Peerless Medical Emperor

Seeing the smile on Gong Liangbu’s face, Lin Zhongxue smiled as well.

”I call you Auntie. If you don’t mind, there’s a small, fully-equipped clinic nearby. How about you manage it for me for now?”

”I’ll transfer all the paperwork and ownership to your name.”

Gong Liangbu said, trying to curry favor.

”I don’t know about that.”

”I’m not one to take advantage of others.”

Lin Zhongxue smiled and shook her head.

”No, not at all.”

”My clinic hasn’t been doing well.”

”With you running it, Auntie Lin, I’m sure it will get better and better. To be honest, I was about to close it down anyway.”

Gong Liangbu said with a smile.

”Alright, then. I’ll go take a look some other day.”

Lin Zhongxue said.

”Gong Wuyi, let’s go.”

Chen Qingdi said.

”Alright.”

With that, the two of them walked out the door.

Gong Liangbu personally opened the car door for Chen Qingdi.

Once Chen Qingdi was in the car, Gong Liangbu hurried into the driver’s seat and sped off.

In less than half an hour, they arrived at a residence.

It wasn’t particularly large, but for Chen Qingdi alone, it was more than enough.

”This place is a little small. I hope you find it satisfactory, Mr. Chen.”

Gong Liangbu said with a smile.

”It’s plenty big. I was planning to come stay here by myself from time to time.”

”Back at the house, I always feel like Auntie Lin is a bit ill at ease.”

”It gets in the way of her work.”

Chen Qingdi said.

”Then let’s go inside and take a look.”

As he spoke, Gong Liangbu opened the main gate. It was a two-story building with five or six rooms on the first floor and three on the second.

It was a bit smaller than the villa Lin Zhongxue lived in, but the place was still very nice.

Plus, it wasn’t far from Lin Zhongxue’s home. If she needed anything, he could get there right away.

Moreover, Chen Qingdi made a special discovery. He sensed what seemed to be a very faint Spiritual Qi Source here.

It was no match for the one at that run-down park, of course.

Chen Qingdi hadn’t been back to the park in the last couple of days, though.

Once he’d dealt with the matters at hand, Chen Qingdi planned to make another trip to the park to check it out.

The moment he stepped into the courtyard, Chen Qingdi felt a cold gust of wind wash over him.

Chen Qingdi immediately performed a quick divination, and his expression unconsciously grew grave.

”What is it?”

Seeing the change in Chen Qingdi’s expression, Gong Liangbu asked hurriedly.

”The feng shui here isn’t good.”

Chen Qingdi muttered.

”The feng shui isn’t good? That can’t be right.”

”I hired a Feng Shui Master to assess it back then, and he said the feng shui here was excellent.”

”He even said the two copper vats on either side were specially placed to attract good fortune.”

Gong Liangbu said.

”How long did you live here?”

Chen Qingdi asked.

”A few months, I think. Then, because of some things, I moved out.”

”I didn’t notice anything unusual when I was living here, though.”

Gong Liangbu said.

”You may not have noticed anything while living here, but I’m afraid your luck took a turn for the worse after you moved out, didn’t it?”

”And based on the feng shui of this place, you’ve recently lost three important opportunities.”

Chen Qingdi said.

Hearing this, Gong Liangbu’s expression changed drastically. He stared around the courtyard, his eyes burning with intensity.

Chen Qingdi was right. He had indeed lost three important opportunities recently.

The first was a chance to join a top-tier family in Jingxi as their resident Martial Physician, a position of great prestige, but another Martial Physician took his place.

The second was an opportunity to be promoted to a Grade-One Martial Physician in Jingxi—an honor all Martial Physicians strive for—but he was once again supplanted by that same rival.

The third was a chance to go to Celestial River Valley, a place every Martial Physician in Jingxi dreams of visiting, but that same rival snatched it from him as well.

This rival always seemed to be one step ahead of him, which infuriated him to no end.

It was precisely for this reason that after witnessing Chen Qingdi’s divine medical skills, he had wanted to take him as his master and change his own fate.

But he never expected that upon returning to this small home, Chen Qingdi would be able to tell at a glance that his life had been far from smooth lately.

This stunned him.

”That’s exactly right. I’ve recently lost three opportunities for advancement.”

”How did you know, Mr. Chen?”

Gong Liangbu stared at Chen Qingdi in astonishment.

”It’s obvious from the feng shui arrangement.”

”The one who harmed you must have once been a very good friend, before you two went your separate ways.”

Chen Qingdi said.

At this, Gong Liangbu fell into a long silence.

”Alright. Let the past be the past. Your luck will get better and better from now on. Since you’ve decided to follow me, I’ll help you take back everything you’ve lost.”

”That is, if you believe in me.”

Chen Qingdi looked at Gong Liangbu.

”Of course I believe you, Mr. Chen.”

”Mr. Chen, I’ll do whatever you say.”

Gong Liangbu said.

”Just inside the gate, there are two copper vats. Do you know what’s painted on them?”

Chen Qingdi said, staring at Gong Liangbu.

Gong Liangbu knew nothing about feng shui arrangements.

The arrangements had been set up by a Feng Shui Master recommended by his friend.

”I don’t know.”

Gong Liangbu shook his head.

”You really are clueless.”

”Painted on the vats are ’wealth-sucking insects,’ also known as ’night-insect-birds.’ They’re shaped like thin cicadas and were considered an inauspicious omen in ancient times. What’s more, those aren’t white clouds painted on them, they’re black clouds. Black clouds obscuring the sun means your fortune will drain away. Did you know that?”

”And look at their placement. They’re positioned in the Heavenly Gate and Wealth Gate sectors, suppressing both your fortune and your luck. With those two aspects suppressed, how could things possibly go well for you?”

”As I see it, if this continues long-term, I’m afraid you might not even be able to protect your own life.”

Chen Qingdi said, looking at Gong Liangbu.

Chen Qingdi hailed from Medical God Island, and as its master, he was naturally well-versed in feng shui and divination—a Master, in fact.

He could recognize such a minor Malevolent Yin Formation at a single glance.

”I put my trust in the wrong person. My best friend, Luo Yidao.”

Gong Liangbu said, his face cold.

As he spoke, his hands clenched into fists.

”This is a Malevolent Yin Formation. Since it’s been active for some time, you’ll need to find the one who set it up to break it.”

”The one who arranged this—is he still in Jingxi?”

”Besides, this involves karma. You have to go to Luo Yidao.”

Chen Qingdi said.

”Mr. Chen, can you break it yourself? Is it possible to do it without finding them?”

Gong Liangbu asked.

The main reason was that Gong Liangbu didn’t want the trouble, and he certainly didn’t want to see Luo Yidao.