Chapter 55 - 55 55 Medical Skills Exchange

55: Chapter 55: Medical Skills Exchange 55: Chapter 55: Medical Skills Exchange For the Shen Family, an unmarried Xia Chenyu was a valuable chess piece that they could use to form marriage alliances with other powerful prominent clans, securing benefits for the Shen Family. Once Xia Chenyu was involved with a man, however, that chess piece would essentially become useless. Therefore, as a member of the Shen Family, Shen Huanian absolutely did not wish to see Xia Chenyu and Fang Bai come together. Nevertheless, Shen Huanian understood Xia Chenyu’s character and knew that his threats were likely to have the opposite effect, provoking Xia Chenyu’s defiance. But at this point, it was all he could do, hoping to exert some pressure on Xia Chenyu. Xia Chenyu once again clung to Fang Bai’s arm, coquettishly saying, “Dear, is he threatening me? What should we do?” Fang Bai responded with a cold smile, his gaze burning into Shen Huanian, “Easy, I’ll help you beat him up!” Shen Huanian was startled and hastily said, “Don’t be reckless!” He truly feared Fang Bai might take action against him. The four bodyguards he had brought were considered top-notch experts among ordinary people, but they were far inferior compared to a real Ancient Martial Cultivator. “Chenyu, you will regret not listening to your father one day! Mr. Fang, you’d better stay away from my sister… Merely a medical college student, even if you have the status of a Martial Artist, you’re still not worthy of my sister… Don’t come near me! Master Hua, Yifei, I have something else to attend to, I’ll take my leave now!” Seeing Fang Bai’s fists crackling, ready to spring into action, Shen Huanian’s forehead broke into a sweat. Following the principle that “a wise man does not eat the loss before his eyes,” Shen Huanian left a few polite words and then immediately fled with his four bodyguards. “Medical college student… You study medicine as well?” The remark from Shen Huanian before leaving had once again ignited Hua Yi’s excitement, his fighting spirit rising again as he stared at Fang Bai and asked. “Fang Bai is a student at Zhongzhou Medical College, and his family is also a Chinese medicine lineage.” Su Yifei, seeing the expression on Hua Yi’s face and guessing what he was thinking, did not wait for Fang Bai to speak, and said with a smile, “Does Master Hua want to exchange medical knowledge with him?” Although the disciples of the Hua Family practice both medicine and martial arts, it was their expertise in Chinese medicine that truly brought fame to the Hua Family. Chinese medicine is the foundation upon which the Hua Family was built. Hua Family disciples might forgo learning Ancient Martial Arts, but medical skills are mandatory for all. In modern-day Huaxia, the highest leadership is known as “Prime Minister.” The doctors who provide medical services to the Prime Minister are called “National Doctors.” There are four National Doctors in Huaxia, each of whom is a towering figure in the Huaxia medical community, highly respected and revered, and their medical skills represent the pinnacle of the Huaxia medical industry. Among the four National Doctors, there are two Western medicine practitioners and two Chinese medicine practitioners. One of these Chinese medicine practitioners, Hua Tianhe, hails from the Hua Family of Zhongzhou. Hua Tianhe, who had immersed himself in the art of medicine for decades, boasted exquisite medical skills, particularly in acupuncture, which had reached a pinnacle of mastery, almost divine in execution, earning him the reputation as “the foremost authority in acupuncture.” S~eaʀᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Hua Tianhe not only had numerous followers in Huaxia but also enjoyed high renown overseas, with many foreign patients seeking him out each year for treatment. Over the decades, the number of patients healed by Hua Tianhe was countless, and he thus earned the title of “Divine Doctor.” It could be said that the reputation and status of the Hua Family in Zhongzhou today could not have been achieved without Hua Tianhe’s contributions. Hua Tianhe was an elder of the Hua Family, with an exalted status. Many of the Hua Family’s younger generation had received his guidance. As the most outstanding member of the young generation of the Hua Family, Hua Yi naturally also received guidance from Hua Tianhe and benefitted greatly. Hua Yi’s father, Hua Chun, was known as the “Paragon of Hua Tuo,” and Hua Yi was also referred to as “Minor Hua Tuo.” Some even predicted that, in several decades, Hua Yi might become another National Doctor Grandmaster following in Hua Tianhe’s footsteps. However, being still young, Hua Yi, faced with adulation and praise, couldn’t help feeling somewhat carried away, believing that in all of Huaxia, except for a few senior elders of his family, his medical skills were second to none. When it came to martial arts, Hua Yi admitted he was no match for Fang Bai, but upon hearing that Fang Bai was a student of Zhongzhou Medical College, he wanted to regain some face on the medical front. “When martial artists meet, they wish to determine who is superior; when doctors of traditional Chinese medicine meet, they too itch for a chance to compete and hone their skills.” Looking at Fang Bai, who appeared indifferent, Hua Yi said with a smile, “Zhongzhou Medical College is a famous medical institution in Huaxia, which has produced many notable doctors. Brother Fang comes from a prestigious school and is born into a family renowned for traditional Chinese medicine, so your medical skills must be quite good. I too have studied medicine since childhood and have some understanding of it. Why don’t we have a friendly competition?” “A friendly competition in medical skills?” Fang Bai glanced at Hua Yi, shook his head, and said, “Not interested.” His expression remained one of disdain, identical to when Hua Yi had challenged him to a martial contest earlier. Hua Yi laughed instead of getting angry, “Fang Bai, I think it’s not that you’re not interested, but that you’re afraid, right? You’re scared of losing to me! Heh, I admit I’m not your equal in martial arts, but in medicine, I can leave you in the dust!” Hua Yi’s taunting seemed to have an effect. Fang Bai thought for a moment, then with a smile, said, “I’m willing to compete with you, but I have a condition.” “What condition?” Hua Yi, sensing something sly in Fang Bai’s smile, became inwardly vigilant. “I’m someone who won’t lift a finger without benefit. Without the drive of profit, I can’t muster the energy for anything. If you want to compete with me, fine, but put something enticing on the table first! Otherwise, what’s the point if I win and get nothing out of it? That’d be so boring!” Hua Yi was taken aback, then said, “One hundred thousand! If your medical skills prove to be better than mine, I’ll give you one hundred thousand yuan!” “One hundred thousand?” Fang Bai looked at Hua Yi with contempt and scoffed, “You’re a scion of a prominent clan, not a beggar from the Beggar Sect asking for alms in the streets. Using one hundred thousand yuan as a wager, aren’t you afraid of losing your dignity? With that kind of spirit, I fear your advancement in martial and medical arts will be limited from here on.” Hua Yi’s face turned red, and, grinding his teeth, he declared, “Three hundred thousand!” “Forget it, just leave! Competing with you over medical skills for mere three hundred thousand yuan? I’d rather enjoy drinking a few more cups of wine!” Fang Bai sat down with a plop, picked up a cup of wine before him to savor slowly, and gestured for Xia Chenyu and Su Yifei to sit down as well. Hua Yi’s handsome face turned red and then pale. He was eager to regain the pride he’d lost in medicine and impress Xia Chenyu, the beautiful woman before him. He was even willing to put up three hundred thousand yuan as a stake, but Fang Bai simply refused to bite. Although Hua Yi was the foremost among the younger generation of the Hua Family, he did not yet have the right to be involved in the core affairs of the family, which meant he did not have much money at his disposal. He could come up with thirty to fifty thousand yuan on his own, but any more than that, and he would have to ask his parents for money. “Five hundred thousand!” Hua Yi said through clenched teeth, “This amount should pique your interest, right?” To salvage his pride, and to show off his superior medical skills to Su Yifei and Xia Chenyu, Hua Yi was going all-in.