Chapter 717: With a Beautiful Wife at Home, Even Hua Tuo Cannot Cure It

"I will go take a look with you." Ji Xiang also stood up.

Lu Gang didn't think much of it, but Lin Jiuze frowned slightly.

Ji Xiang's perception in his mind wasn't like this; why did Doctor Ji Xiang look different today, a bit strange?

As for exactly what was strange, Lin Jiuze couldn't quite say.

If it were in the past, with the patient's diagnosis clear, Ji Xiang definitely wouldn't have followed. But today, Ji Xiang was very "gossipy" and insisted on going to take a look.

Whether he was going to see the patient or that master, Lin Jiuze couldn't say.

Lin Jiuze also followed them out, while Zhao Zhe looked left and right, eventually following behind Lin Jiuze to watch the excitement as well.

"Director Lu, what exactly does that master do?" Ji Xiang asked.

"I don't know either, I've heard many things about her from others," Lu Gang said. "Her mother was from our Northeast... *cough cough cough*, I can't talk nonsense, anyway, she went to the Imperial Capital later and was treated as an honored guest by many people."

"But perhaps she accumulated too much karma; her mother passed away not long after going to the Imperial Capital."

"Oh? What is her name? I'll ask when I have time," Ji Xiang said.

Lu Gang turned his head to look at Ji Xiang, saw that he didn't seem to be speaking casually, raised his hand to coil up his strand of hair, and sighed.

"Xiao Ji, don't touch these kinds of supernatural things."

"Mm, I know. Actually, some things aren't supernatural, but rather that current science hasn't figured them out yet," Ji Xiang said.

"However, it is said that both mother and daughter look like foxes."

"Oh?! There really are people like that!" Ji Xiang was surprised.

"I can't say too much; I would rather mistakenly believe than offend these people," Lu Gang sighed. "By the way, before our operating room started work, it seems they were the ones who were consulted."

"To do what?" Ji Xiang asked.

Lu Gang shook his head and didn't speak on that matter, instead changing the subject, "There is a legend that when our Second Affiliated Hospital was renovated twenty years ago, the main entrance was moved and directly faced the back door."

"Later, it was said that our Lao Yuanzhang was always frustrated, so he asked her mother to take a look. Her mother said that our hospital's front and back doors facing each other meant the feng shui was wrong, and the 'hall-piercing evil' was too heavy. Plus, the hospital itself has heavy evil energy, which had a great impact on the hospital."

"It didn't just affect Lao Yuanzhang's fortune, even the patients receiving treatment in our hospital were implicated."

"I thought about it, and it seems that medical malpractice cases were quite frequent during that period; I don't know if it was because of the hall-piercing evil."

"And then?" Ji Xiang listened with great interest.

"Later, the back door that was directly opposite was sealed, and our hospital completely lost its back door. But after that, Lao Yuanzhang's path was smooth, and the new Dean was also good, so gradually everyone believed it."

"There's such a thing," Ji Xiang said softly.

"I asked, and they said this kind of feng shui is called 'an arrow piercing the heart'; as for whose heart it pierces, that is unknown."

"Sigh, why am I telling you this? It's all feudal superstition."

"The Dean seems to believe it quite a bit," Ji Xiang teased.

Lu Gang's expression suddenly changed, remembering something, and he leaned into Ji Xiang's ear and said, "It's hard to say if it's good or bad. Lao Yuanzhang was an academic, always teaching at the medical school, and he never tired of it."

"Later, after the 'arrow piercing the heart' was corrected, he got married again."

"?!"

Ji Xiang scratched his head.

"One time he was teaching, his wife went to find him for something, and the students all thought it was Lao Yuanzhang's daughter, just graduated from university. Who did she look like? Di Li Re Ba, you know her, right?"

"Hehe, Lao Yuanzhang worked hard," Ji Xiang laughed.

"That's right, with a beautiful wife at home, even Hua Tuo can't cure it," Lu Gang said. "Lao Yuanzhang passed away before he was 70 after retiring; it's hard to say it had nothing to do with his beautiful wife. But, how does that old saying go? This is called 'dying under the peony flower'."

Lin Jiuze felt annoyed listening from behind.

What is all this talk? From hall-piercing evil and arrow piercing the heart to having a beautiful wife at home and Hua Tuo being unable to cure it.

Ji Xiang seems to have started becoming "improper" recently, no longer the simple, sunny big boy he was before.

Normally, it is easier to change rivers and mountains than a person's nature; a normal person's temperament only changes after a major event.

But Ji Xiang's temperament changed so abruptly, with absolutely no warning.

Lin Jiuze felt unable to accept it.

Arriving at the Neurology Department ward, the corridor was full of people, and Bai Chuzhang was also there.

"Bai Chuzhang, why are you here?" Lu Gang approached with a face full of smiles.

Bai Chuzhang's complexion was extremely ugly, and he ignored Lu Gang.

Lu Gang seemed to have a natural fear of Bai Chuzhang; Ji Xiang understood this, the pressure from a superior doctor, he used it himself too.

But Bai Chuzhang's complexion had been bad the whole time, and he really didn't know why.

Ji Xiang was curious and leaned behind Bai Chuzhang. He didn't speak, just observed quietly.

Although there were many people standing outside the door, everyone remained quiet, seemingly holding a sense of awe for the person inside the ward.

It was quiet, looking quite strange.

Even if a Family Member who didn't know what was going on passed by, they subconsciously shut their mouths.

Sounds vaguely came from inside the ward, sometimes a man speaking, sometimes a woman speaking, as if they were having a meeting.

"Sigh."

Ji Xiang heard Bai Chuzhang sigh.

"Xiao Ji, what are you here for?" Bai Chuzhang asked.

"Just here to watch the excitement."

Bai Chuzhang turned his head to look at Ji Xiang, noncommittal.

Only then did Ji Xiang vaguely discover something was wrong.

Lang Ge's... charm is truly great; he actually led himself astray without even realizing it!

Ji Xiang thought of Shen Lang in his heart, thought of him leaning into his ear mysteriously and saying, "Do you know!"

If he could work with Shen Lang, it would probably be a lot more fun.

Ji Xiang felt a slight sense of regret, not knowing when Shen Lang would appear in Empathy again.

After waiting for 20 minutes, the ward door opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a Chinese-style button-up long gown respectfully pulled the door open.

Shortly after, Ji Xiang saw the fox-faced woman Lu Gang had mentioned walk out.

She really looked like a fox; Ji Xiang looked her up and down, seeing that she seemed somewhat exhausted, her face full of weariness.

"Master, you have worked hard," the Family Member said hurriedly.

"A mere trifle."

Ji Xiang stood leaning against the wall, watching Bai Chuzhang accompany this fox-faced woman as they left, and watching Lu Gang go to communicate with the Family Member.

"What do you know!" the Family Member scolded after hearing what Lu Gang had to say.

Ji Xiang had no idea how Lu Gang intended to break the deadlock; it was as if Shen Lang's soul lived in his heart, and he watched with great interest as Lu Gang solved the problem.

"You really don't understand anything at all!" Lu Gang said with disdain. "I happened to have a train of thought just as Xin Dashi was treating the Patient; are you sure it has nothing to do with Xin Dashi?"

The Family Member was taken aback for a moment.

There had been people grumbling at Lu Gang, but this statement of his was impossible to refute; it was logically seamless.

Ji Xiang was impressed to the point of prostration.

He knew Lu Gang didn't believe in it, but merely kept a respectful distance. Yet, he was able to speak so righteously while using Xin Dashi's name to treat the Patient.

Awesome!

Ji Xiang gave a thumbs-up in his heart.

(End of chapter)