Chapter 33: The Bet

“This, this…” Wang, the imperial physician, stammered, a little nervously: “She’s your disciple, who knows if you’ll lie to help her.”

He didn’t even believe his own words.

Everyone knew that Du Gu Yue had a very special relationship with the Emperor.

Du Gu Yue had a strange and arrogant personality, he didn’t even give the Emperor face, before, if he hadn’t owed Mu Kangsheng a favor, he wouldn’t have treated Mu Chenye.

A person like him wouldn’t stoop to lying. Moreover, if he were to lie for Gu Yunlan at this moment, he would be gambling with the reputation of the Divine Doctor Valley.

“I, the Master of the Divine Doctor Valley, guarantee it with my name.” Du Gu Yue’s expression was very serious: “A doctor has a compassionate heart and skillful hands, if I were to favor my disciple and delay the patient’s treatment, I would be willing to be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!”

Everyone subconsciously looked at Gu Yunlan.

The oath of being struck by lightning and dying a horrible death, with the gods watching above, was not something you could just casually swear. Du Gu Yue was willing to do this for his newly accepted disciple, proving that he valued her greatly.

Gu Yunlan’s expression was very calm.

What did it matter if her master swore an oath? Her medical skills were undeniable.

“Alright.” Wang, the imperial physician, had a sinister expression: “The Master of the Divine Doctor Valley is famous, then I’ll believe you this once.”

He stepped aside: “Please, Divine Doctor Du Gu, examine the Princess.”

“Wait!” Gu Yunlan spoke up.

“What? Are you scared?” Wang, the imperial physician, sneered: “If you’re scared, just admit it, kneel down and kowtow three times, say you’re wrong, and I’ll help you solve this problem.”

Gu Yunlan laughed: “I’m scared? What are you talking about?”

“Just now, out of respect for you as a senior, I didn’t hold you to your bet, that was me being kind. But now it seems that you, the so-called Chief Physician of the Imperial Medical Institute, are just a fraud, you might as well give up your position to me.”

“Please remember, Imperial Physician Wang, after my master has finished examining her, report to the Emperor and give me the position of Chief Physician of the Imperial Medical Institute.”

Wang, the imperial physician, snorted coldly: “You won’t have that chance!”

Gu Yunlan raised an eyebrow: “What? Are you afraid, Imperial Physician Wang?”

“You arrogant brat.” Wang, the imperial physician, was so angry that his eyebrows were about to fly off his face: “I’m afraid of you?”

“Daughter,” Gu Xiude emerged from somewhere and pulled Gu Yunlan: “Imperial Physician Wang is from a family of imperial physicians, why don’t you apologize to him…”

“Get lost!” Gu Yunlan directly waved him away, Gu Xiude almost stumbled.

“You’re still saying I’m a fraud, it turns out you’re the real fraud.” Gu Yunlan sarcastically opened fire: “What family of imperial physicians, sounds nice, but you have no skills.”

“You, you!” Wang, the imperial physician, was so angry that he almost fainted.

Mu Chenye on the third floor was laughing so hard that he was about to pass out.

His little wife, how could she be so cute?

Even when she was angry, she was cute.

“Alright, stop talking so much.” Gu Yunlan was getting annoyed.

She wanted to bond with her beautiful sisters.

She couldn’t see her handsome and cute little puppy, but beautiful sisters would do!

Who wanted to look at this old man with a face like wrinkled paper!

“One sentence, if my master examines Sister Xiaoxiao and finds no problem, you’ll go report to the Emperor and give me the position of Chief Physician of the Imperial Medical Institute, and apologize to me. If there’s a problem, I’ll kowtow to you three times and apologize, and I’ll no longer be my master’s disciple, okay, or not?”

Gu Yunlan’s decisive words made Wang, the imperial physician, inexplicably feel a little scared.

Where did this little girl get this overwhelming aura?

But since things had come to this, Wang, the imperial physician, couldn’t back down, he stiffened his neck and agreed.

Gu Yunlan finally nodded in satisfaction: “Alright, Master, go check, just tell the truth, whatever you find.”

Du Gu Yue nodded: “I wouldn’t risk my decades of reputation for you, little girl.”

“You wouldn’t, you wouldn’t.” Gu Yunlan urged: “Hurry up, hurry up.”

Du Gu Yue bowed to Murong Xiaoxiao: “Please, Princess, let me take your pulse.”

Murong Xiaoxiao extended her hand, Du Gu Yue took her pulse, sometimes smiling in satisfaction, sometimes frowning, making Wang, the imperial physician, feel his heart skip a beat: “How is it, old man, say something!”

“Yin and Yang are indeed balanced as my disciple said, but it’s only temporary, if you don’t continue to use needles, the condition will relapse, and it will be even harder to cure then.” Du Gu Yue explained in more detail: “But I don’t understand how the cough suppression was achieved, even I couldn’t stop the cough in such a short time.”

Gu Yunlan thought to herself: This Western medicine is effective against viruses and bacteria, it works quickly, I can’t explain Western pathology to you, old man!

So she just vaguely said: “This is my disciple’s secret recipe, I’ll tell you about it separately later, Master.”

Wang, the imperial physician, was anxious: “You’ve been talking for so long, but you haven’t said if she used a medicine that drains her life force!”

“No.” Du Gu Yue said decisively: “The cough suppression is due to the medicine, but the balance of Yin and Yang is due to my disciple’s needle technique just now. So it’s not draining her life force, but rather nourishing her body.”

“It’s just that my disciple, the Shaohai needle was inserted too deep just now, and the Yunmen time was not enough, after adjusting it, the effect will be better.”

Gu Yunlan pondered for a moment, nodding repeatedly: “Master is right, I’ll remember that.”

Then, she looked at Wang, the imperial physician, with a smile: “Imperial Physician Wang, shouldn’t you fulfill your promise now?”

“This, this…” Wang, the imperial physician, stammered, as if he wanted to struggle a little more.

Gu Yunlan directly blocked his retreat: “You’re from a family of imperial physicians, you’ll honor your bet, right?”

Wang, the imperial physician, flushed red, his goatee drooped helplessly: “Yes, yes, I’m sorry, I’m not as good as you.”

Then, he left in shame, covering his face with his sleeve, too embarrassed to say goodbye to his host, Gu Xiude.

But Gu Yunlan didn’t let him go, she shouted after him: “Imperial Physician Wang, don’t forget to report to the Emperor, the Chief Physician of the Imperial Medical Institute is now me!”

Wang, the imperial physician, slipped and fell, but quickly got up and ran away.

Everyone burst into laughter, but their eyes looked at Gu Yunlan differently.

They knew Wang, the imperial physician’s medical skills, a family of imperial physicians had real skills, they were definitely not frauds. Gu Yunlan, although a young woman, was unexpectedly better at medicine than Wang, the imperial physician, now the value of Gu Yunlan’s identity as the Divine Doctor’s disciple had increased countless times.

Gu Xiude was so happy that his face was about to split.

Although he had slapped Wang, the imperial physician, in the face, his daughter’s talent was undeniable. Although he had a weak relationship with Gu Yunlan before, after all, they were father and daughter, and feelings could be cultivated!

It seemed that in the future, he should cultivate this daughter well, maybe it would be more helpful to his career.

Gu Yunlan was about to bond with her sisters, when she saw a person walking down from the third floor, respectfully bowing to Gu Yunlan: “Third Young Master’s wife, our master requests your presence.”