Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

"Jiang Fan, what did the doctor say about treating Grandpa? Do they really have to cut off his head?"

"Well... Auntie, the doctor just said that Old Li's surgery won't require craniotomy. They'll just make a hole in the top of his head and use a puncture technique to drain the bleeding from his brain. That'll be enough."

As for the blood vessels at the site of the bleeding, his condition isn't too serious.

It can recover on its own. After thrombolysis with medication, the blood clots in the blood vessels are basically gone.

"Uh..." In Empress Zhangsun's eyes, drilling a hole in the top of one's head was not much different from cutting off one's head.

She didn't understand anything about puncture techniques, so she could only choose to trust Jiang Fan.

Hearing Jiang Fan's words, Xiao Sizi felt frightened and quickly covered her head.

"Brother, please only cut open Grandpa's head, don't cut open Xizi's head, okay? Xizi is scared."

Jiang Fan: "..."

At this moment, Li Yuan, who was lying in the hospital bed, finally woke up slowly.

However, he had already overheard Jiang Fan's conversation with Empress Zhangsun.

However, at that time, I wanted to open my eyes, but I was powerless to do so.

He let out a sigh and struggled to sit up.

Seeing this, Jiang Fan quickly shouted, "Old Li, don't move!"

Jiang Fan was quite frightened by Li Yuan's actions. After all, the doctor had warned that this patient should not move around too much, or he might accidentally pass out.

Li Yuan was quite frightened by Jiang Fan, his face showing surprise: "What are you doing? Are you trying to harm me? Did Erlang (Li Yuan's son) instigate you to do this? You fooled me last time~"

Seeing this, Empress Changsong quickly came to Li Yuan's side and gently comforted him, saying, "Father, why do you say such things? How could His Majesty send Jiang Fan to harm you?"

When you had your previous attack, His Majesty was so frightened that his face turned green. This shows how important you are to Erlang. Besides, Jiang Fan came to save you!

"Hmph, I don't believe it. Erlang is..."

"Grandpa, Grandpa didn't do that. Grandpa isn't that kind of person. I believe Grandpa."

"Mother, brother, we've all come to save Ah Onda!"

Xiao Sizi spoke first, preventing Li Yuan from continuing his harsh words.

There was no way around it; in Li Yuan's heart, Si Zi was extremely important, even more so than his beloved eldest son and daughter-in-law.

"Alright, since Sizi is already speaking up for your unreliable grandpa, then I won't say anything more about him. Come here, Sizi, let me give you a hug!"

"Old Li, can you calm down already? You're still in danger. Wait until you're better before you hold Sizi."

If it weren't for a bit of good luck, you might have been separated from Sizi by death!

"Impossible, I'm perfectly fine, how could I...?"

"Is your only stubbornness this mouth of yours? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

A sudden stroke and hemorrhage—how dangerous! Luckily, you survived and met me…

"Hmph, I don't trust you now because you were the one clamoring to cut off my head, weren't you? There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me, and I'm talking about you."

Upon hearing this, Empress Zhangsun quickly intervened to stop Li Yuan:

"Grandpa, you've misunderstood Jiang Fan. If Jiang Fan hadn't brought you here, your life wouldn't have been saved!"

"Old Li! Still so stubborn. Look at the state your head is in."

"Well……"

As Jiang Fan placed the CT scan in front of Li Yuan, Li Yuan was stunned by what he saw under the light.

"Guanyinbi, what...what is this?"

"This is the image in your mind, Grandpa. It's the first time I've ever seen such an image. It's truly amazing."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could there be an image in my mind?"

Did you just... cut my head open?

No, that's not right either. If it were cut open, wouldn't I already be...?

Li Yuan didn't dare say the last two words, "died," for fear that it would become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Empress Zhangsun explained, "Father, no, this is an image taken directly through your skull by Dr. Jiang Fan using that... CT scan machine."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's eyes widened in shock, clearly conveying an expression that said, "I've read a lot, don't try to fool me."

At this moment, Jiang Fan came up to Li Yuan with the baby in his arms and said, "Hey, Li Yuan, you almost died of a stroke, and you're still being paranoid?"

"Quickly lie still and don't move around. The doctor will be taking your blood pressure soon."

After Jiang Fan finished speaking, he placed Xiao Sizi on the bed and had Xiao Sizi soothe the old man to prevent him from moving around and causing further injury.

Jiang Fan pressed the call button by the bed, and a moment later, a nurse came over with a blood pressure monitor.

Wrap the sleeve around Li Yuan's arm and then press the start button.

Seeing the nurse's attire, Li Yuan was completely bewildered. Looking around at the surroundings, he realized this was nothing like the style of the Tang Dynasty! He was even more confused.

Just as I was about to ask a question, I heard the blood pressure monitor announce: "Start measurement—"

Soon, Li Yuan felt a strong pressure on his upper arm where the sleeve was wrapped, and he was immediately alarmed. He was about to reach out and untie the sleeve.

Jiang Fan grabbed Li Yuan's hand and said, "Old Li, don't move around. Nurse, we're taking your blood pressure. If you move around, the reading won't be accurate."

"You...you're still not giving up, are you? You're still plotting to harm me?"

The nurse glanced at Jiang Fan and asked, "What's wrong with the patient? What do you mean by 'I' or 'not I'?"

Jiang Fan pointed to his head.

"Ouch!" The nurse immediately understood, while Li Yuan looked completely bewildered. This kid was definitely up to no good, so he shouted, "Guards! Protect the Emperor! Some treacherous commoner is trying to harm me!"

Seeing Li Yuan's performance, the nurse trusted Jiang Fan even more.

"Alright, Old Li, stop yelling. If I wanted to harm you, do you think I'd let you speak here? Honestly, I'm here to save you, why do you always think the worst of people?"

"Yes, yes, Ah-Wong-Ni can't wrong Guo-Guo. Guo-Guo is so good. He bought Xi-Zi a toy car, and he also bought Xi-Zi a nice little thing. He even made Xi-Zi a little something..."

Li Yuan: "..."

Just then, the blood pressure monitor reported the readings: "systolic pressure 220 mmHg, diastolic pressure..."

The nurse made a note and left, while Jiang Fan casually checked it on his phone, and then his head started buzzing.

Looking at Li Yuan with a shocked expression, he asked, "Old Li, you... you're brilliant, truly brilliant!"

How do you manage to keep your blood pressure so high? Amazing.

"I am the retired emperor, shouldn't I be ranked higher?"

"You're amazing! You're not just a little taller, you're a billion times taller! I'm truly impressed."

After being "praised" by Jiang Fan, Li Yuan felt even more confident: "What's so special about that? I can go even higher..."

Jiang Fan: "!@#￥%……&*" Do you even know what you're saying?

Ignorance is bliss! If you were any higher, even if the King of Hell didn't take you, you'd still have to offer yourself up as a sacrifice.