Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Ulterior Motives_1
Hong Song’s response inevitably led Qin Feng to associate it with Qiuniu Mountain and the Black Dragon.
Because Zhen Haoren’s arrival in Anlong Town to treat people wasn’t out of a sudden burst of compassion to dedicate himself to the public’s wellbeing.
He certainly had another purpose!
After Zhen Haoren had finished inserting the needles, the bearded patient felt much better and hurriedly thanked him.
Then, he took the prescription that Zhen Haoren had written and went to the pharmacy to get the medicine.
Hong Song quickly introduced Qin Feng and Xue Xiaochan to Zhen Haoren.
"Immortal Zhen, these two have come all the way from Zhonghai specifically to seek your treatment," he said.
"I see," Zhen Haoren replied indifferently.
Hong Song left and also sent the patients waiting outside into the yard and closed the main gate.
Having followed Zhen Haoren for three years, Hong Song naturally knew that his master always took it upon himself to carefully examine beautiful women, fearing the slightest oversight.
To avoid embarrassing the women, it was necessary to close the gates to prevent any bystanders from entering or watching.
It was a sign of respect for his master and, at the same time, for the female patients!
Zhen Haoren’s gaze unreservedly fell upon Xue Xiaochan.
Such breathtaking beauty, she must have come from the heavens, right?
How else could she be so enchanting if not a Heavenly Immortal?
Upon first glance, Zhen Haoren was stunned. With the second glance, he could barely contain his drool.
Gulur...
After swallowing his saliva, Zhen Haoren posed as a gentleman and asked, "Which one of you two is seeking treatment?"
Qin Feng took a seat where the patients usually sat and said, "It’s me."
"What’s wrong with you?"
"My wife and I have been married for three years, and we haven’t been able to conceive. We’ve been to the hospital, and the doctors said she’s fine. I had a check-up too, and they said I’m also fine.
The trouble is, we’re both fine, but we still can’t have a child."
"Unable to conceive? That’s a serious problem! If a person goes through life without a child, they’ll be filled with regret forever."
"Anyway, we’ve visited many hospitals and traveled all over the country. No doctor has been able to figure out why.
Among them, only one old Chinese doctor said the problem was with me, but he couldn’t treat it.
Afterward, we heard there’s an Immortal Zhen in Anlong Town, so we thought we’d come and see if you could cure it?"
Qin Feng’s words secretly delighted Zhen Haoren.
"Did the old Chinese doctor mention any specific problem you have?" Zhen Haoren asked.
Qin Feng shook his head and answered, "No! He said he couldn’t treat it and wasn’t sure, so he didn’t say."
"It’s not that he wasn’t sure, he just didn’t want to tell you."
"After coming back from the old Chinese doctor, my wife looked up some folk remedies, constantly making me jujube and goji berry infusions, and even bought ginseng and such to make soup, but it was still of no use."
Qin Feng’s nonsense managed to render Xue Xiaochan somewhat speechless.
This guy, couldn’t he have pretended to have some other ailment? Why pretend to be infertile?
"Let me take your pulse first!"
Zhen Haoren placed his fingers on Qin Feng’s wrist and began to take his pulse.
Qin Feng deliberately used the Xuanhuang Qi in his Dantian to disrupt his pulse.
Zhen Haoren took a full three minutes, but he couldn’t make heads or tails of it. That was because he had never encountered such a pulse in his lifetime.
Although he didn’t figure out the pulse, it didn’t affect Zhen Haoren’s ability to spout nonsense and swindle money.
"Ah!"
Zhen Haoren let out a long sigh, then shook his head and said, "Your illness originates from the kidneys. You naturally lack Yang energy, and it’s indeed difficult to cure.
"Now that you’re young and vigorous with a good physical foundation, there’s still a glimmer of hope. But if you delay it further, then no one will be able to cure you."
Zhen Haoren looked towards Xue Xiaochan, showing a full old face of sympathy, and continued speaking.
"Such a beautiful girl marrying you, yet you prevent her from becoming a mother. If you don’t get this illness cured, that’s going to delay her whole life!
"Every woman in her lifetime wants to have her own children, to be a mother. If you can’t give her the ability to be a mother, then better divorce early."
"Immortal Zhen, what do you mean by that? I came to you for treatment, and here you are advising me to get a divorce. Is that how you act as a doctor?"
"I’m not advising you to divorce. I’m reminding you that if you don’t get this illness treated quickly, it will hold back the young lady."
"Didn’t you say my illness is difficult to cure? Can you cure it?"
"If you were to seek others, even if you searched the entire Dragon Country for Divine Doctors, your disease would be incurable.
"But you’re lucky to have found me. If you are sincere, I might be able to take action and treat you.
"As for whether it can be cured, in the end, it still depends on your own fate.
"Though the title Immortal Zhen may indeed be an exaggeration, my medical skills are absolutely unmatched in the entire Dragon Country.
"What is incurable for others might not be entirely untreatable in my hands."
"Immortal Zhen, you mean that you can cure me?" Qin Feng asked, feigning joy.
"Whether an illness can be cured or not depends on fate. Only when fate arrives can it be cured."
"Immortal Zhen, are you referring to fate as money? Rest assured, as long as it can cure me, I’m not short on money," Qin Feng said like a naive son of a wealthy landowner.
Zhen Haoren stroked his twenty-centimeter-long white beard, saying, "Money is just the predestined cause, which can only help you find the root of the disease. To completely cure it, you still need the subsequent fate."
"What do you mean by subsequent fate?" Qin Feng asked.
"Subsequent fate means that when I treat you, you need to cooperate with me." As he said this, Zhen Haoren looked at Xue Xiaochan and added, "Of course, your wife also needs to cooperate with me."
Qin Feng knew this old rogue had no good intentions, yet he still asked with a smile, "How do you want us to cooperate?"
"It can’t be explained in a few words. The treatment process must be adjusted as we go. If you are willing to let me treat you, please follow me to the diagnostic room at the back," Zhen Haoren said.
Zhen Haoren stood up and said to Xue Xiaochan, "You come along too. Help me with some chores later, like passing a Silver Needle or something."
Zhen Haoren certainly didn’t intend to treat Qin Feng. His target was Xue Xiaochan.
In a while, after entering that secret diagnostic room, he would have Qin Feng lie on the examination table and stick a few needles in him.
A few needles in, and Qin Feng wouldn’t be able to move. However, his consciousness would still be there, and his eyes could still see.
Then, Zhen Haoren would proceed with his next plan involving Xue Xiaochan.
Qin Feng, who possessed psychic abilities, saw through Zhen Haoren’s petty schemes at a glance.
He decided to go along with Zhen Haoren to that secret diagnostic room to play a countering game.
Because Qin Feng had guessed that the room was completely isolated from the outside world. Once inside, no calls to heaven or earth would find an answer.
In there, he could take care of Zhen Haoren thoroughly, forcing him to confess everything.
