Chapter 828: Chapter 831: Heated Discussion
Hearing these words, Doctor Xue’s Fourth Uncle was truly infuriated, his face clearly showing anger, and he angrily stormed into the Medicine King Valley.
His steps were quick, and soon he arrived at the location of those old men. Without waiting to enter the room, he shouted, "What exactly do you mean, you lot?"
The several individuals inside were calmly sipping tea. Hearing Old Fourth’s voice, everyone’s facial expressions turned bizarre.
Until Doctor Xue’s Fourth Uncle entered the room, Third Uncle spoke first, "Old Fourth’s back!"
"What do you mean, watching me being held hostage and not sending anyone to rescue me? Are you all wishing for my death?" The rigid Fourth Uncle asked angrily.
"Old Fourth, you’re speaking too severely. How could we wish you dead? Haven’t you returned safe and sound?" Second Uncle replied.
"Hmph, I think you’re wishing for my death." The rigid Fourth Uncle retorted angrily, sitting down in a chair with a thud.
With a smirk, Third Uncle said, "Old Fourth, since you’ve returned safely, does that mean you treated that child?"
"Didn’t treat." Fourth Uncle replied in a very unpleasant tone.
This statement shocked everyone inside the room. The always self-preserving Old Fourth didn’t treat the child, yet how did he return? Could he have escaped himself? Surely they didn’t release him voluntarily, "Old Fourth, since you didn’t treat them, how did you manage to return?"
"I insisted on not giving treatment, so they had no choice but to decide to find Old Sixth instead."
This statement once again surprised everyone inside the room. The fact that they’d be willing to release him indicated they weren’t bad people, just helplessly resorting to hostage-taking for the child’s sake. "Old Fourth, oh Old Fourth, what should we say about you?"
"I already reminded them that finding Old Sixth wouldn’t help. I told them to hurry and get the introduction letter."
"..." Old Fourth’s words left everyone in the room speechless. The rigid Old Fourth truly lived up to his reputation, for better or worse.
At this moment, Doctor Xue’s Third Uncle slammed the table and stood up, "No, we can’t let them leave. Our competition among the disciples hasn’t started yet, who is more capable?"
Doctor Xue’s master also stood up, "Go bring them back, the competition must take place, otherwise, Eleven’s medical skills will constantly be questioned."
Seeing the reaction of these old men, the rigid Fourth Uncle spoke, "What are we looking for? Their carriage has already gone far."
"Old Fourth, it’s all your fault, otherwise, we could’ve had the competition already."
"Exactly, they must be found and brought back."
"Already gone, isn’t that better? Our Medicine King Valley doesn’t need to break the tradition."
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The old men once again launched into a heated debate about whether to find them or not, while the always authoritative First Uncle remained silent.
Regarding Doctor Xue’s medical skills, he was well aware of them. About whether the child was poisoned, what kind of poison it was and why Eleven failed to diagnose it, yet an outside doctor did—he found it intriguing.
Doctor Xue’s words, he contemplated long into the night. Their Medicine King Valley should indeed treat more patients to improve their medical skills; they couldn’t continue as they were.
As he was contemplating, he heard his junior brothers asking, "Elder Brother, do you think we should find them and bring them back?"