Mu Ke: "He suddenly went berserk!"

Everything was going smoothly. Aunt Pang stayed by Zhang Tiegen's side the whole time, and Li Chunyan followed along, calling out to Zhang Tiegen.

Zhang Tiegen was given anesthesia and couldn't fall asleep; he had to stay awake at all times.

After experiencing the fever and subsequent recovery that are common after abdominal surgery, Zhang Tiegen's condition gradually stabilized.

This evening, Zhang Tiegen woke up, and Li Chunyan immediately called Zhang Fan.

Aunt Pang immediately called for a doctor, and Mu Ke rushed over, only to witness a scene that made his scalp tingle.

Zhang Tiegen reached into the bandaged wound and ripped it off.

Mu Ke immediately injected Zhang Tiegen with anesthesia and rushed him into the operating room for debridement and disinfection, but the bleeding could not be stopped no matter what he did.

Zhang Fan placed his hand on Zhang Tiegen's wrist again, but still found nothing.

Judging from Mu Ke's terrified expression, it was clear that Zhang Tiegen's behavior was highly unusual.

For safety's sake, Zhang Fan decided to keep watch over Zhang Tiegen all night to see if he could find out the reason.

He changed his clothes and opened the operating room door.

Li Chunyan: "Zhang Fan, how is he?"

The plump aunt stared at Zhang Fan with bloodshot eyes, her lips pressed tightly together, not daring to say a word.

She was afraid Zhang Fan would say something inappropriate.

Zhang Fan didn't say anything, glanced at Aunt Pang, then picked up a silver needle and inserted it into an acupoint on the back of Aunt Pang's hand: "It's alright now. I'll stay here tonight, you can go back and rest."

The plump aunt resolutely shook her head: "I want to stay by his side!"

Zhang Fan withdrew the silver needles and said seriously, "Your stomach was hurting just now. Do you not want the child? If you lose this pregnancy, you may never be able to have children again!"

The plump aunt trembled, her trembling hand landing on her stomach.

This child was something she and Zhang Tiegen had been longing for for a long time. If the child were lost, Zhang Tiegen would definitely be heartbroken.

She slowly raised her head, her eyes resolute: "I will save my child!"

Li Chunyan said to Zhang Fan, "I'll find Aunt Pang a place to sleep first, and then I'll come and keep you company."

Zhang Fan shook his head slightly: "I can manage on my own."

Knowing that Zhang Fan was a man of his own mind, Li Chunyan didn't insist further, only giving him the advice, "Be careful in everything."

The plump aunt glanced deeply at the operating room, then looked away and knelt down, saying, "Zhang Fan, thank you!"

She couldn't kneel down, but Zhang Fan stopped her with his hand: "Auntie Pang, get some rest. I won't let anything happen to Brother Tiegen."

Li Chunyan helped the plump aunt up and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry at all. Zhang Fan is now Doctor Cen's apprentice. I've heard all about it. Doctor Cen is very famous in the capital. Many wealthy officials seek him out."

"They were the ones who saved people from the two disasters that happened in our village. Look, they even took back the broken arms and legs."

Hearing this, Aunt Pang's worries lessened considerably.

Indeed, Wang Yi and Zhang Fan are very skilled doctors, much better than Dr. Niu who treated the villagers before.

If Dr. Niu were to treat them, I don't know how many people would die.

Moreover, Zhang Tiegen was impaled by a tree branch, and everyone thought he wouldn't survive. It was Zhang Fan who went back and gave Zhang Tiegen initial treatment, buying him time so that he could finally go to the hospital for surgery.

The doctors who came to check on him that night kept marveling that it was a miracle Zhang Tiegen had survived.

All of this demonstrates Zhang Fan's excellent medical skills; she must trust him.

Seeing that Aunt Pang had left, Zhang Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he is now a very skilled doctor, he is still nominally a fool.

He thought he would have to explain himself a lot, but to his surprise, Aunt Pang didn't doubt him at all.

Everything was peaceful until 2:30 a.m., when Zhang Fan suddenly heard a rustling sound.

Between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. is the time when people are most likely to feel sleepy, and thieves often prefer to act during this time because it is particularly easy to succeed.

Zhang Fan saw a wisp of smoke drifting in through the crack in the ward door, accompanied by a strange fragrance.

The smoke contained sedative drugs, but at a very high concentration, which could induce sleep instantly; this is how ancient incense worked.

Zhang Fan waved his hand lightly, and all the smoke dissipated towards the window.

A few minutes later, the door lock was gently turned, and with a "click," the door opened.

Zhang Fan lay on the cot, sleeping with his eyes closed, sweet snores emanating from his nose.

"Boss, he's already asleep."

"Damn it, finally asleep. I failed to seduce him last night!"

"Boss, you hooked up with this guy yesterday, but you suddenly got the opposite result. Should we try someone else today?"

"What do you know? Right now, this is the only person in this hospital with a serious illness. If he dies, no one will notice. Besides, I've saved him from suffering. He should be grateful to me!"

"The boss is brilliant!"

Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes and saw two men, one tall and one short, both wearing hospital gowns.

The shorter person was called the boss by the other person.

The two seemed very confident that Zhang Fan was already under their spell, and didn't even look in his direction.

The short man took out colorful threads from his backpack, arranged them into a hexagon, and then placed things at each of the six corners.

There are dried geckos, sparrow legs, dried centipedes...

After setting everything up, he first performed a bizarre dance, twisting his body into strange shapes and muttering incantations, just like a shaman performing a ritual.

Then he suddenly stopped, made a few hand gestures, pointed his fingertips at Zhang Youde, and chanted: "Soul, come! Soul, come!"

Suddenly, a golden light burst forth from Zhang Youde's chest, like a sword, flying towards him.

The short man couldn't dodge in time and was injured in the chest by the spiritual energy, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The tall guy got anxious: "Boss, should we get someone to help us?"

The short man waved his hand: "No way! I thought it was a coincidence before, but now it seems there is a master behind it. Maybe it was a protection set up by the person who stole the Blazing Whip."

"Now that we know his identity, he's in the open while we're in the shadows. We'll launch a surprise attack and catch him completely off guard!"

Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes slightly. This must be Ning Qi. He never expected that he would find him so easily after searching high and low!

The tall man pointed at Zhang Fan, who was lying on the cot: "Boss, could it be him?"

When they looked over, Zhang Fan had already closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Ning Qi said confidently, "Impossible! He's too young. The other party must have cultivated for many years. Let's go first and observe from the shadows."

The two left quietly, and no one noticed that Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes in the darkness and said something to their backs.