Chapter 14: Not Knowing Humility!

  "Old Wang, don't joke around, okay? You're the director of our hospital and an authority in traditional Chinese medicine at Yanjing University. How can you think about coming to apprentice under a young man?" Lin Qingyuan also asked in confusion.

  "Dean Lin, a master is someone who has achieved mastery. Qin Luo's medical skills are more than enough to be my teacher." Old Wang said nonchalantly. "Besides, this Taiyi divine needle technique, how many people in the world can actually use it?"

  "Wang Lao, let's skip the formalities of a master-disciple relationship. If you don't mind, we can just spar and exchange blows whenever we have the chance." Qin Luowen said with a hint of refusal.

  Will taking an old man's family as apprentices shorten their lifespan?

  "Qin Luo, I won't hide it from you. This time, I've come for your Taiyi divine needle." Old Wan said frankly.

  "Do you want to learn Taiyi Shenzhen?" Qin Luo asked with a smile.

  Wang Lao nodded and said, "I know that the Taiyi divine needle is a unique skill in the world. As an outsider, I'm thick-skinned enough to come and ask to learn this ultimate technique, which might make people laugh. But, I really can't bear the thought of this ultimate skill being lost to future generations."

  Wang Lao pulled out a yellowed ancient book from his bosom and handed it over, saying: "Our Wang family is also a traditional Chinese medicine family, our ancestor Wang Houzhai was a famous doctor in his generation. This is the 'Taiyi Divine Needle' passed down in our family, unfortunately, only the first half of the book remains intact, while the second half has been damaged and incomplete for some reason. For so many years, I have been trying my best to repair it, but this needle technique is really profound and complex, making me unable to fulfill my wish."

  "Last time you treated those children, I felt that your technique was very similar to what's recorded in this ancient book. I even specially asked Dean Lin about your news, knowing it's impolite to disturb you, but... I'm really anxious. If you leave Yanjing, my lifelong wish may not be fulfilled."

  Qin Luo flipped through the book in his hand and found that it indeed recorded the Taizhen Needle Technique. However, due to its age or the owner's failure to properly preserve it, this priceless treasure had severe damage to its latter half, with many missing pages.

  Qin Luo has studied Taiyi Shenni, so he is clear that incomplete Taiyi Shenni is not the real Taiyi Shenni. Because Taiyi Shenni requires the operation of Qi, the route of Qi's movement is also very important.

  The needle does not leave the qi, and the qi does not leave the needle. This is the true essence of Taiyi's divine needle.

  If there are missing pages, it will cause the needle and qi to separate. Not only can't get the desired therapeutic effect, but also may hurt the patient.

  Qin Luo returned the ancient book to Old Wang and said, "Old Wang, you're being too serious. To be honest, if someone could use it, I wouldn't hesitate to pass on this skill to others. However, ordinary people can't use this needle technique."

  "Is what this book says really true? Is Taiyi God Needle going to use Qi to operate the needle?" Old Wang asked with a surprised face.

  "That's right." Qin Luo nodded and said.

  "Alas..." Old Master Wang let out a deep sigh. "At my age, how can I possibly go learn qigong? This needle technique, it seems I won't be able to master it after all. Qin Luo, you must take good care of the treasure passed down by our ancestors. If the Taiyi divine needle is lost, it will be a heart-wrenching tragedy."

  "Master Wang, I understand. All that I have learned, not a single bit of it is unsuitable to be passed on to others. As long as they are people with good character and an interest in traditional Chinese medicine, I can teach them." Qin Luo said with a guarantee-like tone.

  This is also the family education and style of the Qin family. The disciples of the Qin family practice medicine all over the world, with benevolence and compassion to save people, and treat people with a kind heart. Those who are of good moral character can be taught their medical skills.

  Wang Lao looked at Qin Luo and said with admiration: "Young people have great courage. To be honest, our old men's hearts are far from being as broad-minded as yours. The words passed down by our ancestors are: teaching apprentices will starve the masters to death. Everyone is hiding and concealing, so our traditional Chinese medicine is about to become extinct."

  "Yes. Western medicine was able to spread globally because everything is open and everyone can learn it. Whether you learn well or poorly depends on your own abilities. Some people learned badly, but others learned well. The more people who learned, the more people used it. So, Western medicine developed." Lin Qingyuan also said with deep feeling.

  "My grandfather often told me that traditional Chinese medicine is a national treasure. However, due to various reasons, the current situation is very difficult. Even in recent years, there were policies aimed at abolishing traditional Chinese medicine. But this situation is really too widespread, and it's not something that one person can reverse." Qin Luo sighed as he spoke.

  He remembered his grandfather Qin Zhuang's expression of frustration and helplessness whenever he talked about the decline of traditional Chinese medicine in the face of Western medicine, even being referred to as "witchcraft" by some Western media.

  Although traditional Chinese medicine with a history of several thousand years is the national art of China, in China, generations of Chinese people who have been treated and nourished by it do not understand it very well, and are becoming increasingly unfamiliar with it.

  Many people have even forgotten that during the SARS epidemic, not a single patient who relied on traditional Chinese medicine for treatment died. This is not only a tragedy for traditional Chinese medicine, but also a tragedy of our times.

  "Why can't human power be reversed? Qin Luo, you can reverse it." Old Wan said surprisingly.

  "Me?" Qin Luo shook his head with a bitter smile. "Old Wang, don't joke around. I have the heart for it, but not the strength."

  "Why is your strength insufficient? You have excellent medical skills, how can you be short of strength?"

  "With excellent medical skills, one can only cure diseases and save lives. How then can traditional Chinese medicine be promoted and glorified?"

  "What do you think is the way to promote and glorify traditional Chinese medicine?" Old Wang seemed to have taken some kind of stimulant, and spoke aggressively.

  "Let's make traditional Chinese medicine accessible to everyone and let everyone use it." Qin Luo replied.

  "How can we make it possible for everyone to learn Chinese medicine and use Chinese medicine?"

  "Set up a traditional Chinese medicine school, run a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. However, as far as I know, the enrollment situation of traditional Chinese medicine majors is not very good now. It's not that many people are willing to learn traditional Chinese medicine." Qin Luo said with a bitter smile.

  "It's not just bad, it's terrible. There are few students, and even fewer people willing to teach at school. The president of the Capital Medical University is an old friend of mine, and just the other day he was complaining to me that he wanted to find someone with real talent and learning to teach traditional Chinese medicine, but it's as difficult as ascending to heaven. Those who apply are mostly without talent or virtue, it's really disappointing." Lin Qingyuan took over the conversation.

  "Director Lin, isn't there a good candidate here?" Old Wang pointed at Qin Luo with a smile.

  "Qin Luo? Ah, yes. Qin Luo. I recommend you to be a traditional Chinese medicine teacher! You must be able to do it." Lin Qingyuan said excitedly. He had been thinking all day about how to keep Qin Luo in Yanjing. Now he finally found a good excuse.

  "This... I'll think about it again," Qin Luo said. According to his plan, he was going to go back after the divorce was finalized.

  "Qin Luo, as a beneficiary of traditional Chinese medicine, can't you do something for our traditional Chinese medicine?"

  "Yes. Qin Luo, pass on what you know to your students. Let them bloom everywhere. Only then will our traditional Chinese medicine be saved." Old Wang also encouraged him to say.

  "I'll discuss it with my grandfather again." Surrounded by these two old men, Qin Luo was slightly moved.

  It's as if it's against the natural order of things if I don't agree to it.

  "No need to discuss it anymore. Your grandfather will definitely agree with your current choice. Qin Luo, I wanted to ask you to go to the hospital for a consultation earlier. But now I think this is simply a waste of your talent. Go and teach instead. This is a great deed that benefits future generations and brings blessings to the people. Let's go, I'll take you to meet my friend right now. Old Wang, you come too."

  Lin Qingyuan became more and more agitated as he spoke, pulling Qin Luo's hand to go outside, not giving Qin Luo any room for refusal.

  "Too anxious?" Qin Luo said.

  "No rush," said Lin Qingyuan. If you let this kid run away, it will be too late to say anything then. Where can I find such a good grandson-in-law?

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  These days it's popular for rich people to live in the suburbs and poor people to live in the city.

  Lin Qingyuan's friend lived in a two-story villa on the outskirts of Yanjing, with high walls and two large hunting dogs that stood as tall as a person, staring intently at visitors.

  In the courtyard, various flowers and grasses are planted, as well as a bed of green vegetables and garlic sprouts. Several fat ducks waddle around in the courtyard with their buttocks raised, giving off an air of leisurely elegance like a painting of a secluded garden.

  Seeing this scene, Qin Luo immediately thought of his own home. Warmth, comfort, and the same relaxed and carefree atmosphere.

  "Old Lin, how come you have time to come over?" Seeing a guest approaching, an old man with fair skin and a big belly warmly came up to greet him.

  "Haha. Lao Lie, didn't you complain to me last time that it's hard to find a good TCM teacher? Now I'm bringing you talent." Lin Qingyuan said with a smile as he shook hands with Lie Yonggang.

  "Talented individual? Which one?" Lai Yonggang asked Wang Lao while looking at him.

  "No. It's him." Lin Qingyuan pointed at Qin Luo.

  Lui Yonggang's eyebrows twitched involuntarily as he looked at Qin Luo and said, "Can't tell. A bit too young, isn't it?"

  What does he know at such a young age?

  "Old Li, what are you doing? I gave Jiajia a bowl of vinegar, but the fish bone still can't be coughed up. The child has been crying... You'd better take her to the hospital." An old woman rushed out and said.

  "What's wrong?" Lin Qingyuan asked in puzzlement.

  "Alas. At noon, Jiajia got a fish bone stuck in her throat while eating fish. We've been busy for half a day, feeding her rice balls and pouring vinegar, but nothing worked. It seems we have to send her to the hospital after all." Lei Yonggang said with a bitter smile.

  "For such a minor issue, there's no need to go to the hospital," Qin Luo said.

  "Do you have a way?" Lei Yonggang looked at Qin Luo and asked.

  "Give me a clean bowl." Qin Luo said.

  "Bring me a bowl." Lei Yonggang shouted to his wife.

  "Ah." The woman responded with a sound and quickly ran into the house. Soon, she brought over a clean bowl.

  Qin Luo walked over, grabbed a fat duck and lifted its leg, making the head face down. Saliva flowed out of the duck's mouth, dripping into the bowl drop by drop.

  After a while, Qin Luo released the duck. He handed the bowl containing the saliva to the old woman and said, "Feed her to drink it down, and the fish bones will be dissolved cleanly. When we get to the hospital, we'll still have to use pliers to pull out the bones, and that would be even more unbearable for a child."

  "This... is useful?" The old woman looked at the transparent mucus and asked with some doubt.

  "It's useful." Qin Luo said affirmatively.

  "Give it a try," said Lai Yonggang.

  The old woman no longer hesitated and walked in quickly with a bowl.

  "Come on, let's go inside and sit down." said Li Yonggang invitingly.

  A group of people entered the house, and the water Lui Yonggang had just used to make tea had not yet boiled. The old woman ran over with an excited face and said to Lui Yonggang: "Old Lui, it's really amazing. Just now when I fed Jiajia that thing, the fish bones dissolved quickly."

  Li Yonggang looked at Qin Luo and smiled: "It seems that people can't be judged by their appearance after all. Young people are quite talented."

  According to normal people's logic, at this time Qin Luo should say something like he only knows a little skin and hair, and ask his seniors for more guidance.

  But he said with an innocent expression: "If I didn't have a bit of talent, I wouldn't think about going to school and misleading the children."

  It's not that he doesn't know how to be humble, but because he has full confidence in his medical skills.

  (PS: The magician posted in the book review area, saying that the doctor uploaded it for the first week and strongly landed on the points list, with Liu Xiaolong's mighty power. To be honest, Lao Liu is not mighty. You are the ones who are mighty. Without your support, there would be no current achievements.)

  A new week is about to begin, we need to defend our third place and strive for second on the Red Ticket Chart. I believe you can do even better than that. Right?