Chapter 30: The Five Elements Plum Blossom Needle

  "Do you really want to know?" Su Nan asked back, but his eyes were looking at Ma Shengchun. He knew that he was the director of internal medicine, and if he really wanted to treat Du Lai's father-in-law, he would have to agree first, after all, they were in Pucheng Hospital.

  "Hey, kid, can you tell me, if you were to treat it, what method would you use?" Ma Shengchun saw Su Nan looking at him and knew exactly what he was thinking. But indeed, as Su Nan said, the surgical removal of this wall tumor is a difficult problem worldwide, and accidents can easily occur. Even if he operated on it himself, there would be no guarantee of success.

  "It's simple, I'll use traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture to treat the elderly. It will definitely be cured, and there won't be any accidents." Su Nan said lightly.

  "Rubbish!" Liu Gang shouted out beside him, "How is this possible? Traditional Chinese medicine may still have some use in nourishing and health preservation, but for such a major illness, how can traditional Chinese medicine possibly cure it?"

  Ma Shengchun, despite having no prejudice against traditional Chinese medicine, didn't believe what Su Nan said. "Young man, don't talk nonsense. Even if you understand medical skills, looking at your age, you're only about 20 years old. At this age, you're still a student who hasn't graduated yet. Based on the two years of study, how much knowledge do you think you can grasp? It's better to be humble as a person. Of course, I understand your desire to help patients relieve their pain, but this should be based on having real talent and learning, not just enthusiasm."

  "Heh heh, Director Ma, I will remember your teachings, but without investigation, there is no right to speak. How do you know that I am just a student with a weak foundation?" Su Nan smiled and replied calmly, not getting angry at Ma Shengchun's suspicion.

  Liu Gang, who was standing beside him, saw Su Nan's calm expression and became more and more angry. "You young man, from the time you started college, looking at your age now, you're probably a junior at most. How much knowledge do you think you can learn in three years? Who doesn't know about the current situation of schools?"

  "Sorry, I didn't attend college." Su Nan said calmly, correcting Liu Gang's mistake. "My medical skills are family inherited, and I have been studying for 17 years now. Although I don't dare to say that I am well-read, the knowledge I should grasp is all printed in my mind."

  Liu Gang didn't care how much knowledge Su Nan had acquired, "You actually haven't even attended university, someone who hasn't even been to university has no right to speak here. No wonder after talking to you for half a day, it's like playing the piano to a cow, originally just an illiterate person."

  Seeing Liu Gang's relentless pursuit, Su Nan also started to get angry. If at first their opposition was from the patient's perspective, now Liu Gang's words were purely personal attacks on him.

  "Dr. Liu, let me advise you that it's better to think before speaking. If you continue to spout nonsense, don't blame me for being rude to you." Su Nan said coldly, looking at Liu Gang.

  Two years of special forces career, Su Nan had been on countless missions, and most of the missions were life-and-death struggles. Over such a long period of time, Su Nan's eyes had already condensed into a murderous aura. However, he usually hid it, and outsiders couldn't detect it. Now, in his rage, he inadvertently let out a hint from his eyes.

  With a gaze full of murderous intent fixed on Liu Gang, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, the sudden drop in temperature making his whole body shudder, and he involuntarily retreated several steps, turning his head to one side, not daring to look at Su Nan's eyes again.

  As if sensing Liu Gang's abnormality, Ma Shengchun took a step forward, seemingly unintentionally blocking Liu Gang and separating his line of sight from Su Nan, which finally calmed Liu Gang's mind.

  "Hey kid, skip the nonsense, can you really cure this patient?"

  "Director Ma, don't listen to him spouting nonsense here. Such a serious illness can't be cured by simply injecting a few needles. This is fundamentally unscientific." Liu Gang came back to his senses and regained his arrogant demeanor, shouting again.

  This time, Su Nan didn't respond to him, but nodded at Ma Shengchun with certainty, "Director Ma, I can indeed cure it."

  "What's your opinion?" Ma Shengchun didn't say anything else, but turned to ask Du Lai and Chen Li who were standing beside him. Although they are now in the hospital, what matters most is that the patient can recover.

  Du Lai and Chen Li looked at each other, at a loss for words, with a bewildered expression. They didn't understand medicine; when they got sick, they just went to the hospital to see a doctor for treatment - there were no other options. Now that the doctor was suddenly asking for their opinion, they naturally didn't know how to respond.

  "Before the operation, we will inform you of the risks involved in the surgery, especially this type of surgery, which can indeed be quite dangerous." Ma Shengchun did not avoid the question and explained various possibilities to the two.

  When they knew the risk of this operation was extremely high, Du Lai and Chen Li were both taken aback. They had thought that undergoing surgery would make things better, but it hadn't occurred to them that there was a great possibility that the old man might die on the operating table, which made them hesitate again.

  "Sir, you just said that acupuncture alone can cure my father-in-law's illness. Is it really true?" After hesitating for a long time, Du Lai finally asked Su Nan.

  "Of course." Su Nan nodded affirmatively, "I just checked the old man's condition. If I were to treat him, I could cure his illness."

  "Big talk!" Liu Gang still didn't give up, seeing Su Nan speak so affirmatively, he couldn't help but mock again.

  Su Nan didn't respond to him this time, but instead looked at Du Lai, waiting for his decision.

  "I need to clarify," Ma Shengchun said, "if you let this young man treat the patient, that would be considered private practice, and if any accident occurs, our hospital will not take any responsibility. You need to sign a declaration with us." He turned to Su Nan again, "Young man, you are not from our hospital, if an accident really happens, you will be practicing medicine illegally and will have to bear criminal liability. You should think carefully about it."

  Su Nan had already made a clear judgment about the old man's condition and had a corresponding treatment plan, and was confident that there would be no accidents. He nodded at Ma Shengchun, "Thank you, Director Ma, for reminding me. You can rest assured, nothing unexpected will happen."

  The hospital's critical notice had been issued two days ago, Du Lai knew that now was the crucial moment and he couldn't afford to hesitate. After consulting with Chen Li again, he nodded at Su Nan, "I... believe... please ask you to treat my father-in-law for me."

  In fact, Du Lai and Chen Li made this decision not because they believed in Su Nan, but more because they thought that traditional Chinese medicine was safe and harmless. Even if it couldn't cure the illness, it wouldn't make it worse. At worst, the treatment would have no effect, and they could just let the hospital arrange for surgery tomorrow.

  Su Nan didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts, and if she did, she would have to scold them. Any treatment method that is not targeted at the symptoms may harm the patient.

  Looking at Su Nan over there preparing, Liu Gang couldn't understand it. He didn't know why Ma Shengchun would agree to let Su Nan perform the surgery, if something went wrong, even if Su Nan took responsibility, it wouldn't have no impact on their hospital, maybe both of them would be implicated in this matter. But Ma Shengchun was the director and a strong-willed one at that, when speaking in front of the dean he had an air of arrogance, Liu Gang didn't dare to provoke him.

  He quietly retreated two steps, dialed the phone to the security department, and asked them to arrange for a few security guards to come up and prevent Su Nan from escaping in case something unexpected happened during treatment.

  Entering the treatment state, Sunan's expression changed, and he looked majestic and towering, making people look at him as if they were looking at a high mountain. He opened the patient's clothes, exposing his upper body, and took out five silver needles from the needle bag, holding them in his hand.

  From a distance, the five silver needles quivered slightly in mid-air, emitting a kaleidoscope of colors - blue, red, white, black and yellow, a truly beautiful sight.

  "This is——" a voice came from behind, filled with surprise and incredulity, "Is this the Five Elements Plum Blossom Needle?"

  Unfortunately, Sunan is now fully immersed in his treatment and has no time to answer that person's questions.

  But that person also understood the situation on the spot after asking, and no one would give him an answer. Moreover, he doesn't need to know the answer now, because Su Nan's hand has moved, his treatment has begun.

  Five silver needles, under Su Nan's command, drew out five dazzling rays of light from the air and pierced into the patient's body.

  There are five internal organs in the human body: heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys, which belong to the five elements of fire, wood, earth, gold and water. The five colors that condense on the silver needle are exactly corresponding to these five elements. Therefore, when those silver needles enter the patient's body, they will be inserted into the corresponding internal organs according to their respective affiliations.

  After the silver needle is inserted, the five elements of true energy enter the patient's body along with the silver needle, injecting vitality into organs that have already declined with age, allowing them to gradually return to their youthful state.

  The five elements are interdependent and form a cycle within the patient's body, constantly generating vital energy that nourishes the heart where pathological changes occur.

  The production of room wall tumors is like a withered grass on the lawn due to drought. Surgical treatment is to thoroughly remove, uproot and burn this withered grass.

  So, when Nan applied the Wu Xing Mei Hua Zhen to the patient's body and inputted true Qi into it, it was like pouring lubricating oil onto rusty gears that had not been turning for ages due to their long history, and also gave them momentum. As a result, these gears started to turn again, and the more they turned, the more agile they became.

  As the true qi circulates continuously in the patient's body, that withered grassland will again be nourished by moisture, and after absorbing moisture, the withered grass will gradually return to its green color, once again becoming lush grass.

  Su Nan kept an eye on the five silver needles, occasionally reaching out to grab them and flicking them a few times, replenishing the nearly depleted true energy with a fresh surge.

  As time passed minute by minute, the patient's complexion became better and better. The monitor on the patient was placed at the head of the bed. At this moment, new data was constantly being generated on it.

  "How could this be?" Seeing the data on the instrument, Liu Gang couldn't help but widen his eyes, with an incredulous look.