Published: March 8, 2025
Chapter 69: Internal Strife of the Chu Family, Palace Coup
It must be said, robbing once and charging a consultation fee again actually brings in money quite quickly...
But slowly, the reputation of Chu Divine Doctor's black-heartedness spread, yet his superb medical skills also became well-known. Starting from the Tenth Heavens, surprisingly, he didn't even need to go out and beat people anymore...
The number of customers began to increase.
Moreover, they were mostly old injuries.
Everyone in the martial arts world knows the saying well: "When one drifts in the martial arts world, who can avoid being wounded?" As long as one is wounded, who can guarantee a good treatment?
This batch of customers mostly consisted of elderly individuals, those whose cultivation levels weren’t very high, but held significant positions in their respective families, some of whom were family elders with real power...
This situation is actually quite understandable and reasonable. Those with higher cultivation levels generally have deep reserves of power, so their injuries are not urgent for the time being. Those with lower status cannot afford the exorbitant consultation fees here.
Only those who had been injured years ago and, for various reasons, did not have their issues resolved, eventually developed chronic ailments. As these privileged individuals aged, their cultivation levels declined, leading to an outbreak of these chronic conditions.
And what stumped all the doctors was precisely this type of illness.
Injuries from decades ago, who dares to say they can be cured? At most, it's just a matter of easing the pain temporarily. To eradicate such illnesses is nothing but a delusion.
Besides these individuals, there were also clan leaders or elders from smaller families... Of course, not families as large as the Chu Family. While the Chu Family isn't considered large in the Nine Heavens, in Ping Sha Ridge, they are still quite significant.
This change left Chu Feiyan wide-eyed. The little loli, Chu Le'er, also ran around energetically every day.
Chu Divine Doctor was now very busy, with a steady influx of wealth, but... Chu Divine Doctor was starting to feel annoyed.
With only one or two hundred Amethyst coming in daily... how long would it take to make a significant amount? Chu Divine Doctor sighed to the sky, feeling infinitely frustrated.
If Chu Yang’s words were to be leaked, the Chu Family members alone could beat him into a pig's head! One must know that for such a large family as the Chu Family, their monthly income, after deducting all expenses, leaves just a little over one hundred Amethyst.
Now, this guy makes one or two hundred a day... and still complains it’s too little!
Thus, Chu Divine Doctor painfully resolved to raise the threshold: to seek treatment, one must pay no less than one hundred Amethyst!
This move drew a wave of scolding, but everyone was helpless. Looking at the boss's dead pig not afraid of boiling water attitude, they truly had no way to deal with him.
The only faction capable of treating the Chu Family, the Xiao Clan branch, had been rendered disabled by this Chu Divine Doctor and had yet to recover.
The remaining Bao Family and Liao Family dared not provoke the Chu Divine Doctor, who had the Chu Family backing him. Furthermore, after the incident with Xiao Yulong, they didn’t even dare use underhanded tactics.
They could only watch him act arrogantly.
Although the prices had increased fivefold, the number of patients still seeking treatment daily remained substantial. Chu Divine Doctor became somewhat self-satisfied, appearing blissfully unaware of his growing troubles.
A month passed, and the profit in Amethyst had already exceeded eight thousand! Adding to the four thousand he already had, the number of Amethyst had reached a terrifying ten thousand!
On this day, Chu Yang received two pieces of news simultaneously.
The first piece of news made him want to laugh in his dreams: the Xiao Family and Li Family had clashed, and both sides were in serious friction, ready to explode at any moment. Regarding matters on this side, the Xiao Family temporarily couldn’t afford to pay attention—after all, to them, a mere branch in Ping Sha Ridge was not a big deal.