The middle-aged man immediately lit up with a big smile. He pulled up his pants, fastened his belt, and nodded repeatedly."Much better, much better."
Someone in the crowd questioned,"Better? How can we be sure? You need to prove you're not putting on a show with Dr. Xu."
The man unfastened his belt again, pointed to the root of his thigh, and said,"Look here. It used to be badly swollen. Now, it's clearly gone down."
Onlookers leaned in, curious.
Xu Wenbin wore a proud expression and said arrogantly,"What I did was only step one. I could've cured him completely right away, but I held back—so that this scammer Jiang Chen could give it a try."
The middle-aged man chimed in,"Exactly, exactly."
Then he turned to Jiang Chen with clear suspicion:"Jiang, they say you're a fraud. Treat me. If you can reduce the swelling like Dr. Xu, fine. If not—well, today you won't leave here unless you cut off your arm!"
Jiang Chen already had a plan; the system had provided a treatment method in his mind.
He said coldly,"Turn around."
The man complied.
Jiang Chen looked at Xu Wenbin,"You think your cheap plaster can cure a ten-year-old condition?"
Xu replied,"To truly cure it, at least three patches are needed. But can you relieve it like I did? If so, we'll call it a draw. If not, you lose."
Jiang Chen's gaze turned sharp."To the patient, relax and lie on your side."
The man hesitated but obeyed.
Jiang Chen knelt down, pressed his thumb to the Yaoyan acupoint, tapped Mingmen with his left hand, and launched silver needles with his right!
First needle: Mingmen.
Second: Shenshu.
Third: Huiyang.
The needles struck their marks cleanly, crisply, and in perfect rhythm.
Jiang Chen closed his eyes, channeling internal energy—white mist coiled into the needles.
One minute...Two minutes...
"All done," he said and stood.
The patient opened his eyes as if waking from a dream, looked down, and shouted in surprise,"The swelling is gone! My prostatitis is healed!"
The crowd was stunned. Someone murmured,"Is it just his imagination?"
"No way!" the man unfastened his pants again and showed the crowd.
The redness and swelling—completely gone.
The crowd gasped.Could he really be a miracle doctor?
The man turned to Xu Wenbin and bowed,"Dr. Xu, your patch... doesn't even come close to this young man's treatment."
The crowd exploded in shock.
"Damn, this guy's for real?""Needles can cure that?""Maybe he's not a scammer after all!"
Xu Wenbin was rattled, his face pale.
"This isn't scientific!"He snapped, stormed forward, ripped out Jiang Chen's needles, and flung them to the ground.
Jiang Chen's expression turned icy.
"That's a provocation."
He said calmly but with an edge,"Xu, a bet is a bet. You lost. Time to pay."
He looked at Xu Wenbin's arm."Cut off one of your arms."
Xu backed away, sweating.
Jiang Chen stepped up, grabbed Xu's collar."If you can't do it, I'll help you."
He seized Xu's arm and slammed it toward a concrete post.
"AHHH!" Xu screamed, wrenching his arm free and punching Jiang Chen in the face.
The punch landed.
Jiang Chen reeled, stars flashing before his eyes, nearly falling onto the curb.
Xu sneered,"I'm not here to lose. I came to humiliate you!"
He charged and kicked Jiang Chen in the stomach, knocking him flat.
The crowd backed up in shock.
Some even cheered:"Nice hit!""Crush him!"
Xu picked up half a brick and stood over Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen coughed blood. He couldn't get up.
Xu raised the brick."You wanted me to break my arm? I'll break yours instead!"
Just then, a pair of snow-white hands caught his wrist in midair.
That scent—so familiar.
Wen-xian's perfume?
It was her!
Wen-xian clutched Xu's arm and shouted,"Don't you dare!"
Jiang Chen turned his head in disbelief,"You?!"
"Yes, me. So what?" she answered firmly.
Xu growled,"Mind your own business! Let go or I'll break you too!"
Her eyes shone with steel,"Even if you kill me, I'll protect him!"
Xu lost control completely."Fine! I'll take you down first!"
He aimed a vicious punch straight at her chest.
A cruel, dirty move—intended to cause the most pain.
Jiang Chen's heart pounded.In that instant, a red light flared in his mind...