please quickly feed the lady!" After observing for a while, Qi Bai, convinced that the little pill was the legendary miraculous elixir, showed even greater reverence towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen looked meaningfully at Qi Bai; this old man truly knew his stuff. There were no more than five people in the world capable of manufacturing a batch of Hundred Treasures Elixir; it was unexpected that he recognized it.
"Hundred Treasures Elixir, as the name implies, is an elixir refined from the essence of a hundred herbs. It can fortify one's vital energy, nourish the spirit, and purify the mind," Ye Chen explained as he put the small pill into the elderly lady's mouth.
Ye Chen explained so much primarily for Chu Yanran, as the empress was very anxious at the moment.
"Hundred Treasures Elixir?" One of the oldest experts among them seemed to suddenly remember something. "This is an elixir, not a pill, a single elixir that can bring the dead to life, but hasn't the method to make this elixir been lost for a thousand years?"
The words of the senior expert surprised the other experts, who began to inquire what the Hundred Treasures Elixir was.
Hundred Treasures Elixir? They had never even heard of it.
Indeed, it was normal for these renowned experts to be unaware of the Hundred Treasures Elixir, as this elixir was controlled by some reclusive sages and was rarely seen in the secular world; people believed its manufacturing method had been lost.
"The Hundred Treasures Elixir is a miraculous elixir recorded in ancient texts that can revive the dead. However, the method to make this elixir is extremely complicated, and it was said that only ancient master physicians could produce it. Now, the method to make the Hundred Treasures Elixir has been lost for a thousand years!" the elderly expert explained.
"This, this, that's impossible, right?"
"This young man, the elixir he took out—is it the Hundred Treasures Elixir?!"
As the expert explained the origin of the Hundred Treasures Elixir, the place became abuzz, and the group of experts marveled incessantly.