Chapter 22

Chapter 22

The little white snake coiled around the well, eagerly awaiting a response from the Dragon King of the well.

With a godfather who could afford to provide fried chicken every meal as its support, coupled with its superior status as the Dragon King of the well, wouldn't it be a perfect match with Xi Xi? Hahaha.

In the silent eastern part of the hamlet, occasional green leaves fell from above into the well.

The little white snake waited for a very long time but received no response. It was stunned, and only later realized—

Could it have been politely rejected?

Wait, would it still get its daily fried chicken?

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Mr. Zhou saw Fan Tu's foot move from his son's back to his head. He didn't stop her at all. Instead, he turned to Wu Heng and asked awkwardly, "Um, Dr. Wu, I... I wanted to ask..."

Wu Heng seemed to know what Mr. Zhou wanted to say and nodded, "You can also go to the hospital for a full-body checkup."

Hearing this, Mr. Zhou immediately felt relieved. He had indeed considered this but was afraid that Wu Heng might misunderstand their lack of trust in his medical skills. He didn't expect Wu Heng to be so forthright, truly demonstrating exceptional medical ethics.

Mr. Zhou pondered for a moment, then turned to Fan Tu. The little girl still had one foot firmly planted on Zhou Haotian's back, holding a mirror and excitedly looking at herself. "Tu Tu, I had planned to take you to a major hospital in the capital city for a checkup a while ago. Since everything is arranged, why don't you come with me for a full-body checkup."

Since Wu Heng had given his approval, Fan Tu naturally agreed without hesitation, "Sure, godfather."

The allure of money made Fan Tu change her address without any pressure!

Zhou Haotian lay on the ground, still cursing, "Zhou Mingze, the day will come when you regret giving all your property to outsiders! Fan Tu, you're just a crazy woman!"

Mr. Zhou's face darkened, and he unceremoniously kicked Zhou Haotian in the waist.

He was in good spirits now, with the opportunity to start anew, but the failures of two consecutive marriages made Mr. Zhou somewhat uncertain.

Wu Heng said, "Head north, and you will meet your destined partner."

Fan Tu leaned over, deliberately annoying Zhou Haotian on the ground, and asked Wu Heng curiously, "Dr. Wu Heng, is Mingze's destined partner me? My home is to the north of the Zhou family."

Wu Heng: "...No, you and Mr. Zhou only share a father-daughter relationship without blood ties."

"Don't be disrespectful, call him godfather!" Mr. Zhou felt a headache coming on hearing Fan Tu's words, but he was both surprised and delighted by Wu Heng's response. Wu Heng was truly a remarkable person, not only capable of healing but also of reading faces and telling fortunes.

Fan Tu stared at Mr. Zhou's face, which could rival male stars in the entertainment industry, feeling a bit disappointed. What a pity.

Seeing that things were mostly settled, Wu Heng prepared to end the live stream. The comment section was still buzzing.

"Have you noticed that every patient who has been connected with Dr. Wu Heng ends up turning misfortune into fortune?"

"Yeah, the He family is wealthy and powerful, and they even gained a household deity. Fan Tu Tu not only became more beautiful but also got a wealthy godfather who could share half his property, except for Huang Qiang and Huang Zhigang, the uncle and nephew."

"Didn't Huang Qiang and his nephew also get a pair of silver bracelets? Doge."

"By that logic, I almost want to get a strange illness and have Wu Heng take a look. Maybe I'll strike it rich."

"Don't be foolish, those connected by Wu Heng are all wealthy people. Even Huang Qiang, the food blogger, earns millions a year. If it were us ordinary folks, we wouldn't even know how we died, and whether they would even bother with us is uncertain."

"+1, being poor is the original sin, haha. The rich feast while the poor starve."

Wu Heng watched for a while, then cleared his throat and announced, "Dear fans, in the future, I will conduct online free clinics on the middle and last days of each month, lasting a full day. Patients in need are welcome to connect with me."

Everyone was utterly shocked.

Free medical consultation?!

He Yunxiao, the live stream's administrator, blushed slightly. Wu Heng had handed over the administrative authority to him, and all matters related to live stream connections were entrusted to him.

Naturally, He Yunxiao figured that queuing for a connection with Wu Heng meant sending gifts, and only those who sent gifts could move up in the queue. Who would have thought that Wu Heng would propose free consultations?

He realized he was being too superficial.

He Yunxiao quickly messaged on WeChat, promising to properly arrange the queue for the free consultations.

"Oh my, Hengheng is just too good! Just based on the momentum he's built from these few live streams, he could easily charge millions per consultation, and wealthy patients would still line up, begging for his consultations. Yet, he's offering free consultations!"

"Are the free consultations really free? That's great! Many elderly folks in rural areas are scared of the high costs of hospital visits. If they could get a consultation, that would be wonderful."

"Sorry, streamer, I take back my earlier harsh words. If there are any medical disputes in the future, I'll be the first to oppose them!"

"Anyone causing trouble in the live stream will be seen as causing a medical dispute, so everyone, be aware."

Wu Heng's announcement of free consultations made the already enthusiastic live stream even more excited. Previously, seeing that Wu Heng only connected with wealthy individuals, many ordinary netizens felt hesitant to try.

These days, just one serious illness in the family can bankrupt the entire household.

Not to mention the high medical costs, even getting an appointment with a renowned expert is impossible for ordinary people without connections! The appointments are all controlled by scalpers.

Yet, Wu Heng is willing to offer free consultations... his medical ethics are beyond question.

Netizens could almost imagine the long lines on the day of the free consultations, while the truly wealthy might avoid the crowds and wait to pay for a regular consultation with Wu Heng.

After obtaining his internship certificate as a Daoist Physician from the Xuanmen, Wu Heng felt more confident. Although the free consultations are tiring, practicing medicine and dispensing medicine to build good karma is a great way to accumulate merit. As a shaman, the heavenly merit greatly benefits him.

After saying this, Wu Heng ended the live stream, wrapping up today's broadcast.

Wu Heng took the bank card handed by Fan Tu's father and thanked him, then turned to Zhou Haotian and asked, "Where did you get those flower seeds?"

Seeing him silent, Fan Tu kicked him: "Speak up, or I'll kick you down there!"

Zhou Haotian, already beaten to the point of spitting blood by Fan Xuan, feared being kicked below and quickly said, "It was during spring when I went to the capital city with you. You insisted on taking photos outside an abandoned estate, and I saw some flowers fly onto your head, so I reached in and picked a few."

Seeing a slight change in Wu Heng's expression, Fan Tu immediately said, "Dr. Wu Heng, do you need those flower seeds? My godfather and I are going to the capital city for a check-up, we can bring some back for you?"

Wu Heng shook his head, only asking for the address.

Those flower seeds were probably tainted with evil energy, causing them to mutate. It's better for ordinary people like Fan Tu not to get involved.

Things are multifaceted; although those flower seeds survive by absorbing human essence, it doesn't mean they have no other uses. He would find an opportunity to get some himself.

Fan Tu and the others, having experienced such a supernatural event for the first time, now viewed everything with a sense of fear. They wanted to ask Wu Heng for some protective talismans but didn't know how to approach him, considering he's a doctor.

Instead, Fan Tu asked, "Dr. Wu Heng, do you have any of that mosquito repellent ointment in stock? I'd like to pre-order one."

Although the mosquito repellent ointment isn't a protective talisman, just the thought that it was made by Dr. Wu Heng made it seem more effective than the talismans of ordinary Daoists.

Wu Heng immediately took out several mosquito repellent ointments from his cloth backpack, each in a round bamboo box. "Regular customers get a 50% discount, two thousand each."

"Then we'll each take one first," Fan Tu said as she took them.

The bamboo boxes were finely polished and smooth, containing a light green mosquito repellent ointment, weighing only 5g, thin and somewhat resembling Snow Lotus.

This would be considered a luxury product anywhere, but since there were no poor people present, no one felt that Wu Heng was overcharging.

Fan Tu's eyes crinkled with a smile as she said cheerfully, "Dr. Wu Heng, I'll take this ointment with me when I go to the Top Hospital in the capital city for a check-up, and I'll help promote it for you along the way."

Wu Heng smiled and said, "That's great."

Fan Tu and Fan Xuan eagerly asked to add Wu Heng on WeChat, and after doing so, Wu Heng was about to leave.

After a few steps, Wu Heng turned back, asked the Fan family to prepare some local specialties from T Province, and left satisfied.

No sooner had Wu Heng left than a police car arrived, and a group of officers accurately arrested Zhou Haotian and Wu Tian Shi.

Wu Heng naturally didn't interfere with the police's arrest of the criminals. He politely declined the Fan family's offer, borrowed a well, and returned to Nan Nuo Village with Xi Xi.

With the free clinic on his mind, Wu Heng rose early the next day.

You Jin, yawning, came to open the door, only to find that Chengde Medical Hall was already open, with Wu Heng sitting at Dr. Wu's desk playing on his phone.

Soon after, Li Hao and a few others slipped into the medical hall with breakfast, looking mysterious.

You Jin couldn't figure out why these cured Beijing big shots were still hanging around. He simply went to the pharmacy to organize the herbs.

Li Hao eagerly set the breakfast down in front of Wu Heng, while Wang Dong and the others habitually grabbed brooms to help clean.

Wu Heng munched on fried dough sticks and sipped soy milk, casually asking, "So, what's your new idea this time?"

Li Hao, spotting no outsiders, quickly knelt beside Wu Heng and whispered conspiratorially, "Dr. Wu Heng, I mentioned to my dad about digging a well at home, and the permit has already been approved. It should be done today or tomorrow. Could you give us some advice? What kind of well do you prefer?"

Wu Heng looked at Li Hao and the others with interest, "Are you sure you want to dig a well?"

Li Hao chuckled, "Yes."

Wu Heng was a smart man; he would surely understand the underlying meaning in their words.

That fool He Yunxiao probably didn't know yet, right? Soon, their status in Wu Heng's heart would surpass He Yunxiao's!

Wu Heng sipped the soy milk, which was made from real soybeans in Nan Nuo Village, "Well water is yin in nature and easily attracts unclean things. Your birth charts probably can't suppress it."

Wu Heng wasn't lying. Wells have been prone to mishaps since ancient times, and many spirits are born from them.

The ancient well at Shi Xuan's home was centuries old. If it weren't for the heavy yin energy in his family and Shi Xuan himself, who could suppress it, who knows how many evil creatures would have emerged from that well.

Li Hao and the others were quite bold.

Li Hao and the others immediately thought of that Japanese movie where Sadako crawled out of a dry well, sending shivers down their spines.

"Then, what should we do? My dad just texted me that the well-digging master has arrived at our house!" Li Hao's face turned pale with fear.

Wu Heng stared into Li Hao's eyes. Although these guys had once foolishly tried to bully Shi Xuan and usually acted more recklessly than He Yunxiao, they hadn't done anything truly evil. It wouldn't hurt to interact with them.

Wu Heng thought about his trips to the capital city. It wasn't ideal to always go through Shi Xuan's place. Shi Xuan was someone even his own witchcraft couldn't fully understand. So he said, "It's fine. Since you've started digging, just continue. I'll set up a protective array in the well later."

He would also bring the little white snake to mark and expand its territory.

Li Hao and the others were thrilled. In the future, when Wu Heng visited the capital, he'd emerge from the Li family's well. Shi Xuan and He Yunxiao would be livid when they found out—hahaha!

Why do latecomers outshine the early birds? Because they hustle and fight for it!

They were Wu Heng's most cherished supporters!

Wu Heng checked his WeChat and noticed a message from half an hour ago.

"Fan Tu Tu: Dr. Heng Heng, my brother is accompanying me and Godfather Zhou to the capital city for a medical check-up~ [picture]"

Fan Xuan, a college student on summer vacation, insisted on going along, fearing that his sister, who is a sucker for good looks, might lose control and actually become the stepmother of her ex-boyfriend.

By now, the three of them had already boarded a plane to the capital city.

Wu Heng replied with an OK emoji and prepared to start his live stream.

Li Hao and his friends, always vying for attention, somehow acquired a signal booster and placed it on the counter of Chengde Medical Hall, greatly improving the clinic's signal. This meant the live stream wouldn't lag.

Last night, Wu Heng trended again on social media, gaining nearly a million new followers. As soon as he started his live stream in the morning, countless curious netizens flooded in, and the number of viewers skyrocketed.

Wu Heng greeted everyone first and had the administrator, He Yunxiao, approve the requests from viewers who wanted to connect via voice chat.

The person who connected was a plainly dressed middle-aged woman. She first looked Wu Heng up and down, repeatedly praising, "The streamer is so handsome, so good-looking."

Then she pulled a girl, about eighteen or nineteen years old, into the frame. The girl had a big belly. The middle-aged woman stared at Wu Heng and asked, "They say you're offering free consultations today, is that true? Really no charge?"

Wu Heng frowned slightly but nodded, "Today is indeed a free consultation."

Administrator He Yunxiao sent out a lucky bag in the live stream, encouraging fans to comment, "Dr. Wu Heng is offering free consultations today. All patients are welcome to queue up and connect~"

"That girl looks so young, how is she pregnant? Could it be... she's also carrying a snake fetus?"

"Damn, where do all these snake fetuses come from? Can't the Chengde Medical Hall live stream have one or two normal patients?"

"Of course, there must be something wrong with the fetus, that's why they're rushing to get a free consultation. Otherwise, why would they be here so early in the morning? If it's not a snake fetus, maybe it's... a ghost fetus? A dog fetus? A cat fetus?"

"Some people are just sick, they can't stand others having something good."

Because the comments were scrolling by so quickly, the middle-aged woman, though literate, couldn't keep up. Hearing Wu Heng confirm, she became even happier.

She pulled the girl closer and said, "Doctor, this is my daughter-in-law. Can you check if her baby is healthy? We've been keeping records at the town hospital, and every check-up says it's healthy."

Many female netizens nodded in agreement. Though they seemed modest, the mother-in-law wasn't ignorant enough to prevent her daughter-in-law from getting prenatal check-ups.

If the prenatal check-ups were fine, yet they still wanted to connect with Wu Heng, it showed they really cared about the daughter-in-law, which was commendable.

Wu Heng didn't respond to the middle-aged woman immediately. He sipped tea brought by Li Hao and waited for her to continue.

He Yunxiao, spotting Li Hao, was instantly stunned. Damn, why is that jerk still hanging around Dr. Wu Heng?

Trying to steal affection and attention, huh?

He Yunxiao gritted his teeth, feeling anxious.

But then he remembered his snake daughter was being cared for by Wu Heng, so Wu Heng surely wouldn't forget him. He just hoped his daughter would be more proactive and help him stay in Wu Heng's favor.

Seeing Wu Heng wasn't responding, the middle-aged woman couldn't hold back and asked, "So, doctor, can you tell if my daughter-in-law is carrying a girl or a boy? I heard you can diagnose through the screen? Can you check?"

When the woman mentioned "boy," her cloudy eyes suddenly gleamed with a bright green light.

"Damn!! I just said this mother-in-law was good to her daughter-in-law, but now... I'm speechless."

"Heng Heng, don't mess up. Even though I don't know why so many netizens reported you and you didn't get taken down, doctors absolutely cannot reveal the baby's gender. It's illegal!"

"So that's why she's so concerned about her daughter-in-law. She's worried about whether the baby is a boy."

"Seeing such idiots early in the morning really ruins the mood. Can the administrator kick her off the voice chat? Personally, I think Dr. Wu Heng should follow up with that patient from the top hospital who had her belly button pierced the other day."

The viewers in the chat had already started cursing, and the middle-aged woman became somewhat displeased, saying, "You all like girls, but can't my family like boys? My son is the first graduate student from our village. I want a grandson to carry on his good genes, what's wrong with that? You people just can't stand to see our family doing well!"

Wu Heng didn't quite understand the way middle-aged women thought in this world.

In ancient times, it was actually women who held real power. Even the descendants of the goddess Nüwa were exclusively women, and society was matriarchal.

Wu Heng didn't think having that extra bit made him all that special.

The middle-aged woman seemed obsessed. She gripped her phone tightly, shoving her face right up to the camera and zooming in as far as it would go, eagerly asking, "Doctor, I heard you also make ointments? Do you sell any gender-changing pills? I want to buy some for my daughter-in-law! The Wang family needs a boy!"

Many sharp viewers in the chat could tell from the old woman's firm demand for gender-changing pills that she must already know the baby's gender.

Wu Heng looked at the shy girl on the screen and said, "The pregnant woman and the fetus are both healthy. You should have your son come in for a check-up."

"Admin, kick her out."

He Yunxiao immediately kicked her out—out of sight, out of mind.

"Nice one, Hengheng! Don't give in to people like her. Gender-changing pills? She's lost her mind!"

"I swear the old lady's face changed. When she shoved her face into the camera, I thought I saw a ghost and nearly jumped out of my skin."

"What did Wu Heng mean when he told her to bring her son in for a check-up? Is her son sick?"

"With a mom like that, it's no wonder her son might be sick."

"Next! I don't want to see any more of these unlucky patients."

"I’m telling everyone in the chat, don’t ever take gender-changing pills. A baby's gender is set from the moment of conception."

Wu Heng moved on to the next patient. Since it was a free clinic, the patients were all over the place, though most had minor issues.

Some didn't even need medication. Wu Heng recommended a few foods for dietary support.

After Wu Heng listed those foods, many viewers in the chat mentioned the vitamins contained in those foods, explaining they were for vitamin supplementation.

The word "vitamin" was new to Wu Heng, sounding like a concept from modern medicine. Wu Heng became even more interested in modern medicine.

Compared to the previous patients Wu Heng had connected with during live streams, each one stranger than the last, satisfying the curiosity-seeking viewers, the patients from this morning's free clinic were quite ordinary.

At this point, the number of online viewers in the live stream room actually dropped.

Wu Heng wasn't concerned about temporary gains or losses, but He Yunxiao was a bit worried, sitting on the sofa scratching his head, considering whether to launch some giveaway activities to liven up the atmosphere.

"Young master, Shi Xuan from next door is here."

Upon hearing this, He Yunxiao nearly dropped his iPad. Remembering that Shi Xuan was now his daughter's godfather, he had the butler let him in.

Meanwhile, Wu Heng connected with a new viewer.

As the camera turned on, it revealed a bunk bed filled with the lively atmosphere of a girls' dormitory, likely a girls' dorm.

The girl explained, "We're in our final year of high school, currently attending supplementary classes at school."

Wu Heng wondered why he hadn't seen He Yunxiao, Shi Xuan, or Li Hao attending such classes.

The girl carefully adjusted the camera, half of which showed the back of a girl sitting behind her, and whispered, "Doctor Wu Heng, I wanted to ask if there's a cure for... blood in the urine?"

Wu Heng glanced at the girl behind the camera and said, "You're not the patient—it's your roommate."

The girl nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes! It's this roommate. At first, I thought she was on her period and accidentally dripped some on the side of the squat toilet, but..."

"Who are you talking to?" Before the girl could finish, the roommate being discussed suddenly leaned in.

Wang Qiang had been feeling very irritable lately, so much so that she couldn't even focus on her studies.

She had been privately scolded by her homeroom teacher for going to the bathroom too many times during class.

But... she couldn't help it.

Only during class, when the bathroom was less crowded, could she go to the men's restroom.

Yes, Wang Qiang didn't know what was wrong with her, she just wanted to use the men's restroom!

The roommate was startled and stammered, "Ah, I came back early that day and saw you forgot to close the door when you went to the bathroom, and I saw you... I saw you..."

Wang Qiang's face immediately darkened. Seeing the nervous and concerned looks of her roommates, she bit her lip and said to Wu Heng, "Are you a doctor? You look so young."

"I don't know why I like to stand and pee now. Yes, standing to pee, and there's blood in my urine. Am I sick?"

Wu Heng looked at Wang Qiang's somewhat pale face and suddenly said, "Send me your birth details, I'll take your pulse."

This statement shocked everyone.

"Wow, taking the pulse with birth details!! The only one who got this treatment was He Yunxiao with the snake fetus, right? What's wrong with this girl?"

"Shouldn't blood in the urine be checked by a urologist? Maybe go to the hospital first, and if it can't be cured, then come to Wu Heng?"

"Is it strange for a girl to stand and pee? I also pee directly when I shower... I'm not sick."

"Feels unusual, my intuition tells me there's definitely something big!"

Wang Qiang and her roommates were startled by the suddenly surging comments and online viewer count. How come there are so many people?

They are very busy with their studies, and although they know Wu Heng is a recently popular internet celebrity, they don't know much about him.

Wang Qiang felt uneasy and quickly sent her birth details privately to Wu Heng.

Wu Heng, like the last time he took He Yunxiao's pulse, first folded a little paper figure with yellow paper, wrote Wang Qiang's birth details and name on it, and then took the pulse through a silk thread.

Wu Heng is always quick at pulse-taking, as he already has a diagnosis in mind and the pulse-taking is just to confirm the condition with absolute certainty.

Seeing Wu Heng remove his hand from the little paper figure, Wang Qiang nervously asked, "Doctor Wu Heng, what's wrong with me? It shouldn't be anything serious, just too much academic pressure, right?"

Wu Heng made his diagnosis: "Nothing much, just a bit more flesh down there."