"Gag him! I don't want to hear his nonsense!" Pang Da gritted his teeth, determined to make those two scoundrels pay for his son's death today.
Upon hearing this, the villagers stepped forward and stuffed a piece of cloth into Shi Bai's mouth.
Chuan Miao looked at Shi Bai with teary eyes. Why, even now, would he still refuse to admit that he liked her or that they had a relationship? Was he really willing to be all alone for the sake of traditional Chinese medicine?
Is she so despicable that she won't even admit to having a relationship with him?
"stop!"
Li Ying called out, pushed through the crowd, and walked into the courtyard.
Zhou Qi followed closely behind, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone present.
The villagers looked somewhat embarrassed.
Pang Da looked Li Ying up and down. "You're Shi Bai's junior sister who just came to the village to gather herbs?"
Li Ying strode up to Pang Da.
"I am Shi Bai's junior sister, but I am not quite the same as what my senior brother said. I am more skilled in acupuncture. If Uncle Pang trusts me, may I take a look at your son?"
Li Ying had heard Shi Bai talk about Pang Er's condition, which was congenital heart disease. This disease often leads to shock, and if not handled properly, it can be fatal.
Since Pang Er fell ill, his family has refused to let him see anyone, causing him to stay at home every day and never see the sun.
All things grow by the sun. Without sunlight, even the healthiest person will get sick, let alone someone with congenital heart disease.
Li Ying needs to determine whether Pang Er's death is a false alarm or a real death.
"Even your senior brother couldn't save him, how can you possibly revive my son?"
"I need to see your son's body before I can determine whether he can be saved."
"My son is dead, and you still want to torture him?" Pang's mother's eyes, red and swollen from crying, were filled with anger.
“Auntie, this isn’t torture, this is lifesaving. Your son has congenital heart disease and can’t be stimulated. If he is stimulated, he may go into shock, which is a symptom of apparent death. I need to confirm whether your son is in shock.”
Hearing Li Ying's seemingly reasonable explanation, Pang hesitated. Pang's mother objected, "Our son is already dead. Let him go peacefully. Don't worry about his body."
“Uncle Pang, I just wanted to verify if my judgment was accurate. If you think what I said is wrong or don’t believe me, that’s fine too. I don’t necessarily need to take a look. It’s just that I know my second senior brother’s medical skills. He wouldn’t make a promise he wasn’t sure of.” After Li Ying finished speaking, she continued, “I encountered a similar patient before. He also had heart disease. He fell at home and went into shock. His family thought he was dead and didn’t take him to a doctor before burying him hastily. Later, his family kept having dreams that the person was struggling in the coffin. The family was always uneasy, so they opened the coffin and found scratch marks on both sides. The person had died from lack of oxygen because the coffin was sealed too well.”
After hearing the story, Pang's mother hesitated and turned to look at her husband.
Pang Da rubbed his chin, squinted and thought for a while before saying, "Since that's the case, I'll let you in to see my son. If you can cure my son's illness, I'll release your second senior brother."
Li Ying glanced at Shi Bai, then nodded firmly: "Let's go in then."
Li Ying followed the Pang couple into the mourning hall. Pang Er had not yet been placed in the coffin; his newly changed clothes were neat and tidy, and he lay there peacefully.
Li Ying squatted down, reached out and examined Pang Er's eyes, then stood up and said to Pang Da, "Your son is indeed in shock, not really dead."
The couple were overjoyed.
"Can you really save my son?" Pang Da asked excitedly.
What father would want to bury his child?
"I can save your son, but you must release my senior brother first."
Pang hesitated, "I will release your senior brother, but he encouraged Chuan Miao to run away and had an affair with her. I can't let this go easily!"
"My senior brother would never have an affair, nor would he encourage anyone to run away. But you're forcing perfectly good girls to marry into your family to bring good fortune—how is that any different from banditry?"
Pang Da was immediately enraged, pointing at Li Ying, ready to explode.
Pang's mother hurriedly grabbed the man's arm and said to Li Ying, "Girl, as long as you can save my son, we are willing to forgive and forget and release your senior brother and Chuan Miao."
Li Ying smiled calmly: "You still think that my senior brother and Chuan Miao have a private affair, and I absolutely believe my senior brother on that point. If you want to do that, then I'm sorry, I can also choose not to save this person."
Li Ying was about to leave when she said that.
"Halt!" Pang Da's face darkened. "Don't forget, this is Pangjia Village, not a place you can come and go as you please. I'm giving you face because you're a doctor, so don't be ungrateful. If my son dies, I'll make you all pay with your lives!"
Threaten her!
Li Ying stopped in her tracks, slowly turned around, and looked at Pang Da without fear or timidity: "Even if you make us all perish with you, will your son come back to life?"
Pang Da fell into deep thought.
Pang's mother panicked and shoved the man, saying, "What are you standing there for? Your son is about to die! Saving him is the priority!"
Pang Da calmed down and said to the villagers outside, "Release Shi Bai first!"
While the villagers were still wondering what was going on, Zhou Qi had already pulled out a knife and cut the rope binding Shi Bai.
Shi Bai rubbed his arm and said to Zhou Qi, "Thank you, I'm fine."
As she spoke, she turned and stepped into the mourning hall to watch Li Ying give Pang Er acupuncture.
Li Ying's acupuncture skills are truly excellent; she has the best acupuncture skills among all her disciples. However, if we're talking about unparalleled acupuncture skills, only her junior brother possesses them.
Fortunately, Li Ying is a very good student, and resuscitating someone in shock is not difficult at all.
Li Ying used three needles, and the previously stiff body moved slightly. After a while, Pang Er slowly opened his eyes, raised his hands and grabbed wildly in the air a few times before stopping.
Upon seeing this, the large couple wept with joy.
"My son! My son!" Mother Pang hugged her son, overjoyed at having found him again.
"Mother, where's Miao?"
"Miao is here, she's still here, so your mother wants you to get married today."
Pang Da was overjoyed and ran out to urge everyone: "Quickly change all the white banners! My son is awake! My son is awake!"
The villagers looked on incredulously.
There really are people who can bring the dead back to life!
"Release the seedlings quickly," Pang Da ordered.
The villagers got busy again, and the lifeless atmosphere in the courtyard instantly turned into a joyful one.
Li Ying glanced at the Pang family mother and son, then looked at Shi Bai.
"Something terrible has happened! Chuan Miao committed suicide!"
The lively sounds outside stopped abruptly. Shi Bai turned and rushed into the courtyard, and Li Ying followed him out.
On the ground in the courtyard, Chuanmiao lay in a pool of blood, clutching a curved knife.
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