Yun Zhaozhao and Daoist Qingxin, on whom Jingting had placed high hopes. "..."
Daoist Qingxin rarely comes these days, so Yun Zhaozhao originally wanted him to stay a few more days this time. But after finishing his meal, Daoist Qingxin left very quickly, departing with great ease.
Jingting intently, watching her young master's retreating figure, and felt quite sad for a while.
He hadn't had any particular feelings about making or spending money before, but after meeting Daoist Qingxin this time, he suddenly felt that he should really focus on making money.
Yun Zhaozhao teased him, "Didn't you say you hoped your master would become a dragon and I would become a phoenix? Why are you thinking about making money yourself now?"
Jingting, "I just want to earn more money so that if my young master gets old, I'll have enough to support him in his old age. If I hadn't been poor back then, my Daoist temple wouldn't have been demolished, and my master wouldn't have passed away so tragically..."
Yun Zhaozhao used to worry that Jingting was not sensible enough and would cause trouble for Clear Breeze Temple. But now that he has suddenly become so sensible, she wishes that Jingting was still the child who didn't understand anything and could curse whenever he wanted.
It just goes to show how contradictory people are. They're afraid of their children growing up, yet they're also afraid of their children never growing up.
Chapter 113
When the guesthouse first opened, True Yang Temple had already arranged to hold a Daoist medical academic exchange conference at the Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse in Yun Zhaozhao.
So in July of that year, Daoist priests and medical scholars from other cities also arrived in City A one after another.
Many residents of City A have recently noticed a significant increase in the number of Daoist priests in the City A. Sometimes, when they simply go out, they can even encounter groups of three to five Daoist priests walking together.
Although these Daoist priests were simply wearing Daoist robes and did nothing special, the sudden appearance of so many Daoist priests still caused a stir among ordinary citizens.
Have you noticed a sudden increase in the number of Daoist priests in our city? Looking for inside information.
[Has some powerful demon suddenly descended, causing the Daoist priests to emerge from the mountains to subdue it?]
[Are they here to fight True Yang Temple and Clear Breeze Temple? Suddenly excited. jpg]
Fearing that it might cause unnecessary panic and misunderstanding, both Clear Breeze Temple and True Yang Temple quickly issued announcements, declaring that they would be holding a Daoist medical academic exchange conference at the Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse.
Besides the exchange and learning among the Daoist priests and doctors, the only part of this Daoist medicine academic exchange conference that was relevant to ordinary citizens was probably the free Daoist medical consultation.
Therefore, the announcement from Clear Breeze Temple also emphasized that this event would include free medical consultations by Daoist doctors, and welcomed the general public to come and experience the services.
Daoist Qiuting of Clear Breeze Temple enjoys a certain reputation among the citizens of City A. Previously, some citizens even had to bring their entire families to queue up in order to see Daoist Qiuting for medical treatment. This time, Clear Breeze Temple offered this free clinic, which not only allowed people to communicate face-to-face with Daoist Qiuting, but most importantly, it was free. Therefore, citizens with elderly people or children at home, or those with minor illnesses, inquired about the specific details of the free clinic under Clear Breeze Temple's announcement.
Not only are local residents paying attention to this free traditional Chinese medicine clinic, but many media outlets are also following it.
After all, the profession of Daoist medicine is always somewhat mysterious compared to ordinary doctors in hospitals. Media reporters usually don't have many opportunities to personally witness how Daoist doctors treat ordinary people. This free clinic event provided an opportunity for many media reporters, so many contacted Clear Breeze Temple privately, hoping to get a spot and an admission ticket.
The most excited person at Clear Breeze Temple during this Daoist medical exchange conference was not Yun Zhaozhao, nor Daoist Qiuting, but Lin Banxia.
Because for the first time, she finally had the opportunity to meet so many of the Daoist doctors she admired.
Yun Zhaozhao was also very accommodating, so she specially found another Daoist priest to replace Lin Banxia in the backyard of Clear Breeze Temple, and then specially arranged for Lin Banxia to be in charge of the reception for this Daoist medical academic exchange conference.
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Time flies, and before we knew it, it was time for the Daoist Medicine Academic Exchange Conference.
This Daoist medicine academic exchange conference lasted for three days. The first two days were for internal exchanges among Daoist medicine practitioners and were not open to the general public. However, media reporters were allowed to enter and cover the event.
Because many citizens and netizens had expressed their anticipation for this Daoist medicine exchange conference, media reporters specially set up a live broadcast.
The first two days were spent in meetings, so not many netizens watched the live stream.
However, on the third day, the day of the free clinic, the number of viewers watching the live broadcast suddenly surged.
The reporter in charge of the live broadcast watched helplessly as the number of online viewers quickly increased from the initial 10,000, 20,000... to 50,000, 100,000.
At the entrance of the guesthouses at Clear Breeze Temple, many residents of City A were already queuing up early.
As the host of this Daoist medical academic exchange event, Clear Breeze Temple deliberately chose a relatively secluded corner for its free clinic booth, rather than placing it in the center of the courtyard, so as not to overshadow other Daoist medical practitioners.
Daoist Qiuting was in charge of treating patients, while Master Lin Banxia and Daoist Yiyezi were in charge of doing chores for her.
Lin Banxia has met quite a few Daoist medical practitioners these days, but when she met them before, these Daoist medical practitioners were all very gentle and refined, more like scholars than doctors.
However, as soon as the free clinic began today, Lin Banxia realized that all her previous gentle and refined demeanor was just a facade.
A citizen brought their child over saying the child had accidentally dislocated their arm, so the Daoist healers rolled up their sleeves and started snapping it open. Before the child even had a chance to cry, the Daoist priest who was snapping the arm said, "It's healed."
There were also students who slept restlessly and got stiff necks, or students with uneven shoulders due to poor posture... The Daoist priests would then proceed with a series of bone-setting treatments. Don't let their age fool you; these priests had considerable strength, and many grown men were groaning and screaming as they were pressed down. The key point is that these Daoist healers named their bone-setting therapy "gentle bone setting."
One fearless citizen mustered the courage to ask, "Why is it called 'gentle bone setting'?"
The Daoist doctor across the way said, "Because my master's surname is Rou (柔)."
Everyone: "..." What the hell is your master's surname, Rou?
Whether the patients receiving treatment in person were in pain or not, netizens didn't know, but watching online was certainly quite entertaining. It seems that being sick is least painful when it happens to someone else.
Moreover, it must be said that these Daoist priests have really fiery tempers, and they seem quite unwilling to admit defeat to anyone. You say your treatment method is better, I say mine is better... then let's have a contest on the spot, and if the contest doesn't produce results, then let's have a fight on the spot.
The viewers in the live stream were initially there to watch a Daoist healer treat and save lives, but before the patient could even recover, the two Daoist priests next to him started fighting.
Netizens watched with wide eyes, leaving numerous comments expressing their amazement:
[Does anyone else feel the same way? All the patients at today's free clinic were so well-behaved, they didn't dare move at all.]
[Hilarious! I feel like the patients are almost driven crazy by the Daoist priests' fiery tempers.]
[There have been more and more patients with fiery tempers in recent years; these fiery-tempered Daoist healers should be allowed to treat them.]
Daoist doctors are not only hot-tempered, but also outspoken.
A patient approached the doctor and asked, "Doctor, I've been having trouble sleeping lately. I can't eat or sleep at all. Do you think I have some kind of terminal illness?"
The Daoist doctor opposite said, "Not yet, but if this internal strife continues, it should be soon."
patient. "..."
Patient: "Then what should I do?"
The Daoist doctor said, "Go to the hospital and find a terminally ill patient to eat and live with for two days! A little scare will cure him."
Everyone: "..."
Compared to the straightforward and forceful methods of other Daoist priests, Daoist Qiuting was clearly much gentler. Perhaps because he often dealt with young patients, Daoist Qiuting's movements were very gentle even when giving acupuncture to adults, though he was also very decisive.
Lin Banxia couldn't help but recall the acupuncture she had given to others before. Back then, she had been rough and hesitant in inserting the needles, which was worlds apart from Daoist Qiuting.
What truly made Daoist medicine shine that day was a demonstration by a Daoist physician of the almost lost art of "pulse diagnosis via a suspended thread." While modern Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation, Daoist medicine has researched this technique far more deeply than many traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. They can diagnose and treat illnesses through a tiny silk thread, and most importantly, their diagnoses are remarkably accurate. Not only were the patients stunned, but even the media reporters present were repeatedly amazed.
At the free clinic, Yun Zhaozhao also had the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple in advance, one for each of the different ailments. Moreover, to avoid gossip, all the proceeds from the herbal medicines that day would be donated as charity.
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Because of this live-streamed Clear Breeze Temple clinic, not only has Daoist medicine become well-known to many citizens, but the guesthouses at Qingfeng Temple have also become a new popular tourist attraction.
Many local residents came to visit and take photos. Some families, who used to arrange for guests to stay in hotels near their homes, disregarded the distance and arranged for them to stay at the Daoist temple guesthouse this time.
I came here not for any other reason than to experience what it's like to stay in a guesthouse filled with Daoist atmosphere.
I have to say that I might have been a little worried staying elsewhere, since people in unfamiliar environments tend to overthink things like supernatural phenomena. But staying at the Daoist temple guesthouse in Clear Breeze Temple, I had absolutely no such worries.
After all, you often encounter Daoist priests coming and going from the guesthouse, and what you see everywhere are all kinds of auspicious items for warding off evil spirits and protecting the home.
There are those home-visiting bloggers who often have nightmares who specifically came to Clear Breeze Temple to check in. I don't know if it was psychological or if the feng shui here was good, but after staying here, they stopped having nightmares and just felt warm and at ease.