Chapter 146: Chapter 10 Rat-tailed Armored Beast
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Approaching closely and looking more carefully, this Sun Chengyou’s complexion had not only turned greenish but corpse spots had already appeared; no matter from which angle one viewed, he had been dead for quite some time.
With a gentle touch of his finger on the other’s wrist, a book immediately surfaced in Zhang Xuan’s mind.
“You little brat, you better hope that what you just said is true and not some cruel joke, otherwise, no matter who you are, if we can offer a million Origin Currency as a reward, we can certainly make you pay the price for your lies!”
Seeing him taking the pulse of a dead man, the young man laughed angrily.
Everyone around also couldn’t help shaking their heads.
They had seen grave robbing, medical treatment, and saving lives, but they had never seen these two combined into one…
Ignoring the other party’s words, Zhang Xuan looked up at the woman not too far away: “Who was it that just helped with the treatment? Is he still here? I have some questions to ask him.”
“I’m here!”
The woman nodded and looked towards the young man not far away: “Brother…”
Under her gaze, although the young man was frustrated, he ultimately nodded and turned to look at his subordinates: “Go bring that guy over!”
“Yes!”
A subordinate nodded and walked out, returning moments later with a physician in his thirties.
At this moment, the physician’s face was swollen, and he was covered in blood, clearly showing he had just been beaten severely.
Entering the room, the physician could no longer contain himself and immediately knelt to the ground: “Young Master Sun, I was wrong… I was blinded by greed to earn a million Origin Currency, so I recklessly concocted a prescription, but it was full of tonic ingredients, I never imagined that Elder Sun would die after consuming it…”
“Shut up!”
Young Master Sun snorted coldly, pointing at Zhang Xuan: “He’s the one looking for you!”
The physician looked at Zhang Xuan in confusion, his eyes showing a trace of bewilderment. While feeling puzzled, he heard the other speak: “You said the prescription you concocted contained only tonics, may I see that prescription?”
Although he didn’t know the other party’s purpose, at this point, there was no sense in hiding anything; the physician took out a prescription from his pocket and handed it over: “This prescription has a great nourishing effect on some old injuries, before coming here, I also decocted it and took it myself, without any problem. I truly don’t know why Elder Sun would have difficulty breathing and die straight away after eating it…”
Zhang Xuan took it and glanced over it.
“How is it? My father… can he, can he still be saved?” Miss Sun looked over anxiously.
“It is possible…”
Zhang Xuan nodded, looking at Sun Qiang: “Flip Elder Sun over!”
“Yes!”
Sun Qiang nodded, approached the “corpse” of Sun Chengyou, and casually grabbed it, lifting the stiff “Elder Sun” upside down.
“What are you doing?”
Young Master Sun and the others all looked on anxiously.
Even if the father was dead, his body was still not to be desecrated by outsiders so casually.
“Stop!”
Young Master Sun stood up, reaching out to stop Sun Qiang; his hand had not even reached him when Zhang Xuan gently pointed his finger.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
As if struck by lightning, Young Master Sun’s whole arm went numb, and he stumbled backward seven or eight steps, barely able to lift his hand.
Pupils contracting, Young Master Sun was full of shock.
He had assumed that since the other party was young and also a physician, even if his cultivation was strong, he was at most in the Accumulative Realm or Physique Realm; he hadn’t expected that a single finger point could almost cripple him—could it be that he had reached the Viscera Realm or the Jade Bone Realm?
When had such a formidable genius appeared in Baiyan City?
With a move, he repelled him, preventing any further interference. Zhang Xuan then looked at the upside-down “Elder Sun,” clenched his fist, and hammered it fiercely into his abdomen.
Bang!
The punch landed like a strike on a balloon, and the rigid Sun Chengyou suddenly “Wah!” expelled a large pile of foul-smelling substances.
“Father…” Young Master Sun and others were stunned.
This look of bewilderment did not last long as the other’s fists fell like torrential rain, as if beating a sandbag.
Onlookers’ scalps tingled, wanting to intervene but it was clearly too late.
After a dozen continuous punches, Sun Chengyou, like a frozen fish beaten for half a day, gradually thawed, his stiff body softening.
Zhang Xuan then exhaled in relief and, forming his finger like a sword, lightly tapped his brow. After completing these actions, he looked somewhat exhausted: “Lay him down now.”
Sun Qiang nodded and lowered him to the floor. The now motionless Sun Chengyou had just touched the ground when something like a stream of air arose from his lower abdomen, followed by a rapid succession of coughs.
Cough, cough, cough!
Immediately thereafter, this “dead man” slowly opened his eyes.
“Father!”
“Father is really not dead…”
Witnessing such a miraculous scene, everyone was dumbfounded, even Miss Sun, who had initiated Zhang Xuan’s intervention, widened her eyes in disbelief.
She had seen her father’s condition when she arrived: no heartbeat, no body temperature… by all accounts, he was unquestionably dead. Yet this man had flipped him over and hammered him a dozen times, miraculously bringing him back to life…
It was no longer a miracle, but a divine act!
“What’s happened to me? Why have you all come back…”
With consciousness returning, Sun Chengyou also seemed puzzled, struggling to sit up.
“Old master, this is what happened…”
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The butler detailed the recent events once again.
Hearing that he had already stopped breathing yet could still be revived, Sun Chengyou hurriedly glanced at the young man before him, cupped his fists in greeting, “Thank you, sir, for lending a hand…”
“No worries, your daughter has agreed to pay, so it’s just a matter of each getting what they need!” Waving his hand dismissively, Zhang Xuan did not take credit for the deed.
Miss Sun beckoned, and the butler quickly took out a stack of Origin Notes from his pocket and handed them over, “Thank you, Gongzi, for saving my father. This is the payment we promised you…”
Sun Qiang hurriedly took it, not more, not less, exactly two million.
“Sister, he did revive father, but father’s underlying condition hasn’t been cured, you gave away all the money directly…” Young Master Sun frowned.
What his sister had said was, “If he can resurrect and cure the underlying condition, not only will we honor the million Origin Currency reward previously offered by father, but I can also decide to add another million.” But now, the man was only awakened, far from having the hidden danger cured.
“Father was brought back to life from such a state, I believe this Gongzi has the ability to cure the illness completely…” Miss Sun said.
“You’ve got foresight! If you were to go back on your word or refuse to pay, today’s treatment would end here.”
With a cold snort, Zhang Xuan approached Sun Chengyou and once again placed his fingers on his pulse.
This time no one dared to stop him, not even Sun Chengyou, who didn’t even dare to take a deep breath, fearing he might disturb the young man.
After a while, Zhang Xuan released his fingers and looked up, “If I’m not mistaken, the Primordial Beast that injured you was a Rat-tailed Armored Beast, right?”
The Rat-tailed Armored Beast is an extremely mysterious Primordial Beast that lives in the lush marshlands, reminiscent of a lizard, famous for its rat-like tail.
“How… How did you know?”
Sun Chengyou’s pupils constricted.
Many knew he had been injured by a Primordial Beast, but exactly which one had never been disclosed nor known. This young physician had determined it just by feeling his pulse, something even he had difficulty believing.
“Never mind how I know, I only want to ask if you want to be completely cured?” Said Zhang Xuan.
Sun Chengyou nodded eagerly, “Of course!”
Over the years, he had been searching desperately for expert doctors and had even raised the reward to a million, naturally wishing to eliminate the suffering completely.
“In that case, then…” Zhang Xuan’s brow furrowed, and he looked over, “Take off your pants!”
“???”
Everyone stood frozen in place, even Sun Chengyou was completely bewildered.
Wasn’t this about treating the illness?
What did taking off his pants have to do with anything… That’s not what I signed up for!
Seeing his reaction, and knowing he was misunderstood, Zhang Xuan explained, “If I’m not mistaken, the place where you were bitten by the Rat-tailed Armored Beast is on your buttocks, where it left behind the Rat-tail Poison, which is the main reason for your suffering these years.”
“Poison? You mean I’ve been poisoned?”
Sun Chengyou was stunned, and then suddenly realized.
He had consulted many physicians before, some had speculated whether he was poisoned, but after many examinations and consuming numerous Antidote Pills without any effect, he had discarded that notion. Could it really be the reason?
“Yes!”
Zhang Xuan frowned, “Are you going to take them off or not?”
“I… I will,” Sun Chengyou nodded and then looked around, “Don’t you all turn around!”
“Yes!”
Young Master Sun, Miss Sun, and others all turned red-faced and turned their backs obediently, allowing Sun Chengyou to breathe a sigh of relief, unfasten his belt, and expose his buttocks to Zhang Xuan.
Though he was no longer young, his skin was well-maintained; his buttocks were smooth, with scant wrinkles.
“Where I was bitten by the Rat-tailed Armored Beast was indeed on the buttocks, but there should be no wounds…” Watching the man examine him, even knowing he was a physician, Sun Chengyou’s face reddened as he hastily explained.
“There is no wound, but do you feel any tingling, stiffness, or stinging in this spot?”
Zhang Xuan picked up a wooden stick from the table and pointed to a specific spot on his buttocks.
“Yes!”
Sun Chengyou nodded repeatedly.
“Alright, get dressed!” said Zhang Xuan with a nod.
“Yes!”
Sun Chengyou got dressed and could no longer hold back, “Sir, is there a cure for me? What exactly is this… what’s going on?”
“The beast that bit you wasn’t just any Rat-tailed Armored Beast, but a mutated one. It didn’t leave a noticeable wound on you but injected its poison into your body, causing you endless torment. If I’m guessing right, ever since you were bitten, you suffer outbreaks every evening and at nightfall, leaving you freezing cold, vomiting everything you eat, in utter agony.”
“You truly are a Divine Doctor…”
Shocked, Sun Chengyou bowed deeply, kneeling, “Please save me!”
His condition was described with uncanny accuracy, as if the man had witnessed it first-hand.
“It’s not difficult to save you… it depends on whether you’re willing to trust me!”
Zhang Xuan regarded him calmly.
Sun Chengyou clenched his fists, “I completely trust whatever you say, sir, and will strictly comply!”
Zhang Xuan questioned, “Are you sure?”
Sun Chengyou affirmed solemnly, “Certain!”
Zhang Xuan nodded, “Alright then, bring me an iron pot, and let’s boil him!”