CHAPTER 138: 138: SHOW OFF ONE’S SKILLS

"Then you can’t go upstairs either and disturb Mu Qiuniang. What if it’s a critical moment and your interruption harms your son?"

"I’ll just take a look from outside the door, not knocking, not speaking, even my footsteps will be light," Fu Chunxue promised.

"Dad, let Mom go upstairs for a look. It’s been so long already, I also want to go up and see," said Zhan Jingmo, who had seemed distracted and had been playing games, tossing his game console aside.

"Since none of us can feel at ease, let’s go up together, but everyone must remain silent," Even Zhan Jingwen said.

The whole family went upstairs.

The old butler, Uncle Zhan, who had been waiting there, hurried over and whispered, "Master, Lady, First Young Master, Second Young Master, why have you all come up?"

"We weren’t at ease downstairs," Fu Chunxue also whispered, "Is there no sound from inside?"

Uncle Zhan shook his head, "No sound at all."

Fu Chunxue sighed. Hopefully, everything goes smoothly!

Although she didn’t know what that Master was doing, the room had been silent for so long, he should be treating her youngest son, right?

At this moment, the door opened.

"Mom, Dad, why are you all at the door? What are you doing?" Zhan Jingshu was completely unprepared to see so many people when he opened the door and was startled.

"Are you okay? Is there any discomfort? Do you need to rest in bed? Did they use a scalpel? Where is the wound?" Fu Chunxue grabbed her youngest son’s hand, anxiously questioning, almost wanting to strip him down for a thorough check.

But she knew her youngest son was grown up and easily embarrassed, he wouldn’t let her do that.

"Mom, what are you doing? Master just gave me acupuncture, there’s no wound at all. Don’t worry, I’m in good shape now, I can jump around without any problem."

Zhan Jingshu followed the agreement made with Master earlier and did not reveal anything about cultivation.

"No, you better stand still, if anything happens, my heart can’t take it."

The Zhan family did feel, perhaps just in their minds, that Zhan Jingshu looked much better, his face glowing as if he just finished a hot bath.

Zhan Zhengxiao sincerely thanked Mu Qiuniang, thanking her for saving his youngest son.

He wasn’t certain if she had the same skills as the esteemed Master, but being able to save his son, she was indeed someone with real ability.

"Thank you, Qiuniang."

"It’s what I should do, since he’s my disciple, I will naturally protect him."

Zhan Jingwen and Zhan Jingmo also expressed their thanks.

"Thank you for saving my little brother, Sister-in-law Jiang. If you need anything in the future, you can call me."

"Me too, you saved my brother, I owe you one."

...

Lunch was sumptuous.

Of course, it would’ve been even better if Zhan Jingshu hadn’t murmured, "These dishes aren’t as good as the ones Master makes."

When Mu Qiuniang left the Zhan family, it was already 2 PM. She had been brought by the old butler Uncle Zhan, and it was he who saw her off as well.

Zhan Jingshu wanted to see her off personally, but his family cited his recovery as the reason and forbade him from leaving the house.

Actually, as soon as Mu Qiuniang left, they quickly summoned the family doctor, Dr. Zeng, to conduct a full body checkup on Zhan Jingshu.

Zhan Jingshu was quite familiar with this routine, knowing well there’s nothing wrong with his body, but to reassure his parents, he obediently underwent the checkup.

When Dr. Zeng received the latest examination report, he was utterly shocked, "Where is that Master?!"

"What’s wrong, my youngest son’s body isn’t sick, is it?" Fu Chunxue asked nervously.

"No, the young master’s illness isn’t completely cured, but that Master is incredible. How did he manage to improve the young master’s condition so much in such a short time?! It’s simply a medical miracle! I believe he must be a medical genius..." Dr. Zeng was extremely excited.

Fu Chunxue exclaimed with excitement, "Does this mean his illness has hope? Is it certain to be cured?"

Dr. Zeng nodded, "Previously, this Master must have exerted all his efforts, but he told me the young master’s condition at that time was unsuitable for immediate treatment, which is why they waited until now. I don’t know what he did, the young master has no marks on his body, yet the shadow in the boy is miraculously recovering...Young master, did he give you some special medicine? Even that shouldn’t work so quickly?"

Zhan Jingshu answered with reverence, "I don’t know, this time she didn’t give me any medicine, but she did acupuncture on me a lot. She said my meridians had problems, they were clogged, and blood couldn’t flow smoothly, like a blocked drain. If it wasn’t cleared up quickly, blood wouldn’t circulate... She said when a drain is broken, it can be replaced, but when meridians go bad, there’s no substitute."

"Meridians?!" Dr. Zeng was first taken aback but then realized with delight, "Right, right, it’s the meridians that had problems. I always suspected something strange with the young master’s blood vessels but couldn’t pinpoint the cause, only knowing his health would keep worsening until he could no longer hold up..."

Jiang Xing, a practitioner of Western medicine, had always held traditional Chinese medicine in awe, and out of curiosity, he had done some study.

Moreover, since becoming the family doctor with Dr. Zeng, he learned much about Chinese medicine from him.

In Chinese medicine, meridians are channels through which qi and blood circulate inside the human body.

Meridians are divided into two categories: regular meridians and extraordinary meridians. There are twelve regular meridians, namely the three yin and three yang of the hand and foot, collectively known as the "Twelve Meridians," which are the main pathways for qi and blood circulation.

The extraordinary meridians are eight in number: the Governing Vessel, Conception Vessel, Thoroughfare Vessel, Belt Vessel, Yin Heel Vessel, Yang Heel Vessel, Yin Link Vessel, and Yang Link Vessel, collectively known as the "Extraordinary Meridians," which have the roles of regulating, connecting, and coordinating the Twelve Meridians.

Twelve Meridian Branches are those branching from the Twelve Meridians, primarily strengthening the relationship between the representative and corresponding meridians, and also reaching certain organs and body parts not covered by the regular meridians, thereby supplementing their deficiencies.

The study of meridians is profound and cannot be mastered in just a few years. It is far more complex than simply considering them as blood vessels and not entirely explorable with current anatomy.

Despite this, hearing Dr. Zeng’s description still left Jiang Xing amazed, "But our instruments detect no blockages in the young master’s blood vessels, don’t they?"

Dr. Zeng shook his head, "Xiao Jiang, instruments can’t determine everything. In traditional Chinese medicine, observation, smell, inquiry, and pulse diagnosis are basic skills a doctor must master... Moreover, in ’Bian Que’s Heart Book’ it is said, ’A practitioner ignorant of meridians will err the moment he speaks or acts. For without understanding meridians, one cannot discern the root causes of illnesses or the transformations between yin and yang.’ This highlights the importance of meridians."

In the end, Dr. Zeng once again marveled at the Master’s incredibly high level of medical skill, far beyond his own reach.