CHAPTER 78: CHAPTER 44: TRIPLE ELIMINATION

"You really are a patient with character."

Lu Xuan sighed inwardly. Although a bit annoyed, Liu Shao’s behavior undoubtedly gave Lu Xuan a new insight into traditional Chinese medicine.

It turns out that traditional Chinese medicine can indeed diagnose conditions just by feeling the pulse, without the patient saying any symptoms.

Even though Liu Shao still hasn’t mentioned what illness he has, Lu Xuan feels that Heart’s Voice’s judgment is not far off.

"You know?"

Lu Xuan’s calm tone caused Liu Shao’s body to tremble, and his face visibly showed disbelief.

Since entering the consultation room, he hadn’t said a word, nor even shown his tongue to Dr. Lu, only allowed the pulse of both hands to be taken. Can this... really result in an accurate diagnosis?

Deep down, he hoped to meet such a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who could diagnose simply through pulse reading, but obviously, such expertise is rare and difficult for an ordinary person to encounter.

Moreover, those who have reached such a level in traditional Chinese medicine are mostly full of white hair and possess an ethereal, sage-like demeanor, which just doesn’t match the image of Dr. Lu, who is barely in his twenties.

If he can really do it, Dr. Lu’s medical skills are somewhat frightening.

"Well, I’d say it’s eight or nine out of ten accurate."

Lu Xuan nodded, responding calmly, "After all, traditional Chinese medicine looks, listens, questions, and feels the pulse. Trying to be one hundred percent accurate with just pulse feeling is actually very difficult."

Even though the judgment of diabetes came from Heart’s Voice, Lu Xuan didn’t dare be too boastful, choosing instead to be cautious.

Liu Shao shook his head, expressing some disbelief, "Relying solely on pulse reading to diagnose diseases. Honestly, this kind of ability might have existed in the past, but nowadays..."

At this point, Liu Shao shook his head and said no more, but his expression said it all.

He didn’t believe it.

Lu Xuan saw Liu Shao’s reaction and found it understandable not to believe.

What Liu Shao said wasn’t wrong; even Lu Xuan himself agreed. It’s currently impossible to find a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who can accurately diagnose just by feeling the pulse.

As for in the past, there were some, but not many.

There weren’t many even back then, let alone now.

Of course, this doesn’t include a group of well-versed masters.

Facing Liu Shao’s skepticism, Lu Xuan smiled, "If my judgment is correct, it should be diabetes."

As Lu Xuan finished speaking, Liu Shao’s once dull eyes immediately grew increasingly bright, and his eyes quickly revealed a brilliant light, looking at Lu Xuan in shock.

Although Liu Shao didn’t say anything, seeing the expression on his face, Lu Xuan knew he was probably right.

Liu Shao indeed had diabetes.

"Seems like my judgment was correct." Lu Xuan chuckled.

"How... did you do it?" Liu Shao couldn’t help but swallow, his gaze at Lu Xuan filled with incredulity.

Even Su Kenan, sitting beside Lu Xuan, had eyes that were becoming clearer and brighter.

She was also somewhat surprised that Lu Xuan was capable of diagnosing a patient’s disease solely through pulse reading.

The scene before them made her feel like she was listening to a story.

Is traditional Chinese medicine really this magical?

Lightly touching her red lips with her jade hand, after a while, Su Kenan finally returned to her senses from the shock, looking at Lu Xuan with delight.

And Liu Shao, after gulping hard, quickly sat up straight. The previous skepticism in his eyes vanished, replaced by amazement at Lu Xuan’s medical talent.

However, as the main character this time, Lu Xuan, faced with Liu Shao’s disbelief, after a brief ponder, explained, "I felt the pulses of both your hands. Although they were different, they also shared similarities, both showing signs of a sunken pulse.

I see you’re quite interested in traditional Chinese medicine. Have you read the ’Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet’?"

"Yes, I’ve read it."

Seeing that Liu Shao had read it, Lu Xuan continued, "In the ’Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet,’ Volume on Water-Qi Disease, Symptoms and Treatment, there are two sentences. I’m not sure if you remember them: ’If the pulse is sunken, there is water, with swelling and heaviness in the body; if the pulse is sunken, there is retained fluid.’"

Liu Shao shook his head, clearly having no recollection.

Moreover, these two sentences are difficult for the average person to understand.

On the side, Su Kenan seemed to remember but couldn’t quite grasp how these sentences were related to diagnosing Liu Shao’s illness.

Until Lu Xuan smiled and explained, "The first sentence is simple; if the pulse is sunken, there should be retained water in the body, which will also result in corresponding edema."

"But I don’t have any edema, right?"

"It’s actually quite simple..."

Lu Xuan continued with a smile, "The second sentence, if the pulse is sunken, there is retained fluid, means the patient will feel thirsty and urinate frequently. Since the water is excreted with the urine, naturally there won’t be edema, and under comprehensive consideration, this situation mostly indicates diabetes."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shao suddenly realized, and his eyes towards Lu Xuan were full of admiration.

Never mind how young he is, he already possesses such great ability.

The next moment, as if thinking of something, Liu Shao stood up, filled with apology, and said, "Dr. Lu, it was my fault for failing to recognize your abilities. If you’re upset, feel free to scold or even hit me, and I won’t utter a word of complaint."

"Why would I hit you?"

Lu Xuan looked at him somewhat speechlessly, "Sit down and tell me more about your situation so I can prescribe you medication."

"Dr. Lu is still willing to prescribe medication for me?" Liu Shao was full of surprise.

"Why wouldn’t I be?"

"You’ve registered under my care, so naturally, you’re my patient."

Liu Shao was deeply moved. He thought his initial behavior had already angered Lu Xuan. Although Lu Xuan showed nothing outwardly, surely he was already displeased inside, and he wouldn’t blame him for not treating him, as it was understandable.