Chapter 8

Lin Yang was taken aback: "Mr. Chen, are you joking with me? Although I have studied some traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture on my own, it's only at a basic level. I can't possibly treat patients in a clinical setting. Human lives are at stake; you should seek help from the doctors in the hospital. Any one of them is more skilled than I am."

Chen Shiwen smiled bitterly: "Do you think I don't want to ask them for help? The problem is, they can't see me or hear me speak."

Lin Yang said: "I can go and deliver your message for you..."

Chen Shiwen interrupted him: "How would you tell them? By saying that Chen Shiwen's ghost has asked me to pass on a message? Do you think they would believe you, or would they send you straight to the psychiatric ward?"

"This..." Lin Yang was speechless.

He knew that Chen Shiwen's words made sense. If he really went to the hospital and told the doctors that Chen Shiwen had asked him to tell them how to treat the patient with the strange illness, they would likely think he was crazy!

"Don't hesitate. The patient's condition is really critical. Only you can save her now! The longer you delay, the closer she gets to death. Don't worry, I'll guide you, and you will definitely succeed in treating her!" Chen Shiwen urged while trying to boost Lin Yang's confidence.

"You're really putting me in a difficult position..." After a long sigh, Lin Yang made his decision: "As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I can only do this with a stiff upper lip. But rest assured, I will do my best!"

Seeing that Lin Yang had agreed to help, Chen Shiwen was delighted and quickly urged: "Human lives are at stake; the sooner we treat the patient, the better. Let's get started."

"Alright." Lin Yang nodded and asked: "Where is the patient you mentioned?"

"She is in the intensive care unit of the hematology department. But we need to get you a doctor's outfit first. With your current appearance, the patient's family will definitely be suspicious and won't let you treat the patient." Chen Shiwen said this while leading him to the nearby doctor's office.

Upon reaching the doctor's office, Chen Shiwen went in to scout first. After confirming that no one was inside, he came out and called Lin Yang: "The doctors are all on rounds. Come in quickly. Do you see the table on the left? There's a key in its drawer. Use it to open the cabinet in the corner."

Lin Yang followed his instructions.

After opening the cabinet in the corner, he not only found a white coat but also a name badge.

These items belonged to a doctor who was currently on leave.

Lin Yang quickly put on the white coat but hesitated over the name badge.

The photo on the badge was of a woman, and anyone with a keen eye would immediately notice something was wrong.

After a brief consideration, Lin Yang came up with a solution—he pinned the badge inside the white coat, only exposing the part without the photo.

Although this was against hospital regulations, it was the best he could do in a hurry.

After he finished, Chen Shiwen looked him over and, while satisfied, felt a bit regretful: "Not bad, you really look the part in the white coat, just a bit young. As the saying goes, 'old doctors, young tailors.' In most people's eyes, a doctor's skill is proportional to their age. I hope the patient's family doesn't think this way, otherwise, we might have to spend more time and effort convincing them..."

Hearing this, Lin Yang had a thought.

He suddenly remembered that in the jade slip left by Lu Wenqi, there was a basic-level spell called "Leaf Concealment," which could be useful in this situation.

Although the disturbance from the "Dongyue Huangquan Scripture" prevented him from practicing, he was still a person who had tempered his body and soul and had invoked the Nine Heavens Dragon Roar, so he still had a faint thread of soul energy within him.

This thread of soul energy was very weak and could not support most basic-level spells, but the Leaf Concealment spell was an exception.

In a sense, the Leaf Concealment spell was more of an illusion than a spell. Therefore, it required very little soul energy, and even Lin Yang, who had not yet mastered cultivation, could勉强尝试一下。

调动神识进入玉简内部，林阳很快找到了记载有“一叶障目”术的那卷竹简。

因为是入门级别的小术法，竹简上的内容浅显易懂。旁边空白处还有吕文起留下的经验心得。

所以，林阳没用几分钟时间，就把“一叶障目”术背得滚瓜烂熟。

收回神识，林阳开始寻找画符所需材料。

这里是医院，是医生办公室，自然不会有朱砂、黄纸等画符常用的材料，好在绘制“一叶障目”符也不需要这些东西。

林阳先从窗台上的一盆观赏金桔中摘下了几片叶子，随后又从办公桌上找到了一支红色水笔。

对于林阳此刻的所作所为，陈诗文看得一头雾水，完全不明白他这是要做什么，皱眉催促道：“查房的医生马上就要回来了，你还在这里折腾什么呢？赶紧的，跟我去血液科病房吧。”

“别着急，马上就好。”林阳头也不抬地说，同时运笔如飞，在这片不大的叶子上快速勾画起来。

陈诗文好奇地凑上去一看，林阳画的都是一些莫名其妙的图案，似乎没有什么意义。

“你到底在做什么？”陈诗文越发迷茫。

林阳没有回答这个问题，因为他全部的精力和心思都放在了绘制“一叶障目”符上。

画符，即使是简单的符，也需要全神贯注，排除一切杂念才能成功！

“不行，这一笔画错了……”

“可恶，关键处又画歪了……”

“啊啊，连续失败十次了！怎么入门级的符箓都这样难？”

终于，在连续失败了十八次，那株观赏金桔的叶子都被摘了一小半后，林阳总算在一片叶子上成功绘制出了“一叶障目”符！

“好了。”成功后的林阳，将红色水笔一扔，顾不上活动有些酸疼的手腕，就用右手的食指和中指夹起了这张“一叶障目”符，口中飞快念诵起了咒语。

“这是……魂火？”陈诗文突然惊呼起来。

因为他看到一团幽蓝色的火焰突然出现在林阳指尖，包裹住了那片绘有古怪符文的叶子。

普通人是看不见魂火的，但陈诗文不是人，作为一只鬼魂，他不仅能够看到魂火，还能清楚地感觉到这团魂火中散发出的强劲灵魂气息。

“不愧是修者，果然有两手！”

没见过修者、没接触过修行的陈诗文，被林阳这一手成功糊弄，真把他当成了得道修者。

虽然被魂火包裹，但这片金桔叶子并未燃烧，绘制在其上的符箓图案更是绽放出了点点晶莹剔透的绿光，看起来宛如夜光下的翡翠，绚丽夺目，让人迷醉。

陈诗文看得目瞪口呆，就在他准备询问林阳这是怎么一回事的时候，林阳却将那片金桔叶子贴在了额头上，然后转过身来，笑盈盈地问道：“陈老先生，你看我现在这模样如何，能博得病人家属的信任吗？”

“咦？”陈诗文又一次惊呼。

贴上了那片绘有“一叶障目”符的金桔叶子后，林阳的容貌立刻发生了变化。

现在的林阳，看起来就像一个四十余岁，阅历丰富的中年人。与他先前的模样截然不同。

改型换貌，这就是“一叶障目”术的作用。

说起来，民间倒也不乏将树叶贴在额头以改型换貌的传说。不过，那些传说的主角，大多都是狸猫一类开了灵窍的动物。

“你是怎么做到的？”上下打量了林阳一番，陈诗文很好奇。不过，他很快又回想起了林阳的身份，顿时释然了：“对了，你是修者，会使用术法也不奇怪。嗯，你现在的模样很不错，就像一个在临床上搞了多年、经验丰富的名医。病人家属那边，肯定不会有问题了。”

“这就好。”第一次成功施展术法带来的喜悦，让林阳很是激动。当然，他也没有忘记正事：“我们快点去找那个病人吧，这‘一叶障目’术的效果，最多只能维持一个半钟头。”

“一个半钟头吗？时间是有点紧迫。”陈诗文眉头微皱，忙领着林阳走出这间医生办公室，向目标地赶去。

几分钟后，林阳来到了血液科病房的重症监护室。

推开房门，首先看到的是满脸憔悴与忧虑的病人家属——一对年龄在四十来岁的中年夫妇。

此刻，他们正站在病床旁，一边无声垂泪，一边用湿毛巾擦拭着病人的身体。

乍一看，林阳感觉这对夫妇有些眼熟，但他完全可以确定，自己此前从来没有见过这两人。

听到响动，这对夫妇朝林阳投来了问询的目光。不等他们开口，林阳便抢先一步，自我介绍道：“我是血液科的主任医师罗元清，来看看病人的情况。”

罗元清这个身份，是陈诗文给他安排的。

在血液科里面，还真有一个主任医师叫做罗元清，其医术是血液科里面数一数二的。只是这两天正好在休假，虽然已经接到了电话，但在一时半刻之间，也不大可能赶得回来。

在“一叶障目”术的作用下，林阳看起来就像一个四十余岁的成功人士。

也幸亏如此，否则这对中年夫妇还真不可能相信他说的话。毕竟，想要成为主任医师，光有医术是不够的，还得有时间的积累与沉淀。所以，每一位主任医师，年龄都不算轻。