Smooth, strong, and lively… the young man really survived. Moreover, it seemed like he had recovered completely. How… how was this possible?
Physician Xie's face turned green, and the hand on the young man's chest kept trembling.
Shopkeeper Zhou immediately came over to test with his spiritual power. Then, he yelled in surprise, "He survived! He survived! I didn't expect a patient with cut meridians could really recover completely! Young sir truly has superb medical skills!"
Shopkeeper Zhou looked at He Xi with admiration, but He Xi avoided his gaze coldly and was nonchalant about it.
It seemed like this young man was severely ill, but his meridians were not really cut. Someone just used poisonous drugs to clog his spiritual pulses severely, causing his spiritual influence to be unable to circulate.
If his meridians were really cut, she might have needed to pay much more attention to treat him. This kind of small illness was not a challenge for her level of medical skills.
He Xi did not look at the admiring look on the surrounding people's faces and ignored the girl's cries and kneels of gratitude. She only looked at Shopkeeper Qin and Physician Xie with her cold eyes and said lightly, "May I know if this third-grade physician remembers what he said previously?"
"If you can cure this young man, I—Xie Chongming—will kowtow to you three times in public and acknowledge you as my teacher."
Physician Xie's face became darker than the bottom of the wok. He clenched his teeth tightly, and the hatred in his eyes seemed to be able to form a sharp knife and cut He Xi into pieces.
When he was young, he had once experienced insults and underestimation; but after he became a third-grade physician, all the people who once insulted him had been dealt with severely. From then on, he—Xie Chongming—was always at the top; and no one dared to look down on him. However, today, he was humiliated in public by a youngster.
This kid… deserved to die! The kid deserved to die a million times!
The entire area was so quiet until one could hear a pin drop. Even though everyone was happy at Physician Xie's misery of being slapped in the face, no one wanted to display their mockery and risk offending the third-grade physician.
"It's just some small tricks; don't think that you're invincible." Physician Xie took a few breaths before saying sinisterly, "Kid, let me warn you: don't be too arrogant. If not…"
Before he could finish his sentence, his face changed and felt numbness at his knee area. His entire person plopped and knelt onto the floor.
"Ah…!" The audience let out a gasp.
None of them expected Physician Xie to really kneel down. Even though his face was contorted, he really kowtowed three times onto the floor.
He Xi's eyes moved slightly, and she quietly glanced towards the half-opened window at the side.
Others might not have noticed it, but she could clearly feel that Physician Xie did not kneel on his own accord. There was an invisible force that hit his knees and spine, causing him to kowtow to her.
However, He Xi smiled and spoke in her clear voice, "I mentioned that I only need three kowtows. As for becoming your teacher, I don't want a disciple like you."
After she finished her sentence, she turned around to leave and disappeared into the crowd within moments, without even waiting for other people's responses.
No one noticed that Physician Xie kneeling on the floor had bit his gum until it bled. The original sage-like face was now contorted like a demon. His eyes were filled with vengeance, and a sinister and cold smile soon appeared on his face.