Chapter 370: A Curative Beating
"Divine Doctor Jiang, forgive this old woman for being blunt."
Niu Xiaolan hesitated briefly, then said with a grave expression, "There is one condition. If you can cure my son, Lv Xiao, then I, Niu Xiaolan, speaking for the Lv Family, will submit to you, Divine Doctor Jiang."
"Then let Patriarch Mu and the Butcher be our witnesses," Jiang Xinghai said with a faint smile.
’Niu Xiaolan really is a cunning old fox, knowing how to prioritize and handle things appropriately.’
’What if she agreed to submit to Jiang Xinghai now, but Lv Xiao’s twisted personality couldn’t be cured?’
"I, Li Tu, am willing to be a witness," the Butcher responded without hesitation.
Mu Huang, of course, did not delay either. "I, Mu Huang, am also willing to be a witness."
"Since you both have such faith in Divine Doctor Jiang’s medical skills, then I too will swear an oath here and now to never go back on my word." Niu Xiaolan looked at Li Tu and Mu Huang and cupped her fists.
She was far too familiar with these two.
They never made a decision they weren’t confident in.
This meant that Jiang Xinghai’s reputation as a doctor wasn’t just for show, which brought her great relief.
"Alright then. Lv Xiao, listen carefully. Your treatment will only require three steps."
Jiang Xinghai looked up at Lv Xiao. "Step one: you get a brutal beating from me. Do you accept?"
"I’m willing!" Lv Xiao agreed instantly without a second thought.
This was also a result of his twisted personality.
After all, ever since he first saw Jiang Xinghai, a faint sense of admiration had taken root, and his response was subconscious.
However, everyone else present was completely baffled.
’One of the three steps of the treatment was to get beaten up?’
The mother and daughter, Niu Xiaolan and Lv Que, wanted to ask several times, but ultimately remained silent.
At this point, they could only choose to trust him.
"Patriarch Mu, do you have any wooden tubs in the house big enough for an adult to bathe in?" Jiang Xinghai asked, turning his head.
"Yes, we have quite a few," Mu Huang replied.
Her family had many female members, and they all enjoyed soaking in wooden tubs with things like flower petals.
"Excellent. Move a tub over there, and prepare some hot water," Jiang Xinghai said, pointing to a spot by the rockery and bamboo grove in the Mu Family’s courtyard.
Mu Huang immediately arranged for people to do it.
Jiang Xinghai then looked at the Butcher. "Go and quickly purchase the ingredients for the following prescription. I’ll send it to your phone."
The Butcher nodded and left.
This scene left Niu Xiaolan extremely shocked.
’It was one thing for Mu Huang to obey Divine Doctor Jiang’s words.’
’But for the Butcher, the dignified Patriarch of the Li Family—one of the six great families—to also follow Jiang Xinghai’s orders to the letter?’
"Lv Xiao, the second step is to soak in a bath in the wooden tub. The third step will be acupuncture. By my calculations, you will be fully cured by noon," Jiang Xinghai said, his expression that of a master strategist in complete control.
"Divine Doctor Jiang, is it really that simple?" Niu Xiaolan asked first, her face full of astonishment.
"This kind of condition is just a psychological illness. It’s very easy to treat." Jiang Xinghai was just that confident. Ever since he had run into Lv Xiao in Jizhou the night before last, he’d had a clear plan in mind.
Everyone was once again stunned to hear this, especially the members of the Lv Family.
Lv Xiao had suffered from this twisted psychological condition since he was five years old—for a full fifteen years!
For fifteen years, the Lv Family had sought out famous doctors from all over, but to no avail.
Now, the Lv Family had learned that a Divine Doctor was in Central State and had told Lv Xiao to return immediately from his university in the Provincial City. It was only by a fortunate coincidence that he had run into Jiang Xinghai.
Soon, a wooden tub, two meters in diameter and about one and a half meters high, was placed by the rockery and bamboo grove.
Jiang Xinghai then looked at Lv Xiao. "Well then, we can now begin step one. Are you ready?"
"Yes. Hit me. Ravage me," Lv Xiao said, straightening his less-than-sturdy frame as he walked forward.
Without another word, Jiang Xinghai lifted his leg and kicked.
THUD!
Lv Xiao’s abdomen instantly caved in. His entire body seemed to fold in on itself as he was sent flying by the brutal blow.
WHOOSH!
The next instant, Jiang Xinghai shot through the air at extreme speed, intercepting the airborne Lv Xiao and kicking him down again.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
He then continued in the same fashion.
After a few more kicks, Lv Xiao was barely clinging to life, spitting mouthfuls of blood. He was breathing out more than he was breathing in.
"Xiao’er!"
Niu Xiaolan’s heart felt as if it were being sliced by a knife. Watching her beloved son suffer such a brutal beating, she couldn’t help but radiate a dense killing intent.
’She truly couldn’t comprehend it. How could there be a treatment method that relied on getting beaten up?’
She began to doubt Jiang Xinghai and, suppressing her fury, asked, "Divine Doctor Jiang, if you keep hitting him, my son will..."
"Shut up!" Jiang Xinghai said coldly.
"Mom, we have to trust Divine Doctor Jiang."
Lv Que supported Niu Xiaolan, her words filled with trust for Jiang Xinghai. Then, she raised her voice and yelled, "Sixth, hang in there!"
Lv Xiao’s consciousness was already fading; he was completely unable to respond.
But Jiang Xinghai, clearly, showed no signs of stopping.
He stopped kicking, hauled the unconscious Lv Xiao up from the ground, and then began to unleash a furious barrage of punches.
Of course, the force he was using was perfectly controlled; otherwise, the first kick would have taken Lv Xiao’s life.
This method of his was simply to clear and reinforce Lv Xiao’s meridians.
A special illness naturally required a special treatment.