ghost and Xiao Yu with a sense of delight in his heart, hoping that they would fight each other to mutual destruction. Otherwise, judging by their appearances, he wouldn't be able to defeat either on...Chapter 357: Secret Prescription for Bone Healing
"Heh heh, Uncle Song, there's nothing wrong with your meridians. There are no hidden injuries, and the resilience of your meridians is quite strong. This might also be why you're progressing faster in cultivation than Uncle Ye and the others!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.
"Phew..... Then why did you frown and jump back I thought there was some problem," Song Hushan sighed when he heard Xiao Yu's words.
"Heh heh, I was wondering why your meridians are fine while Uncle Ye has so many hidden injuries."
Xiao Yu chuckled lightly as he explained the reason for his distraction.
Ye Fei and Song Hushan thought of this issue too when they heard Xiao Yu's words. Reasonably speaking, their situations should be similar, so there shouldn't have been such a huge difference!
Xiao Yu also pondered whether it was because Song Hushan had an extraordinary constitution But when he took his pulse, he didn't find anything unusual about his body type! Now, Xiao Yu couldn't figure out why either.
Since he couldn’t come up with a reason, Xiao Yu stopped thinking and instead pulled out a piece of paper to write down a prescription. He handed it over to Ye Fei and Zhuang Hao and said, "Uncle Ye, Uncle Zhuang, follow this prescription to get the medicine. The injuries in your meridians are old and difficult to heal, so you have to take the medicine for more than one year!"
The two of them regarded it as a treasure and carefully stored the prescription away. Although other famous Chinese doctors could also write such prescriptions, they believed without question that Xiao Yu's was the best! Not to mention anything else, even those imperial physicians couldn't see the hidden injuries in their meridians.
After resting for a while, Song Hushan and his group left. Old Master’s hundredth birthday celebration was coming up, so many things required him to take personal charge. Hence, he had to go back to prepare. If it weren't for meeting Xiao Yu yesterday, he wouldn’t have any time to come out at all. But the matter concerning their big sister and Xiao Yu was also a significant event. He could only spare some time, leaving others to arrange things at home while he came out.
One needed to know that Old Master Song's hundredth birthday celebration would shake up the entire domestic core layer; everything had to be arranged and prepared thoroughly.
The next day, Xiao Yu and Yun Xi drove over to Lady Dowager’s house.
Yue Tianlin was lying in bed. His limbs and body were tightly wrapped with bandages. After more than a day of rest, Yue Tianlin's face had regained some color.
The Yue family hurriedly welcomed Xiao Yu and Yun Xi inside when they saw them arrive.
"Tianlin, thank you!" Yun Xi walked over to the bedside. She bowed slightly as she looked at Yue Tianlin, whose entire body was bandaged except for his head, and said.
"Master... ... "
Yue Tianlin saw Yun Xi like this and wanted to say something, but perhaps due to his personality, he turned red but didn't say anything.
"Junior sister-in-law, Tianlin doesn’t deserve it. Protecting you is what a junior should do! Yes, one junior doesn't deserve such praise!"
Seeing Yun Xi bowing to Yue Tianlin, both Old Master Yue and Yue Hongbin said to her.
Yun Xi smiled without saying anything, sincerely giving Yue Tianlin another bow.
Xiao Yu walked forward, grabbed Yue Tianlin's wrist to take his pulse. After a while, Xiao Yu let go of his hand and nodded: "Not bad, from this situation it seems he shouldn’t leave any aftereffects."
"Mm!" Old Master Yue nodded when he heard Xiao Yu’s words. He had just taken Yue Tianlin's pulse before; now the pulse was worlds apart compared to right after Yue Tianlin got injured.
"By the way, little brother, how many days do you plan on staying in the capital this time" Old Master Yue asked Xiao Yu after inviting him to sit down.
"This time Mainly it’s for a friend’s elder's birthday celebration. I’ll stay three or five days before heading back to the deep sea," Xiao Yu thought and said.
He came this time mainly for Grandpa Song’s birthday, so he didn’t plan on staying long-term. After celebrating Grandpa Song’s birthday, he would go home for a round before preparing to return to the deep sea.
"Mm... If you can stay longer, try to stay several more days. There's an annual Traditional Chinese Medicine Exchange Conference in ten days in the capital. At that time, representatives from all schools and TCM families will attend; it’s a rare opportunity for exchange!"
Old Master Yue said to Xiao Yu.
"TCM Exchange Conference" Xiao Yu nodded thoughtfully: "Alright, Senior Brother, if I can stay behind I will. Since representatives from all schools and TCM families are almost all going to attend, the Continuation-of-Life Xia Family has no reason not to show up!"
"Mm..." Old Master Yue nodded. The Xia Family had already reopened their medical practice; they couldn’t avoid these kinds of exchange activities.
In fact, this TCM Exchange Conference had existed since ancient times, but when traditional Chinese medicine was powerful, each family kept its secret techniques close to home and no one wanted to discuss their medical skills at the conference. As a result, instead of becoming an exchange meeting for medical insights, it became a competition. Thus, this kind of gathering gradually declined.
But with the emergence of Western medicine in modern times, traditional Chinese medicine had also fallen from grace after going through wars and years of turmoil. Some traditions were broken while others that continued to exist were incomplete. Therefore, some veterans of the TCM community thought of reviving this academic exchange conference.
These predecessors in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, with their strong號召力, convened medical exchange meetings for various schools and factions. Although it was not stipulated that everyone should share their secret techniques, some experiences still needed to be exchanged among them. This could be considered a rare grand event in the domestic TCM circle.
"Senior Brother, let Tianlin rest properly. After he recovers from his injuries, I would like to have him accompany me for a period of time!" Xiao Yu cast a glance at Yue Tianlin lying on the bed and said.
Learning traditional Chinese medicine places great emphasis first on one's character, followed by talent. If someone fails to pass the test of character, even if they are exceptionally talented, no one would teach them regardless of their potential.
In ancient times, there were some apprentices who learned about herb-picking and medication preparation. Two equally capable individuals might have differing outcomes in terms of learning speed; one with better talent could learn quickly while another slightly less endowed struggled more, but the master chose to take on the latter as his disciple.
The apprentice with greater natural aptitude was unhappy and went to see their master, who simply told them that to learn medicine, they must first learn how to be a good person.
It is evident that in these masters' eyes, an individual's character carries far more weight than their talent.
An individual with slightly lesser talent can still make up for it through hard work. The phrase "hard work makes up for lack of innate ability" certainly has some truth to it, but a person’s character is much harder to change, as it relates closely to their personality.
As the saying goes, "the江山can be changed, but本性is hard to alter." This shows how difficult it is to change one's inherent nature. Therefore, these masters are unwilling to take on a disciple who might potentially turn out to be an ungrateful person.
Some masters may only take on one disciple in their entire life. Hence, when they select disciples, they prioritize character over talent and usually make decisions after several years of observation.
"Haha… That’s wonderful! Tianlin is a honest child without as much talent as Tianpeng; I was just worrying about his future prospects. It's truly his good fortune to accompany my junior brother for some time!"
Xiao Yu had not mentioned anything else but Yue Lao understood his intention and thus laughed and said.
"Thank you, Senior Uncle."
Yue Hongbin naturally knew Xiao Yu's intentions; therefore, he thanked him. Although the relationship between the Yue family and the Xiao family was close, from the moment Yue Lao’s father changed back to the surname Yue, the Xiao family's medical knowledge would no longer be passed down to them.
Even if Xiao Hongyang were to become a disciple of Xiao Yu, he wouldn't be able to pass on his family's medical skills casually. Even if his son wanted to learn, it still required Xiao Yu’s consent. How much more so for others
Xiao Yu clearly wanted to teach Yue Tianlin medicine by having him accompany him now. If Yue Tianlin could master the entire set of Xiao Family Medical Skills, it would benefit him immensely throughout his life.
At this moment, Yao Hongbin didn't know whether he should cry or laugh. He would cry because his son had suffered such a serious injury, but he would also laugh because if his son hadn't helped Yunxi this time, it was likely that Tianlin wouldn't have been allowed to learn from Xiao Yu.
The basic medical skills of the Xiao family were mostly known by the Yao family. However, allowing Tianlin to study under Xiao Yu clearly didn’t mean teaching him those basic skills; it was uncertain which secret technique of the Xiao family Xiao Yu would teach him.
"Thank you......... thank you for your guidance, Master!"
Lying on his back, Yao Tianlin struggled but couldn't move at all. So he could only look at Xiao Yu and express his gratitude to him.
Xiao Yu tore a piece of paper from the table in the Yao family residence and wrote out a prescription. He then gave it to Old Daoist Yao: "Brother, this is the recipe for the ointment Tianlin used to treat his fracture—Secret Formula Bone-Continuing Plaster. Please keep it safe; Tianlin needs to change his medicine every seven days! In two months, he should be able to get out of bed and move around!"
After Old Daoist Yao took the prescription, he looked at Xiao Yu for a long time without speaking. The Yao family had some renown in the field of orthopedics in the capital city, but they were only known for bone-setting rather than medical treatment of bones. This was because the Yao family did not possess any noteworthy secret formulas for treating bones.
Back in the day, Old Daoist Yao's father had only learned the Xiao family’s bone-setting technique and hadn't gotten around to learning their secret formula for treating fractures before something happened to the Xiao family. As a result, he only knew some ordinary prescriptions.
The other doctors could also use those common formulas, so the Yao family only enjoyed some renown in the specialized circle of orthopedics.
Now, with this secret formula for treating fractures from Xiao Yu, it filled an important gap in the Yao family's field of expertise.
Hence, although Old Daoist Yao wanted to decline politely, he was also unwilling to let go. Therefore, he looked at Xiao Yu excitedly, unable to speak for a long time.
It must be known that even though this was just a secret formula, it could very well decide the continuity of a family like theirs. Hence why he found himself in such a dilemma.
"Brother, can we still distinguish so clearly between our families Back then when Xiao Family didn't have any issues, hadn’t we reserved a lineage for them Moreover, this prescription was independently developed and improved by my grandfather after experiments; it’s not even recorded in the Xiao family's secret formulas!"
As he looked at Old Daoist Yao, Xiao Yu spoke.
Afther hearing what Xiao Yu said, Old Daoist Yao nodded but didn’t speak. He simply folded up the prescription and gave it to Yao Hongbin: "Big Brother, keep this secret formula safe!"
Yao Hongbin naturally knew how important that prescription was, so he respectfully accepted the secret formula from Old Daoist Yao and turned around to say to Xiao Yu: "Thank you, Uncle Master!" (To be continued...)sia. At most, it has appeared in the regions of Hong Kong and Macau, but there are very few traces of them on the mainland. We have only coincidentally seen it a couple of times! But we've never fough...