"Brother Zu, why don't you go find my father first? Just say you're my friend. I'll come find you after I'm done here," Ji Xiaoxi said apologetically to Zu An while attending to the patient.
"Okay." Zu'an couldn't be happier, otherwise, once they went inside and their testimonies matched, his trick would be exposed.
Because everyone was drawn to Ji Xiaoxi, the once crowded entrance to the Ji family's residence was now deserted, and the old chair was empty, clearly indicating that the legendary doctor Ji was no longer at the door.
Zu An went over to announce his purpose, and a servant led him inside. They arrived at a courtyard, where the servant said to him, "The master is refining medicine inside. You may go in by yourself."
Doctor Ji generally doesn't allow his servants to freely enter and exit the important alchemy grounds. As for whether these outsiders might harm the master, they aren't worried at all. In the entire Bright Moon City, no one dares to cause trouble here.
Zu An pushed open the door and went in. He heard a series of lewd laughs coming from inside. His expression immediately turned strange. After walking for a while, he found that Doctor Ji was not refining medicine at all. Instead, he was lying on a chair and flipping through a suspicious picture book. If he was not mistaken, it was the one that someone had bribed him with that morning.
Noticing the occasional wicked smile on his face, Zu An couldn't help but wonder how such a lewd middle-aged man could have such a well-behaved and sweet daughter as Ji Xiaoxi.
"Oh, you're back so soon? Have you collected all the dog treasures?" Doctor Ji's eyes never left the picture book, yet it seemed as if he already knew he was coming.
“No dog treasure,” Zuan replied.
"Are you trying to amuse me? Get lost, don't disturb my reading pleasure." Doctor Ji crossed his legs and waved his hand impatiently.
Zuan took out a stack of silver notes and waved them: "I may not have a dog, but I have silver. Do you want some?"
"Why wouldn't you accept money offered to you?" Doctor Ji jumped up from the old chair and snatched the silver note from his hand. Sure enough, it was a hundred taels of silver. "You were dirt poor before, how did you become rich in such a short time? Hmm, why does this silver note look a little familiar?"
Zuan looked utterly bewildered. This money-grubber even remembered the silver notes? These were the silver notes he'd gotten from Ji Xiaoxi. Worried that Zuan would find out, he hurriedly said, "I've given you the consultation fee. Now it's time to treat me."
Doctor Ji then put the silver note into his pocket: "Alright, for the sake of the silver note, I'll reluctantly take a look. Take your pants off!"
"Huh?" Zuan looked puzzled.
"What do you mean, 'huh'? How can I examine your ailment if you don't take your pants off?" Doctor Ji said with disdain. You're not a beauty, do you think I want to see you?
"Didn't you know my situation just by looking at me earlier today?" Zuan really found it hard to accept taking off his pants in front of a grown man.
"I can only tell that there seems to be a seal on your area, but without a closer inspection, how would I know what kind of seal it is?" Doctor Ji curled his lip. "Take it off if you want, or don't."
"I'll take it off!" Zuan said with a look of grief and indignation. It concerned his happiness for the rest of his life, so he could only put his pride aside for the time being. He seemed quite happy when he was looking at erotic picture books before, so he probably wasn't a gay man.
"Oh, she looks quite unique." Doctor Ji chuckled upon seeing her.
Zuan was speechless, thinking to himself that if he didn't know he couldn't beat you, he would definitely be pinning you to the ground and beating you up right now.
Doctor Ji lay back down: "But don't be too sad. You were hit by the Great Yin-Yang Meridian Severing Technique when you were young, which has affected your development. Once the seal is lifted, you should return to normal."
Zu An was overjoyed; it seemed there was still hope. He hurriedly pulled up his pants and asked, "What is this Great Yin-Yang Meridian Intercepting Hand? How can I undo it?"
The divine physician Ji replied, "As far as I know, it is an extremely domineering and insidious sealing technique that circulates in the imperial palace. If you want to break it, once you cultivate to the Grandmaster level, you will naturally be able to break through the barrier and remove the seal."
Zu An almost vomited blood. After all that, he still got the same answer. What was the point of all that work? "I know that too. If I could break through to the Grandmaster level, would I need you to tell me? Give me back my money. You're a miracle doctor, but you're just a name without substance!"
“That’s right. There are only a handful of grandmasters in the world. Even if you get lucky and break through, you’ll be too old to do anything anyway.” Doctor Ji laughed gleefully. “Fine, seeing how pitiful you are, I’ll tell you. I have another way, but it’s extremely difficult.”
"No matter what method it takes, I will do it!" Zu'an almost cried. It was truly a case of "when you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up."
"Tch, with your meager abilities?" Doctor Ji curled his lip in disdain. "Fine, I'll figure it out myself, but only if you do something for me before I save you."
“But I already paid for the consultation!” Zuan couldn’t help but say.
"What consultation fee? That's called a registration fee," Doctor Ji glared at him fiercely. "What I'm charging now is a consultation fee! Have you even seen a doctor?"
Zuan finally understood why so many patients would gather outside his door to yell at him every day, but he couldn't care less about that now and hurriedly asked, "What do you want me to do?"
"I don't have any other hobbies in this life, I just like collecting the undergarments of stunningly beautiful women..." Before Doctor Ji could finish speaking, Zu An couldn't help but give him the middle finger: "I despise you!"
"You don't want to be treated anymore?" Doctor Ji sneered.
Zuan immediately changed his expression: "Brother, please continue."
"That's more like it. If you could get your hands on Yu Yanluo from Yunzhong County..." Doctor Ji shook his head at this point. "Forget it, you probably haven't even left Mingyue City. How could you possibly come into contact with such divine figures? Here's what we'll do: if you could get your hands on Qin Wanru, the wife of the Chu family, Shang Liuyu, a teacher at Mingyue Academy, or Qiu Honglei, the courtesan of Shenxianju... any one of them would do."
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