I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 263 - 117: Can Acupuncture Mastery Be Considered?

"You talk as if you've never had a teacher."

Old Zhou, who was busily eating his meal nearby, heard these words and responded without much thought, standing up and saying, "What, have you always been self-taught since you were a kid, Old Zhou?"

Zhou Jiande rolled his eyes at Huang Beishan, "When did I ever say I was self-taught, Old Huang? I haven't seen you for a few days, and your talk has become sharper. After all these years of friendship, I'm only now discovering how sharp your tongue can be. I've never heard your patients mention this!"

Huang Beishan put down his chopsticks and looked at Zhou Jiande, "What do you mean? Are you saying that Old Zhou found a teacher for himself?

Let me think: in the field of acupuncture, there are probably less than ten people nationwide worthy of being your teacher, Zhou Jiande. And none of them are in Yong City. Tell me, who did you apprentice under?

Old Mr. Cheng? Or Old Mr. Wang? Maybe Old Mr. He?"

Huang Beishan rattled off several acupuncture masters, all of whom had a higher level of expertise than Zhou Jiande, worthy of being called grandmasters.

Of course, there are others in the field of acupuncture who are on par with these people.

There are even many.

However, many acupuncture masters have already passed away, so Huang Beishan naturally didn't need to mention them.

Upon hearing the names Huang Beishan mentioned, Ye Haishen also became interested and smiled at Zhou Jiande, "Old Zhou, you didn't really apprentice under one of these people, did you?

If it was one of them, I wouldn't be surprised if they became your master, Zhou Jiande. They are grandmasters in the field of acupuncture, superior to you by quite a bit."

Zhou Jiande rolled his eyes again, thinking about how much more accomplished those individuals were than him. It wasn't just a little; they were in an entirely different league.

These individuals, who in the acupuncture field doesn't know them?

And how many know him, Zhou Jiande?

Aside from having some fame in Yong City, how many people outside of Yong City know Zhou Jiande?

"Old Ye, are you sure they're only a little better than me?"

Zhou Jiande blinked, "Comparing me to those people is like comparing you to the late Old Mr. Zhang. My skills might not even catch their attention. Even if they were to take on a disciple, they would look for a talented young person in this area, not an old man in his sixties like me."

Hearing this, Ye Haishen fell silent.

Comparing him to the late Old Mr. Zhang—how could that be?

Even comparing someone like Huang Beishan, a nationally recognized traditional Chinese medicine doctor, to Old Mr. Zhang would be unfounded. They are simply not on the same level.

And him?

He's not in the same league!

Nonetheless, Ye Haishen was curious, "If it's not those people, then who could it be? Even if others were willing to take you as a disciple, you, Old Zhou, though not well-known nationwide, are renowned for your acupuncture in Yong City!"

"Even if others were willing to take a disciple, I wouldn't want to."

Zhou Jiande said, not at all amused.

Ye Haishen shrugged, "Then who could it be?"

At this point, Huang Beishan and Zhang Jingcai also looked at him with curious eyes.

"Ahem~" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Zhou Jiande cleared his throat, pretending to be mysterious, "He's also a consulting doctor at the United South Chinese Medicine Association."

"A consulting doctor at the United South Chinese Medicine Association?"

"Are you sure?"

Ye Haishen frowned, clearly skeptical as he looked at Zhou Jiande, "We know all the consulting doctors at the United South Chinese Medicine Association. I can't remember anyone in acupuncture who would make you, Zhou Jiande, fall to your knees and even be willing to be their disciple."

After speaking, he looked at Huang Beishan, "Old Huang, is it you?"

Huang Beishan replied irritably, "Do you think that's possible? If it were me, Old Zhou wouldn't have brought it up just now! Besides, Old Ye, do you think my expertise in acupuncture could surpass Old Zhou's?"

"It probably... can't."

Ye Haishen shook his head.

Huang Beishan shrugged, "Exactly, among the consulting doctors here, who has better acupuncture skills than Old Zhou? You, Old Ye, myself, or maybe Old Zhang?

If you say Old Mr. Zhang, I'd believe it. As far as traditional Chinese internal medicine goes, Old Zhang surpasses me, but when it comes to acupuncture, he doesn't match Old Zhou."

"Then who could it be?" Ye Haishen was taken aback.

They've gone through the list, and no one seems to meet the criteria.

And since Zhou Jiande was telling them about it, he wasn't likely joking around on such matters. If not them, then who could it be?

Old Song?

Li?

Or Old Bei?

No one seems to fit the condition!

For a moment, Ye Haishen's brow furrowed even deeper.

However, after taking another bite, Huang Beishan urged, "Old Zhou, stop keeping us in suspense. Finish talking so we can have lunch and take a break before the afternoon consultations."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiande didn't hesitate any longer and began to narrate, "Today, a doctor came to the United South Chinese Medicine Association for consultations. Perhaps he hadn't advertised himself at the former location, and being in a rush, no one registered with him in the morning, so he went to my acupuncture clinic instead.

I initially thought he was there seeking treatment from me but didn't realize he was also a consulting doctor at the United South Chinese Medicine Association. Seeing his interest in acupuncture, I let him try it out, and surprisingly, his expertise in acupuncture was actually quite high..."