Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 283 - 286 Remembered

"Okay, is Elder An waiting for you? It must be something very urgent. I’ll take you there right away."

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words and seeing the anxious look on his face, Dr. Zhang quickly nodded in agreement and, speaking, he briskly walked out, pulling Xiao Yi by the hand. After a few steps, Dr. Zhang turned back, slightly apologetically, to the families of the patients whose complexions had turned a bit unsightly, "I’m sorry, everyone. I need to take my friend over for a moment, I’ll be right back to discuss things in detail with you all."

After finishing his words, he no longer cared about the reactions of others, and pulled Xiao Yi quickly toward the direction of Elder An’s clinic.

"Hey, Dr. Zhang, Dr. Zhang... this..."

The patients’ relatives hadn’t anticipated Dr. Zhang would leave them like this and were anxiously calling after him, as they waited for him to continue explaining their treatment plans. But Dr. Zhang didn’t look back at all; he dashed away, completely disregarding the composed demeanor of an expert that he usually maintained.

Wanting to follow him but feeling too embarrassed, they could only stamp their feet in frustration, cursing the young man inwardly yet also speculating about his identity.

The nurse and another Dr. Zhang, who were standing by, stared dumbfounded at the unbelievable scene that had just unfolded, their eyes nearly popping out in shock.

This...

Was too incredible, wasn’t it?

Did Dr. Zhang really just follow that young man’s request and leave the patients behind to take Xiao Yi to see Elder An?

Could it be... that the young man wasn’t lying earlier? Was he actually a doctor? Did he really have an appointment with Elder An? If that were true, it would be really unbelievable, wouldn’t it? How old did he look, at most twenty years old?

Until the figures of Xiao Yi and Dr. Zhang had vanished from sight, the two were still unable to snap out of it, exchanging looks that conveyed their astonishment.

Maybe he’s a relative’s child that Elder An is looking after for the sake of their parents, comforting himself that Dr. Zhang must be showing him around for guidance.

It was impossible for Dr. Zhang to believe that Xiao Yi could be a doctor, and he consoled himself with this thought.

"Ah, I remember now!"

While Dr. Zhang was reassuring himself, the nurse suddenly recalled something and exclaimed in surprise.

"What did you remember?"

Dr. Zhang turned and asked.

"I remember who that person was just now. I heard that the last time Elder An mentioned our hospital’s reform, it was mainly due to a patient with kidney stones. There was a young ’Divine Doctor’ who cured the patient’s kidney stones with just one needle, and I heard that Elder An holds him in very high regard."

The more the nurse spoke, the more certain she became. The more she talked, the more excited she became, and her eyes began to twinkle with bright stars.

"Ah?"

Hearing the nurse’s words, Dr. Zhang’s expression also became dumbfounded, and perspiration involuntarily started to bead on his forehead. That incident had caused a huge stir in the hospital a while ago, and although the specifics were rarely spoken about due to the discretion of the few who knew the details, and nobody dared to probe into it because of the high status of those involved, bits and pieces did occasionally come out through the doctors’ words, confirming at least an eighty percent credibility.

If that was really the case, it was said that the last doctor was cut from his position by Elder An without any courtesy for offending the ’Little Divine Doctor’... and thinking about how he had spoken so discourteously to him earlier...

The more he thought about it, the more copiously Dr. Zhang’s sweat began to drip...

.............

"Elder An, why not call the ’Divine Doctor’ and ask?"

The middle-aged patient had comforted Elder An earlier, saying there was no rush. But as time ticked by, he tentatively and cautiously suggested to Elder An.

He genuinely appreciated and respected Elder An from the bottom of his heart, not wishing to put him in a difficult spot, but his time was limited, and he had too many things that needed to be handled and organized in the little time he had left. He couldn’t afford any more delays!

Especially... just sitting here idly, waiting for a... possibly illusory... "Divine Doctor"...

"This... alright!"

Elder An hesitated for a moment but, seeing the expression on the middle-aged man’s face and glancing at the clock hanging above, he clenched his teeth and agreed.

After saying this, he took out his phone, ready to dial Xiao Yi’s number.

At the moment he dialed the number, he felt nervous and anxious. He had thought about calling earlier to hurry things along, but first, he felt it wouldn’t be useful and it might make Xiao Yi feel distrusted, which was inappropriate. Second, he thought it better to wait a little longer, as only a short while had passed.

Third, he was indeed worried, not that Xiao Yi would deceive him, but that if a sudden emergency had come up and the phone was off, then all hope would be dashed!

But now, seeing the middle-aged man’s expression, he felt they couldn’t delay any longer. Whether life or death, they needed a quick resolution!

"Beep..."

Listening to the long beep from the receiver, Elder An’s face finally relaxed with a long sigh of relief.

At least, Xiao Yi’s phone was reachable this time, which should mean no emergency had occurred.

Casting a faint smile at the middle-aged man, Elder An continued to listen through the receiver.

"Doo..."

One beep after another began to sound.

Just as Elder An had started to relax a bit, he couldn’t help but become tense again.

Why wasn’t Xiao Yi answering the phone? Could something really have happened?

Sweat broke out unconsciously on Elder An’s forehead.

"Thud thud..."

Just then, a series of loud thumping footsteps started approaching, growing louder and closer in the chaos.

Accompanied by the footsteps was a familiar voice, "Elder An’s clinic is on this floor, just turn right over there, it’s very noticeable, very easy to spot. Xiao Yi, slow down, oof, you really are in good shape, truly worthy of someone who practiced Kung Fu!"

Between the words, a heavy panting could be heard as well.

This voice, in the quiet clinic, was exceptionally clear.

Everyone heard it distinctly.

"Snap!"

Elder An’s mobile phone snapped onto the desk as he dropped it, seemingly without noticing, as a look of surprise and delight quickly crossed his face, and he hastened towards the door.

He really did come?

The middle-aged man and the two nurses, seeing Elder An’s expression and actions, immediately understood that the person mentioned by the voice, Xiao Yi, must be the Divine Doctor. They couldn’t help but show a trace of astonishment on their faces.

While everyone was still in shock, the figure of a slender youth appeared at the doorway.

"Elder An, I’m really sorry, some matters held me up," Xiao Yi said as he walked through the door, immediately noticing Elder An rushing toward him with a look of joy, an expression that showed he had been waiting for some time, which filled Xiao Yi with a sense of remorse.

"It’s alright, it’s alright, it was only a slight delay. By the way, Xiao Yi, why didn’t you answer your phone?"

"Ah?"

It was then that Xiao Yi remembered about the phone call, and he was momentarily stunned. He quickly took out his mobile phone and, sure enough, saw a missed call from Elder An. He hurriedly looked up apologetically and said, "I’m really sorry, Elder An, my phone was on silent mode, I truly didn’t feel the phone vibrate."

"So that’s what it was... I was wondering. But it’s fine now no need to worry, haha, since you’re here anyway. Oh, Zhang, you’ve come too?"

Elder An quickly showed an expression of realization, followed by a chuckle. As he was about to invite Xiao Yi in, he suddenly noticed that Dr. Zhang was also present. That’s when he realized why the voice sounded so familiar—it was Zhang’s voice. But why had he come along?

"Elder An, I came to learn about our traditional Chinese medicine. Am I welcome?" Dr. Zhang, quite familiar with Elder An, joked after taking a deep breath.

"Hmm?"

Elder An was momentarily taken aback.

"Well, Elder An, when I entered the hospital, I couldn’t find the location of your clinic. After asking two doctors, I still didn’t get a clear answer. Fortunately, I saw Dr. Zhang and asked him to show me the way," Xiao Yi quickly explained upon seeing Elder An’s expression, and looking at Dr. Zhang’s panting, he couldn’t help but feel grateful. "Dr. Zhang, you could have just told me the location; I could have found it myself. You didn’t have to go through the trouble of accompanying me here."

"I told you, I’m here to learn," Dr. Zhang said, waving his hand and smiling.

"Ah, my bad," Elder An was briefly stunned before he suddenly smacked the back of his head. "I didn’t realize Xiao Yi wouldn’t know where my clinic was; I only mentioned the Traditional Chinese Medicine department downstairs, near the outpatient area, but forgot to specify it."

After speaking, he appeared somewhat frustrated and cursed, "Even if I didn’t specify, those bastards should’ve led you here when you asked for me. When I get back, I’m definitely going to settle scores with them."

"Let it be, Elder An, they were just following procedures," Xiao Yi said reassuringly, smiling. Although he had been upset with the doctor’s attitude when asking for directions at the outpatient clinic, what the doctor said wasn’t wrong; he was just following rules, and Xiao Yi had no intention of holding a grudge.

Without further ado, he brought up urgent matters, "By the way, Elder An, the patient hasn’t left yet, right?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes or monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation.)