Chapter 98.2: Newcomers Do Not Swallow Humiliation, Public Killing Shocks All! (II)

In the Saber Hall, Deputy Hall Master Chen Shan bore a solemn expression. A physician was kneeling before him. It was none other than his younger brother, Chen Yan.

Chen Yan sobbed as he said, “Big Brother, that Lu Changsheng was utterly despicable. I only sent people to beat up his apprentices, yet he made a huge fuss and killed my people to humiliate me in front of everyone.

“He even threatened me, saying that if there were a next time, he’d kill me himself. Big Brother, you have to avenge me…”

Chen Shan remained unmoved. He had already heard about the matter. “Chen Yan, since Lu Changsheng dared to kill in public, what do you think he’s relying on?”

Chen Yan froze for a moment. That’s right. What is Lu Changsheng relying on? He’s nothing more than an ordinary physician with no backing; someone who has only just joined our gang.

How come he dared to offend me? And he didn’t just offend me; he pushed things past the point of reconciliation. Where did he get the guts to do that?

“There are only two possibilities. First, Lu Changsheng’s medical skill is extraordinary. It is either on par with Wu Jing’s or perhaps even surpassing it. He knows that, as long as he displays that level of medical skill, his status in the Medical Hall will far exceed yours.

“In other words, advancing to senior physician, or even renowned physician, would be effortless for him. However, if it’s just medical skill, he wouldn’t be that decisive to kill. That leaves only the second possibility, which is his level of strength.

“Besides being a physician, Lu Changsheng is also a martial artist. At the very least, he’s an Organ Refinement martial artist. With enough strength, status, identity, and background, are nothing.”

Chen Shan’s analysis made Chen Yan’s eyes widen. A martial artist? Lu Changsheng is a powerful Organ Refinement martial artist?

He truly hadn’t thought of that before. Medicine and martial arts were often said to go hand in hand; many physicians knew some martial arts, and Chen Yan himself did as well. Still, their level of strength would usually be only at the Blood Strengthening Stage, and at most, they’d be at the Bone Tempering Stage.

As for the Organ Refinement Stage, there were far too few of them. Even if a physician reached Organ Refinement, how could they compare in real combat strength with those martial artists from the jianghu?

Martial skill was not something anyone could perfect by shutting away and training alone. It required repeated struggle, fierce clashes, and even life-and-death battles to truly be tempered.

“Chen Yan, don’t provoke Lu Changsheng again,” Chen Shan said calmly.

“Ah? Big Brother, are we just letting this go?” Chen Yan found it unbelievable. His big brother was not someone timid or afraid of trouble. Otherwise, he couldn’t have become the deputy hall master of the Saber Hall.

The Saber Hall was the Four Seas Gang’s vanguard, the unit that would be sent to tackle the most dangerous tasks. Chen Shan had climbed to his current position step by step through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

“Do you expect me to kill Lu Changsheng outright?” Chen Shan asked. “He’s a physician of the Medical Hall. Who would dare to kill him openly?”

Chen Shan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a sharp glint flashed within them as he added, “This is only temporary. We will wait. The gang is about to obtain some Blood Replacement Pills, and with the merit I have accumulated over the years, I will certainly be able to exchange for one.

“Once I take a Blood Replacement Pill and complete blood replacement, I will have a great chance of advancing to the Divine Strength Realm. When I reach that realm, my standing within the gang will rise significantly.

“At that point, there will be plenty of ways to deal with a mere physician.”

Chen Yan understood. His brother was not truly planning to let Lu Changsheng go. He simply needed to prepare. This realization made Chen Yan even more excited. If his brother were to advance to the Divine Strength Realm, his status would soar, and Chen Yan himself would enjoy an even smoother path in the Four Seas Gang.

Chen Yan nodded and said, “Yes, Big Brother, I understand. During this period of time, I will behave myself and endure for now. I will not cause any trouble for you.”

Chen Shan was satisfied. His younger brother’s decision-making lagged in certain matters, but he still listened to him. As for Chen Shan himself, he needed to keep a low profile for the time being. No matter what arose, everything would have to wait until he advanced to the Divine Strength Realm.

Advancing to the Divine Strength Realm was the most important matter before him at present!

***

The next day, Lu Changsheng was summoned by the deputy hall master for questioning. “Physician Lu, you have only just joined the Four Seas Gang, yet you’ve already caused such a major incident. I will not waste words. According to the rules of the Four Seas Gang, killing two apprentices requires a deduction of merit. Your current merit is not enough to cover the punishment, so you will owe it for now.

“However, you must repay it within one year. If after one year the debt is still not cleared, you will face serious consequences!”

The deputy hall master issued his warning, but it was merely a matter of handling things by the book. He had no intention of offending either Lu Changsheng or Chen Yan.

After all, Lu Changsheng looked like a nobody without backing, yet he had dared to kill Chen Yan’s apprentices outright and even threaten Chen Yan. He was clearly no ordinary figure.

Only a fool would jump out and offend Lu Changsheng on purpose. Anyone who could rise to the position of deputy hall master of the Medical Hall within the Four Seas Gang was certainly not an idiot, so they knew that handling matters impartially meant offending no one.

Lu Changsheng did not say much and returned to his consultation room. He had long been mentally prepared for his merit to reach the negative, as that was the rule of the Four Seas Gang. In a sense, this was considered fair.

Of course, it was extremely unfair to those apprentices. They had lost their lives, yet the price paid by their murderer was merely a small deduction of Lu Changsheng’s merit. Still, this was the rule of the Four Seas Gang.

“Physician Lu, the deputy hall master did not make things difficult for you, did he?” Zhang Xuan hurried forward and asked.

“I got some merit deduction, nothing serious.”

“Merit? Then we should hurry and spread the word of your arrival and bring in more patients! We should help you rack up some merits!”

Zhang Xuan immediately dragged Lu Yang out to spread the word. Only Lu Changsheng remained in the consultation room. He pondered the situation carefully and realized that solely relying on publicity would not achieve much.

No matter how he presented himself, he was still an ordinary physician. Even if he claimed to have studied under Wu Jing, how many patients truly knew who Wu Jing was?

Moreover, a master’s superb medical skill did not necessarily mean the disciple possessed the same level of skills. Most members of the Four Seas Gang preferred to seek out the senior physicians of the Medical Hall.

“We all treat injuries and save lives. In truth, we are all about the same. The truly difficult injuries or illnesses never fall to ordinary physicians anyway. If I want to make a name for myself in the Four Seas Gang as soon as possible, I need a ‘specialty,’ something other physicians cannot do, but I can.”

Many thoughts flashed through Lu Changsheng’s mind. Before long, a patient entered the consultation room. The patient was a burly man, but he had two saber cuts on his face. The wounds were not deep, yet he was covered in blood, making him look frightening.

Lu Changsheng quickly stopped the bleeding for him.

The patient could not help but ask, “Physician, will the wounds on my face leave ugly scars once they heal?”

“Scars? Of course. However, if the recovery goes well, the scars will be relatively faint,” Lu Changsheng answered honestly.

“Ah, I’ll end up ugly with scars on my face…” The patient sighed. He was a burly man and was not afraid of scars, but scars were still unsightly. Who would want two vicious-looking scars across their face?

When the patient left, a spark of inspiration struck Lu Changsheng. Right! Scars!

If he could treat injuries without leaving scars, would that not be his “specialty”? Other physicians could not do it, but he could. The Four Seas Gang members were basically fighting and killing every day.

Their people were injured in daily basis. Treating injuries far outnumbered treating illnesses, and most of them were superficial wounds. The gang members all bore scars to some degree.

If Lu Changsheng could treat them without leaving scars, it would definitely make his reputation soar, and he would no longer need to worry about merit. The only issue was how he could do that.

This would be a problem for others, but for Lu Changsheng, it wasn’t a problem at all. After all, whenever Divine Strength martial artists recovered from their injuries, no scars remained on their bodies. This provided him with a clear direction. With that as his guide, he would surely find a solution.

Lu Changsheng acted the moment he thought of it. He casually picked up the small saber at his side and drew a cut across the back of his hand.

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