Chapter 118: The Shock of Yue Lao (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

  "Hehe, Auntie, this ear hole was pierced when you were a kid, right? It seems that back in those days, even poor peasants didn't have their ears pierced!" Xiao Ye didn't get the slightest bit angry at being interrupted by the old lady, but instead chuckled and looked at her ear.

  The old lady was taken aback, unnaturally touched her ear, and showed a look of admiration, then stopped talking.

  "Hum..." Seeing the old lady's appearance, the people around and those waiting in line to see the doctor all knew that Xiao Yu was right. In an instant, it was as if a fuse had been lit, and a noisy murmur erupted from the crowd.

  Yue Lao was even more relieved, and he thought that even if he had examined him himself, he might not have been able to see so much. At this point, Yue Lao was certain that Xiao Yu had the skills of a national master.

  "Your body has a fire attribute, that's why you sweat so much. In the countryside during that time, people basically washed in the river, but your illness is a cold toxin left over from many years ago, and it's on your waist, so I said you have a downward flow. In the north, summer is very hot, after sweating profusely and then washing with cold water, the waist is also the most active place during labor, so the waist is also the easiest to be invaded by cold toxin."

  Xiao Yu stopped drinking water and continued: "Your body is a fire element, so there is cold poison in your body, but it has formed a balance with your body. Before you got sick this time, you must have sweated a lot and then taken a cold shower or wiped your body with cold water. Now that you are old and weak, after sweating a lot and using cold water again, the cold poison invaded and broke the balance of your body, so you got sick! Because the balance of your body has been broken, you will get sick if you catch a slight chill, but as soon as you warm up, you'll be fine!"

  After listening to Xiao Yu's diagnosis, the old lady said with a face of admiration: "Doctor, you didn't mention it and I almost forgot. The day before I got sick, I went out for a trip and came back just in time for rush hour. The bus was so crowded that I got off after two stops and walked back home. It was very muggy that day and I sweated a lot. After I got back, I wiped my body with cold water."

  Seeing the old lady say so, the people who were originally watching from the side quietly lined up behind the queue. At this time, everyone had already ignored Xiao Yu's age, or deliberately ignored Xiao Yu's age.

  Xiao You finished writing the prescription on paper and handed it over to Yue Lao, saying: "Master brother, you take a look!"

  Yue Lao took over Fang Zi, although he knew that Xiao Ye's diagnosis of Fang Zi would not be a problem. However, he still looked at it and saw that the diagnosis on Xiao Ye's prescription was external contraction of wind-cold, meridian coagulation, closure and blockage; the medicine prescribed were all warm and dispersing cold medicines. As Yue Lao looked at Xiao Ye's prescription, his eyebrows gradually furrowed.

  The reason is that Xiao Ye's prescription was so ordinary and unremarkable, until he saw the last two medicines, Old Yue gradually relaxed his tightly furrowed brow. The last two medicines prescribed by Xiao Ye can be said to be the finishing touches, although they seem insignificant, they have the effect of regulating the liver and kidney, supplementing the right qi, strengthening the body and tonifying the physique.

  Yue Lao nodded at Fang Zi and handed it over to a fellow named Little Liu to fetch the medicine.

  Xiao Yu then saw five or six more patients, none of whom had any major problems and just needed some medicine to regulate their bodies. After finishing with these five or six patients, Xiao Yu went to the bathroom and when he came back, Dr. Yue had already started diagnosing. Xiao Yu stood beside him, watching, which was also a rare opportunity for him to learn some useful knowledge from observing his methods of diagnosis and treatment.

  Yue Lao finished writing the prescription and habitually handed it back, but since Xiao Liu, the apprentice who was supposed to fetch the medicine, had not returned yet, Xiao Yu took the prescription and looked at it before holding onto it while waiting for Xiao Liu's return to let him fetch the medicine. Until Yue Lao wrote out another prescription, that Xiao Liu still hadn't finished fetching the medicine.

  Looking at Little Liu who was busy at the counter not far away and had already sweated, Xiao Ye walked over, and the patients waiting to grab medicine also followed.

  Busy Little Liu saw Xiao You take two prescriptions and walk over with two patients behind him, sweating profusely and saying: "Dr. Xiao, put the prescription here! I'll grab this one first and then those!"

  Xiao Liu saw that Xiao Liu had only grabbed half of the medicine, and his face still showed a look of fatigue, so he said: "Why don't I help you grab some medicine too!"

  Little Liu's eyes widened in surprise, he didn't expect Xiao Ye to be so skilled in medicine and still consider them. Little Liu was indeed a bit tired, and also wanted to hurry up and finish gathering the herbs, so he could go ask about the diagnosis at the medical desk, every time he watched Old Yue diagnose an illness, he would learn a lot.

  "Then I'll trouble Dr. Xiao!" Little Liu said with a grateful face.

  Xiao Yu waved his hand and walked into the counter, took a look at the prescription and memorized all the medicinal materials. He spread out a yellow paper on the table, turned around, glanced at the medicine cabinet, roughly remembered where each medicine was located, and began to grab the medicines. Xiao Yu casually opened a drawer, reached in without looking, grabbed a handful of medicine, and put it on the paper. Then he opened another drawer, grabbed another handful of medicine, and again placed it on the paper...

  "Dr. Xiao, it can't be done this way, you have to use a scale...". Just as Little Liu finished grabbing one type of medicine and looked over at Xiao Ye, he suddenly discovered that Xiao Ye was just carelessly grabbing a handful and putting it on the paper, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and he shouted loudly.

  Xiao Liu didn't think that Xiao Ye had the same level of skill as Yue Lao, he thought that Xiao Ye was just good at medicine but hadn't learned how to catch medicine and didn't understand it. The two patients saw Xiao Ye catching medicine and wanted to say something but didn't dare, they were relieved when they heard Xiao Liu's shout, they didn't want to be used as test subjects for the medicine.

  Just finished writing a prescription, was about to hand it over to Old Yao, when he heard Xiao Liu's shout from the counter. He looked over and saw that Xiao Yu was grabbing medicine, his heart skipped a beat. In his mind, Xiao Yu had such good medical skills, he must have started learning from a young age, so he didn't have time to practice grabbing medicine. Unlike them, who all started as apprentices, learning how to grab medicine before learning medical techniques.

  As soon as he heard Xiaoliu's shout, he secretly cursed and quickly got up to rush over, knowing that Xiaoliu had been studying medicine for several years and was quite skilled, so it must be Xiao Ye who had picked the wrong medicine.

  At this time, those people who were queuing up to see a doctor also stretched their necks to look over here, and several patients who had already grabbed the medicine also followed Yue Lao over.

  In response to Xiao Liu's shout, Xiao Ye didn't say a word, just smiled and continued picking herbs. Seeing that Xiao Ye had no intention of stopping, Xiao Liu was about to continue shouting to stop him when he saw Old Yue walking over, so he didn't continue speaking, but instead watched as Xiao Ye picked the herbs.

  Xiao Yu grabbed the medicine quickly, without looking at each one, stretching his hand in and grabbing a handful to put on the yellow paper. In this short time, Xiao Yu had already grabbed more than half of the medicine.

  Those two patients waiting for the medicine originally thought that Xiao Yu would stop when he heard the shout, but seeing Xiao Yu not stopping at all, his face also showed a look of anxiety. Who dares to take this medicine? Some medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine are toxic, and excessive use can even be life-threatening. They all knew this, so they were secretly anxious.

  "Master......" Yue Lao walked over, just about to call out to Xiao Yu, but seeing Xiao Yu's skilled hands grasping the medicine, and the varying sizes of the handfuls of medicine he was holding, he stopped the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

  Yue Lao walked up to the package of medicinal herbs that Xiao Yu was holding, his face stern. He used three fingers to lightly pick up one of the herbs and felt its weight in his hand. As soon as he did, his expression changed, and when he looked at Xiao Yu again, his face was strange, because Yue Lao had sensed that the herbs Xiao Yu had picked were also exactly the same weight.

  Yue Lao didn't know how to describe Xiao Yu, who was so young yet had such excellent medical skills! This showed that Xiao Yu had a good innate talent, and also had a good teacher, starting from a young age. It's possible to cultivate such talented people, but when it comes to grabbing medicine, there's no room for pretence, relying solely on two words: familiarity and diligence. And yet, Xiao Yu was able to put in so much hard work into this dull task of grabbing medicine, showing just how diligent he was when studying medicine.

  Think about it, if it wasn't for natural talent and hard work, how could such a freak be produced?

  Actually, Yue Lao knew that Xiao Yu had never liked learning medicine since he was a child. Xiao Yu's medical skills were all due to his grandfather forcing him to memorize them by rote. Before he received Zhong Kui's inheritance, Xiao Yu didn't have any practical experience at all. If it weren't for receiving Zhong Kui's inheritance and integrating Zhong Kui's memories, Xiao Yu wouldn't have been able to achieve such accomplishments no matter what.

  To know that Zhong Yi's medical skills come from Hua Tuo's school, and after countless years of studying medicine, Zhong Yi's medical skills have long reached the realm of divine art. If Xiao Ye had Zhong Yi's abilities now, his medical skills would be able to revive the dead with just a glance at the eyes that see life and death.

  Xiao Yu had a natural affinity for medicinal herbs, and when it came to picking them, he didn't need to study or practice hard. Whenever his grandfather asked him to practice picking herbs, Xiao Yu would come up with all sorts of excuses to escape, but despite this, he was always able to pick the right amount without needing to measure, every single time.

  And what about Xiao Yu's sister? From a young age, she practiced catching medicine diligently and seriously to set a good example for Xiao Yu, but after all these years, she still couldn't do it blindfolded, while Xiao Yu only practiced for three days and achieved it in just one year.

  It can be seen that Xiao Yu has a natural talent for medicine, but Xiao Yu just doesn't like to study medicine. As a result, his grandfather had no choice but to force him to memorize these theories, and every time he thought about it, his grandfather would shake his head and sigh, with a helpless expression.

  Yue Lao looked at Xiao Yu, who was picking medicine somewhere, and his eyes showed appreciation as well as a hint of jealousy. Yue Lao started out as an apprentice for picking medicine and only after practicing for several years did his father begin to teach him medical skills. Even so, he didn't master blind picking until the age of 38.

  And General Yue was not even out of his apprenticeship at Xiao Yu's current age! But Xiao Yu, on the other hand, had already achieved national-level mastery at this age. He had even mastered the blind grab, which was something that General Yue took great pride in. This caused even the normally magnanimous General Yue to feel a twinge of jealousy.