Chapter 39: I Can Really Save Him
With that, Bai Liuping stormed off.
Lin Chuyue sank to the floor beside the hospital bed, sobbing in disbelief. "Grandpa!"
Xiao Ye gently placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. Your grandfather will be fine. I can wake him."
"Don't bother comforting me. I'll find another famous doctor. Jiangnan is a huge place—I refuse to believe there's no one who can save him!"
Lin Chuyue pulled out her phone and made several calls, finally getting in touch with an old friend of Lin Aoshan's.
The friend happened to know a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Jiangnan and promised to ask on her behalf.
However, he couldn't guarantee that the famous doctor would agree to come.
Lin Chuyue thanked him profusely. She leaned weakly against the bed, her eyes filling with tears as she gazed at Lin Aoshan's ashen face.
His heart ached for her. "I really can save your grandfather. Let me try?"
Her face was a mask of exhaustion. "I won't gamble with my grandfather's life. Please, just leave me alone for a while, okay?"
「Meanwhile, at the Bai residence.」
Bai Liuping strode through the main gate, beaming as he clutched an object to his chest.
"Shoucheng, get over here! Look what I've brought back!"
Bai Shoucheng emerged with a slight frown. "Second Uncle, you're a family elder now. You shouldn't be so excitable. It undermines your authority with the younger generation."
"Shut up! You won't be saying that once you see what this is!"
Bai Liuping snorted and carefully placed the object he was carrying on the table.
He whipped off the red cloth, revealing a flash of golden light!
"Is! Is... Is that the Golden Saber?!"
His face a mask of astonishment, Bai Shoucheng rushed forward to examine it closely.
Its purity, weight, and appearance—it was identical to the genuine Golden Saber in every way!
"Second Uncle, where did you have this replica made? It's a perfect forgery."
"Bullshit! This *is* the real thing. I got it from the Lin Family."
Bai Liuping said smugly, "To save that old bastard Lin Aoshan, Lin Chuyue actually handed over the Golden Saber. I can only say the Lin Family had this disaster coming!"
"When Heaven itself wants the Lin Family to fall, no one can save them!"
Bai Shoucheng quickly found a black cloth and wrapped up the Golden Saber. "I was just wondering what to do about our Golden Saber problem."
"Now that the Lin Family's Golden Saber is here, I'll just pass this one off as the Bai Family's and give it back!"
"The two sabers are identical anyway. Xiao Ye will never know the difference!"
"I'll go now to avoid any complications from delaying!"
Bai Shoucheng picked up the Golden Saber and called for a few bodyguards. "Let's go. To the hospital!"
「In the hospital room.」
Lin Aoshan's condition was deteriorating. He was being kept alive only by a ventilator.
Xiao Ye took his wrist to check his pulse, his expression grave. "Chuyue, your grandfather's condition is critical. He needs treatment immediately!"
"If we delay any longer, he might not make it!"
Lin Chuyue was frantic as well. "I know, but there's still no word from the famous doctor."
"Let me do it." Xiao Ye looked at her earnestly. "Trust me. I can really save him!"
"No... What if something goes wrong?"
Lin Chuyue didn't believe Xiao Ye knew anything about medicine. Even if he had studied it formally, his youth meant he couldn't possibly possess any profound medical skills.
Even Bai Liuping, the most famous doctor in Jiangcheng, had failed—what could Xiao Ye possibly do?
"Chuyue, what if that doctor doesn't agree to come? Are you just going to stand by and watch your grandfather die?"
"No, that won't happen. He'll definitely come."
"But we're out of time! Let me try! If I can't save your grandfather, my life is yours to take!"
Seeing how confident Xiao Ye was, Lin Chuyue's resolve began to waver.
'Is this my only option? A desperate, last-ditch effort?'
Just then, her phone suddenly rang.
"What? The famous doctor is already here? He'll be downstairs in ten minutes?"
"Okay, okay, I'll go down to meet him right now! Thank you! Thank you so much!"
Lin Chuyue felt as if she'd been granted a reprieve from death. The gloom on her face vanished, and she looked at Xiao Ye, overjoyed. "It's a miracle! The famous doctor is arriving any minute. I'm going down to meet him."
"I know you're a very stubborn person, and no one can stop you once you've decided to do something."
"But don't you dare touch my grandfather before I get back. If anything happens to him, I will hate you for it."
Only after giving him this warning did Lin Chuyue feel at ease enough to leave.
'That's my wife, all right. She knows me so well!'
Xiao Ye grinned. Once he was sure Lin Chuyue was gone, he immediately took out his silver needles. 'But some things are more urgent than others. If I don't act now, he'll be beyond saving!'
'Besides, she won't see it. Who's to know I did anything?'
'A doctor must be compassionate. I'm even risking my wife's wrath for this!'
As he spoke, dozens of silver needles descended in a blur of motion.
In the blink of an eye, a hint of color returned to the corners of Lin Aoshan's bluish-purple lips.
His sunken chest began to rise and fall faintly.
「Ten minutes later.」
Kong Derun, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor from Jiangnan, entered the room.
He assessed Lin Aoshan's condition and shook his head. "His condition isn't good. Any later, and it would have been too dangerous."
Lin Chuyue's heart sank. "Is there anything you can do? I'll do anything to save my grandfather's life!"
But Kong Derun smiled. "I said *any later*. Right now, he can still be saved."
Without another word, he took out his silver needles and began the treatment.
Xiao Ye watched from the side, nodding slightly.
'As expected of a true Divine Doctor,' he thought. 'His acupuncture technique and experience are far superior to Bai Liuping's.'
'So much for being number one in Jiangcheng. What an unearned reputation!'
'The Bai Family is a dynasty of traditional Chinese medicine, but if Bai Liuping weren't backed by his family, he'd be nothing more than an average practitioner.'
'Still, as skilled as this Kong Derun is, he's not as good as me!'
「Half an hour later.」
The acupuncture treatment was finished.
The color visibly returned to Lin Aoshan's face, and his breathing became noticeably smoother and steadier.
Seeing that he was out of danger, Lin Chuyue cried tears of joy and looked at Kong Derun gratefully. "Divine Doctor Kong, thank you so much!"
"You're welcome. It was a coincidence I was in Jiangcheng," he said. "But it wasn't his time to die. The person who treated him before I arrived did an excellent job."
"With conventional methods, I'm afraid he would have already passed. Whoever that practitioner was, they're quite good—bold, meticulous, and not afraid to use the needles decisively!"
Hearing this praise, a smug laugh echoed from outside the door.
"Of course," said Bai Liuping, striding into the room. "My skills may not be on par with yours, but I'm no slouch either."
Lin Chuyue quickly thanked him. "Thank you, Director Bai."
Bai Liuping raised a hand, cutting her off impatiently. "What good is a simple 'thank you'? I saved his life. You think just saying a few words counts as gratitude?"
"Then what is it you want?"
"Ten million!"
Lin Chuyue was stunned. She couldn't believe he would dare ask for so much. It was blatant extortion!
This was the First Hospital. They had already paid all the required fees upon admission.
While it was appropriate to offer a bonus as a sign of gratitude, this was far too much!
Xiao Ye scoffed. "You've got some nerve, asking for ten million right off the bat!"
"You wouldn't be worth that much even if we sold you!"
"Chuyue, don't pay him. With his technique, he's not even worth a hundred bucks!"
Bai Liuping's face darkened, and a vicious glint appeared in his eyes. "Fine, don't pay."
"But if anything else happens to Lin Aoshan, don't come crying to me!"
"Stop it! I'll pay!"
Lin Chuyue shot Xiao Ye a harsh glare. Even Kong Derun had said that the initial treatment was done well enough to keep Lin Aoshan alive until he arrived.
If she offended him now and another problem arose later, they would be in serious trouble!
It wasn't as if they could summon Kong Derun whenever they wanted; getting him this time was pure luck.
Seeing Lin Chuyue's attitude, Bai Liuping knew he had her cornered.
He put on a stern face and snorted. "Too late! I don't want the ten million anymore. Transfer him to another hospital immediately!"
"You're not welcome at the First Hospital!"