ned into paper shreds that drifted down from his fingers.He threw the shredded papers into the trash and then picked up the phone to call Zhang Dahai."Dahai, it’s me!" After a few rings, when Zhang Da...Chapter 438: Conditions of the Exchange Meeting

"Dead pulse..."...

After hearing Xiao Yu's words, these veteran doctors immediately started discussing. One old doctor muttered to himself for a while and suddenly stood up in shock, staring at Xiao Yu with astonishment and exclaimed, "Master Xiao, is it possible that Xiaoruxin has the Nine Yin Dead Pulse"

Upon hearing this person's voice, Xiao Yu turned around to look at him. His eyebrows slightly raised as he did not expect anyone else to know about the existence of the Nine Yin Dead Pulse.

"Indeed, it is the Nine Yin Dead Pulse!" Xiao Yu nodded and confirmed to the old doctor.

“But... but... Master Xiao, my family's medical records also have a record on the Nine Yin Dead Pulse, yet it seems different from her case!” The old doctor revealed a puzzled expression after hearing Xiao Yu’s confirmation and said.

It turned out that in order to treat Dai Ruxin’s illness, this veteran doctor had gone through all medical records and cases at home. When flipping through the travel experiences of his ancestors, he saw an unusual case where the patient was a six or seven-year-old girl.

This little girl also suffered from extreme coldness throughout her body, but her condition only lasted for several hours each time. Moreover, as she grew older, the frequency of her illness increased, yet it still only lasted for a few hours at most.

When this doctor’s ancestor passed through that village, the girl's parents asked him to treat her, but he had no effective remedies. Just when he was at his wit’s end, a Taoist nun came to the village and said she could cure the little girl as long as she took the girl back with her to the nunnery. Otherwise, she would be helpless.

The girl's parents reluctantly agreed under duress. This veteran doctor’s ancestor heard what the nun said about being able to treat this illness and naturally probed further. After being pestered by his ancestor relentlessly, the Taoist nun finally admitted that the little girl had been diagnosed with the Nine Yin Dead Pulse.

The Nine Yin Dead Pulse has two critical stages: eight years old and eighteen years old. Most people can survive past the age of eight if properly treated, but eighteen is a deadly milestone; if a patient hasn't recovered before this stage, they will surely not live beyond it.

In other words, without proper treatment by the time one reaches eighteen, there's no way to avoid certain death with absolutely no chance of survival.

The veteran doctor’s ancestor wrote about this experience in his travel records. The last time he looked through his family’s medical records for Dai Ruxin’s illness, he saw these records; however, Dai Ruxin’s symptoms seemed vastly different from those recorded previously, so he didn't think much of it.

What about Dai Yuxin She has a fixed illness once a year, and this time it lasted exactly three days. After that, Dai Yuxin's body temperature would return to normal, and she would regain consciousness. However, her physical condition would remain weak for more than half a year before recovering, which clearly differed significantly from what was recorded in her family's ancestral documents.

When he heard Xiao Yu mention that Dai Yuxin had the fatal nine-yin pulse and wouldn't live past eighteen, it made him think of the Nine Yin Fatal Pulse. He then asked Xiao Yu about it, only to find out that she indeed had the Nine Yin Fatal Pulse. Since her condition was different from what his family recorded, he told Xiao Yu as much.

"Haha, hers has undergone a slight mutation, so it's not quite like other nine-yin fatal pulses!" Hearing this old doctor's words, Xiao Yu chuckled and said.

"Master Xiao, is there any way to cure Yuxin’s illness" Upon hearing the conversation between Xiao Yu and the old physician, these elderly doctors all looked puzzled. Dai Lao didn't care about what kind of disease it was; he only wanted to know if his granddaughter could be treated.

After listening to Dai Lao's question, Xiao Yu shook his head and sat down in deep thought.

Seeing Xiao Yu shake his head, Dai Lao’s face, which had been full of hope because Xiao Yu found the cause of Dai Yuxin's illness, dimmed immediately. Even when other old doctors tried to console him, he seemed soulless, showing no reaction and just standing there blankly.

Though Dai Yuxin appeared indifferent on the surface, her face still showed a deep sense of disappointment at this moment.

"Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law..." Yue Lao called out to Xiao Yu who was sitting on the stool.

But Xiao Yu didn't respond; he sat there blankly as if in a daze. Gradually, people noticed his unusual behavior and stopped talking, quietly watching Xiao Yu sit on the chair deep in thought.

In fact, Xiao Yu's mind was far from calm. He felt excited about Dai Yuxin's Nine Yin Fatal Pulse because it was such good material for cultivation. However, to save her, he would have to teach her Zhong Kui’s martial arts techniques, which not only endangered his secret identity as a Celestial Master but also risked leaking Zhong Kui’s secret methods.

But if he didn’t help her, this young girl would die within more than a year. Xiao Yu couldn't bear to watch her die like that, so he was in great mental turmoil.

"Sigh..." Xiao Yu sighed deeply and stood up.

After standing up, Xiao Yu turned to look at Dai Lao with an unusually serious expression on his face. "There's a way to save Dai Yuxin now, but whether you agree or not is up to your family!"

Xiao Yu thought it over and ultimately couldn't bear to stand by while someone died without helping them. However, in order not to expose his identity as a Celestial Master, Xiao Yu came up with an intermediate solution: if the Dai family disagreed, then it wouldn’t be due to him.

"What method" Old Man Dai thought for a moment and asked sternly. At this time, none of the other traditional Chinese doctors spoke; they knew that now was not their turn to speak.

"This little girl can become my disciple. Furthermore, her illness won’t be cured in just one or two days, so she will need to stay with me for a long time until she graduates as a disciple. Before then, no members of your family are allowed to see her. Regardless of what happens, you must wait until after she graduates before seeking any help from us! Moreover, once she becomes my disciple, apart from the familial ties between the two of you, all other relatives must sever their connections with her!"

Seeing Old Man Dai’s seriousness, Xiao Yu also straightened his face and said to him.

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Old Man Dai fell into deep thought. He didn’t understand the connection between curing his granddaughter’s illness and taking on a disciple but this was after all a major matter, so he needed to carefully consider it before making any decisions. He couldn't simply abandon his granddaughter because of her life-or-death situation.

Moreover, there were also Rainxin Dai's parents here who needed to be informed about the situation as well.

Hearing what the two men said, the traditional Chinese doctors all showed a look of surprise; they hadn’t expected that Xiao Yu actually had a solution and that he proposed such conditions when taking on a disciple. This made them very curious, unable to fathom why this was so.

Only an old doctor who spoke earlier nodded thoughtfully, muttering something to himself.

"What's wrong with Old Wang What did you say I didn’t hear clearly!" An acupuncturist next to the old doctor asked him when he heard his mutterings.

"Ah, actually, according to our family’s records, that girl who was diagnosed with Yin Nine Vein Syndrome was eventually rescued by a Taoist nun. The only condition she set for the child's parents was that she would take the child away and make her a disciple; from then on, there would be no connection between them whatsoever! Otherwise, she wouldn’t have helped at all!"

The Wang surnamed old doctor sighed as he answered the other acupuncturist’s question.

He was also curious why curing Yin Nine Vein Syndrome required taking a disciple. It seemed to be the same hundreds of years ago, and now with Xiao Yu as well. He really couldn’t figure out why! But since Xiao Yu hasn't explained it himself, no one would know about this.

After hearing what the old doctor said, all the doctors present were stunned for a moment, including Old Man Dai. Originally, he thought that Xiao Yu was merely being difficult on purpose. It seems there might actually be some reasons unknown to them. Nevertheless, regardless of whatever the reason, Old Man Dai still had to discuss this matter with Rainxin’s parents.

Since according to Xiao Yu's intention, if Dai Yuxin hadn't completed her apprenticeship, they weren't allowed to see her. Therefore, even though they had拜師 (become master-disciple), they still had to return.

"Old Master Dai, please consider carefully! But I'll be returning to the Deep Sea soon, and if you've decided then, come find me at the Ten Thousand Lives Hall in the Deep Sea!" Xiao Yu said to them.

Xiao Yu's words clearly had a hint of dismissing them. So Old Master Dai and these veteran TCM doctors left Xiao Yu’s room. These veteran TCM doctors also hurriedly left since they needed to look up information on Dai Yuxin's condition after learning about it.

Moreover, this Yin Nine Veins Cut-off Meridian Syndrome was something none of them had heard before. Now that they knew there was such a condition, they all intended to call their family members and check if the ancient medical texts at home recorded anything on it.

After these veteran TCM doctors left, only Xiao Yu and Old Master Dai along with his son remained in the room. Xiao Yu got up to brew tea for them before sitting down again.

"Junior Brother, what exactly is this Yin Nine Veins Cut-off Meridian Syndrome" When there were many people around just now, Old Master Dai couldn't ask Xiao Yu directly, so when only a few of them remained in the room, he asked Xiao Yu about it.

"Heh heh, to put it simply, this Yin Nine Veins Cut-off Meridian Syndrome is actually a constitution. It's similar to cold constitution and others like that, but it’s an extremely rare one among millions."

Hearing Old Master Dai’s question, Xiao Yu didn't hide anything about the matter.

Actually, Old Master Dai had no choice either. His father left the Xiao family many years ago. Back then, not only did the Xiao family get exterminated, but all their medical texts and case records were also burned to ashes. Therefore, Old Master Dai left the Xiao family empty-handed, meaning that his family didn't inherit any ancient medical texts or case records.

Currently, the medical texts and records of the Ye family are all collected by Old Master Dai and his father. Thus, their family’s medical texts were far inferior to others'. While those veteran TCM doctors could return home to look up information in their medical texts, they couldn't do so, thus having no choice but to stay behind to ask Xiao Yu.

Hearing Xiao Yu's explanation, Old Master Dai and Ye Hongbin nodded. Although Xiao Yu’s explanation was brief, since they were veteran TCM doctors themselves, they naturally understood Xiao Yu’s meaning.

"Senior Brother... "

Before Ye Hongbin could speak, Old Master Dai seemed to know what he wanted to say and opened his mouth to interrupt him. (To be continued...), when accompanying his father to treat a leader's family member, they were given a bottle of specially supplied Maotai liquor for vice-state level officials or higher because they hadn't asked for th...