Chapter 626 Apology!
"Yes, I do have an opinion of you! I believe you are not worthy of being the Medicine King!"
Long Baichuan slammed his cane to the ground, speaking loudly.
The commotion attracted the attention of many people, and quite a few walked over.
Upon seeing Long Baichuan, they immediately understood the situation. Everyone knew that Long Baichuan was a staunch supporter of Elder Huang. Now, Elder Huang had been defeated by a young man, his reputation plummeted, and he didn't even dare to attend the banquet. This Long Baichuan was clearly stepping out to cause trouble for Chen Xuan!
Some doctors, envious of Chen Xuan's abilities, wore expressions of schadenfreude.
President Qi stepped forward and said, "Elder Long, this is a celebration banquet for Mr. Chen. Your misbehavior will not be tolerated!"
Long Baichuan glanced at President Qi and said coldly, "Heh, back then, I invited you to join Elder Huang's medical clinic, and you didn't even give it a second look. You old geezer, you've actually become a dog for a young man. You're truly shameless as you get older!"
Back then, Long Baichuan, in his attempt to curry favor with Elder Huang, personally approached President Qi, wanting him to be a distinguished guest at Elder Huang's clinic. However, President Qi disdained associating with such people. Because of this, President Qi incurred Long Baichuan's resentment.
"Mr. Chen is also from Jiangzhou, and he is my friend. Your nonsensical words are not welcome."
President Qi said sternly, "Let me tell you the truth, Mr. Chen's medical skills are unparalleled. Forget about clinging to Mr. Chen's coattails; I would be willing to become his disciple! But you cannot insult Mr. Chen!"
This statement caused an uproar!
President Qi was already in his sixties. While Chen Xuan was undeniably powerful, no one had expected President Qi to even consider becoming Chen Xuan's disciple.
This "clinging to coattails" was going too far!
Long Baichuan was also dumbfounded.
He had witnessed the integrity of President Qi's character. For him to now be willing to become a young man's disciple was truly bizarre.
"You are truly shameless."
Long Baichuan gritted his teeth.
"Scram!"
President Qi said coldly, "Your tantrums are not welcome here!"
Long Baichuan sneered, "I'm not leaving. I want to tell everyone present that this young man is not worthy of being the Medicine King at all. He defeated Elder Huang not by using his true abilities!"
President Qi was about to say something more, but at this moment, Chen Xuan stopped him.
Chen Xuan smiled faintly, calmly and composedly stating, "I am not worthy? Then who is? Is it that Elder Huang, whom I defeated? The Elder Huang who doesn't even dare to show his face?"
Long Baichuan's expression grew increasingly unsightly, and he said, "You defeated Elder Huang not by using your true abilities. You must have used some crooked methods."
"Ridiculous! During the competition, so many respected and eminent physicians witnessed it firsthand. Do you take them for fools or blind people?"
Chen Xuan said dismissively.
A tremor went through Long Baichuan.
His original intention was to attack Chen Xuan, but after Chen Xuan's explanation, wasn't he essentially slandering all those eminent physicians?
One had to remember that the judges at the time were either respected old stalwarts of the medical community or big shots from the Medical Association.
He looked up and saw several old stalwarts of the Jiangnan Province medical community staring at him with grim expressions. His heart involuntarily trembled.
He glared at Chen Xuan fiercely and shouted, "Kid, stop spouting nonsense. I didn't mean it that way at all!"
"If you didn't mean it that way, then what did you mean?"
Just then, a cold voice sounded.
The crowd parted, and Qin Weizhong, the President of the Jiangnan Province Medical Association, walked out from among them. He stared at Long Baichuan with a blank expression.
Long Baichuan's face darkened. It was clear that Qin Weizhong had also heard Chen Xuan's explanation. Didn't that mean he was also calling Qin Weizhong a fool and blind?
His hatred for Chen Xuan intensified. He quickly explained, "President Qin, don't listen to this fellow's nonsense. I really didn't mean it that way."
Qin Weizhong said coldly, "I don't care if you meant it that way or not. Mr. Chen is the Medicine King of our Jiangnan Province and the protagonist today. Who allowed you to be so presumptuous here? Apologize to Mr. Chen!"
"You want me to apologize to him? He's just a brat in his twenties? How can that be?" Long Baichuan said unwillingly.
"Although Mr. Chen is young, he is the Medicine King! If you don't apologize, you can forget about your position as the President of the Jiangbei Medical Association," Qin Weizhong said.
Long Baichuan regarded his position as the President of the Jiangbei Medical Association as his lifeline. Naturally, he would not sacrifice his lifeline for the sake of his pride.
He gritted his teeth and said to Chen Xuan, "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have slandered you..."
"Seeing as you are so old, I won't hold it against you. However, in the future, when you speak, be more mindful..."
Chen Xuan waved his hand and said.
Many people around praised him, saying, "Mr. Chen, despite his young age, is so broad-minded and possesses an extraordinary demeanor."
Qin Weizhong also praised him greatly.
He had expected Chen Xuan to retaliate fiercely against Long Baichuan, but he didn't expect Chen Xuan to let it go with a smile. This kind of magnanimity was not something one would expect from a young man.
Hearing the surrounding praise, Long Baichuan, who was being used as a backdrop, felt even more enraged.
Kid, you just wait. This matter is not over!
"Something's wrong, something's wrong! Someone has fainted!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, followed by a commotion, and the surroundings descended into chaos.
"What's going on?"
Qin Weizhong, with an imposing presence, said in a deep voice.
The surroundings immediately quieted down.
Before he finished speaking, a young man rushed over and said urgently, "Reporting to the President, someone suddenly fainted in the adjacent banquet hall..."
Hearing this, Long Baichuan's eyes flickered with cold intent.
According to the original plan, he, Long Baichuan, would first provoke Chen Xuan, then have Chen Xuan treat the patient, causing Chen Xuan to be embarrassed for being unable to cure the illness. But he hadn't expected Chen Xuan to be so eloquent and humiliate him. However, this did not affect the overall situation.
"These are all doctors, why are you shouting? Just find someone to take a look, and it will be fine," Qin Weizhong said in a deep voice.
The young man's face turned red upon hearing this and he said, "President Qin, I just took a look. The condition is very strange, and it cannot be cured at all!"
Qin Weizhong's expression darkened, and he said disappointedly, "You can't even handle such a small matter..."
Qin Weizhong was not angry initially, but this young man was of similar age to Chen Xuan, yet his achievements were vastly different. The stark contrast made him so angry.
The young man's face turned pale.
He had only joined the Jiangnan Medical Association not long ago, and now he had made such a fool of himself in front of Qin Weizhong. His future looked bleak.
At this moment, Chen Xuan smiled and said, "President Qin, perhaps it's a difficult and complicated case. We should go and take a look."
Seeing that Chen Xuan had spoken, Qin Weizhong said to the young man, "Lead the way."
"I'll take you there now."
The young man, seeing this, looked at Chen Xuan gratefully, knowing that Chen Xuan was speaking up for him.
He extended his hand and led Chen Xuan and Qin Weizhong to find the patient.