Chapter 285 - 283: Miss Xu Seems to Have Misunderstood Something (First Update)

Chapter 285: Chapter 283: Miss Xu Seems to Have Misunderstood Something (First Update)

The female doctor Yan lived at the end of the village, residing in a simple two-courtyard farm house.

Xu Jing stepped forward to knock on the door, and soon, a clever and bright-eyed little girl of about eight or nine opened it. With cautious eyes, she sized them up and said, "Master asked me to bring you in, please follow me."

As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, Xu Jing knew they had come to the right place. The spacious courtyard was filled with various herbs hanging everywhere, and scattered around were several girls about the same age as the little guide, all secretly glancing at Xu Jing and her companions.

After walking a few steps, they saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old woman leading a mother holding a child out. The mother was tearfully grateful, saying, "Thank you, thank you, Doctor Wei. My child had been coughing for more than half a month, and nothing seemed to help. But after taking the medicine you prescribed, the symptoms eased immediately! Doctor Wei, as expected of Immortal Doctor Yan’s disciple."

The woman referred to as Doctor Wei was not exceptionally striking, but her round face was very endearing. As she responded with a smile to the grateful mother, she discreetly glanced at Xu Jing and her group.

Xu Jing couldn’t help but ask the young guide, "Isn’t it typically your master who treats patients?"

The little girl chirped, "There are so many patients every day. If Master were to see them all, ten masters wouldn’t be enough. Seeing Sister is just the same. Sister is amazing, even Master says her medical skills are as good as hers!"

This pretend mature speech had a charmingly naive touch to it.

Just as she finished speaking, a calm, slightly hoarse voice emerged from not far away, "Alright, stop praising your Sister to everyone you meet. Just lead them here, and then go finish your tasks for the day."

The little girl quietly stuck out her tongue, responded, and happily scampered off.

Xu Jing looked up towards the woman coming out of the inner room nearby. Despite being in her forties, she was well-maintained with minimal wrinkles, possessing eyes that were both calm and determined, filled with wisdom forged through life’s storms. From those eyes alone, one could tell she was not a woman who would easily compromise, her brows and eyes radiating a mature charm found in seasoned women. She had a slightly plump figure, dressed in a simple yet mobile-friendly emerald green dress, and looked at Xu Jing calmly, saying, "I don’t like beating around the bush. Madam, why have you come to see me?"

By coincidence, Xu Jing also preferred to be straightforward. She couldn’t help but smile slightly, saying, "Mr. Zhou was right. Immortal Doctor Yan is indeed straightforward. Mr. Zhou mentioned in advance that he had written to you about my visit. My surname is Xu. Does Immortal Doctor Yan remember me?"

Xu Jing had told Zhou Qi before her marriage to Xiao Yi that she wanted a well-known female doctor in gynecology. Zhou Qi introduced her to Immortal Doctor Yan and said he would write to her to explain the situation in advance.

Unless something unexpected happened, she should have already received Zhou Qi’s letter.

Upon hearing this, Yan Ci frowned slightly and suddenly said quietly, "So, you’re the Miss Xu that Zhou Qi mentioned in his letter. I basically know why you’re here, Miss Xu. Please leave, I have no intention of helping you."

Xu Jing was mentally prepared for the difficulty of this task, and upon hearing this, she wasn’t discouraged but instead asked, "May I ask why? Immortal Doctor Yan hasn’t even heard what I specifically want to do..."

"There’s no need for Miss Xu to say it, nor do I want to hear it."

Immortal Doctor Yan replied with a slightly cold expression, "There seems to be a misunderstanding, Miss Xu. My relationship with the Zhou family is not as good as you might think. I am not similar to such a name-seeking, money-grubbing family. Back then, I inadvertently owed them a favor, and to repay it, I helped diagnose at their medical hall for a while.

In my view, what Miss Xu does is no different from the Zhou family. It’s just unfortunate that I don’t owe Miss Xu any favors."

Xu Jing immediately detected the issue and couldn’t help but chuckle, "Why does Immortal Doctor Yan say that the Zhou family is a name-seeking, money-grubbing family?"

"Does that even need to be said?"

Regarding this topic, Yan Ci was evidently a bit agitated, her voice growing colder, "As a doctor who saves lives, there should be a baseline, a benevolence. Those people turned treating the sick into a business, charging exorbitant consultation and medicine fees indiscriminately, categorizing patients by class and treating them differently based on their status, which completely violates medical ethics!

They even sought power through their medical skills. Initially, the Zhou family hoped for me to use Tianyi Hall’s name to enter the palace and treat the nobles.

Isn’t that seeking fame and fortune, making people detest them?"

Letting Yan Ci enter the palace to treat people under the Tianyi Hall’s name was indeed something the Zhou family would do...

Xu Jing calmly regarded Yan Ci, saying, "What Immortal Doctor Yan said, I indeed agree with..."

Yan Ci: "Isn’t that just..."

"However, I don’t see a contradiction between treating patients and receiving high rewards. In this world, there are unselfish and benevolent doctors like Immortal Doctor Yan, but there should also be people like the Zhou family who turn medical skills into a business."

Seeing Yan Ci’s face change slightly, evidently about to get angry, Xu Jing quickly added, "Immortal Doctor Yan, please let me finish. Doctors like Immortal Doctor Yan are indeed worthy of respect. However, I just heard your little apprentice mention that many patients come to see Immortal Doctor Yan daily. If she were to treat them all, even ten Immortal Doctor Yans wouldn’t be enough. Has Immortal Doctor Yan considered how many patients she’s personally treated so far?"

Yan Ci was momentarily stunned.

Who would take the time to count each one!

Xu Jing slightly raised the corner of her mouth, saying, "I bet Immortal Doctor Yan hasn’t counted them, right? That’s normal. However, I can confidently say that the number of patients personally treated by Immortal Doctor Yan won’t be many, as one’s energy is finite. Meanwhile, there are countless people in the world, almost everyone will need a diagnosis when sick. If everyone relies on scattered doctors like Immortal Doctor Yan, how many patients could be helped?

The Zhou family and I indeed profited from diagnosing others, but the money we earn isn’t just for personal use. We support a large number of doctors and train many future doctors, we have formed teams to acquire medicinal materials nationwide and recruited numerous personnel specifically for preparing medicines, ensuring patients can promptly purchase the necessary medications. Each of these tasks requires a substantial amount of Silver Coin, not something achievable by the effort of just one person.

After all, doctors are ordinary people too; they consume daily essentials and have common needs and desires. What’s more, many doctors bear the burden of family responsibilities, and not every doctor is as selfless as Immortal Doctor Yan. If every doctor were held to Yan’s standard, scarcely anyone would be willing to pursue this profession.

Yan Ci was taken aback, her mouth slightly open, unsure of what to say.

This Miss Xu is indeed extraordinary.

After finishing her speech, Xu Jing paused, then slightly raised the corner of her mouth, saying, "Although I can’t be as selfless as Immortal Doctor Yan, there is one thing I can surely surpass her in."

Yan Ci instinctively asked, "What?"

"The number of patients I save will surely far exceed that of Immortal Doctor Yan, perhaps a thousand, even ten thousand times more."

Yan Ci’s face darkened entirely, responding with a less friendly tone, "Miss Xu brags quite boldly! Though there’s some truth in what you just said, I’m currently training apprentices. My apprentices will inherit my skills and continue to practice medicine for the world. How are you so sure you’ll outdo me in the number of patients saved?"