Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor
Chapter 80 - 15 The Smallest Doctor in History

Chapter 80: Chapter 15 The Smallest Doctor in History

"Bang bang bang--"

A series of disordered knocking on the door, Cheng Qing arrived at the entrance of "Little Huichun" with a group of officials and soldiers.

"Mr. Officials, it’s right here. Just now, a seriously injured boy was carried into this place by Doctor Fan. Doctor Fan is no good man; he had previously been detained by the government for a few days for stealing corpses from graves," Cheng Qing, having failed the Medicine Man Examination today, was extremely angry with Yun Sheng.

He had just seen Yun Sheng follow Doctor Fan back to the medical hall and was eager to have the government officers arrest both as accomplices.

Seeing the medical hall’s doors shut tight, the officials shouted a few times, but with no response from inside, they grew even more convinced of Cheng Qing’s words. The officials pounded on the doors fiercely, almost tearing them down.

"Here, here," Doctor Fan came out to greet them and opened the door, his face full of surprise to see it was the officials.

"Are you Bell Doctor Fan Zhi? I’ve heard that you’ve privately taken a critically ill patient back to your medical hall. Where is that patient now?" The officials had come to search for the person and the commotion was large, attracting all the neighboring residents and merchants to gather around and watch the excitement.

Cheng Qing thought to himself, with so many eyes watching, let’s see how you escape this time, Fan Zhi. You’ve opposed my uncle time and again; this time, you are doomed.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Fan Zhi said, "The patient has been treated and is now resting at the back of the medical hall. If you gentlemen don’t believe me, you are more than welcome to check the backyard."

Cured?! But it had been less than an hour. That grievously injured patient, whom even Medicine Emperor Pavilion wasn’t fully confident in saving, had been cured.

"Fan Zhi, who are you trying to fool? With just your abilities, having been kicked out by the Medicine Emperor Pavilion, you could achieve such a feat? Mr. Officials, he must be deceiving someone," Cheng Qing pointed at Fan Zhi’s nose and shouted.

"Where did this stray dog come from, disturbing the peace of the medical hall," a little girl came out from the back of the medical hall, sharp-tongued, and scolded Cheng Qing: "I wonder who it is; turns out it’s the useless Cheng Qing who couldn’t even pass the Medicine Emperor Pavilion’s Medicine Man Examination. Listen well, it wasn’t Doctor Fan who was swept out by the Medicine Emperor Pavilion, but Doctor Fan who fired the Medicine Emperor Pavilion. Moreover, you aren’t even a Medicine Man, yet you dare to insult Doctor Fan. You should know that Doctor Fan is a Bell Doctor. According to the laws of Great Zhou City, insulting a doctor results in thirty slaps on the palm."

While everyone was still wondering what ’fired’ meant, Yun Sheng had already led several government officers into the backyard of the medical hall.

In the backyard room, the critically injured boy had his head bandaged and, although he had not yet regained consciousness, his breathing and complexion were good, clearly indicating that his life was no longer in danger.

"Nonsense, this person is fine," after wasting their effort in vain, the officials were annoyed and, with Yun Sheng inciting on the side, turned all their anger towards Cheng Qing. They captured Cheng Qing, intending to take him back to the government for punishment.

"Officials, please show mercy. This child is from our Medicine Emperor Pavilion. He is young and ignorant. If there has been any offense, please be forgiving," the crowd parted, and Yao Rong together with Cheng Sihai entered Little Huichun Medical Hall.

It turns out after Doctor Fan took the boy away, Yao Rong was still uneasy. She was worried about the boy’s life as well as the possible involvement of Fan Zhi. After some consideration, she decided to come to the medical hall to see for herself.

Cheng Sihai, who was just about as useful as a crap plaster, also wanted to see the spectacle of Fan Zhi being thrown into prison, so he followed along.

Little did they know that as soon as they walked in, they heard the scene of the government officers punishing Cheng Qing.

Even though Cheng Qing was incompetent, he was still from the Medicine Emperor Pavilion, and his humiliation meant the humiliation of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion. Left with no choice, Yao Rong stepped forward.

Seeing that it was Imperial Medical Doctor Yao Rong, who held the respectable third-rank official title, the government officers didn’t dare to neglect their duty and hurriedly released Cheng Qing.

Yun Sheng watched from the side, displeased in her heart, and Doctor Fan also had a stern face, evidently not welcoming Yao Rong and the others.

"Is the child already out of danger?" Although she had already guessed the situation from the people’s discussions, Yao Rong still found it hard to believe that without the intervention of a Great National Doctor, Fan Zhi alone could have healed the severely injured boy.

Over the years, although she seemed calm on the surface, she had been secretly monitoring every move of Fan Zhi, including his study of magic, combining magic with Ancient Medical Skill, and creating a medical system completely different from that of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion and the Magic Temple.

She had also heard that Fan Zhi made two medical mistakes because of this, resulting in his disqualification as an Imperial Physician and a Four-direction Wanderer Doctor, now only able to be a Bell Doctor.

"Thank you, Imperial Doctor, for your concern. The child was lucky and has escaped danger. This time, trepanation was crucial, and we owe it to Yun Sheng," Doctor Fan faced his former junior sister and lover with a tumult of emotions.

For Yao Rong, he had hatred but also love that hadn’t faded, yet it was a pity that their paths diverged and they could no longer share the love of the past.

"Yun Sheng? Are you referring to the girl who just passed the Medicine Man Examination? Trepanation treatment? She actually helped you complete such a difficult treatment? That’s impossible." Upon hearing about trepanation treatment, Yao Rong’s eyelids twitched. In recent years, the Medicine Emperor Pavilion had also proposed similar treatment methods, but all were rejected by the higher-ups, due to the immense difficulty of such treatment.

Even Yao Rong herself believed that trepanation surgery was impossible to succeed.

"In this world, there is no surgery that can’t be done, only Doctors who are unwilling to perform the surgery. Imperial Doctor, Doctor Fan has proven through his actions that his combination of magic and Ancient Medical Skill can heal treatments that Ancient Medical Skill alone cannot accomplish," Yun Sheng didn’t want to see Doctor Fan’s pained expression when facing Yao Rong, so she stepped forward with a gesture of sending off a guest.

"You... Yun Sheng, is it truly you who helped Fan Zhi complete the trepanation treatment? If it is indeed so, then I take back my previous request for you to become my Medicine Man. I ask you once more, Yun Sheng, are you willing to join the Medicine Emperor Pavilion? I can grant you the title of Doctor," Yao Rong looked at the little girl who only reached up to her waist with renewed eyes, asking eagerly.

As soon as these words came out, not only the onlooking public but also the nephew and uncle Cheng Sihai nearly dropped their jaws.

A six-year-old Doctor, personally invited by the youngest Imperial Physician of Great Zhou, Yao Rong - if this news were to spread, it would definitely cause a sensation throughout the entire Great Zhou City, no, the entire continent.

Doctors from the Medicine Emperor Pavilion are the most outstanding Doctors, the most distinguished medics on the continent.

The little girl smiled sweetly, the dimples by her mouth deepening, her pitch-black eyes showing a steadiness beyond her years, "Thank you for your kind offer, Imperial Doctor. No matter how many times you ask, my answer will remain the same. I, Yun Sheng, will not join the Medicine Emperor Pavilion. Because I want to follow Doctor Fan and pursue a different path as a Doctor."