Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 942 - 943 Teaching Alone

Chapter 942: Chapter 943 Teaching Alone

"Even heart attacks can be treated—looks like our Traditional Chinese Medicine isn’t completely useless after all."

"Exactly. For Western Medicine, they’d still need to send the patient to the emergency room, but with Traditional Chinese Medicine, it’s just a few acupuncture needles and it’s cured. This skill level is honestly even better than Western Medicine."

"Of course. Don’t forget, Traditional Chinese Medicine was left to us by our ancestors. It has been passed down through countless generations. If it were useless, wouldn’t those ancient people have all died out by now? There’d be no Bian Que or Hua Tuo, and we wouldn’t have anything to marvel at. Let’s go take a look too."

Lu Yaobing’s actions immediately boosted people’s confidence in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In no time, a lot of people came over to seek treatment.

A student finished diagnosing a patient and then asked Professor Wang Qing to inspect their work. This was a way to train students—however, due to the students’ lack of experience and limited learning, teachers still needed to confirm their diagnoses in the end.

Professor Wang Qing was about to reach out when he suddenly paused and said to Professor Song Xiaodong, "Professor Song, how about you take a look first?"

Song Xiaodong knew Professor Wang Qing was testing him. He smiled slightly and said, "Alright!" Then, he walked over, felt the patient’s pulse, and directly shared his opinions, pointing out where the student’s diagnosis had fallen short.

While Song Xiaodong spoke, Professor Wang Qing also conducted his own examination and cross-verified their conclusions, finding them entirely consistent, with no discrepancies. This showed that Song Xiaodong really had strong capabilities and was definitely qualified to be a teacher.

Professor Wang Qing remarked, "Professor Song, let’s split up and help the students with the re-examinations. That way, we can save ourselves some energy."

"Alright!" Song Xiaodong nodded in agreement.

This time, Song Xiaodong mainly worked with the acupuncture class students. Although their focus was acupuncture, they still needed to learn diagnostic skills before treating patients.

"Good! You did well with this patient. The issue stems from severely deficient yang energy. The lack of exercise is indeed part of the cause, but you also need to remind the patient to get more sunlight and avoid staying indoors too much."

"This patient has excessive dampness in their body, concentrated mostly in their left hand. The cold can be expelled with acupuncture, focusing on these specific acupoints." In addition to helping students with re-examinations, Song Xiaodong treated conditions that were manageable on the spot with a few quick needles.

"Ah! My arm suddenly feels so much lighter—thank you, thank you!" The patient exclaimed in delight after receiving acupuncture from Song Xiaodong.

"I’ll also prescribe some medicine for you. Take it regularly, and you’ll recover quickly." Song Xiaodong casually wrote out a prescription, and the patient left profusely thanking him.

With Song Xiaodong’s involvement, the diagnostic and treatment progress on the Traditional Chinese Medicine side became much faster and showed immediate results, attracting even more people to seek treatment.

The two-hour free clinic session flew by. Those still waiting had to leave and plan for the next opportunity. Fortunately, no one had an emergency condition—serious cases would have been sent to the hospital long ago—so waiting wasn’t too problematic.

The students from the Traditional Chinese Medicine College felt proud today—this was absolutely the most rewarding session since they started participating in free clinics.

Lu Yaobing had undeniably become a star among the students. A Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner capable of treating heart attacks was definitely deserving of admiration, particularly since she was still just a student.

As for Song Xiaodong, his status rose significantly in the eyes of students. Even those not in the acupuncture class were deeply impressed by him.

At this moment, Professor Wang Qing was in a great mood. He approached Song Xiaodong and said, "Professor Song, I truly didn’t expect your skills to be this remarkable."

Song Xiaodong humbly smiled and replied, "My experience is still lacking; I’ll need to consult with Professor Wang more in the future."

Professor Wang Qing was pleased to hear that and said, "Let’s learn from each other. By the way, it’s getting late—how about we grab a drink?"

Song Xiaodong apologized and said, "I’m really sorry. I have to head back today and can’t accompany Professor Wang for drinks. Let’s arrange for next Friday—I’ll make sure to clear my schedule then."

"Alright, it’s a deal!" Professor Wang Qing didn’t insist but clearly regarded Song Xiaodong as an equal professor now.

After Song Xiaodong left, Lu Yaobing, Wang Xiaoling, and a few other classmates returned to school together.

Wang Xiaoling excitedly said, "Yaobing, I never realized you had such skills—this is incredible! After this, Professor Wang will surely talk to the school about rewarding you."

"Yaobing, when did you learn this stuff? We haven’t even covered it yet," another student curiously asked Lu Yaobing.

Lu Yaobing chuckled and replied, "I don’t have that kind of skill. It was Teacher Song who taught me."

"Teacher Song taught you privately?" Wang Xiaoling immediately pursued the matter.

Lu Yaobing explained, "Not exactly. He just asked me to step up earlier and told me to focus on those three acupoints. It worked perfectly! If anyone’s impressive, it’s Teacher Song."

"Wow! Teacher Song really is amazing. His level of skill is practically that of a Divine Doctor. But Yaobing, isn’t it obvious that Teacher Song was guiding you? Otherwise, why didn’t he let other students try?"

Lu Yaobing smirked with pride and said, "That’s because I’m eager to learn and left a good impression on Teacher Song. You’ll all have opportunities too."

"Forget it. We’re not beauties—this sounds like a privilege reserved for pretty girls! Hey, hey, Yaobing, when you leaned on Teacher Song earlier, you weren’t doing that on purpose, were you?"

Lu Yaobing clicked her tongue and said, "Don’t talk nonsense, as if I’m trying to entangle Teacher Song. Teacher Song is a married man."

The classmate shook her head, looking disappointed, and said, "Oh, oh, what a pity. I thought there might be a whirlwind teacher-student romance. That would’ve been a story worth telling."

Lu Yaobing stiffened her expression and said, "Don’t talk like that anymore. If rumors spread, I don’t mind, but tarnishing Teacher Song’s reputation would be unacceptable."

"Come on, isn’t a girl’s reputation more important?" The female student widened her eyes.

"It depends on who. Teacher Song is an excellent teacher. I genuinely respect him. With his guidance, I believe we’ll master acupuncture techniques in the future. With Teacher Song around, I feel confident pursuing this major—don’t you all agree?"

"Now that you mention it, I really do feel like there’s potential in this program after today."

Lu Yaobing’s words struck a chord with everyone, and they all developed newfound confidence in their specialization.