Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 264: Chapter 264 Li Yanran Says I Choose Lin Dong

Lin Dong went to the restroom to relieve himself.

After he finished and was washing his hands at the sink, he saw a familiar face walking towards him.

It was Wang Xiuxin, the very person he had seen at the Western Restaurant at noon!

With Wang Xiuxin’s status, it was not difficult for him to attend this evening banquet.

Moreover, he had a reason he couldn’t miss tonight!

That reason was that his good friend from the Capital City, Lin Tiance, was going to propose to Ye Linglong at her promotion banquet tonight.

He had just got on the cruise ship and headed straight to the restroom.

Unexpectedly, he ran into Lin Dong here.

”Hehe, you’re here too. How did you find the taste of the steak at noon?” Wang Xiuxin, with the attitude of a victor, looked at Lin Dong.

He felt like he had been the winner at noon.

Lin Dong spotted Wang Xiuxin and his expression turned cold, ignoring him and walking straight past him.

Wang Xiuxin smirked and said, ”Lin Dong, let me give you one last piece of advice, stay away from Qiao Bing.”

”She is not someone you can get involved with!”

Lin Dong initially didn’t want to bother with him, but upon hearing these words, he couldn’t help but turn his head and say,

”Put away your air of superiority; it doesn’t work on me. And besides, even if Sister Bing and I really become strangers in the future, you have no right to limit with whom she associates!”

Without looking back, he turned and walked towards the outside.

Wang Xiuxin then snorted,

”Just with your status as an ant, I could crush you with a flick of my finger, do you really think you’re fit to compete with me for a woman?”

This altercation between the two men was witnessed by Li Yanran, who happened to be coming to the restroom and reached the corner.

She heard the entire conversation between the two men.

At that moment, as she watched Lin Dong’s receding back, she suddenly felt an unusual sensation.

When she looked at Wang Xiuxin, a faint aversion grew deep inside her.

”One is a wealthy young master who relies on his status to secretly pressurize his rival in love, while the other is a handsome gentleman from a humble background who, despite being threatened and hurt by Qiao Bing, still considers her feelings... If I were Qiao Bing, I would definitely choose the latter!” Li Yanran thought to herself.

At the same time, she stuck out her tongue and mentally added, ”My choice is definitely not based solely on looks!”

Although she was indeed fixated on looks and often judged based on appearance, this time, she truly wasn’t.

Having left the restroom, Lin Dong composed himself and walked toward the banquet hall.

Ye Linglong, Bai Jue, and Li Qingcheng had already separated and were not together.

The three ladies had returned to their respective places.

After Lin Dong arrived,

Old Divine Doctor Li Qingyang, his granddaughter Li Qingdai, and Medicine Elder Wang along with his grandson Zhuge Lingyou approached Lin Dong as a group.

And around them, there were many others gathered, also from the elderly demographic.

”Come come, everyone, let me introduce you to this Young Miracle Doctor. His medical expertise is truly gifted, and he’s mastered the lost art of Taiyi Yin-yang Divine Needle. Even I, the Needle King, must admit inferiority in his presence. He’s the future of the Southern Faction of Traditional Chinese Medicine,” Li Qingyang proudly lauded Lin Dong to the surrounding crowd.

Medicine King also spoke up,

”In our Dragon Country, Chinese medicine is divided into the Northern and Southern Factions. The Northern Faction is led by the famous doctors from the Capital City, while the Southern Faction by us in the Southern Capital.”

”But for many years, our Southern Faction has been overshadowed by the Northern Faction. Apart from our lack of unity, there is another crucial reason: the generational gap in the Southern Faction and the lack of successors!”

”The Northern Faction has produced a young ’divine doctor’, hailed as their future Cauldron Bearer. But our Southern Faction has never had such a person!”

”But now we do. And that person is Young Miracle Doctor Lin Dong!”

”With him, the future of the Southern Faction can compete with the Northern Faction.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly surprised.

These individuals were all renowned doctors from the Southern Capital.

Included were those skilled in fire cupping treatments like the Fire Cupping King, masters of moxibustion like the King of Moxibustion, and other notable practitioners from major Chinese medicine dispensaries.

Any one of them taken out of context could stand at the Lecture Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Even directors of Grade III Hospitals in Chinese medicine would have to address these individuals as Teacher.

And among them, Medicine King and Needle King were the most skillful and respected figures.

Even so, their strong endorsement of Lin Dong still raised eyebrows and sparked a wave of skepticism among the crowd.

”Medicine King, Needle King, I understand you two wish to promote young talent, but you shouldn’t be so hasty and ambitious.”

”This young man looks to be in his twenties, how can he shoulder such a great responsibility?”

”May I ask who he studies under? What qualifies him to be compared with the young ’divine doctor’?”

”...”

Hearing the crowd’s doubts, Medicine King and Needle King wanted to say something.

However, Lin Dong laughingly said, ”Old Divine Doctors Li Qingyang and Medicine King, everyone is right. This is a serious matter, and I am not fit for such a heavy burden.”

Truthfully, even if everyone supported Lin Dong, he did not want to take on this task.

It was a great responsibility and bound to be troublesome, which Lin Dong wanted to avoid.

Seeing this, Medicine King and Needle King sighed repeatedly.

It was at that moment, a scoffing sound interjected,

”I never thought the Southern Faction of Chinese Medicine had fallen so low that any cat or dog could be put forward as the future Cauldron Bearer of your faction.”

”To even compare him with me, does he really qualify?”