Small is Also a Disease

"Next. You."

Knowing that Tang San was sick put Gu Ye in a great mood. He pointed out a young married woman from the line of patients. In a moment, he would go inside and properly treat her, letting her experience the power of his techniques.

The young married woman Gu Ye had selected was overjoyed. Lifting her skirt, she hurried impatiently into the Medical Hall, waiting for Gu Ye to treat her passage.

But just as Gu Ye was about to head inside, he spotted a familiar-looking girl walking toward the Medical Hall.

The girl wore a simple cyan dress that gave her a clean, fresh appearance. Her neat, ear-length short hair, skin as tender as lychee flesh, delicate features, height of around 1.65 meters, and perfectly proportioned figure all lent her an otherworldly air.

Seeing the girl, Gu Ye felt she looked somewhat familiar. As he focused his gaze on her, the system suddenly issued a notification.

Ding!

One of the original Shrek Seven Devils, Ning Rongrong, has been discovered.

System assessment: Sick.

Ning Rongrong was sick, and seriously so. Even without the system's notification, Gu Ye would have known.

Gu Ye then looked at the young married woman who had gone inside before looking at the sick Ning Rongrong. He decisively gave up on going in and walked toward Ning Rongrong instead.

"Miss, please wait," Gu Ye called as he came to Ning Rongrong's side.

Ning Rongrong had been about to pass by the Medical Hall when she saw a handsome man in a white lab coat calling to her. She stopped instinctively.

No one had a bad first impression of a handsome man, much less one like Gu Ye, a handsome man in a white lab coat.

"Is something the matter?" Ning Rongrong asked sweetly, then began sizing up Gu Ye, who had called out to her.

To her, his all-white attire was truly eye-catching, though what attracted her most was still Gu Ye's face.

As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong had naturally seen plenty of handsome men. Yet when she saw Gu Ye, she was still somewhat dazzled.

Seeing Ning Rongrong appraising him, Gu Ye did not immediately answer her. Instead, like a doctor examining a patient, he looked her over for a moment before finally letting his gaze rest on her chest.

Then Gu Ye smiled at Ning Rongrong and opened with his usual line. "Miss, you're sick."

"You're the one who's sick!"

Ning Rongrong looked approachable, and she had been in a good mood while looking over this handsome man. But as a young lady, she was naturally willful and spoiled. The moment she heard Gu Ye say she was sick, she cursed at him just like Xiao Wu had before.

Gu Ye did not get angry. Ning Rongrong's reaction was within his expectations. He continued, "Miss, your martial soul is sick, and I can cure it."

Gu Ye was not lying about that. His medical skills could now treat not only ordinary illnesses, but also defects in martial souls, because martial soul defects were illnesses as well.

During the three months he had spent running the Medical Hall and treating patients, he had treated a woman whose martial soul had a defect. With the aid of his special martial soul and the Surgical System, Gu Ye had successfully cured her martial soul.

That woman had already come to regard Gu Ye as her benefactor, even her master. A month ago, following Gu Ye's advice, she had joined Spirit Hall.

However, Ning Rongrong had only just left her sect and was still the same haughty young lady.

Her sect's martial soul was known as the number one support-type martial soul in the world. Although it could only bestow seven soul rings, Gu Ye claiming that her martial soul was sick was simply unheard of. There was no way she would believe him.

"Since you're rather good-looking, I'll warn you just once. It's fine if you say such things to me, but if anyone else hears it, you'll be in for a world of hurt."

Ning Rongrong warned Gu Ye, then gave his handsome face and strange white attire another look. He was indeed quite handsome. But while Ning Rongrong liked handsome men, she was not some hopeless fangirl. No matter how handsome Gu Ye was, he could not charm her. After giving him a few more looks, she gave a proud "Hmph," left him with a lovely view of her back, and turned to leave.

She had slipped out without her family knowing. She needed to register for Shrek Academy now, and she could not afford to miss the deadline.

Seeing this wealthy customer about to leave, Gu Ye naturally wanted to keep her and thoroughly treat her. But he had no intention of begging.

Treating illnesses meant patients came to doctors for treatment. What doctor begged patients to be treated?

Still... Gu Ye looked at Ning Rongrong's condition and found it more unpleasant the longer he looked. And the reward for treating her was simply too tempting.

Gu Ye then quietly said to Ning Rongrong, "Miss, my name is Gu Ye. I'm the physician here. Not only can I treat your martial soul's illness, I can also treat the illness in your body."

Ning Rongrong had just taken a step when she heard Gu Ye say that she had an illness in her body as well. She immediately stopped, glaring at him with anger on her face.

"Where am I sick? If you can't explain yourself today, I'll make you regret it."

Ning Rongrong spoke loudly enough that all the young married women waiting outside the Medical Hall turned to look at her.

Everyone's gazes fell on Ning Rongrong, then they looked down at themselves, unable to see their toes.

Whether she was sick or not, and where the illness was, even they, who were not doctors, could tell. It was already obvious.

Likewise, Gu Ye's gaze fell on Ning Rongrong. However, his gaze was clear and entirely proper.

Ning Rongrong also noticed that all these women were looking at her. It was not just them—Gu Ye was looking at her too.

Instinctively, Ning Rongrong lowered her head to look, then looked up at the many young women around her. Seeing that every one of them had a slender figure, she suddenly understood where Gu Ye meant her bodily illness was.

"Pervert!"

Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed red. She cursed Gu Ye and turned as if fleeing, ready to leave.

Looking at those young women here made her uncomfortable.

But at that moment, Gu Ye took out something and held it before Ning Rongrong. In a voice only she could hear, he said, "It's only a minor illness. I'm a proper physician. If you want treatment, you can come find me anytime. It will only take a few courses."

"Oh, right. This is for you. You can try it first. You'll know whether it works once you try it. I've already written the instructions for taking it on the bottle."

Gu Ye pressed a small white medicine bottle into Ning Rongrong's hand. After giving her a reassuring smile, he turned and walked into the Medical Hall.

"Next."

He called out again out of habit.

"Doctor Gu actually gave that thing to this young lady!"

"This young lady is so lucky."

"Yeah, I'm so jealous. I really want a bottle too."

"Even though I'm already big enough, I still want it. It would make me look even more perfect."

The young women still waiting in line looked at the little white medicine bottle in Ning Rongrong's hand, then lowered their eyes to look at their own chests, deep in thought.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong looked at the women, then at herself. She turned her head away with a haughty snort and quickly left in tiny steps.

As she left, she slipped the little white medicine bottle into her pocket.