148: Chapter 146 Consultation 148: Chapter 146 Consultation Chen Hai’s Danghui Talisman, at the moment he applied the last stroke, was extraordinarily uncanny.
But now, after the darkness had dissipated, his talisman appeared quite ordinary, as if it had returned to simplicity, looking even more worn than those discarded ones.
If it were not for witnessing the astonishing moment when the talisman was completed, Ye Cheng, upon first sight, might have thought that the Danghui Talisman Chen Hai drew was deliberately aged to present its current appearance.
“While there’s still some time, Chen Hai, let’s go, hurry to the hospital with me!”
Seeing the completion of the talisman, Ye Cheng, who had slightly relaxed, checked the time.
Upon realizing that it was just a few minutes shy of eleven-thirty, his heart once again became anxious.
“Mm!
Okay!” Chen Hai nodded.
With the final strokes of the Danghui Talisman placed to resist that unknown great force, the energy he expended was indeed terrifying.
His complexion was pale, devoid of any rosiness, and even the act of ordinary walking was strenuous.
In his current state, he would probably need to rest for several hours to fully recover.
Fortunately, his Danghui Talisman had been successfully drawn; otherwise, if he wished to continue drawing talismans, he probably wouldn’t have the strength to do so.
Drawing the Danghui Talisman was much harder than drawing the Corpse Transformation Talisman he had previously successfully completed.
Of course, Chen Hai also understood why this was the case.
After all, the Corpse Transformation Talisman had a very limited application.
In some wuxia novels he had read, the Corpse Disintegration Powder often mentioned could roughly match the effects of the Corpse Transformation Talisman.
Such talismanic charms, while seemingly astonishing in effect, truly speaking, had not transcended the mundane.
But the Danghui Talisman he had just finished crafting was entirely different.
At the moment of its completion, it swept away all the violent yang energy in the surrounding area, sealing it within that small piece of talisman paper.
This caused the entire area to experience a moment of cold, dark yin.
Before the Danghui Talisman was truly used, although Chen Hai couldn’t yet confirm its effectiveness,
from the spectacle it created upon completion, he could be sure that this talisman truly possessed the supernatural.
Drawing such a mystical talisman was naturally much more difficult than the more mundane Corpse Transformation Talisman.
It was a pity that the talismanic book he had acquired from Brother Qiang consisted of only a few fragmented pages.
Without seeing a complete talismanic book, he could not discern which talismans were strong or weak, or how to differentiate between their grades, if there were any.
While his mind was spinning with these thoughts, Chen Hai and Ye Cheng had already boarded an off-road vehicle parked outside the courtyard.
Driven by Huang, the two of them sped towards Xiehe Hospital’s direction.
…
Inside the intensive care unit on the ninth floor of Xiehe Hospital’s internal medicine building,
Ye Qingqing, lying on the hospital bed, had a face flushed as though blood would seep through her skin at any moment.
The erratic, insect-like lumps beneath her skin were no longer confined to her face.
On any exposed areas of her skin, this phenomenon had started to appear frequently.
As for the other parts of her body, they were no different, hidden only by her clothes.
The room was relatively lively at the moment.
Apart from Ye Rongzhong, there was also Dean Huang and several experts he had specially summoned.
When Ye Rongzhong first arrived at the hospital days ago, Dean Huang had suggested an expert consultation.
Unfortunately, Ye Rongzhong flatly rejected it at that time.
With no other options, Dean Huang had to cancel the experts he had invited.
But last night, Ye Rongzhong suddenly changed his mind and asked his assistant, Wang, to notify Dean Huang specifically about the consultation.
As the saying goes, “A word from above means a lot of legwork below.”
With such short notice and urgency at such a late hour, where could Dean Huang summon experts from?
He racked his brain and finally managed to pull together a few somewhat renowned medical experts nearby to rush to the hospital room.
“Liu, Zhang, have you diagnosed what is wrong with Miss Ye?” asked Dean Huang after the experts had examined Ye Qingqing for a while.
Ye Rongzhong didn’t want the news of his daughter’s illness to be public.
In light of his request, although Dean Huang was aware of the Ye family’s identity, he did not disclose these details to the experts.
Dean Huang himself stayed in the room to facilitate better communication between the Ye family and the experts.
Hou Donggui, however, stayed outside the room.
After all, with his status, he was simply incompatible with these so-called experts, and his presence would only lead to embarrassment.
“This patient, in my forty years of experience, has a condition that I believe is a fungal infection or eczema!”
“Just look at her skin, turning this red, it must be accompanied by incessant itching; these are the classic symptoms of a fungal infection!”
“If it were the early stages of the illness, it would be relatively easy to treat, but now, her skin disease has become so severe and she has already passed out, I suggest we use hormone therapy directly!”
The speaker was Liu, mentioned by Dean Huang.
This Liu was a skin disease specialist; in earlier years, he had published numerous papers in various medical journals.
He holds the title of visiting professor at several medical universities across the country.
In recent years, he teamed up with others to establish a specialized skin disease hospital.
It is said that his Liu Clan Skin Clinic, a chain of hospitals, has already opened more than ten locations nationwide.
“What fungal infection?
If you can’t diagnose this patient’s condition, Liu, don’t spout nonsense without a clue!”
“In my opinion, the patient suffers from a new type of skin cancer.”
“Do you see those tiny bumps on her skin, constantly appearing?
If my diagnosis is correct, this is a clear symptom of the cancer cells rapidly spreading.”
“I have practiced medicine for sixty years, and I have seen many cancer patients, but I’ve never seen anyone like this girl, with cancer cells spreading so aggressively!”
“I think, the cancer cells on this young girl are of great research value!”
“Dean Huang, may I suggest a deal?
Could you grant me a sample of the cancer cells from this young girl?”
“If I make a significant discovery from those cancer cells, perhaps, the paper I write could be published directly in The Lancet.”
“When that time comes, the right to name the second author of my paper would go directly to you, Dean Huang.”
…
No sooner had skin disease specialist Liu finished speaking than several people immediately started to object.
The few experts there began to loudly disagree with one another, and their conclusions varied widely.
Not to mention Ye Rongzhong, even Dean Huang was utterly dumbfounded upon hearing the din of these experts.
“Dean Huang, are these the experts you brought me?
Is this the expert consultation you told me about?”
With a face as dark as water, Ye Rongzhong stared hard at Dean Huang and questioned him with a heavy tone.
“President Ye, I…” Dean Huang opened his mouth but had nothing to say in reply.
To be fair, the experts he had invited, although not nationally famous, still had some reputation.
After all, given the short time Ye Rongzhong had allowed him, to find these experts was already not bad.
“Sir, are you a family member of the patient?
Who are you to talk like this?”
“In Chaoyang District, what kind of reputation do I, Zhang, have?
You can go ask around!
If I’m not an expert, then who is?”
“That’s right, this young lady’s condition is quite complicated, it’s normal for us to not diagnose it straight away.”
“If you think we are just seeking fame and lack real ability, then why bother to go through the trouble of asking Dean Huang to invite us…”
As experts, they were certainly not without pride.
Ye Rongzhong and Dean Huang did not hold back their discussion in front of them.
And when Ye Rongzhong’s words reached the ears of the experts, they instantly became displeased, with everyone puffing up and glowering.
Ye Rongzhong, with his status, naturally had no interest in arguing with these experts.
Dean Huang on the other hand, his face darkened, and he was just about to scold these individuals.
However, at that moment, a ‘snap’ sounded, as the door to the ward was pushed open from the outside.
“Dad, the talisman has been drawn out, there’s hope for my sister…”
Ye Cheng, panting heavily, upon seeing his sister still in the hospital bed and not yet pushed into the morgue, was visibly relieved, and he stepped in briskly.
To save time and get there as quickly as possible, he had driven his car over 100 miles an hour through city traffic.
Fortunately, as automobiles weren’t as abundant and the roads were fairly wide, otherwise, his journey might have ended in several accidents.
“Really?
It’s been drawn?
Where is Chen Hai?
Why don’t I see him…” Hearing his son’s words, Ye Rongzhong was overjoyed, he looked outside the ward and hastily inquired.
“Dad, I ran all the way here; Chen Hai is still behind!”
“To draw that talisman, it may have consumed a lot from him, earlier, I saw him walking as if he was struggling!”
Ye Cheng quickly explained.
“What?
Several of us experts are here to consult on the young lady’s condition, and you ignore our recommendations.”
“Instead, you find someone to draw talismans and treat her with talisman water?
Are you sure you’re not joking with us?”
The experts exchanged incredulous looks.
At first, they didn’t understand what Ye Cheng was talking about.
But once they grasped the meaning behind Ye Cheng’s words, each of the experts was visibly outraged.