Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 210: The waves behind in the Yangtze River drive on those ahead

Chapter 210: The waves behind in the Yangtze River drive on those ahead

Vice President Wang and others entered the hall, and Wu Youmin’s gaze lingered on Ye Qiu, as if Shangguan Mingyue’s beauty failed to attract much of his attention, treating her like just another ordinary woman.

"It was you who took him to the elder leader and prescribed the medicine?" Wu Youmin didn’t bother with pleasantries and directly turned his gaze towards Shangguan Mingyue.

Shangguan Mingyue nodded, "The elder leader’s health is not good, and Mingyue is aware that some chronic ailments have not been cured, so I brought Ye Qiu to take a look at the elder leader."

"Shangguan girl, although your intentions were good, should you not have informed me beforehand?" Wu Youmin said with a stern face, and his seriousness intensified, as if something important had irritated him.

"Mingyue was wholeheartedly concerned about the elder leader’s health and indeed forgot that you were also at the elder leader’s side. However, Mingyue also had the elder leader’s health in mind, and in this respect, I believe our thoughts should be aligned."

Shangguan Mingyue didn’t admit her mistake directly, and within two sentences, she had turned back the words Wu Youmin was yet to say.

"Shangguan girl, I have been looking after the elder leader’s health for many years. It’s not wrong for you to bring someone to examine the elder leader, but do you realize the responsibility you’d bear if anything were to go wrong during this time?"

"The elder leader is a treasure of China, and we cannot afford any mistakes. If the prescription is wrong, not only would your Shangguan family bear the error, but I would also not be able to escape responsibility." Wu Youmin said.

"You’re right, precisely because the elder leader’s health is critically important to China, I went out of my way to find someone who could cure even the slightest ailment. Perhaps it’s you who worries too much. You’ve seen the prescription yourself; do you think there is something wrong with it?" Shangguan Mingyue said, trusting Ye Qiu’s medical skills implicitly through her words, not only refuting Wu Youmin but also expressing her confidence in Ye Qiu.

"Heh, you think I came because of that prescription?" Wu Youming asked back.

Hearing this, Ye Qiu, who was standing by the side, fully understood that the other party had indeed sought him out because of the treatment he had given to the elder leader.

Wu Youmin, the elder leader’s personal Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor, felt usurped by Ye Qiu being brought into the picture by Shangguan Mingyue. Should Ye Qiu cure the elder leader’s chronic illness, he would offend Wu Youmin. If the esteemed old doctor hadn’t cured the elder leader and a young man did, it would be a slap in the face for Wu Youmin’s esteemed reputation.

Putting it nicely, Wu Youmin was concerned about the elder leader’s health, hence he made a special trip to verify if Ye Qiu’s prescription was effective. Less charitably, it was to protect his own pride, otherwise he, Wu Youmin, would be the one to lose face in the future.

As people age and their reputation grows, their pride becomes more significant. Wu Youmin didn’t want the title of the personal physician to the elder leader to be tarnished by a young man. Therefore, out of love for his own reputation, after discovering the prescription left by Ye Qiu, he advised the other elder leaders not to take it temporarily, to prevent harm, but his true motive was the fear that the prescription might actually be effective, which would indeed be a blow to his pride.

An experienced personal Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor who couldn’t match a young man’s medical skills—this was a narrative Wu Youmin did not want to hear in his lifetime.

Now that he understood Wu Youmin’s intention, Ye Qiu also knew how to respond. An old man bullying the young Shangguan Mingyue seemed rather like using one’s power to bully the less powerful.

Ye Qiu had already been uncomfortable listening from the side. Since the other party had come because of his prescription, it would be up to him, Ye Qiu, to resolve it.

"Sir, if I heard you correctly just now, are you doubting my prescription?" Ye Qiu stepped forward.

"Indeed, the elder leader’s health cannot be trifled with. Any side effects could have consequences that no one can bear, and you are no exception," Wu Youmin said.

"Since you think there is a problem with my prescription, why not point out where it is wrong? If you are correct, I will immediately correct it and apologize. What do you say?" Ye Qiu directly cornered the other party.

This prescription of his was not even recorded in ancient medical texts. It was an unspoken secret in Hua Tuo’s medical skills, passed down orally. Nowadays, the only ones who knew this prescription were probably just Ye Qiu and Old Master Li.

Although the elderly man before him also studied traditional Chinese medicine, he definitely was not familiar with this prescription. Ye Qiu was curious to see how he would explain it.

Hit right on the mark by Ye Qiu, Wu Youmin indeed couldn’t find anything wrong with the prescription. His purpose here was firstly to ask Shangguan Mingyue for an explanation, and secondly, he was curious to learn about the efficacy of the prescription.

For old traditional Chinese doctors like Wu Youmin, an unfamiliar prescription was as tempting as gold and jewels to a woman.

"You’ve prepared this prescription for the senior leader. Since you want the senior leader to take it, naturally it has to pass my inspection first. Please explain how this prescription is formulated," Wu Youmin, unable to offer an explanation, threw the question back to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu admired the old fellow’s composure as he observed Wu Youmin’s steady gaze. Facing such a shrewd and old traditional Chinese doctor, he really had to be careful.

"Well then, let me explain the origin of this prescription. If there’s anything amiss, feel free to refute it," Ye Qiu shrugged his shoulders. Since Wu Youmin wanted to know, it wouldn’t hurt to tell him. After all, the prescription was just that—a prescription. But without the complement of Hua Tuo’s Thirty-Six Needles, its effectiveness would be greatly reduced. The two needed to be combined to achieve the greatest therapeutic effect.

"The senior leader’s body harbors many hidden ailments, and there are many factors that contribute to the formation of these ailments..."

Ye Qiu then revealed the causes of the hidden ailments one by one, and went through each of the medicinal herbs in the prescription, explaining that when properly proportioned and decocted, the medicinal effects would work in conjunction with the efficacy of Hua Tuo’s Thirty-Six Needles.

Listening to Ye Qiu speak so eloquently, Wu Youmin found it hard to see him as a young traditional Chinese doctor. Ye Qiu detailed each individual herb so clearly that even those unfamiliar with Chinese medicine could understand seventy percent of what was being said.

"Anyway, I have already prescribed the medicine for the senior leader’s hidden ailments. Whether they use it or not is up to them. I’m just lending a hand," Ye Qiu said nonchalantly in the end.

Wu Youmin was amazed by Ye Qiu’s understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, which was no less than that of old doctors immersed in the field, and even some of the concepts were quite novel to Wu Youmin.

"May I ask who your mentor is? Who is the great master of Chinese medicine that taught you?" Wu Youmin asked directly.

Ye Qiu shook his head: "I studied traditional Chinese medicine under my master for more than ten years, but he never told me his name, so I cannot answer your question."

Wu Youmin paused for a moment, feeling somewhat regretful, but he knew that to produce a disciple like Ye Qiu, his master’s medical skills must also be exceptionally high.

Who exactly was this great person?

Wu Youmin shook his head. The world was vast with many able and unique individuals. Perhaps behind Ye Qiu was a grandmaster of Chinese medicine, and it was unlikely anyone else could have taught such an outstanding youth.

"I’m getting old; indeed, it’s a case of the new waves pushing the old waves!" Wu Youmin suddenly exclaimed as if acknowledging the high level of Chinese medicine proficiency in someone as young as Ye Qiu and he couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

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