As soon as Xu Miaolin finished speaking, the screen in the broadcast room went black all of a sudden.

  As a result, all those who were watching the live broadcast were taken aback.

  Xu Miaolin’s speech indeed touched everyone, leaving them lost in a myriad of thoughts.

  Even if that was the case, there was still an endless stream of haters who continued to scold him by leaving vicious comments on the screen.

  Of course, quite a lot of people had thought it through and felt that Xu Miaolin was right and was stereotyped by them. The real blame went to the spectators. What Xu Miaolin had done was reasonable and legal. Was it justified for everyone to lay the blame on him just because they felt that he shouldn’t charge the patient for the medical treatment?

  If that was justified, why didn’t anyone go to the hospital to accuse those doctors of charging the fee?

  Was it just because the patient didn’t receive the medical treatment in the hospital?

  Hospitals were large enterprises that were recognized by the state, possessed an enormous amount of investment, and were the first options of many patients. Were those the reasons why everyone dared not bully or criticize them?

  What if Xu Miaolin were a country doctor?

  Would those who didn’t dare to blame those big hospitals and felt that it was reasonable and legal for them to charge the patients for the treatments think what Xu Miaolin had done was reasonable and legal instead of laying the blame on him?

  Obviously, they wouldn’t!

  Was it something wrong to charge the patients?

  That was something truly worth thinking about!

  Soon, Xu Miaolin’s words caused a heated discussion on the Internet.

  “As a doctor, he doesn’t have any medical ethics at all. Since he has nothing but money in his mind, he’d better go back home raising pigs instead of being a doctor!”


  “I couldn’t agree more. The family went to his place to beg him, yet he demanded them to register in the hospital first. How heartless a person he is!”


  “Offering medical treatments is a piece of cake for you doctors. Why did you have to charge them? Couldn’t you help them?”


  There were neutral ones, too.

  “I’d like to say something. The reason why Xu Miaolin asked the couple to register in the hospital is that he intended to avoid risks. Because as long as the patient pays for the hospital admission, he can sign agreements with the hospital. If something goes wrong, it also helps determine whether compensation should be paid.”


  “It’s a law-based society, so healing and saving lives should also be done according to the law. If anything bad happens during the secret treatment, who’s going to take the responsibility? Xu Miaolin? Why should you hold someone responsible for doing you a favor? The couple? Wouldn’t they be even more pathetic if they have to take the responsibility at the end? Therefore, going to the hospital is the best choice.”


  “Medical treatment should be done in a reasonable way. Besides, the hospital does possess more equipment, which is more beneficial for treating the child. Xu Miaolin couldn’t treat the child with his bare hands, could he?”


  Of course, there were also some who agreed.

  “You guys are unbelievably ridiculous. Why can’t Xu Miaolin charge the patient as the hospital does? He doesn’t owe anyone anything! Does he spend most of his life studying Chinese Medicine just for providing free medical treatments? You guys have spent 20 or 30 years studying, would you mind sharing your knowledge with us and telling your boss that you don’t want to be paid? Do you dare to do that?”


  “If doctors don’t charge the patients, what do they rely on to make a living? Are you guys willing to die of illness when no doctors are available?”


  “This group of people is overly sensitive. Why do they blame Xu Miaolin for taking the patient to the hospital and charging him here instead of doing something practical? Let’s say, how about donating some money to cure the child? What’s the use of paying lip service alone? They know nothing but scold Xu Miaolin for charging the patient. Why don’t they scold themselves for not donating?”


  “Now in this world, the weak ones assume that they are reasonable. In fact, it’s the compassion for the weak that masks the exploitation imposed upon the strong.”


  “I’m here to ask a question. If the couple were millionaires, would you still denounce Xu Miaolin?”


  “Yeah. Apart from the fact that the patient should be charged, everyone has to pay for even a bottle of water. Why should he charge nothing and spend half a year trying to save the patient?”


  “You guys assume that the couple is impoverished. Actually, no one knows the details. Maybe the couple owns several apartments in first-tier cities? It’s because you guys regard the couple as poverty-stricken ones that you keep attacking Xu Miaolin.”


  “You take it for granted that you are on the righteous side, but in fact, you are taking your mistakes to attack those who are really right. What you are doing is wrong!”


  “Xu Miaolin’s approach may make him seem too hard-hearted, but it’s indeed the most reasonable!”


  Xu Miaolin had gone home in the evening.

  The child was hospitalized in the city hospital, accompanied by the couple.

  Xu Miaolin leaned against the sofa in the living room of his apartment and couldn’t help laughing as he glanced over the comments on the Internet with his mobile phone.

  “I’m wondering why you are still in the mood to laugh.”


  Chu Yunyun, who had just returned home, rolled her eyes at Xu Miaolin and said, “Now people on the Internet are scolding you, and many of them are persuading Fang Qiu to stay away from you. How could you still laugh heartily? You are so careless.”


  “It doesn’t matter whether they’re cursing or praising me. It’s a comfort to me that no one is talking about Fang Qiu now. I’m so pleased to have brought the boy out of the vortex,” Xu Miaolin said, smiling.

  “How blessed Fang Qiu is to have you as his teacher.”


  Chu Yunyun shook her head and said with emotion, “He had someone to take the blame on behalf of him in such an incident.”


  “What are you talking about?”


  Xu Miaolin said righteously, “I’m his teacher. If I didn’t stand out at this critical moment, who would stand out for him? If it were you who encountered such an incident, I would definitely be the first one to stand out to shield you from attacks and ensure your safety!”


  “Really?”


  A rare blush appeared on Chu Yunyun’s face.

  “Trust me.”


  Xu Miaolin stepped forward, hugged Chu Yunyun, and kissed her without shame.

  Soon, those mainstream top masters in the field of Chinese Medicine learned that Fang Qiu’s teacher was Xu Miaolin through this live broadcast.

  “That’s it. I was wondering why a gifted boy named Fang Qiu suddenly showed up in the Chinese Medicine field. It turned out that his teacher is Xu Miaolin, a capable person. It’s not surprising then.”


  “They’re genuinely a perfect match. How lucky Xu Miaolin is to find such a talented boy. Why didn’t I meet Fang Qiu when I was looking for an apprentice?”


  “Alas! Xu Miaolin, how did you manage to take this peerless genius as your disciple?”


  “Xu’s quite bold and frank this time.”


  “Well said. Don’t turn this world into a place where people cannot do their job well. Chinese Medicine is all about moral character, but now people are using moral character to strangle Chinese Medicine. How hateful it is!”


  It was apparent that Xu Miaolin’s speech got more praises than attacks from the public in private.

  No one could contact Fang Qiu three days in a row.

  Everyone got anxious in such a situation.

  Where did Fang Qiu go?

  The school even called Fang Qiu’s parents and relatives, but none of them had a clue to his whereabouts. The school almost called the police.

  Thus, the school decided to wait for another day.

  If Fang Qiu didn’t show up by then, they would immediately call the police.

  The University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine even posted the news online, which again proved Fang Qiu’s absence from school.

  Fang Qiu’s fans behaved like cats on a hot tin roof at the sight of this message.

  “Master Fang couldn’t have been kidnapped, could he?”


  “Fang Qiu’s too capable. Besides, he’s just made some remarks and brought up the theory about meridians in the international community, shocking the whole world. Maybe those foreigners with evil minds will harbor evil intentions and kidnap Fang Qiu, forcing him to tell everything he knows about Chinese Medicine.”


  “The development of medicine is both a huge problem and a cake for every medical worker in the world. Qi and meridians proposed by Fang Qiu are absolutely the mainstream of future medicine. It’s hard to say whether other countries will harbor evil intentions or not because of that. Hey, everybody, please hurry to check if there are any other Chinese Medicine practitioner disappearing all over the country. If that’s the case, it’s quite a big deal.”


  The netizens from all over the country got involved in the blink of an eye.

  However, according to the data they collated, fewer than 100 people had recently disappeared. Furthermore, except for Fang Qiu, none of them had anything to do with Chinese Medicine.

  Fang Qiu’s whereabouts were getting more and more confusing.

  In Longquan, Fang Qiu finally finished his closed-door training after putting his heart and soul into forging swords for four days in a row.

  This time, his sword-forging speed was much faster than before because of his familiarity with the sword-forging process. In the past four days, he had forged 30 fifth-class swords, 10 sixth-class swords, and six seventh-class swords. One of them was for He Gaoming.

  After finishing forging all the swords, Fang Qiu fished out his mobile phone, ready to call Li Ji, only to find that he had immersed himself in forging swords over the past days and had no idea that his mobile phone had gone dead.

  In Long’s residence, Long Qiyun came to watch Fang Qiu forge swords every day over the past four days. Of course, he did so in secret because Fang Qiu didn’t allow him to disturb him at all.

  Although Long Qiyun saw the news on the Internet, he had no idea that the mysterious man named John Doe was Fang Qiu. Apart from that, Fang Qiu didn’t allow him to approach him, so he never got a chance to talk about it.

  With swords in his arms, Fang Qiu walked out of the underground sword-forging plant.

  “Senior John Doe.”


  The moment Fang Qiu appeared, Long Qiyun walked up to him.

  “Young Master Long.”


  Fang Qiu cracked a smile and said, “Please give me a bag to hold my swords and help me charge my phone.”


  “Okay, come with me.”


  Long Qiyun hurried forward, aiming to help Fang Qiu hold his swords, but he was rejected. He could only take Fang Qiu to the living room of Long’s residence.

  Fang Qiu gave Long Qiyun some advice when the latter was preparing the bag.

  Soon, Long Qiyun found him a phone charger.

  Fang Qiu turned on the phone after charging it. While Long Qiyun went to make tea in person, he seized the chance and immediately called Li Ji.

  “Hello?”


  The phone was instantly connected.

  “I’ve forged the swords you want.”


  Before Li Ji could speak, Fang Qiu took the lead to open his mouth and said, “Do you want me to send them to you, or do you want to take them by yourself?”


  “That’s great.”


  Li Ji responded in surprise, “I won’t bother you to send them to me. I’ll go to Jiangjing personally to get them. Something happened at the University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine recently. Everyone has been looking for you. I didn’t expect you to be forging swords. Now that you’ve finished forging them, go back as soon as you can.”


  “Hmm?”


  Amazed, Fang Qiu replied, “Then I’ll wait for you in Jiangjing.”


  After that, he hung up the phone directly.

  “Beep, beep, beep……”


  However, right after that, a succession of text message notices popped up.

  Fang Qiu took a look.

  There were at least a hundred text messages. He foresaw the seriousness of the matter at once and immediately booked a ticket online with his mobile phone, ready to return to Jiangjing as soon as possible.

  He directly left with all the swords in his arms before Long Qiyun could make him the tea.

  On the way back to Jiangjing, he bought a suitcase and put all the swords in it.

  After getting on the high-speed train with the special ID card named Lin Yu, he called Zhu Benzheng right away.