The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 420: Promote Traditional Chinese Medicine (Part 1)

Every move made by Lu Shengrong on stage could be seen clearly by the people from the medical communities of various countries sitting below. After giving medication to their respective patients, the medical authorities from Country M, Wester, and from the Island Nation, Aoki Koichi, had been focusing their attention on Lu Shengrong. Seeing Lu Shengrong causing the patient to bleed during the acupuncture procedure, the two exchanged glances and simultaneously, their faces showed a schadenfreude smirk.

The medical authorities from Country M and the Island Nation were seated next to one another. Jess, a representative figure in Country M’s medical community, and Aoki Koichi, a representative figure in the Island Nation’s medical community, both had thick smiles on their faces.

"Jess, this time Huaxia Country’s medical community is completely finished. How can Chinese medicine compare with Western medicine? We should let the Huaxia Country’s medical community’s bad reputation spread far and wide so that these medical authorities from Huaxia Country can never hold their heads up high in front of us again." Aoki Koichi was very thrilled.

"Mr. Aoki, even if we don’t do anything now, the medical community in Huaxia Country is already finished. The so-called medical authority actually caused the patient to bleed during acupuncture? Such a person is simply not qualified to be a doctor, let alone a medical authority. I don’t mind adding fuel to the fire, what do you think, dear Mr. Aoki?" Jess said with a sinister smile.

Aoki Koichi and Jess simultaneously gestured towards Aoki Koichi and Wester, who were participating in this round of competition on stage. Aoki Koichi and Wester nodded slightly to them from the stage, and then Wester spoke first, "Mr. Lu Shengrong, is this acupuncture from Chinese medicine? How come I’ve never heard of acupuncture that causes people to bleed? Or is it that Mr. Lu’s skills are not refined? But I’ve heard that Mr. Lu, you are a leading figure in Huaxia Country’s Chinese medical community, shouldn’t you be the foremost person in the Chinese medical world?"

The young patient being treated by Lu Shengrong originally only felt a bit of numbness in his belly and did not know he was bleeding. Hearing Wester’s words, he quickly looked at his own belly. When he saw the fresh blood oozing out, his already pale sickly face became even more unsightly. He cursed loudly, "What kind of Chinese medicine practitioner are you? I agreed to be a patient for your competition because I heard there were medical authorities coming to treat me for free. I’ve never heard of acupuncture causing a patient to bleed. What kind of rubbish medical authority? Chinese medicine in Huaxia Country is utterly unreliable. Our Huaxia Country’s Chinese medicine has long since declined."

The young patient was extremely agitated, his speech was spitting saliva, and Lu Shengrong wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. As a leading figure in Huaxia Country’s Chinese medical community, Lu Shengrong indeed had some skills in Chinese medicine, but Chinese medicine treatment prioritizes steadiness, not speed.

This time, in order to win the competition, Lu Shengrong recklessly performed the Resurrection Eight Needles that he hadn’t fully mastered, and as a result, the plan backfired. As a prominent figure in the Chinese medical community, who wasn’t courteous when seeking his treatment? When had he ever been insulted like today? He was truly humiliated.

Aoki Koichi also immediately said, "Mr. Lu, it seems you have really made a mistake? Chinese medicine in Huaxia Country is not that impressive after all! I think you ought to apologize to this patient, and there’s really no need for Chinese medicine in Huaxia Country to exist. When compared to Western medicine, it is trash; such medical skills simply have no value worth keeping."

Lu Shengrong was so angry that veins bulged on his forehead, but he could not erupt into anger, as he indeed had caused the patient’s belly to bleed. For a moment, his whole face turned as red as a liver.

Medical authorities from various countries sitting below began discussing animatedly, pointing and making disdainful, contemptuous, and questioning remarks about Lu Shengrong on stage, filling the entire private hall with noise.

"Old Duan, you must think of a solution quickly! The situation has far exceeded our expectations and if it continues to develop like this, our Huaxia Country’s medical community will never be able to hold our heads up in front of other countries’ medical communities."

"Old Duan, we can’t just sit here and watch! Otherwise, let’s stand up and say something!"

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A group of medical authorities from Huaxia Country repeatedly asked Duan Nan for his opinion. Duan Nan shook his head in distress and said, "What’s happened has happened; it’s not something we can reverse, unless someone can step up and turn the tide – maybe then there’s a glimmer of hope."

The young talents sitting behind the medical authorities from Huaxia Country all had very unsightly expressions on their faces, especially Lu Shengrong’s grandson, Lu Yuanming, who was muttering to himself with trembling lips, "My grandfather won’t lose, how could my grandfather lose? My grandfather’s acupuncture technique is so skilled, it must be the people from Country M and the Island Nation playing tricks, it has to be that way, it has to be."

"While all the medical authorities from various countries are present, we might as well get rid of Huaxia Country’s Chinese medicine, ensuring that this medical skill cannot appear in the world again. Chinese medicine only delays patients’ conditions, don’t you think if we let such a medical practice exist, it’s just harming oneself and others?" Aoki Koichi said emphatically.

When the medical authorities from Huaxia Country heard Aoki Koichi’s words, their faces changed dramatically. Chinese medicine is a gem of Huaxia Country, how could they let people from other countries insult, belittle, or even call for its abolition like this? This was absolutely unacceptable.

Originally, Ye Chenfeng really hadn’t planned to step in during the international medical exchange competition, but the medical authorities from Country M and the Island Nation were too aggressive. After all, Ye Chenfeng had the blood of Huaxia Country flowing in his veins, and Chinese medicine as a treasure of Huaxia Country held significant value. How could he allow these foreigners to criticize it? Did they think Huaxia Country had no one left?

The blood in Ye Chenfeng’s body was stirred, he stood up from his chair and pointed at Aoki Koichi and Wester, bellowing, "The profound depth of traditional Huaxia medicine, how can you foreigners possibly understand? Do you think you can just abolish our traditional medicine because you say so? Who do you think you are? Huaxia is not a place where you can run amok."

Silence!

The great hall of the private club suddenly fell quiet, and pairs of eyes turned uniformly to stare at Ye Chenfeng.

Seeing his master, Ye Chenfeng, stand up, Duan Nan knew that his master must be planning to take action. Excitement flushed his face a brilliant red, wishing he could stand up and clap for Ye Chenfeng. In front of Ye Chenfeng, even the person with the greatest medical skills in the world would have to step aside.

"Where did this young man spring from? The medical community of Huaxia Country really is in decline, having a green youth speak out of turn? It’s simply preposterous." frёeweɓηovel_coɱ

"This kid is pretty arrogant, does he really think their Huaxia traditional medicine is so remarkable? If traditional medicine were really that powerful, it would have been promoted all over the world long ago, would it be in such a sorry state now?"

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Medical authorities from various countries looked at Ye Chenfeng with disdain; in their eyes, Ye Chenfeng was just an arrogant young man, and only impressive in his verbal abilities.

"Old Duan, why is your disciple standing up? Hurry up and make him sit down, does he really think it’s not chaotic enough here?"

"Old Duan, it’s not that I want to criticize you, but your way of managing your disciple is too lax. In this kind of situation, how can it be the turn of such a junior to speak out? Doesn’t this imply that our Huaxia medical community has nobody else?"

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A group of medical authorities from Huaxia Country also began to urge Duan Nan to immediately make Ye Chenfeng stop talking nonsense.

Duan Nan waved his hand and said with a meaningful smile, "Just let him be! Wait and see, there will definitely be an unexpected surprise."

"Traditional Chinese medicine is the most powerful medical skill in the world, you are nothing but frogs in a well who have never seen real traditional Chinese medicine, who are you to call traditional Chinese medicine trash? Compared with real traditional Chinese medicine, it’s Western medicine that is trash."

"Raise the banner of our Huaxia, raise the banner of our traditional medicine. Today, I, Ye Chenfeng, will let you witness what is called acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine. I can cure this patient’s acute gastroenteritis within one minute."

"Make sure you heard me right, I said I will cure the patient’s acute gastroenteritis within one minute, not just alleviate it."

"How about it? Do you dare to take a wager with me? If I cure this patient within one minute, the two of you will never be able to practice medicine again. If I fail to cure the patient, the medical authorities of Huaxia present here acknowledged that traditional Chinese medicine is trash, and we can publish a statement in the newspaper tomorrow."

Ye Chenfeng’s piercing gaze fixed on Wester and Aoki Koichi on the stage, his face wearing an extremely confident expression. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)