Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 343: Chapter 218: Full of Fighting Power Chapter 343: Chapter 218: Full of Fighting Power “Scared!” Ru Yu was startled upon hearing that.

But the patients around her seemed accustomed to such a thing and found nothing unusual about it.

“How can you not be robbing! A thousand, ten thousand taels? This is outright daylight robbery!” Ru Yu’s face turned red with anger, “I see you simply do not wish to treat my lady, hence the outrageous demands, a lion’s opening its mouth wide!”

Upon hearing this, Dong Lei shook his head leisurely, “Your words are mistaken. My Lady treats and saves people with clear and standard prices, without deceiving the old or the young. Did you really not inquire properly before coming here?”

Idiots! This matter is known to all in Liuzhou City, and yet they dare to come here without knowing anything. Truly preposterous!

Upon hearing this, Ru Yu looked towards her Miss with a confused face, close to tears, “Miss, I really didn’t find out about this, who knew her charges would be so…”

So high! It is simply an astronomical price!

Huo Shuixian’s eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and beneath the light veil, her face was so fierce it nearly contorted.

A thousand, ten thousand taels? Even for a family of high officials like hers, they had only brought twenty thousand taels for their southern trip, yet that wretch had the audacity to demand a thousand, ten thousand taels for a consultation!

“These two must be from out of town, right? Too ignorant and uninformed!”

“Exactly, who is Lady Changsheng? She is the Medicine God! Even with such prices, there are plenty of wealthy families waiting after the free clinic to bring silver for her treatment!”

“If you ask me, Lady Changsheng’s prices are even too low. These wealthy and unkind people should be made to bleed heavily for their money!”

Several patients waiting in line looked at Huo Shuixian and her companion with unfriendly eyes. With Lady Changsheng at the helm, they were very confident, clearly categorizing Huo Shuixian and her companion among the rich and unkind.

The resentment against the rich, even if common people were good-natured, it still existed!

Dong Lei couldn’t help but laugh quietly upon hearing their whispered discussions.

Poor thing! To think they could contend with his Lady for Prince Mu, it was like throwing eggs against rocks, overestimating their own abilities!

“It costs so much just for a consultation, you are openly robbing people!” Ru Yu raised her voice, picking up on her Miss’s cue.

Dong Lei imitated his Lady’s gesture and shrugged leisurely, “Robbing others could lead to a report to the officials. According to my Lady, this is like Jiang Taigong fishing, willing to wait for those who take the bait. The price is thus, those who accept come, those who do not can leave. We certainly didn’t drag them to our medical hall by force.”

“As doctors, you lack humanity. With such prices, so many people can’t afford medical treatment! With behavior like yours, you simply do not deserve to practice medicine; you have none of the compassionate heart a doctor should have for healing the world!” Ru Yu continued.

“There are plenty of ordinary medical halls in Liuzhou City for the common folks and their usual ailments, they should go there. Those who truly cannot afford treatment can come on the day of my Lady’s free clinic. Go ask around, among those who come to our medical hall and spend silver, which one doesn’t suffer from a stubborn illness that has been untreated for a long time? Miss, my Lady once said a phrase that I will now offer to you, ‘Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.’ You dare to come and cause trouble again and again without understanding anything, it’s simply making an unreasonable fuss!” Dong Lei, having been with Gu Changsheng for a long time, had become very sharp-tongued and immediately retorted.

Ru Yu felt extremely aggrieved upon hearing this. It wasn’t that they hadn’t tried to inquire, but everyone in Liuzhou City praised Gu Changsheng to the heavens, nothing but admiration. When she spent silver to inquire, people immediately became wary and not a word more would they say!

How could they know the enemy and themselves under such circumstances?

“Really, if you can’t bring out so much silver, go to another medical hall. What’s the point of making a fuss here!”

“Exactly, not even considering where they are!”

“…”

The patients in line once again started whispering among themselves, with tones laden with disdain.

Huo Shuixian’s anger boiled upon hearing this, too much bullying, it was simply too much!

She then looked at Gu Changsheng, who was ignoring them completely, continuing to diagnose and prescribe for others.

Seeing this, Huo Shuixian felt even more enraged, she couldn’t believe that, with such a loud conversation between Ru Yu and the maid, Gu Changsheng wouldn’t hear!

She must be doing it on purpose!

And truth be told, Gu Changsheng was indeed doing it on purpose. She had been seeing patients for two continuous shichen and was so busy she barely had time to drink water, let alone pay attention to them.

Ignoring them was the best form of contempt. Gu Changsheng decided she would completely ignore this scheming woman!

After yesterday’s commotion, Gu Changsheng had absolutely no fondness for Miss Huo of the Huo family. Aside from a face of peerless beauty, this young lady was truly annoying!

“Apply this ointment to the affected area every morning and evening, avoid spicy and stimulating food, and also avoid getting it wet. In six or seven days at most, the sore should crust over, and once it falls off, the pain should heal,” Gu Changsheng told the patient as she handed over the ointment the attendant brought, giving careful instructions.

Seeing this, Huo Shuixian’s anger surged, bypassing Dong Lei who was busy arguing with Ru Yu, and strode to the consultation desk, staring at Gu Changsheng with an intense gaze, “Gu Changsheng, is Brother Mu here with you?”

No sooner had the patient with the sore left than a new one took a seat in front of the consultation desk. Gu Changsheng, not acknowledging Huo Shuixian’s question at all, continued to concentrate on taking the pulse.

“Trouble sleeping at night? Both ears ringing?” Gu Changsheng, while checking the pulse, lifted his hand to examine the visitor’s ears.

The woman in her forties nodded vigorously, “Yes, yes!”

“How long have you suffered from this illness?”

“Two to three years!”

Huo Shuixian glared at the resplendent woman sitting upright before her, teeth clenched as she spoke, “Gu Changsheng, is this your way of practicing medicine? You dare to turn away patients over and over again!”

A flicker of impatience crossed Gu Changsheng’s eyes, but he didn’t lift his head, saying, “Read the horizontal sign.”

Seeing that she finally reacted, Huo Shuixian couldn’t help but look at the horizontal sign.

The words “A Healer Without Principle” hung blatantly before her, driving Huo Shuixian to nearly burst from anger. A healer without principle? Her! How dared she call herself a great doctor!

“Great doctor? You have the cheek to claim that title? Gu Changsheng, ten thousand taels for a consultation fee–are you out of your mind?” Huo Shuixian, barely suppressing her anger, spoke with a slightly hoarse voice.

Gu Changsheng, while writing a prescription, responded indifferently, “Yes, I’m so poor all I have left is silver. Do you have a problem with that, Miss?”

She’s not at all poor; all she has left is silver, huh? Tsk tsk… that’s just the sour thrill of being a tycoon!

“Take this decoction orally, twice a day. Auntie, come back this evening, and I’ll have someone prepare ear drops for you,” Gu Changsheng replied to Huo Shuixian with only one sentence, then continued to give instructions to the patient.

The patient thanked her profusely and stepped aside.

Hu Yihai, while copying the prescription, spoke hesitantly, “Didn’t this Miss Huo cause a scene here just yesterday? Why has she come again today? Really!”

Uncle Song nodded knowingly, “Such fighting spirit…”

His Highness Prince Mu truly has an extraordinary charm, just look how this delicate young lady is captivated. Thrown out yesterday, yet daring to come back again today! Tsk tsk…

Just as Changsheng’s mother often says, a handsome man is a calamity. And isn’t that the case! Prince Mu hid in their residence early this morning, and here comes the young lady again!

Poor thing, Changsheng’s mother is not known for her patience–she’s famously fiery!

Uncle Song looked at Huo Shuixian with an involuntary trace of concern in his eyes, hoping the young lady wouldn’t go too far, or there would be trouble!

“Gu Changsheng, you just rely on Brother Mu’s affection, don’t you? Do you really think such momentary favor will last? This luxurious Medical Tower, Brother Mu built it for you, right? I think Brother Mu aims to emulate the Martial Emperor, securing his beauty in a golden house. But you must clearly understand how that ended, right?” Huo Shuixian, seeing Gu Changsheng busy herself, spoke coolly.

Gu Changsheng, busy treating patients, rolled her eyes at that. Geez, this girl really does have a wild imagination, thinking too much!

Indeed, the initial funds for the reconstruction of the Gu Residence did come from the robbery, err, consultation fee she charged Zhou Mu, but then, Uncle Song soon handed over more than twenty thousand taels from Prince Liang to Yuan Bao, compensating for the silver she used at the beginning, with more than half left over!

So, how about calling it a mansion she built on her own merit and hard work?

“Miss, I’m doing free consultations today and am extremely busy. Even if I weren’t, I’d have no desire to listen to your idle chatter. Please leave,” Gu Changsheng urged, head bowed as she wrote a prescription.

Please go, young lady, keep your focus on the evildoer; let’s not interfere with each other and all be content.

“Since it’s a free consultation day, I am here to be treated!” retorted Huo Shuixian haughtily, her disdain evident in her voice as if her presence for treatment was a gift from heaven.

“On the day of free consultations, the poor pay nothing, the rich get no treatment. Please leave, Miss, and take care!” Gu Changsheng continued without giving Huo Shuixian a direct glance.

“Who has such rules? Gu Changsheng, don’t think too highly of yourself!” Huo Shuixian looked down disdainfully at the woman before her.

What a pretender! A pretender is but fussy!

“These are my house rules! My territory, my rules, no matter if you’re human or divine, you must abide by them! Miss, out of respect for Zhou Mu, I’ve been patient with you–do not push it, or you’ll only embarrass yourself!” Gu Changsheng dispatched another patient, then turned to the next person in line.

“Brother Mu’s name is not for you, a lowlife, to call! Get out of my way!”

The moment Zhou Mu was mentioned, Huo Shuixian’s fury flared. Furious at recalling how she conversed with Brother Mu late into the previous night, only to find him gone this morning, her resentment churned like raging waves, uncontrollable. She could no longer maintain the composure of a noble lady; without hesitation, she grabbed the old sick woman at the diagnosis table and flung her aside with all her might.

“Yikes!” came the chorus of surprised exclamations from around.

“Ah! Help!” The old woman cried out in alarm as her body hurtled towards a pillar, about to crash headfirst…

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng’s expression shifted dramatically, she slammed the diagnosis table and immediately sprung into action…