Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 395: I’m a Little Tempted

Chapter 395: Chapter 395: I’m a Little Tempted

"Doctor Fang, if you think the offer is too low, we can negotiate further."

Seeing Fang Bai’s silence and lack of immediate rejection, Wen Yu felt a surge of hope inside and quickly added another line.

To be frank, the billion yuan price tag that Wen Yu offered Fang Bai was already quite generous.

After all, the fees for inviting one of Huaxia’s four great National Doctors were around ten million yuan.

Wen Yu’s generosity was a necessary act of desperation.

When it came to medical expertise, the Doctor Pavilion had plenty of famed doctors, such as Wen Yu himself, the several Elders of the Doctor Pavilion, and the honorary Elder Qian Haoduo. Unfortunately, they were all too old.

The medical skills competition segment at each World Chinese Medicine Conference only allowed disciples under thirty from Huaxia’s five great Ancient Medicine Sects to participate. This left the Doctor Pavilion, which was experiencing a generational gap, with no suitable candidates.

Feeling the pressure just before the World Chinese Medicine Conference, Wen Yu called a high-level meeting to discuss how to maintain the Doctor Pavilion’s leading position among the five Ancient Medicine Sects in the next five years.

After careful consideration, Wen Yu accepted Lin Ruoxue’s suggestion and decided to invite Fang Bai to join the battle.

Fang Bai was of eligible age for the medical skills contest and his medical skills had also been lauded by Qian Haoduo, Hua Tianhe, and Ren Juedao—three National Doctors—as well having some connections with the Dongfang Family. Inviting him to help out was more than fitting.

As long as they provided Fang Bai with the status of an honorary Elder in the Doctor Pavilion, he could legitimately represent the Doctor Pavilion in the medical skills contest of the five Ancient Medicine Sects.

A billion yuan could be considered a sky-high price, but to the Doctor Pavilion, it really wasn’t much. Moreover, the benefits of winning the first place in the medical skills contest far exceeded a billion yuan, so Wen Yu didn’t mind the expense at all.

Wen Yu’s only concern now was whether a billion yuan would be enough to sway Fang Bai; she had even prepared herself mentally for him to make an outrageous demand.

"A billion yuan... Honestly, I’m a bit tempted..."

Fang Bai smiled and then said, "However, I do not intend to participate in your medical skills competition."

"Doctor Fang..."

Seeing Fang Bai’s refusal, Wen Yu grew anxious. She was about to continue persuading him when Fang Bai interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

"I won’t participate, but I can recommend someone for you. She can represent your Doctor Pavilion in battle, and taking first place shouldn’t be a problem. Plus, you won’t have to pay her any compensation."

"Compensation must be paid. But I’m curious to know, who is the person Doctor Fang would like to recommend?"

Wen Yu’s eyes lit up; Fang Bai’s certainty meant that the person he recommended couldn’t be lacking in medical skills.

"Her!"

As he spoke, Fang Bai raised his hand and pointed toward Wang Miaomiao.

"Ah?"

At his words, Wang Miaomiao, Wen Yu, and Lin Ruoxue all became stunned.

"Doctor Fang must be joking."

Wen Yu glanced at Wang Miaomiao and said with a bitter smile, "Learning medical skills is not an overnight matter. Although Miaomiao has been fortunate to receive guidance from Doctor Fang, the time has been too short..."

Fang Bai smiled and said, "Does Pavilion Master Wen dare to make a bet with me?"

"A bet?"

Wen Yu was taken aback and asked, "What bet?"

"To bet whether Miss Miao Miao can win first place in the medical skills competition."

Fang Bai said earnestly, "If Miss Miao Miao wins first place, I will happily accept one billion from Pavilion Master Wen. If Miss Miao Miao does not win first place, I will owe Pavilion Master Wen one billion. How does that sound?"

Seeing Fang Bai’s serious demeanor, Wen Yu wondered whether Fang Bai had some quick success method that could significantly improve Wang Miao Miao’s medical skills before tomorrow’s competition.

"How about this, if what Doctor Fang says is true and Miao Miao takes first place, I will immediately pay Doctor Fang one billion. If by any chance... if Miao Miao is not skilled enough, it can’t be helped, and I absolutely will not take Doctor Fang’s money. However... I still hope that Doctor Fang will personally represent ’Doctor Pavilion’ in the competition. I can add another billion on top of the earlier amount!"

Wen Yu was still making a last-ditch effort, trying to sway Fang Bai with a hefty sum.

After marrying into the Dongfang Family, Lin Ruoxue had managed quite a few of the family’s businesses, often dealing with deals worth several billions, but like Wen Yu, to just get Fang Bai to represent "Doctor Pavilion" in the competition and immediately offer two billion, such daring impressed Lin Ruoxue immensely.

As for Wang Miao Miao, she was close to fainting.

Two billion, that was more money than many people could earn in their entire lives, and all Fang Bai had to do was nod his head to easily claim it.

Fang Bai smiled faintly and said, "What, does Pavilion Master Wen not believe what I say?"

Wen Yu chuckled awkwardly, saying, "It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that with Doctor Fang competing, it’s a bit more certain!"

Fang Bai said, "How about this, let Miss Miao Miao compete tomorrow first, and if she is not confident in winning first place, then I will step in."

By proposing this, Fang Bai effectively put a double insurance in place, and upon hearing this, Wen Yu was naturally overjoyed, saying, "That would be best! That would be best!"

According to the "World Traditional Chinese Medicine Conference" schedule, in the afternoon, attendees would hold several smaller meetings where guests with good relations could discuss and exchange experiences and insights in medicine.

Fang Bai had absolutely no interest in these meetings and decided not to attend. Instead, he planned to use the afternoon to give Wang Miao Miao some more advice, helping her grasp as much essence of medical skills as possible to cope with the medical skills competition between the disciples of the Huaxia’s five great ancient medicine sects starting tomorrow.

In the morning, when the general meeting was convened, Fang Bai’s Divine Sense enveloped the entire venue. He scanned the thousands of guests present and found that although there were many cultivators who practiced both medicine and martial arts, none was a formidable opponent.

The only one who caught Fang Bai’s attention was that mysterious man in black who had Earth Level beginner strength.

However, Fang Bai was the mighty Immortal Realm War Emperor, Doctor Venerable, in his former life. Although he had been reborn and his power had drastically diminished, he was not someone to be compared with a mere cultivator from the Secular World.

After undergoing Marrow Cleansing with the elixir bestowed by Fang Bai, Wang Miao Miao had transformed completely. She was no longer a cultivator with mediocre talent. Fang Bai was confident that by dawn tomorrow, he could train her medical skills to a level not inferior to those of the four great National Doctors, or perhaps even surpass them.

The Cultivation Method and medical skills that Fang Bai imparted to Wang Miao Miao were profound and exquisite, far beyond what martial artists and doctors in this world could reach.

If nothing unexpected happened, tomorrow Wang Miao Miao representing "Doctor Pavilion" in the competition between disciples of the five great ancient medicine sects could very likely win first place.

Even if the man in black from the Tianshan "Ghost Doctor Sect" intervened, as long as he didn’t resort to any tricks, Wang Miao Miao might not necessarily lose to him in medical skills.

Fang Bai was not worried about the man in black using tricks. He would be there to watch over and could step in at any time to assist Wang Miao Miao.