September, on a high-speed train.
A young man sitting by the aisle was muttering under his breath, "What the hell is that old geezer up to, sending me to Shen Mountain City to find some old friend, and with such urgency too!"
The young man's name is Chen Fei, a native of Gao Mountain Village. The 'old geezer' he was muttering about was the village chief of Gao Mountain Village. He and the chief had a father-and-son-like relationship, but their playful banter grew into a habit that was unchangeable.
Chen Fei's mother passed away early, and he was brought up by his father. Upon his father's insistence, he had learned by heart an ancient book called "Xuan's Classical Collection." When he turned eight, he noticed a significant change in his body's functions - he developed the so-called X-ray vision.
In addition, the "Xuan's Classical Collection" was a treasure trove of knowledge, encompassing everything from medicine, astrology, Feng Shui, martial arts, and more. Chen Fei felt energy flowing within his body, greatly increasing his strength and speed, while also mastering advanced medical techniques.
When Chen Fei was twelve, he came back from a trip to discover a massive fire had ravaged Gao Mountain village. His family's house had been burnt to the ground, his father was missing, and his fate unknown. The village chief told him that the fire started suddenly and by the time it was discovered, Chen Fei's home was already in ashes.
From then on, Chen Fei was taken in by the village chief, who treated him as his own son.
Chen Fei, with his supernatural abilities, lived in Gao Mountain village for years, helping people with medical care and treatment, leading a quite pleasant life. Recently, however, the old man insisted that Chen Fei go to Shen Mountain City to find an old friend named San Chuan. The village chief handed him a note with an address written on it and sent him on his way. Hence, even after boarding the train, Chen Fei was still muttering in discontent.
Seated next to Chen Fei was a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. A beautiful woman was sitting by the window.
The man with the glasses showed a disdainful face after Chen Fei sat down next to him, moving subtly inward. However, turning his head towards the gazing woman, his expression changed to a lecherous one. At a glance, Chen Fei could tell that this man was not a pleasant fellow.
"This girl is definitely a great beauty, trendy too, with her short skirt and black stockings showcasing her long legs. It's honestly hard to resist touching them," Chen Fei thought as he eyed her legs.
However, the beautiful woman didn't seem well, her face was pale and her hand kept clutching her stomach, indicating some discomfort.
As Chen Fei was lost in thought, the woman suddenly stood, intending to use the restroom.
The man with glasses quickly made room for her to pass, feigning gentlemanly behavior. But as she walked past him, his hand brushed up against her leg ambiguously.
The woman seemed oblivious to the man's actions, and hurried off to the restroom. As she passed by Chen Fei, she deliberately distanced herself, evidently repulsed by him.
No wonder, as Chen Fei dressed in faded clothes and stank of sweat, he looked just like a bumpkin.
The bespectacled man, feeling triumphant, glanced at Chen Fei and sniffed his fingers.
"Is this guy sick?" Chen Fei laughed, ignoring him.
In a while, the beauty returned, her face looking even worse, clutching her stomach. When she walked to her seat, she deliberately avoided Chen Fei. As she passed the bespectacled man, he deliberately brushed against her.
Once seated, the bespectacled man carefully examined the beauty's face and asked with a hint of concern, "Miss, are you okay?"
The beauty shook her head, but the look of pain on her face became apparent, and she clutched her stomach tightly.
The bespectacled man said, "Miss, if you're feeling unwell you can tell me. I'm a medical student, soon to be a formal doctor. I can help."
The bespectacled man's words didn't get a response from the beauty, but they attracted the attention of the passengers in the carriage.
"Oh, it turns out you're a graduate student. No wonder you look so refined - a highly educated person." A middle-aged woman said.
"Moreover, he's a medical student. He's sure to become a great doctor in the future. What a promising future." Another woman chimed in.
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A barrage of passengers crowded around the bespectacled man to praise him, as if by praising him, it would make their own medical care easier. They showered Chen Fei with spittle, while the bespectacled man stood with a self-satisfied expression.
Meanwhile, the beauty looked increasingly worse. Her face was pale white, and she was leaning over the table clutching her stomach, moaning in pain.
Upon seeing this, the bespectacled man immediately took down his suitcase from the luggage rack, pulled out a stethoscope with expertise and hung it around his neck. He then pulled out a curtain and said, "I need to examine this lady, we require some private space, could everyone please help to enclose the area.”
Chen Fei leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs and said, "I believe this lady is suffering from liver discomfort, disharmony of the spleen and stomach, with too much depletion of qi and blood. I wonder if there's any brown sugar water on this train, add a little ginger soup, along with my uniquely formulated pills, will have immediate effect.”
The bespectacled man looked at Chen Fei with curiosity, asking, "Are you also a medical student?"
Chen Fei responded, "I often provided medical assistance to people in my village."
"So, you're just a homespun quack trying to play doctor here. You country bumpkin, let me tell you, I am a certified doctor, and I need to attend to my patient. Nowadays, it's far too easy to pretend to be a professional, with frauds everywhere attempting to impersonate doctors, hmph," the bespectacled man scoffed after hearing that Chen Fei was merely an unlicensed doctor. He then bent over to rummage through his suitcase.
"What is this charlatan doing here, disrupting the real doctor's work?" an auntie who had previously spoken rolled her eyes at Chen Fei, expressing no reason to be polite to such a bumpkin.
"Many swindlers now claim to be amateur healers, yet they lack any real knowledge, tricking people out of their money and placing lives at risk."
One by one, the surrounding passengers expressed their opinions, scolding Chen Fei and treating him with contempt as if he were a con artist.
A buck-toothed man seated in the back stood up and addressed Chen Fei, "Kid, if you delay this doctor any further, don't blame me for not being polite." After speaking, he turned to the bespectacled man, fawning over him and helping to hang a curtain over the window, to give the beauty some privacy.
"A friend doctor can help get medical aid in the future more conveniently," the buck-toothed man thought to himself with a smirk.
The bespectacled man now wanted to enter this private space and give the beauty a check-up to fulfill his personal desires.
A barely perceptible smirk crossed the corners of his mouth.
Chen Fei observed all of this and concluded that the bespectacled man was up to no good.
Chen Fei activated his x-ray vision and looked at the bespectacled man, and the man's intentions were immediately revealed to him.
