Wilderness Romance!

Lu Pingchuan knew perfectly well what Shen Yaxin's purpose was.

The other party wanted him to make a boast in front of Li Cheng, so that if he couldn't cure the disease, they could rightfully make him take responsibility.

Seeing this, a fierce glint flashed in Gao Qiang's eyes, and he immediately began to reprimand Shen Yaxin.

"How can you be so vicious? You're a doctor yourself, do you have to promise someone you can cure them before you treat them?"

Shen Yaxin glared at Gao Qiang: "This is between Lu Pingchuan and me, what's it to you?"

Gao Qiang pointed at Shen Yaxin and said without any politeness, "It has nothing to do with me, but I just can't stand trash like you who acts like a prostitute and pretends to be virtuous at the same time."

After being thoroughly scolded by Gao Qiang, Shen Yaxin's face turned pale and then red.

"Sir, I'll say it again, this matter has nothing to do with you, please don't interfere."

"I did this for Mr. Li's mother's sake, is that wrong?"

It has to be said that Shen Yaxin does have some brains. Her words not only successfully retorted to Gao Qiang, but also earned her a grateful and gratified look from Li Cheng.

"You..." Gao Qiang was about to say something when Lu Pingchuan reached out and stopped him.

He could tell that ever since Shen Yaxin mentioned that she had seen such a young and skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor, Li Cheng's gaze towards him had become more wary and suspicious.

Over the years, Li Cheng must have encountered many swindlers while taking his mother to seek medical treatment everywhere.

Now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to fall into the trap set by Shen Yaxin, otherwise, his previous plan will most likely fail.

"Shen Yaxin, I don't know if you are genuinely concerned for Mr. Li's mother or if you have other motives for saying these words, but you will not succeed."

As he spoke, Lu Pingchuan turned his gaze to Li Cheng, his face serious: "Mr. Li, I will reiterate once again, as long as you can meet my requirements, I will definitely be able to cure your mother's illness."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yaxin revealed a smug smile.

"Lu Pingchuan, anyone can brag. Tell me, what if you can't cure him?"

"If you can't cure it, then you and Mr. Li can do whatever you want with it." Lu Pingchuan's lips curled into a wicked smile as he countered, "And if I could cure it? What then?"

Shen Yaxin replied without hesitation, "I'll let you do whatever you want with me."

She knew about Li Cheng's mother's illness. She had read countless medical books and searched for information for many days, but she couldn't find a single case of the disease, let alone a treatment method.

How could a convict who has served five years in prison and hasn't even graduated from medical school possibly be cured?

"Okay." Lu Pingchuan nodded: "Shen Yaxin, you said it yourself, don't go back on your word later."

"Mr. Li, please lead the way."

Having said that, Li Cheng didn't say anything more. He gestured for him to follow him: "Mr. Lu, please come with me."

Seeing this, Gao Qiang greeted Lu Pingchuan and quickly left the scene, while Li Cheng led Shen Yaxin and Lu Pingchuan strode towards home.

A few minutes later, the three arrived at Li Cheng's detached villa.

The courtyard was elegant and quiet. It was clear that Li Cheng had made a lot of money following Luo Sanpao over the years. However, the room was filled with a faint smell of medicine, and traces of his years of seeking medical treatment were everywhere.

Upon entering, Li Cheng didn't exchange any pleasantries. With a solemn expression, he said, "Mr. Lu, let me be frank from the start. For the past three years, countless renowned doctors have been helpless in treating my mother's illness, unable to even determine the cause."

"If you can truly cure him today, my Li family will owe you a huge favor and reward you handsomely without hesitation. But if you are a fraud and treat people haphazardly, don't blame me for being merciless."

Shen Yaxin stood to the side, a faint sneer playing on her lips, her eyes filled with amusement.

She crossed her arms and waited quietly for Lu Pingchuan to make a fool of himself and lose, certain that she would win this bet.

Lu Pingchuan nodded slightly, his expression calm and his tone steady: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I wouldn't have come with you if I didn't have some confidence. Let's go, take me to see your mother."

Li Cheng said no more and turned to lead the two of them upstairs.

The bedroom was dimly lit, the curtains were half-drawn, and a woman in her sixties was lying on the bed.

The woman's breathing was steady and her expression was clear, but upon closer inspection, there was an indescribable eeriness and incongruity about her.

As Li Cheng said, his mother's left cheek was slightly flushed, and her skin had a faint flush of heat. Even when she was resting in bed, fine beads of sweat seeped out from her forehead.

The right side of his face and neck had a bluish-white complexion, with a cold skin texture and no warmth or color.

At first glance, the person looked as if he had been forcibly split in two, one half hot and yin-deficient, the other half cold and yang-deficient, extremely strange.

Shen Yaxin stood at the door, feigning concern as she spoke softly, "Lu Pingchuan, Aunt Li is suffering greatly from this strange illness and is already enduring inhuman pain. You'd better act according to your ability and absolutely cannot make Aunt Li's pain worse."

These words sounded like a veiled criticism of Lu Pingchuan's inability to cure Li Cheng's mother's illness, but in reality, they were also meant for Li Cheng's ears.

Shen Yaxin knew that Li Cheng cared most about his mother. If Lu Pingchuan's treatment made his mother suffer more, what would Li Cheng do?

Lu Pingchuan completely ignored her sarcastic remarks, walked to the bedside, and without saying a word, gently placed his fingers on Li Cheng's mother's wrist pulse.

In fact, Lu Pingchuan wasn't sure either.

If Li Cheng's mother really had phlegm-cold stagnation and meridian blockage, then it would be easier to treat her. He could use the treatment methods that the old ghost had told him about the illness to cure her.

However, if Li Cheng's mother's illness was not due to cold phlegm blocking the pulse or yin-yang obstruction, based on his medical experience, he would not have been able to find a treatment.

The reason he followed Li Cheng here was to gamble. If he gambled correctly, the plan he had made beforehand could proceed smoothly. If he gambled incorrectly, he could simply use his fists to fight his way out.

As soon as his fingertips touched the ground, Lu Pingchuan's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Li Cheng's mother's pulse was weak, scattered, and unstable, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow. The pulse at the cun, guan, and chi positions was fragmented and disordered, completely inconsistent with the pulse patterns of any conventional illness.

Even if the old ghost himself were to take action, he would probably have to carefully consider this pulse pattern.

However, this was definitely good news for Lu Pingchuan, because judging from Li Cheng's mother's pulse, it was exactly the same as the cold phlegm blocking the pulse and the yin-yang obstruction syndrome that the old ghost had told him about.

Next, he carefully observed Li's mother's complexion, tongue coating, eyes, and lips...

After a thorough examination, Lu Pingchuan stood up.

Seeing this, Li Cheng quickly stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Mr. Lu, how is it? Have you found the cause of my mother's illness?"

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