Super Doctor

The small wine jar had a small base, a bulging belly, and a narrow opening, holding roughly two jin. Li Yue carefully opened the clay-sealed mouth of the small jar, brought it to his nose, and gently sniffed it twice, a look of intoxication appearing on his face. Xu Ze also faintly caught the continuous, lingering aroma of the wine and couldn’t help but swallow lightly…

Li Yue then carefully opened the jar of new wine and slowly poured it into the aged wine. Once it was about eighty percent full, he put the lid back on, gently shook it a couple of times, then opened the lid again and poured the contents into three small cups…

Looking at the liquor in the cup, now blended with the new wine, still viscous, clear, and yellow, emitting a rich aroma, Xu Ze’s eyes lit up. Although he wasn’t a heavy drinker, encountering such fine wine made it hard for him to remain indifferent.

Seeing Xu Ze’s eager expression, Old Master Li smiled with satisfaction, picked up his cup, and said lightly, “Xiao Ze… no need to stand on ceremony at your Grandpa Li’s place. Come… let’s try this wine first…”

“There’s not much of this wine left. Let’s drink to our hearts’ content today…”

Hearing Old Master Li’s words, Xu Ze quickly picked up his cup and respectfully clinked it with Old Master Li’s…

As the wine went down his throat, Xu Ze couldn’t help but sigh contentedly. The wine was mellow, sweet, and fragrant, with a long-lasting body—truly a rare, top-quality liquor.

After the first sip, Xu Ze tried the dishes. The dishes Old Master Li had prepared were extremely common home-style foods, but they tasted extraordinary, so much so that Xu Ze almost felt like swallowing his own tongue.

After a few cups, Xu Ze and Li Yue frequently raised their glasses with Old Master Li. Watching Xu Ze down cup after cup without any sign of being affected, Old Master Li was also amazed. No wonder Li Yue had said he was bringing someone to drink with him; it turned out Xu Ze was truly this capable with alcohol.

The three of them drank and ate, finishing the two small jars of Maotai completely. Xu Ze noticed that after drinking, Old Master Li’s coughing seemed noticeably reduced.

Thinking about it briefly, he understood: it must be the wine’s effect of promoting blood circulation and clearing meridians, temporarily improving the stasis obstruction in the lung collaterals. This was surely why the old gentleman’s healthcare doctor didn’t object to him drinking.

After the last cup was drunk, Li Yue was already somewhat red in the face, and Old Master Li was slightly tipsy, helped inside by his healthcare doctor to rest.

Li Yue patted Xu Ze on the shoulder excitedly and said, “Xu Ze… The old man has been sick for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen him so happy. It’s all thanks to you! As long as you cure the old man’s illness, whatever you want, I’ll give it to you…”

Looking at the slightly drunk Li Yue, Xu Ze smiled lightly and said, “There’s no need for such words… Treating the old gentleman is what I should do… Why all this politeness…”

After agreeing with Li Yue to start the old gentleman’s treatment the next day, Xu Ze drove Li Yue back to his residence first before returning to the hotel to rest.

However, just after entering the hotel, there was a knock at the door. Xu Ze frowned; who would be knocking at this hour…

Opening the door, he saw a young man who, upon seeing Xu Ze, smiled respectfully and handed over an envelope with both hands, saying, “Young Master Xu… Young Master Bao asked me to give this to you…”

Xu Ze raised an eyebrow, took the envelope, opened it, and saw a check inside. However, this check had one more zero than the one the old gentleman had given him last time.

“One million?” Xu Ze frowned, looked at the young man, and said, “Didn’t I say it wasn’t necessary?”

“Young Master Bao said… he lost, fair and square… and the agreed-upon wager absolutely must be given!” the young man said with a respectful smile. “Moreover, Young Master Xu saved Young Master Bao’s life. Young Master Bao says he still owes you a favor… and will repay it when there’s a chance in the future…”

After speaking, the young man smiled and left, leaving Xu Ze looking at the check in his hand. He couldn’t help but sigh lightly with a faint smile, thinking to himself, “It seems Zhang Libao still holds some reservations towards me. Looking at this, he probably still won’t let go of Ling Fei easily. With his background, he’s a formidable rival…”

However, looking at the check in his hand, Xu Ze’s mood was still quite good…

“One million… just for racing someone once, one million… This circle really is full of money…” Xu Ze sighed emotionly, flicking the crisp check with his finger, producing a clear, pleasant sound. Hearing that delightful noise, Xu Ze couldn’t help but feel happy. With this one million, many of his difficulties would be solved.

Although the old gentleman had given him another card, he would avoid using it if possible and return it to him later.

But this one million was truly his own. With this one million, at least his family, his dad and mom, wouldn’t have to work so hard anymore, and Qing’er and Xiao Hao’s tuition fees were also taken care of.

In excellent spirits, Xu Ze had a good night’s sleep. However, after falling asleep, he was still pulled into the virtual space by Xiao Dao—nothing else, because he still had a lot to learn.

Today, what he had to learn was nothing else but English…

Poor Xu Ze. English had always been his weak point… so he had never had the courage to take the Level 4 exam. But today, he couldn’t escape it. Xiao Dao believed that as a super medic in the new era, mastering six or seven languages wasn’t too much…

So, dear Xu Ze once again had to plunge into those headache-inducing vocabulary words and grammar…

Fortunately, Xiao Dao’s English lessons were far more interesting than the school English teacher’s. Combined with the fact that Xu Ze had some foundation, and this kind of learning and memorization was very efficient, relearning it wasn’t too difficult. It seemed that Xiao Dao’s promise of learning a foreign language in ten days wasn’t just empty talk…

If it were still as troublesome as before, Xu Ze would probably have lost interest long ago. But besides English, Xiao Dao had scheduled his courses full with French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Korean…

Just thinking about these gave Xu Ze a headache. But there was no way around it. Xiao Dao argued emphatically that as a super medic in this day and age, needing to find a translator when going out was truly embarrassing. Moreover, the system wouldn’t unnecessarily consume large amounts of energy to activate the language assistance system for translation—that would be too wasteful.

Reviewing English in the virtual space for just one night, Xu Ze felt his English proficiency had improved significantly. At this rate, becoming fluent in English and achieving smooth communication in ten days didn’t seem too difficult.

This gave Xu Ze some confidence. It seemed passing the level exam in the second half of the year should be very easy.

Thinking about spending the next few months mastering a bunch of foreign languages, Xu Ze couldn’t help but fantasize a little… Once he was proficient in five or six foreign languages, even if he didn’t become a doctor in the future, it would be enough for him to make a living in many ways…

And in the future, with money, traveling the world with Ling Fei—how wonderful would that be…

While lost in these thoughts, Xu Ze drove Li Yue’s Aston Martin towards the small street from yesterday. This car had almost become Xu Ze’s personal vehicle in Beijing.

Looking at the impressive small military license plate from the Beijing Military Region, Xu Ze’s vanity swelled considerably. According to Li Yue, apart from a few restricted areas in Beijing, this car could pretty much go anywhere without hindrance.

However, upon reaching the entrance of the small street, Xu Ze still obediently stopped, took out his ID, and handed it over.

They had already been notified inside. The armed police officer looked at the ID, carefully compared it to Xu Ze’s appearance, and then allowed him to enter.

The armed police officer at the entrance to the courtyard didn’t stop him either. It seemed they already recognized Xu Ze and knew he was coming. After saluting Xu Ze, they directly let him into the courtyard.

Just as he entered the courtyard, Li Yue came out smiling to greet him and said to Xu Ze with a laugh, “Xu Ze… Early this morning, the old man was eagerly looking forward to your arrival…”

“Haha… The old gentleman is too impatient… It’s only eight o’clock now. I came over immediately after breakfast!” Xu Ze didn’t stand on ceremony when talking to Li Yue. He smiled, nodded, and followed Li Yue into the house.

Seeing Xu Ze enter, Old Master Li, who had been reading a thread-bound book in the study, a look of joyful smile appeared on his thin face. He put down the book, stood up, and said with a smile, “Xiao Ze… can we start the treatment today?”

“Yes… of course…” Knowing Old Master Li’s eagerness, Xu Ze smiled and nodded, saying, “We just need a quiet room, and we can start…”

“Good… follow me then…” Old Master Li smiled, nodded, and led the way out of the room.

He had personally called Old Master Tang last night to confirm that Xu Ze indeed possessed those miraculous acupuncture skills. He was now completely reassured and filled with hope, wishing that this young fellow could help him get rid of this chronic illness for good.

Entering a room, they saw a treatment bed about two feet wide already set up in the middle. Two doctors in white coats were also standing by, waiting.

Seeing Xu Ze following behind Old Master Li, the two doctors were stunned for a moment, then quickly looked behind them, but found no one else besides Li Yue.

They were astonished, their eyes widening as they stared at Xu Ze. The older doctor looked at Old Master Li in surprise and said, “Old Master, the doctor you mentioned… it can’t be him, can it?”

“It’s him… Xiao Ze, a very fine young man!” Old Master Li laughed and nodded.

“Old Master, you’re joking with your own health… He’s at most in his early twenties. How can he treat you? What if something goes wrong?” The older doctor pointed at Xu Ze, extremely agitated and indignant, trying to dissuade him.