Chapter 206 Chapter 206 The Fake Miracle Doctor
Chapter 206 The Fake Miracle Doctor
Inside the room, Si Zhenliu lay on the bed in agony, his face a ghastly mix of green and white. Age spots covered his neck, creeping down towards his chin, making for a horrifying sight.
Meanwhile, Chu Lingfeng, after closing the door and instructing everyone not to disturb him for an hour, sat to the side, a look of utter disgust on his face.
"Medicine…give me medicine…"
Si Zhenliu's feeble, pleading voice barely carried across the room. His eyes, bulging from their sockets, fixed on Chu Lingfeng with a ghastly intensity.
Gone was Chu Lingfeng's genteel façade. Hearing the irritating voice, he strode over without a word and kicked the bed frame. "You old bastard! All you ever do is whine for medicine, never letting up. Why don't you just shut up!"
"You promised to connect me with the Dongfang family. It's been two months, and you've got nothing!"
He continued viciously, "You don't have much time left, and you're spending it enjoying yourself instead of getting things done. If I can't get in with the Dongfang family, what makes you think I'll keep giving you medicine to keep you alive?"
Si Zhenliu struggled to breathe, his words coming out in gasps. "The Dongfang family…Dongfang Yang is in charge now. He's always been close to the Second Young Master Si Chen. Even if I wanted to get you connected to their clan, it would take time!"
Chu Lingfeng scoffed. "Time? Two months isn't enough? I don't have that kind of patience!"
Si Zhenliu: "It would take at least four or five months. Their old man in the capital is in the hospital, seriously ill and about to pass away. They simply…simply don't trust you. They've been using the most expensive drugs to treat him. But…but there's another way."
Si Zhenliu gasped for air. "In Jiuzhou City, Dongfang Yang…Dongfang Yang has an uncle who is also dying. Your medicine…your medicine will definitely work for him too. Give me the medicine…give me the medicine, and I can introduce you!"
"Hmph!" Chu Lingfeng reached up and touched his bandaged ear, half of which was missing. His face darkened again.
If this old man wasn't useful, he would have kicked him to the curb long ago.
It had been a week since the birthday banquet.
They still couldn't find the assassin from that night.
Si Chen had secretly blocked the investigation into Su Tao and the puppet.
He tried to get in touch with Dongfang Yang, but the man hadn't given him many opportunities, even hinting that if he wanted to connect with him, he'd have to prove his worth.
It was clear that Dongfang Yang wanted to confirm Chu Lingfeng's medical skills before taking things any further.
Today was a perfect opportunity.
Everyone knew that Si Zhenliu had suffered a sudden attack and looked like he was about to die.
Curing him would further enhance his influence.
No one knew why Si Zhenliu had suddenly fallen ill, except for Chu Lingfeng, who knew it was the effect of the medicine wearing off.
But if he cured him so easily, the old man clearly wouldn't learn his lesson.
So he came to Si Zhenliu's side.
First, he took out a black pill.
Then he pulled out an injection.
The two items made Si Zhenliu's eyes widen as he struggled to grab them.
Chu Lingfeng held his head down, a memory of a beautiful figure flashing through his mind. A smile crept across his lips. "This time, I can give you a month's worth, but I have a condition."
"What condition? Tell me!" Si Zhenliu said urgently, his eyes filled with a desperate, ferocious hunger. "Give me the medicine! I'll agree to anything!"
"I want you to use your family's influence, by any means necessary, to bring Su Tao to me."
Many people had never seen Su Tao in person, but her name was well known in the upper circles of Jiuzhou City.
Rumor had it that it was because of her that Ye Liang had been killed by some outsider thugs.
She was a poisonous woman who drove Ye Liang mad and led to his death, and misfortune befell anyone who tried to get close to her.
What truly made her famous was that Dongfang Yang had publicly announced at the birthday banquet that Su Tao was his adopted younger sister.
Backed by the Dongfang family, anyone who wanted to approach her had to consider their own weight.
Si Zhenliu, who had been so excited, fell silent for a moment.
But soon, his craving for the medicine overcame his rationality, and a cruel look crossed his face. "Give me the medicine. I want three months' worth. I'll help you get that woman!"
Chu Lingfeng gave a cold snort. "You wish! I'll give you one month to get Su Tao to me, and then I'll give you another three months' worth!"
With that, he tossed the pill to Si Zhenliu.
Like treating a dog, he waited until he had swallowed it greedily before suddenly administering the injection. Si Zhenliu convulsed for a moment.
Then, his pale face quickly turned rosy!
The terrifying age spots also faded rapidly, and his energy returned in just three minutes.
Soon, the 73-year-old man became radiant.
His voice was low, but still trembling slightly. "That Su Tao won't be easy to get. Dongfang Yang will definitely keep a close eye on her."
Chu Lingfeng said calmly, "That's your problem. If it weren't for my medicine, you'd be dead already. You're a smart man, old thing. You know what to do."
Si Zhenliu was silent for a moment before sighing helplessly.
Chu Lingfeng said, "Alright, lie down. I'm going to apply the needles."
He had to put on a good show.
Si Zhenliu took off most of his clothes and lay down again. Chu Lingfeng took out a box of silver needles from his pocket.
One by one, he inserted the needles into various acupuncture points on his body.
Then, he did something else. Wisps of faint, slow-moving black gas actually began to emanate from the spots where the needles were inserted.
Seeing this, Chi Xiaocheng knew exactly what was going on with this Chu Lingfeng.
He might have some skill in medicine, like many old-fashioned Chinese doctors, using observation, auscultation, interrogation, and pulse-taking, as well as acupuncture.
But the title of Divine Doctor, and the legendary Thirteen Taiyi Needles, were definitely fabrications.
The strange medicine was made of unknown ingredients, but judging from the effect, it could indeed briefly "bring the dead back to life."
If that was the case, how exactly did he cure Su Tao's face in the original story, which had been slashed?
Or, was it really him who cured her?
Chi Xiaocheng had briefly read the parts of the plot involving Chu Lingfeng, but the original book was 4 million words long. She had only skimmed over the crucial early sections because she didn't have enough mood points to continue reading.
Even now, she had only read less than 1 million words in total.
It was full of long, rambling daily life and face-slapping scenes that were both disgusting and tedious. The novel was watered down, and Chi Xiaocheng's head really hurt when she was reading it.
Now that she thought about it, besides this Divine Doctor Chu, the person who contributed the most to treating Su Tao was actually Dongfang Yang's medical team.
The original author had written those kinds of scenes to mislead readers and highlight the merits of the male lead Divine Doctor.
If that was the case, then this guy had even less reason to be spared!
But now was clearly not the time to act.
Chi Xiaocheng didn't need to continue watching what would happen next.
The visiting guests would be shocked by Si Zhenliu's restored appearance, and with the added effect of the silver needles and the traces of black gas, as long as Si Zhenliu cooperated with him in acting out a play, almost all of the visiting guests would believe it.
The Thirteen Taiyi Needles could bring the dead back to life!
Riding Da Wang, Chi Xiaocheng returned to her home that night while Su Tao was still out.
And it was on this very night that the system gave her another unexpected message.
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