The Buddha Head's plans, the child of an old acquaintance [Thanks to "The person you like when in love" for becoming an Alliance Leader]
Lianshan Jingcheng protested, "Is Jiang Ping'an the only person under heaven whose miraculous hands can restore health? Your Majesty should know that I, too, am known as the Jiangzhou Sage Physician."
Emperor Yongchang sighed. "Ping'an, after all these years apart, your temperament has become utterly different. But that stubborn mouth of yours hasn't changed. It's just as unyielding as ever."
Lianshan Jingcheng: "..."
A-Xin was right. This supposedly wise and mighty Sage Emperor was nothing special.
His eye for people wasn't even as good as A-Xin's.
With that thought, Lianshan Jingcheng regained his composure.
He began genuinely treating Emperor Yongchang as a patient.
When dealing with patients, Lianshan Jingcheng had his own approach.
Once he entered familiar territory, Lianshan Jingcheng grew increasingly at ease. "Your Majesty, I need to know how you developed this condition."
Emperor Yongchang found it difficult to explain. "Let's not discuss that."
"We must. A physician diagnoses through observation, listening and smelling, questioning, and pulse-taking. Your Majesty is a Great Grandmaster protected by the nation's fortune. Observation won't tell me anything. The best approach is questioning and examination. Never mind. Since Your Majesty has something you find difficult to discuss, may I inspect the injury?"
Emperor Yongchang said, "...Can you not? I generally only let women look down there."
Lianshan Jingcheng considered it. He wasn't particularly interested in looking either, so he nodded. "Then let's skip that. Your Majesty, just tell me: does it not work at all, or does it still work, just not as well as before?"
Afraid Emperor Yongchang might not understand, Lianshan Jingcheng even offered a vivid analogy. "If it used to be a cucumber and is now an unpeeled banana, that still falls within the usable category. If it's a peeled banana, I'm still confident I can restore it."
His title