Chapter 1246 — The Big Star Seeks a Doctor
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"This way, please!" Su Jiaonang hastily gestured them in, his face wreathed in smiles. This was the big star Xu Shilan — the little rich woman of show business, a true patron of wealth. Young Master Bing was in for another tidy profit! At the thought, Su Jiaonang grew warmer still: "The Medicine King happens to be free at the moment. Do come in, quickly!"
Su Jiaonang led Xu Shilan and Sister Wang to the back room of the Geili Fuyun Bar, where they saw an old man bristling with silver needles and a youth seated in a wheelchair — and both of them froze.
"This..." Sister Wang looked at Su Jiaonang in some confusion. Surely these two weren't both patients? Then where was Medicine King Zhao?
"This is Zhao Qibing — Young Master Bing, our boss, and Medicine King Zhao's young master!" Su Jiaonang introduced him to Sister Wang and Xu Shilan. "Young Master Bing's leg was broken in an accident, but with the Medicine King's care, he should be fully recovered before long!"
"Hello, Young Master Bing!" Sister Wang nodded politely to Zhao Qibing.
"Hello. Agent Wang, is it? Jiaonang has spoken of you before. Welcome!" Zhao Qibing smiled and gestured toward the Medicine King, introducing him to her: "This is Medicine King Zhao!"
"Ah?" Sister Wang started, staring in disbelief at the old man bristling with silver needles.
"His... what is all that on his body?" Xu Shilan asked in astonishment as well.
"Ha! Those... those are lightning rods, for warding off lightning when he goes out. He's afraid of being struck, so he keeps them stuck in his body..." Zhao Qibing improvised a reason on the spot. He could hardly say that Wei Zhao had done this to him, and that for the time being the needles could not be pulled out — that would be the end of the Medicine King's reputation.
"Lightning rods?" Xu Shilan blinked, finding it utterly baffling. Who on earth stuck lightning rods into their own body? Wasn't that just madness? This Medicine King Zhao — was he reliable at all? Why did the whole thing feel so dubious?
"Ahem, ahem..." The Medicine King waved a hand hastily and explained, "Young Master Bing is joking. The truth is, this is a divine art I have practiced! Look — these are all silver needles. This old man is well versed in pharmacology and in the body's acupoints; this is how I use acupuncture to raise my own cultivation!"
"Oh — I see!" Sister Wang said in sudden understanding, and a look of admiration came into her eyes. "The Medicine King is indeed a man of rare mastery, to be able to raise his cultivation by such wondrous means!"
"Oh, it's nothing much, ha ha!" The Medicine King laughed smugly twice. "But never mind that for now — let us see to the patient first. This would be the big star Xu Shilan, I take it?"
"Yes, this is Xu Shilan!" Sister Wang nodded. "Sorry to trouble the Medicine King!"
"No trouble at all. But you're wrapped up so tightly, this old man has no way to examine you, does he?" Medicine King Zhao said, pointing at Xu Shilan.