City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 700 - 0701: Count Charley [Update 17]

Chapter 700: Chapter 0701: Count Charley [Update 17]

Now that Louise and the others were here, Zhou Wenting didn’t dare to question Ye Qiu, but she did give him a fierce glance.

Ivan the butler led Ye Qiu, Louise, and Zhou Wenting up to the eighth floor.

The castle was about forty or fifty meters tall, seemingly consisting of eight or nine floors. Count Charley resided on the eighth floor, while the ninth floor, which appeared to be the topmost level, was uninhabited.

This might be related to the religion Count Charley practiced.

As Ye Qiu walked forward, his leather shoes making loud echoes in the vast hollow castle, Zhou Wenting and Louise were also trying to suppress the sound of their own footsteps but to no avail. In contrast, the butler Ivan seemed to move without making a sound.

Upon reaching the eighth floor of the castle, Ye Qiu noticed that the lighting there was even dimmer. As he entered a large hall, he was immediately greeted by a mix of unpleasant medicinal smells.

These included the scents of Western medicines and other complex odors.

Just after entering the hall, Ivan led them toward a master bedroom and knocked on the door. Soon, it was opened by a young and very pretty maid.

The young maid merely nodded at Ivan without saying a word. Ivan entered first, and about ten minutes later, he came out and said, "Dr. Ye, Count Charley requests your medical examination."

As Ye Qiu prepared to go inside, Zhou Wenting also wanted to follow.

But Ivan gestured that only Ye Qiu should enter.

"Ivan, I am Dr. Ye’s translator,"

Zhou Wenting explained to Ivan.

Zhou Wenting felt that without her, Ye Qiu wouldn’t understand any French.

"Ivan, I would also like to see how Dr. Ye treats the Earl!"

Louise said.

"Miss Zhou, Viscountess Louise, you must be very careful when you go in."

Just upon entering, Ye Qiu smelled an even more unpleasant and complex odor. The smell he had detected earlier in the hall was emanating from this room.

Most ominously, Ye Qiu detected an odor of death, indicating that Count Charley’s condition was very serious.

As soon as he entered, besides the smell, Ye Qiu noticed a luxurious large bed draped with various household textiles and topped with a golden canopy. Some people were standing there, while others knelt, seemingly in prayer.

Ye Qiu already knew that Count Charley was not only an Earl with estates but also an Archbishop.

Indeed, an Archbishop holds a very high position in Christianity, presiding over many dioceses forming a province, with the Archbishop as the highest authority.

Being an Archbishop, it was clear that Count Charley held significant religious authority.

However, Zhou Wenting found some of the decorations inside somewhat inconsistent with what she knew of Christianity.

Nevertheless, once inside, Zhou Wenting dared not speak out anymore.

Ivan led Ye Qiu to the front of Count Charley’s bed, where Ye Qiu saw a man in a black clerical robe who appeared to be around sixty years old.

However, Count Charley’s face was deathly pale, his eyes sunken in as if devoid of life, almost as if he were already dead.

Yet, he was still breathing, which meant he was indeed not dead yet.

Ye Qiu moved closer but just observed, without speaking or immediately commencing treatment.

The people standing by, both men and women, had initially focused their gaze on Count Charley, but now their attention shifted to Ye Qiu, the man from Huaxia.

They looked at Ye Qiu with suspicious, skeptical, and incredulous expressions.

After all, the condition that Count Charley was exhibiting wasn’t something just anyone could treat.

Could it be that the young Huaxia doctor invited by Viscountess Louise was really that remarkable?

When Ye Qiu arrived in front of Count Charley, just about to examine him, a pair of white gloves was handed to him.

It wasn’t the butler Ivan who handed them to him, but a young maid.

It was just as well; Ye Qiu felt that Count Charley was somewhat unclean, and he didn’t want to touch him directly. Wearing gloves was the perfect solution.

After putting on the gloves, he first checked the pulse, then examined Count Charley’s eyes.

The way he examined Count Charley didn’t resemble that of a Western doctor, but rather that of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

The people below began to suspect that the young doctor brought by Viscountess Louise was a practitioner of Chinese medicine.

After Ye Qiu withdrew his hands, Zhou Wenting eagerly asked, "Ye Qiu, how is it?"

"It can certainly be treated."

Ye Qiu said simply.

Zhou Wenting then spoke to Viscountess Louise nearby.

Viscountess Louise, the butler Ivan, and the others could hardly believe that this young man actually dared to say he could cure Count Charley’s illness.

Could it be that this young doctor’s medical skills were really that incredible?

In a low voice, Louise asked Zhou Wenting in French, which Ye Qiu clearly heard, and Zhou Wenting asked, "Ye Qiu, Viscountess Louise is asking, what illness does Count Charley have, and how will you treat him?"

"I just examined Count Charley, and I found that he seems to be harmed by something. There is a polluted energy within him consuming his healthy energy, leading to the increasingly severe condition of his body. If in a few days, the polluted energy completely overtakes him, then Count Charley will leave this world."

Polluted energy?

Healthy energy?

Zhou Wenting didn’t understand, but she was able to translate it for Viscountess Louise and butler Ivan to hear.

Upon hearing this, they were extremely surprised!

Especially Viscountess Louise and butler Ivan, who couldn’t understand how Ye Qiu could have discerned this.

In fact, after examining Count Charley, Ye Qiu discovered that his condition was somewhat similar to Li Qianqian’s previous condition, yet also very different.

Li Qianqian had been frightened, missing one of her Three Souls and Seven Spirits, whereas Count Charley’s problem wasn’t related to his Three Souls and Seven Spirits, but rather the polluted energy consuming his internal body.

Of course, it wasn’t literally being consumed, but instead being ’polluted,’ gradually generating a deadly energy, and ultimately, Count Charley would have only one way out: death.

However, at this point, Ye Qiu himself couldn’t understand what exactly had injured the Earl to cause such polluted energy.

In fact, when Ye Qiu mentioned the polluted energy, both butler Ivan and Viscountess Louise already knew this young man was very impressive.

"Ye Qiu, Viscountess Louise is asking how you will treat it?"

Zhou Wenting asked.

"I need to first understand what harmed Count Charley to turn out this way."

Ye Qiu asked.

After hearing this, Zhou Wenting translated it to butler Ivan and Viscountess Louise; upon hearing, they looked at each other, seemingly unwilling to speak up.