I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 265 - 117: Are Acupuncture Master Techniques Legit? (Part 3)

"Old Zhou, are you for real?"

Upon hearing about the apprenticeship banquet, Huang Beishan instantly put away his curiosity and looked serious.

Both Zhang Jingcai and Ye Haishen also stared at Zhou Jiande at this moment, their faces full of astonishment.

Mentioning an apprenticeship banquet meant that Zhou Jiande was serious; there was no joking intent. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

At this moment, the smile on Ye Haishen's face completely vanished, and he said in a deep voice, "Old Zhou, are you serious? Are you really serious?"

Zhang Jingcai couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Old Zhou, you..."

The three of them were almost all looking at him with the same gaze.

Zhou Jiande also understood how shocking this was to the three of them. Looking at them seriously, he nodded solemnly, "Yes, otherwise, how could I be fooling you about something like this?

The time for the apprenticeship banquet hasn't been set yet; I'll need to find someone to check on the timing. Once it's decided, I'll let you all know."

"But Old Zhou, isn't this decision of yours a bit too hasty?" At this moment, Huang Beishan couldn't help but interject.

"Even if you want to take on a master, I'd advise you to think it over. In our field, the student-teacher relationships from those Chinese medicine universities aren't even worth mentioning. After all, one mentor could have numerous students; who even remembers who?

But if you become a formal apprentice, it's widely known, and it won't be easy to break away from that relationship later on."

"Of course, that's not even the most crucial part."

Huang Beishan took a deep breath and continued, "The key is whether this Dr. Lu you've mentioned truly has the skills to teach you. That's what's most important. If you, Old Zhou, can genuinely learn something from him, and he's indeed better than you, then becoming an apprentice is justified and we wouldn't say anything. But don't let yourself be duped; modern con artists have countless tricks and might just recite some materials in front of you to fool you."

"You think I don't even have that much discernment?" Zhou Jiande replied irritably.

"Besides, Dr. Lu is indeed invited as a consulting doctor by the United South Chinese Medicine Association."

"Old Huang does have a point; make sure you aren't deceived. Don't argue back just yet; we don't need to continue on that note, but you have to give us a compelling reason that we can believe in, right?"

"What reason?"

"Why do you want to take him as a master?"

Ye Haishen interjected, "What other reason could there be?"

"Just this?"

Zhou Jiande chuckled, "Would unique acupuncture skills count for something?"

"What unique skills?"

"Unique acupuncture skills?"

Ye Haishen, looking indifferent, said, "Could there still be acupuncture techniques that Zhou Jiande hasn't mastered?"

The moment he said that, he suddenly stopped, seemingly thinking of something. He glanced subconsciously at the other two, noticing they shared the same expression; Ye Haishen swallowed.

Could it be...

Unique acupuncture skills – what techniques could Zhou Jiande possibly consider to be unique acupuncture skills?

Though Ye Haishen didn't specialize in acupuncture, he had some understanding and had learned a little about it; just not enough to be proficient compared to Zhou Jiande.

And anyone who has studied acupuncture has undoubtedly heard of the unique acupuncture techniques.

Mountain Burning Fire!

Heart-piercing Cold!

The three of them almost simultaneously looked at Zhou Jiande in shock, thinking, could it be?

What surprised them even more was that upon seeing their expressions, Zhou Jiande knew they had probably guessed it. Without any surprise on his face, he looked at them and nodded without hesitation, "It seems you've guessed it, yes, it's the unique acupuncture skills of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold."