"What's up with you this time? Ran out of money for this month again? No cash to date your girlfriend? You gonna borrow money from me, huh? Just so you know, I'm broke this month too. Got swindled by an old scammer yesterday!" Lin Feng began teasing as soon as he heard it was Shen Congwen calling.
"Damn it, I told you not to call me an old scammer!" Qi Luyi protested discontentedly, but Lin Feng simply ignored him.
"Brother Feng? Is that the image you have of me in your heart? Although I often borrow money from you, there's no need to fool me with lies like that! Who on earth could swindle you? Anyway, you got it wrong this time. It's my sister-in-law who's in trouble!" Shen Congwen rambled on and finally got to the point.
"Your sister-in-law? You have a sister-in-law?" Lin Feng didn't catch on immediately.
"Cut it out! Isn't it the woman you sent over last night? Isn't she my sister-in-law? Don't tell me you forgot her overnight? That's not right, man! We've got to be responsible..."
Seeing that Shen Congwen was set on giving a long speech, Lin Feng quickly interrupted him and asked, "Get to the point, what happened to that woman?"
"Heh! Seems like you do care about her, Brother Feng. Why not just admit it?" Shen Congwen teased him before saying, "I did an echocardiogram on her, and it turns out her right ventricle has four chambers! It's a classic case of right ventricular multilocular cardiomyopathy!"
"As I thought!" Lin Feng muttered in response.
"What did you say? You already knew?" Shen Congwen exclaimed in surprise.
"Nothing. Does the patient know about her condition?" Lin Feng didn't want to divulge his connection to Qi Luyi yet, fearing that Shen Congwen wouldn't believe him even if he did. Instead of that, it seemed better to keep it under wraps for now.
"She knows. She found out when she was twelve. Her parents took her to hospitals all over the country, and they all came to the same conclusion: surgery was not an option, and she could only maintain the status quo. If she doesn't have an episode, she could potentially live her whole life without issues, but the chances are virtually nil. And they also predicted she wouldn't live past twenty, which is just five months away for her. Lately, she's been fainting a lot. It seems her heart can't handle it anymore. If she doesn't have surgery, she probably won't live to see her twentieth birthday," Shen Congwen explained with a sigh.
"It's such a shame at her young age! But there's nothing we can do. With the current state of cardiac surgery, we can only operate on biventricular hearts. As for multilocular hearts, we're powerless."
"Hey? Brother Feng, are you listening to me?" Shen Congwen had been talking to himself for a while before realizing that Lin Feng was not responding on the other end of the phone.
"I'm listening. Ah Wen, leave her contact information for me. If there's no problem, let her go home first!"
"Fine! That's settled then, see you later." Shen Congwen was also busy and hung up the phone right away.
After hanging up, Lin Feng couldn't help asking, "Old scammer, are you really confident you can cure that patient? It's multilocular heart we're talking about. Extremely difficult, and the slightest mistake could result in death!"
"When have I ever lied to you? Stop calling me an old scammer!" Qi Luyi was annoyed, but then he said, "Curing this illness is not a big deal! But you'd have to perform the surgery yourself!"
"You kidding me? I'm just a general surgeon. How am I supposed to perform cardiac surgery? That's a highly complex procedure!" Lin Feng immediately rejected the idea.
"Don't be so hasty to say no. That girl has at most three months left. If the surgery can be done within these three months, she might have a chance to live. If not, she'll die regretfully. So, you've got to operate on her within these three months!"
"But I..." Lin Feng was about to speak when Qi Luyi interrupted him, "Have you forgotten what I just told you? With your Taiyin Physique, if you cultivate, you can definitely perform the surgery within three months! Whether or not to cultivate is up to you, though."
"What's there to think about? Who wouldn't want to cultivate? Cultivation and Qi cultivation, soaring through the skies and vanishing into the earth, what freedom and ease that would be! Only a fool would choose not to cultivate!" Lin Feng expressed his position right away.
"Heh heh, kid, the Cultivation World isn't as simple as you think. But it's a huge waste not to cultivate with your Taiyin Physique! Alright, I'll teach you the treasured mental method of my sect: the 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic'!"
"Nine Revolutions Medical Classic'? Isn't that a medical text? Can't you teach me some cultivation techniques instead? Like how to control a Flying Sword?" Lin Feng chuckled.
"You don't know jack!" Qi Luyi burst out in anger, "This 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic', also known as the 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic', is a supreme cultivation scripture in the Cultivation World! It is one of the Five Great Divine Scriptures! When our Medical Dao Sect was established, countless people wanted to join our ranks! And here you are, not wanting to learn? That's preposterous!"
"Hey, old scammer, don't get angry. Oh! I mean, senior, please don't be mad! Can you tell me what's so special about the 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic'?"
"Hmph! At least you're sensible!" Qi Luyi snorted and told Lin Feng, "The 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic' is a supreme cultivation scripture! At the initial stages, it can help relieve people's suffering. In the middle stages, it allows the refinement of Magical Treasures, and in the late stages, you can fly and vanish, do anything! Most importantly, the 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic' allows you to concoct your own Medicine Pills!"
"Do you realize? Medicine Pills are highly sought-after in the Cultivation World! With different attributes and effects, they can greatly accelerate a Cultivation Practitioner's progress! That's why Medical Cultivators are in high demand, and all the major sects want them!"
"Moreover, with your Taiyin Physique, you have a great advantage over ordinary cultivators. Others need to reach Foundation Establishment before they can practice Alchemy, but you can start concocting Medicine Pills using the Taiyin Fire within your body!"
"If you don't cultivate the 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic', it would be a great pity!"
"So, what do you think, kid? Have you made up your mind?"
Lin Feng responded with a wry smile, "Do I even have a choice? The cultivation technique is with you, and whatever you ask me to cultivate, that's what I'll do!"
"Heh heh! Smart kid!" Qi Luyi sneered. As Lin Feng had expected, no matter what cultivation technique Lin Feng chose, Qi Luyi would still teach him the 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic'.
"Since that's the case, I'll now teach you the first mental method of the 'Nine Revolutions Medical Classic'!"
PS: The protagonist has finally started to cultivate. Heh heh, the story gets even more exciting from here on out!