I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 269 - 119: The Man Old Zhou Regards as a God

Squinting slightly, Zhang Jingcai slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then his pupils returned to their original size.

His deep and composed, yet powerful eyes landed on the young man not far away, revealing a gentle expression, and he said softly: "I didn't expect the Dr. Lu you mentioned to be a young man in his twenties."

After speaking, he looked at Zhou Jiande: "Old Zhou, if it weren't for your strong recommendation and all the evidence, to be honest, no one would believe such a thing if it were told."

"Indeed!"

Huang Beishan sighed, which was rare for him: "Who would have thought that the Dr. Lu mentioned by Old Zhou, with such terrifying skills in acupuncture, would turn out to be such a young man.

If Old Zhou hadn't said so, I would just think he was a new assistant at the United South Chinese Medicine Association standing in front of me, completely unrelated to being a consulting physician."

"To be honest, I'm the one most moved, for I've truly experienced the wonders of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold."

Ye Haishen's face no longer had much of a smile, but was serious and solemn: "If it weren't for these two amazing skills, Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold, I would definitely have stopped you from becoming an apprentice. But now, I really can't think of a reason to stop you."

How to stop?

Dr. Lu taught both major skills for free, and yet doesn't qualify to be a teacher?

To be honest, this incident is still a stroke of luck for Zhou Jiande.

Had it been someone else, they might have made the same choice as Zhou Jiande.

Not to mention others, even Ye Haishen himself felt that if he encountered such a situation, becoming an apprentice would be the only choice.

Looking at the faces of the three full of wry smiles, Zhou Jiande could only helplessly spread his hands: "Don't look at me like that. My feelings were actually the same as yours, but because I was so stunned by Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold, I wasn't as conflicted as you. As for becoming an apprentice..."

Zhou Jiande paused for a moment, then continued: "I don't know what you guys are thinking, but speaking for myself, I'm actually quite lucky. You haven't interacted with my teacher. Once you do, you'll understand just how incredible he truly is."

"Is he really as divine as you say?"

Huang Beishan couldn't help but ask: "Hearing you talk like this, I feel you're saying Dr. Lu is no longer a man, but a god."

"Not a god, but in my heart, there's no difference."

Huang Jiande spread his hands: "I don't know how to explain it to you. My teacher is at the United South Chinese Medicine Association consulting. You'll have the chance to witness his terrifying skills firsthand, and by then, you'll understand why I'm saying this today."

The three opened their mouths but didn't know how to respond.

Ye Haishen waved his hand: "All right, all right, let's drop this topic. Let's eat, and after the meal, if time allows, let's go find Dr. Lu. A new person has joined the United South Chinese Medicine Association, and we should take the initiative to meet him."

Ye Haishen's words resonated with Huang Beishan and Zhang Jingcai, and both nodded, focusing on their meals.

The others stopped questioning, and Zhou Jiande was naturally relieved.

He had already said what needed to be said and explained what needed to be explained; there was nothing more for him to add. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Some things can't be understood without seeing and hearing them personally; it's something words alone can't clarify.

Not long after, Zhang Jingcai was the first to put down his chopsticks.

While the others were talking, he had largely been focused on eating, speaking only occasionally and listening with curiosity when he did. By the time Ye Haishen mentioned focusing on the meal, he was practically done eating.

Only a few bites were left, just needing a bit of soup to finish.

He preferred to skip the meat rather than the soup.

Meat could be skipped, but not soup.

However, in Yong City, most of the soup was either pickled vegetable soup or green vegetable soup. It was best to avoid too much pickled vegetable soup; green vegetable soup was fine, but excess led to boredom.

Today was good, though; tomato egg soup, much to Old Zhang's delight.

Not long after Zhang Jingcai set down his chopsticks, Ye Haishen also finished his meal, audibly satisfied.

Next were Huang Beishan and Zhou Jiande.

Huang Beishan finished third, with Zhou Jiande taking the longest. He had been interacting with the other three more than seriously eating, and coupled with his naturally slow eating pace, he finished last.

Seeing Zhou Jiande done, Ye Haishen promptly urged, "Come on, let's go; they'll be heading back soon."

He was just speaking when Huang Beishan leisurely commented, "They finished and left long ago. You thought they were like us, hanging around here for so long without a care."

Hearing this, Ye Haishen turned and noticed that the three young figures from before were indeed gone, conceding, "If they're gone, they're gone. Visiting their consultation room is better anyway; fewer people to overhear with Old Zhou's concerns."

"True." Huang Beishan nodded in agreement.

Ever since Zhou Jiande mentioned that only they were invited for the ceremony as witnesses, they largely understood his plan to keep the apprenticeship a small affair, without wanting to make it too public.

This was, in truth, for Lu Xuan's sake.

Zhou Jiande was already advanced in years and cared little for reputation; it wouldn't matter if word got out. In fact, learning Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold might earn him admiration, but it could also lead to others approaching Lu Xuan with ulterior motives to learn his acupuncture techniques.