Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 345 - 348: Eventful

Chapter 345: Chapter 348: Eventful

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"Hehe, Elder Mr. Ma, you flatter me too much. My skills are merely superficial, not profound, and moreover, my medical skills were not learned from any renowned expert, but taught by my grandfather since my childhood."

Xiao Yi smiled faintly.

"Oh? It seems that your great-grandfather was also a Saint Hand of Apricot Grove. may I inquire what his honored title is ..."

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Elder Mr. Ma looked slightly taken aback and then asked Xiao Yi tentatively.

"My grandfather’s name is Xiao Tianci."

Xiao Yi smiled slightly, not hiding anything and directly revealed the old man’s real name.

Regarding his and the old man’s details, just as he had said to Chen Jianguo, there was nothing that needed hiding. The old man had never asked him to conceal anything. He also knew that even if he mentioned it, no one would recognize it.

"Xiao Tianci..."

Upon hearing the name Xiao Yi revealed, both Elder Mr. Ma and Mr. Ma simultaneously showed a pensieve expression, wondering if they had ever heard the name somewhere. Dr. Zhang, after a short contemplation, shook his head; being originally from the Western medical community, he was not well-versed in Chinese medicine. Only recently, after following Elder An, had he heard a few names, but he quickly gave up thinking as he had no impression.

Xiao Yi noticed the contemplative looks on Mr. Ma and Elder Mr. Ma, smiled faintly, and said nothing, as he could already foresee the result.

The old man, although always mysteriously active all over the world, never revealed how he conducted his movements. Among the people he knew, only a few like Chen Jianguo and others informed by the old man himself knew his name; others, despite the old man’s familiar tone, were completely ignorant about him, not even knowing his name.

He also guessed that the old man must have had aliases and other identities, but the old man had never told him, and he had never inquired either.

Sure enough, after pondering for a while, the faces of Elder Mr. Ma and Mr. Ma both showed a hint of disappointment.

"It seems that your great-grandfather is a hermit with unique talents. I am ignorant indeed, for I have never heard of him, hehe."

Elder Mr. Ma shook his head helplessly and looked at Xiao Yi with a hint of exclamation, "It seems that even in our times, there are many hermits who prefer to stay hidden, detached from fame and fortune! However, it’s a pity that a medical practitioner with miraculous skills like your great-grandfather chose to remain in seclusion."

"Hehe, Elder Mr. Ma, you really overestimate me. In the countryside, I only know a bit of superficial medical skills; it’s hardly what you’d call miraculous."

Xiao Yi smiled faintly, not wanting to dwell too much on the old man’s topic with Mr. Ma and the others. Just then, the second layer Acupuncture process was also basically coming to an end. He gently pulled out five long and short silver needles that had been inserted into Elder Mr. Ma’s body and smiled, "Alright, Elder Mr. Ma, this acupuncture session is finished, just like last time, you should go and wash up."

"Okay."

Elder Mr. Ma nodded, his attention drawn back to himself by Xiao Yi’s words. He suddenly felt uncomfortable, as, during Xiao Yi’s continuous two-layer acupuncture, his body had unknowingly become completely wet, covered with a thin layer of mist, sticky.

"Mr. Xiao, should I wash up just like last time? Should I use that medicinal solution?"

Mr. Ma hurriedly asked carefully from the side.

"Either is fine, but using the medicinal solution would be better. You can continue using that bath medicine from now on."

Xiao Yi nodded with a smile.

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Mr. Ma then hurriedly signaled to the caretaking staff, instructing them to prepare the medicinal bath solution for Elder Mr. Ma as Xiao Yi had just mentioned.

Once everything was ready, he turned back to Xiao Yi, "Mr. Xiao, regarding the prescription..."

"Bring me some paper and a pen. Stop using the previous prescription; let’s switch to a different one."

Xiao Yi nodded.

"Good, good, paper, pen."

Mr. Ma quickly turned his head, signalling to his subordinate.

The gaunt man hastily handed the paper and pen to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi took the paper and pen, and immediately began to write. This time, without even pondering, he had already filtered the prescription several times in his mind while examining the old man earlier, and had seriously considered it.

After several rounds of thorough consideration, he was ready to use this prescription. This prescription was not very different in function from the previous one, but its potency was much stronger, and in particular, it targeted the heart’s internal aspects to a greater extent.

But one thing about this prescription was that it was very strong... He had hesitated to prescribe it previously, but now that he was sure the elderly man had recovered somewhat and seemed to have a good constitution, and after administering an acupuncture session, he dared to use it.

"The method of taking it is the same as last time, but let this dose stew a bit longer, making the decoction stronger."

After writing and reviewing it once more, Xiao Yi handed it to Mr. Ma.

"Alright, I will definitely instruct them."

Mr. Ma quickly and solemnly took the prescription and nodded seriously.

"Well, Mr. Ma, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now, haha. As for the medicine, take it for a week. I’ll come back next week to check on you. Regarding the other aspects, like last time, you should continue to pay attention to your diet."

Xiao Yi observed Mr. Ma’s expression and didn’t say much more. He believed that Mr. Ma wouldn’t be careless about preparing the medicine; he probably wouldn’t prepare it himself anyway. The People’s Hospital must have its own professionals for this task, and these experienced individuals, as long as explained clearly to, basically wouldn’t make any mistakes. After briefly explaining, he prepared to get up to take his leave.

"So soon? Doctor Xiao, do you have other matters?"

Mr. Ma was slightly startled when he heard that Xiao Yi was about to take his leave, "If you don’t have other plans, I would like to invite you to join me for a meal."

"I appreciate your kind offer, Mr. Ma, but I indeed have some matters today. Another time, once Elder Mr. Ma is feeling much better, we can celebrate for him then, haha."

Xiao Yi gave a slight smile and declined Mr. Ma’s kind offer. For one, he had already promised Elder An and Doctor Zhang that he definitely had to join them for a meal this time. Furthermore, he currently maintained his principle of not accepting rewards without merit; since Elder Mr. Ma’s illness had not yet healed, he also didn’t want to interact too much with Mr. Ma and his associates.

"Then...since Mr. Xiao has matters to attend to, I won’t keep you any longer. Next time!"

Mr. Ma paused briefly, observing Xiao Yi’s resolute expression and the thoughtful flicker in his eyes which seemed to convey understanding, no longer insisting, he nodded and smiled, "Then I will see Doctor Xiao out to the exit."

"No need for that, Mr. Ma, it’s not my first visit, there’s no need to be so polite, haha, and besides, I still have another friend to visit."

Xiao Yi quickly stopped Mr. Ma’s advance, and smiled.

"In that case... then I am being rude."

Mr. Ma nodded, stopping in his tracks, but still accompanied Xiao Yi to the door.

"Mr. Ma, there isn’t much else here for the time being, so I will take my leave now too."

Doctor Zhang also announced his departure at this moment.

"Good, these past few days have troubled Doctor Zhang."

Mr. Ma gratefully nodded to Doctor Zhang.

He stood at the doorway, watching as Xiao Yi and Doctor Zhang walked away, until their figures completely disappeared around the corner up ahead and were utterly out of sight before slowly turning back around.

"Mr. Ma, do you think... we should check into this Mr. Xiao’s background?"

The gaunt middle-aged man looked at Mr. Ma, a cautious glint flickering in his eyes.

"What do you want to check on?"

Mr. Ma looked coldly at his subordinate.

"This..."

Observing the unfriendly look on Mr. Ma’s face, the gaunt middle-aged man’s forehead broke out in cold sweat, unable to utter another word.

"I’m warning you, without my permission, you’d better behave, and not engage in any needless foolishness. If anything goes wrong because of this, I will hold only you accountable!"

Mr. Ma coldly arched an eyebrow, grunting at him.

Looking at this subordinate now bowing his head before him, a thought crossed his mind for the first time, considering whether to dismiss this overly clever individual right away. At this critical moment, everything was going well, his critically ill father’s condition had improved, and a bright pathway seemed just ahead; he certainly didn’t want to invite any trouble because of this unwise man causing trouble with Xiao Yi, which would be utterly unworthy.

However, he did not reveal these thoughts.

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"Brother Zhang, you’ve been unoccupied all day today? "

Xiao Yi and Doctor Zhang walked out of the VIP ward and the hospital building before he somewhat surprisedly smiled at him.

"They already told me upstairs, my job now is to take care of your patient, haha, thanks to your connection, I’m quite at leisure now."

Doctor Zhang’s face showed a wry smile, and in his eyes, a tinge of subtle disappointment appeared. By now, even though somewhat slow to react, he had come to realize that their patient named Ma was anything but simple, certainly not just a typical wealthy businessman.

He also knew that if he served this patient well, it could be an opportunity for him. Moreover, since the patient specifically asked for him, he had no choice but to accept. However, this kind of life was not what he desired, his days filled with nothing much but to periodically check and provide comfort, although many surgeries in cardiology and other departments were backlogged, and yet no one scheduled him anymore.

Nevertheless, he kept these thoughts to himself, not intending to share them with Xiao Yi. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)