Chapter 70

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Amidst the people's exclamations, a graceful figure stood up. Although Zhao Xinyu, sitting at the back, couldn't see the face of the graceful figure, he could tell from the amazed looks of those in front that Sun Buhui's appearance must be quite good.

"Who would have thought it's really Sun Buhui from the Huayuan Sun family. I've heard she is a once-in-a-thousand-years genius of the Sun family, with medical skills on par with any of the great Chinese medicine masters, and her ability to identify herbs is comparable to that of the Medicine King's predecessors."

Hearing this, Zhao Xinyu was startled. The Huayuan Sun family is the hometown of the Medicine King Sun Simiao. From the words of the person speaking, he could tell that Sun Buhui must be a descendant of the Medicine King. However, Huayuan is thousands of miles away from Yangcheng. Why would Sun Buhui travel such a long distance to take the Chinese medicine examination in Yangcheng? Could it be that there is no Chinese medicine association in the northwest region now?

While Zhao Xinyu was puzzled, an old man called out another name, "Huangfu Jishi."

As soon as this name was called, there was another round of exclamations from the crowd, which made Zhao Xinyu's heart tremble. Could this Huangfu Jishi be a descendant of the An Ding Huangfu family?

Huangfu Mi, a descendant of the An Ding Huangfu family, is also a great Chinese medicine master, not inferior to the Medicine King Sun Simiao. Huangfu Mi had unique insights in acupuncture, and the "Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing" (The ABC Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion) is a valuable legacy he left to Chinese medicine. The Green Wood Divine Needle in the Chinese medicine world is also a closely guarded secret of the Huangfu family, and Huangfu Mi is known as the "Needle King."

As Zhao Xinyu was surprised, a tall figure stood up. Huangfu Jishi bowed to the old man and sat down. At this moment, the crowd's discussion confirmed Zhao Xinyu's guess: Huangfu Jishi was indeed a descendant of the An Ding Huangfu family.

The descendants of the Medicine King family and the Needle King family are all in the northwest region, yet they have all traveled thousands of miles to take the Chinese medicine examination in Yangcheng. Zhao Xinyu couldn't figure out the reason for this.

Looking at the other two groups of people wearing ancient Chinese medicine robes, Zhao Xinyu thought they must also be descendants of famous ancient Chinese medicine families.

"Song Miao."

Another young man stood up, and the crowd let out more exclamations. Zhao Xinyu couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't need to listen to others' discussions to guess Song Miao's background.

Song Miao should be a descendant of the Jianyang Song family. The Jianyang Song family once produced a great Chinese medicine master, Song Ci, who developed the surgical techniques of the famous physician Bian Que.

"Lei Feng," a graceful woman stood up, wearing a unique silver sunflower headdress of the Miao people.

Lei Feng's standing up didn't cause any exclamations, but Zhao Xinyu's eyes narrowed when he saw the silver sunflower on her head. Lei Gong Mountain Lei family.

Others might not know the Lei Gong Mountain Lei family, but he had heard his grandfather mention it before. The Lei Gong Mountain Lei family is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years in the Miao region, and they are particularly skilled in detoxification. However, the Lei family rarely appears in the world, so those who know about the Lei family are mostly the hereditary families in the Chinese medicine world.

As Zhao Xinyu was surprised that the Lei Gong Mountain Lei family had also sent a descendant to take the Chinese medicine examination, his name was called out.

Zhao Xinyu stood up instinctively and said with a teasing tone, "Little brother, I'm here."

As soon as his voice rang out, the entire space became deathly silent. The old man on the stage was Niu Da, the vice president of the Yangcheng Chinese Medicine Association. Even in the Chinese medicine world of China, anyone who knows about Chinese medicine would recognize Niu Da.

Now, he was called "little brother," which made everyone turn to look at Zhao Xinyu, and almost everyone's eyes showed a hint of anger.

When Niu Da saw Zhao Xinyu, his eyes were full of disgust, and he had already decided to kick Zhao Xinyu out of the sacred profession of Chinese medicine.

They didn't see that at the entrance, a disheveled old man was standing with a strange smile on his face, and the few middle-aged men and women standing next to him were trying hard not to laugh.

"Old Hu, do you know this young man?" a middle-aged man asked the disheveled old man in a respectful tone.

The old man shook his head, "I don't know him, but I like his personality."

This statement made the middle-aged men and women's expressions even more strange. Such a rude and slick young man is generally disliked by everyone, but this old man actually said he liked him.

Niu Da on the stage tried to suppress his anger, called out a few more names, and then announced loudly, "Those participating in the examination, please prepare and come to the front. The Chinese medicine examination is about to begin."

As Niu Da finished speaking, ten figures appeared from the side door, all of them elderly people over sixty, some of whom were even frail. They walked up to the stage and sat in the prepared chairs, with name plates in front of them.

Although Zhao Xinyu was quite far away, he could clearly see the names on the plates. Although he didn't recognize the people, the surnames on the plates made him guess that these people all had extraordinary backgrounds.

As Zhao Xinyu walked through the aisle, many people wrinkled their noses at the smell emanating from him, and the disgust in their eyes became even stronger.

When he reached the front, Zhao Xinyu estimated that there were about thirty people participating in the examination, including the four wearing ancient Chinese medicine robes.

Thinking about how the Western medicine examination always had hundreds or even thousands of participants, Zhao Xinyu couldn't help but sigh. As he sighed, the few people around him all showed a hint of disgust.

"Find your name on the table, the examination is about to begin."

Zhao Xinyu found his position and saw that the few young people around him were all covering their noses, which made him shake his head. As a Chinese medicine practitioner, having such a reaction means that even if they pass the examination, they won't have much progress.

As Zhao Xinyu sighed, the person in front of him turned to look at him.

Sun Buhui, Zhao Xinyu's heart stirred. From the exclamations earlier, he knew that Sun Buhui's appearance must be outstanding. But when he saw Sun Buhui's face clearly, even he, who was used to seeing beauties like Du Mengnan, couldn't help but be surprised.

At the age of twenty-one or twenty-two, with a height of about 1.7 meters, her face was naturally beautiful without any makeup, and her figure was well-proportioned under the light gray ancient Chinese medicine robe. Most importantly, there was no disgust on Sun Buhui's face, only a calm expression.

"The first item, herb identification. Find the specified twenty Chinese herbs within five minutes. If you make two mistakes, you fail," Niu Da announced. Staff members then placed a tray with at least fifty different Chinese herbs in front of each participant.

These fifty herbs were only about an inch long, with similar thickness, and many of them looked almost identical. The most challenging part was that the herbs only had one section, making it impossible to identify them by their leaves.

As soon as Niu Da said "start," Zhao Xinyu picked up a piece of paper from the tray, glanced at it, and began searching. Each time he picked up a herb, he would smell it.

In less than two minutes, Zhao Xinyu had found the twenty herbs, while the few people around him were still fumbling. Looking at Sun Buhui in front of him, she had also finished.

When Niu Da called out "stop," the staff immediately collected the herbs and the answer sheets from in front of them....

A few minutes later, Niu Da received a list and announced the names of those who passed. Out of the original thirty participants, sixteen were eliminated in the first round, leaving only seventeen.

As the eliminated participants left the examination area, many people were surprised to find that the Zhao Xinyu they despised was still in the examination area.

"Dog luck, this guy must have had dog luck," most people thought when they saw Zhao Xinyu still in the examination area.

The second item was a case study displayed on a large screen, showing symptoms, diagnosis results, and patient reactions. Each participant had to provide a prescription, which must be from the "Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases." This item tested the candidates' memory.

After this round, four more participants were eliminated, leaving only thirteen. The Zhao Xinyu they despised was still in the examination area.

The third item was another prescription, asking participants to identify the errors in it.

After this round, six more were eliminated, leaving only seven participants. Besides the four from the Chinese medicine families, there were three others, and Zhao Xinyu was still in the examination area. At this point, the disgust in everyone's eyes slowly disappeared, and they realized that Zhao Xinyu was not as they had imagined. This guy really had some skills.

"The last item, the two diagnostic methods of observation and auscultation in the four diagnostic methods of Chinese medicine."

Next, a patient was wheeled onto the stage. The patient, about sixty years old, had a yellowish face, bloodshot eyes, listless eyes, dry and cracked lips, and a foul odor coming from his mouth.

The seven remaining participants went up one by one, but they didn't speak, only using observation and auscultation to diagnose. The time each person spent varied, but none took more than ten minutes. They then wrote down their diagnostic results.

A few minutes later, Niu Da received a list and coldly looked at Zhao Xinyu, "I now announce the elimination list: Zhao Xinyu, Li Chun."

This announcement caused a round of exclamations in the previously quiet venue. Li Chun left the examination area with a red face, but Zhao Xinyu looked at Niu Da with a teasing smile and then at the ten judges on the stage.

"Being eliminated from the Chinese medicine examination is normal, but we should know the reason for the elimination, right?"

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