Chapter 2976

Yan Xiwan could be quite willful at times.

She viewed human life with a certain detachment. Perhaps because she was the little princess of the Underworld, life and death were merely two different realms to her.

What she valued more was a person’s character.

So, she would save someone if she deemed them worthy.

Yan Xiwan and Ouyang Tianyun walked to Carriage No. 3. Indeed, a doctor was already performing emergency care.

Yan Xiwan glanced at the scene and raised an eyebrow slightly. This old man also possessed karmic merit.

“Should we save him?” Ouyang Tianyun asked softly.

Yan Xiwan looked at him and said, “Save him. After all, he has merit.”

Disliking their methods was one thing, but having merit meant she was not a villain. Therefore, she would naturally help her.

Yan Xiwan stepped forward to observe but did not intervene immediately, as the doctor was still working.

“How is it?” the train conductor asked the doctor who had paused.

The doctor said, “Sudden myocardial infarction. There are no specific drugs or rescue equipment on this train. I’m afraid it’s hopeless.”

“If you don’t mind, let me try,” Yan Xiwan said with a quiet sigh.

“You are?” The doctor looked at Yan Xiwan, a photo flashing through his mind. “Are you Comrade Yan Xiwan, the postdoctoral fellow from the Capital Medical University?”

“Yes, it is me,” Yan Xiwan nodded. “I practice both Western and Chinese medicine. Western methods cannot save this elderly gentleman now, but I can use acupuncture to unblock his heart meridians.”

“Please, go ahead,” the doctor said hurriedly.

If it were anyone else, he might not have believed it. But Yan Xiwan held great prestige among all doctors in the Capital.

First, the various medicines she developed were highly effective. Second, she had become famous for passing three consecutive exams in three days.

Yan Xiwan walked to the old man, took her pulse, and assessed her condition. Then, she took out silver needles and began acupuncture.

It did not require complex techniques; the “Thirteen Needles for Reviving the Withered Tree” would suffice.

Watching the needles resonate with the patient’s body, the onlookers couldn’t help but marvel at Yan Xiwan’s superb medical skills.

Half an hour later, Yan Xiwan removed the needles. “It’s done. However, it’s best if he gets off at the next station and takes a train back to the city. His condition prevents him from going to the front line.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll notify the next station to prepare for his arrival,” the conductor said, knowing he indeed could not go to the front.

Yan Xiwan added, “His condition is basically stable now. He just needs proper rest and recuperation upon returning.”

She then said, “I am in Carriage No. 7. If there are any issues, you can come find me.”

“Understood,” the conductor said quickly.

Yan Xiwan and Ouyang Tianyun bid farewell and left.

Back in their carriage, Yan Xiwan immediately forgot about the patient. Generally, after saving someone, she would put them out of her mind.

Yan Xiwan returned to her seat and took out a book to read.

Ouyang Tianyun brewed a cup of malted milk for her. “Have something to drink. Saving people takes energy.”

“Actually, silver needles don’t consume much of my energy. It’s the gold needles that are truly draining, but I rarely use them,” Yan Xiwan said, putting down her book and taking the malted milk from Ouyang Tianyun.

“Why? Can’t you use gold needles?” Ouyang Tianyun remembered how Zhu Yanyi’s gold needles had once shaken the world.

“It’s not that I can’t. It’s that people in this world cannot control the power of gold needles, so I can only use silver ones,” Yan Xiwan said seriously.

“I want to show them that silver needles can also save lives. Of course, when I go to the cultivation world in the future, I will naturally use gold needles.”

Yan Xiwan paused and continued, “Actually, if I encounter a particularly difficult case, I might use gold needles because they are much more effective than silver ones. But generally, I don’t use them.”

Ouyang Tianyun hummed. “As long as it’s convenient for you, that’s what matters.”

This was Ouyang Tianyun’s sincere thought. Yan Xiwan’s medical path was her own to walk. Just like choosing shoes, one must choose what fits their feet. Whether leather or cloth, comfort is the truth.

The same applied to medicine. Whatever Yan Xiwan chose, as long as it suited her, it was fine.

Yan Xiwan was not Zhu Yanyi, nor was she an all-around genius, but her medical skills were still high.

Whether it was gold, silver, or iron needles, it didn’t matter. As long as the patient was cured, any needle would do.

As they were talking, the train conductor entered.

“Is there a problem with the patient?” Yan Xiwan asked.

The conductor waved his hands quickly. “No problem with the patient. He has woken up. He knows Comrade Yan used Chinese medicine techniques, so he wants to ask you for a prescription.”

Yan Xiwan thought for a moment. “I actually suggest he go to the hospital for a check-up, but I can give him a general prescription.”

Yan Xiwan took a piece of paper and a pen from her bag, quickly wrote a prescription, and handed it to the conductor. “This prescription is only suitable for her. It won’t work for others. Everyone’s condition is different, so the medication differs.”

Yan Xiwan added, “Although I wrote this on the prescription, it’s best to remind him verbally as well.”

“Okay, I’ve noted it. I will definitely pass it on.” The conductor carefully folded the prescription and then said, “Um, Divine Doctor, could you take my pulse? I have rheumatism.”

Yan Xiwan was surprised, then smiled, and took out a pulse pillow. “Sure, I’ll diagnose you.”

The conductor hurriedly sat opposite Yan Xiwan and placed his hand on the pulse pillow.

After taking his pulse, Yan Xiwan said, “Your rheumatism has been with you for nearly fifteen years.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Fifteen years ago, I worked at a dam house in the countryside. My legs were immersed in water every day, all year round. That’s how I got this rheumatism. Can it be cured?” the conductor asked.

Yan Xiwan nodded slightly. “It can be cured. I’ll write two prescriptions for you: one for internal use and one for external application.”

Yan Xiwan quickly wrote the two prescriptions, marked them, and said, “The one marked ‘Internal’ is for taking orally. The one marked ‘External’ is for topical use. If you have time at home, you can crush ginger into juice, put it in a foot basin, add boiling water, and soak your feet for thirty minutes. This can also relieve your rheumatism.”

“Thank you, I’ve remembered.” The conductor nodded, put away the prescriptions, thanked her again, and left.

“People who work so hard often have some ailments,” Yan Xiwan murmured thoughtfully. Then she said, “I think after the front-line issues are resolved, I will research some daily external medications when I return. For example, external remedies for rheumatism, dampness, or common eczema.”

Ouyang Tianyun smiled and said, “Of course you can. But you haven’t even reached the front line yet, and you’re already thinking about what to do after you return.”

Yan Xiwan shrugged. Others might not know, but didn’t we know our own capabilities? Going to the front line wouldn’t be dangerous for us.

Hearing this, Ouyang Tianyun said seriously, “That may be true, but we haven’t reached the Mahayana stage yet. Modern weapons can still harm us.”

“I will be careful,” Yan Xiwan said. She knew Ouyang Tianyun was reminding her more than anything.

At lunchtime, the conductor specially brought hot lunch boxes. “Doctor Yan treated me, and I have no other reward. Please accept these two lunch boxes.”

Yan Xiwan looked at the ribs in the box. Their color was bright, indicating they were freshly made. “The ribs are very fresh.”

“They were sent from the previous station,” the conductor admitted without hiding it.

“Then I won’t be polite.” Yan Xiwan might not have accepted gold or jewels, but she accepted this simple lunch box because she saw the conductor’s sincerity.

A small gift carries heavy affection. It makes sense.

The train journey lasted seven days and nights. Except for stopping to add water and coal, it never stopped until reaching the final destination.

Yan Xiwan and Ouyang Tianyun carried their luggage and got off the train.

As soon as they stepped off, they felt a particularly strong cold wind.

Yan Xiwan looked up. Not far away, the roofs were covered with a thick layer of ice and snow. The icicles hanging from the eaves were as thick as fingers at their thinnest, and most were as thick as fists.

“It looks like the temperature here is at least minus thirty degrees,” Yan Xiwan said. The hot air from her mouth seemed to condense instantly.

“Is it cold?” Ouyang Tianyun asked with concern.

“No,” Yan Xiwan said. She wasn’t being pretentious; she really wasn’t cold.

Since becoming a cultivator, the biggest benefit was that she wouldn’t faint from heat in summer or freeze to death in winter.

In this environment of minus twenty or thirty degrees, others would wear thick cotton-padded jackets and hats. But for Yan Xiwan, she truly didn’t feel cold.

However, to follow the trend and not appear strange, they still wore thick cotton-padded jackets and cotton hats that covered their ears.

“Let’s go,” Ouyang Tianyun said after looking around.

They would not walk with the other supporting soldiers. Someone was assigned to pick them up.

Walking out of the station, they indeed found someone waiting.

“Dr. Ouyang, Dr. Yan, you’re finally here.” The person who came was also a young man, looking no older than twenty-three or twenty-four.

But judging by his attire, he was clearly a veteran soldier.

“Thank you for coming to pick us up,” Ouyang Tianyun said seriously.

“Dr. Ouyang, Dr. Yan, I am the guard Li Guang. You can just call me Xiao Li. I’ll take you over. The car is over there, and we’ll go directly to the front line,” Xiao Li said directly.

“Alright, let’s go,” Ouyang Tianyun and Yan Xiwan said干脆ly.