I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 268 - 118: This Is the Dr. Lu You Mentioned? (Part 3)

"This master-student relationship is well formed!" Huang Beishan exclaimed, slamming the table.

If it were before, he might have advised against it, but after witnessing the Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold techniques, he wholeheartedly agreed with Zhou Jiande's decision to take a master: "I'll definitely attend the apprenticeship banquet. Just give me a shout, and as long as I'm alive, I'll be there to bear witness for you."

"Count me in too." Zhang Jingcai, who normally didn't say much, chimed in.

Zhou Jiande nodded earnestly: "It's settled then. I'll need your help to arrange it when the time comes."

"That's nothing. Just give me a chance to experience the Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold techniques," Huang Beishan chuckled.

"No worries, feel free to experience it ten times a day if you like," Zhou Jiande said generously.

But Huang Beishan couldn't laugh, and replied irritably, "I don't want to die that early."

Experiencing the Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold techniques ten times a day would exhaust even the healthiest person.

These are not ordinary techniques where it's okay to practice daily.

The intense heat and cold would be unbearable even for a body of iron.

"Where is this Dr. Lu you mentioned? I didn't see him when I went to your clinic," Huang Beishan suddenly asked.

"Yes! Where is he? Introduce us so we can meet him. Having not met such an extraordinary person would certainly keep me awake tonight," Ye Haishen eagerly added. "A person capable of diagnosing and prescribing in internal Chinese medicine and yet so highly skilled in acupuncture, I really want to see what kind of person he is."

"He should be older than you, right?" Zhang Jingcai inquired from the side.

Zhou Jiande shook his head.

"Not older?"

"Younger?"

Ye Haishen, momentarily taken aback, then chuckled: "Well, younger is fine. After all, it's about skill and ability, not age."

"Not just younger, but much younger than me."

Seeing the three men continuing to chatter, Zhou Jiande interrupted them with a wry smile and turned his head, pointing in the direction of Lu Xuan, who was chatting and laughing with his two students: "You know both my students over there, right?"

The three followed Zhou Jiande's pointing finger, looking puzzled: "We see them, what about it?"

"Opposite your two students, there seems to be a young man. Is he a new assistant?"

"Old Zhang, did you change assistants today? How is this one, promising?"

"It's only been one morning, hard to tell much. He's a bit nervous, but diligent. He asks questions when he doesn't understand. However, his clinical experience is lacking, and he knows too little, needing lengthy explanations for some situations. You know, with so many patients, I don't have much time to explain, sometimes I can only give brief explanations."

Zhang Jingcai shook his head gently: "He needs to rely on himself for the basics; I can't help much."

"Indeed, explaining basic things a few times is fine, but more than that, there's just no time," Huang Beishan agreed wholeheartedly, as his situation was similar to Zhang Jingcai's and he naturally understood.

"Alright, alright, enough of that. Old Zhou, tell us about this Dr. Lu you mentioned. And don't point to your students; we're not curious about them," Ye Haishen interjected, glancing impatiently at Zhou Jiande.

Zhou Jiande could only smile wryly and say, "That young man is the Dr. Lu I was talking about."

Upon hearing this, the three of them gazed at Lu Xuan in a bewildered manner—was that young man really... the Dr. Lu whom Old Zhou wanted to apprentice under?

"Is that so?"

"Are you sure?"

"Looks like he's only in his twenties, and invited by the United South Chinese Medicine Association to practice?"

The voices of the three sounded nearly simultaneously.

Zhou Jiande sighed, smiling as he said, "That's my teacher, young Dr. Lu. Although he is young, he truly has the skills. You know me, Old Zhou; I wouldn't deceive you on this matter.

Seeing Dr. Lu achieve the Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold techniques at such a young age, do you feel somewhat defeated?

To be honest, I felt the same initially. It's like all I've learned in the past decades went to waste. He's achieved such high accomplishments at such a young age, while I, already in my sixties, haven't advanced in acupuncture. The strength and weakness are evident at a glance.

Apprenticing under him is my good fortune!"

"Hiss~"

The three of them gulped heavily, eyes full of astonishment.

Not once did they imagine that the Dr. Lu Zhou Jiande spoke of would be a young man in his twenties.

For a moment, Huang Beishan and the others felt their minds go blank.

It's not that they didn't believe Zhou Jiande, as, by this point, it was clear that it was true, especially since Old Zhou even demonstrated the Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold techniques.

The impact of those techniques, they had personally experienced.

These acupuncture artistries aren't easily mastered, and even with someone to teach, it seems improbable for Lu Xuan to have mastered them at such a young age.

Moreover, Zhou Jiande isn't a fool; the likelihood of him being deceived is low.

Besides, the man is here dining, clearly invited by the United South Chinese Medicine Association and not merely an assistant, as one with such skills couldn't simply be an assistant.

The hardest to accept, however, was Lu Xuan's face, which seemed untouched by life's challenges.

Too young!

So young that it seemed almost unreal.

In his twenties, received an invitation from the United South Chinese Medicine Association.

The three questioned what they were doing in their twenties.

Probably just graduated from school.

Some might have been assisting their fathers at home, preparing medicine, and the possibility of practicing independently was almost none, let alone, this wasn't just a simple practice.

He was invited by the United South Chinese Medicine Association!

In the whole of Yong City, how many Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors can boast such an honor?

Yet a young man in his twenties achieved this. They had no doubt that even if this story was told, no one would believe it!

It was too fantastical!

Chinese medicine may seem like a mystery at times, but this event felt magical!