Chapter 32: True Heat and False Cold

  As soon as Chen Jiong spoke, everyone looked at Liu Lingsheng.

  Liu Lingsheng's hand under his sleeve clenched into a fist, his eyes gleaming with frost, and a light dusting of snow covered his face. He didn't shout in anger, but instead let out a low, even hum. This cold hum displayed his temperament and majesty, making people dare not underestimate him.

  Everyone in He's family immediately averted their eyes.

  "Stop it, don't be rude." Chen Er came out to mediate, his voice not serious. Chen Xuan and Liu Lingsheng were at a standoff, the He family couldn't afford to offend either Liu Lingsheng or Chen Xuan, anything they said would be inappropriate, the situation was a bit awkward.

  Chen Er is Chen Jing's elder brother. He is not a member of the He family and can scold his younger cousin, breaking the deadlock.

  "Yes." Chen Jiong was very perceptive and followed up on Chen Er's words, toning down his sharpness.

  Chen Er was very satisfied, and his heart thoroughly leaned towards Chen Jing. He smiled and looked at Liu Lingsheng: "My younger brother is young and inexperienced, and there are places where his words are not suitable, so please forgive him, Mr. Liu."

  Others have already apologized, and Liu Ling didn't want to appear unreasonable in front of the He family crowd, so he had to say "I was too harsh" and nodded reluctantly to show that he forgave Chen Jing's previous impertinence.

  "...Since Doctor Liu doesn't mind, I'll ask you to tell us, how did Water Bend's younger brother's illness get treated wrongly? So that Third Aunt and Third Uncle can be at ease." Liu Ling Sheng nodded slightly, and Chen Er immediately turned his face and said this.

  Liu Lingsheng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

  He didn't say he doesn't mind.

  What was cured became worse, it's clearly a frame-up.

  As a result, Chen Er also used his words to deceive him. Liu Lingsheng did not expect that the Chen brothers were more sinister than each other, and he was caught off guard by Chen Er's words.

  It's no use saying anything now, it will only lead to more trouble. It would be better to listen to what Chen Jie has to say and then refute him.

  Liu Lingsheng pursed his lips tightly, a chill running through his body.

  Chen Jue looked as if he didn't see anything, his attitude was normal and said his conclusion: "The disease of Shui Qu's brother is not a cold syndrome, it is a hot syndrome."

  As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room looked at each other in dismay.

  Everyone felt a bit awkward and didn't know what kind of expression to use when looking at Chen Jing.

  He Zhen is not a cold syndrome, but a hot symptom. Chen Jing was not the first person to say so. Two years ago, a doctor had already said so.

  He Zhenming was afraid of the cold, and anyone who hadn't studied medicine knew that this was a cold syndrome; a cold syndrome should be treated with warming and drying agents, but those medicines had no effect on He Zhenming, which was indeed strange. So two years ago, a doctor said it was a hot syndrome, "true heat false cold", the He family believed him and let him treat it.

  As a result, the doctor almost killed He Zhenzhi.

  Now, Chen Jiong is back to say this kind of thing again...

  Everyone knew he was wrong, and they were a little disappointed; but then he reduced He Zhen's illness by 70%, and they couldn't be sure that he really didn't have any medical skills.

  Everyone's mood is quite complicated.

  Liu Lingsheng's eyes had a hint of mockery.

  Chen Er coughed lightly.

  He Ti looked at his parents and He Zhen, wanting to say something, but seeing He Zhen's greatly improved condition, he swallowed the words that had reached his lips and remained silent.

  Chen Jiong didn't wait for the others to speak, and continued: "Yesterday I took Water Qu's pulse, his two-inch pulse was strong and powerful, it can be seen that he is not suffering from a cold. Five years ago, he was beaten and left under the scorching sun, contracting a heat evil; afterwards, he had a high fever, with intense heat toxin penetrating deep into his body.

  When the heat toxin is too strong, it will hinder the circulation of qi and blood. The circulation of qi and blood is not smooth, and the supply to the body surface is insufficient, so the body surface will feel cold. Therefore, the more severe the heat toxin is, the more deficient the body surface is in qi and blood, and the colder people feel, all because the heat evil has obstructed the qi mechanism.

  He felt cold on the surface, but the doctors didn't investigate further and instead used dry and hot medicine, which added to the heat toxin. My second brother's intestines and stomach should not be very good, often having diarrhea, and the heat toxin was cleared through bowel movements, which is how he managed to survive until now.

  After he finished speaking, the room fell silent for a moment.

  He said that He Zhen's illness was indeed caused by it, and the dialectical process also made sense, which was much clearer than what the previous doctor had said.

  The doctor who said last time that He Zhen was a "hot constitution" said a lot of incomprehensible things during the argument.

  Chen Jiong's words are easy to understand and can be comprehended by anyone, even those without medical knowledge.

  "Yes, I often have diarrhea, but it's not serious." He Zhen suddenly spoke up, exclaiming in surprise, "Cang Qi, you even know about this?"

  Everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.

  He Zhen's sudden diarrhea, they thought it was He Zhen who told Chen Jing, including Liu Lingsheng.

  Now listening to He Zhen's tone, he didn't mention this at all.

  Can Chen Jing even diagnose this?

  Liu Lingsheng felt a chill in his heart: this child is not simple.

  "Hmm. If it weren't for the accidental diarrhea, you wouldn't be able to hold in so much dry and hot medicine. You're able to prolong your life because the diarrhea has cleared out a portion of the dry and hot properties from the medicine. This intermittent diarrhea of yours didn't start five years ago either. If you had been having diarrhea from the beginning, you wouldn't have made it till today." Chen Jing said with a smile.

  Third Aunt's husband suddenly thought of something, his face looked a bit unsightly, full of guilt and said: "It was the prescription opened by Mr. Xue two years ago, which made Shui Qu's diarrhea unstoppable, from then on Shui Qu had this occasional diarrhea. We remembered it and hated that doctor to the extreme. Now that we mention it, did he really save Shui Qu's life?"

  Xue Langzhong said that He Zhen is a doctor of "hot syndrome".

  But his medicine made He Zhen vomit and have diarrhea, his pulse was gone, he didn't even have half a life left. The He family was furious, they broke one of Xue Langzhong's legs and drove him out.

  At that time, all the people in He's family were extremely angry and resentful.

  "So it seems," said Chen Jiong.

  He Jia and several others exchanged a glance, each of them feeling a bit embarrassed in their eyes.

  Especially the third aunt and uncle, the pain of guilt could no longer be concealed.

  Someone saved his son's life, but he broke the person's leg. I don't know if that doctor is dead or alive now. If he died from this, it would be a human life, and Third Uncle will regret it forever.

  "...Third Aunt and Uncle don't have to blame themselves, that doctor's diagnosis was correct, Water Crook's illness is indeed 'true heat false cold', but he used the wrong medicine. He gave Water Crook diarrhea, which was an unintended consequence."

  Like Water Brother, he was ill for three years, the heat evil was too severe, his body was weak, and once he took cold medicine, he would have diarrhea. He was too weak to withstand diarrhea. Fortunately, the cold medicine was stopped in time, and Water Brother's life was saved." Chen Jing looked at San Gu Zhang's expression and spoke words of comfort.

  All drugs that dispel heat have a downward draining effect. A person is originally physically weak, and further draining will be fatal.

  This...

  His words confused everyone.

  The patient fears cold and should be a cold syndrome, but Chen Jue says it is a hot syndrome; although it is a hot syndrome, he also says that the medicine to dispel heat will harm him.

  So, what should I do?

  "So you're saying that you pushed Shui Qu into the Lake of Shui?" He Ti was the first to react, "If we can't use medicine to dispel the heat, then we'll use cold water to dispel the heat?"

  Is this okay too?

  This guess is bold, yet it makes sense somehow.

  Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Jing again, waiting for his response.

  Chen Jiong nodded: "It's roughly like that. I asked Shui Quan, and I know he can't withstand cold medicines, and I also know that he has been taking hot medicines for five consecutive years, with the heat toxin deeply embedded. If it is delayed again, it will be difficult to say later."

  I pushed him into the lake, first because the water was icy cold at this time of year and could dispel heat; secondly he didn't know what was happening, got a fright, struggled with all his might, brought out his own vital energy and sweated.

  So, he was severely chilled and eliminated 30% of the heat evil; also because of being frightened and fighting back, his war sweat did not stop, inducing his own righteous energy, causing the heat evil to be cleared through sweat instead of diarrhea. As a result, his illness was reduced by 70-80%.

  He is still weak and cannot take medicine to dispel evil heat. Therefore, it's best not to give him a prescription, let him rest quietly."

  Cool down with cold water, sweat out the heat...

  Among all the people present, Liu Lingsheng was the most shocked.

  This method of treating illness is something he has never heard of before.

  His mentor Shao Lifu has never said so either.

  If you say the child is talking nonsense, Liu Lingsheng can also refute him. However, he has already cured He Zhen's stubborn illness that had not healed for five years by 70% or 80%. Without using medicine, it was cured like this...

  Liu Lingsheng could hardly believe it, but had no choice but to believe.

  He is a doctor, and the shock he received is unimaginable to others who are not doctors. If we say that last time Wen Niang's trust in Chen Jing was Chen Jing's luck, now Liu Lingsheng really believes that Chen Jing has medical skills.

  Chen Jiong is not only skilled in medicine, but also knows some evil and heretical ways.

  No matter what, as long as it can cure the disease, it is a high level of medical skill, regardless of whether the method is orthodox or unorthodox.

  "Director said, Zhen's illness has gone seven or eight tenths. There are still two or three tenths left, if it recurs, what should we do?" The third aunt, who had not spoken all along, finally asked. She already thoroughly believed in Chen Xuan.

  She didn't care what men thought, as long as it could alleviate her son's suffering, she was convinced of Chen Jing's medical skills.

  "These days, apart from eating lightly, also drink some mung bean soup." Chen Jing said, "Normally, in the morning or evening, walk around in the courtyard for half an hour to an hour, even if your legs ache, you must still walk."

  "Why?" Third Aunt didn't understand.

  Others were also stunned: What kind of weird method is this?

  "Exercise is good for the body." Chen Jing smiled and said, "Having been ill for so long, your body is weak, relying only on food and medicine to sustain it, but lacking in vital energy, making it hard to recover. Taking a leisurely stroll in the courtyard is beneficial and harmless. Just don't overexert yourself. So come out again in the morning and evening, but not at noon."

  The three aunts suddenly realized.

  She smiled and let out a sigh, then asked Chen Jing: "Is Zhen'er's illness all better now?"

  "From now on, everything will be fine," said Chen Xuan with a smile. "After suffering comes happiness, and from now on, Second Brother will surely have great good fortune."

  "Cheng Yang and Jixin..." The three aunts laughed even more happily, their eyebrows were dyed with joy, and their white faces seemed to have a radiant glow.

  He Zhen's mood was also good. Upon hearing Chen Jing's words, he was extremely delighted. Chen Jing told him to take a walk, and he remembered it firmly. He never wanted to fall ill again.

  San Gu Zhang and He Ti also slowly let out a breath of relief.

  Chen Er's eyes gleamed with a hint of inquiry as he looked at Chen Jing.

  Only Liu Ling was gloomy. He wanted to say something, but at this moment, no matter what he said, it would be self-deprecating. He was even more unwilling to mention his drug use.

  The He family believed Chen Cui's words and thought that He Zhen was suffering from a hot illness. Therefore, the medicines Liu Lingsheng had used before all aggravated He Zhen's condition.

  Now He Zhen has indeed recovered.

  Even Liu Lingsheng felt that Chen Jing's diagnosis was correct.

  Liu Lingsheng doesn't care what he says next, he can't regain his face or find trust again.

  His face was overshadowed, feeling embarrassed. From the time he started practicing medicine to now, it's been almost ten years. In these ten years, he wasn't particularly famous in Wang County because his mind wasn't fully focused on medicine, but rather on making money. Therefore, he didn't pursue excellence in medical skills either, as long as he could cure illnesses and earn a living, that was enough.

  But he has never been so humiliated, and it's twice.

  Twice...

  Liu Lingsheng raised his head and glanced at Chen Jing, with a flash of sharp cold light.