I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 264 - 117: Does Acupuncture Mastery Count? (2)

"Is he better than you?"

Ye Haishen asked curiously.

Zhou Jiande didn't think much and said, "As for the basics of acupuncture, I won't mention it. In this regard, he's not better than me. Mainly, it's because he's been learning for a short period, and his proficiency isn't high enough. But with his talent, in a year or two, he'll definitely excel, and surpassing my basics won't be a problem."

Zhou Jiande spoke enthusiastically, but Ye Haishen couldn't help but say, "He's not even as good as you in the basics and needs to practice for a year or two. Are you sure he's better than you?"

"I find it hard to believe."

"Old Huang, what do you think?"

Huang Beishan nodded, "I have the same thought."

"Old Zhang?"

Zhang Jingcai just smiled and didn't say anything.

Ye Haishen spread his hands, "See, no one believes it! It's not just me. Everyone doesn't believe it. Old Zhou, could you have been fooled? Maybe this person isn't even a doctor at the United South Chinese Medicine Association. If he were really better than you in acupuncture, do you think his basics would be inferior?"

"I'm only talking about the basic techniques, not other aspects."

Zhou Jiande explained helplessly, "I mean his understanding of acupuncture is better than mine."

"Haha~"

Ye Haishen laughed, clearly not convinced, "Do you think I'd believe that?"

"Then what would it take for you to believe it?"

Zhou Jiande looked helpless, "I have no reason to lie to you. Frankly speaking, I, Zhou Jiande, have no reason to claim I've found myself a teacher in acupuncture."

Ye Haishen thought for a moment and nodded, "That's a fair point."

But then he said, "But it doesn't add up! You said the basic techniques, as long as you practice enough, are easy to improve. In my opinion, practicing basic techniques is much easier than understanding acupuncture thoroughly. You said his understanding of acupuncture is better than yours, that he knows more, but there's no reason his basic techniques are inferior!"

"You might not believe it."

"Go ahead, what could we not believe? But you have to explain it clearly! You can't just tell us you, Old Zhou, have found a teacher, who would believe that?" Ye Haishen spread his hands.

Zhou Jiande gritted his teeth and said, "He's been in contact with acupuncture for less than ten days. How good do you think his basic techniques could be?"

On hearing this, Ye Haishen was visibly stunned, "Are you sure?"

Moreover, Zhang Jingcai, who hadn't spoken all the while, chuckled and said, "Old Zhou, you're saying someone learned acupuncture in less than ten days and can be your teacher? Isn't that obviously trying to deceive us?"

"Exactly." Ye Haishen agreed wholeheartedly.

Zhou Jiande explained helplessly, "It's true he hasn't been in contact with acupuncture for long, but his understanding of medical books is simply terrifying. He seems to know any medical book by heart, every chapter and its contents like the back of his hand.

Moreover, not only does he remember them, but his understanding of these contents is also very unique. It's not just memorizing them but integrating them thoroughly, using them skillfully like his own limbs.

"Old Zhou, that sounds fake!"

"Exactly, not like he's a god or something. With so many medical books, who could remember them all? Let alone saying he knows every page clearly, aren't you just joking with us?"

"Ancient medical books are written in classical Chinese, which is hard to understand compared to modern Mandarin, making them even harder to memorize. Forget so many books, even one book, no one dares say they remember every word clearly."

"We've gone over Cold Pathogenic Disease countless times, and I definitely don't remember it. I know the contents well enough, but remembering every word? That's impossible for me, and Old Huang and Old Zhang probably can't either."

Ye Haishen said this and turned to look at Huang Beishan and Zhang Jingcai.

As expected, they both shook their heads lightly.

Nobody can do such a thing.

To actually accomplish that would require being not a person but a god.

Is there such a thing as a god in this world?

Although they study Chinese medicine, in matters like these, they still have to believe in some science.

Zhou Jiande, however, didn't want to get too entangled in this matter, "I don't want to explain too much. I know you don't believe it. I didn't believe it at first myself. But seeing it with my own eyes, I can't help but believe it. Anyway, Dr. Lu is working at the United South Chinese Medicine Association. In the future, we'll be colleagues. You'll naturally find out if he has this ability."

Zhou Jiande didn't want to explain further, and Ye Haishen and the others didn't mind, saying they still didn't believe it. However, Ye Haishen chuckled and said, "Alright, let's say everything you said is true."

"What do you mean 'let's say'? It is true," Zhou Jiande corrected.

"Alright, alright, what you said is all true. Is that okay now?"

Ye Haishen felt helpless, "I'll assume everything you just said is true. So, Old Zhou, you're taking him as a teacher just because he can remember all the medical books' contents? Is that what you mean?

I should be analyzing this correctly, right?"

"It's wrong, and it's a big mistake."

Zhou Jiande looked displeased, "Do you, Ye Haishen, think I'm that kind of person? If it was just about remembering content, why would I bother? I could just find a mobile hard drive that remembers those contents and search as needed.

You don't understand. I've already said my piece. When the time comes for the apprenticeship banquet, just come and be my witnesses."