"It's nothing, Young Huang. Just a friendly reminder, you'd best not come to work today. Go home and make your final arrangements."
Lin Chen shook his head slightly and didn't explain further, pushing Grandpa Zheng towards the Traditional Chinese Medicine department.
"You scoundrel! Make final arrangements? Lin Chen, are you tired of living?"
After Lin Chen's words, Huang Junjie's suppressed rage finally erupted.
He wasn't even thirty years old yet! What did "make final arrangements" mean?
This Lin Chen was truly seeking death!
"Steward Zheng is here. Cease your clamor!"
As Huang Junjie was about to rush forward to argue with Lin Chen, Steward Zheng, standing nearby, let out a stern shout.
He was Grandpa Zheng's steward and also his close bodyguard. His ears were sharp, so he naturally overheard the reason for Lin Chen and Huang Junjie's argument.
As the saying goes, worldly disputes should not harm family. Huang Junjie's immediate threat towards Lin Chen's mother was truly despicable.
"Hmph!"
Glowered at by Steward Zheng, Huang Junjie finally reacted.
Right, the most important thing now was to treat Grandpa Zheng's illness!
For Lin Chen and Xie Yun to cure Grandpa Zheng's illness was sheer fantasy!
As long as he became Grandpa Zheng's savior, wouldn't it be easy to deal with Lin Chen?
Before long, Lin Chen pushed Grandpa Zheng into the treatment room of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department.
Xie Yun had already made all the preparations, and all the acupuncture needles had been sterilized.
"Doctor Xie, I'll trouble you this time."
Grandpa Zheng was quite expectant upon seeing Xie Yun.
"You're too kind, Grandpa Zheng. May I examine you first? So I can have a clear understanding of your condition."
Xie Yun bowed to Grandpa Zheng and spoke proactively.
"Hahaha, of course. My old bones are at your disposal today."
Grandpa Zheng laughed heartily, not taking the matter to heart at all.
For him, Xie Yun was likely his last and only hope.
If he couldn't be cured this time, he would truly have to accept his fate.
"Alright, Grandpa, I'll begin now."
With Grandpa Zheng's consent, Xie Yun no longer held back and proceeded to examine Grandpa Zheng using various methods.
Lin Chen watched all this without intervening.
Grandpa Zheng was not afflicted by a蛊 (gu), but his ailments were quite real. As long as he subtly assisted Xie Yun during the treatment, curing the illness would not be difficult.
After a long while, Xie Yun's examination finally concluded.
"Grandpa, your illness is a combination of osteoporosis, rheumatism, and exhaustion. Therefore, treatment will indeed be very troublesome."
After the examination, Xie Yun's brows were deeply furrowed.
These were the battle-hardened heroes of the past, all of whom suffered from lingering aftereffects.
"Hehehe, Doctor Xie, please proceed with the treatment."
Upon hearing Xie Yun's diagnosis, Grandpa Zheng showed no particular reaction.
After all, he had heard these words so many times that his ears had grown calloused.
"Then, may I prepare a medicated bath for you and then give you a massage to alleviate some symptoms?"
Seeing the despair in Grandpa Zheng's eyes, Xie Yun proposed.
The medicated bath was the Xie family's signature skill. She hadn't had the chance to showcase it before, but now she finally could!
"Yes, let's do as you say."
Hearing Xie Yun's words, Grandpa Zheng's hope flickered slightly.
He had heard of the Xie family's medicated baths, but ever since Xie Jianguo's mysterious death, he hadn't seen them.
He never expected that a descendant of the Xie family would also perform medicated baths!
He could only hope it would truly be effective for his body!
Before long, Xie Yun had prepared the medicated bath and invited Grandpa Zheng into a large wooden tub.
As a cultivator, Lin Chen had a good understanding of medicinal properties. After glancing at the wooden tub, he knew that the medicated bath was effective for soothing meridians and repairing hidden injuries.
However, it was impossible to completely cure Grandpa Zheng's illness with this alone.
With this thought, Lin Chen subtly dropped a pill he had refined earlier into the medicated bath.
As the entire treatment room was focused on Grandpa Zheng, no one noticed this action.
As the pill dissolved in the medicated bath, a fragrant aroma began to fill the room.
"Hmm?"
Even Grandpa Zheng, who was in the medicated bath, was greatly surprised.
"How is it, Grandpa? Do you feel anything?"
Seeing Grandpa Zheng's unusual reaction, Xie Yun asked expectantly.
This was the first time she was using a medicated bath to treat a patient after mastering the skill, so she was naturally eager for feedback.
"This medicated bath is truly effective. The pain all over my body is subsiding."
Grandpa Zheng was dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.
In all the years of treatment, this was the first time he had felt this way!
This medicated bath was indeed worthy of the Xie family's ancestral secret recipe; it had potential!
"Good, good, good. Grandpa, it's good that you feel it's effective!"
Upon hearing Grandpa Zheng's praise, Xie Yun was almost so excited that she jumped out of her seat.
Heaven had taken pity on her. It seemed that after this, the Traditional Chinese Medicine department of Fifth Hospital would become famous in Hangzhou!
And along with it, her Xie family's medicated bath would also gain renown!
A declining family was bound to find an opportunity for development once more.
Seeing this, Lin Chen merely smiled slightly and did not step forward to explain.
"Eh? Why is it getting more and more smelly?"
As time passed, everyone in the department instinctively covered their noses.
The wooden tub, which had originally been filled with medicinal fragrance, began to emit a foul stench.
"What's going on? Did the herbs go bad?"
Xie Yun was also bewildered, not understanding what had happened.
But these herbs were all carefully selected by her; how could they have gone bad?
"Hmph! Xie Yun, you have some nerve! To prepare a medicated bath, you dare use such inferior herbs for Grandpa Zheng!"
"Are the annual funds allocated to your hospital for buying these rotten herbs?"
"Are you not afraid that these bad herbs will kill someone?"
At this moment, Huang Junjie finally found an opportunity. He stepped forward and reprimanded Xie Yun.
"Doctor Xie, what is happening?"
Hearing Huang Junjie's words, Steward Zheng's expression changed drastically.
If Grandpa Zheng suffered any mishap due to inferior herbs, then Fifth Hospital would have no reason to exist in Hangzhou!
"Impossible! How could this happen?"
Scolded by Steward Zheng, Xie Yun became even more confused.
These were all top-quality herbs she had meticulously selected; how could they have gone bad?