Notes from a Taoist Medicine Clinic
Chapter 173

A Clever Use of the Yin-Collecting Technique

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Su Ziyang was teased by Han Jinkai and the others, and had no choice but to say that he would perform for everyone.

Taking a can of beer, Su Ziyang turned it upside down and placed it on the table with the bottom facing up.

"Brothers, in traditional Chinese medicine, you've probably heard the most about massage and acupuncture. But massage and acupuncture emphasize a fundamental skill, which involves finger strength. Let me show you the finger strength used in massage."

After Su Ziyang finished speaking, he extended his index and middle fingers, placed his thumb on the second joint of his index finger, and made a crane-beak-shaped hand gesture.

With his fingers forming a mudra, Su Ziyang channeled his energy into his knuckles, and with a forceful push of his wrist, he jabbed the can towards the bottom.

"Boom~"

The bottom of the can broke open with a crack, and beer sprayed out through the hole.

Su Ziyang quickly poured the beer into a glass to avoid wasting it.

Seeing this, everyone at the table was speechless. After exchanging glances, they all looked on in astonishment.

"Everyone says there are highly skilled practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, and today we've finally met one in person."

Song Li and the others applauded and praised Su Ziyang for his impressive display of skill.

During the meal, several middle-aged men in their forties and fifties surrounded Su Ziyang, asking him all sorts of questions and chattering away.

Song Li even bluntly suggested that his son should become Su Ziyang's apprentice, which Su Ziyang refused.

The group ate until 11 p. m., and everyone invited Su Ziyang to go out and continue having fun, but Su Ziyang declined, citing the precepts he had to follow while practicing his martial arts.

Upon hearing this, the others did not refrain from further persuasion and could only let Su Ziyang leave.

The next morning, Zhang Chunyi appeared at the clinic.

When Su Ziyang arrived, Zhang Chunyi was already waiting outside Su Ziyang's clinic, which shows that this eye disease has caused Zhang Chunyi a lot of trouble.

Good morning, Brother Su.

When Zhang Chunyi saw Su Ziyang coming over, she quickly went up to greet him.

Good morning, Brother Zhang. Come inside quickly.

After Zhang Chunyi sat down, Su Ziyang Zhang Chunyi examined her eyes again and found that there was indeed no abnormality from the outside.

"Brother Zhang, let me tell you a method. If you do it every day, I think you'll definitely see results in less than a week."

Su Ziyang's words made Zhang Chunyi sit up straight. She grabbed Su Ziyang's arm and said, "Okay, brother. Just tell me, no matter the cost, I can do it!"

"Haha, it doesn't cost much, it's just a little troublesome."

As Su Ziyang spoke, he directly told Zhang Chunyi about the method he had researched.

Since the medicine was difficult to reach the eyes, Su Ziyang suddenly remembered the Yin-Collecting Technique that Old Madam Liu had taught him.

If you combine traditional Chinese medicine with this egg, and then roll the egg around your eyes, wouldn't that produce amazing results?

"Brother Zhang, let me tell you something. I'll prescribe some herbs for you. When you get home, use these herbs to boil eggs."

Before Su Ziyang could finish speaking, Zhang Chunyi interrupted, "How about boiled eggs?"

"No, no. After boiling the egg, peel it and wait until it's not so hot anymore. Then, apply the egg to your eyes, rolling it around your eye sockets and pupils. I'll prescribe seven doses of medicine for you; one dose will be used to boil three eggs. Just use three eggs as a hot compress each time!"

Su Ziyang tried his best to explain the details clearly so that Zhang Chunyi wouldn't make a mistake.

"Okay, okay! Let's do it this way. My eyes are like this, I haven't done anything for the past six months, so let's do it this way. Open them, brother."

Zhang Chunyi readily agreed and was very happy.

Su Ziyang typed out three ingredients on the computer.

12g of Buddleja officinalis

Qianli 12g

12g of Celosia argentea seeds

Just by hearing the names of these three herbs, one can tell that they are all traditional Chinese medicines used to treat eye conditions.

The seven doses of medicine cost a total of 21 yuan. After paying, Zhang Chunyi ran back in shock.

"Bro, are you sure you're not mistaken? It's only 20 yuan?"

Zhang Chunyi was shocked and took out her handbag, opened it, and showed it to Su Ziyang. Inside was a large stack of red bills, worth at least thirty or forty thousand yuan.

"I was worried I wouldn't have enough money, so I went to the ATM this morning to withdraw some. Now look what's happened, I haven't used a single penny!"

This wasn't the first time Su Ziyang had encountered something like this. Whenever he did, Su Ziyang would say, "We don't understand the world of the rich."

After seeing off the shocked Zhang Chunyi, Su Ziyang was able to rest for a while.

After a while, Han Xixi appeared in the clinic with her best friend, Meimei.

"Doctor Su."

Meimei greeted Su Ziyang and then sat down next to him with a smile.

"Hello, please have a seat. How are you feeling?"

Su Ziyang was still a little worried that the medicine he prescribed for Meimei wouldn't be effective, but judging from Meimei's voice, it was clear that the nasal tone was gone.

"I'm better now. I just wanted to ask if I should take some more medicine to consolidate the treatment?"

Meimei was overjoyed to share the good news with Su Ziyang, Su Ziyang was also relieved to hear it.

"No need, haha. This can be solved with a phone call, why would you need to make another trip?"

Su Ziyang spoke very politely.

"No, I came here to thank you in person."

As Meimei spoke, she took a small, long box out of her handbag.

"This is a calligraphy brush, a Huzhou brush I brought from Zhejiang. It's handmade. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes self-cultivation, and I'm sure you also practice calligraphy, so I'm giving it to you as a token of my appreciation. Thank you very much!"

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. In the past, Su Ziyang would always decline patients' thanks before accepting them.

But this time, she accepted it very naturally and even said thank you.

Afterwards, Su Ziyang sighed at his own changes, then shook his head with a smile.

The sense of accomplishment from curing a patient is fantastic, so Su Ziyang is currently very proud of himself.

Of course, this sense of accomplishment disappeared after Yang Tianzheng had thrown him around until he was completely disoriented.

That day, Yang Tianzheng suddenly told Su Ziyang mysteriously that he had discovered something interesting. He had been studying it for over a week but hadn't figured it out, so he asked Su Ziyang to come and take a look.

Su Ziyang had no idea what Yang Tianzheng was up to, so he could only agree.

Around afternoon, Zhang Chunyi suddenly appeared, followed by two strong men.

Seeing Zhang Chunyi's aggressive approach, Su Ziyang was startled. Could it be that something went wrong with the treatment method last time?

But when Su Ziyang saw that Zhang Chunyi no longer wore the large sunglasses she had been wearing, he instantly felt relieved.

"Oh, my dear brother, how can I possibly thank you enough!"

As soon as Zhang Chunyi entered the room, she grabbed Su Ziyang's hand and shook it violently.

"Did you see that, bro? Sunglasses, no need for them anymore, hahaha. You're alright now! Miracle doctor, miracle doctor!"

Zhang Chunyi laughed excitedly and gripped Su Ziyang's hand even tighter.

"Come here, Xiao Wang. Where's that banner? Where's the banner?"

Zhang Chunyi beckoned to the strong man behind her, who very sensibly took out a rotating axle.

After Zhang Chunyi opened it, Su Ziyang almost wanted to find a place to smash his head against the wall when he saw the words written on it.

"The Rolling Egg Therapy cures eye diseases; a miraculous cure surpassing even Hua Tuo)."

Putting aside whether the two sentences rhyme or not, just the two words "get lost" sound like an insult.

"Well, brother, it's enough that you're better. There's no need for all this trouble."

The words "Get out" in gold lettering were too much for Su Ziyang to bear, but looking at Zhang Chunyi's excited face, Su Ziyang couldn't bring himself to discourage him.

"That won't do. Here, here's what we'll do. Xiao Wang, take a picture of me and Divine Doctor Su together, I'll post it on my WeChat Moments later."

When Su Ziyang heard that Zhang Chunyi wanted to take a photo with him and post it on her WeChat Moments, his scalp tingled.

However, Su Ziyang couldn't refuse Zhang Chunyi, so they each took a photo together, one holding a banner and the other holding a banner.

However, Zhang Chunyi's enthusiasm clearly exceeded Su Ziyang's expectations. Zhang Chunyi even had the two people she brought hang the banner on the wall for Su Ziyang.

After finishing all this, Zhang Chunyi left satisfied, while Su Ziyang quickly grabbed a stool, preparing to take down the banner.

Just as Su Ziyang stepped onto the stool, he heard someone at the door mutter, "The Rolling Egg Therapy' cured my eye disease, hahaha. Which genius sent this banner? Don't take it down!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ziyang immediately took down the banner and jumped off the stool.

"It's fine, why did you pick it?"

Yang Tianzheng continued to tease him and insisted on taking a picture.

Su Ziyang blushed and refused to give in, making Yang Tianzheng feel a little disappointed that his scheme had failed.

"Such harsh language, which patient wrote this?"

Yang Tianzheng was sitting to the side, his mouth never stopping.

"A rich, powerful boss, I guess. I wonder what he's like."

Su Ziyang had told Yang Tianzheng about using the Yin-Collecting Technique to treat his eye disease, so Yang Tianzheng knew that Su Ziyang had used this method.

Su Ziyang knew that Yang Tianzheng was deliberately teasing him, so he didn't say anything and just sat on the stool looking at his phone.

Zhang Chunyi actually posted the photo the two of them had just taken on her WeChat Moments.

Song Li was the first to comment, immediately launching into a tirade. "I'm not trying to be mean, but couldn't you have used a more elegant word?"

Han Jinkai echoed his sentiments below, and in short, these people also expressed their contempt for Zhang Chunyi's banner.

However, Zhang Chunyi showed no shame whatsoever. Instead, she commented in the comments section. "I asked Divine Doctor Su, Divine Doctor Su said this treatment method doesn't have a name, so I gave it one, and Divine Doctor Su is quite satisfied with it. You bunch of people don't know anything, what are you arguing about!"

I can't bear to look!

Seeing Zhang Chunyi's self-righteous attitude, Su Ziyang scratched his head.

"Let's go meet that old man tomorrow."

Seeing Su Ziyang scratching his head in disobedience, Yang Tianzheng stopped teasing Su Ziyang and changed the subject.

"Master, what kind of old man is he? He's being so mysterious."

Su Ziyang couldn't stand Yang Tianzheng's insistence on keeping him in suspense any longer, so he asked helplessly from the side.

"You'll see when you get there; I guarantee you'll be amazed."

Yang Tianzheng remained silent, and Su Ziyang was too lazy to ask any further; none of these masters were reliable.

Su Ziyang was mentally complaining and didn't pay attention to Yang Tianzheng when Yang Tianzheng suddenly took the banner he had hidden behind him.

Su Ziyang watched Yang Tianzheng's figure disappear like a ghost, lost in endless thought...

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