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Chapter 92 New Guests

"Welcome, light!"

"Please... save my sister..." The other person used all their strength to enter the store, but when they saw the bright lights, they seemed to lose all their strength, their legs went weak and they collapsed in front of Chen Xuan.

He noticed that the boy's clothes were stained with a lot of blood.

This was the first guest he hadn't even finished saying his welcome.

The other person was indeed carrying another person on their back. Judging from their appearance, it was a little girl, probably around ten years old, about the same age as the boy. At this moment, her lips were pale, her eyes were closed, and she showed no reaction even after being thrown to the ground. Chen Xuan reached out and felt that the girl had a high fever, and her forehead was quite hot to the touch.

Instead of seeking medical help, they were running around in the wilderness when they got sick. Given the bloodstains on their clothes, were they perhaps being chased?

"What happened? Is someone injured?" Lin Qing asked as she came over.

Chen Xuan didn't answer immediately. Instead, he first unleashed his spiritual energy, encompassing a two-mile radius around the manor. He could sense that there were indeed seven or eight people moving around, but none of them were heading straight for the manor. Their movements resembled those of local residents. This indicated that they weren't being pursued for the time being, or that they had already shaken off their pursuers.

However, just to be on the safe side, he also pulled down the roller shutter door of the hotel.

Lin Qing had already finished checking the guests' conditions. "Neither of them had any obvious external injuries, and the blood on their bodies was from someone else. However, their breathing was very weak, and their blood pressure was abnormally low. The girl's body temperature was 39 degrees Celsius, and her pulse was irregular; her condition was quite dangerous."

After saying that, she slapped the boy's cheek. "Hey, wake up! No... he's already passed out."

Without a fatal external injury, stuffing blood oranges into the mouth won't help.

Given that both individuals' vital signs were beginning to decline, it meant that without treatment, they were likely to die from shock.

"What should we do?" Lin Qing asked, looking up.

Chen Xuan discovered that the store really didn't have a good way to treat these critically ill customers. If they wanted to save lives, they had to leave it to professionals. "Let's find a doctor."

……

The integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine hospital next to Baicaotang is the closest top-tier hospital to Tianlu Community.

However, Chen Xuan didn't immediately take his guests to a major hospital's emergency room. The reason was simple: the emergency room required registration of identity and explanation of the illness. Both children were unregistered; while Lin Qing could easily obtain electronic medical cards for them, piecing together a complete and verifiable identity was virtually impossible. If the hospital discovered the problem, it would attract the police, ultimately leading to an investigation of Chen Xuan himself.

After all, his identity information is real.

Chen Xuan first called Xu Wangxian, the owner of the pharmacy, to ask if he had any connections in this area.

People who run pharmacies usually have close ties with hospitals. For example, doctors sometimes recommend that patients buy medicine from outside pharmacies, which is due to this relationship. The fact that Xu Wangxian dared to consume large quantities of blood oranges and Ganbiqing pills indicates that he has a wider network of connections than the average pharmacy.

Sure enough, not long after hanging up, Xu Wangxian called back.

“Young friend, I’ve found a doctor for you. If you’re in a hurry, you can bring the person to me first. I have a few beds here and can perform some basic examinations.”

"Thank you, Mr. Xu. I'll be right there."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the door."

Chen Xuan and Lin Qing, each carrying a child, took a taxi to Baicaotang, where Xu Wangxian was indeed waiting at the door.

"Young friend, come in quickly."

His attitude towards Chen Xuan seemed much warmer than when he was selling medicine. He led them directly up to the second floor of the pharmacy and into a consultation room with seven or eight beds, which looked like it was for patients to receive intravenous drips.

Two doctors in white coats were sitting in the room. One was Dr. Jiang, whom Chen Xuan had met before, and the other seemed to be a doctor who had come from next door, with the logo of the Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital printed on his chest.

Are these the two children?

Chen Xuan and Lin Qing placed the guest on the hospital bed. "Yes."

"Do you know what the possible causes of this illness are? Poisoning? Have you been bitten by a snake?" Dr. Jiang asked while examining the patient.

"do not know."

“There are no problems with the bones, no obvious external injuries, but the body shows severe dehydration symptoms, so a blood test is necessary. We can start by rehydrating the body, administering glucose and corticosteroids…” The two quickly made their assessment.

"Do you have a testing machine here?" Chen Xuan asked.

"They'll take the blood to the lab next door for testing after they draw it. Don't worry, it won't leave any records," Xu Wangxian whispered. He never asked Chen Xuan about the origins of the two patients.

Such a cooperative attitude gave Chen Xuan the illusion that Boss Xu had done this kind of thing many times before.

Seeing the doctor working efficiently and Lin Qing watching over the two children, Chen Xuan felt more at ease. "Thank you so much for your help, Boss Xu."

"Young friend, what are you saying? We're just helping each other out," Xu Wangxian said with a smile. "If you hadn't come to our shop, I wouldn't have been able to get that ticket. If you ever need anything from me in the future, just let me know."

Tickets?

Chen Xuan's heart stirred, but he didn't ask the question aloud; he simply nodded slowly.

"How are the pills selling?"

Seeing this reaction, Xu Wangxian's smile became even more friendly. "They're in high demand. The last batch was all snapped up as soon as it arrived. Right now, I only have pre-orders, not any actual stock."

"Does Ganbiqingdan sell just as well?"

"To be honest, it's even more sought-after than blood oranges. As far as I know, some people are reselling them for seven or eight hundred thousand yuan apiece," Xu Wangxian told truthfully. "Blood oranges, at least, can only be used when you're injured. Rich people buy them as emergency supplies and keep one or two on hand. Ganbiqingdan is different. As people get older, they have more ailments, especially chest tightness, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, phlegm in the lungs... These symptoms are incurable. Now, taking one Ganbiqingdan can make you feel comfortable for ten days to half a month. Do you think there will be many people who want it?"

Goodness... they're treating it like a health supplement!

"How big do you think its market is?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

"It must be worth at least several hundred billion," Xu Wangxian said casually. "We don't even need to promote it to the public; it'll be absorbed just by circulating it internally. People all over the world have the same problem: the richer they are, the more afraid they are of dying. As long as you say this stuff is good for their health and can make them feel comfortable, they'll rush to buy it even if it doesn't have any real therapeutic effect. Let alone something as effective as this, young friend."

That's great.

It would definitely not be worthwhile to let Chen Xuan refine pills alone.

However, several villagers in Mala Village have already mastered the basics of alchemy. The basic medicinal materials are also abundant in the vast wilderness. With time, the village will naturally accumulate a large number of pills.

If he were to ask Liu Shuyue for it, she certainly wouldn't refuse.

“However… I think you don’t care about these material possessions at all.” Xu Wangxian stroked his beard and changed the subject. “If one can attain immortality, what is the point of having more money? To live as long as heaven and earth and shine as brightly as the sun and moon is the lifelong pursuit of those who seek immortality. Although I am not a follower of the Dao, I can understand this principle, let alone you, young friend.”

What? Who said I don't care?

How can he arm his cultivation army without money?
And what is the concept of "seeking immortality"?
The existence of superpowers is now widely known, but these abilities are triggered randomly, not actively sought out. As for living as long as heaven and earth, that's pure fantasy.

The problem was that, seeing the other person's expression that said, "Don't worry, I understand everything. Young friend, you are indeed extraordinary," Chen Xuan could only remain silent. The atmosphere was already set; for him to say "I just want money" at this moment would be too much of a mood killer.

An hour later, Dr. Jiang brought the test results.

"There is no internal disease or poisoning; it is mainly due to excessive physical weakness."

"weak?"

"Yes, the two of them must have been in a state of fasting and dehydration for a long time, and may have even reached the point of autophagy. If it had been a day or two later, it might have led to organ failure and uremia, which would have been very dangerous for them."

"How are they now?" Chen Xuan asked.

"He's still unconscious, but all his vital signs have improved, so he should be out of danger," Dr. Jiang explained in detail. "The best course of action is to keep him here for three days of observation, continue to provide him with nutrition to help him recover, and then start giving him some thin porridge or rice soup after three days."

Before Chen Xuan could speak, Xu Wangxian took the initiative to speak, "There's no need. It's better for you to take these two back with you. They can get their IV drips anywhere. We'll prepare the medicine and send it over."

Dr. Jiang glanced at his employer, then realized what he meant. "You're right, Mr. Chen. Is this alright?"

"If any new problems arise, you can call me anytime," Xu Wangxian added.

"This Mr. Xu is definitely a shrewd person," Chen Xuan thought to himself. Not only did he not inquire about the two people's identities, but he also guessed that Mr. Xu was worried about leaving them in the pharmacy and took the initiative to find an excuse to send them back.

Chen Xuan also did not want anyone to come into contact with the guests before he did after they woke up.

He raised the corners of his mouth and went along with it, saying, "Alright, then I'll trouble you."

(End of this chapter)