With Hu Xiaotian's physique, things should never have come to this, yet he had reacted like a frail young girl who could barely withstand a breeze. Not only had he fallen ill, but his illness was severe. Hu Xiaotian remained unconscious for a full four hours. The first person alerted to his illness was his father, Hu Buwei, who hurried back to the Ministry of Revenue Minister's Residence from Shuijing'er Alley as soon as he received the news.
The servants of the Hu Residence also sought out renowned physicians throughout the Capital City because of Hu Xiaotian's illness. Zhan Peng was resting at the residence, and upon learning what had happened, he personally went to the Easy Origin Hall to bring Yuan Shiqing over. But after taking Hu Xiaotian's pulse, the physicians all arrived at different diagnoses. Naturally, they could not agree on what medicine to prescribe, and their arguments went on without end.
Hu Buwei had weathered plenty of storms, after all. He summoned Liang Dazhuang and told him to go to the Heavenly Mystery Hall immediately and ask someone to come.
Just then, Qin Yutong of the Heavenly Mystery Hall arrived of her own accord.
Although the Capital City had its Three Great Medical Halls-the Easy Origin Hall, the Azure Ox Hall, and the Heavenly Mystery Hall-the Heavenly Mystery Hall had always been the undisputed leader. Its threshold was simply too high, and ordinary people could rarely afford its exorbitant consultation fees. As a result, it usually treated fewer patients than the other two halls, but neither of them dared compare its medical expertise with that of the Heavenly Mystery Hall.
As soon as Qin Yutong arrived, everyone stopped arguing. Although they had all taken Hu Xiaotian's pulse, none of them had correctly identified its condition.
Qin Yutong