Chapter 88

This "miracle doctor" appeared and immediately drew the attention of all passersby. The banner, clearly made from a piece of rag picked up from somewhere, swayed in the wind, blinding the eyes of countless people. The sixteen crooked characters exuded a deep sense of madness. And it was even quite rhyming!

"Where did this guy come from? He looks human but acts like a dog, yet he's out here scamming people early in the morning."

"Ah, these days, there are more and more people out there trying to deceive others. He even says he'll cut off his own penis... Tsk tsk... He probably doesn't even have one, right?"

"Calling himself a 'world-renowned miracle doctor,' pah! If anyone believes this, they must be a fool!"

The middle-aged "miracle doctor" didn't even have a shop or a chair. He walked from the front street to the back street and back again, three times over, without a single patient coming to consult him. Most passersby looked at him as if he were a madman. Occasionally, a few young women would spit lightly and walk away with red faces.

"What does 'cut off his own penis' mean?"

This was the eighth time Jasmine had asked him.

"It really doesn't mean anything! I just did it for the rhyme!" Yun Che's face was serious as he patiently explained.

"Princess here doesn't believe it!"

"What else could it mean? Read it: 'World-renowned miracle doctor, can cure anything, if can't cure, cut off my penis!' It sounds so smooth! If you change it to 'cut off my wrist,' 'cut off my throat,' 'sever my meridians,' or 'commit suicide to atone,' it would sound awkward and the meaning would be far worse! As for the penis, it's not a specific thing; it's just for the rhyme, the rhyme!" Yun Che explained earnestly while secretly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Jasmine always acted strong in front of him, making Yun Che sometimes forget her age. This little Jasmine, who usually seemed to know everything, couldn't understand what "cut off his own penis" meant. Since he wrote those four words on the rag, she had been asking, asking, and asking...

After Yun Che answered her for the eighth time, she finally seemed to believe him and stopped asking.

"Ah, these days, it's really hard to be a barefoot doctor. Not a single person has come to ask for help. I can't possibly rent a medical shop. It would take time and cost a lot, and I might even expose my true identity." After five rounds, Yun Che began to groan in his heart.

At this moment, two people came from the east end of the street, looking around. They walked hurriedly, their faces bitter, as if they had just suffered a great misfortune.

"Almost all the famous doctors in the city have been invited. The chief physicians and pharmacists of all the major sects have also been invited, but they all gave up. Where can we find more doctors!"

"Ah, we have to work in pairs. If we can't find a doctor, we can't go back. I don't think we'll be able to go back today."

"Some of our brothers have decided to go outside the city to look. Why don't we go outside the city too? It's far, but it's better than returning empty-handed and facing punishment."

As they were talking, they suddenly looked up and saw the rag banner swaying less than ten steps in front of them.

"Damn! World-renowned miracle doctor?" The eyes of the two men lit up.

"Forget it, he's obviously a scammer. A barefoot doctor dares to call himself a world-renowned miracle doctor."

"Who cares! The order was to find a doctor, and this is one! Whether he's real or fake, it doesn't matter! If he's a scammer, someone will deal with him. We just need to complete our task. And who knows, he might have some medical skills."

"You're right! Let's go!"

The two men made up their minds, quickened their steps, and rushed to the "miracle doctor." "Miracle doctor, the young master of our sect was seriously injured yesterday and urgently needs a miracle doctor. Since you claim to be a doctor who can cure anything, the young master's injury should be no problem for you. Please come with us to our sect immediately."

The two men, one in front and one behind, half-invited and half-forced the "miracle doctor." The "miracle doctor" glanced at them and thought to himself: Young master? Seriously injured... Could it be so coincidental?

The "miracle doctor" stroked his long beard and asked calmly, "Healing the sick is the duty of a doctor. I will go with you. May I ask... which sect is yours?"

"Our sect will scare you to death." The two men's noses flared, looking fierce. "It's the first sect in New Moon City, the Xiao Sect! If you can heal the young master of our sect, our sect will not treat you poorly. Not only will there be many rewards, but you will also become famous in New Moon City. If you can't heal him, hmm..."

Xiao Sect...

What the hell!

Yun Che's carefully groomed eyebrows twitched, and he groaned in his heart: This is too coincidental! I originally planned to show off my medical skills, become famous in New Moon City in three days, and then have the news reach the Xiao Sect, who would send someone to invite me... everything would be smooth and natural! But I didn't get a single patient, and the Xiao Sect actually came to me!

At that moment, he put on a proud and high-minded look and chuckled, "A doctor treats the sick without asking about their background or wealth. I have been a doctor for many years, and there has never been a disease I couldn't cure. Let's go, take me to your sect."

Hearing him speak so confidently, it seemed he might have some skills. But these two men didn't care about that; they just needed to bring him back to the sect. One led the way, and the other followed behind, as if they were afraid the "miracle doctor" would run away and they wouldn't be able to complete their task.

Upon entering the Xiao Sect's branch, Yun Che's first impression was: big! Very big!

The entire sect spread for several miles at the foot of Moon South Mountain, and this was just the outer area. The core of the sect was on Moon South Mountain, and the entire mountain belonged to the sect. Yun Che walked on the mountain path, sighing... The Xiao Sect in Flowing Cloud City, where he was born, was considered the largest sect in Flowing Cloud City, but compared to this branch of the Xiao Sect, it was tiny. If they were compared, the Flowing Cloud City Xiao Sect would be less than one percent of this branch.

If a small branch was this big, the main sect of the Xiao Sect must be even more enormous, as one could imagine.

On the way, Yun Che tried hard to remember the route he was taking, but after many twists and turns, even with his excellent memory, his mind became a mess. He had to admit... unless he stayed here for a month, it would be almost impossible not to get lost.

In that case, how to escape after succeeding would be a big problem... well, let's see how it goes.

After a long walk and at least a dozen checks with spiritual energy, he was brought to the Alchemy Hall near the top of the mountain in the branch.

Xiao Tian Nan hadn't slept all night.

After causing a commotion at the New Moon Mystic Mansion, he stayed in the Alchemy Hall, watching Xiao Luo Cheng, who was half-dead, feeling as if his heart was being cut by a knife, and his mind was in chaos. But the sect's physicians were helpless with Xiao Luo Cheng's injuries... more precisely, they didn't dare to touch him.

His left arm was broken into twelve pieces, his meridians were completely severed, and his spiritual meridians were completely broken... To fully recover any of these, the only method was to use the Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal to regenerate. The Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal contained a faint power of the Heavenly Dao, and it could perfectly restore any part of the human body. With enough Purple Vein Heavenly Crystals, it was like having another life. But the prerequisite was to have a high-level physician who could control the Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal.

The Xiao Sect did have a small piece of Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal, about the size of a palm, which could be considered the most valuable thing in the entire branch. For Xiao Luo Cheng, the branch took it out, but no one within the Xiao Sect or in New Moon City knew how to use it. This thing was so valuable that even seeing it was rare, let alone using it. Some medical books had records, and some physicians knew them by heart, but none of them dared to use it... because any mistake would waste the Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal and not heal Xiao Luo Cheng, with unimaginable consequences... even a quick death would be a light punishment.

Logically, no matter how talented a person was or how much hope was placed on them, once they were crippled, they were useless, and no one would waste resources on them. But Xiao Luo Cheng was different. He had the identity of a prospective son-in-law of an elder in the main sect of the Xiao Sect. The entire New Moon City branch was counting on Xiao Luo Cheng's identity to turn things around. Xiao Wu Ji was willing to betroth his granddaughter to Xiao Luo Cheng largely because of Xiao Luo Cheng's excellent talent, which was above average even in the main sect. But now that he was in this state, it was very likely that Xiao Wu Ji would break off the engagement.

Previously, when Xiao Tian Nan loudly declared at the gate of the New Moon Mystic Mansion that Xiao Luo Cheng was still the prospective son-in-law of an elder in the main sect, he was more nervous than anyone else. If the people sent by Xiao Wu Ji saw Xiao Luo Cheng's injuries and turned around, he would have to cry in despair. Not wasting more effort on a cripple was a very normal outcome.

Therefore, Xiao Tian Nan had to do everything possible to restore Xiao Luo Cheng's injuries before the people from the main sect arrived, even taking out the precious Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal. Spiritual energy could not be restored, but if his meridians and spiritual meridians could be restored with the Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal, his original talent would be restored. Even without spiritual energy, he wouldn't be considered a cripple, and the possibility of Xiao Wu Ji breaking off the engagement would be much smaller.

All night, Xiao Tian Nan had almost searched for all the doctors in New Moon City, including the physicians and pharmacists of all the sects, but no one dared to use the Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal, and no one had any other cure. The longer Xiao Luo Cheng's injuries were left untreated, the more hopeless the chances of recovery became. Xiao Tian Nan was so worried that his hair had turned white, and he hated Yun Che even more.

"Lord Sect Master, I am truly powerless, I am ashamed."

"The young master's injuries are too severe. I am powerless and can only prescribe some medicine to stabilize his condition. As for a cure... sigh."

"Perhaps the only thing that can cure the young master's injuries is the Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal. But I have never seen such a divine object in my life and am powerless to control it."

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"Quacks! They are all useless quacks, scum!" Xiao Tian Nan cursed without any dignity, his whole body trembling.