Great Immortal Doctor

Xiaoyue and Old Qin beside them couldn't help but come closer and look at the man.

"What's wrong with him? I can't tell," Old Qin muttered as he walked around the patient. He patted the patient on the shoulder and asked, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

The patient looked at Old Qin with a puzzled expression, apparently not hearing what Old Qin said.

"Oh, so he's a deaf - mute. Dean Li, what's so uncommon about this kind of illness?" Old Qin said dismissively.

Li Qingshan just smiled without answering and said to Xiaoyue, "Xiaoyue, try talking to him."

"Me?" Xiaoyue looked puzzled, not understanding what Dean Li meant, but she still leaned closer to the patient and said, "Excuse me, can you hear me?"

"Ah, I can hear you," the man replied immediately, which startled Old Qin.

"Hey, you! Why didn't you answer when I talked to you?" Old Qin shouted angrily.

"What? Were you talking to me?" the patient asked Old Qin loudly.

"Argh!" Old Qin was almost beside himself with rage. He clearly wasn't deaf, so why did he pretend not to hear him?

Dean Li Qingshan quickly stopped Old Qin and said, "Old Qin, don't be impatient. This is his problem. He can't hear men talking at all, but he can hear women. Isn't it strange?"

"He can only hear women and not men? There's such a strange illness?" Old Qin's eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Qingshan then turned to Xiao Yi and said, "Xiao Yi, I can't cure this problem. What do you think?"

Xiao Yi didn't answer. With a calm expression, he stretched out his fingers and placed them on the patient's wrist. After concentrating for a while, he asked the patient with a smile, "Is your sexual function good?"

Right after asking, he suddenly realized that the man couldn't hear a male voice. He couldn't help but look at Xiaoyue with a smile and said, "Xiaoyue, please ask him this question for me."

Hearing this, Xiaoyue's face turned bright red immediately. She gave Xiao Yi a reproachful glare, but still asked the patient as he said.

"Hey, not good," the man said, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Ask him if his feet are hot or cold," Xiao Yi said again.

"Cold," the patient replied.

"Come on, ask him to lie down on the sickbed. I'll give him some acupuncture," Xiao Yi said to Xiaoyue.

The man lay down on the bed as told.

Xiao Yi took out the acupuncture needles and inserted them into several acupoints near the ears, such as Ermen, Tinggong, and Tinghui. After that, he also inserted needles into Guanyuan and Qihai.

As his fingers twirled, the tails of the needles vibrated. Gradually, red halos appeared on the patient's acupoints, and these halos gradually connected into a clear red line.

Li Qingshan, Xiaoyue, and Old Qin stared intently, witnessing this thousand - year - old acupuncture technique.

"In fact, the Four - Elephant Acupuncture Method includes four techniques: Green Dragon Waving Its Tail, White Tiger Shaking Its Head, Dark Turtle Probing the Cave, and Red Phoenix Welcoming the Source. They are all methods of extreme reinforcement and reduction," Xiao Yi explained to the three while giving the acupuncture.

The three of them were excited and listened attentively, not daring to miss a single word. Fortunately, all three of them were from a traditional Chinese medicine background. Although they found what Xiao Yi said profound, they could barely understand it. However, they deeply admired the boldness and sophistication of Xiao Yi's acupuncture.

Soon, the time for retaining the needles was up. Xiao Yi pulled out the silver needles one by one and said to the man with a smile, "Later, I'll prescribe some Chinese herbal medicines for invigorating yang for you. After taking them for three days when you get home, the problem of sexual dysfunction can be solved."

"Thank you, doctor," the patient nodded. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was shocked to find that he could already hear Xiao Yi's words. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and exclaimed repeatedly, "Wow, it's cured! Doctor, you're really a miraculous acupuncturist!"

Xiao Yi smiled without answering, wrote out a prescription, and asked Xiaoyue to get the medicine.

The patient picked up the Chinese herbal medicine and left, expressing his gratitude profusely.

"Xiao Yi, what's the reason for this?" Old Qin and Li Qingshan couldn't help but ask, approaching Xiao Yi at the same time.

"Women belong to yin, and men belong to yang. This person has severe yang deficiency, so he can't hear men's voices," Xiao Yi said with a faint smile as he washed his hands.

"Yang deficiency? Is it that simple?" Dean Li Qingshan couldn't help asking.

"Hehe, yin and yang, exterior and interior, deficiency and excess, cold and heat. Traditional Chinese medicine is nothing more than these aspects. How much more complicated could it be?" Xiao Yi said as he wiped his hands.

Dean Li Qingshan nodded deeply. "That's right. What Doctor Xiao said is extremely true. However, among today's traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, there is no one else who can understand these eight characters as thoroughly as you, Xiao Yi."

"Hehe, as long as you put your heart into it, it's just a matter of enlightenment," Xiao Yi said with a smile.

"Yes," Li Qingshan nodded like a student, showing his humility. "Xiao Yi, the first day of next month is the annual exchange day of the Chinese Medicine Association. Can you come and participate?"

"Wow, the exchange day of the Chinese Medicine Association! There must be a gathering of top - notch experts," Xiaoyue said excitedly.

"That's right. All the well - known traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in our Haicheng will be there at that time. We'll meet friends through medicine and discuss the grand strategy for the development of traditional Chinese medicine together," Li Qingshan said, nodding with a smile.

Xiao Yi said heartily, "Sure, I'll definitely come."

"Great!" Li Qingshan said, relieved. "Xiao Yi, then we have a deal. I'll go back today to prepare for this."

"Professor Li, stay for dinner," Xiaoyue said cutely.

"No, Xiaoyue. We can have this meal another time," Li Qingshan said. As he spoke, he firmly shook Xiao Yi's hand again, then left the clinic with satisfaction, got into the car, and drove away.

"Xiao Yi, are you really going to participate in the exchange meeting of the Chinese Medicine Association? There will be real masters gathering there. Each of them is a renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in their area. I'm just an amateur compared to them. Although your Four - Elephant Acupuncture Method is exquisite, you're still young. In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, the older you are, the more respected you are," Old Qin said, sitting in front of Xiao Yi, his face full of worry.

"Old Qin, don't you always want to revive the reputation of Jishitang? This is a great opportunity," Xiao Yi said, patting Old Qin's chubby hand.

"Yeah, if you really become famous, I'll... I'll..." Old Qin originally wanted to say that he would reward Xiao Yi with something, but after thinking about it, he was reluctant to part with anything. He stammered for a long time but couldn't come up with anything.

"What will you do?" Xiao Yi deliberately teased him.

"I'll just be happy for you," Old Qin said with a rather shameless giggle.

"Damn, I thought you'd betroth Xiaoyue to me," Xiao Yi said, looking at Xiaoyue with a smile.

Xiaoyue's face turned red immediately. She said, "Go away. Don't involve me in your bickering."

"However, Xiaoyue, was that good - for - nothing the young master who has been chasing you?" Old Qin asked Xiaoyue, staring at her.

"Yeah, that's the son - in - law you've always dreamed of," Xiaoyue retorted, pouting.

"Pah, pah. That scoundrel. Even if my daughter can't get married, she won't marry that wimp," Old Qin spat, full of hatred.

"What? How could she not get married?" Xiaoyue said, wrinkling her nose. She stole a glance at Xiao Yi without being noticed.

Xiao Yi sipped his tea, smiling but not saying anything, which made Xiaoyue feel a bit disappointed.

After having dinner, Xiao Yi, as usual, grabbed some Chinese herbal medicines and started practicing the Mysterious Medical Canon.

At this moment, he couldn't refine pills yet. So, Xiao Yi could only use some medicinal materials that warm yang and unblock meridians to assist his practice of the Mysterious Medical Canon. The speed of his practice was many times slower compared to when assisted by pills.

But for the time being, he could only do this.

However, he hadn't practiced for long when he was awakened by a faint knock on the door.

"Is it Xiaoyue?" Xiao Yi got out of bed and opened the door.

Xiaoyue in front of the door was wearing a nightgown, her head lowered. Her tender white hands were twisting together nervously, and her face was slightly red. She said, "Brother Xiao, do you have time now?"

Xiao Yi was taken aback for a moment but still said, "Yes, I do. What's the matter, Xiaoyue?"

"Brother Xiao, I want to learn more about the Four - Elephant Acupuncture Method from you. I didn't quite understand some parts just now," Xiaoyue said, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Oh, is that all? That's easy. Whenever you want to learn, Brother Xiao will teach you," Xiao Yi said with a smile.

"Really? Brother Xiao, you're the best. Then I want to learn now," Xiaoyue said happily, grabbing Xiao Yi's arm and pulling him into her room.

"Xiaoyue, how can we learn now? Neither of us is sick. Who are we going to do acupuncture on?" Xiao Yi said, gently scratching the tip of Xiaoyue's nose, patiently.

"Yes, there is, Brother Xiao," Xiaoyue said playfully, wrinkling her nose. Her face turned a bit red as she said, "Brother Xiao, I... I actually sometimes have menstrual cramps."

After saying this, Xiaoyue lowered her head in shyness, and even her pink earlobes turned red.

"Oh," Xiao Yi said. He reached out and placed his hand on her wrist.

After a while, Xiao Yi withdrew his hand and said, "The cold - damp evil has injured the lower jiao and invaded the uterus. The blood is congealed by the cold and can't flow smoothly, thus causing pain. Xiaoyue, did you get cold during your first menstruation?"

Xiaoyue nodded shyly.

"A girl must not get cold during her first menstruation. You were born into a traditional Chinese medicine family. How could you be so careless?" Xiao Yi couldn't help but scold her.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xiaoyue's eyes immediately turned red. Her lips pouted, and she choked up, "I lost my mother when I was young, and my father is so careless. How could he care about such small things?"

As Xiaoyue spoke, tears rolled down her face, looking very sad and .

Xiao Yi didn't expect that his words had touched the little girl's sore spot. He couldn't help but feel pity for Xiaoyue who had lost her mother since childhood. He reached out and pulled Xiaoyue into his arms, gently patting her shoulder and softly consoling her, "Okay, Xiaoyue, don't cry. From now on, Brother Xiao will be your family."

Hearing this, Xiaoyue stopped crying. She looked at Xiao Yi and nodded firmly. In her heart, Xiao Yi had long been her closest family member.

"Xiaoyue, lie down. I'm going to do acupuncture on your abdomen and teach you the Four - Elephant Acupuncture Method by the way," Xiao Yi said.

"Okay," Xiaoyue obediently lay down and lifted her nightgown, revealing her smooth abdomen and her long, beautiful legs in a pair of white lace - trimmed panties.