Open A Clinic To Cultivate Myself Chapter 333 Continuous Bends On The Road

“Doctor Ning, it's now time for you to exhibit the medical skills of Hua Country.” Joseph Talman turned his eyes to gaze at Ning Tao, his face wearing a smile.

Although he spoke politely, he did not for some reason sound as if he was a believer.

Ning Tao put down the dinner napkin and stood up. “I must go back to my room to fetch my medicine chest. Then I will visit the patient.”

Joseph Talman said with a smile, “Medicine chest? No, Doctor Ning, all the world's most advanced medical equipment and medicine are here. You don't need a medicine chest.”

Ning Tao replied blandly, “I don't need any medical equipment or medicine here. If they were effective, Princess Shalim wouldn't have invited me to treat Professor Jade, would she?”

Joseph Talman's lips quivered and a tinge of displeasure flashed across his eyes. A doctor from Hua Country speaking to him in such a tone! But he composed himself and did not blow up. Nor did he argue with Ning Tao.

Ning Tao continued. “Moreover, I must remind you people something. I'm not an ordinary doctor and have my own set of rules in treating my patients. Whoever sees me for an illness must comply to my rules.”

A n.o.bleman had detected Joseph Talman's displeasure. He took the opportunity to say, “You're such a young doctor and haven't even seen the patient before. We don't know if you could cure Professor Jade. Yet you are proposing that we follow your rules. Don't you feel that it's a little inappropriate?”

“My rule is actually quite simple. No one must be around when I treat my patient,” Ning Tao said.

Joseph Talman instantly furrowed his brows. In the end, he could not help but ask, “Shalim, are you sure you have made the right decision in inviting this man? Professor Jade is very important to us, and yet this man refuses to let us be present. You have only known this Doctor Ning for two days and don't know his background. Why do you trust him so much?”

Shalim stood up, her mood a little agitated. “It's exactly because Professor Jade is so important to us that I asked for Doctor Ning's presence. You can see his medical skills from Harley Poche. Moreover, my…” She expanded her chest, “My b.r.e.a.s.t.s are another proof.”

Joseph Talman could no longer control himself. “Enough! Don't you feel that this is an embarra.s.sment? You shouldn't have mentioned your breast augmentation surgery on such an occasion. This only proves that he's a cosmetic surgeon.”

Shalim Talman tried desperately to convince. “Then what about Harley Poche? I ought to have brought him and his bed along. He would surely convince you!”

At this moment, Cagu Talman raised his hand slightly. “No more arguments. We are all very aware of Professor Jade's condition. No matter what, we ought to let this doctor from Hua Country give it a try. At least until now, he's our only hope.”

Hoping for a miracle was one thing. Whether such a miracle would really occur was another.

Ning Tao gave a bland smile. “I cannot guarantee I can cure Professor Jade's illness. But I am 100% sure I can cure yours.”

“My illness?” Cagu Talman gave a slight start.

Joseph Talman said, “What do you mean? My father's a very healthy man. Even though you are a guest invited by my sister, I must be severe to you if you continue making such rude remarks.”

How could anyone comment casually about the king of the land?

But Ning Tao did not take Joseph Talman's warning to heart. He said nonchalantly, “King Cagu, you have undergone a bariatric surgery and have removed one-third of your stomach. And yet you still cannot lose weight. Your heart can no longer bear the burden of your weight and is pumping very strenuously. The oxygen content in your blood is also insufficient. Do you often feel tired after taking a few steps, and drowsy and exhausted every day?”

“How… how did you know I have undergone a bariatric surgery? And how did you know I am always feeling tired?” Cagu Talman actually knew his own symptoms, but such a chronic illness arising from unhealthy habits could not be cured by popping a few pills, or taking a few injections.

Ning Tao said, “The medical diagnosis of Hua Country depends on observing, listening, questioning and feeling the pulse. I have observed your complexion and diagnosed your physical condition. Other than your heart's strenuous pumping and the insufficient oxygen content in your blood, your liver is sick too. It is undergoing a pathological change. I don't need an ultrasound examination to know you have a serious fatty liver. But you cannot put aside your wine gla.s.s, nor can you restrain from all those succulent grills. If this continues, you can only have a liver transplant. Let me ask you right now, are you suffering from dry eyes and blurred vision?”

The eyes of a few n.o.blemen all converged on Cagu Talman's body. It was only thanks to Ning Tao that they knew their old king was in such bad shape.

Cagu Talman came out of his astonishment. He smiled. “My doctor have told me all these too. You must be a very experienced doctor to notice them. You are indeed observant. Let me ask you then, how would you treat me if you were my doctor?”

“Lose weight,” Ning Tao replied.

Joseph Talman could not help but chuckle. “Haha, I didn't expect you to be a fitness trainer as well.”

Ning Tao pretended not to have heard.

Cagu Talman said, “How would you make me lose weight? By taking medicine, or doing exercises? If I had the perseverance, I wouldn't have suffered from all these health problems.”

Ning Tao said, “I only need half an hour and you will be as slim as I am.”

The moment he said this, the entire dining hall turned quiet.

“Hahaha…” Even Cagu Talman could not help but laugh. “You're the most interesting doctor I have ever met.”

Joseph Talman's reaction was the polar opposite of the old king's. His face fell and turned grim. “This is the palace of Ruitian. How dare you make such exaggerated claims! Are you trying to insult our intelligence?”

Ning Tao completely ignored Joseph Talman. He gazed at Cagu Talman. “King Cagu, if you are willing to try, we can start now. So you doubt my ability to cure Professor Jade? You can test my medical skills yourself.”

“Guards!” Joseph Talman growled.

Two royal guards immediately walked up to him. The armors on their bodies clanged distinctly with their footsteps.

Shalim Talman was fl.u.s.tered. “Brother, what are you doing? Doctor Ning is a guest I invited. Professor Jade is still waiting for him!”

“We haven't checked his ident.i.ty yet and his motives are suspicious. Apprehend him first and check later.” Joseph Talman was overreacting, almost as if his intelligence was really insulted.

But Ning Tao was not in the least ruffled. He even wore a smile on his face. “King Cagu, it would take just half an hour and you can then enjoy good wine and food, and a blissful old age that you can do whatever you want. Are you willing to try? This is your last chance. I won't give you another if you miss this.”

This might be the first time Cagu Talman had heard such an offer. A young doctor from Hua Country giving him, the sovereign of Ruitian, a last chance!

The two guards came to Ning Tao's side. They were about to nab him with their hands.

But at this moment, Cagu Talman spoke. “Very well, I am willing to give it a try. But if you fail, do you know what are the consequences?”

Ning Tao smiled. “I have heard that welfare in the Ruitian prison is good. If I fail, I would like to experience life in the Ruitian prison.”

Joseph Talman said, “Father, you…”

Cagu Talman raised his hand a little. “I have decided. Let him try.”

Joseph Talman stared at Ning Tao and said nothing. The expression in his eyes, though, was very cold.

“Doctor Ning, where would you make me lose weight?” Cagu Talman asked.

Ning Tao said, “Give me a room that can be locked. But…” He paused for a moment before continuing. “I have said, I have my own rules in treating illnesses. No matter who that person is, he must obey them.”

“Don't worry, I will make them wait outside the door,” Cagu Talman said.

Ning Tao said, “I have one more rule.”

Cagu Talman instantly creased his brows. “What other rule?”

Ning Tao said, “We must settle on the treatment fee first.”

A n.o.bleman gave a cold smile. “What an audacious person of Hua Country. How dare you demand this in our palace!”

“How much do you want?” There was faint anger in Cagu Talman's voice. He was losing his patience.

Ning Tao still spoke nonchalantly. “I don't want money. I just want a table from your royal store room.”

“You want a table?” Cagu Talman immediately started, his face full of astonishment.

Ning Tao had made such a sharp turn that all present were thrown out of the car with Cagu Talman. And this included Shalim Talman. They all thought that Ning Tao would demand a hefty treatment fee. They did not expect him to only want a table!

If it weren't for that Ice Cedar Table of Spiritual Timber, Ning Tao would not have come such a long way and spoken so much nonsense. He would not have bothered about the Ruitian King's obesity. Their bad att.i.tudes meant that he would not have cared even if their king weighed a ton!

“It's in the royal store room. Just now, Princess Shalim brought me in for a tour. I think that the table will be a good match with my clinic. I just so happen to need one, so I'll take it. If you are agreeable, why don't we leave for the royal store room? I can treat you there.”

Cagu Talman was silent for a moment before saying, “Very well. I, too, want to know which table it is that you want.”

A few minutes later, Ning Tao brought his small medicine chest to the door of the royal store room.

A guard opened the door to the royal store room.

Cagu Talman walked in.

Ning Tao entered, turned around, and blocked Joseph Talman's way.

The two men stared into each other's eyes.

One second later, Ning Tao stretched out his hand and shut the door with a thud. He even latched the door.

“Which table is it you want?” Cagu Talman surveyed the a.s.sortment of glittering treasures in his royal store room, but he could not find any table.

Ning Tao walked to the Ice Cedar Table of Spiritual Timber, stopping before the Ax of the Storm. “It's this table I want.”

“You mean you want this?” Cagu Talman had thought that Ning Tao would demand a heirloom table that cost a fortune. He did not expect Ning Tao to ask for a worn and ordinary table used for displaying an ax.

Ning Tao felt quite agitated in his heart, but he seemed unperturbed on the surface. “I want this. Are you willing to let me have it?”

“Of course, no problem.” Cagu Talman did not even take time to consider. He agreed at once.

Ning Tao took the Ax of the Storm away from the table and patted it. “Get up. This will serve as the operating table.”

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Cagu Talman tried to lift himself up by pus.h.i.+ng down on the edge of the table, but he was too fat. Being old and clumsy, he could not climb up.

Ning Tao shook his head. He gripped Cagu Talman's waist with one arm and Cagu Talman's ham with his other. He heaved the king up the table.

Cagu Talman lay cradled in Ning Tao's arms. There was a strange expression on his face. “You…”

“I am very normal,” Ning Tao said. He placed Cagu Talman on the table, opened his small medicine chest, and took out a Sacred Needle. Without saying another word, he inserted the needle into Cagu Talman's head. A tremor of spiritual power concussed the king and Cagu Talman instantly pa.s.sed out.

Ning Tao rapidly and deftly stripped Cagu Talman of his clothes and inverted his body, making his b.u.m stick up in the air. Then, he took out a plucking talisman and pasted it on the king's naked b.u.m with a loud smack.

A crisp noise resounded. His fatty tissues quivered.