Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 690: Free Clinic

Chapter 690: Chapter 690: Free Clinic

The free clinic hadn’t officially started, but patients had already formed long queues in front of each consultation table, their faces fraught with illness and worry, yet filled with hope.

Many of these patients suffered from complicated and miscellaneous diseases and had sought help everywhere without success, hoping to try their luck here.

There were also many people who had heard that there was a young "Divine Doctor Fang" at Yanjing Hospital, who with his healing hands could cure all kinds of diseases, and they came specifically for him.

Therefore, although there were only interns sitting behind Fang Bai’s consultation table, it had the longest queue of patients.

Although the specialists sitting at the other consultation tables felt envious, they had to admit that Fang Bai’s medical skills were indeed formidable.

Before Fang Bai came to intern at the acupuncture and massage room, it was a neglected "pure government office," where the doctors had a lot of idle time. Occasionally, some elderly people with back or neck problems would come for treatment, but most would choose to go to the Western medicine departments.

However, Fang Bai’s arrival had turned this "pure government office" into the hottest department in Yanjing Hospital in just a few months, attracting many doctors from other departments trying to transfer there, all eager to receive guidance from Fang Bai.

While the revenue generated by the acupuncture and massage room wasn’t substantial, it had earned Yanjing Hospital a great reputation, attracting many friends from abroad who sought treatment.

It could be said that the acupuncture and massage room had now become a calling card for Yanjing Hospital, renowned throughout Huaxia and making its way to the world.

Although Fang Bai was only an intern, in the eyes of many, he was the uncrowned king of not only the acupuncture and massage room but also the entire department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Even for staff reassignments and equipment allocations within the TCM department, the hospital leadership would consult with Fang Bai, demonstrating their ample respect for him.

Of course, the hospital leadership’s respect for Fang Bai was not just because of his medical prowess but also because he had the backing of the powerful Lu Family.

Around 8:30 am, the free clinic officially began.

One after another, patients sat at the consultation tables, described their symptoms, and then the medical experts conducted simple examinations, made diagnoses, and prescribed medicines.

For cases that couldn’t be diagnosed on the spot, the doctors would advise the patients to be admitted to the hospital as soon as possible for further checks and treatment.

The Western medicine experts mainly relied on experience and equipment for their diagnoses, while the TCM doctors used the Four Diagnostics.

Diagnosing was a job requiring patience and meticulousness, and nothing could be overlooked. Consequently, at other tables, it was considered fast to see a patient in fifteen minutes or half an hour.

But at Fang Bai’s table, on average, it took only five minutes to see each patient, which was incredibly swift.

Wu Tian and others divided the work among themselves, taking turns at the consultation table, while the rest treated patients on the spot with acupuncture, massage, and other TCM therapeutic methods.

For some complex diseases, Wu Tian and others would write a note for the patients, asking them to come to Yanjing Hospital’s acupuncture and massage room for treatment on another day, and they promised they would surely be cured.

With Fang Bai’s guidance, Wu Tian and the others had made substantial progress in TCM and achieved some successes. For diseases that were not too difficult, they could usually make an accurate diagnosis and provide a reasonable treatment plan.

Fang Bai sat to the side, watching for a while, frequently nodding his head and casually praising them, which excited Wu Tian and his colleagues immensely.

Although they hadn’t formally taken him as their master, in their hearts, Wu Tian and the others had long regarded Fang Bai as their mentor on the path of medicine, and every time they saw Fang Bai, they would first bow to him, then respectfully address him as "Teacher."

As it was nearing noon, just as Fang Bai was about to take Wu Tian and the others out to a nearby restaurant for lunch, he suddenly received a call from Minister Lu.

"Divine Doctor Fang, quickly... quickly... come and save Jianfeng... Jianfeng is almost gone..."

After pressing the answer button on his phone, the anxious voice of Minister Lu came from the other end of the line.

"Minister Lu, don’t panic, speak slowly. What exactly happened? What’s wrong with Jianfeng?"

Fang Bai’s brows twitched; he knew that when Minister Lu said Lu Jianfeng was almost gone, it meant Lu Jianfeng was at death’s door.

"Today, Jianfeng saw two men bullying a girl on the street and stood up for her. As a result, he was injured by the two men and vomited blood before passing out... Jianfeng is at home now, and National Doctor Qian and National Doctor Hua have already rushed over to treat him. Both National Doctors said that Jianfeng’s meridians have almost been completely shattered; his life force is nearly severed..."

Minister Lu spoke rapidly, with hardly any pauses, then continued, "National Doctor Qian and National Doctor Hua have worked together to barely keep Jianfeng hanging on by a thread, but both doctors say Jianfeng’s condition is very grim and he could... he might..."

"Jianfeng is at home, right? Good, wait for me. I’ll be there in ten minutes!"

Knowing the urgency, Fang Bai didn’t wait for Minister Lu to finish speaking. He hung up the phone, greeted Wu Tian and the others, and, disregarding convention, immediately displayed his movement technique and swept toward the direction of the Lu Family.

He flew at full speed, so fast it defied belief. Pedestrians on the streets could only see a blur, without realizing it was a person moving so swiftly. To those with poor eyesight, it appeared as if a gust of wind had swept past them.

Ten minutes later, Fang Bai appeared in the courtyard of the Lu Family’s mansion, right on time.

"Where’s Jianfeng? Take me to him!"

Seeing Minister Lu and Mrs. Li Yujie waiting for him outside the villa, one with a grim and heavy face, the other with tear stains at the corners of her eyes, Fang Bai didn’t bother with pleasantries and spoke directly.

"Jianfeng is on his bed... Divine Doctor Fang, we place our trust in you! Jianfeng really has a hard fate, he almost died in a car accident before, and it was thanks to your treatment that he survived. Now he’s been injured by people again..."

Li Yujie’s eyes reddened as she spoke, and she began to cry again.

Minister Lu took a deep breath, knowing now was not the time for small talk, and said in a grave voice, "Divine Doctor Fang, please follow me!"

He and his wife led the way, with Fang Bai following closely behind into Lu Jianfeng’s room.

National Doctor Qian Haoduo and Hua Tianhe were at the bedside, frowning in deep contemplation about the treatment. Seeing Minister Lu leading Fang Bai in, their eyes brightened and they nodded at Fang Bai as a greeting.

Saving a life was of the essence, so Fang Bai didn’t bother with chitchat. His gaze swept over National Doctors Qian Haoduo and Hua Tianhe, and then he strode to Lu Jianfeng’s bedside, looking intently at the patient.

Lu Jianfeng’s face was as pale as paper, his eyes shut tight, and there was some bloodstain around his nose and mouth. His breathing was like a thread, clinging to a slim thread of life – it was evident that his injuries were severe.

He had more than a dozen silver needles inserted into his head and body, and was holding two slices of Hundred-Year Wild Ginseng in his mouth, obviously an attempt by Qian Haoduo and Hua Tianhe to prolong his life.

"It’s good that I arrived in time. Had it been just ten or eight minutes later, not even a divine being could have saved him..."

After checking Lu Jianfeng’s pulse and letting his Divine Sense scan through Jianfeng’s body, Fang Bai took a deep breath and muttered to himself.