Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Arrogance?

"Miracle doctor, thank you."
"Thank you for the grace of healing my legs."
"This old beggar has no way to repay you, and I am willing to give you my life."
"From now on, whatever you ask this old beggar to do, I will have no hesitation."
The old beggar knelt in front of Tang Xuan, kowtowing repeatedly in gratitude.
Tang Xuan said, "Leave Junyang City as soon as possible."
The old beggar looked up, staring at Tang Xuan in utter bewilderment.
Although he had survived by begging in Junyang City for over a decade, he had long considered it his home.
If he was forced to leave, where could he possibly go?
"Liu Hao will certainly not let you off. Staying in Junyang City is too dangerous, and I don't have the time to protect you."
With that, Tang Xuan walked back into the clinic.
He had used the old beggar, but he had also cured him; the two of them were even now, owing each other nothing.
He had no intention of wasting another second on the old beggar.
Once back inside the clinic, Gan Kun wanted to verify his own guess and asked Tang Xuan, "Master Tang, was all of this part of your calculation?"
"If not, how could I have made such a sensational debut?"
Gan Kun let out a slow breath.
It truly was a calculated scheme.
"But for you, what is the point of making such a sensational debut?"
"Could it be that you genuinely want to be a doctor and save the common people?"
Tang Xuan smiled and said, "Do I look like a good person to you?"
Gan Kun examined him closely and then gave a definitive answer.
"Not in the least."
"Do I need to explain to you what I intend to do?"
A smile hung on Tang Xuan's lips, but within that smile lurked a bone-chilling coldness.
Gan Kun shuddered all over and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Master Tang, I spoke out of turn."
Just then, the woman wearing the duck-billed cap walked into the clinic.
"Having offended Liu Hao, you will find it impossible to take a single step forward in Junyang City from now on."
Tang Xuan said indifferently, "How could that be?"
The woman smiled and said, "Do you have any idea how many influential families he is connected to?"
"He is a prized asset among the great families, and right now, many people rely on him to stay alive."
"You made him lose face in broad daylight; do you think he will let you go?"
Tang Xuan said carelessly, "Anyone can be replaced, let alone the fact that his medical skills are inferior to mine. Those great families can always make a new choice."
The woman looked at Tang Xuan in astonishment.
"Can you cure any illness?"
"Did you not see the sign at the entrance?"
"People as arrogant as you are a rare sight."
Tang Xuan laughed.
"Arrogance is a word used to describe those who lack ability, and I am not one of them."
The woman said, "Although I witnessed with my own eyes how you cured the old beggar, I did not experience it personally, so I remain unconvinced."
Tang Xuan glanced at her indifferently.
"How did you know I wouldn't normally treat patients?"
Gan Kun was dumbfounded.
Was something wrong with his ears? He hadn't heard the woman say that Master Tang didn't treat patients at all.
The woman remained silent, looking at Tang Xuan with a smile.
"Your provocation is useless on me. However, if you can explain where my flaw was exposed, I might consider treating you."
"The old beggar usually begs on Liyang Street, and Sanhe Bridge is his base where he can shelter from the wind and rain."
"This place is nearly two kilometers away from Liyang Street, making it a place where he would never appear."
The woman intentionally paused to observe the changes in Tang Xuan's expression.
All of this was merely her conjecture, so she had no idea whether she was right or wrong.
"The reason he was able to appear here is that you must have communicated with him beforehand."
"As the most prominent doctor in Junyang City, stepping on him to rise allows you to build a reputation in the shortest possible time."
"This is a trap you designed for Liu Hao, and the sign at the entrance was the key to luring him into it."
Tang Xuan raised an eyebrow. This woman was no simple character; she had deduced so much information simply from the distance between road segments.
And the deductions she made were almost entirely accurate.
"Tell me, what ailment do you have that requires my treatment?"
Suddenly, the woman clutched her lower abdomen in agony.
Her rosy complexion instantly turned pale and drained of blood.
She was forced to curl up on the floor to ease the excruciating pain.
"Damn it, Master Tang, is this woman here to pull a scam?"
Tang Xuan walked over to the woman and could clearly see her body trembling slightly.
The pain etched across her brow did not look like an act.
"Dysmenorrhea?"
The woman gritted her teeth and nodded with difficulty.
This was the most agonizing time of each month for her. Although it was not a fatal illness, the pain every time was excruciating enough to feel like death.
"Unbutton your jeans."
Hearing Tang Xuan's words, the woman's eyes widened in shock.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Tang Xuan said helplessly, "Didn't you want me to treat you?"
Gan Kun found it hard to watch any longer. Treating an illness was one thing, but why did it require taking off pants?
The woman continuously took deep breaths to alleviate the pain.
As the sensation became increasingly intense, she had no choice but to consider what Tang Xuan had asked her to do.
The woman glanced at Gan Kun.
Gan Kun pretended not to notice and turned his head away.
Tang Xuan said, "Step outside first."
Gan Kun pretended not to hear.
Tang Xuan barked, "Step outside first."
Gan Kun pointed at himself and asked, "Master Tang, do you want me to go out?"
Tang Xuan landed a kick squarely on Gan Kun's backside.
"Get lost."
Gan Kun clutched his fiercely aching rear end and hopped his way outside.
Tang Xuan placed his hand on the woman's lower abdomen.
A warm current flowed from Tang Xuan's palm, and the severe pain instantly diminished by more than half.
The woman looked at Tang Xuan in stunned disbelief.
From childhood to adulthood, she had endured this torment countless times, and no method had ever brought her relief.
Every time, she had simply had to grit her teeth and endure the suffering.
Yet today, he had merely touched her, and the pain had eased!
"How... how did you do that?"
Seeing the woman's incomparable astonishment, Tang Xuan smiled.
"The sign of the peerless miracle doctor is no joke."
The woman grew excited.
"Can you cure me completely?"
She had suffered endlessly, every bout of pain filling her with the desire to die.
She had sought countless physicians, yet not a single doctor had been able to help her.
Today, at last, she saw a glimmer of hope.
Tang Xuan frowned and said, "This condition of yours requires gradual conditioning; it cannot be cured overnight and will take some effort."
"I will cooperate with whatever demands you have, as long as you can cure me."
Tang Xuan helped her up and seated her on a stool.
"My clinic is lacking an assistant."
The woman agreed without a moment's hesitation. "No problem."
"What is your name?"
"Su Qin."
Tang Xuan looked at her with a frown.
The surname Su?
Could she be related to the Su family?
"What is it?"
"Nothing much. I happen to know another woman with the surname Su, but I don't hold her in high regard."
Su Qin smiled and said, "It's just a surname. Surely you aren't going to harbor a prejudice against me because of that?"
Tang Xuan shook his head and said, "It won't come to that."
At that moment, Qi Dao walked in from outside the clinic.
On the surface, Su Qin remained calm, but inwardly she was deeply shocked.
She could feel the intense murderous aura emanating from Qi Dao—this was definitely not something an ordinary person should possess!