A white-haired elder appeared before them, it was Su Qing Lan.
Su Qing Lan was over seventy, but apart from his hair matching his age, his appearance showed no signs of being an old man in his seventies. Especially his eyes, which showed no trace of age or cloudiness.
Lin Xiao Tian frowned as he looked at Su Qing Lan.
To an outsider, Su Qing Lan merely looked young for his age. But in Lin Xiao Tian's eyes, he saw something else.
A person might be able to maintain their skin to look young through care, but there was nothing that could be done about the eyes.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there were detailed descriptions of how eyes reflected different age groups, considering them a manifestation of a person's vitality. The Shen Nong Yi Dian elaborated on this even further.
Su Qing Lan's eyes were definitely not the eyes of a seventy-year-old man!
Yet, Su Qing Lan's physical age did indeed match seventy.
Lin Xiao Tian pondered for a moment and quickly reached a conclusion.
Su Qing Lan was indeed over seventy, but he might have used some method to slow down the decline of his vitality.
If such a method truly existed, then Su Qing Lan might hold many secrets that would interest Lin Xiao Tian.
After all, even with modern medical means, it was impossible to delay the fading of vitality.
As soon as Su Qing Lan entered, the members of the inspection team stood up.
"Elder Su, you're finally here."
Dong Lin, with a look of excitement, stepped forward to Su Qing Lan.
With Su Qing Lan's arrival, he could finally deal with Lin Xiao Tian.
The inspection team had clearly been outmatched by Lin Xiao Tian earlier, and Dong Lin had been eagerly anticipating Su Qing Lan's arrival.
"You little fellow!" Su Qing Lan sighed.
If he hadn't watched Dong Lin grow up, he would never have agreed to get involved in such troublesome business.
Everyone knew that Dong Lin was using this to settle a personal score, and by doing so, he was unwittingly aiding and abetting wrongdoing.
Although he believed that with his skills he could find flaws in Lin Xiao Tian, Su Qing Lan knew that everyone made mistakes. Moreover, he had learned from Xu Qing He that Lin Xiao Tian was a young and promising doctor, and Su Qing Lan did not want to ruin a good doctor because of this.
He had initially refused, but when he heard Dong Lin say that Lin Xiao Tian had gotten together with Xia Qing Ling.
This was not a simple matter.
It concerned the future direction of two families!
If these two families could unite, it would undoubtedly be a significant event for Chinese medicine, and they would have more capital to resist foreign hostile forces in the future.
For the sake of the future of Chinese medicine, even though Su Qing Lan knew Dong Lin was in the wrong, he still agreed.
"Elder Su, please sit here!"
Dong Lin solicitously offered Su Qing Lan a seat, then stood beside him, displaying the humility expected of a junior.
It had to be said that coming from a prominent family, Dong Lin handled this aspect very well, earning him favor.
After Su Qing Lan was seated, he quickly noticed Lin Xiao Tian.
He looked Lin Xiao Tian up and down.
The next moment, his brow furrowed.
For some reason, he suddenly found that he could not see through Lin Xiao Tian at all.
This was something that had almost never happened before.
"You are Lin Xiao Tian? It seems Xu Qing He was right, you are indeed very special," Su Qing Lan said.
"You flatter me, I'm just an ordinary person."
"They all call you a miracle doctor? It seems your medical skills are indeed profound. Just now, outside, the patients trusted you immensely."
Hearing Su Qing Lan say this, Dong Lin was slightly taken aback.
"Elder Su, you were here earlier? I apologize for my neglect. I should have gone out to greet you sooner."
"Haha, it's fine. I just wanted to observe the situation with the patients. After all, for a doctor, the most important thing is to cure patients. If he has a good reputation among them, it proves he's not bad."
"You are too kind," Dong Lin said respectfully.
But as he said this, a hint of annoyance flickered within him.
Su Qing Lan's words clearly implied that Lin Xiao Tian was capable and had earned the patients' recognition.
If he had known this earlier, he should have hired a group of actors to falsely accuse Lin Xiao Tian, which would have made Su Qing Lan's impression of him much worse.
With this thought, Dong Lin secretly took out his phone and began contacting people on WeChat.
Su Qing Lan's words had indirectly given him an idea.
"It's all empty fame, not worth mentioning," Lin Xiao Tian remained humble.
Lin Xiao Tian's consistently humble attitude earned him even more favor from Su Qing Lan.
"You are so young, yet your medical skills are so advanced. May I ask where you studied?"
"I learned from the elders in my village and also do a lot of self-study," Lin Xiao Tian replied casually.
"Self-taught genius? Truly awe-inspiring for a junior!" Su Qing Lan gazed into Lin Xiao Tian's eyes.
Of course, he didn't believe him.
Relying solely on the experience of the older generation and his own research, if that was all it took for Lin Xiao Tian to earn the title of miracle doctor, he absolutely didn't believe it!
He had also reviewed the prescriptions Lin Xiao Tian had written earlier, which covered a wide range of illnesses. It could be said that Lin Xiao Tian's expertise was vast.
Such skill could not be achieved without decades of practice.
But since Lin Xiao Tian didn't elaborate, he didn't push the matter.
"You are too kind," Lin Xiao Tian smiled slightly.
After a brief exchange, Lin Xiao Tian resumed his work.
Soon, a patient walked in.
Lin Xiao Tian's initial diagnosis indicated chronic gastritis, after which he prescribed a herbal formula and instructed the patient to take it on time.
After the patient left, the inspection team in the consultation room began to question Lin Xiao Tian's prescription again.
"This prescription of yours is unheard of?" an old TCM practitioner raised a doubt.
Modern TCM prescriptions mostly drew from ancient formulas, with at most minor modifications. However, this prescription by Lin Xiao Tian showed no resemblance to any ancient formula he could recognize.
"If you haven't seen it, does that mean there's a problem?" Lin Xiao Tian retorted.
"This..."
Due to Lin Xiao Tian's earlier strong performance, they were now at a loss for words when faced with his questions.
The old TCM practitioner looked towards Su Qing Lan, seeking some support.
But Su Qing Lan merely glanced at the prescription and raised no objections.
Seeing that the old TCM practitioner had no further grounds for complaint, Lin Xiao Tian ignored him and called for the next patient.
He had no interest in teaching these doctors medical knowledge. If this continued, he might as well become their teacher.
After several more patients, Lin Xiao Tian handled each case impeccably, and the inspection team raised no further objections. Su Qing Lan remained silent.
As morning drew to a close, Dong Lin grew anxious.
"Damn it, why haven't they arrived yet?"
Just as Dong Lin was grumbling internally, a commotion outside attracted everyone's attention.
"Damn it, Lin Xiao Tian, you quack doctor, you've harmed people immensely, get out here!"