Divine Level Witch Doctor

Although he hated Zhao Yuan’s guts, Kawashima Haruhiro still put on a false front and came forward to shake his hand.

The reporters in the treatment room all pressed their shutters, capturing the moment.

A Japanese reporter praised him sincerely, ”Mr. Kawashima truly is the shining light of Japan’s medical world! Such exceptional composure and grace!”

They had no idea that the man they saw as a perfect gentleman, Kawashima Haruhiro, was actually provoking Zhao Yuan. ”Lord Zhao, you’ve finally decided to show up. The competition is about to start. I was beginning to think you were too scared to come.”

But since beginning his cultivation, Zhao Yuan’s Mental Realm had been forged to be as solid as a rock. How could a few simple words from this man possibly provoke him?

With a soft chuckle, Zhao Yuan shot back, ”Mr. Kawashima, you have quite the sense of humor. I already have one win, giving me the upper hand. What do I have to be afraid of? You, on the other hand, are a different story. If you lose today’s match, it’s all over for you. You’ve made such a big spectacle of this, inviting all these reporters. I really have no idea how you’ll face them after you lose.”

Kawashima Haruhiro’s expression changed in an instant.

Ever since this competition had been elevated to a battle of legacies, Kawashima Haruhiro had seen an opportunity, but he had also felt a mountain of pressure bearing down on him. He had been trying to convince himself otherwise, to lessen the burden. But now, Zhao Yuan’s words had instantly rendered all his efforts useless.

The immense pressure crashed down on him again, so heavy that his breathing became labored. A cold sweat beaded on his skin.

However, Kawashima Haruhiro’s ability to regulate his emotions was strong. He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and snorted, ”Lose? How is that possible? I will be the one to win today’s competition!”

”Is that so? Heh.” Zhao Yuan shrugged and sneered, his expression noncommittal.

’Heh, my ass! Who do you think you are? Some online goddess who can just shut people down with a ’heh,’ a ’what’s up,’ and an ’I’m going to shower’?’

Kawashima Haruhiro was so furious he almost spat out blood.

’Just you wait. Be arrogant for a little while longer. You’ll be crying when you see Liu Lili!’

Meanwhile, the doctors who had rushed here from all over China and the masters of Japanese Traditional Chinese Medicine who had come from Japan were not permitted to enter the examination room where the competition was being held. They could only wait in the hospital lobby and the plaza outside.

However, thanks to media involvement, the competition was being livestreamed online. The hospital was also broadcasting the events on numerous LCD screens throughout the building, so even those who couldn’t enter the examination room could see what was happening inside.

Consequently, it wasn’t just the doctors from both China and Japan who were watching the competition. Many of the hospital’s patients were also curiously staring at the livestreams on the LCD screens, asking around to find out what was going on. When they heard it was a medical competition between China and Japan, they were intrigued and began to cheer for Zhao Yuan.

Inside the examination room, seeing that both Zhao Yuan and Kawashima Haruhiro had arrived, Qiao Zhixue and the representative for Japanese Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kobayashi Yuansan, who were moderating the event, announced the ”start of the competition” in Chinese and Japanese respectively. Then, they addressed both contestants: ”Please bring your invited patients to the room.”

With a wave of his hand, one of Kawashima Haruhiro’s junior disciples immediately trotted over to the adjacent room and brought Liu Lili and her family, who had been resting there, into the room.

”It really is Liu Lili!”

Although they had already received the news, many of the medical experts still let out hushed gasps upon seeing Liu Lili in person.

”We’ve sent a lot of information to Zhao Yuan over the past two days. I wonder if he’s come up with a treatment plan?”

”I doubt it. Liu Lili’s condition is anything but ordinary. When she was treated at our hospital before, we not only assembled all the relevant specialists from our own staff but also brought in many outside experts. Even after studying her case for over a month, we came up with nothing. No matter how skilled Zhao Yuan is, and even with the help of everyone from West Hua Medical University, it’s impossible for him to develop an effective treatment plan in just two days.”

”Sigh, our only hope now is the patient Zhao Yuan has found. If his patient can stump Kawashima Haruhiro, we might be able to force a draw. That would be the best possible outcome.”

The doctors on the Chinese side were generally pessimistic and didn’t have much confidence in Zhao Yuan’s chances.

In contrast, the masters of Japanese Traditional Chinese Medicine were all beaming with joy, their excitement palpable.

”Mr. Kawashima’s choice of patient is brilliant!”

”Liu Lili once came to Japan with her family seeking medical treatment. But neither our national masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine nor the leading authorities in psychiatry could do anything about her illness. No matter how skilled Zhao Yuan is, can he be better than our national masters? Better than the leading authorities in psychiatry? He is doomed to lose this competition!”

”In this battle of legacies, our Japanese Traditional Chinese Medicine will be victorious! From this day forward, Japanese Traditional Chinese Medicine will grind Traditional Chinese Medicine under its heel! Our medicine is mighty! Long live Japanese Traditional Chinese Medicine!”

This group from the Japanese Traditional Chinese Medicine camp was shouting in Japanese. The Chinese doctors couldn’t understand what they were saying and paid them no mind; otherwise, a fight would have surely broken out.

In the examination room, Zhao Yuan was observing Liu Lili.

Liu Lili’s attire was rather peculiar. She wore a large black cloak that enveloped her from head to toe, covering her completely. In addition, her family was holding an umbrella over her to block the surrounding sunlight.

Noticing the surprise in everyone’s eyes, Liu Lili’s husband, Chen Kaihua, sighed and explained, ”Lili’s condition has gotten worse recently. If her body is exposed to sunlight, her skin breaks out in large blisters and sores, as if she’s been burned. They say it’s called photosensitivity, so this is the only way we can dress her.”

Everyone’s faces showed understanding after hearing this, but Zhao Yuan secretly shook his head.

In his view, Liu Lili’s fear of sunlight had nothing to do with photosensitivity. It was damage caused by her physical body being corroded by Ghost Qi! Right now, sunlight only caused blisters and sores on her skin. But give it more time, let the Ghost Qi in her body grow denser, and she would likely incinerate under the harsh rays of the sun!

Zhao Yuan activated his Qi Observation Technique and saw the Ghost hidden inside Liu Lili’s body.

But the Ghost’s appearance made him frown slightly in surprise.

Because it had been siphoning Life Force from Liu Lili, the Ghost, despite its lack of strength, was able to manifest a blurry form. Though its face was unclear, its short stature, like that of a three- or four-year-old child, strongly suggested that it was Liu Lili’s son who had died in an accident!

But strangely, the little Ghost’s body was densely wrapped in countless chains!

These chains clearly restricted the little Ghost’s movements, yet it wasn’t angry about them at all. On the contrary, it seemed to like them.

’What’s with these chains? Where did they come from? Why are they wrapped around the little ghost?’ Zhao Yuan’s brow furrowed, his mind filled with questions.