Chapter 385: This Is Going to Be a Big One

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: This Is Going to Be a Big One

"What do you mean Sister Nuannuan’s dying?" Ye Feng cried out. "Alright, I’m on my way immediately!"

Casting all else aside, Ye Feng jumped into his car and sped toward the Hundred Flowers Building.

...

The Hundred Flowers Building.

Qin Nuannuan’s room.

Qin Nuannuan lay on the bed, her face deathly pale, her breathing as faint as a silken thread.

Beside the bed, a white-haired elder released the wrist he was holding to take her pulse. He sighed.

"I am truly powerless."

The man was Yang Yongshou, a Divine Doctor ranked second on the Great Xia Empire’s List of National Medical Saints.

Another elder beside him spoke. "Let me take a look."

This was Guan Chengyun, ranked number one on the List of National Medical Saints.

Guan Chengyun carefully took Qin Nuannuan’s pulse and performed another examination before finally shaking his head with a bitter expression.

"I’m powerless as well."

Yang Yongshou looked at Guan Chengyun and said, "My master is in the Imperial Capital. I told him about Manager Qin’s condition, and he intends to come and diagnose her himself."

Guan Chengyun’s eyes immediately lit up. "What? Great Xia’s number one Divine Doctor, Elder Divine Doctor Chen Yaoting, is coming to treat Manager Qin? The one who’s said to determine life and death from a single pulse reading? This is fantastic! Manager Qin is saved!"

The words had barely left his lips when a cough sounded at the doorway. A moment later, an elder with a white beard and a full head of white hair walked into the room.

The elder stood there, slender of build, yet exuding the ethereal air of an immortal sage. A faint scent of herbs clung to him, the clear mark of a master steeped in the medical arts.

Upon seeing the man, Yang Yongshou hurried forward to greet him respectfully. "Teacher."

The newcomer was none other than his master, Chen Yaoting, hailed as the greatest Divine Doctor in the Great Xia Empire.

Guan Chengyun also hurried over, a wry smile on his face. "Elder Divine Doctor, I was powerless to treat Manager Qin’s illness. We’ll have to trouble you now."

Chen Yaoting gave a slight nod, his voice brimming with confidence. "Hmph. Leave her to me."

With that, he walked to Qin Nuannuan’s bedside under the crowd’s respectful gaze and sat down. He extended his gaunt right hand, raised three fingers, and placed them on Qin Nuannuan’s wrist. He closed his eyes. A minute later, he turned to Yang Yongshou and spoke, his voice laced with displeasure.

"The pulse rate is chaotic, its form scattered. It lies deep between muscle and sinew, its rhythm rapid yet erratic—stopping and starting in fits of three to five beats, just like a sparrow pecking at food. This is clearly the Sparrow-Pecking Pulse, one of the three terminal pulses! ’When the sparrow pecks three to five times, a soul diagnosed at dawn is gone by dusk, no medicine can help.’ Did I not teach you this? This woman is on death’s door, and you called me all the way here to treat her? Are you just wasting my time?"

Yang Yongshou and Guan Chengyun exchanged a glance and shook their heads in resignation. ’If even Chen Yaoting can do nothing,’ they thought, ’then Qin Nuannuan is truly beyond saving!’

But at that very moment, the door was pushed open and someone hurried in. It was Ye Feng.

Seeing Ye Feng, Guan Chengyun’s eyes lit up. He exclaimed excitedly, "Ah, how could I have forgotten about Divine Doctor Ye! If he’s here, Manager Qin might have a chance!"

Guan Chengyun had barely finished speaking when Chen Yaoting, who had been about to leave, frowned deeply. He looked at Guan Chengyun and said with displeasure, "Chengyun, you are also a master among the National Medical Saints. I wouldn’t expect such superficial words from you. I have already told you, she has the Sparrow-Pecking Pulse. She is beyond saving. How could there possibly be a cure?"

Guan Chengyun looked at Chen Yaoting, forcing a placating smile as he explained, "Elder Chen, Divine Doctor Ye’s medical skills truly are incredible..."

Chen Yaoting grew even more displeased. He frowned and demanded, "No matter how incredible he is, can he be better than me?"

Guan Chengyun looked toward Ye Feng, his expression instantly turning awkward.

Ye Feng, however, didn’t give Chen Yaoting so much as a glance. He walked straight to Qin Nuannuan’s bedside. Looking down at her, he sighed. "It hasn’t even been a day, how did you end up like this... Fine. It seems I have no choice but to use *that* method to save you."

With that, he lifted Qin Nuannuan into his arms and carried her toward the adjoining suite.

Seeing Ye Feng not only ignore him but also proclaim that he could save Qin Nuannuan, Chen Yaoting’s expression turned completely frigid.

He strode directly in front of Ye Feng, blocking his path. "I said she is beyond saving," he stated coldly. "Did you not understand me?"

"Get lost," Ye Feng snapped, glaring at Chen Yaoting without the slightest courtesy.

’Qin Nuannuan has no pulse. Her blood has stopped circulating. Her organs are about to fail from lack of oxygen and necrotize. Her brain cells, especially, are on the verge of mass death. Any more delays, and even if I wake her up, she’ll likely be in a permanent vegetative state. I don’t have time to screw around with this old fool.’

He then bypassed Chen Yaoting, still carrying Qin Nuannuan, and entered the suite directly.

Chen Yaoting’s face went white with fury. ’Who do you think I am? I am the number one Divine Doctor in Great Xia! A master of medicine who can determine life and death with a single touch! Even Guan Chengyun, ranked first among the National Medical Saints, is unfailingly respectful to me. And yet this... this brat dares to be so insolent! How am I supposed to stomach this insult?’ He was furious. He was utterly enraged.

He jabbed a finger toward Ye Feng and roared furiously, "You brat! I forbid you from laying a hand on her! I will not tolerate you questioning my diagnosis!"

With that, he started after Ye Feng.

Ye Feng spun around, his eyes locking onto Chen Yaoting. He spoke, enunciating each word with chilling precision: "Today, anyone who takes a single step into this room... dies."

With that said, he kicked the door.

The door swung violently shut, its edge whistling past and nearly breaking Chen Yaoting’s nose.

Chen Yaoting trembled with rage, pointing a shaking finger at the closed door, speechless.

Yang Yongshou rushed to his side and tried to placate him. "Teacher, please, calm down. Perhaps Divine Doctor Ye truly has a way to cure Manager Qin..."

Before he could finish, Chen Yaoting cut him off harshly. "The Sparrow-Pecking Pulse! The Sparrow-Pecking Pulse! The Sparrow-Pecking Pulse! I’ll say it three times so you understand! ’When the sparrow pecks three to five times, a soul diagnosed at dawn is gone by dusk, no medicine can help.’ I’ll repeat that for you one more time, have you got it now? She has the Sparrow-Pecking Pulse! Do you still think she can be saved? How can you say something so utterly foolish?"

Yang Yongshou’s face flushed crimson with embarrassment.

Seeing Chen Yaoting still trembling with rage, Guan Chengyun also hurried over, forcing a smile. "Elder Divine Doctor, a life is at stake, isn’t it? Let’s just let Divine Doctor Ye try. What if... what if it works?"

"She cannot be saved! I’ll say it again: impossible!" Hearing even Guan Chengyun defend Ye Feng made Chen Yaoting even more furious. He glared at Guan Chengyun and bellowed, "Then let me make my position clear! If that brat actually manages to save the patient, I, Chen Yaoting, will take him as my teacher! But if he doesn’t have the skill, he will kneel and apologize to me today! And I will teach him a lesson in proper conduct!"

Guan Chengyun was left speechless. He could only laugh bitterly to himself. ’Well,’ he thought, ’this situation has really gotten out of hand.’

...

「Meanwhile, inside the suite」

Ye Feng looked down at Qin Nuannuan and gave a bitter smile. "Sister Nuannuan, I’ve always turned you down before. But today... I can’t refuse, no matter what. I just hope that when you wake up, you won’t blame me for getting ahead of ourselves."

With that, he removed his own clothes, then hers, and lowered himself onto her.