Chapter 8: Robbed on the Road

  Let Chen Bingxuan clean the wound for the patient, Wu Rui followed Lao Tzu out to the hall and said: "A week later, I will come again to acupuncture once and can cure the patient's body. In the meantime, it is best to take some Chinese medicine to adjust the body, which can make the patient stand up faster. Old Chen, please prepare a pen and paper for me."

  "No trouble, no trouble, Brother Wu Rui, please sit for a while, I'll go get you a pen." Old Man Chen said and immediately went to his daughter's room to fetch a pen and paper, carefully placing them on the broken tea table in front of Wu Rui. His actions and attitude were more respectful than before, if he had any doubts about Wu Rui's medical skills earlier, now he truly believed that Wu Rui was a divine doctor.

  The scene of acupuncture just now is still vivid in his mind, and he believes that he will never forget it for the rest of his life.

  Wu Rui did not notice this slight change, picked up the pen, and relying on the super-large memory library in his mind, wrote with great momentum, but the words he wrote were elegant and neat, yet without losing their vigor. If it weren't for seeing it with his own eyes, Old Man Chen would have found it hard to believe that this was handwritten.

  "Alright, these are not precious medicinal materials, probably costing tens of yuan per dose, take one dose a day, and don't stop for the next seven days." Wu Rui stopped the pen in his hand, carefully checked it again before handing it over to Old Man Chen.

  "Good! Good! Good!" Old Man Chen said three good words in a row, but it's unclear what he thought was good. After carefully hiding the paper, he suddenly turned to Wu Rui and said: "Brother Wu Rui, wait for me for a moment."

  "Huh?" Wu Rui was perplexed, but before he could ask anything, Old Man Chen turned around and walked back into the room from earlier. Seeing this, Wu Rui had no choice but to quietly wait in the hall.

  Soon, Old Man Chen walked out of the room with a black leather bag in his hand and handed it over to Wu Rui under his dazed eyes: "There's over a thousand yuan in here, not much, I hope Brother Wu will accept it."

  Old Chen, although he sells pornographic discs, is an honest man. Although Wu Rui said she wouldn't take any money, how could Old Chen be at ease with that? Over a thousand yuan is not a small amount, but for someone of Wu Rui's caliber, it's not even enough to cover the registration fee. After all, not long ago, Wu Rui charged 1,000 yuan just to treat a painful menstruation.

  However, nowadays he can only take out this amount of money, and there is only over a hundred left for family expenses.

  "What do you mean, Old Chen? Since I said I wouldn't take money, that means I won't take it. My medical practice has its own principles: we can cheat the wealthy, corrupt officials and evil people, but we absolutely cannot bully poor commoners. We should cure illnesses, not create them for the sake of money!" Wu Rui shouted loudly with a stern face.

  These things were passed down by the old man, and if he used to just follow the rules, now he has a deeper understanding. A doctor should be like a Bodhisattva, always having a compassionate heart, existing to save suffering and difficulties. This society is not as beautiful and peaceful as it's said on TV news, there are still many people living in poverty and illness.

  As a doctor, if he takes advantage of the situation to bully others, Wu Rui is not a good person!

  Old Chen was moved to tears, his heart deeply touched. If all the doctors in the world were like Wu Rui, then this world would be a wonderful place. However, under the influence of fame, wealth and power, who can still remember the vows they made in kindergarten? Most have forgotten.

  Old Chen was deeply moved, but he still didn't take the money back. Instead, he stubbornly said: "Brother Wu Rui's noble character, I admire it very much, but we also have principles as human beings. You exerted your efforts and treated my loved one, even if I become poor and destitute, I must pay the medical expenses. This is what you deserve, please don't delay any further. And we know that this treatment is worth far more than just over a thousand yuan!"

  Wu Rui slightly opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He took the leather bag from Old Man Chen's hand, opened it, and pulled out 100 yuan to put in his own pocket. The rest he put back on the tea table. Without giving him a chance to react, Wu Rui said: "For others, my medical skills may be impressive, but for myself, they're just a simple task. One hundred yuan is enough; take the remaining money and give it to your wife to buy medicine and nourish her body. It's at least tens of yuan every day, which will last for a month - that's not a small expense."

  Wu Rui finished speaking and refused Old Man Chen's farewell, leaving directly. To say that this treatment was indeed worth far more than over a thousand yuan, but that's in comparison to the fees of modern hospitals. In reality, this acupuncture treatment for him was just a simple task. Moreover, if one were to use money to measure the value of a medical skill...

  This is an insult to medical skills.

  Watching Wu Rui disappear into the darkness, Old Man Chen's mouth was agape for a long time, his hand clutching the black leather bag tightly.

  "Dad..."

  A voice came from behind, waking up Old Chen from his daze. He turned around and asked his daughter, "Did you hear everything?"

  "Hmm..." Chen Bingxuan responded softly, her voice low and her eyes filled with guilt. She thought about how she had initially doubted Wu Rui's intentions, thinking he was just trying to scam her, and a wave of shame and self-reproach washed over her.

  "Daughter, you must remember that Wu Rui, the divine doctor, will always be our Chen family's benefactor, a great benefactor!" Old Man Chen said with emphasis, his eyes slightly red, his heart moved.

  "Dad, I will always remember!" Chen Bingxuan nodded heavily in response to her father's words. She knew what she had to do without him saying it, and Wu Rui's medical ethics were worthy of respect from the world.

  On the other hand, Wu Rui, who was walking back home in the night, also gained a lot. As he walked slowly, he was also digesting his understanding of tonight in his heart, and his spiritual realm was constantly improving unknowingly. The cultivation method of "Shennong Jing" was running automatically, and even his cultivation, which had not been upgraded for a long time, seemed to have a sign of breakthrough at this moment.

  The opportunity was there for Wu Rui, but it seemed to have come at the wrong time.

  "Hey, kid! Stop right there!" Three dark figures darted out of the alleyway, forming a triangle around Wu Rui. Under the moonlight, their knives gleamed with dazzling light.

  "Huh?" Wu Rui was startled awake in the midst of enlightenment, and upon seeing the situation on the scene, no matter how good his cultivation was, he was also annoyed at this moment. He wasn't afraid of being robbed, but the other party had indeed interrupted his opportunity, which was something Wu Rui couldn't accept. After all, when it came to cultivating a certain realm, especially when one reached a certain level, brute force and bitter practice were no longer useful; only when opportunities arose could there be breakthroughs.

  But such an opportunity is elusive and intangible, how can it be easily obtained? Today's opportunity was unexpectedly disrupted by a few thugs. Wu Rui couldn't help but feel annoyed inside, so he looked up at them with a cold gaze and asked: "What do you want to do? Are you here to rob us?"

  "What do you want to do? Robbery?"

  Wu Rui's icy voice made the three people surrounding him feel a chill in their hearts, but this feeling only flashed by and was taken as an illusion. Immediately, one of the young men in front spoke coldly: "You've got good eyesight, kid, you can tell what we're here for. No need to say more, hand over all your money right now. All of it! If you dare hide a single cent, we won't mind making you bleed!"

  While threatening, he also swung a... fruit knife in his hand.

  "Hmph...” Wu Rui laughed, and it was the kind of laughter that came from deep within. The three little rascals actually dared to threaten him with harsh words? This was the most ridiculous joke he had ever heard in his life. At the age of three, he was taken up the mountain by an old man; at five, he began to show signs of accomplishment; and at ten, he started venturing into the primitive forest filled with ferocious beasts all alone. He had experienced tens of thousands of intense battles, not to mention life-or-death struggles.

  Don't look at Wu Rui's gentle eyebrows and eyes, or his warm appearance, but the murderous aura in his bones has never stopped. Especially for this kind of thieving gangster, he wouldn't know what kindness is! Thinking of this, Wu Rui's body moved...

  "Ah!!!!!!"

  It seemed like the movement wasn't very fast, but the young man in front didn't even have time to react before he let out a miserable cry and flew backward.

  "Ah?" The two people next to him were shocked, and for a moment they were stunned on the spot, seemingly still unaware of the fact that they had collided with the steel plate. As a result, they followed one after another into the footsteps of the former, and were kicked to the ground by Wu Rui without any effort. The scene added a burst of wailing voices. Although Wu Rui did not use his full strength to kill them, the force was still not light. At this moment, they felt numbness in the place where they were kicked, and there was a piercing pain inside their bodies.

  "Hmph! With hands and feet, you don't find a decent job, but instead come out to learn how to rob people!" Wu Rui's voice was full of disappointment.

  "Cough, cough... You little brat, you're looking for death! We are people from the Mountain Dragon Gang. Don't think that just because you have some skills, you'll be invincible. Our boss will sooner or later take your life!" Although he was shocked and frightened in his heart, the young man in front of him still didn't show any weakness, instead, he brought up his own background, believing that Wu Rui would definitely turn pale with fear when he heard his name!

  Shan Long Gang, in the city of E, is an existence that can cover the sky with one hand. Even government officials have to consider Shan Long Gang's attitude when handling affairs, which shows how great their power is.

  Unfortunately, Wu Rui had only just arrived in E City and hadn't even touched that level of thing, let alone heard of the Shan Long Gang. All he knew was that this person was threatening him again... Wu Rui smiled coldly and slowly walked towards her.

  "You... don't come any closer, I'm a member of the Mountain Dragon Gang, if you..." Ah!!!!!!!!!!

  With a cracking sound of bones breaking, the scene was filled with heart-wrenching screams, scaring away the birds nesting nearby that fled in all directions without fear of the darkness.

  "Hmph! What bad luck!" Wu Rui cursed and left a sentence, then continued to hurry back to the city center with peace of mind. However, he still resented that his chance was interrupted, and when he calmed down and wanted to find that feeling again, he found that it could not be done after all, which made him smile bitterly. Since he had already missed it, how could he come back?

  For the three bandits, Wu Rui gave them a cold shoulder and didn't take their threats to heart. Not to mention that he didn't understand the Mountain Dragon Gang, even if he did know, what could they do to him? Wu Rui wasn't afraid of anyone!

  ……

  In the central hospital of E City, looking at his younger cousin lying on the bed, Peng Long's heart flashed with endless killing intent, and he coldly asked: "Who beat you up like this?"

  As a leader of the Mountain Dragon Gang, Peng Long was not insignificant in Goose City, where he could summon wind and rain. Now his younger cousin had been beaten like this, how could he not be furious? Wasn't this a slap in Peng Long's face?

  "......Brother Long, you must avenge me!" Peng Jing, who had previously been tough and unyielding, now cried out with a twisted face, looking pitiful and helpless. The sound of his crying was truly heart-wrenching.

  “……” Peng Long slightly furrowed his brow, he couldn't stand scenes of crying and making a fuss, but seeing his younger cousin being wronged, he unusually didn't interrupt, until Peng Jing gradually calmed down before coldly asking: "What's going on exactly? Speak clearly, otherwise I won't even know who hit you, how can I avenge you?"

  When Peng Jing heard her brother's words, she wiped away tears and said with a sob: "It was like this, wasn't I going to collect protection fees with Xiao Wu and Xiao Chen in the old district tonight? On our way back, we met a young man wearing a long gown, and he beat us up without saying a word..."

  "Huh?" Peng Long felt inexplicably puzzled, originally thinking it was the doing of some enemy, but unexpectedly the inside story was so ridiculous. He furrowed his brow and asked: "Why did he want to beat you guys for no reason? Is he just eating too much and getting bored?"

  "Maybe... maybe..." Peng Jing thought for a moment, and after a long time, her eyes lit up and she said: "I know! When he finished beating us, he also said that if we didn't find a decent job to do, we would be in trouble. I guess it's because he saw us collecting protection fees! And when I said I was from the Shanlong gang, not only did he not stop, but he ruthlessly broke my leg... Brother, you must avenge me!"

  The Dragon Gang was chaotic, but also had rules. It wasn't that they couldn't rob people, but when something went wrong, the upper echelons generally wouldn't show up to help. Therefore, Peng Jing very wisely changed the cause of the matter.

  "Hum! How dare you!" After hearing this, Peng Long was indeed furious, her eyes gleaming like a wolf hunting at night. However, she soon thought of a very crucial question: "The young man in the Taoist robe? What is his identity?"

  “Th...” Peng Jing's throat suddenly felt like it was being choked by a fishbone, his face turned black and ugly. How could he know what kind of person that Taoist youth was? After hesitating for a long time, he could only say: "Eldest brother, I don't know who he is either!"

  Peng Long furrowed his brow, clearly aware that this was no small trouble. However, the experienced him did not get angry and instead asked Peng Jing for some detailed information about the target's appearance, meeting place, etc. He firmly believed that under the powerful intelligence system of Shanlong Gang, finding a person was not a difficult task, it was just a matter of time.

  "Just stay in the hospital and rest, don't worry, I'll bring his head to apologize to you soon!" At this moment, Peng Long's body burst out with a violent aura, even Peng Jing felt slightly uncomfortable, until he turned around and left before taking a slight breath. But thinking of that Taoist boy, Peng Jing's upper and lower teeth were tightly clenched together, her face filled with endless hatred.