The man couldn't believe he had spent a thousand spirit stones to get such a result. He was upset and started to make trouble. A fight broke out on the second floor: "Fuck you! Give me back! Give me back! Give me back!"
He struggled hard and his hand hit the wooden table. His face turned pale with pain, but he could not get through the invisible barrier to touch the person behind him. Doctor Fang sat there motionless, and he was hated by heaven and man. Soon, two Yuanying cultivators came up from below and dragged the troublemaker away by his arms.
Everyone watched with rapt interest. Just as they were about to reach Yun Xian, someone suddenly blocked the doorway and trotted over. Rubbing his hands, he whispered something to the monk stationed on the second floor. The monk nodded, then turned to Xiao Yuan with an apologetic smile, "Sir, could you wait a moment?"
"We're next, why are we suddenly waiting?" Xiao Yuan asked coldly, "Xinglin Pavilion is so big, and you still support people cutting in line?"
"No, no, no, that's not what you're saying. This isn't cutting in line." The monk's face remained flattering. He quickly pulled a piece of brown paper from his sleeve and gently placed it in front of the crowd. "Everyone, please look."
Yun Xian also struggled to stick his head out from under the bedding.
Not only were the requirements for appointments at the three levels of Heaven, Earth, and Human detailed on the brown paper, but it also contained the familiar badge system. For 500 spirit stones, one could obtain the Xinglin Pavilion bronze badge, allowing one to skip the lines and receive treatment at the human-level window directly. For 5,000 spirit stones, one could obtain the silver badge, allowing one to directly bring in those Nascent Soul stage medical practitioners. And the most prestigious of all was the gold badge.
Fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones, a lifetime experience, non-transferable, no need for any appointments, Doctor Fang will personally treat you!
"The one who just arrived is the daughter of wealthy businessman Liu, a gold medal holder. She doesn't have to queue, so how can she be considered queue-jumping?" The cultivator glanced at Yun Xian and chuckled, "Of course, if both of you hold gold medals and we happen to meet, we still have to follow the first-come, first-served principle. That's natural. Look, isn't it..."
Yun Xian and Xiao Yuan said in unison: "I won't buy it even if you provoke me."
Xue Lingxiu looked at the glittering golden clinic and frowned, "Is this how you treat illnesses and save lives?"
Even if there is a priority, it is based on the severity of the illness. Whoever has more money can get treatment first, so others who really need treatment can only wait. What if they delay and get into trouble?
"Oh my! I didn't see him just now. Isn't this Master Xue from the Miaoshou Sect?" The cultivator looked astonished, as if half of his eyes were blind. "I heard that the number of patients at the Miaoshou Sect has been decreasing recently? Sometimes they even have to use the money from the merchant ships to subsidize the purchase of medicinal herbs? No way! How could the largest sect in the Southern Realm fall into such a state? It must be a rumor."
Xue Lingxiu: “…………”
Everyone's mouth corners twitched.
Colleagues are really enemies, look at this cunning little Jin. However, usually when talking about other things, Xue Lingxiu will retaliate with cunning, but he will not use this kind of medical treatment as a joke. Xue Lingxiu is not only generous, but also has an unusually broad mind.
"Since you know my identity, our meeting is fate. Let me help you." Xue Lingxiu grasped the man's wrist with a chilling force, smiling and saying, "You have dark circles under your eyes, a thick coating on your tongue, bad breath, and kidney deficiency. Remember to drink plenty of water, or you'll be prone to osteoporosis. I was so careless, how did you dislocate it? I'll put it back in place for you."
The monk pressed him so hard that he heard a loud bang and screamed, "Ah!!"
Everyone: "..." Brother Xue, your mind is still as narrow as ever. Fortunately, this genius doctor is not as handsome as him, otherwise he would definitely be furious.
The dislocated monk dejectedly went down, replaced by a female cultivator. She was smiling broadly and speaking in a gentle voice. Not only did she not have bad breath, but she also distributed snacks and flyers to them very professionally. She said, "Everyone, please be patient for a moment. It seems this is everyone's first time at Xinglin Pavilion. How about I show you around?"
Everyone took the cakes and tea she handed over and looked at Yun Xian silently. They were not anxious, but Yun Xian's injury——
"Okay! I want to see!" Yun Xian, her face flushed, curled up in the quilt and said, "Sister, it seems you forgot to give me the cakes. I've been waiting for a long time and I'm very hungry."
Xue Lingxiu sighed, "You're going in soon, so just bear with it for a while and don't eat."
It is common sense to see a doctor on an empty stomach. How can you be as ignorant as a child?
If you don’t want to eat, then don’t eat. Yun Xian said, “Then give me something to drink. I want to drink goat milk.”
The female cultivator's hands trembled: "?!"
What! This big red carrot actually opened its mouth and spoke!
Anyway, Yun Xian’s injury has lasted for three or four days, so there is no need to rush.
At her strong request, everyone stood up and followed the female cultivator to visit Xinglin Pavilion.
Only Xue Lingxiu and Liu Xu seemed okay. After all, Xue Lingxiu's family was rich, so he didn't think the luxury was unbelievable. Liu Xu was originally from the Northern Territory and often passed through Qiankun City when she was on missions. She was okay after seeing it many times, but the Jiange trio really looked like they were entering the city for the first time.
"What a huge crystal wall! Is this real crystal or fake?"
"Someone actually threw spirit stones into the pond! How rich is that? Every time I throw a coin and make a wish, I always pick it up again."
"Yun Xian, take your hand back, don't pick it!"
"Is this... a banner wall? So many red banners! Divine Doctor Fang's real name is Fang Fei, and he used to study at the Qiankun Imperial Medical College... Hmm? That name doesn't sound right."
"Why is there 'Save my dog's life' on it? Can Doctor Fang also cure puppies?"
The three of them went to Zhongcheng as soon as they came down from Jiange, and then went to Tangling Kingdom. Thinking about it carefully, they had never been to any normal city. Now that they had just arrived, they had no sense of hiding anything. They chattered all the way, and Xue Lingxiu's ears were almost bleeding from the noise.
Su Chi followed behind everyone and asked Xiao Yuan, "Friendship?"
"..." It was clearly just two emotionless words, but why did it feel so ironic? Xiao Yuan said seriously, "Friendships can be big or small. But I think my friendship with him is quite deep. I saved his life when he was almost robbed, so this friendship should be justified, right? That man asked for a thousand taels, but I only took five hundred."
Su Chi nodded and said, "No wonder."
Xiao Yuan didn't want to talk to this eldest disciple anymore.
Qiankun City was originally a huge city, and the area occupied by Xinglin Pavilion was so large that people could not walk around it. The female cultivator led everyone to the widest lobby, which was similar to an exhibition hall. Two sculptures made of pure gold were displayed inside, and there was an endless stream of people coming to visit.
"The one on the left is a patient once treated by our Divine Doctor Fang. It was given to us by Sword Sect Master Liu Feiran!" the female cultivator said passionately, "That year, Liu Feiran suddenly fell seriously ill. No one in the world could diagnose the cause of the disease, but Divine Doctor Fang treated him and cured him in just one night. The next day, Master Liu was able to get out of bed and walk around. This really shows how great a doctor he is!"
Everyone was in awe: "God!" "As expected of Divine Doctor Fang!" "Miaoshoumen is not as good as Divine Doctor Fang's little finger!"
Qiao Lingshan asked in confusion, "Liu Xu, what's wrong with your sect leader? Is it that serious? He can't even get out of bed and walk."
Liu Xu lost her memory on the spot: "I have no recollection at all... Maybe I was away during that time. However, if it was really that serious, all the disciples should have been recalled quickly. Uh, maybe I didn't get it."
Yun Xian maliciously speculated: "Hemorrhoids!"
"Yeah, it's not impossible." Feng Ye added insult to injury, "The Sect Master sits for long periods of time every day handling official business, so he deserves hemorrhoids."
This dark little corner suddenly became interesting.
"This one on the right is even more extraordinary." The female cultivator was completely unaware and continued to introduce it loudly, "This is the amount of money that was sold in the auction for Divine Doctor Fang's only quota for curing difficult and complicated diseases! A full two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones!!"
Two hundred thousand!
Putting aside other things, even the small spiritual stone vein in Tang Lingguo might not produce this amount in a year, and yet someone actually offered 200,000 high-quality spiritual stones to ask for a chance to see Fang Fei!
What a superb medical skill this is, rarely seen in the world!
Everyone praised the sculpture again, using all kinds of words. Xue Lingxiu stood in front of the sculpture with her arms folded, her face as gloomy as water.
Feng Ye looked at his expression and knew that he was really unhappy.
But it wasn't because she was upset at being outdone, but because this behavior was truly surprising. Li Pei of the Miaoshou Sect was every bit as skilled as the divine doctor, but she couldn't handle everything on her own, so she could only treat the most critically ill and urgent patients. If she were to hold an auction for gold and silver medals, would the price be lower than these two hundred thousand spirit stones?
Treating patients as guests and squeezing money out of them, if this behavior happened in the Southern Realm, people would probably criticize and criticize you. But in Qiankun City, it is so popular.
At this moment, a monk's loud call came from afar:
"Big Radish No. 2, Doctor Fang wants to see you!"
Yun Xian: "Big carrot?"
"Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand." The female cultivator pulled the corner of her mouth and explained, "In order to protect the privacy of our guests, we all use code names to address them. Come on, go up quickly."
“…”
Finally, Yun Xian was rolled up to the second floor again.
Doctor Fang seemed to be really sleep-deprived. There was a dark circle under his eyes and he didn't know how long he hadn't slept. He lazily gestured for the person to be brought over.
Xiao Yuan stood not far away and greeted, "Doctor Fang, do you remember me?"
"Why don't you remember?" Fang Fei said dejectedly, "The one who robbed me of five hundred taels."
"That's not true," Xiao Yuan said. "How can doing something chivalrous and righteous be called robbery?"
Yun Xian was placed in front of Fang Fei by the female cultivator and lay on the table. He felt that the table was really hard. He didn't know what kind of wood it was made of. It must be impossible to split it even if he chopped it hard.
Fang Fei lowered his head, bored, and said, "Tell me, what are the symptoms?"
"Aren't you going to ask my name?" Yun Xian explained in detail, "I absorbed too much spiritual energy, causing two of my meridians to burst and my skin to crack. Now my internal organs are empty, and whenever I absorb spiritual energy, I feel pain all over my body."
Fang Fei nodded as he listened and said, "For now, I don't want to know the name of this person who can make himself vomit by drinking water."
Yun Xian: “…”
What a sad face and such a poisonous tongue.
"There must be other reasons. I don't look that stupid." Yun Xian had nothing to do, so he lay on the desk, his eyes darting around, sometimes observing the bookcase behind him, sometimes looking at Doctor Fang above his head. He said, "Doctor Fang, what do you do for a living? How many years have you been practicing medicine? What's the most impressive case? What illness did Liu Feiran have? Have you ever doubted yourself? How did you get out of the haze in the end? Does being a medical practitioner make a lot of money? Is being a dentist or a veterinarian more profitable?"
Fang Fei's forehead began to bulge with veins: "Don't talk during the treatment."
"I know it'll disturb your concentration, right?" Yun Xian kept talking. "But Divine Doctor Fang is so amazing, it shouldn't be a big deal if I say a few words, right? Okay, I admit, I'm a little nervous. I've been afraid of pain since I was a child..."
Fang Fei couldn't stand it any longer and stuffed a big pill into her mouth: "You are so noisy!!"
Half of Xue Lingxiu's pain was borne by someone else, and now she finally feels relieved.
After Fang Fei asked these questions, he reached out and took Yun Xian's pulse. Finally, he examined her body from head to toe, then began to take out a small box from under the wooden table. It seemed that he was going to start treatment immediately.
Everyone stared at him solemnly, breathing very lightly.
Fang Fei's hand was suspended in the air, motionless. Everyone asked: "?"
He glanced at Xue Lingxiu and said sadly, "I refuse to accompany you on the tour."
Xue Lingxiu: “…”
stingy person.
Half an hour later, Yun Xian was brought out, wrapped up. It seemed Fang Fei's medical skills were truly impressive. Her once red face was now much softer and no longer felt like a carrot, though her skin was still a bit redder. The ruptured meridians were gradually being reconnected, and the pain was easing. However, it would take some time to recover.
The two monks who escorted her out were smiling brightly. Besides handing the bundle to everyone, they also presented a number of items: "This is the Cleansing Cream. If the wound is itchy and painful after healing, you can apply a moderate amount. This is the Nourishing Meridian Pill. The meridians you just reconnected are still very fragile, so you can't use spiritual energy for the time being. Remember to take it twice a day, split open with water. And this is the Mouth-Silencing Pill, which can make a person lose their voice for twelve hours... Huh? Who put that in there? Never mind, it's okay. Anyway, these are all given to guests by Xinglin Pavilion. Feel free to use them as you please. Be sure to come back next time!"
Everyone was holding Yun Xian and stood outside the magnificent door, and there was a moment of silence.
What kind of medical clinic would tell patients to come back next time? Do they really think they are a restaurant?
After waiting for a while, it was already dusk.
The red lanterns in Qiankun City grew increasingly vibrant, hanging everywhere on the streets, a dazzling array of red lanterns resembling candied haws. It was much more lively than other cities, yet unlike the chaotic riots of Tangling Kingdom, it simply felt like a vibrant, vibrant place.
In the world of extravagance and decadence, the tavern and casino nearby were already brightly lit, with colorful paper lanterns dancing in the air. Everyone walking around was dressed in extraordinary attire, and the occasional carriage was so luxurious that it was blinding.
Why does everyone seem so rich?
Feng Ye glanced to the side and was almost shocked: "Even the public toilets in this place charge money?!"
If he had to pay half a tael of silver to use the public restroom last time, he would have preferred to put it in his pants pocket. Fortunately, the cultivator had already practiced fasting, which was terrifying.
"More than that." Xue Lingxiu waved her folding fan and said firmly, "Everything here costs money."
Yun Xian was still terrified: "It's really too scary."
"Yeah." Xue Lingxiu sighed, "Fortunately, I have money."
Yun Xian: "I hate you!"
The letter sent by Ji Rongxue said that they agreed to meet in the northern border, but did not specify which city. Yun Xian sent a reply, but he didn't know when he would receive new news.
"There's something strange about this Divine Doctor Fang," Xue Lingxiu asked doubtfully. "Then they said he was at the Imperial Medical Academy? But I came here once a few years ago, and he clearly wasn't well-known at all. If he's so amazing, why wasn't he famous before?"
"There's something even stranger." Yun Xian poked his head out of the cloth bag and said, "The acupuncture method used by Divine Doctor Fang is exactly the same as Brother Xue's."
Everyone was shocked: "What!"
There is such a thing?!
"I've developed muscle memory from the acupuncture these past few days." Yun Xian pricked up his ears and said, "Not only do they all use needles, but even the techniques used and the acupuncture points are pretty much the same. There's no difference. They all use heavy hands, and it hurts like hell. Brother Xue, do you want to think carefully about whether your elders are secretly taking on a side job teaching at the Royal Medical Academy?"
"Impossible." Xue Lingxiu rejected it with a serious look, "Miaoshou Sect's acupuncture techniques are never passed on to anyone other than disciples!"
So what's going on here?
One was in the Northern Realm, the other in the Southern Realm, thousands of miles apart. Could it be that Divine Doctor Fang had some unspoken connection to the Miaoshou Sect, leading him to venture to the Northern Realm? Could it be another case of the same old dynamics?
The wind blew, and everyone's thoughts drifted away. At this moment, Xiao Yuan put Yun Xian back into the carriage and said, "Let's go back to Zhongcheng to get the golden bell first. Miss Ji's letter didn't arrive so quickly. Let's rest for two days before making a decision."
Qiao Lingshan nodded, glanced at the notice board on the side, and said sharply, "Everyone, everyone, look!"
The tabloid pages posted above were smooth and not yellowed, and it was obvious that they were newly posted. The tabloid headline was sensational:
[Shock! The battle for the Sword Sect's Body-Forging Sect has reached a fever pitch. Sect Master Liu Feiran actually met with someone late at night and did something like this...]
What! There’s a story?!
Qiao Lingshan quickly opened her eyes and took a closer look——
"..." After reading it, she was speechless: "How can going out to buy a midnight snack be considered a secret meeting? There are so many people around! But Liu Feiran is really something. His own son is in such a state, and he still has the mood to eat beef noodles?"
"The key point seems to be in the last paragraph." Feng Ye said hurriedly: "Look!"
[Authentic knife-cut noodles, supported by Elder Liu of the Sword Sect. Joining costs only 3,000 high-grade spirit stones. Don't miss this opportunity, come and ask!]
"I remember," Xue Lingxiu hesitated, "two years ago, this area of the street was entirely owned by the people of the Body Refining Sect."
Qiao Lingshan murmured, "But now I see that they are all from the Sword Sect."
The signboards were all covered with the emblem of the Sword Sect. The Body Strengthening Sect had been pushed into a corner, looking scattered and pitiful.
Everyone: “…”
I vaguely seem to understand why Miss Ji sent a pigeon to deliver the letter. The Dao Sect has indeed done all kinds of evil things.
"No, there's a deeper layer." Xue Lingxiu pondered: "Divine Doctor Fang... Liu Feiran... Miaoshou Sect's acupuncture techniques... business competition..."
These layers piled up on top of each other, vaguely visible and seemingly graspable, but instantly vanishing. Xue Lingxiu pressed his finger against his folding fan, raised his eyes, and asked, "Yun Xian, do you have any idea—"
Yun Xian quickly tucked his head into the cloth bag with lightning speed.
The cloth bag was empty in an instant.
Xue Lingxiu: “…………”
"Alright, alright." Qiao Lingshan awkwardly tried to smooth things over, "Fellow Daoist Xue, please don't embarrass her. You know that."
Su Chi: "Go back first."
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