Chapter 21 of 100

Chapter 21

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As a doctor, Qiujinbo fully understood Zhang Qiming's feelings, but considering Wu Potian's reaction after saving the patient, he instinctively chose to prioritize Wu Potian's health. At this moment, he replied very decisively: "Director Zhang! As a medical professional, I understand your feelings, but the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Potian once told me that he was confident in reviving your father, but not in curing his illness. So, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

Zhang Qiming vividly remembered Wu Potian's words before he left the ward in the morning. It was precisely because of Wu Potian's words that Zhang Qiming had clung to him as the last straw. Wu Potian did not disappoint him, which made Zhang Qiming even more confident in him. Therefore, he did not believe Qiujinbo's words.

However, considering that Qiujinbo was Wu Potian's teacher and that Wu Potian's willingness to save his father was entirely due to Qiujinbo's efforts, he said sincerely to Qiujinbo: "Professor Qiu! I know you are concerned about Xiao Wu's health. You have seen my father's medical report. The reason for his severe condition is a bullet fragment in his brain, left by the enemy during the war of aggression. Due to the medical limitations at the time, the fragment could not be removed, and over the years, my father has suffered greatly. Every time he had a headache, it was unbearable, and he had to rely on morphine to alleviate the pain."

"As a child, to treat my father's illness, I have consulted countless experts over the years. However, the final conclusion was always that the bullet fragment had been in his body for too long, and current medical technology could not successfully remove it from his brain. Now, I have finally found someone who can alleviate or cure my father's illness. How can we, as children, just watch our father suffer from the torment of his illness and leave this world in pain?"

Although Qiujinbo was a professor at the university, he had once been a doctor before entering academia. He understood the pain of the patient's family, especially since the patient was a veteran. This made him very conflicted, and he did not know what choice to make. After careful consideration, he said to Zhang Qiming: "Director Zhang! I understand your feelings. How about this: when Potian wakes up, I will ask him personally. If he is confident and the treatment process will not be as intense as before, I will not stop him from treating your father."

Hearing Qiujinbo's words, Zhang Qiming's face immediately showed gratitude. He reached out and tightly gripped Qiujinbo's hand, shaking it vigorously and thanked him: "Professor Qiu! Thank you!"

"Director Zhang! You don't need to thank me. Whether Potian is willing to treat your father depends on his own decision. I will just not stop him," Qiujinbo said, seeing Zhang Qiming's excited expression, and made a promise to him.

Perhaps due to his previous exhaustion, when Wu Potian started practicing the body-strengthening technique again, it was much easier than before. In a short time, he was able to smoothly complete the first three movements of the first level of the technique.

Although Wu Potian had only mastered three movements, during the practice, he felt a surging power flowing through his body with each movement, instantly revitalizing him from his previous exhaustion.

Discovering the change in his body, Wu Potian was overjoyed and wished to complete the remaining five movements in one go. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not grasp the essence of the fourth movement. Finally, on Qinglong's advice, he left the learning space and returned to reality.

"Wake up! Wake up! Xiao Wu has finally woken up." As Wu Potian returned from the learning space to reality, he immediately heard a joyful exclamation.

After the joyful exclamation subsided, a flurry of footsteps quickly followed. Wu Potian turned his head in the direction of the footsteps and saw Qiujinbo and a group of people entering the ward.

"Potian! How are you? Are you feeling better? Why didn't you tell me that saving someone would result in this situation?" Although Qiujinbo knew that Wu Potian had only fainted from exhaustion, when he saw Wu Potian awake, he instinctively ignored this and asked him with concern.

Hearing Qiujinbo's question, Wu Potian could clearly feel his teacher's deep concern and answered gratefully: "Teacher! I'm fine, just a bit exhausted. After lying here for so long, I'm completely fine now." As he spoke, he sat up on the bed.

Seeing that Wu Potian was no longer in danger, Qiujinbo's heart, which had been hanging, finally relaxed. However, when he saw Wu Potian trying to get out of bed, he quickly stopped him: "Potian! What are you doing? Lie down and rest. You are not allowed to get out of bed without my permission."

Perhaps because of Qiujinbo's tone, it reminded Wu Potian of his school days. He smiled playfully and said to Qiujinbo: "Teacher! I'm fine now. My body is so strong that it could eat a cow. Please let me get out of bed!"

"No! If you still consider me your teacher, you will stay in bed and rest," Qiujinbo said sternly, seeing that Wu Potian still wanted to get out of bed. After a stern warning, he asked: "Potian! Tell me, what exactly happened? Why did you suddenly faint?"

Before treating the patient, Wu Potian had not anticipated that he would become exhausted, but he believed that with his teacher's character, he would definitely ask him about it as soon as the patient woke up. He had already thought of how to explain it, so when he heard Qiujinbo's question, he did not hesitate and explained: "Teacher! You know that my family is a medical lineage. My great-grandfather was once an imperial physician in ancient times. This acupuncture technique was created by my great-grandfather and is known in our family as the 'spring needle.' It has been passed down from generation to generation for over two hundred years."

Although Qiujinbo was not a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, he knew that it had a long and profound history. He did not doubt Wu Potian's explanation but was puzzled as to why Wu Potian had fainted from exhaustion while performing acupuncture. He asked: "Potian! Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and based on ancient philosophy. Many aspects of it cannot be explained by modern natural science. If I'm not mistaken, the acupuncture technique passed down in your family is probably not simple, right?"

Wu Potian nodded and replied: "Teacher! You're right. This acupuncture technique may seem simple, but to learn it, one must first learn auxiliary techniques, something similar to qigong. I originally thought that with my current abilities, treating the patient's condition would be easy. However, during the treatment, I realized I had overestimated myself. If it weren't for my determination, the ward might have faced a dangerous situation."

Hearing Wu Potian's explanation, Qiujinbo's face showed surprise, and he muttered to himself: "I always thought qigong was a fraud, but it seems there is some truth to it."

"Xiao Wu! Thank you for saving my father." Just as Qiujinbo was muttering to himself, Zhang Qiming, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, saw Wu Potian sitting on the bed. He quickly walked to the bedside, grabbed Wu Potian's wrist, and shook it vigorously, expressing his gratitude. He then ordered Zhang Qifang, who was following him: "Qifang! Come here and apologize to Xiao Wu immediately."

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