The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Everyone was dumbfounded!_1

Zayne Shepherd furrowed his brows, whispering lowly, ”Is there really no other way?”

Aziel Burgess bitterly smiled and said, ”In terms of stimulating vitality and saving lives, aside from the lost Guanyin Needle, it has to be the Resuscitation Technique. Maybe there are other treatments, but I really can’t think of any right now.”

The complexion on Zayne Shepherd’s face immediately turned quite unsightly, ”Previously, we also invited other doctors to treat Elder Zhang. His conclusions were similar—to cure Elder Zhang’s illness must rely on the Resuscitation Technique. But from what I’ve gathered, there are only two people capable of it: the former Sect Master of the Innate Sect, Ali Eaton, and the eccentric doctor, Cartier Holt...”

Aziel Burgess’s expression became subtly complex; those words sounded terribly familiar.

Hadn’t he said the same thing before when treating Kylan Martinez, only to have Carson Flores slap him in the face with the truth?

”The whereabouts of the eccentric doctor Cartier Holt are unknown, and Ali Eaton is in seclusion and won’t come out. We have no choice but to prepare to visit the Innate Sect and try our luck. Yet, before we could even set out, this mishap occurred. Doctor Burgess, with the Innate Sect so far away, could you first stabilize Elder Zhang’s condition?”

Aziel Burgess replied with shame, ”My medical skills are inadequate; I’m powerless to help, but...”

Aziel Burgess hesitated for a moment, not knowing if he should reveal that Carson Flores knew the Resuscitation Technique. Hadn’t Carson Flores just recognized Zhang’s condition, which was why he dared to stand firm against her?

And that counterattack from Carson Flores a moment ago targeted Zhang’s Jade Hall acupoint, didn’t it?

That area was closely related to Zhang’s illness. Carson Flores’s counterattack, although it didn’t break through Zhang’s Gang Qi defense and didn’t directly harm her, the impact on the Jade Hall acupoint accelerated the backlash of the Gang Qi within her body.

Simply put, Zhang was not supposed to collapse so quickly, but Carson Flores’s retaliation hastened the onset of her illness, with that last strike directly triggering her symptoms.

All this was in Carson Flores’s calculations!

Seeing Aziel Burgess’s hesitant expression, hope flared in Zayne Shepherd’s eyes, ”Doctor Burgess, speak your mind!”

Aziel Burgess glanced over at the calmly collected Carson Flores and finally said, ”Actually, aside from Ali Eaton of the Innate Sect and the eccentric doctor Cartier Holt, there’s another person who knows the Resuscitation Technique.”

Zayne Shepherd became overjoyed. Beside him, the silent and reclining Zhang abruptly opened her eyes, her gaze burning intensely with expectation as she focused on Aziel Burgess.

Who isn’t afraid of death?

Even for an Innate Grandmaster, when facing death, they’re no different from the average person.

”Who? Doctor Burgess, please tell us. This favor will be owed by the Divine Cloudy Sect.”

Aziel Burgess quickly waived his hand, ”No, no, it’s unnecessary. This person may not be willing to help with the treatment, so even if I say it, it wouldn’t be useful.”

Zayne Shepherd boldly declared, ”Just say it, Doctor Burgess. How to seek medical advice is our concern. As long as he’s human, our Divine Cloudy Sect will surely be able to request his help.”

Aziel Burgess sighed, ”Carson Flores.”

Zayne Shepherd’s bravado froze on his face as he stared at Carson Flores in shock, reflexively asking, ”Who did you say?”

Aziel Burgess pointed at the distant Carson Flores, ”Carson Flores knows the Resuscitation Technique, and his medical skills are incredibly powerful.”

Zayne Shepherd was stunned, and the anticipation on Zhang’s face instantly turned to embarrassment and disbelief, with a hint of incredulity to boot.

A young man, not even thirty, knows the Resuscitation Technique?

Zayne Shepherd’s mind raced, latching onto a key point, ”Andrew is indeed skilled in medicine, and his skills are not bad, but he himself does not know the Resuscitation Technique, does he?”

Aziel Burgess sheepishly answered, ”That’s true, but Carson Flores definitely knows it. He learned it by himself from books.”

Zayne Shepherd stared at Aziel Burgess, dumbfounded, ”How do you know this?”

Aziel Burgess answered awkwardly, ”We encountered the same patient before. I didn’t believe he knew the Resuscitation Technique until I saw him perform acupuncture and save someone right in front of my eyes. His medical skills are much more powerful than mine.”

Zayne Shepherd was speechless for a moment, then looked down at Zhang, who also looked mortified.

Those who had been listening in quietly, like Jensen Meadows and Josephine Harrison, were also stunned.

The person who could save Zhang had been right in front of them all along!

Heaven had arranged Carson Flores to be placed in their private room, to be in the same space as them—was this not heaven’s way of leaving a door open for Zhang’s survival?

Opportunity had presented itself, but Zhang failed to grasp it.

They themselves had driven Carson Flores away and mocked him for underestimating them, even seeking to cripple him afterward, intending to make his life worse than death. Through all these actions, the Divine Cloudy Sect and Carson Flores had become sworn enemies.

To make matters worse, Zhang had personally taken action against Carson Flores.

If the earlier conflict could be said to have been stirred up by younger members like Jensen Meadows and Josephine Harrison and Nash Acevedo’s fight could be chalked up to personal grievances between the Acevedo Family and Carson Flores, then at the moment when Carson Flores condemned the Divine Cloudy Sect for their tyranny and despotism, had Zhang stood up, reprimanded Jensen Meadows and others, and put an end to the grudge conflict, there would have been a chance to ask Carson Flores for treatment.

Instead, Zhang chose to directly intervene, planning to suppress Carson Flores with her overwhelming strength. Within three palm strikes, she made Carson Flores spit blood, but consequently, her illness struck her down. Under such circumstances, how could Carson Flores possibly agree to treat Zhang?

Zayne Shepherd was dumbstruck.

Jensen Meadows and Josephine Harrison were dumbstruck as well.

Zhang too was dumbstruck, thinking, is heaven intent on my