Chapter 932 — Too Sinister!
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What the Medicine King valued was long-term profit, not this fleeting petty gain. He could not ruin future business over a single An Liwen.
"I'm afraid you'll have no choice but to have it removed..." the Medicine King sighed, shaking his head.
"What? It really has to be cut out? Can't we leave it alone?" An Liwen was on the verge of tears. He had never imagined that even the famed Medicine King had no solution.
"If you don't cut it out... hmm?" The Medicine King had been about to say that leaving it in the body would be useless anyway, but suddenly an inspiration struck him, and he hit upon a brilliant plan! Was it not An Liwen's wish to keep this kidney inside his body? Then there was no need to cut it out at all — he need only use his true qi to seal certain meridians around the kidney, rendering the organ useless. Keep only the nutrient supply to the kidney so that it would not necrose, but let it perform none of a normal kidney's functions — and An Liwen's wish would be granted!
In any case, a man could live with only one kidney. With this dead kidney doing nothing, An Liwen himself would never notice; he need only tell him it had been fixed.
Heh heh, he really was a sinister bastard — to think up such a despicable trick. Worthy of the Medicine King indeed!
What was more, this method was highly covert; only one who cultivated true qi could perform it, and no ordinary person would ever conceive of such a thing. Anyone who did not know would certainly assume An Liwen's kidney had regained its function! So the Medicine King was not afraid of An Liwen going to the hospital for another examination.
"What is it? Medicine King, have you thought of a way to save me?" Seeing the Medicine King suddenly sink into thought, An Liwen was startled, and asked hastily.
"It's not that I couldn't straighten it out for you, only that it would cost a great deal of my true qi! Lately, in treating patients, I have already expended no small amount of true qi, and I cannot afford to spend more — I'm barely making ends meet!" The Medicine King shook his head and sighed. "You know I am a cultivator; true qi is vital to me, even more vital than life itself. A martial artist cannot do without true qi. Take Wei Zhao — his true qi is gone, and now his luck has turned, hasn't it? He lives a life worse than death."
"Wei Zhao? How is Wei Zhao without true qi?" An Liwen was taken aback, but at this moment he had no mind to think about Wei Zhao. He said hurriedly, "Medicine King, to save a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Please save me — I'll pay whatever it costs! So long as you cure my kidney!"
"Is that so..." The Medicine King said nothing, and looked toward Young Master Bing.
"Medicine King, Young Master Wen and we were partners before, and our cooperation was fairly pleasant. Now that he's in trouble, surely we can't just stand by and watch him die?" Zhao Qibing said, smoothing things over.
"Fine. Since Young Master Bing has spoken, how could I not obey? I'll straighten it out for you. But as for the consultation fee — I wonder whether you can accept it?" The Medicine King pondered a moment, then asked.