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Chapter 162 The Most Professional Treatment

Huang Haitao stood motionless to the side, simply watching Chen Xuan with curiosity.

Why is this person suddenly interested in me?
Chen Xuan shrugged and walked to the filing table, where numerous examination reports were neatly categorized. No wonder Yue Beifeng said that a smart person could use a full thirty minutes to review the reports while listening to the doctor's consultation; it certainly saved a lot of effort.

The patient's name was written on the medical record: Gu Zhaoning.

But he couldn't be bothered to look at it.

Taking advantage of the moment Chen Xuan turned to face them, he activated his Divine Eye Technique, and at the same time, he took out a barcode scanner from his pocket with his right hand. At this angle, the small barcode scanner was completely blocked by his body, and from aiming at the target to pressing the button, the whole process took less than 0.1 seconds.

Then he put the gun back.

To others, Chen Xuan merely paused for a moment.

Then he took out his phone and started browsing the transaction page—as long as he could connect to Wi-Fi, both his phone and the barcode scanner could access the store's transaction and inventory system.

“Mr. Chen, you can’t take pictures of the medical records,” You Chi reminded him.

"I know, I'm looking up information."

Of course, doctors can consult information. After all, it's common to use AI to help diagnose illnesses these days, and it's perfectly normal to look through a phone during a consultation.

Chen Xuan's first task was to determine whether the disease would manifest in his abilities. If not, were there any corresponding symptoms to indicate it?
For example, his inventory contains the ability of "being weak and sickly," which is similar to "being able to eat a lot." It is an innate characteristic that even the limited agencies cannot detect.

The moment the page opened, Chen Xuan was stunned.

Gu Zhaoning's four sections were completely filled, and three of them were negative abilities!
"Weak and feeble" LV1, gray.

"If you can't lift anything with your hands or carry anything with your feet, there's no point in practicing."

"Respiratory weakness" LV1, gray.

"What normal people take for granted is incredibly difficult for you. Struggle to breathe, or you will die. One of the components of the living dead."

"Qi and Blood Deficiency" LV1, gray.

"I feel like I can't wake up every day. No matter how long I sleep, I always feel incredibly tired. I'm one of the components of a living dead person."

What a chosen one with such fragile skin!
The only difference is the first item.

"Curse: Doomed" LV2, Green.

"The decline of life is simply a matter of fate; you have merely accelerated this process. Don't be discouraged; your decline has contributed to the flourishing of many other life forms, such as bacteria."

"Bullshit!" Chen Xuan couldn't help but blurt out.

"What?" The disciples of Beitian Academy and the doctors and nurses in the room all looked at him.

"Uh, I just smelled a bit of stench and I suspect someone... farted."

They looked at each other, shook their heads, and rushed to clear themselves of suspicion.

"It's definitely not me."

"It's not me either!"

"I always put them outside."

The doctor who said this was immediately met with intense scrutiny from everyone.

"Alright, it's no big deal." Yue Beifeng frowned and said, "All the rooms here are equipped with fresh air systems, it will dissipate in a few seconds at most."

Chen Xuan nodded, pretending to continue reviewing the medical records, but inwardly he was cursing the shop. A makeshift operation was one thing, but was this ability description even plausible? A person cursed is beneficial to bacteria? Why don't you go and make a deal with bacteria then!
No wonder I've seen so many doctors and they still can't solve the problem... On the surface, it is indeed an illness, such as general weakness, frailty, recurring low-grade fever and colds, which are all clinical manifestations of the disease, but in essence, it is a curse.

God knows how long this curse clung to her.

So many negative traits have developed in the body that they can't even fit on a single page with four columns.

He doesn't need to scan multiple times anymore; even if new abilities emerge later, they'll likely be negative.

That charlatan might actually be right – in a sense, it is indeed similar to being possessed.

Chen Xuan turned to You Chi and said, "I need to talk to her."

Just one minute had passed.

"You've already understood the patient's condition so quickly?" Huang Haitao asked, somewhat surprised.

"More or less. I should be able to cure her."

These words caused a stir among the audience! Chen Xuan, however, was thinking about something else entirely: who had placed this curse on him? The curses they'd seen so far were of two types: one was a voluntary price to pay, like black magic; the other was a condition imposed by an enemy, like the Curse of Flesh. Regardless of the method, it was best to find out the truth.

"How do you want it treated?" Yue Beifeng asked impatiently. "Medication? Or surgery?"

"Excuse me... what exactly is the cause of her illness?" You Chi was clearly more concerned about the source of the disease.

"Let me talk to her for a bit before we can finalize the plan," Chen Xuan said calmly. "Hurry up, I don't have much time."

“Mr. Chen… since you say you can cure it, then don’t just say six minutes, I’ll give you six days—”

He interrupted, saying, "No need, just six minutes."

“Alright… come here.” You Chi pulled back the curtain hanging by the bed, gesturing for him to approach the patient.

Chen Xuan walked to the bedside and finally saw what the patient looked like—the Gu family's daughter was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with her eyes closed, her breathing barely perceptible, and her face as pale as paper.

She had an IV drip in her hand, and there was a monitor next to her showing her current heart rate and blood pressure.

Even in this condition, having to answer round after round of questions from the doctor is exhausting.

Chen Xuan sat down on the chair by the bed, moving closer to the other person. Yue Beifeng and You Chi stood behind him, watching his every move closely.

"Hello, can you hear my voice?"

After a short while, she reacted slightly, opening her half-closed eyes.

Chen Xuan asked again.

Gu Zhaoning nodded weakly, then murmured, "I feel so awful... I feel terrible all over. Why haven't I gotten better even after so many people have seen me? Doctor... am I going to die?"

Theoretically speaking, she would definitely die if she continued like this.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly ordinary descriptions of those negative abilities. The body is a cyclical system, and if the harm accumulates and its impact on function exceeds its self-healing ability, then physical collapse is only a matter of time.

“If you’re not dead, there’s still hope.” Chen Xuan lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, “Your illness is caused by some bad things accumulating on your body. If I remove them, you will get better. But I need your consent. Are you willing to give me those bad things?”

"Is...it really so?" Her eyes widened slightly, as if trying to make out the person in front of her. "I...of course I'm willing..."

“Very good.” Chen Xuan took out his phone again and swiped to send her a one-way request for a transaction.

Not only those few gray abilities, but he also took the Curse of Misfortune.

That should work most likely.

"Get some rest."

After saying that, Chen Xuan stood up and said to the two people behind him, "Alright, I'm done treating you."

"What!?" Yue Beifeng's gaze sharpened. "How did you cure him?"

“Using Qi… you wouldn’t understand even if I explained it. In short, her Qi circulation was abnormal, which caused all sorts of health problems. Now I’m using healing Qi to help her regulate it, and she will naturally get better.”

A murmur immediately broke out among the crowd.

With Chen Xuan's hearing, it wasn't difficult for him to figure out what they were saying.

"This person... is another con artist?"

"He seems to resemble that fortune teller/exorcist..."

"Honestly, they keep coming back!"

"Shh, keep your voice down..."

Yue Beifeng gave him a cold look for a moment, then said, "Alright, now that the treatment is finished, let's go out."

The four left the ward the same way they came, with Chen Xuan leading the way and using a barcode scanner to replace the "Lawful Mantra" with the new one.

Just as they reached the bridge in the courtyard, Yue Beifeng suddenly spoke up, "My junior brother already warned me that healing the sick is a very serious matter, and there's no room for frivolity! If you can't cure them, just tell the truth, but you chose to—"

"Strange, how do you know I wasn't telling the truth?" Chen Xuan turned around slowly and said calmly.

The over two-meter-tall, burly man in a suit exuded an imposing aura, even stunning Huang Haitao standing beside him, but Huang Haitao remained unfazed.

If the other party dares to make a move, he will make sure that person never forgets it.

Veins bulged on Yue Beifeng's forehead. He took a step forward, his hands clenched into fists. Just then, a nurse excitedly chased after them from behind, "Wait, don't go yet! Gu Zhaoning's condition has improved!"

(End of this chapter)