Clank! Kaze tossed the bony cane in front of Master Otter. He then wiped his hand with alcohol and wet tissue. While everyone remained stunned and shocked, Kaze looked at Master Otter, whose face had darkened, and said, “You scolded us because we didn’t prepare a gift for you, right? So why not take this as a gift? Me saving your life. It’s the best gift you can ask for.” Master Otter stared at Kaze fiercely. He clenched his teeth tightly, his body shaking. To everyone’s surprise, he did not have the words to argue back, let alone scold him. The entire family was at a loss for words and actions. Thump! Maxine suddenly knelt in front of Master Otter and cried, “Grandfather, don’t believe this bastard! The antique shop said this was an ivory cane from Jairo! It cost me tens of thousands! How can it be the bones of a dead person…” The expression on everyone’s faces changed, a sense of unease creeping in on Maxine’s explanation. Earlier, she said it was custom-made by a
“I don’t know. I just heard that someone in the Viper’s Den South River Branch got sick and many doctors can’t seem to help. That’s why Dr. Wright is here.” “But our family is also well-known for doctors, especially Grandfather. He’s also the president of Riverbank Guild of Doctors. So I think that’s why Dr. Wright is here to visit.” The family members engaged in a heated discussion about why Holfman came. Agnes was also excited. She said to her husband and daughter, “When I was still in the medical field, I admired Dr. Wright a lot. No matter what the condition is, he can cure it! I never thought I would be meeting him in person today…” Suddenly, she noticed everything quieted down and the entire Otter family was looking at her. Master Otter’s expression remained darkened. “Uh… I mean…” Agnes quickly corrected her words and said, “I admired Dr. Wright the second. The person I admire the most is still my father!” Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Master Otter’s
Darcy did not want to disappoint her mother, so she said, “Kaze, please stay and meet Dr. Wright. It’s not a big deal.” Since Darcy had spoken, Kaze could not just walk off. He turned around and said, “Fine. For Darcy’s sake, I’ll stay and meet the Whatever Doctor.” In other words, he stayed because of Darcy and Holfman, not Master Otter. Master Otter grunted coldly but did not berate him this time. He, too, was afraid that Kaze might walk away again. The other family members were speechless. They looked at Kaze strangely, feeling amazed by his boldness. Master Otter had always been the absolute existence in the family. No one dared to defy his words, let alone embarrass him. Yet, despite feeling aggrieved after he argued with Kaze, he dared not scold him further and resolved to swallow his grievances—twice in a single day. Everyone got into position behind Master Otter, waiting patiently for Holfman’s arrival. “Kaze, you’re the bomb just now!” Someone poked Kaze
“Come, let me introduce.” Holfman then gestured at his students to come forward. He then pointed at the young man and said, “Sebastian Wright, my nephew. He’s been following me since he was young, learning any medical skills he can. He’s still a rookie in the medical world and he still has a lot to learn.” “Dr. Wright, you are simply being too humble. If your nephew can be by your side for so long, I bet he’s a talented one.” Master Otter dared not look down upon Holfman’s student whom he kept by his side. Holfman then pointed at the young lady. His usual gentle face showed an unconcealable trace of pride. “June Bishop. She became my student three years ago and she’s a talented one. I brought her into this field and I think she’s going to take my place in the future.” “Oh?” Master Otter instinctively furrowed his brows. He was a traditional man who favored males over females. He inwardly disagreed with Holfman passing down his title to a female student. However, Holfm
Maxine stepped up to the center of the living hall with a proud smile but she spoke with a provocative tone. She claimed that she wanted to learn and discuss with Sebastian and June but her provocative eyes were fixed on June. June had a glance but said nothing. Holfman chuckled and said, “Hahaha, it’s good that the young ones are ambitious. I brought my students here for the same reason, but let’s put that aside first. “Master Otter, there are so many promising young ones in your family. I bet you haven’t introduced them all.” “You’re right! Let me introduce you to…” Master Otter continued to introduce the young ones who had promising futures in the medical field. Holfman was generous with his praises and it made Master Otter proud and happy. He scanned over everyone and ultimately set his eyes on a person at the very end. “Master Otter, you didn’t introduce them. I bet you know it’s important to be observant of doctors. I was not a proper young man back in the day a
“Dr. Wright, other than them, the others are the most promising young ones in our family. “And, the last one there is my daughter’s live-in son-in-law. He’s basically just above the servants and he’s not supposed to be here. He’s nothing related to doctors as well, so let’s just skip him.” Master Otter wanted to end the introduction and ignore Kaze completely. To him, Kaze was not even worthy to be in the same room, let alone mentioning his name. Holfman stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. “Not bad. Not bad. The Otters are indeed a family of doctors, many promising prodigies under the same room. They are the ones who will shoulder the responsibility of doctors and make us proud in the future!” Master Otter let out a hearty laugh. He was satisfied with his grandchildren’s performance. Then, Maxine stepped up once more and said, “Dr. Wright, please allow me to discuss and learn from your students.” “Sure.” This time, Holfman agreed. He looked at his students and sa
The Otters cocked their heads back and glared at Kaze. The friendly match had yet to begin. Yet, Kaze, the moocher, was already rubbing their noses in. Who the hell did he think he was? “Why?” Since Rose had nothing better to do, she threw a question at Kaze. She doubted Kaze was proficient in medicine. Kaze excelled in fighting and business. He would be Superman if he knew medicine too. “It’s my gut feeling. Get it?” Kaze replied. “Gut feeling, my ass!” The Otters’ followers hurled a tirade of abuse at Kaze. Kaze did not want to waste his time with them. As if he would let them know that Holfman was out to get him. Holfman clearly came to the Otters’ territory prepared. Holfman crashed the party, but his people had nothing over Max and the others. Surely, Holfman would not put himself in the spot. Besides, Kaze held back one infuriating fact. Medicine was a boring and tedious field, especially for those who picked up the basics at a young age. It was a
Maxine took the next five minutes to ponder the question. While Maxine was flustered in her thoughts, Max and the others were stumped too. Five minutes later, several of the Otters’ prided students could not get the right prescription for the diagnosis. Caster was calmly sipping his tea at first, but his face soon turned grimacing. “Clang!” Having lost his patience, Caster slammed his cup on the table and said with a scowl, “These are the symptoms of muscle atrophy! “Three ounces of platycodon, two ounces of glycryrrhiza, four pieces of citrus aurantium, three ounces of Paeonia, three ounces of rehmannia, and two ounces of peony bark.“Dissolve all ingredients in 1.5 liters of water, and simmer until half of the liquid is left. Remove residue and take 10 ounces three times a day.” Caster had to give Maxine and the others the answer.They were awkward and humiliated. Maxine said, her eyes wide, “Uh… Isn’t this a few ingredients added to the rehmannia peony potion?”