Sun Simiao had long since reached a state of being free from desires and wants, but when he heard that Li Jue had actually received a divine opportunity and was given the teachings in a dream by an immortal, he still couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
He has been a devout Taoist for decades, and he has always been extremely respectful to the Three Pure Ones. He has never even dreamed of receiving teachings from the Three Pure Ones.
Could it be that I did something wrong when I repaired it?
I'll have to ask this young fellow Daoist for advice another day on how to better cultivate the Dao!
After suturing the wound, Li Jue sprayed some alcohol on it before coming outside again.
However, the area outside was already packed with people, including not only patients' families but also many idlers who came to watch the spectacle.
Even the imperial physicians who complained all day long in the morgue came running over, eager to witness the medical miracle of the Tang Dynasty.
"Young master, did you really cure that boy's appendicitis?"
"Basically, I guess!"
"What do you mean by 'basically'? If you're cured, you're cured; if you're not cured, you're not cured. You need to give us a definite answer!"
"As long as the wound doesn't become infected or fester, the boy's life can be considered saved!"
"ah?"
Everyone was taken aback by these words, as it was the dead of winter, a season when wounds are not prone to festering.
Therefore, it can be said that the boy was spared most of his life!
The boy's mother was overjoyed to hear this and knelt down repeatedly to kowtow to Li Jue, thanking him for saving her life.
"Thank you so much for saving my son, young master. If my son can truly come back to life, I will have him acknowledge you as his godfather!"
"I……"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately became displeased, thinking to himself, "You'd be more sensible if you just gave me some money..."
"Please rise quickly!"
"Your son will have to stay here for a few more days until his wound has healed and there is no infection before he can go back."
"Uh-huh!"
"I'll go back and get a change of clothes right away!"
"Oh, right, and there's the consultation fee. As long as you ask, young master, I'll sell everything I own to pay for it!"
Upon hearing about the consultation fee, Li Jue's eyes immediately narrowed into slits with a smile.
"The consultation fee..."
"Please give me whatever you think is worth, Auntie. Hehehe!"
Upon hearing this, everyone praised Li Jue's noble character. Only Sun Simiao glared at Li Jue with a sidelong glance, his displeasure evident.
He has practiced medicine for many years and knows all too well the ins and outs of this.
If the doctor doesn't offer to speak up, it's because they feel they're losing out if they ask for too little, and they feel embarrassed if they ask for too much, essentially waiting for the client to be taken advantage of.
Seeing the young woman's troubled expression, Sun Simiao immediately spoke up to help her out of the predicament.
"I'll take care of it for him; you only need to pay ten strings of cash!"
The young woman was struggling with how much to give; she felt bad about giving too much, but she was afraid of being laughed at by the neighbors if she gave too little.
Upon hearing Master Sun offer a price, the young woman immediately knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to him.
"Thank you, Master Sun!"
"I will go back and prepare the consultation fee now, and present it to my son when I bring him his clothes later!"
Sun Simiao's price was very fair, because he accompanied the patient throughout the surgery and knew that the treatment did not cause much damage, and the consumption of medicinal materials was almost zero.
If he were to personally handle the task, he might simply have the other party deliver a few eggs and consider it done.
The price was set relatively high only because of consideration for the survival of other doctors and in order to promote the procedure of removing intestinal abscesses.
Only in this way will more doctors be willing to learn this skill and treat more patients.
Because the price was set by Sun Simiao, no one dared to object, whether it was too high or too low.
Therefore, even though Li Jue was extremely unhappy, he could only swallow his grievances.
"Master Sun, I have cured this person. You should keep your promise now."
Sun Simiao smiled and said this.
"It's not cured yet, is it?"
"You can only consider yourself cured when the child can get out of bed and walk!"
"OK!"
"Then it's settled!"
"If you dare to run away in a few days, I'll go to the Taoist temple every day and curse you in front of the Three Pure Ones!"
As soon as Li Jue uttered these words, Li Shimin kicked him aside.
"Shut up!"
"Even I have to address Master Sun as a junior when I meet him. How dare you, a mere child, be so disrespectful to Master Sun!"
"Master Sun, please don't take it to heart with a child. This junior apologizes to you on behalf of that good-for-nothing grandson, hehehe!"
Sun Simiao waved his hand dismissively.
"fine!"
"To be honest, this old Taoist priest owes the young master a favor."
"If it weren't for the young master's intervention, this old Taoist would have been tormented by inner demons for at least several years..."
When the imperial physicians saw that His Majesty had finished speaking with Master Sun, they hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects to Master Sun.
"Student pays respects to Grandmaster!"
"oh?"
"Grandmaster, you may not know this, but I once studied medicine under Song Xia, hence I address you as Grandmaster!"
Upon hearing this, Master Sun suddenly remembered that he once had a student named Song Xia. He just hadn't expected that his disciple's disciple would end up in the Imperial Medical Academy.
"Oh, then I'll accept you as my grand-disciple!"
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician immediately knelt down and kowtowed with joy.
This is an endorsement from the divine physician Sun! From now on, when I go out to treat patients, everyone will look up to me!
"Grand-disciple Wang Jinshui pays respects to Grandmaster!"
When Li Jue saw Wang Jinshui hastily acknowledging his ancestors, he immediately jumped out to sabotage the situation.
In the county magistrate's morgue, this guy was the one who complained the most. He would act like it was going to kill him whenever he was asked to dissect a corpse.
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