"Today, to be able to invite Mayor Wei and all of you to participate in my disciple-taking ceremony, I, Meng, feel deeply honored. Now, please welcome Divine Doctor Lu with warm applause as he enters!"
Meng Hongda said excitedly.
Upon hearing Meng Hongda's words, everyone looked around the entire hall, searching for Divine Doctor Lu's figure.
At this moment, Lu Yang walked out with a blank expression, step by step, very slowly towards the center of the stage.
"Lu Yang, are you crazy? They're calling for Divine Doctor Lu, not you!"
Tang Shimin, seeing Lu Yang about to rush forward, immediately grabbed him and shouted.
"Shimin, I am Divine Doctor Lu!"
Lu Yang said to Tang Shimin with a smile.
"Hahaha, you are truly an idiot. To this extent, you still want to show off. When will you stop this pretense?"
Tang Zixuan laughed heartily, clutching his stomach.
"You good-for-nothing, get out of the way quickly. If you anger Divine Doctor Meng, Mayor Wei, and Divine Doctor Lu, our Tang family won't be able to handle it. Don't push our Tang family into the fire pit!"
Tang Mingyuan also roared coldly.
"Yes, this good-for-nothing wants to push the Tang family into the fire pit. His intentions are too malicious!"
The rest of the Tang family members also stepped forward and shouted.
"You dog-like thing, get down!"
Li Xiumei directly stepped forward, grabbed Lu Yang, and tried to pull him down.
Lu Yang stood there helplessly, not moving forward, and looked at Li Xiumei.
"Alright, then keep pulling. Let them come over!"
Lu Yang's voice was not too loud, just enough for everyone in the hall to hear. Everyone looked over and saw Li Xiumei tearing at Lu Yang, preventing him from moving forward.
Meng Hongda and Wei Guozhen's faces changed simultaneously, and they walked directly towards Lu Yang.
"Divine Doctor Meng, Mayor Wei, I apologize. My good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law's mind isn't right, and he couldn't control his legs, insisting on rushing forward. I will get him out of here now!"
Li Xiumei was extremely embarrassed, her face flushed red as she said to Meng Hongda and Wei Guozhen.
Today was Divine Doctor Meng's important disciple-taking ceremony. She never expected her good-for-nothing son-in-law to cause trouble at this moment, completely embarrassing their Tang family.
"Good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law?"
"Mind not right?"
"Madam, please mind your words!"
"If you continue to slander Divine Doctor Lu like this, I will ask you to leave immediately!"
Meng Hongda's expression had already turned cold upon hearing Li Xiumei's words.
"What?"
Li Xiumei was instantly stunned, not understanding what Meng Hongda meant.
However, in the next second, Li Xiumei felt her entire worldview collapse, because Meng Hongda was already standing respectfully in front of Lu Yang, bowing deeply, and respectfully calling out, "Disciple Meng Hongda pays respects to Divine Doctor Lu!"
Seeing this, all the Tang family members widened their eyes in disbelief.
"This... how is this possible? How could this good-for-nothing be the Divine Doctor Lu that my master wishes to take as a disciple?"
Liang Weijie muttered to himself, his expression extremely terrified.
"There must be a mistake. Lu Yang is clearly the good-for-nothing of our Tang family. How can he be a divine doctor?"
Tang Zixuan's face also turned deathly pale, and his whole body began to tremble.
Meng Hongda looked at Lu Yang and was about to kneel, but Lu Yang stopped him.
"This is a new era. We don't follow the customs of the old society!"
"I have seen your sincerity. I will now accept you as an outer disciple and teach you all that I know!"
Lu Yang helped Meng Hongda up and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Master!"
Meng Hongda said excitedly. Soon, someone brought over tea. Meng Hongda immediately cupped the teacup with both hands, raised it above his head, and handed it to Lu Yang, saying in a deep voice, "Please drink tea, Master!"
"Mmm!"
Lu Yang nodded and took a sip of tea. The disciple-taking ceremony was now complete.
The people around them immediately shouted loudly.
"Congratulations to Old Meng on successfully taking a disciple!"
"Congratulations to Divine Doctor Lu for gaining a beloved disciple!"
"Congratulations to Jiangbei City's traditional Chinese medicine for reaching a new level!"
"..."
Hearing these congratulatory voices, Wei Guozhen also stepped forward, smiling at Lu Yang and saying, "I didn't expect the Divine Doctor that Old Meng wanted to take as a disciple to be Mr. Lu. What a coincidence!"
"Everyone, I also have a say in Mr. Lu's medical skills!"
"Just a few days ago, Mr. Lu personally cured my father's old ailment. Divine Doctor Lu is a benefactor to our Wei family!"
Hearing this, everyone gasped again.
They never expected this unassuming young man to not only have extraordinary medical skills and become Old Meng's master but also be a benefactor to the Wei family. Either of these titles alone was enough to shock everyone present.
The Tang family, in particular, felt extremely bitter, as if they had eaten flies, and their taste was awful.
Lu Yang, who they had stepped on and always looked down upon, possessed such incredible medical skills and was now favored by the Wei family, a clear case of soaring to the heavens.
Tang Shimin's heart was filled with mixed emotions, tightly clenching her sweaty fists.
"What's so great about it? He just knows some medicine, and he'll be a doctor his whole life!"
"It's not power, he's still good-for-nothing!"
Tang Zixuan whispered sourly from the side, and the Tang family members mechanically nodded in agreement.
"Weijie, why aren't you coming over to pay respects to your grand-master?"
Meng Hongda looked at the stunned Liang Weijie and called out with a smile.
"Grand... Grand-master?"
Liang Weijie's scalp tingled. Lu Yang, whom he had just insulted, had suddenly become his grand-master. This was too unscientific.
But Liang Weijie still braced himself and stepped forward, lowering his proud head before Lu Yang: "Grand... Grand-master!"
Lu Yang did not speak, merely nodded slightly.
He only accepted Meng Hongda as his disciple. As for grand-disciples, Lu Yang had no interest whatsoever.
"Master, I have a difficult and complicated case here. I ask for Master's assistance to treat it!"
Meng Hongda continued speaking to Lu Yang.
"It's the Tang family's elder, isn't it?"
"He is my wife's grandfather, and it is only right that I treat him!"
Lu Yang smiled slightly and walked into the room with Meng Hongda.
Many people who wanted to witness Lu Yang's skills also crowded into the room.
Lu Yang pinched a few silver needles and gently inserted them into Tang Yuan's chest a few times. Tang Yuan actually woke up, which was incredibly miraculous.
"The elder's heart meridian is blocked. I have just cleared the blockage. He is now out of danger!"
"However, as he is old, he needs to take care of his organs. I will prescribe a medicinal formula. Drinking it for a month will ensure complete recovery!"
Lu Yang finished speaking, then with a sweep of his brush, he wrote a prescription and handed it to Tang Shimin.