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One could not answer them if they did not have decades of Chinese medicine experience.
What made them even more surprised was that the kid could answer all the questions, no matter how obscure the herb might be.
Moreover, the kid answered immediately after they asked their questions. He did not need to time think at all. How was that possible?
Even they could not do that!
‘This kid is so uncanny!’
Every correct answer shocked them even more. Eventually, they were numb to it.
It seemed that there was no medicinal herb in this world that the kid did not know.
Many elderly Chinese physicians sat down and admitted defeat. They seemed resentful about that.
Meanwhile, some other Chinese physicians had not given up yet. They thought of the rarest and most obscure herbs that they knew.
However, the kid was not stumped at all.
The Western doctors who watched aside were also incredibly shocked.
One had to know that those Chinese physicians were renowned in the Chinese medicine world. How could their knowledge of Chinese medicine lose to a kid?
That was utterly unbelievable!
‘This kid seems to be quite knowledgeable!
They had changed their opinion toward Tang Hao. At first, they had mocked and looked down upon him, but now they treated him seriously.
Eventually, everyone stopped asking questions and sat down sheepishly.
“Any more questions?” Tang Hao looked around the room and smiled.
The voice was soft, but everyone could hear the mockery in his tone of voice.
‘Dammit! The kid is making fun of us!’
The elderly Chinese physicians were embarrassed, but they had to admit that the kid was not a con artist. Their faces turned red in a mixture of anger and embarrassment.
Old Master He was laughing up his sleeve, while the three Zhou brothers were discreetly impressed by Tang Hao’s knowledge.
At that time, a person came into the living room.
“Oh, Ol’ Hu is here!” A few Chinese physicians shouted.
Tang Hao turned over to look and was surprised. That person was Hu Huaichun, the Chinese physician he had met in the medicinal herb market of Provincial City.
As Hu Huaichun walked inside, he was shocked when he looked at the Chinese physicians. “What’s wrong? All of you don’t look too good!”
The Chinese physicians looked at him resentfully.
“Hey, Ol’ Hu! Don’t you know, there’s a freak of a kid here. I bet you’d look the same if you were here earlier!” A Chinese physician grumbled.
“A freak of a kid?” Hu Huaichun was surprised. He turned around and his gaze fell on Tang Hao.
That was the only kid present.
“It’s you!” He shouted excitedly.
The Chinese physicians were shocked.
“You know this kid, Ol’ Hu?”
“I know him! Remember when I mentioned that I met an incredibly knowledgeable young man? He’s the one who wrote the amazing prescription for a recovering patient’s recuperation,” Hu Huaichun said.
“What? That’s him?” The elderly Chinese physicians exclaimed.
They had studied the prescription. It looked simple, but the theory behind it was rather cryptic. They learned a lot from that.
They guessed that such a wonderful prescription must have come from a traditional family of Chinese physicians.
Only a traditional family with generations of Chinese physicians could nurture a young, talented Chinese physician.
“So, that’s him!”
The Chinese physicians said sheepishly.
After all the fuss, the kid was one of them and not a con artist after all.
However, they were not convinced yet. The kid might have immense knowledge and knew all sorts of medicinal herbs, but that was only one part of Chinese medicine.
Even if he had the knowledge, he might not know how to diagnose or treat diseases.
Clinical experience required years of practical experience. The kid must not be as experienced as them.
“I admit that you’ve mastered the basics, kid, but you still don’t deserve to be here or call yourself a divine doctor!”
“That’s right. You might have the knowledge, but I don’t think you have the practical experience. You’re not bad, kid, but you’re still not at our level yet. You’ll probably reach our level in another twenty years.”
Some elderly Chinese physicians said arrogantly.
“Is that so!’ Tang Hao said nonchalantly.
He paused for a while and continued, “If you don’t believe me, then you can continue testing me. I don’t mind that.”
Tang Hao grinned curiously.
It seemed that he would have to thoroughly convince the group of doctors before he could treat Old Master Zhou.
“How do we test that?”
“That’s easy! If you want to test my clinical experience, find some patients for me to diagnose!”
“Um…”
The elderly Chinese physicians looked at each other and talked among themselves. “Alright! There’s a Chinese medicine hospital nearby. We’ll get you a table in the lobby, and you’ll work a shift there. Do you dare?”
Tang Hao laughed. “I’ll take up the challenge!”
“Alright, kid, you’ve got guts]!”
“Don’t regret your decision, kid!”
The elderly Chinese physicians laughed at Tang Hao’s confidence.
The physicians who worked in the lobby were all experienced. It would take a physician years before they could sit in the lobby and diagnose all sorts of diseases.
They expected that the kid would humiliate himself.
“Go, go, go! Let’s go!”
After getting the Zhou brothers to agree to it, they left the house excitedly.
They could not wait to see the kid embarrass himself.
Tang Hao seemed unfazed. He rode in a car with Old Master He and followed them to the nearby Chinese medicine hospital.
Chapter 430 - Popular Among the Ladies
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the lobby of the Chinese medicinal hospital.
The hall was bustling and filled with patients and their family members.
Tang Hao wore a white coat and sat in a corner of the lobby. Next to him were a few tables, each one occupied by other Chinese physicians in their forties or fifties.
Long queues extended from each of those tables, while the front of Tang Hao’s table remained vacant.
Several people came over, glanced at him, and went to queue up in another line.
“Oh, you must be an apprentice, kid! Tough day, am I right?”
“Hey, handsome kid! Are you looking for a girlfriend?”
Middle-aged women occasionally sat in front of Tang Hao and chatted with him.
They looked at Tang Hao with eager and sparkling eyes.
Tang Hao remained smiling throughout. His facial muscles felt stiff after a while.
The other elderly Chinese physicians were hiding in a room not far away. They looked through the crack of the door and nearly burst out laughing.
“That kid looks like the real deal when he’s wearing the coat! He looks like me when I’m younger,” an elderly Chinese physician said wistfully as he stroked his white beard.
“Pah! Stop being so narcissistic. You looked like a dork when you were young!” Some people dissed him.
“You don’t have to cut me down. No matter how much of a dork I might be, I’m still more handsome than you!”
The two elderly Chinese physicians started arguing.
“Alright, that’s enough, you two. Is there any meaning to your silly little spat? We ought to think of how to fix this situation!” Hu Huaichun said, “If this goes on, we won’t get to test his abilities.”
“Tch! So what? He doesn’t have any practical abilities anyway.”
; “Right! He should solve this problem himself!”
The elderly Chinese physicians said.
After sending away another middle-aged woman, Tang Hao looked around him and furrowed his brows.
‘This won’t do! Everyone thinks that I’m an apprentice, and no one comes to me for a diagnosis. I won’t get a single patient even if I sit here for the entire afternoon.
‘Looks like… I’ll have to be proactive.’
He thought for a while, then stood up, straightened his coat, and walked toward the queue next to him.
“Wow, this physician is so young and handsome!”
Many young women in the queue exclaimed and looked at him.
Tang Hao narrowed his eyes and channeled his qi into them as he walked. By observing closely, he could spot the symptoms in their bodies.
He could sense their breathing, pulse, and even their blood circulation.
He made a round around the hall and walked toward a middle-aged woman.
“Are you here to treat your leg, Ma’am?” Tang Hao said politely.
“Oh, laddie, how do you know? My leg has been giving me trouble for the longest time. This joint, here… do you think it’s, what do you call it, arthritis?”
Tang Hao nodded while smiling. “That should be it, Ma’am. Arthritis is very common for women of your age.”
“Oh no, can it be treated? I’ve heard that it’s quite troublesome, and there are so many people in the line too. I think I’ll be waiting for at least another hour!” The middle-aged woman said.
Tang Hao said. “That’s very easy, Ma’am, it’s not troublesome at all. Come over to my table and I’ll give you a massage. I’ll guarantee that it’ll be cured.”
“Um…” The middle-aged woman hesitated. She furrowed her brows while looking at Tang Hao.
The physician in front of her seemed too young. She did not fully believe him. However, he did say that it was only a quick massage. Moreover, the kid was quite handsome and seemed trustworthy.
“Eh, alright!”
She followed Tang Hao to his table.
Tang Hao moved his chair, sat next to her, and instructed the woman to stretch out her leg.
“Please be gentle, laddie!” She said.
“Alright!” Tang Hao replied with a smile.
He rolled up his sleeve, stretched out his hand, and channeled qi into his palms. Then, he slowly massaged the leg.
The woman shuddered, and her expression became rather peculiar.
The elderly Chinese physicians in the room were awkward when they saw that.
‘That madam seems to be enjoying it! Does she have to make that face though? It’s just a massage!
‘Unless it’s because that kid is handsome?’
The elderly Chinese physicians did not know how to react when they saw that.
“Looks like the kid has a pair of good hands, but massage is the most basic skill in Chinese medicine. There’s nothing special about that!” One of the elderly Chinese physicians said condescendingly.
The other people thought so too.
They could not gauge the kid’s abilities based on how he massaged.
Tang Hao stopped massaging after about two minutes. “I’m done, Ma’am! You can stand up and move around a bit. How do you feel?”
The woman opened her eyes. She seemed as though she wanted more.
She stood up, exercised her leg, and displayed a look of utter incredulity on her face. “Oh? It’s fully healed! It doesn’t feel sore at all!”
She took a few steps, and she seemed happier as she walked.
She had never walked so freely or felt so good for a long time. Her legs were usually worn and sore.
“You’re amazing, laddie!”
The middle-aged woman was extremely emotional as she held Tang Hao’s hands.
“That was too comfortable? What technique was that? It’s incredible!” The middle-aged woman’s loud praises attracted many people nearby to turn their heads.
“I have a few more friends with similar leg problems. Give me a minute, I’ll call all of them here.”
The middle-aged woman went aside and made a call.
“Oh, Shufen! Are you still playing mahjong? Come here quickly. There’s a physician here, and he’ll give you the best massage you’ve ever had. It’s incredibly effective too! My leg feels brand-new after his massage.
“Hey, Lanlan? Come here quickly. I’ve met a young and handsome physician. You’ll definitely like him.”
The woman spoke very loudly. Everyone in the hall could hear her.
The elderly Chinese physicians in the room were surprised.
“What? That’s too exaggerated. He only massaged her, right?”
“Isn’t that so! Did he cure arthritis just by massaging? That’s a joke!”
Some of the people in the queues looked at Tang Hao. They were all women.
According to that middle-aged woman, the young physician seemed to have a pair of amazing hands.
They did not quite believe it, but the physician was handsome, and getting a massage from him seemed like a good idea.
Some people were tempted and went toward Tang Hao’s table.
Chapter 431 - Suddenly Popular
“My leg doesn’t feel too good too, Doc! Can you massage it?”
“My back is giving me problems, Doc, and my waist too. How about… you massage them all?”
Many women crowded in front of Tang Hao’s table. It was quite a spectacular sight.
Most of the women were in their thirties or forties and knew how to groom themselves. The elderly Chinese physicians in the room were not too happy when they saw that.
“What? He’s just handsome, that’s all! Why have I never experienced something like that before?”
They grumbled enviously.
Tang Hao stood up and smiled at them courteously. “There’s no rush. One by one, please!”
He sat down on his chair and pointed at one of the women. “Sit down please, Big Sis! I’ll massage your shoulders. You’ll feel better in no time!”
She was a beautiful woman in her thirties, wearing a dress and shades. She looked rather trendy.
She sat down, took off her shades, and looked at Tang Hao with her beautiful eyes.
“You’re so handsome, Doc!” She said while chuckling.
“Ahem!” Tang Hao coughed embarrassedly.
“Aww, you’re blushing!”
Tang Hao almost could not take it anymore. He straightened his face and said, “Excuse me, Big Sis, please turn around so that I can massage your shoulders.”
The woman chuckled and did what she was told.
Tang Hao calmed down, reached out, and pressed on her shoulders. Then, he gently massaged them.
Three minutes later, Tang Hao stopped. “It’s done!”
The woman opened her eyes. She seemed disappointed that it was over so soon.
“Can’t you massage me for a while longer, Doc? I’ll pay you the money,” she said.
“You’re already healed. There’s no need!” Tang Hao said with a straight face.
She was surprised. She shrugged her shoulders, stood up, and walked around.
She indeed felt a lot better, as though there was a fresh current of energy in her body.
“Wow, it’s really healed! You’re amazing, Doc!”
She sat down again. Her eyes were sparkling as she looked at Tang Hao like looking at her idol.
“You should take care of your body. Don’t sit down for long stretches,” Tang Hao said.
The women’s eyes were transfixed on Tang Hao’s face. She did not hear what Tang Hao said, but she nodded anyway.
Tang Hao glanced at her stomach. “Are you here because of your menstrual pains?”
The woman was surprised. “How do you know, Doc?” She exclaimed.
“I can see that, and I happen to know how to treat it too. Hold on, let me give you a prescription and you can collect the herbs at the dispensary. Come back to me when yo
u’re done.”
Tang Hao took out pen and paper, wrote down the prescription, and handed it to her.