Finally, she bit her red lips and shouted, "Daddy!"

"What? I didn’t hear you." Chen Xiao pretended not to hear.

"Daddy!" Jin Nanxi’s nails dug into her palms, and her voice grew much louder with utter humiliation.

"I heard you this time. Now, scram." Feeling refreshed and invigorated, Chen Xiao turned and walked away.

Everyone from the Divine Land found it incredibly satisfying! That plastic-surgery addict from the Southern Country had been so arrogant just a moment ago. Did she still dare to act that way now?

Miyamoto Hayashi and Sato Taka were practically seething with rage. Although Jin Nanxi was from the Southern Country, she was also a member of their Ghost Medical Sect. Her humiliation now brought disgrace upon them all!

Miyamoto Hayashi said ominously, "Don’t get smug just yet. There’s still one patient left!"

The last patient walked up to Chen Xiao and took off his coat and mask. A collective gasp went through the room, and goosebumps erupted on their skin. Some women’s legs went weak with fear, and they even vomited on the spot.

This man’s entire body was covered in festering sores, with not a single patch of healthy skin to be seen. Blood and pus oozed from the ulcerated areas. The sight was enough to make anyone’s scalp tingle.

The man’s eyes were filled with bitterness as he forced a smile, but the resulting expression was deeply unsettling. "Divine Doctor, do you think my illness can be cured?"

Chen Xiao also took a sharp breath. In all his years of practicing medicine, he had never seen such a condition.

To be honest... I feel physically uncomfortable.

Miyamoto Hayashi stood with his hands behind his back, as if victory was already in his grasp. "This is a patient we just received today. Fifty percent of his skin is ulcerated, yet he feels no pain whatsoever... So I ask you, how would you treat this condition?"

Chen Xiao fell into a brief silence. Seeing the man’s flesh so severely ulcerated, this was definitely not a common skin disease.

I’ve never seen a skin disease this severe.

The most terrifying part... he feels no pain?

Among the crowd, Xu Yanran stared intently at the man, her eyes flickering.

"How long have you had these symptoms?" Chen Xiao asked.

"Three days," the man replied. "At first, it was incredibly itchy, as if ants were biting me all over. The next day, when I woke up, I found my whole body was red with spots on my skin. Last night, it started to fester."

"This is the third day of my illness, but I can no longer feel any pain." By the end, his voice was filled with pleading. "Divine Doctor, I beg you, save me."

Li Zhengming lowered his voice. "Mr. Chen, this man probably isn’t suffering from an ordinary disease! I’ve been practicing medicine for decades and have never heard of a skin disease that progresses so rapidly. Plus, the symptoms are very strange. I’m afraid it might be highly contagious."

"Perhaps it’s some kind of new virus..."

Chen Xiao nodded, agreeing with Li Zhengming’s assessment.

But why would a patient like this suddenly appear? Something strange is definitely going on.

After pondering for a few seconds, Chen Xiao said to the third patient, "For your condition, I need to treat your skin first. It won’t take long—one hour should be enough."

Miyamoto Hayashi sneered, "One hour? Kid, you really talk a big game! Well then, we’ll wait for your performance and see what tricks you can pull off!"

Chen Xiao glanced back at Li Zhengming and dashed off a prescription. "Take this, get the herbs, and prepare a Medicine Bath."

"Yes!" Li Zhengming didn’t dare to delay and immediately turned to get it done.

Soon, Li Zhengming hurried back to Chen Xiao and reported respectfully, "Mr. Chen, I have prepared all the medicinal materials you requested. The Medicine Bath is ready in that room."

"Good." Chen Xiao led the man into the room Li Zhengming had indicated. "Go in and soak in the Medicine Bath."

The man obediently did so, but as soon as he entered the bath, he screamed in agony.

"If you don’t want to die, soak for a full hour," Chen Xiao said indifferently.

"Okay." The man could only endure the pain and submerged his entire body in the Medicine Bath. Soon, however, he found that sensation was returning to his body. The intense, ensuing pain made him break out in a cold sweat.

Chen Xiao said, "This is your body gradually recovering sensation. Don’t be afraid."

The man nodded excitedly.

Time ticked by.

More than half an hour passed.

The pus stopped oozing from the young man’s body. A layer of scabs slowly formed over his skin, and he felt an itch, as if new skin were rapidly growing underneath.

A scab fell off. He found the skin beneath it was completely new! His festered skin had healed.

"Incredible!" the man exclaimed in disbelief. "Divine Doctor! You’re a true Divine Doctor! I never believed in traditional Chinese medicine before... Now, I do."

Chen Xiao ignored his excitement and asked, "Do you know how you got sick?"

"I don’t know..." The man gave a bitter smile. "The hospital said it was some kind of unknown toxin, highly contagious and fatal. I had no choice but to seek help from the Ghost Medical Sect."

"Alright, change your clothes and go out." Since he couldn’t get any useful information from the man, Chen Xiao decided to drop it.

「Meanwhile, outside.」

Sato Taka sneered, "An hour’s passed, and that kid is still in there. Could he have died inside?"

Miyamoto Hayashi laughed proudly, "Fifty percent of that patient’s body is ulcerated... Forget an hour, he couldn’t cure him in a lifetime!"

Jin Nanxi added with a cold laugh, "Mr. William, maybe that guy got scared and ran away. Why don’t you just declare us the winners?"

The three of them burst into rampant laughter. Only they knew the patient’s illness was far from a simple skin disease. This time, their Yang Country was sure to win!

Li Zhengming and the others were filled with grief and indignation. These people from the Yang Country were despicable for resorting to such underhanded tactics! It was utterly impossible to cure such a severely afflicted patient in a short time, even with the correct treatment!

Li Zhengming took a deep breath and said, "Mr. William, none of the patients they’ve brought have simple conditions. It’s absurd to think they could be cured on the spot! If we from the Divine Land can’t do it, what makes you think the people from Yang Country can?"

Sato Taka sneered relentlessly. "You’re the ones who made the boast. Now you want to back out?"

Miyamoto Hayashi said sarcastically, "If you don’t want him to die, that’s fine too. Just admit, right here and now, that your Divine Land’s traditional Chinese medicine is a pile of crap. If you do, we at the Ghost Medical Sect might be merciful enough to let you off the hook!"

"You—" Li Zhengming clutched his chest, his breathing rapid.

The onlookers were also filled with righteous indignation. These people from Yang Country were simply going too far!

Jin Nanxi sneered, "That’s right! As long as you admit you’re a pile of crap, we’ll spare his miserable life! But I have one more condition... that guy has to kneel before me and lick my shoes!"

Sato Taka laughed arrogantly, "If he can cure that patient’s skin within an hour, I will, right here on the spot..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the door to the room opened.

Chen Xiao stepped out, followed by a handsome young man.

Sato Taka’s words came to an abrupt halt. Everyone stared in utter disbelief. Could the handsome young man beside Chen Xiao really be the same patient who had been covered in blood and pus just moments before?

Chen Xiao looked at Sato Taka with a taunting gaze and asked, emphasizing each word, "Right here on the spot and do what? Chop off that cauliflower-growing thing of yours, or bash your brains out right here?"