"Old Guan, why are you at the hospital?"
Wan Yunting hurried towards Guan Hongyu at the hospital entrance. He placed his helmet on the rearview mirror of his motorcycle and got off, nodding and smiling at the approaching Wan Yunting. "I'm here for a check-up?"
"A check-up?"
Wan Yunting looked at him with concern. "Are you not feeling well? Shall I take your pulse?"
Guan Hongyu shook his head and smiled, "No, I'm just here for a physical examination. There's nothing wrong with me."
"Oh, I see."
Seeing that he was fine, Wan Yunting smiled, "Do you want me to take you?"
Guan Hongyu waved his hand and smiled, "No need, I can go in by myself. You're a busy man now, no need to worry about my trivial matters."
Wan Yunting patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Don't say that. If there's any problem, you can come to me anytime. I'm in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department."
Guan Hongyu glanced at the Traditional Chinese Medicine department and nodded with a smile, "Alright, I'll go in then."
"Go ahead, I have to go back too. I have things to do later. I'll call you for a drink another time," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
Guan Hongyu smiled and nodded, saying no more, and walked towards the main hospital building.
Wan Yunting watched him go and, without thinking much, returned to the Traditional Chinese Medicine department.
As Guan Hongyu ascended the steps of the main building, he suddenly looked back at Wan Yunting's retreating figure heading towards the Traditional Chinese Medicine department. His eyes turned sharp...
"Little Wan, let's go."
Jiang Yichun, who had just emerged from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, said to the returning Wan Yunting, "It's already half past two, perfect timing to go."
"Alright, Elder Jiang."
Wan Yunting nodded, preparing to go to the Traditional Chinese Medicine University with Jiang Yichun. At this moment, Dai Qiuyue also came downstairs and called out, "Can I go with you?"
Jiang Yichun turned to look at her and smiled, "Of course, Qiuyue. It's not busy now, you can come with us."
Dai Qiuyue nodded, glanced at Wan Yunting, and said nothing.
Wan Yunting smiled and said, "I didn't drive here today. Qiuyue, can you drive us, Elder Jiang, and me?"
"You drive, I'm not familiar with it."
Dai Qiuyue directly tossed her car key to him. Wan Yunting took it and smiled, "Alright, let's go..."
Meanwhile, at Huadu Traditional Chinese Medicine University, it was Saturday, and students were not attending classes, with only a few students studying.
However, due to the upcoming medical competition to elect the Vice Chairman of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, many students who heard the news returned to school to witness who would become the Vice Chairman.
"Wow, the Number One Blade King of Western Province, Ding Huixiang, is here too. Is the person next to him his grandson, Ding Zipeng?"
"It is him. I heard that Ding Zipeng inherited the legacy of the Blade King. Not only is he skilled at slicing herbs, but he is also a leading figure among the younger generation in seeing patients. It seems that Blade King Ding Huixiang intends for his grandson to run for Vice Chairman of our Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association."
"Heh heh, this Ding Zipeng is indeed not bad, but I have more confidence in Master Sun's grandson, Sun Xuelin!"
Many students, currently surrounding the entrance of the lecture hall on the first floor of the university's lecture building, watched as Gu Yuanbai, Sun Yutang, Song Chengqi, Wei Datong, Zhang Fenglin, and other chairmen and elders of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association were heading this way.
Around Gu Yuanbai and the others were a group of young people, including Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, Song Sinan and Zhang Xiaoyu, Wei Renxin and He Yan, as well as over a dozen unfamiliar young faces.
For example, Master Sun Yutang's own grandson, Sun Xuelin, who is only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, possesses a refined demeanor, a spirited look in his eyes, and is the young successor of the Sun medical lineage.
Sun Yutang's summoning him to participate in this medical competition clearly indicated his desire for his grandson to become the Vice Chairman of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association and lead the younger generation of medical practitioners.
Besides Sun Xuelin, there was another distinguished young man with three-dimensional handsome features, a tall physique, dressed casually, with sharp eyes and a confident, rather arrogant expression.
This person was Huang Jingshan from the Huang family, one of the five great TCM families in Lingnan Province. He was also a young medical prodigy of the Huang family and the future successor of the Huang TCM family.
However, as Huang Shizong, the elder of the Huang family, was not present today, Huang Jingshan's appearance naturally went unrecognized by many. But this did not dampen his ambition to win the medical competition this time!
Accompanying Song Chengqi and the others was a middle-aged man, Shen Tonghe from the Shen family, a TCM family from Min Province. Beside him was a young man with an ordinary appearance but an extraordinary demeanor – his son, Shen Yingrui!
At the same time, there was also the Miao family, a TCM family from Guizhou Province. As no elders from the Miao family were present this time, only Miao Yanzheng, the foremost among the younger generation of the Miao family, was sent to participate in the medical competition.
Additionally, there were several other outstanding young representatives in the TCM community, such as Lu Xinque, He Xinghai, Ren Xingbang, and Jia Wenle. These individuals, ranging from twenty-seven or twenty-eight to under thirty-five years old, had at least twenty years of medical study and clinical experience, making them well-known young physicians.
These individuals were selected to participate in the medical competition only after careful screening by Gu Yuanbai and others, who then chose them to compete for the position of Vice Chairman of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
Gu Yuanbai and Vice Principal Deng Hongsheng led everyone to the lecture building, where one lecture hall was designated as the venue for the medical competition, with all necessary preparations completed.
"Is everyone here?"
Gu Yuanbai looked around. Deng Hongsheng quickly replied, "Elder Jiang and Little Wan haven't arrived yet..."
"They're here, they're here..."
At this moment, Jiang Yichun arrived with Wan Yunting and Dai Qiuyue, walking quickly. Huang Jingshan, Sun Xuelin, Shen Yingrui, Lu Xinque, and others all looked up at Wan Yunting, who was walking on Jiang Yichun's left.
Their elders had already warned them that Wan Yunting was the biggest opponent in this medical competition!
"Is this Wan Yunting!"
"He's as handsome as on television, and his reputation has spread nationwide."
A woman named Qin Mengxue, looking at Wan Yunting's tall figure and handsome, vibrant appearance, couldn't help but cast admiring glances, along with several other young female physicians, and they began discussing him in hushed tones.
"Heh heh, a person like him should be a police officer, bringing glory to the country, not a TCM doctor!" Ren Xingbang said with a smile, his gaze and words seemingly dismissing Wan Yunting entirely.
Although news and online discussions were filled with his heroic deeds assisting the police in cracking down on multiple drug trafficking rings, regarding Wan Yunting's TCM skills, apart from TCM practitioners within Huadu City, others from outside the province had no knowledge.
Therefore, when Huang Jingshan, Lu Xinque, and others learned that Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun had initially designated Wan Yunting as the Vice Chairman of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, they all felt that Wan Yunting had secured this decision through his connections with Gu Yuanbai and the others.
For the sake of fairness and to gain the conviction of these young people, the medical competition was held today!
"Everyone, I apologize. A critical patient came to the hospital at noon, which delayed me and Little Wan. I hope you haven't been waiting long?" Jiang Yichun, who had brought Wan Yunting and Dai Qiuyue, smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to Gu Yuanbai, Song Chengqi, and others.
"No, we just arrived ourselves. Your timing is perfect," Wei Datong and Zhang Fenglin said with smiles, waving their hands.
Wan Yunting smiled and politely greeted Gu Yuanbai, Song Chengqi, and others one by one, then greeted those he knew, such as Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Song Sinan, who were standing nearby.
Finally, he looked at the arrogant Huang Jingshan and a group of unfamiliar young people like Ren Xingbang, who wore expressions of disdain, and still offered them polite smiles.
However, these individuals responded with feigned smiles and nods, while Huang Jingshan and Ren Xingbang, among others, cocked their heads and gave Wan Yunting a dismissive glare, showing utter contempt.
Facing these so-called medical geniuses who looked at him with challenging eyes, Wan Yunting, despite his smiling face, felt a touch of disdain in his heart: Heh heh, geniuses, huh? Then I shall see for myself later!