Chapter 490: Kid, Stop Impersonating Divine Doctor Cheng

Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Kid, Stop Impersonating Divine Doctor Cheng

With so many people watching, including reporters and social media influencers, Divine Doctor Jiang knew he couldn’t show any weakness or make a fool of himself.

Otherwise, he would bring shame to Traditional Chinese Medicine!

Divine Doctor Jiang was the junior brother of the Medicine Valley’s Valley Master. He practiced both medicine and martial arts. Before his car accident, a grip this strong would have been nothing to him.

But now, Divine Doctor Jiang didn’t dare use any force. It would aggravate his injuries and cause his arm to shake uncontrollably.

Divine Doctor Jiang could only passively endure the immense pressure, forcing a smile onto his face. Even as beads of sweat formed on his forehead, his expression remained unchanged.

"Dr. Park, after you."

It had to be said, Divine Doctor Jiang’s endurance was incredible, and he handled the situation perfectly.

Park Hao had no reason to prolong the handshake. He slowly released Divine Doctor Jiang’s hand and followed him toward Huichun Hall.

The other Divine Doctors saw through Park Hao’s underhanded trick. After they entered Huichun Hall, they all turned to Divine Doctor Jiang with looks of concern.

"Divine Doctor Jiang, are you alright?"

Divine Doctor Jiang shook his head with a wry smile and showed everyone his slightly trembling right hand.

The Divine Doctors’ faces turned livid with rage, and they glared at Park Hao as if they wanted to eat him alive.

"Park Hao is too shameless! Divine Doctor Jiang was already seriously injured in a car accident, and you still pull a dirty trick like that? You’re taking advantage of a man when he’s down!"

Park Hao sneered. "Taking advantage of him? You look perfectly healthy. If you have the guts, why don’t you take Mr. Jiang’s place? Anyone from the Dragon Country’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Community can fight in his stead!"

"You...!"

They were truly at a loss against Park Hao.

The man had the right to be arrogant; he had already defeated six of Dragon Country’s ten greatest Divine Doctors.

Only Divine Doctor Xue remained composed. He said coldly, "Park Hao! Don’t get too cocky! Divine Doctor Cheng will be here soon to teach you some manners. Today is the day your reputation is utterly ruined!"

Park Hao shot Divine Doctor Xue a disdainful look. "You’re a loser I’ve already beaten. You have no right to run your mouth in front of me. Go ahead, call for backup! It’s now five minutes and fifty-three seconds until ten o’clock. I’ll wait six more minutes, tops. If no one steps up to challenge me in six minutes, I’ll consider it an unconditional surrender from the Traditional Chinese Medicine of Dragon Country!"

The Divine Doctors present were so angry they could have burst, but they were powerless against Park Hao.

Divine Doctor Xue glanced at his watch. There were just over five minutes until the competition began. ’Divine Doctor Cheng, please don’t be late!’

Cheng Yuan missed Park Hao’s grand entrance. He had been leisurely riding a shared bike and arrived smoothly at Huichun Hall at 9:57 AM.

Cheng Yuan checked his watch. A satisfied smile touched his lips. His timing was perfect; he wasn’t late.

Cheng Yuan locked up the bike and strolled nonchalantly toward Huichun Hall.

As he reached the entrance of Huichun Hall, Cheng Yuan ran into a few familiar faces.

Well, "familiar faces" wasn’t quite right. They had only met once, on the plane.

At Divine Doctor Jiang’s request, Divine Doctor Liang was at the entrance with a few junior doctors, maintaining order and checking invitations.

"Sir, your invitation, please."

One of the junior doctors habitually held out his hand to Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan shook his head gently. "I don’t have an invitation."

Only then did the junior doctor get a clear look at Cheng Yuan’s face. A teasing smile spread across his lips. "Aren’t you the young man from the plane who claimed to be Divine Doctor Cheng? You said you were invited by Divine Doctor Xue, didn’t you? How could you possibly not have an invitation?"

The other junior doctors were taken aback and looked at their colleague with curiosity.

"Dr. Zhao, what’s this all about?"

Dr. Zhao vividly recounted the bull Cheng Yuan had been spouting on the plane.

This had the other junior doctors roaring with laughter.

"HAHAHA, this kid is hilarious! He doesn’t even have a medical license and he’s impersonating a Divine Doctor!"

"’Divine Doctor Xue wants him as a teacher? That’s hysterical! This kid really knows how to talk big. As if that’s hard to do. Hey, I can say the Valley Master of Medicine Valley is my disciple too!’"

Divine Doctor Liang rebuked him impatiently, "Young man, this competition is a serious affair, not a game. Don’t cause trouble! Leave at once!"

Cheng Yuan replied in all seriousness, "I can’t leave. If I do, Divine Doctor Xue will worry himself to death. And the honor of Dragon Country’s Traditional Chinese Medicine will likely be lost today."

Divine Doctor Liang rolled his eyes, completely exasperated. "Kid, have you been telling so many tall tales that you’ve started to believe them yourself? You don’t actually think you’re Divine Doctor Cheng, do you?"

"’I’m not a Divine Doctor. I don’t know about that. All I know is that Divine Doctor Xue invited me. If you delay things, you won’t be able to bear the consequences. Now, step aside.’"

Naturally, Divine Doctor Liang wasn’t going to step aside for some "clown." He said coldly, "Kid, you can see for yourself. Today’s competition is a formal event with plenty of Patrol Officers on duty. If you cause any more trouble, believe me, I’ll have them arrest you!"

Cheng Yuan sighed. "There’s no reasoning with you. I’ll just have Divine Doctor Xue explain it to you."

Cheng Yuan took out his phone and dialed Divine Doctor Xue’s number.

Cheng Yuan’s calm and confident demeanor made Divine Doctor Liang and the others hesitate.

’Could he really have been invited by Divine Doctor Xue?’

’But he’s just so young...’

’Inviting someone this young to face the Acupuncture Saint, Park Hao... isn’t Divine Doctor Xue being a little too overconfident?’

Soon, Divine Doctor Liang and the others regained their composure, because Cheng Yuan’s call wasn’t connecting.

Whether it was too noisy or for some other reason, Divine Doctor Xue didn’t answer Cheng Yuan’s call.

A robotic female voice came through the phone.

"The number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but frown. ’Why isn’t Divine Doctor Xue picking up his phone?’

’Dropping the ball at a time like this!’

Divine Doctor Liang snorted. "Kid, stop putting on an act! Do you even have Divine Doctor Xue’s number? You want me to give it to you?"

The other doctors chimed in with merciless taunts.

"’Look, kid, if you wanted to sneak in and watch, you should’ve just said so! If you had a better attitude, we might have cut you some slack. We’re all Dragon Country people, after all! But impersonating Divine Doctor Cheng? That’s unforgivable!’"

"’To put it bluntly, kid, what you’re doing is fraud! So give up! There is absolutely no way we’re letting you in to cause a disturbance!’"

...

「Inside Huichun Hall’s main chamber.」

It was nearly ten o’clock.

Cheng Yuan still hadn’t appeared, and the practitioners of Dragon Country’s Traditional Chinese Medicine were starting to get nervous.

The Divine Doctors all gathered around Divine Doctor Xue.

"Divine Doctor Xue, what’s going on? There’s only a minute left! Is this Divine Doctor Cheng you invited coming or not?"

"That’s right, you should call and ask. If Divine Doctor Cheng can’t make it, then I’ll take his place! It’s not like I’ve had a crack at Park Hao yet!"

"Divine Doctor Liu, just forget it. You’re on the same level as Divine Doctor Xue, and he lost miserably. Don’t go up there and embarrass yourself too!"

Divine Doctor Jiang was also worried Cheng Yuan might not show. He lowered his voice and said, "Divine Doctor Xue, why don’t you give Divine Doctor Cheng a call? If something’s happened on his end, I’ll go up myself, even if I have to stake my entire career on it."

Divine Doctor Xue quickly pulled out his phone and saw a missed call from Cheng Yuan. He instantly lit up.

"It’s a call from Divine Doctor Cheng! It was too chaotic earlier, I missed it!"

With that, Divine Doctor Xue quickly called the number back. The call connected instantly, and Cheng Yuan’s slightly irritated voice came through.

"Old Xue, why didn’t you answer your phone? I’m being held up at the door! Is this what you call a sincere invitation?"