Chapter 62 Qu Nan
The three of them walked for a while and then stopped in front of a small clinic.
This clinic didn't even have a name. It was a small two-room clinic with the door wide open, revealing two large, worn medicine cabinets. Two boys were reading at the counter.
One was about the same age as Lin Qian, and the other was only about six or seven years old.
"Are you three here to see a doctor?" Seeing the three people enter the room, a boy about the same age as Lin Qian stood up and asked.
The boy has a handsome appearance and a natural smile, which is very bright.
Meng Yi nodded, then sat down and stretched out his hand. The boy came over to take his pulse.
After a while, the boy withdrew his hand. He first looked at Meng Yi, then at Lin Qian and Lin Shuo, brother and sister, with some hesitation on his face, as if he didn't know what to say.
Seeing him like this, Meng Yi asked, "Doctor, can you tell what disease I have?"
The boy nodded, then shook his head.
Meng Yi laughed and said, "I won't tease you anymore. I'm here to find your master. Where's Qu Nan? Ask him to come out and see me."
The boy finally reacted, said wait a moment, and ran to the backyard.
After a while, a deep male voice sounded, but he spoke with a lisp and stuttered, as if he was drunk.
"So, that one is looking for me?"
A tall figure walked out. He was about 1.9 meters tall, tall and strong, with a full beard. Lin Qian could smell the alcohol on him from such a long distance away.
When Qu Nan saw Meng Yi, he was stunned at first, then his big eyes turned red and his beard trembled.
Meng Yi stood up and looked at Qu Nan with a smile: "Old Qu, how are you?"
"Damn it, you're still alive, why did you come to me just now? Do you know, I thought you were dead!" Qu Nan rushed over like a wild horse, hugged Meng Yi tightly, and acted like a tough guy crying.
His eyes and nose were running and he was crying loudly.
Meng Yi was hit by his huge body and almost coughed to death. Seeing Meng Yi coughing continuously, Qu Nan frowned and took his pulse.
Then he angrily hammered the table with a loud bang, which scared everyone. The little boy, who was about seven or eight years old, pouted and cried loudly.
"Amo, don't cry, Master is not scolding you." The boy saw him crying and hurried to comfort him.
Qu Nan's body was shaking with anger. "Your cousin is such a despicable person. Not only did he kick you out, he even hurt you so badly."
"I'm fine. I can live a few more years."
"After I heard about your situation, I went to the capital to look for you, but unfortunately, I was beaten up and thrown out by your family.
I haven't heard from you for so many years. I thought you were gone. Really, you didn't come to see me even if you weren't dead."
Meng Yi patted Qu Nan's shoulder and said, "I'm here now. Okay, let's talk about it in private. By the way, this is my apprentice, Lin Qian. Qianqian calls me Uncle Qu."
Lin Qian and Lin Shuo immediately saluted Qu Nan. Seeing that Meng Yi had no intention of introducing him, Lin Shuo had to do it himself: "She is my sister."
Qu Nan looked at Lin Qian, frowned, and said, "Old Meng, why did you find a female apprentice?"
After hearing his words, Lin Qian said, "Uncle Qu, you are being too narrow-minded. Who says women are inferior to men? Men can learn medicine, but women can't?"
"Old Qu, my apprentice is right. When she becomes the first in the medical competition, you will know that I have chosen the right person!" Meng Yi said to Qu Nan with a smile.
Qu Nan's face darkened and he said, "Pah! I think you are just trying to get the first place. The first place winner is my apprentice.
Come on, Qu Lingxiao, Qu Jingmo, meet your Master Meng."
The two men immediately came over to pay their respects to Meng Yi. Qu Jingmo was still sobbing, looking as if he wanted to cry but couldn't.
Lin Qian took out a few pieces of zongzi candy from her pocket and gave them to him. He smiled at Lin Qian and took the candy. Looking at Qu Jingmo's missing front tooth, Lin Qian couldn't help but smile.
Qu Lingxiao patted Qu Jingmo's head and said, "Tell your sister thank you."
"Thank you, sister." Qu Jingmo thanked her, then stuffed a rice dumpling candy into his mouth and narrowed his eyes into slits.
"Okay, you kids play by yourselves. Old Meng, come with me to my room. We haven't seen each other for so many years. Let's have a good chat." Qu Nan said, pulling Meng Yi to the backyard.
Qu Lingxiao said to Lin Qian and her brother, "Please sit down. I'll go get you some tea."
Lin Qian nodded, and then began to look around the interior of the pharmacy. Although it was a bit shabby, it was very clean and tidy.
Seeing Qu Jingmo running back to read, Lin Qian also came over: "Mo, what book are you reading?"
Qu Jingmo said: "My master asked me to recite the teachings."
Lin Qian was very familiar with the book in Qu Jingmo's hand, as she had memorized it. She looked at the book on Qu Lingxiao's seat, opened it and read two pages, and was immediately surprised.
This manuscript records the contents of Xuanyuan acupuncture.
Xuanyuan acupuncture is a relatively dangerous acupuncture method that relies on inserting silver needles into special acupuncture channels for life-saving treatment.
Because the person performing the acupuncture has to be extremely careful, the needle position cannot be shifted, and the needle cannot be inserted too lightly or too forcefully, which is very difficult for many people.
Especially when inserting silver needles into special acupuncture channels, more care should be taken.
There are many types of Xuanyuan acupuncture combinations, and the combinations are different for each school. Generally, four, six, or eight needles constitute one acupuncture method.
There is no special method for acupuncture below eight needles, so Meng Yi taught Lin Qian these types.
Of course, Lin Qian had also seen Meng Yi insert twelve needles, but this manuscript recorded eighteen and twenty-two needles, and more than half of them required special acupuncture points.
If one of the needles is injected into the wrong place, the recipient will be paralyzed if not killed.
Lin Qian was looking at the manuscript in her hand carefully, and the next second the notebook was taken away.
"How can you read other people's books without their consent?" Qu Lingxiao frowned and looked at Lin Qian. The corners of his mouth, which were naturally slightly upturned, were now pursed into a straight line.
Lin Shuo stood up immediately. When he saw Qu Lingxiao, he thought he was going to beat up his sister.
Lin Qian immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, I was rude. My master only taught me the eight-needle Xuanyuan acupuncture method. I saw that you seem to be using eighteen and twenty-two needles, so I was a little curious.
I'm sorry for reading your book without your permission."
Qu Lingxiao exclaimed, "Master actually passed the Xuanyuan Acupuncture Technique to Mr. Meng?"
After hearing Qu Lingxiao's words, Lin Qian remembered that Meng Shen was a disciple of the Medicine King Sun Simiao. However, Sun Simiao was good at prescriptions, but not proficient in acupuncture.
Meng Xian was the originator of diet therapy, and was even less familiar with acupuncture. So, the Xuanyuan acupuncture technique could only have been learned by Meng Yi from Qu Nan.
"I wonder who Uncle Qu's master is?" Lin Qian already had an idea in her mind, but she still asked.
Qu Lingxiao said, "The imperial physician of the previous dynasty was Wang Weiyi, the Imperial Physician."
Sure enough, Qu Nan's lineage is the true descendant of Wang Weiyi.
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