Chapter 81: Patients with Facial Paralysis

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Patients with Facial Paralysis"What do you say, young man, dare you make a wager with me? I’ve put all my old bones on the line, surely you, a young man, aren’t afraid?" Hua Chun looked at Fang Bai with a smile, as if he was afraid Fang Bai would not dare to take the bet, using the method of provocation. Fang Bai laughed and said, "Old man, there’s no need for you to provoke me. For the sake of that five million yuan, I’ll take your bet!" Twirling a few white whiskers on his chin, Hua Chun chuckled and said, "You seem quite confident!" "Confidence comes from strength!" "Very good, I admire your confidence! Come on, come here and show off your medical skills!" Hua Chun strode to a diagnosis table at the southern end of the hall, patted the shoulder of the doctor who was treating a patient, motioned for him to step aside, and took his place. Fang Bai knew that Hua Chun wanted to test their medical skills first, so he walked over and sat down at the diagnosis table belonging to Hua Yi. The two men were separated by several diagnosis tables, allowing them to treat patients without interfering with each other. Hua Yi stood behind his father Hua Chun, wanting several times to whisper in his ear, cautioning him not to underestimate Fang Bai, but he was afraid of being scolded by his father and didn’t dare to speak out. Hua Yi believed that his father’s martial arts were still sharp with age, and defeating Fang Bai should not be a problem, but he had less confidence in his father’s ability to defeat Fang Bai in terms of medical skills. Because Hua Yi had witnessed Fang Bai’s medical skills firsthand, they were simply unfathomable. When Fang Bai treated people, he only used two of the "Four Diagnostics" methods traditional in Chinese medicine, yet he could accurately diagnose a patient’s condition, and with such speed that it was astounding and beyond belief. Although Hua Chun’s diagnosis was very accurate and rarely ever wrong, he required repeated consideration and deliberation when it came to some complicated and difficult diseases. Therefore, Hua Yi predicted that if his father Hua Chun were to lose to Fang Bai in the field of medicine, it would most likely be due to speed. After Fang Bai and Hua Chun took their seats, the second eldest of the Hua Family, Hua Lie, lit an incense stick. From the moment the incense was lit, the medical competition between Fang Bai and Hua Chun officially began. Hua Chun glanced at Fang Bai and started diagnosing the illness of a little girl in front of him. The child was not even two years old, held by her mother, and perhaps due to her illness, she kept crying. "What’s wrong with the little friend?" With a pleasant smile, Hua Chun reached out and gently pinched the girl’s cheek, softly inquiring of the girl’s mother. "She might have caught a cold. Fever, runny nose, unwillingness to eat, and a severe cough..." Hua Chun nodded, observed the child’s complexion, took the little girl’s hand to feel her pulse, and then listened to her chest with a stethoscope for a while. "The little friend has a serious cold... I will give her some acupuncture, then prescribe some medicine, and she should be much better by tomorrow." Searᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. As he spoke, Hua Chun gestured to the girl’s mother to lay her flat on the diagnosis table. Once the girl lay down, she began to cry even more fiercely, and her mother, sweating from the effort, could not calm her down. "Be a good little friend..." Hua Chun, smiling warmly, extended his hands to gently rub the Taiyang Acupoints on either side of the girl, and miraculously, she quieted down, appearing to be drowsy and about to fall asleep. Hua Chun took out a set of silver needles that had been sterilized not long before from the drawer of the diagnosis table, held the needle with a flash in his eyes, and with swift movements, in the blink of an eye, several needles were inserted into important acupoints on the girl’s body. He rubbed his hands togehter to warm them, and with his fingertips gently gripped the ends of two of the needles, channeling True Yuan, infusing a slender thread of True Yuan into the child’s body. As the True Yuan was infused, the needles vibrated lightly, and the girl’s body quivered in response. "Rejuvenation Hall" was renowned throughout the land, and the Hua Family’s medical skill was excellent; the girl’s mother also came because of their reputation. Seeing Hua Chun using acupuncture to treat her daughter was a first for her, and she watched nervously, afraid the thin, long silver needles might harm her child. While Hua Chun was treating the girl, Fang Bai was also treating another middle-aged man. ""Facial paralysis?" Fang Bai looked at the man sitting in front of him with a crooked mouth and askew eyes, frowning as he asked. Facial paralysis, also known as facial nerve palsy, is a disease characterized by impaired motor function of the facial expression muscles. Common symptoms include a skewed mouth and eyes, with patients often unable to perform even the most basic actions such as raising eyebrows, closing eyes, or puffing cheeks. The middle-aged man before him showed symptoms of facial paralysis, which was why Fang Bai had asked the question. The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly. "When did you first notice the problem?" Fang Bai pressed a few points on the man’s face and then asked in a casual manner. "I noticed it ten days ago in the morning when I got up to wash my face and brush my teeth. I went to Zhongzhou First People’s Hospital. The doctors performed acupuncture and I took medicine, but there was no effect. So I came here to see..." "Do you have any other discomfort or any other abnormalities in your body?" Fang Bai continued to ask, signaling the middle-aged man to raise his right arm while he took his pulse. "No." The middle-aged man shook his head: "My body has always been healthy..." "Then I am relieved." Fang Bai grinned, then suddenly stretched out both hands and, with swift and forceful slaps, struck the middle-aged man several times across the face. Smack smack smack— The sound of crisp slaps echoed through the vast hall, drawing the attention of many people around. Hua Yi, standing behind Hua Chun, turned his head to look at Fang Bai and barked angrily, "Why did you hit him?" Other employees of Rejuvenation Hall also glared at Fang Bai with fury. The doctors at Rejuvenation Hall were known for their high level of medical expertise and courteous treatment of patients. This had earned them high praise from their patients and was the reason why the clinic had survived for a thousand years without decline. Fang Bai’s unexpected slapping of the patient could, if the patient thought he was an employee of Rejuvenation Hall and spread the word, damage the reputation of Rejuvenation Hall. This was why the employees were angry. Four of the Hua Family’s descendants, tasked with security, encircled Fang Bai once more, cracking their knuckles, eager to join forces to subdue him, either to throw him out or to drag him to a nearby police station. The facial paralysis patient looked as if he had been struck dumb, sitting there with his eyes wide and his mouth agape, completely stunned into silence. "Don’t be rash!" Seeing the four security guards about to make a move on Fang Bai, Hua Chun quickly yelled to stop them. Hua Chun was always accurate at judging people. The moment he first saw Fang Bai, he knew he wasn’t the type to make trouble without reason or act arrogantly due to his abilities. There had to be a reason for Fang Bai slapping the middle-aged man. "Dad, I think this guy is just intentionally causing trouble at our Rejuvenation Hall! Just give him a lesson and throw him out directly!" Hua Yi said loudly. "Shut your mouth!" Hua Chun was very disappointed in his son’s inability to remain calm and his propensity to resort to violence in every situation. There were not many in the Hua Family who were both medical and martial arts experts, and Hua Yi was one of them—and among the best. Hua Chun also held great hopes for his son. He hoped that in a decade, once his son’s temperament became more steady and subdued, he could entrust him with some family affairs, train him to be a talent capable of taking on great responsibilities, and possibly a strong contender for the next Family Head. But if his son remained impulsive, hot-blooded, and unable to exercise restraint even after ten years, it would be difficult for him to achieve great things, and all of Hua Chun’s efforts might be in vain. The members of the Hua Family also did not want their Family Head to be someone impulsive and hot-tempered because such a leader could destroy Rejuvenation Hall, and with it, the Hua Family."