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Chap 795

Chapter 795: Levels, recovering without treatment

Under countless gazes, the patient slowly emerged from the courtyard. By the time she was standing by the door, dead silence hung over the crowd. It was quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Everyone was examining her, but all they saw was a girl about twenty. Her fair face had beautiful skin that showed hints of pink in her cheeks; her hands too, were smooth and soft.

Is this really the patient?

Everyone was tense as they hoped for a miracle, but doubted it existed at the same time. Suddenly, Department Head Huo burst out, “Clan Head Ren, is this the patient?”

Clan Head Ren hastily withdrew a painting of the patient’s previous appearance and showed it to the crowd. The similarities were unmistakable. This girl with the perfect skin was none other than the patient who looked like a seventy to eighty year old woman. 

Department Head Huo staggered backwards as he stared at Gu Beiyue striding out the doo. He couldn’t believe this, nor could he accept it.

“Hahaha!” Gu Qishao suddenly broke into wild laughter. “Gu Beiyue, you’re really something! This gentleman likes you!”

His laughter stirred the entire courtyard back to its senses. They filled the air with praise as if the mockery and scorn from before never existed.

Gu Beiyue, ah, Gu Beiyue. He’s simply a marvel!

First he cured an amnesia patient with a few words, then a premature aging patient with a simple prescription formula. If he wasn’t a marvel, then what was he? Forget about the three department heads, there was no one in medical academy history who had ever created such miracles. Nor had any medical group created such records. This man far surpassed any of the previous medical academy heads. He was definitely no fifth rank. 

Amidst the praises and compliments, Tang Li shouted, “Doctor Gu’s medical skills are probably far past seventh rank by now. As I see it, he should be an eighth rank Empyreal Doctor!”

Many others supported his words.

“He has to be eighth rank. Gu Yuntian doesn’t even have skills like Doctor Gu, right?”

“Haha, what kind of difficult cases were these? They’re nothing in our Doctor Gu’s eyes!”

“He was only 16 when they categorized him as a fifth rank Divine Doctor, right? For him to return to Medical City is our honor!”

Gradually, the favorable words turned into flattery. Gu Beiyue was standing within the crowd, but he didn’t seem to hear their words. He was currently conversing with the patient in low tones as if giving her instructions. 

Dressed as the Northern Li imperial doctor, Bai Yanqing sat in the first row while staring at Gu Beiyue. His narrowed eyes were filled with dark and unkindly sentiments.

“Master, what are the origins of that fellow?” Bai Yuqiao asked in a low voice.

Bai Yanqing only gave a cold snort and didn’t reply.

At this moment, Department Head Ouyang spoke up. “Clan Head Ren, is the medical skills competition over?”

Before Clan Head Ren could answer, Department Head Lin mocked, “If it is, then Department Head Ouyang should hurry up and check on your patient in case the medical academy sins by letting him die in the Apricot Woods.”

At his reminder, everyone remembered that there was still one patient awaiting treatment! Gu Beiyue’s medical skills had surprised and intoxicated so many people that they forgot this was a competition. The contest was still ongoing, so this couldn’t count as Gu Beiyue’s win yet! The third patient was the one who had trouble eating or drinking. He was also an elderly man and had been thirsting for water for over four days. Department Head Huo’s skin disease patient had appeared in the past--she wasn’t the first of her kind--but Department Head Ouyang’s case had never been seen before. The medical academy had never seen such an illness before, nor was it recorded in the medical texts.