Gou Shunquan became the administrative director of the emergency department during Lin Huichun's tenure as president of the Central Hospital. In other words, without Lin Huichun's approval back then, he would never have been able to take office with his abilities.
Therefore, even though Lin Huichun had already resigned as president, Gou Shunquan still feared him greatly and acted very courteously in both his tone and demeanor when greeting Lin Huichun.
As the saying goes, a long road tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's heart.
In recent years, Lin Huichun had increasingly felt that Gou Shunquan was morally corrupt. He both disdained and resented him, and at every meeting, he would earnestly suggest transferring Gou Shunquan from his administrative director position.
However, regrettably, Gou Shunquan had already become deeply entrenched and was beyond the reach of Lin Huichun, who, after retiring and being rehired, was now solely focused on clinical medicine.
Furthermore, Gou Shunquan had recently, and illegally, dismissed Chen Xiao, who was proficient in the Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Needle technique. This made Lin Huichun even more unwilling to associate with Gou Shunquan.
It felt disgusting to even glance at Gou Shunquan's hypocritical and fawning face. Lin Huichun merely snorted coldly and politely introduced Master Puhui to Chen Xiao:
"Doctor Chen, this is Master Puhui from Shenlong Temple. He wishes to discuss Xuanmen talismans with you..."
Master Puhui never dreamed that Chen Xiao was far younger than he imagined. Both shocked and awed, he couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly before Lin Huichun could finish speaking:
"No, no, no! It's not a discussion, it's a request to become a disciple. Doctor Chen, the spiritual talismans you previously gifted to Qin Hantang implicitly contained the original true essence of my Buddhist 'Six-Syllable Mantra,' which is an unparalleled divine skill! If you would be willing to impart your knowledge, our Shenlong Temple will spare no effort in repaying you."
"???"
Gou Shunquan was first filled with question marks, then his face changed to one of horror. He nervously said:
"Master Puhui, have you mistaken the person? Chen Xiao is just a medical student, how could he be proficient in Xuanmen talismans?"
It was understandable that he was nervous. Although Shenlong Temple had long since declined, its influence in Juxian City was still considerable. If Chen Xiao were to receive the strong support of Shenlong Temple, his plan to collude with Ye Yinhuan to dismiss Chen Xiao would face greater resistance and might even fail.
Sensing Gou Shunquan's nervousness, Chen Xiao said without hesitation:
"I'm sorry, Master Puhui, it's not that I'm unwilling to teach you, but you wouldn't be able to learn it."
Gou Shunquan, thinking he had found an opportunity to sow discord between Chen Xiao and Master Puhui, quickly put on a look of pained indignation and began to scold:
"Chen Xiao, you are too presumptuous! Master Puhui is a renowned and virtuous monk from Shenlong Temple. If you can learn something, how could he not? In my opinion, you are simply unwilling to teach... No, you're not unwilling to teach, you're pretending to know what you don't know! This is a golden opportunity to curry favor with Shenlong Temple, and if you truly had the ability, why would you refuse?"
As he spoke, Gou Shunquan looked at Master Puhui with a fawning expression, like a guard dog seeking praise from its master.
However, Master Puhui clearly did not acknowledge Gou Shunquan's presence. Without even glancing at him, he continued to address Chen Xiao with reverence:
"Doctor Chen is right to reprimand me. If everyone could draw supreme spiritual talismans that contain the original true essence of the 'Six-Syllable Mantra,' I wouldn't have disturbed you with a visit today. I sincerely apologize."
With that, he turned to leave with a dejected expression.
Gou Shunquan, indifferent to being ignored by Lin Huichun and Master Puhui, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, his most important goal at this moment was to drive Chen Xiao out of the Central Hospital.
However, Chen Xiao had no intention of letting Gou Shunquan have his way. With a mischievous smile, he suddenly called out to the already turned Master Puhui:
"Master Puhui, although I cannot teach you, if you or your temple needs them, I can give you a hundred or eighty."
"Really?"
Master Puhui's eyes lit up, and he eagerly turned back:
"Then... then I'll trouble Doctor Chen to draw a supreme spiritual talisman on the spot for me to study. I don't expect to comprehend even one ten-thousandth of the original true essence of the 'Six-Syllable Mantra,' I just wish to enshrine it in the Grand Hall of my temple."
With an apologetic smile, Chen Xiao casually glanced at Gou Shunquan:
"Next time, Director Gou is about to dismiss me, and I'm in a bad mood right now, so I really can't draw it, hehe."
"???"
Gou Shunquan was once again filled with question marks. His pig-like, obese face instantly turned green, and large beads of sweat trickled down his forehead.
Lin Huichun, who had always disliked Gou Shunquan, immediately erupted and slapped him hard:
"You actually want to dismiss Doctor Chen? Gou Shunquan! How did you become an administrative director?"