Brain Blockage (4000 Chapters)
Chapter 682: Brain Blockage (4000 Chapters)
Lu Qian could no longer remain calm. He walked out of his tent with a dark expression. Looking around, he saw that there were still several injured people outside Xia Fei's tent, unwilling to leave. There were many injured people, and there was already a long line outside Lu Qian's tent. If they continued to wait, they did not know when their turn would come, so they all turned to Xia Fei for help.
"Everyone, you should ask Master Lu to treat you first. If Master Lu is unable to treat you, you can always come and look for me." Xia Fei sat on a chair, holding a glass of sour plum juice as he spoke to the injured with a pleasant expression.
Though they were very unhappy, they all knew that an apothecary was an important person, so no one dared to argue with Xia Fei. They could only resentfully return home. If they waited for Lu Qian to treat them, there would be no hope for them today. There were still many people waiting in line.
Lu Qian arrived outside Xia Fei's tent with a gloomy expression. He pointed at the sign with the words' Cure All Diseases in the World 'written on it and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Xia Fei smiled. "This is a common language used in the Law Realm. Does Master Lu not understand it?"
Lu Qian coldly snorted. "There's no one in this world who can cure all diseases! Not even my master, Master Chen Ziqiang, dares to say such a thing! "
His voice was so loud that the people in line and the guards poked their heads over to take a look. It was rare to see two esteemed apothecaries quarreling, and everyone wanted to watch the show.
Xia Fei shook his head and nonchalantly said, "I was the one who put up this sign. Consider it a promise I made to everyone. What does your master have to do with me? Master Lu, I advise you not to use your master to scare people. No one can be scared. "
"Good, good, good …" Lu Qian was so angry that his entire body was trembling. He pointed at Xia Fei and said, "Even if you really can cure all diseases in the world, why haven't you opened the clinic yet? And you're still pushing people toward me?! "
Xia Fei helplessly spread his arms. "Isn't this a good thing? Chieftain Juen said that he'll pay you. The more patients you treat, the more you'll earn. Besides, there's no need for me to do anything if you're able to treat them. When you, Master Lu, are powerless, that's when I'll step in. "
From start to finish, Xia Fei had been amiably negotiating with Lu Qian, a faint smile on his face, but the more Lu Qian thought about it, the angrier he became. Xia Fei's intentions could not have been clearer. Letting Lu Qian treat his illness first was just to take care of his business. There was no need to use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. From the very start, Xia Fei had never intended to directly compete with Lu Qian, for he was not worthy!
A faint smile appeared on Xia Fei's lips as he saw Lu Qian's nearly infuriated appearance. There was a wooden barrel on the side of the road, and Lu Qian kicked it, sending it rolling for ten-some meters before coming to a stop. Lu Qian's face was ashen as he hobbled back to his tent. Truly, when it rains, it pours. He had accidentally twisted his toe just now.
Seth leaned into Xia Fei's ear and asked, "Master, why are you doing this? This is Master Chen Ziqiang's disciple. There's no need for us to clash with him, right? "
Chen Ziqiang's name carried a lot of weight in the Exiled Grounds. It was not that this apothecary known as the divine doctor was very powerful, but rather that the power he could mobilize was terrifying!
Many of the large and small mercenary groups in the Exiled Grounds had received Divine Doctor Chen's favor. With a single order from him, a large number of warriors would immediately rush over. Even the strongest warrior would have to give Divine Doctor Chen some face.
Xia Fei nonchalantly said, "It was this Lu fellow who started it. Besides, we have other goals this time, so we need to be as high-profile as possible. Otherwise, it'll be very difficult to lure out that venomous snake. Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Let's deal with that idiot Lu Qian first."
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Lu Qian was infuriated. In truth, this apothecary was not very smart. In a situation like this, all he had to do was leave. In any case, Juen would not dare to stop him, so Xia Fei's wishful thinking fell through. All he could do was treat the wounded Flame Imps one by one.
However, Master Lu's decision was the complete opposite. He wanted to treat all the wounded as quickly as possible. Was Xia Fei not supposed to specialize in treating illnesses that he could not treat? Lu Qian had no intention of giving Xia Fei a chance to show his face.
Everything needed a foil, and Lu Qian's sudden appearance gave Xia Fei an opportunity. Using normal methods to lure Kane out would have been very difficult, but with Lu Qian, things had become much more subtle.
Lu Qian was Chen Ziqiang's disciple. No matter how talented he was, this title meant that no one could look down on him. If Xia Fei managed to knock him out in one fell swoop, people would naturally associate Xia Fei with Lu Qian's master, Chen Ziqiang, and believe that Xia Fei was on the same level as Divine Doctor Chen.
If this matter reached Quinn's ears, there was no need to worry that he wouldn't be tempted.
"Next!" Lu Qian sternly said. His belly was filled with rage, and he moved extremely quickly. He did not even have time to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and his eyes were still spitting fire. The patients who came for treatment did not even dare to breathe too loudly.
Fortunately, most of these patients only suffered from external injuries, which was not difficult for an apothecary. Even a second-hand apothecary like Lu Qian could deal with them, and they did not encounter any difficult illnesses throughout the day.
A Flame Imp woman carefully led her son into the tent, a look of fear and trepidation on her face.
"What illness?" Lu Qian gloomily asked.
"He … he's not sick," the woman softly said.
Lu Qian almost fainted on the spot, and he angrily said, "If he's not sick, why is he causing trouble?! Guards, throw her out! "
Two guards picked up the woman from the left and right and were about to throw her out when the woman panicked and fell to her knees.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Hurry and go back." The woman's husband had been killed in the conflict that Seth had caused. One of the guards recognized her, and he couldn't bear to see the pitiful look on the woman's face, so he tried to comfort her.
In the desolate Exiled Grounds, a woman without a man to rely on would not meet a good end. What awaited them, mother and son, was either being banished from the tribe or being married off as a concubine.
"Master Lu, I'm begging you, help my Stuart open his seventh brain region! He's already sixteen, but no matter how much he cultivates, he just can't open his seventh brain region. If he can't become a warrior, we'll be chased out of the tribe. "
Lu Qian was taken aback as he looked at the youth. Although he was already sixteen, he was extremely thin and small, not more than a meter tall, making him look more like a child.
"At what age did you start cultivating the Stardust Mantra?" Lu Qian placed a hand on the youth's arm and asked.
The woman saw that Lu Qian was starting to take action and hurriedly wiped away her tears. "Six years old. The child's father is a warrior, and Stuart has been training him since he was very young."
"Ten years?" Lu Qian's expression turned grim as he sternly asked, "Has he ever taken gene optimization fluid?"
"Yes, yes. For the sake of that small bottle of medicine, my entire family worked day and night, eating only one meal a day, but it still didn't work."
A wisp of mental energy was released by Lu Qian, directly into the youth's brain region. The woman anxiously waited for the news, her heart clenching every time Lu Qian's eyebrows twitched. The surrounding commoners also raised their heads in anticipation.
A few moments later, Lu Qian put down Stuart's arm, his brows tightly knitted together.
"It's no good. If he hadn't taken the gene optimization fluid, there'd still be hope, but the medicine's strength isn't enough. Not only did it fail to break the barrier, it even caused it to silt up. It's like building a dam on a large river, and the gene optimization fluid was used to blow up the dam to release the water. In the end, the dam collapsed and silted up the river.
"Go back. Your son has no hope of ever becoming a warrior," Lu Qian said with a sigh.
The youth clenched his fists so tightly that his fingernails dug into his palms, causing a trickle of blood to flow out. His mother wailed loudly.
The surrounding crowd and the guards all sighed, expressing their sympathy for Stuart and his mother.
In truth, Lu Qian was not the first apothecary to sentence Stuart to death. Although the Flame Imp tribe was remote, there would always be apothecaries coming over every one or two years. Lu Qian was merely repeating what had happened in the past.
Suddenly, Lu Qian had a flash of inspiration. He said to the mother and son, "The apothecary next door, Ah Fei, might have a way."
"Really? Master Ah Fei can cure my son's brain region blockage?! "the woman asked in a fluster, her body trembling.
Lu Qian smirked and slyly said, "Of course. Didn't you see the sign outside his tent? 'Cure all diseases in the world!'
"It just so happens that I'm a little tired, so today's clinic session is over. Everyone, go back and come back tomorrow. I'm going to take Stuart and his mother to Master Ah Fei's place and see just how miraculous this divine physician is."
Lu Qian heartily laughed, all the fatigue from the day gone. He could not wait to see Xia Fei make a fool of himself. The thought of Xia Fei making a fool of himself made Lu Qian very happy. He was even planning to burn Xia Fei's' Cure all diseases in the world 'sign in front of everyone to teach Xia Fei a big lesson.
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"What?! Say that again?! "Lu Qian's eyes went wide.
Xia Fei smiled and repeated, "I said that this young man's condition is completely curable."
This time, the Flame Imp tribe was in an uproar. Those patients who had not made it to the queue did not disperse. Instead, they gathered outside Xia Fei's tent to watch, wanting to see if Master Ah Fei, who could cure all diseases in the world, was really that strong.
Many people knew about Stuart's condition. It had been many years, and several apothecaries had given him the death penalty, but now, Xia Fei was saying that Stuart's blocked seventh brain region could be cured? This was far too shocking!
"He died of cancer, and he's old, so his brain region is about to become one. Let me ask you, how do you plan to cure him?!" Lu Qian was completely unconvinced and loudly demanded.
Xia Fei completely ignored him. His fingers flew across the surface of his spatial ring, and in a few moments, ten-some medicinal ingredients were placed on the table.
Lu Qian felt his face burn. They were all apothecaries, so how could he ask for a prescription? This was completely against the rules.
Most apothecaries would hide their recipes, afraid that others would copy them. However, Xia Fei had no intention of hiding his concoction from Lu Qian, so Lu Qian decided to shamelessly watch from the side.
His lips curled into a strange smile. It was true that apothecaries were afraid that their prescriptions would be leaked, but Xia Fei had no such misgivings. The method of using extreme medicinal properties was not something that could be seen with the naked eye. Every step was meticulous, and even the timing of mixing the ingredients and the speed at which the medicinal liquid flowed had their own mysteries.
If Lu Qian followed Xia Fei's instructions, not only would he fail to concoct a suitable medicine, he would end up concocting poison! By then, it would be too late for regrets.
Coincidentally, Xia Fei himself was a victim of brain damage, so Xia Fei had spent far more time and effort in repairing his seventh brain region than in any other field. He had even developed the heaven-defying Seraphim gene optimization fluid, which was enough to show how much effort he had put into it.
The young Stuart's brain region had died from this, and the indiscriminate use of medicine had caused his brain region to be completely sealed. Though this was not an easy condition for Xia Fei to treat, it was not impossible.
The dazzling concoction took only a few minutes to complete. Xia Fei's technique was like that of a master, and even Lu Qian had to admit that Xia Fei had grasped every step and movement perfectly. Without years of practice, it was impossible to achieve this.
Xia Fei handed a bottle of transparent liquid to Stuart.
"Drink it. It might taste a little bitter, and when the medicinal liquid takes effect, your entire body will be cold. As long as you can endure this, the blockage in your brain region will be cleared," Xia Fei lightly said.
The young man firmly nodded. He glanced at his expectant mother, his eyes filled with determination.
Lu Qian's gaze was cold and sharp. Even with his mediocre pharmacology cultivation, he could tell that Xia Fei had used quite a few different medicines, and they all conflicted with each other.
This bottle of medicine is poison! Lu Qian yelled in his mind.
Gulp, gulp, gulp. Young Stuart raised his neck and gulped down the entire bottle of medicine. The medicine was very bitter, and he stuck out his tongue while chewing on it.
There was a bowl of sour plum juice on the table, and Stuart reached out to drink it.
"You can't drink it. The acidity of the fire plum fruit will counteract the medicine. All you need to do now is endure!" Xia Fei sternly stopped him.
Stuart's face gradually turned red, and his two hands gripped his throat in excruciating pain. Several seconds later, his face paled, his lips turned purple, and his entire body began to tremble.
In truth, Xia Fei had already made many improvements to this medicine. Thinking back to several years ago, when Xia Fei had just started studying pharmacology, Phantom's prescription had been even more unpleasant to drink, inflicting even more pain. Xia Fei had nearly been driven insane by this pain on more than one occasion.
There was nothing to be done about it. Medicines made to the limit were always this bitter. It was like scraping the bones to heal wounds. The greatest pain brought the greatest effect. This was the ingenuity of Xia Fei's technique.
* Thump! *
Stuart was still young, and his physical constitution was average. Finally, he could not hold on any longer and fell to the ground, moaning in pain and foaming at the mouth.
The crowd began to look at Xia Fei with unfriendly gazes. The mother threw herself on the ground, picked up her son, and shouted his name.
Lu Qian, who had been waiting for some time, suddenly became spirited. He jumped out of the crowd and pointed a finger at Xia Fei's nose as he shouted, "Fellow Flame Imps, this person is a swindler! What he gave Stuart to drink was poison! "
"What? Poison! "
"Are you an Apothecary or not?!"
"The orphans and widows are already suffering enough! Why must you be so vicious?!"
The common folk had always been the easiest group to fool. With Lu Qian's instigation, the men, women, old, and young of the Flame Imps all glared at him with unfriendly gazes. Some even took down the sign that claimed to cure all illnesses in the world and smashed it to pieces on the spot!
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