Soon, three patients were brought up on stage. One was a sallow, emaciated middle-aged man, his entire body swollen and the dark circles under his eyes prominent, clearly indicating extre weakness. Another was a younger man who gazed around with a sowhat lost expression. The last was wrapped so tightly that only their eyes were visible, making it impossible to determine if they were male or female.
Seeing this, Li Zhengming and the others wore grave expressions. They deduced that the first sallow, emaciated man likely had a kidney problem that had reached a critical stage. They couldn’t determine what was wrong with the dazed young man without taking his pulse, and the patient who was completely bundled up suggested an even more severe issue.
Can Chen Xiao possibly handle this? Their worries mounted.
Miyamoto Hayashi smiled faintly. "These are the three patients. If you can cure them, you win." He then added, "And I an cure them on the spot! Gradual conditioning isn’t difficult for us. What we need is an imdiate effect."
Upon hearing this, the crowd was in an uproar. Everyone knew that traditional Chinese dicine was typically slow to take effect. Curing a patient on the spot was an imnse challenge, and more importantly, these patients certainly didn’t have simple ailnts. Zhang Yaqing, Luo Qingli, and Xu Yanran couldn’t help but grow nervous.
Chen Xiao spoke nonchalantly, "Who’s first?" He looked toward the patients.
"Let him go. His case is the simplest," Miyamoto Hayashi snickered, calling the sallow-faced middle-aged man over to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao glanced at him and asked, "Kidney failure?"
"Divine Doctor, please, save ! I don’t want to die..." The man’s eyes burned with a fierce will to live.
Hearing those two words, the expressions of everyone present changed. Kidney failure was no minor illness. Even with modern dicine, curing it remained incredibly difficult. The only options were a kidney transplant or detoxification through dialysis.
Chen Xiao’s brow furrowed slightly as he took the man’s pulse.
A mont later, he released the man’s wrist and said calmly, "It’s nothing too serious. You won’t die. Your symptoms must have appeared in the last month or so, right?"
"Yes..." the middle-aged man nodded repeatedly. "I went to the hospital, and they said I have acute kidney failure. My kidney function is only at one-tenth of a normal person’s." He looked utterly helpless. "Western dicine recomnded dialysis while I wait for a transplant, but... I don’t have the money."
Chen Xiao stated flatly, "Acute kidney failure always has a cause. In your case, you ingested sothing that suddenly overloaded your kidneys. However, it hasn’t reached an irreversible stage."
Upon hearing this, hope rekindled in the middle-aged man’s eyes.
"I will use acupuncture to detoxify your kidneys and prescribe herbs to nourish your body. When you go ho, focus on rest and your diet. In three months, the root cause of your illness will be completely gone." With that, he added calmly, "Take off your shirt."
The man removed his shirt, revealing a gaunt fra. Chen Xiao took out his Silver Needles and inserted sixteen of them into the man’s back. He then infused his own Tianyang Xuanqi into the patient’s body. The Tianyang Jue he cultivated produced Tianyang Xuanqi, one of the world’s most potent yang energies. Using it for treatnt could warm the body and eradicate the root of an illness. The energy he left behind would remain in the man’s body for over a month. Combined with the herbal conditioning, three months was more than enough ti for a full recovery.
Soon, a fine layer of sweat beaded on the middle-aged man’s skin, and his body began to tremble slightly. After a full fifteen minutes, Chen Xiao finally removed the Silver Needles.
"Doctor, I... I need to use the restroom," the man said, barely able to hold it in.
"Go ahead. It’s a sign your kidney function is recovering," Chen Xiao said with a faint smile. "Old Li, could you please have soone fetch so herbs? 20g of lotus seeds, 15g of astragalus..."
Chen Xiao listed more than a dozen different herbs. Li Zhengming nodded repeatedly and imdiately sent soone to retrieve them as instructed.
"Also, have these herbs decocted and given to the patient," Chen Xiao added.
When the middle-aged man returned, everyone saw that his complexion had improved dramatically, and his overall energy and spirit seed completely transford.
"A Divine Doctor! You’re a true Divine Doctor!" the man exclaid, excitedly gripping Chen Xiao’s hand. "After using the restroom, I feel so much more energetic! The fatigue is completely gone! And I used to have proteinuria, but not this ti! It’s simply incredible!"
Seeing this, Miyamoto Hayashi and his followers looked grim.
Miyamoto Hayashi gritted his teeth. "I don’t believe it! Even I couldn’t cure him so easily, so how could a brat like you? I bet you used so trick to give him a temporary resurgence of vitality!" He demanded, "I want to check his pulse!"
"Be my guest," Chen Xiao replied indifferently.
In the next mont, Miyamoto Hayashi strode forward and rudely grabbed the man’s wrist. But as he checked the pulse, his expression changed drastically. "The pulse is steady! The kidney qi is abundant! There’s no sign of any illness at all! This... this is impossible!"
Still refusing to give up, he turned to William Dodge. "Mr. William, I request we use Western dical instrunts to verify!"
"That’s fine," William Dodge replied, signaling for the equipnt to be brought over. In front of everyone, they perford blood and urine tests.
The examining doctor reported to William Dodge, "The patient’s stats are all normal. While a few indicators are slightly elevated, they don’t reach the levels for uremia. Compared to his previous condition, this is nothing short of a miracle!"
Everyone was stunned by the results. Was it really so miraculous?
Miyamoto Hayashi snatched the lab report, his face turning ashen as he read it.
The doctor continued, "Mr. William, in my professional judgnt, the patient’s kidney function has recovered from ten percent to approximately fifty percent. This can be considered a basic recovery. Within this range, the condition is now manageable with dication!"
"Excellent, excellent!" William Dodge’s eyes glead as he looked at Chen Xiao with even greater admiration. "Young man, you are truly impressive! You have shown the true marvel of Divine Land’s dical arts!"
"Are you convinced now?" Chen Xiao stared coldly at Miyamoto Hayashi.
Miyamoto Hayashi was speechless. The data from the blood test was indeed irrefutable.
"You’ve only cured one patient. There are still two more!" Jin Nanxi scoffed. "That kidney failure case was the easiest of the three!"
"That’s right. What’s there to be proud of? The real challenge is about to begin," Sato Taka said, pushing the young man in front of Chen Xiao. "This patient suffered a severe shock a few days ago, resulting in acquired deafness and mutism. Let’s see how you cure him!"
The young man stood before Chen Xiao, unable to make a sound, gesturing frantically with his hands.
A knot of tension ford in everyone’s stomach. To suddenly beco deaf and mute from a shock... how could that possibly be cured so quickly?
Chen Xiao briefly examined the young man’s symptoms and took his pulse. A hint of disdain crossed his face. "Your Ghost dical Sect can’t even treat such a minor affliction? You consider this a challenge? A single needle is all I need to make him speak again!"
His words caused an uproar. Chen Xiao was being far too arrogant.
Jin Nanxi sneered, "If you can really make him speak with a single needle, I’ll kneel and call you Dad. You don’t even think before you boast!"
"You said it, not ," Chen Xiao smirked at her, then turned to William Dodge. "Mr. William, please be my witness. We can’t have certain people going back on their word later."
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