This is really strange, why did I fall into a coma for seven days and nights for no reason?

Even if it was due to overwork, with my physique after cultivating techniques, I should have fully recovered in a matter of hours, let alone that I've advanced to the Second Layer of the technique. In theory, I should recover much faster than when I was still at the First Layer.

Moreover, was there really no one who came looking for me while I was unconscious?

Or did someone come to find me, but because I was in a coma, they couldn't wake me?

Luo Chao pondered it over and over, unable to figure it out, so he simply decided not to think about it. Anyway, his body felt normal now, and since he had been in a coma, there was no helping it. He could only treat it as an aftereffect of advancing to the Second Layer.

Knock, knock, knock!

Just then, Luo Chao's door was knocked on.

"Who is it?" Luo Chao asked while walking towards the door, intending to open it.

"Master Luo Chao, you're finally awake!" To his surprise, before Luo Chao reached the door, the person outside had already opened the door upon hearing Luo Chao's voice.

The visitor was none other than Jiang Lianqing, the director of the First People's Hospital of Huahai City, and also Luo Chao's disciple.

"Director Jiang, is there something you need from me?" Luo Chao scratched his head, asking with a puzzled expression.

"Ah, Master Luo Chao, I don't know what's going on with you these past few days. You've been sleeping in bed for seven days and nights straight. I've visited you several times, and you're finally awake!" Jiang Lianqing's tone was clearly tinged with some helplessness.

"Uh… I'm really sorry about that, Director Jiang. I also don't know why I suddenly fell into a coma." Luo Chao felt a bit embarrassed, but he was also thinking, "Damn, this old man is at least an experienced doctor in traditional medicine. How come he wasn't worried at all when he saw I was in a coma? If he couldn't wake me up, at least he could have given me an IV or something."

"Ah? So even you, Master Luo Chao, don't know why you fell into a coma? I actually thought you were in the middle of some cultivation, so I didn't dare disturb you..." Jiang Lianqing was evidently surprised by Luo Chao's words.

Luo Chao finally understood why Jiang Lianqing hadn't come to wake him. At the same time, Luo Chao felt a bit embarrassed too. People thought he was practicing some divine skill and dared not disturb him, only to find out he accidentally fell into a coma. It's kind of comical when you think about it.

So, Luo Chao could only chuckle awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, I was indeed cultivating. I just got carried away and lost track of time, haha."

Not waiting for Jiang Lianqing to press further, Luo Chao quickly changed the subject, "Enough about that. Director Jiang, you seemed quite anxious to see me. What's going on?"

This tactic was indeed effective. Hearing this, Jiang Lianqing immediately abandoned his inquiries and responded, "Master Luo Chao, actually, a high-ranking official has been transferred to our hospital these past few days. He has numerous old ailments, and combined with overwork, he is probably not long for this world."

"The state invited famous doctors from the country to treat him, but there's been no improvement. So, after hearing that I am a renowned traditional doctor in Huahai City, they intended to have me treat him. But I'm only a bit better than average doctors. When compared to other well-known traditional doctors in the country, I'm just average, so how could I possibly cure him?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Chao roughly understood what Jiang Lianqing meant. Most likely, Jiang Lianqing wanted Luo Chao to take action and treat this high-ranking official.

Luo Chao wasn't someone who liked to meddle, but neither was he one to watch someone die without helping. If forced to help, he could, but Luo Chao needed to know what he could gain from the patient.

However, if Luo Chao decided to treat someone voluntarily, regardless of them being a high-ranking official or a beggar on the street, Luo Chao treated them equally and didn't charge a penny.

But for a special request to treat an unfamiliar person, Luo Chao had to consider his own interests.

Thinking of this, Luo Chao couldn't help but ask Jiang Lianqing, "Director Jiang, who is this official?"

Jiang Lianqing sighed, "Ah, Master Luo Chao, I know what you're thinking. Logically, it's rightful to charge for the treatment, but today's situation is quite different from what you think!"

"Oh? Different? How so?" Luo Chao asked curiously, seeing Jiang Lianqing sigh in such a rare manner.

"Here's the thing." Jiang Lianqing paused, then continued, "Didn't I just say that the high-ranking official tried all the renowned traditional doctors in the country, only to find them ineffective against his illness? Then he came to our hospital for treatment today, and coincidentally, a group of medical experts from the United States is here for a study tour. After hearing that a significant figure from Huaxia with numerous difficult diseases came for treatment, all of them actively offered to treat him."

Upon hearing this, Luo Chao nodded, "That's great! Since traditional medicine can't treat him, let Western medicine have a go. Although Western medicine might not necessarily surpass traditional medicine, those foreign doctors at least follow humanitarian principles, which should be encouraged!"

"Ha, humanitarianism? It would be nice if it were humanitarianism!" Jiang Lianqing shook his head. "Those American experts not only demand a lot of money from that important figure, but they also arrogantly claim that traditional medicine is nothing more than witchcraft akin to primitive medicine, completely fraudulent. Only their modern Western medicine is the most scientific medical approach!"

"Hm? Did they really say that?" Hearing this, Luo Chao raised an eyebrow. In fact, Luo Chao made significant achievements in both traditional and Western medicine. To him, Western and traditional medicine should be viewed equally, as both medical systems have their own merits, without one being superior to the other.

It's just some who are slightly familiar with traditional or Western medicine, or some half-baked quacks, that might blindly idolize a particular system of medical treatment, thus deliberately belittling the opposing medical system.

This kind of behavior, in the eyes of a true medical master like Luo Chao, is rather childish and laughable.

Therefore, Luo Chao was genuinely surprised to hear from Jiang Lianqing that these American medical experts actually said such things.

In theory, experts in Western medicine should already understand that medicine across the world shares a common ground, so why would they still openly express opinions that belittle traditional medicine?

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