"Alright, what's going on here?"
Liu Yianfei who came to stop the chaos looked at the large group competing to get to the front. He turned to ask a man standing closest.
That man felt like being stared at by a predator—like a child being interrogated by adults, unable to make excuses no matter what.
"Well... we heard today they're only treating ten people so..."
He stammered and didn't dare make eye contact with Liu Yianfei. When he heard the reason, Liu Yianfei understood and sighed.
"Of course we are. Do you think my lady can split herself into copies or something?"
But when Liu Yianfei said this, he felt like he couldn't speak with full confidence. One sliver of his thoughts actually thought maybe that person really could split herself.
He was probably just overthinking, right?
"To maintain quality and peace of mind for patients, the clinic only accepts ten patients per day. That way the money you spend is worth every coin."
Liu Yianfei explained. When they heard it, they started agreeing.
If they had to spend over ten million yuan on medical treatment, at least they wanted to receive some attention and care, right?
If this clinic just accepted patients freely each day, wouldn't it be even more worrying?
And when they started understanding, they calmed down. No one realized that while Liu Yianfei was explaining, he was spreading faint qi currents around himself.
That was his "Intent." A privilege only Sage level beings and above could do. According to old era principles, Grandmasters could achieve breakthrough to Sage realm only when they could create their own Intent.
Most of the time, their first Intent would depend on the technique they trained, personality traits, or what represented that person's identity the most.
And Bai Fanxian once called Liu Yianfei's Intent "Intent of Purification."
It had the effect of washing away impurities. Liu Yianfei also found it could make those nearby feel more at ease. Perhaps its "purification" had effects reaching the mind. Maybe not to the point of brainwashing. But making those with weak minds comply was easy.
"So what should we do then?"
Many people started looking at each other. How should they queue? Because if they missed today, they'd have to wait until tomorrow when competition would be fiercer.
"Why are you guys worried about this? Uncle butler already arranged everything this morning."
Xie Suyao, who had burst out qi to intimidate these people, spoke up irritably. She looked at Liu Yianfei, who emanated authority far superior to hers, with narrowed eyes.
Ever since learning this man started calling her elder sister "my lady," Xie Suyao looked at him differently.
She had never considered it before, but right now this man was stronger than her by many levels. If she didn't do something, he'd definitely take the position as her elder sister's attendant.
She already saw Liu Yianfei as a competitor.
"...I'll achieve Sage too!"
If Liu Yianfei heard this, he could only laugh dryly. Besides, when talking about the position of attending Bai Fanxian constantly, could anyone else take that position from that elderly butler?
The longer they were together, the more he understood his lady's heart. Right now sometimes without Bai Fanxian speaking, Huang Zihuan almost had everything prepared perfectly already!
He didn't expect his breakthrough would light a fire under so many people. Besides Xie Suyao, Sword Master Zheng Renyi and Marshal Zhang Xianyuan were also two others determined to refine themselves harder than usual. Before this, they were ones standing at 9th-stage Grandmaster for long. Just one more step to reach the Sage gate but got passed first.
When everyone heard what Xie Suyao said, they turned to look at Huang Zihuan. He nodded and revealed a professional smile confirming Xie Suyao's words.
"I'll start handing out queue numbers now."
The old man took out tickets numbered one to ten. Besides ticket number five given to the old woman who came first, every ticket was still in his hands.
Everyone didn't understand what criteria the butler used. When they saw him walk to give queue ticket number one to a sickly-looking teenager, the boy immediately showed a delighted expression. He had traveled here waiting since early morning and had no strength to compete for order with those people. He almost gave up.
He didn't think Huang Zihuan would remember. Back then no one had appeared yet.
Next Huang Zihuan walked to give queue ticket number two to a sturdy man standing in front of the clinic. He was one who went to compete for order with others earlier. Everyone didn't expect he'd really get queue ticket number two.
"See?!"
"I told you I really came first!"
He spoke and quickly received the ticket to hold protectively.
After that, queue tickets were given out in order. All ten were complete. When they ran out and those remaining realized they weren't among them, people started making noise again.
"What principle is this?!"
"They really arrived first."
Huang Zihuan nodded confirming. The reason he could sense who came first or later came from the "Border secondary authority" Bai Fanxian gave him since yesterday.
It was the same as the house Border in everything. When people entered, he'd be the one sensing almost immediately who had entered, and all the order was recorded well.
So he was the one who could give queue tickets today to those who came first without ever making mistakes!
The old man's answer made many people dissatisfied. But those ten ticket holders were feeling better and better about this clinic.
Some of them couldn't speak up against others. Huang Zihuan's solution gave them the rights that should be theirs. Many of them even thought that even if this place really couldn't cure their illnesses, they wouldn't complain or be upset at all.
"Our clinic's open. Those with queue tickets one through ten, please come inside."
Hui'er glanced at the small clock and spoke. She opened the door and walked back inside. Liu Yianfei and Xie Suyao also went in. Sword Master Zheng Renyi walked to sit beside the door acting like a guard glaring at people still stubbornly refusing to accept it.
When all ten people entered, some people gradually left. Since they knew this place's rules, they knew well that even staying here would be useless. Better to go back doing other things and wait to come back tomorrow morning.
But there were still some who wouldn't leave. They were ones who came to watch the fun from the start. Today they also wanted to see what miracles this place could create. #MiraculousClinicAtEasternDistrictsEdge was still being talked about even after one day passed.
The clinic's service ran until afternoon. Today was another day this clinic could create satisfaction for patients very well. Hui'er had just walked to see off the patient who was queue number five at the door with a smile.
"Thank you so much. Just seeing granny off this far is enough."
She spoke to Hui'er with affection. She was sick with a strange illness that made her shiver and left her hands and feet stiff during sleep. She suffered from insufficient rest problems for a long time.
At first she could still force herself to take sleeping pills the hospital provided. But lately the symptoms were severe to the point those medicines didn't help. She'd taken some old herbs before and found her symptoms improved. So she was hopeful about this clinic that believed in medicine like miracles.
And she wasn't disappointed. Her condition came from her body absorbing too much cold from her residence continuously for a long time. Her yin balance rose too high. She received just one hot yang pill. Combined with acupuncture and light massage along her body from Wu Jia, her body warmed up already.
Her treatment fee wasn't expensive. Just ten million yuan as the minimum amount was more than enough for pills at not very high levels. Plus Mei Ying gave her some restoration and adjustment pills to take home. She liked this place even more.
Besides, she felt very affectionate toward Hui'er. Because throughout the process, Hui'er would always stay nearby and support her. She could sense a certain warm current when Hui'er held her hand. It made her feel at ease and safe.
When free, she planned to make cookies to give as thanks to the children.
She'd talked with Bai Fanxian who owned this place. She said she should go out walking more often. Or go relax at various places to let her body adjust a bit would be best. She looked at the ocean scenery seeing sandy beaches stretching endlessly. Or should she just move to live around here?
Just then, outside the clinic area three men were walking straight in. They wore white work uniforms. The old woman squinted at the symbols on their chests in surprise.
"Hello. Is this the Miraculous Clinic at the Eastern District's Edge?"
The man who seemed to be the leader asked. He held some documents. Seeing Hui'er walk out, he asked for confirmation. This place didn't even have a name sign, so they felt uncertain.
Luckily Hui'er had heard that name before. Last night there was a lot of news about this clinic. And as part of it, she couldn't help being proud.
"Yes... But sorry, today's queue is full."
The leader shook his head. He took out some documents to show.
"Someone reported that this place is an illegal medical facility charging excessive fees and deceiving patients with miraculous powers. Could I meet with the owner?"