“So you’re all here… to see a doctor?”
Qin Jiang found it a bit strange, because these people didn’t seem quite normal. They didn’t really look like patients.
The bald man at the front pressed his palms together, first bowing to Qin Jiang, then said with a slight smile, “Hello, Doctor Qin. I’ve been feeling a bit unwell lately, so I wanted to come in for a check-up.”
The group of men and women behind him also spoke up, “That’s right, Doctor Qin. Everyone says your medical skills are excellent. Please take a look at the Venerable One.”
The moment Qin Jiang heard that form of address, he felt something was off.
Venerable One?
That’s not a title just anyone can carry.
But since they had come to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, they were his patients.
Qin Jiang didn’t say much. He simply pointed to the card reader on the table and said, “Let’s start with an identity registration, then tell me what’s going on.”
The bald man placed his ID card on the reader, and his personal information quickly appeared.
His name was Jia Shan. He had opened his own place called Shannian Tang, where he ate vegetarian meals and chanted Buddhist scriptures every day, and had taken in quite a few students.
His two most proud and most devout students, one male and one female, were named Du Ji and Feng Jiao.
This time, they had also accompanied him.
Qin Jiang asked, “Go ahead. Where do you feel unwell?”
Jia Shan said, “My stomach hurts a bit.”
Another person with a stomachache?
Qin Jiang first took a look at Jia Shan’s complexion, then said, “Put your hand up here. Let me take your pulse.”
Jia Shan placed his hand on the pulse cushion.
Qin Jiang placed his fingers on it, and after a short while, his brows furrowed.
“You stay up late often?”
Before Jia Shan could answer, Du Ji spoke up from the side, “Impossible. The Venerable One sleeps early and wakes up early every day. How could he possibly stay up late?”
Jia Shan smiled without speaking, neither denying nor confirming what Du Ji said.
Qin Jiang then continued, “You’ve been engaging in intimate relations quite frequently lately. You need to exercise some restraint. Your kidneys are already depleted.”
The moment Qin Jiang said this, Jia Shan’s smile disappeared.
The group of men and women behind him became even more agitated.
“Quack! Do you even know how to treat patients?!”
“Vulgar! How could the Venerable One possibly do such things with men and women!”
“You, doctor, are greatly disrespectful to the Venerable One! What you’re saying is simply blasphemy against him!”
Qin Jiang was getting annoyed.
Was this group ever going to stop?
He was just trying to treat a patient, and these people were chattering away as if they knew more than he did as the doctor.
“If you keep making noise, get out.”
Sensing that Qin Jiang was angry, Jia Shan turned to the men and women and said, “The doctor has his own ways and methods of diagnosis. Perhaps what he’s saying is different from what we understand.”
“Don’t be so agitated. Don’t disturb the doctor’s treatment.”
Upon hearing Jia Shan say this, the group immediately nodded in agreement.
“Yes, Venerable One, we understand.”
The group that had been so agitated just moments ago instantly fell silent.
The viewers in the livestream found this scene quite fascinating.
“Is there something wrong with these people? Why does it feel like every single one of them has been brainwashed?”
“Maybe we should just call the police. That bald guy clearly doesn’t look like a good person.”
“Stop joking around. This kind of thing takes one to play along and one to go along with it. What’s the use of calling the police? What reason would you even give to arrest him?”
“This Venerable One isn’t up to much. The Venerable One back in my hometown is immune to poison and disease. How come this one still has to run to the hospital for treatment?”
It was clear that so-called venerable ones existed everywhere.
It was just that this Jia Shan was relatively clever. He knew that when he got sick, he should see a doctor, rather than staying home rubbing mud and eating incense ash while toughing it out.
After calming down the men and women behind him, Jia Shan looked at Qin Jiang.
“Doctor Qin, there’s no need to ask about my private life, is there? Just help me with the diagnosis directly.”
It was obvious that Jia Shan still felt a bit guilty.
He had probably built up an image in front of these men and women of someone who was detached from worldly desires and didn’t indulge in lust.
Yet Qin Jiang sneered inwardly.
If this venerable one really didn’t indulge in lust, how could his kidney depletion be so severe?
Qin Jiang said calmly, “I’m a doctor. Every question I ask you naturally has a purpose. If you don’t answer me, your illness might not be cured—or might even become a problem.”
“Let me ask you again. Have you been staying up late recently?”
Jia Shan’s mouth twitched. He hadn’t expected Qin Jiang to be so unwilling to give him face, insisting on getting an answer.
Left with no choice, Jia Shan could only answer directly.
“For a while now, I’ve been copying scriptures late at night, so I have indeed been sleeping a bit late.”
The moment Jia Shan said this, the men and women behind him immediately showed expressions of admiration and worship.
Not sleeping at night and staying up to copy scriptures—what a precious spirit!
The group of men and women were so moved that they pressed their palms together.
“The Venerable One is compassionate.”
“Boundless merit.”
Qin Jiang asked again, “And have you been frequently engaging in intimate relations lately?”
Jia Shan said with a solemn expression, “That was for the sake of seeking an heir. After all, I’m getting on in years, and I worry something might happen to me. All the merit I’ve accumulated needs someone to carry it on.”
No wonder the man could be a charlatan.
Jia Shan’s words glossed over the important parts and dwelled on the trivial, insisting on emphasizing only the purpose and not the process.
According to Jia Shan’s logic, as long as his purpose was pure and justified, then what he did and how many times he did it didn’t really matter.
Any normal person could see that Jia Shan was spouting nonsense, but the men and women behind him all believed what he said. Some even felt that Jia Shan had no choice but to do it.
Qin Jiang found it laughable. These people had clearly been fooled badly by Jia Shan.
Still, Jia Shan was fairly clever. He knew to leave himself some room, unlike other big frauds who insisted they didn’t like women and didn’t want descendants.
Qin Jiang continued, “From your pulse, there’s inflammation in your body. Your blood is deficient and your breathing is short. There should also be something wrong with your heart.”
“Do you have the three highs? You probably eat a lot of rich, fatty foods, don’t you?”
Qin Jiang had only asked casually. After all, with Jia Shan’s physique, he was clearly obese at a glance.
Who would have thought that this one question would once again enrage the men and women.
“Don’t talk nonsense! The Venerable One never eats meat!”
“That’s right! Taking life goes against the natural order. It’s a deed that damages one’s hidden virtue. How could he possibly eat meat!”
“I knew this doctor had no real skill. Is that something you can just say?”
Hearing these men and women say this, Qin Jiang was also stunned.
Doesn’t eat meat?
If he doesn’t eat meat, how could he be as fat as a ball?
Jia Shan also forced himself to say, “Doctor, you’re mistaken. I really don’t eat meat. I eat vegetarian.”
Qin Jiang found it amusing.
“So you’re saying my diagnosis is wrong?”
“Fine, then come inside and do a test with me.”
