Chapter 121 - Lin Yi the Miracle Doctor
Beauty and the Bodyguard
âNo......â Xuemin said, shaking his head. âEastern medicine truly does stretch deep...... Iâve learned something quite significant today- ordinary herbs and medicine, mixed together to create such an extraordinary effect......Iâm not quite familiar with how this prescription works yet, but you are living proof of its authenticity.â
âSo itâs completely safe to use?â Huaijun had used the prescription without so much as a shred of doubt, due completely to his trust in Lin Yi- the guy was someone he had entrusted his life with in the warzones, after all. There was no way heâd do anything to harm him.
But Xueminâs acknowledgement of the prescription stunned Huaijun as well- the manâs words cemented Lin Yiâs medicine as nothing short of extraordinary.
âNaturally, of course. This man who gave you the prescription, I take it heâs a renowned man in the medical world......â Xuemin said. âWell, Iâm not trying to get his name or anything of the sort, though Iâd very much like to meet him- Iâd want to learn from some of his ways, if possible......â
âAh...... Grandpa Guan, Iâll make sure to convey your intentions to him the next time I see him, but......â Huaijun said slowly.
âI understand, itâs fine if itâs a one sided wish. Haha...... Iâm quite self-aware- after all, heâs a miracle doctor, that friend of yours......â Xuemin said understandingly.
Miracle doctor? Huaijun couldnât believe what he was hearing- did Guan Xuemin just call Lin Yi a miracle doctor? Heâd known that Lin Yi was a miracle soldier, an absolute asura in the warzones, but a miracle doctor on top of that..? The prescription heâd gotten from back home did have good results, but giving Lin Yi the image of a miracle doctor might be a bit of a stretch here......
âSure thing...... Iâll make sure to tell him......â Huaijun said with a nod- there wasnât much else for him to say.
âThatâs good. Youâre looking a lot better now, Yang- your friendâs prescription is clearly working. The way things are, it shouldnât be a problem for you to keep holding on, provided that your body doesnât start developing any drug resistance.â Guan Xuemin had been observing Huaijun ever since the guy had entered the villa. The âsightâ aspect in Eastern medicine was exactly that, where they observe the gaze, state, physique, mind, and tongue of the patient. These observations allowed the doctors to determine the state of the patientâs organs, gradually grasping the internal anatomy and then the outer features, namely the face, tongue, and organs. This was done through an amassing of practical experience, and the intimate connections the variety of body parts have with each other.
A change in the Yinyang state of the organs, for example, would most certainly translate into an external change. As was written in âLingshu - Benzhang Pianâ: âObserve external reactions- through that may you understand the organs within, and in turn, centralize the source of the illness.â
The first-generation miracle doctor, Bian Que, for example, was one such man whoâd used âsightâ on Duke Huan of Cai, turning around and leaving after one look at the duke- it only meant that there was no saving the duke anymore, at that point. (http://uk.ukec.com/index.php/menutop/life-in-the-uk-zh-cn/hiding-ones-sickness-for-fear-of-treatment/) (did some research- go to this link if youre interested in the duke)
Guan Xuemin wasnât at Bian Queâs level yet, but noticing Huaijunâs improved state was not beyond his capabilities.
âSo I donât need the sedative painkillers anymore?â Huaijun asked, not expecting the pleasant surprise from his mysterious captain.
âOf course- you wonât be needing any acupuncture anymore, as well.â Xuemin said. âThe acupuncture Iâve been giving you was just to stimulate your nerves and freshen your mind a bit, softening the damage the painkillers were causing your nerves. That wonât be necessary anymore- youâre looking fine now, and you wonât be needing me any longer......â
âGrandpa Guan, thatâs not what I meant......â Huaijun said, panicking a little. âMy friendâs prescription, itâs......â
Huaijun wasnât sure what to say! He didnât know how well Xuemin would take to his sudden transition to Lin Yiâs prescription- the guy had been taking care of him all this time, after all. He hadnât even informed Xuemin beforehand, and that implied that Huaijun wasnât completely trusting of the doctor...... The person who gave him the prescription, at the same time, wasnât someone he could just reject, either!
After all, he was still closer to Lin Yi than he was to Xuemin!
âHaha, Yang, whatâre you panicking like that for? Iâm but joyed that you found a better doctor to treat you, a miracle doctor, at that. Itâs true that thereâs no need for me to give you acupuncture anymore.â Xuemin reassured, clearly understanding what Huaijun was worrying about. âAnd Iâve said it before, havenât I? I can only be fortunate to be able to meet a doctor of that calibre- Iâm but an apprentice before him! You worry too much, Yang.â
âI see...... I guess I am......â Huaijun said, letting out a sigh of relief. âGrandpa Guan, Iâll be sure to mention your wishes to my friend, but I wonât be able to guarantee anything......â
âOf course, of course.â Xuemin said with a nod. âYang, do drop by and pay this old man a visit once in a while, even if we wonât be having any sessions anymore. Youâve been coming by so often that itâll be a bit hard adapting to your abrupt absence.â
âDonât worry, Grandpa Guan- Iâll drop by when I have the time.â Huaijun promised.
Huaijun decided to pay Lin Yi a visit as he exited the villa- he wanted to tell him of Xueminâs intentions, and inform him that heâd shared the prescription with him.
It was morning when Lin Yi cooked up some fried rice from the food heâd brought back from the banquet yesterday. He left the rest of the food for Mengyao and Yushu after taking a bite himself.
He then returned to his room to pack up the medicine heâd prepared for Huaijun, thinking of getting it to him today......
Mengyao left Lin Yi alone today as well, surprisingly minding her own business as she ate the fried rice heâd made, her small face a little red as she put a spoon of it into her mouth. Lin Yi, on the other hand, wondered if the Miss had adjusted her plans, employing some other method of getting him fired.
Thereâd been a little incident between the two of them before, too...... The girl had drank from a bottle he drank from, and while it mattered little to Lin Yi, it was a different case when the receiving party was a girl whoâd never even had a boyfriend before......
It was also why Lin Yi didnât mind Mengyao glaring at her and venting her frustrations out on him all the time. Yushu, however, was a bystander, and his relationship with her was fundamentally different because of that.
âArenât you eating, Lin Yi?â Mengyao asked as she saw Lin Yi come out of his room.
âIâve eaten, you guys help yourselves.â Lin Yi said, wearing the school uniform again.
âOh. Whyâre you wearing the uniform again, where are the clothes I bought you yesterday?â Mengyao asked with a frown- the school didnât enforce the dress code since they were all high schoolers already, and anyone with a well-off family background would go to school in their casual clothes......
There were, of course, people like Tang Yin, who came from poorer family backgrounds... Yet even a school uniform wasnât enough to suppress Tang Yinâs natural beauty, granting her the title of commoner beauty- famous enough to even reach Mengyao and Yushuâs ears... The girl was sharing the title of school beauty with them, after all.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om