124: Chapter 122: The Efficiency of Youth 124: Chapter 122: The Efficiency of Youth Gao Shuai was completely disoriented by the sudden twin slaps he had received, standing there dumbfounded.
To say his head felt like it had exploded was an understatement—it was buzzing, the world seemed to spin, all in utter chaos.
He wanted to move but couldn’t, standing there seeing stars, which gave off a profoundly senseless vibe.
The two followers behind him were utterly stunned, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor.
Their looks towards Tangyu also changed.
“Ah!” Liu Shiyi, having never seen such a scene, was shocked and covered her mouth, uncontrollably grabbing Tangyu’s arm.
However, deep inside, she felt an inexplicable touch of emotion.
Even the strongest women have a fragile side in their hearts and hope for a dominant man to come forth and protect them, to be their Prince Charming.
Besides, Liu Shiyi wasn’t particularly strong, so her emotional reaction to Prince Charming was profound.
Tangyu no longer paid attention to Gao Shuai, whose face he had turned into a pig’s head with his slaps, but took Liu Shiyi’s hand and said, “Let’s go.” Liu Shiyi was also subconsciously pulled away by Tangyu.
For some reason, Tangyu, who liked to hit faces, felt uncomfortable not hitting Gao Shuai’s face.
Such a person deserved to look like a pig’s head.
Hitting the face, indeed, was quite satisfying.
The two went directly to an old traditional Chinese medicine clinic.
Since it wasn’t morning, there weren’t many patients, and the old doctor sat there studying a medical book until Tangyu and Liu Shiyi arrived in front of him.
Only then did he snap back to reality, putting down the book to look up at them.
When he saw Liu Shiyi and Tangyu appearing closely in front of him, he adjusted his reading glasses.
Seeing them holding hands, surprise flashed across his face, but it quickly turned into a tender smile.
“Hehe, the efficiency of young people nowadays is really high,” the old doctor chuckled.
Liu Shiyi felt something odd about her grandfather’s look; hearing this remark made her feel even stranger.
She looked down and realized she was still holding hands with Tangyu, her face instantly flushed, and she withdrew her hand like lightning.
Tangyu smiled subtly; it wasn’t that he had forgotten to let go of Liu Shiyi’s hand, but holding her hand felt so comfortable that he didn’t want to let go, so he just kept holding it until now.
“Sorry, we were walking so fast I forgot,” Tangyu said.
Blushing, Liu Shiyi said, “Grandpa, it’s not what you’re thinking.
There was an annoying guy bothering me, and Tangyu helped me out.”
“Hehe, no need to explain to me.
I don’t interfere with you young people’s affairs, even if there is something, it’s nothing really; you are now grown up.
In our days, girls your age were already mothers.
I’m old, but I still hope to hold a great-grandchild, hehe I don’t even know if I’ll be around long enough,” the old doctor said with a beaming smile, his thoughts quite liberal.
Hearing her grandfather’s words dampened Liu Shiyi’s mood; she knew what he meant by that—her grandfather was also worried about how long his own body would hold out.
Thinking this made her nose tingle.
Liu Shiyi took the old doctor’s hand and said, “Grandpa, don’t worry.
Tangyu has already promised to cure your illness; you will be fine very soon.
Shiyi will make sure you get to hold your great-grandchild soon.”
“What?” The old doctor was also startled and looked at Liu Shiyi in astonishment, then at Tangyu.
He naturally did not doubt Tangyu’s medical skills, especially since he could use the lost ‘Immortal Finger’ treatment method, which proved his superior medical skills.
Huaxia traditional medicine had a history of thousands of years, filled with all sorts of miracles.
Some complex and even modern incurable diseases were not necessarily beyond treatment.
The old doctor had never doubted this.
Perhaps, this young man really could cure his disease.
“Tangyu, are you really confident you can cure my disease?” the old doctor asked somewhat excitedly.
Tangyu nodded and said, “I should have more than a ninety percent confidence level.” Tangyu was obviously being modest with his reply; in fact, this disease was not difficult to treat at all, as long as he used Pure Yang Qi to regulate the old doctor’s condition, clear some underlying issues, and prescribed some conditioning remedies.
“Really.” The old doctor was also seldom excited.
“Grandpa, Tangyu said he’s confident, so there definitely won’t be a problem.
Grandpa, let’s go to your room, and let Tangyu treat you right now,” Liu Shiyi said.
The old doctor looked at Tangyu, who nodded and said, “Old man, let’s start now, it won’t take long.”
“Okay.” The old doctor’s eyes also sparkled, he nodded, and led Tangyu and Liu Shiyi to the room.
Once everything was ready, Tangyu asked the old doctor to open up his shirt and expose his chest, lying flat on the bed.
“Old man, you first close your eyes and try to enter a state of emptiness; regardless of what happens, it’s best to keep your body still.
However, it shouldn’t feel uncomfortable, and it won’t take long,” Tangyu instructed.
“Mmm.” The old man nodded.
Liu Shiyi stood aside, not daring to disturb the scene.
Tangyu’s expression soon became very serious.
‘Immortal Finger’ suddenly pointed towards the area of the old man’s heart, a beam of golden light shot out from his fingertip, infiltrating the old man’s body.
“Huh—” Upon seeing this scene, Liu Shiyi also felt an extraordinary astonishment.
Although the golden light had flashed only momentarily earlier, she had seen it clearly.
Human fingers emitting golden light is something truly unimaginable, much like the non-human feats depicted in TV dramas.
Her mind was filled with continuous surprise, wondering if this ‘Immortal Finger’ treatment was indeed as magical as it seemed, possessing profound divine skills?
She had always believed in the vast depth of Traditional Chinese Medicine and that it held many inconceivable powers beyond ordinary understanding.
But this was still astonishing to her.
She had seen this hand art just yesterday, similar to when Tangyu treated that child, but today Tangyu’s expression was much more serious than yesterday.
Moreover, his fingers were now performing strange hand arts over the old Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner’s chest, even emitting streaks of golden light, which was quite magical.
The whole process lasted for over ten minutes before Tangyu suddenly withdrew his fingers, his forehead covered in sweat.
After retracting his fingers, Tangyu looked at the old practitioner and finally heaved a long sigh of relief, having completed the treatment.
Wiping the sweat away, Tangyu finally spoke, “Old master, you can get up now, it’s done.”
Upon hearing it was done, Liu Shiyi quickly rushed to the bedside.
The old practitioner slowly opened his eyes, still somewhat dazed, and touched his chest.
During the process, he had only felt occasional prickling pain mixed with comfort, as if there was a warm flow moving through his body.
The whole process had actually been quite mild, and it didn’t take long, it was over?
His congenital heart disease was healed just like that?
Having practiced medicine for so many years, he found it unimaginable and was somewhat skeptical.
“Grandfather, how do you feel?” Liu Shiyi asked with concern.
The old practitioner felt his body, got dressed, got out of bed, and moved around before saying, “It seems my body feels much lighter, moving like this doesn’t make my heart feel tight anymore.”
“Tangyu, is my grandfather really cured just like that?” Liu Shiyi still couldn’t help but ask.
Tangyu nodded and said, “Yes, he’s fine now.
With the old master’s health, living another twenty years is completely no problem.
It’s evident, old master, that you take good care of your health; your body is as good as that of a middle-aged man.
I will prescribe a concoction to regulate qi and blood later.
If you take it for a week, I guarantee you won’t have any more ailments.”
“Ah, that’s so miraculous.” Liu Shiyi also exclaimed, and the old practitioner looked at Tangyu with equal astonishment.
Using the word miraculous might not even be sufficient; this is simply a Divine Doctor in our world.
“What, don’t believe it?” said Tangyu.
Liu Shiyi immediately shook her head, “No, no, no, Tangyu I didn’t mean that, don’t get me wrong.
How could I not believe it, only—”
“Hehe, it’s all too unbelievable, right?
I can actually relate to that.
But our Huaxia Country’s Traditional Chinese Medicine has a very long history, is vast and profound, full of mysteries.
These, actually, are nothing out of the ordinary.
If you’re still not assured, you can take the old master to the hospital later for a full body check-up, then you should know.” Tangyu said.
This made Liu Shiyi feel even more embarrassed.
The old practitioner grabbed Tangyu’s hand, full of gratitude, “Tangyu, I believe what you say, our Hua Country’s Traditional Chinese Medicine indeed possesses divine skills that ordinary people can’t imagine.
It is rumored that the most profound practitioners can even reverse life and death by touching bones, and this is truly nothing in comparison.
It’s our own scholarly pursuits that are too superficial.
I really don’t know how to repay this great kindness.
It is not that I fear death, but I cannot bear to leave my Shiyi alone—”
“All right, grandfather, don’t talk like that, your health is the most important,” Liu Shiyi interrupted the old practitioner.
Looking deeply at Liu Shiyi, the old practitioner silently sighed, “Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore.
Tangyu, you truly are a benefactor to the Liu Family, I really don’t know what else to say about these two great kindnesses.”
Tangyu glanced at Liu Shiyi, noting that her complexion had turned somewhat pale when the old practitioner was speaking.
Could it be that she no longer had her parents?
“There’s no need for such formalities, old master.
I consider it a fortunate connection, and Liu Shiyi treats me as a friend.
It was merely a small effort on my part, no need to take it to heart too much.” Tangyu said.
“To you, it might be a small effort, but to us, it’s a life-saving grace.
You are a great benefactor of the Liu Family’s generation,” the old practitioner said.
“Uh…” Such cheesy words were really not to Tangyu’s liking, and if it continued, his own tears might start due to how cheesy it was.
“Speaking of which, Tangyu, how much is the consultation fee?” the old practitioner asked.
Tangyu shook his head, “No need for that, old master, really, there’s no need to be so formal, it makes me uncomfortable.”
The old practitioner shook his head, “It’s not being formal, it’s just the rules.
I am also a practitioner of medicine; each profession has its rules.
How can we not give a consultation fee?”
“Honestly, old master, there’s no need, whether it’s rules or not, they were made by people, and I don’t follow that stuff.
I practice medicine based on my own will; if I like to treat someone, I do it for free, if I don’t want to treat someone, no amount of money can make me do it, that’s my master’s principle as well.
So, let’s really forget about the consultation fee.” Tangyu said.
“How can that be okay?”
Tangyu cut off the old practitioner, saying, “I said it’s okay, now old master, you should rest a bit, I will take my leave.” Saying this, he didn’t wait for the old practitioner to say more and left the room immediately.
Liu Shiyi, startled, chased after him.