A beautiful woman, upon hearing Cheng Xiaofan’s words, cast aside all pretense of modesty and shyness. She immediately asked him, "Ah, Mr. Cheng, can you help me with my menstrual pain?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and replied, "Yes, I've already treated it for you!"
Hearing this, the beautiful woman was momentarily stunned, then exclaimed with surprise, "Ah, how strange! I don't feel any menstrual pain anymore, and I feel unusually energetic!"
"Mr. Cheng, how did you do it?"
Cheng Xiaofan waved his right hand and said, "Do you know, in Great Britain, some people call this hand of mine the Hand of God."
"It's because this hand of mine contains a special spiritual energy. I just patted your shoulders a few times, and the spiritual energy entered your body, healing your menstrual pain."
"The reason your body is so weak is that the cold and damp energy within you is too heavy. The spiritual energy in my palm is precisely what expels that cold and damp energy from your body."
The beautiful woman, hearing this, was overjoyed and said, "So you're a divine doctor! I can't believe I've met a legendary divine doctor!"
Standing to the side, Inouye Shoichi and Yoshida Hideo were dumbfounded. Did his palm really contain spiritual energy?
He just patted someone's shoulder and cured their menstrual pain, it was too miraculous!
Thinking this, their resolve to eliminate Cheng Xiaofan was strengthened. They would use his blood to refine a divine elixir.
According to Miyazaki Amano, consuming an elixir refined from Cheng Xiaofan's blood would allow one to inherit all his extraordinary abilities.
Within the Blood Demon Sect, Inouye Shoichi cultivated at the highest level, but in terms of research into related abilities and theories, Miyazaki Amano understood them more thoroughly.
In this regard, Inouye Shoichi greatly relied on Miyazaki Amano.
It was precisely because of this that Miyazaki Amano's death made Inouye Shoichi designate Cheng Xiaofan as an opponent he absolutely had to eliminate, and to refine a divine elixir from his blood.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan waved to the beautiful woman and said, "Miss Hua, since you know I'm a divine doctor, you can just understand it in your heart, no need to spread it around so loudly!"
He turned around and said to Inouye Shoichi, "Which restaurant are we eating at? Lead the way!"
"Yes, I will lead the way for Mr. Cheng!" Inouye Shoichi felt incredibly stifled. When had he ever been so submissive to anyone before?
Inouye Shoichi had already arranged for a private room.
The restaurant was on the second floor. As the group ascended, a hostess greeted Inouye Shoichi, "Mr. Inouye, welcome!"
"Mmm, are the food and drinks all served?" Inouye Shoichi asked.
The hostess replied, "Everything is served!"
Upon entering the private room, a large round table was laden with various delicacies, a dazzling array that left one mesmerized.
Sakura Country's cuisine emphasizes a combination of five colors and six flavors.
The five colors are green, red, yellow, white, and blue-green; the six flavors are bitter, sour, sweet, spicy, salty, and bland.
There were both meat and vegetables, from the sky, from the earth, and from the water, everything was present.
Especially since Sakura Country is made up of islands, deep-sea fish are particularly abundant.
Considering that Cheng Xiaofan was Chinese and might not appreciate foreign flavors, Inouye Shoichi had specially instructed his subordinates to hire a renowned Chinese chef from Chinatown.
This table of dishes was primarily Chinese cuisine, with Sakura Country dishes as a complement.
Just as Cheng Xiaofan was being escorted to the main seat, several more beautiful women entered. They were uniformly dressed in tight black mini-skirts, high heels, with waist-length hair, all appearing very pure.
These were all arranged by Inouye Shoichi beforehand, specifically to accompany Cheng Xiaofan.
"Mr. Cheng, to ensure you can drink to your heart's content, I've specially arranged these young ladies for you. Do you like them?"
As the grand leader of the Blood Demon Sect, Inouye Shoichi could actually cultivate such top-tier flattery, which truly impressed Cheng Xiaofan.
He nodded and said, "They all look good, I like them."
"However, this afternoon, after Matsushita Kuzude has gathered the medicinal ingredients, I will need to refine elixirs. According to the rules of Chinese alchemists, one absolutely cannot indulge in female company before refining elixirs."
"Otherwise, the entire process of refining the elixir could be ruined!"
Inouye Shoichi's face immediately turned pale with fright, and he said, "Ah, there's such a thing? I'm truly sorry."
He quickly waved to the women and said, "You girls, leave quickly, leave quickly!"
"How utterly perplexing!"
"What kind of nonsense is this!"
"Are they playing games with us!"
"Hmph, so infuriating!"
These women were all selected from outside. None of them knew Inouye Shoichi, nor did they know that this was the notorious stronghold of the Blood Demon Sect.
Therefore, they complained without any reservation.
"Ladies, I apologize. Your trip will not be in vain; I will immediately have someone pay you!" Inouye Shoichi said with a forced smile, suppressing his anger.
If Cheng Xiaofan weren't present, for the words these women had spoken, he would have had them dragged away, stripped, and beaten severely.
Some might even face humiliation and lose their lives.
Such incidents happened frequently here.
Hearing Inouye Shoichi's words, Cheng Xiaofan’s expression turned grim. "Mr. Inouye, since these young ladies came for me, please give them a generous remuneration."
"Remember, according to the customs of Chinese alchemists, this is also a matter of success or failure for my elixir refining. Make sure they have no complaints!"
Cheng Xiaofan could tell from these women that they were from poor families and were forced to work as hostesses out of necessity.
If he could help them get some money, why not?
It wasn't his money, after all.
Hearing Cheng Xiaofan's words, Inouye Shoichi believed him and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to get cash and bring it to the women.
Soon, the subordinates returned with cash. Converted to Chinese Yuan, each woman received two hundred thousand.
Normally, they wouldn't earn this much in a year!
The young women knew this was all thanks to Cheng Xiaofan. They all dropped to their knees beside him and said excitedly, "Thank you, sir!"
Inouye Shoichi was dumbfounded.
"I paid the money, and you're thanking someone else?"
"Are you treating me like air?"
However, considering the matter of Cheng Xiaofan refining elixirs, Inouye Shoichi dared not say anything. Only after the women stood up did he say with a smile, "Ladies, I will arrange for someone to drive you back immediately!"
"Remember, ensure the safety of these young ladies on the road!"
Cheng Xiaofan immediately said sternly, "Don't let any accidents happen halfway and ruin my elixir. Not only will it damage my reputation as a divine doctor, but it will also cost you your lives!"
He immediately issued a warning to Inouye Shoichi.
Cheng Xiaofan had no trust whatsoever in such a demonic individual.
He feared that Inouye Shoichi might do something untoward to these innocent women on the way.