Qi Yasheng quickly pulled Su Ruyi to Ba Yuchi's bedside: "Teacher, this is Dr. Su Ruyi, not my student. She is a doctor I specially invited from Heilongjiang Province, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor!"

Ba Yuchi's expression changed instantly when he looked at Su Ruyi, his eyes filled with fear: "A traditional Chinese medicine doctor? You're not going to give me acupuncture, are you?"

He trembled twice as he spoke.

This was the first time Su Ruyi had seen a patient react this way to her, and she couldn't help but laugh: "Sir, there are many methods of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, and acupuncture is just one of them. I need to examine your symptoms first to determine which treatment method is most suitable. Only then can I decide whether acupuncture or medicine will cure the disease!"

"snort!"

Just as they were talking, a cold snort suddenly came from outside the courtyard, "Such a young age, yet you have quite the big mouth!"

Su Ruyi and the others looked over and saw Feng Engui leading an apprentice, rushing into the courtyard in a flurry.

The caregiver, Old Yang, quickly stopped the two: "Who are you two?"

Feng Engui arrogantly raised his chin: "What a lousy place! I've been searching for ages! Hey, isn't this place home to some old man surnamed Ba?"

Old Yang nodded: "Are you two also looking for Grandpa Ba? Please wait a moment, the teacher is giving a lesson right now."

Feng Engui snorted coldly again: "I'm the person Xia Xi, a student of Ba Yuchi, brought here to treat his illness. My surname is Feng. My time is precious; I can't wait for anyone. Let the people inside come out first!"

Even through the wall, Ba Yuchi overheard these words from his bed. He quickly said to Qi Yasheng, "Yasheng, it seems that the miracle doctor Xia Xi found for me has arrived outside. Go and invite him in!"

After saying that, he felt that he might have slighted Su Ruyi, so he quickly said to her, "Young doctor, please have a seat first."

Qi Yasheng's expression was somewhat unpleasant, because he had already recognized Feng Engui's voice.

As they were talking, Feng Engui walked in, leaving his apprentice standing like a door god at the door.

Upon seeing Qi Yasheng, he was taken aback: "Young Master Qi, what are you doing here?"

Qi Yasheng pointed to Ba Yuchi and replied, "Master Ba is my teacher."

"Oh, so you're also my teacher? Right, right, I remember now, you're also involved in experimental physics?" Feng Engui waved his hand dismissively and then looked Su Ruyi up and down. "You're my student, right? You can leave now!"

Su Ruyi remained seated.

Qi Yasheng had no choice but to introduce them: "Dr. Feng, this is Dr. Su Ruyi from Heilongjiang Province. She is a famous little miracle doctor in Heilongjiang Province! Dr. Su, this is Dr. Feng Engui. My father's illness was treated with Dr. Feng's medicine when he was in Beijing."

"Oh, so it was you, you quack doctor, who hollowed out Old Master Qi Yuan's body!" Su Ruyi raised her eyelids.

Since this person was so impolite, Su Ruyi didn't need to give him any face.

"..." Feng Engui's face darkened instantly. "Such arrogance from a young man!"

After saying that, she stopped looking at Su Ruyi as if she didn't exist, and turned to Ba Yuchi, "Grandpa Ba, can you hear me?"

Ba Yuchi frowned almost imperceptibly: "Please speak freely, I can still hear you clearly."

Feng Engui stopped in his tracks and looked Ba Yuchi up and down: "Old man, you don't look like you're sick enough to be bedridden! It seems that Xia Xi is lying to me again!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ruyi frowned even more deeply—Xia Xi? Could it be that, by chance, the Xia Xi from the Xia family in Haicheng, from the southeast to the northwest?

Su Ruyi vaguely remembered Xia Tianxiu telling her that Xia Xi was a scientist!

But what exactly is it that they are researching?

She thought it was unimportant at the time, so she didn't ask.

However, Su Ruyi disliked Feng Engui very much.

He adopted the airs of an old, venerable doctor, yet he showed no sign that Ba Yuchi was on his last legs, a final burst of energy before death.

Feng Engui continued to act as if he hadn't seen Su Ruyi, casually pulling up a chair and sitting down in front of Ba Yuchi: "Old man, please—give me a hand."

Ba Yuchi extended his right hand.

Feng Engui took Ba Yuchi's pulse on both hands, and then examined his tongue, the area under his eyes, his ears, and the palms of his hands.

After watching for a while, he closed his eyes and started stroking his beard.

Qi Yasheng, being an impatient person, couldn't help but ask, "Dr. Feng, what's wrong?"

Feng Engui waved his hand: "Don't disturb my train of thought."

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent. Even Old Yang, who was tidying up his private plot in the yard, couldn't help but lower his voice.

About three minutes later, Feng Engui opened his eyes: "Old man, you do have this underlying illness. It hasn't flared up yet, but once it does, it will be troublesome. Luckily, you met me! Here's what I'll do: I'll prescribe three doses of medicine for you. Take it for one course of treatment and see how it goes!"

Ba Yuchi hesitated for a moment after hearing this.

Feng Engui neither told him what illness he had nor asked him anything, and just prescribed a medicine.

His concerns were certainly valid, because Feng Engui hadn't given him a detailed look at the document at all.

He's a poor old man living in the suburbs of Beijing. He's only come here because of Xia Xi's kindness!

So, just prescribe him a few nourishing Taiping pills, add some damp tonics, and he'll look good and presentable.

As for whether the old man is too weak to tolerate such nourishment, that's not his problem.

Anyway, Taipingzi won't kill anyone!

Suddenly, a voice called out, "Wait a minute!"

All three people in the room looked up at Su Ruyi, who had uttered those two words.

Su Ruyi stood up and went to Feng Engui: "Dr. Feng, I'm afraid there's something wrong with your diagnosis?"

"Get out!" Feng Engui roared. "Who do you think you are, daring to question me here?"

Su Ruyi replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I am also a traditional Chinese medicine doctor."

"Oh? You're getting too cocky now that I haven't called you out on you?" Feng Engui squinted and looked Su Ruyi up and down a few times. "Little girl, how old are you?"

I'm fifteen.

Su Ruyi didn't beat around the bush: "Doctor, your diagnosis just now was wrong. The old man really only has one or two days left!"

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room plummeted to freezing point.

Qi Yasheng involuntarily covered her mouth, letting out a few words through her fingers: "Dr. Su, you...you're joking, right?"

Ba Yuchi, lying on the bed, also looked terrified.

"Nonsense!" Feng Engui pointed a trembling finger at Su Ruyi. "Where did you come from, you charlatan? How can you spout such nonsense and curse people like this?"

Su Ruyi said calmly, "I am a descendant of the Su family of Haicheng. The Su family is a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. My grandfather was Su Qiushi, the number one traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Haicheng. I am not some kind of charlatan."