Chapter 192: 192
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"Corydalis Tuber, Dahurian Angelica root, licorice, and what else…? Tang kuei, Poria cocos…Hmmm, something isn't right!"
Dr . Chen frowned .
Of the two herbs that Wang Yao had brewed, he could make out most of the herbs that went into it . It was only the few most important ingredients, or the "core," that he could not make out, no matter how hard he thought . There was no way, after all, those were magical herbs . Even though Dr . Chen had decades of experience, and was also known as the "Xinglin sage," these were, after all, herbs that he had never seen or heard of before .
. . .
In another part of Beijing, Zhang Xiufang was recounting to her husband the day's events .
"Hmm, it sounds too good . Why do I feel that this isn't very reliable?!" Wang Yao's uncle commented .
"I've seen the company; it doesn't seem fake . "
"It's the Keda company that's not too far from our house, right?"
"That's right . "
"The company is definitely not fake; it's been there for ten years . I've been there before myself . "
"Why don't I just give this company a shot?" Zhang Xiufang asked .
"But I still feel that there's something fishy about all this . This company is doing fine . Why would they invite you to work without any reason?" Her husband objected . This wasn't to put his wife down . He was clearer than anyone else that his wife had no education or special talents, but she was good and honest . However, that couldn't be the reason the company especially went to look for her!
"Yeah, I too feel that it is a little strange . But then, why would they try to trick me? I've got nothing for them . "
"Hmm . Maybe you should ask Yao; it might have something to do with him . " Zhang Xiufang's husband suddenly thought about this point, and his eyes lit up .
"What? What does this have to do with him?"
"No harm asking . It seems to me that Yao's connections in Beijing aren't normal . "
"Okay, then I'll ask him . "
. . .
In the middle of the small yard, Wang Yao unexpectedly received a call from his second aunt .
"Hello aunt, is there something wrong?"
"What, work? Oh, right, I did ask my friend about it before . You could check it out," Wang Yao said, smiling .
. . .
"It really was Yao!" Zhang Xiufang said to her husband, after hanging up . "He said he asked a friend for a favor . "
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"Your affection on him was not wasted . You should resign from your job tomorrow and try working at Keda company then . It's very close to home as well . "
"I will . "
. . .
In another lab in Beijing, there were a few scientists hurriedly working .
"How is it?"
"Professor, we still can't determine the contents . It's still going to take some time to break it down . "
"It still can't be determined?"
"No . "
Dr . Chen had taken a sample from both of Wang Yao's herbs in hopes that he could determine the components of the decoction using state-of-the-art machinery . Unfortunately, it did not turn up any useful results .
In fact, these experiments had been conducted a few times outside of China . They wanted to determine and isolate the useful components of Chinese medicine and do away with unreliable methods as were traditionally used . Unfortunately, most of them were unsuccessful . These were the profundities of a thousand years of Chinese medicinal practice! Within it, there were the principles of Yin and Yang, and the interdependent interactions between the five elements . Medicine was not just a treatment, but a way of life—a culture . Within it is contained many things, and it could not be understood just by empirically breaking it down into its components .
. . .
The next day, the sky in Beijing was hazy, making one feel uncomfortable looking up at it . This was normal in Beijing .
Chen Ying walked over to Wang Yao, with the flight ticket in hand .
"Thank you, how much is this?"
"No need," Chen Ying replied, smiling .
"How could I? That's another matter entirely," Wang Yao replied .
"Since we invited you to treat a patient, we couldn't possibly make you pay for your own transport, now could we?"
"Well, fine, then I'll trouble you to accompany me again . "
"Sure . "
Then, Wang Yao gave his second aunt a call . At this time, his aunt had just completed the administrative procedures for her resignation and was on her way to Keda company . Hearing that Wang Yao had tickets for them, she asked him to wait at their house .
"Airplane?" Upon receiving the flight tickets, Zhang Xiufang was stunned .
It had been ten years since she moved to Beijing . In all this time, they could never bear to ride an airplane . Whenever they went back to Lianshan county, they would always take the train .
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"Yeah . Will cousin be coming too?"
"She should be . It's the school break now . It's a short break before the final examinations . "
"Okay, then I'll come pick you up at that time . "
"Sure . Oh yes, thank you for the job . "
"Don't worry about it; we're family . Have you accepted it?"
"Not yet, I was actually on my way there," Zhang Xiufang replied .
"Should I go with you then?"
"Okay . "
Wang Yao thus accompanied his second aunt to the Keda company building . Upon seeing Zhang Xiufang, Ms . Zhao was extremely happy . After completing the signing of the contract, she told Zhang Xiufang to report to work after the labor day holiday .
"Thank you . "
"It's my pleasure . "
After changing jobs, Zhang Xiufang was also rather pleased .
"Are you eating dinner with us tonight?"
"No, I have to settle some work . "
After sending his second aunt back, Wang Yao returned to the small yard . Upon returning home, he found a bright-looking young man there, waiting for him . He had seen this man before .
It was Guo Sirou's brother, Guo Zhenghe .
"Hello Sir Guo," Chen Ying said smiling . As she said this, there was an almost imperceptible change in her facial expression .
"Hi Ying . I've told you many times, don't call me sir, just call me Guo or Zhenghe . The way you say sir makes us sound like we're still in old times," Guo Zhenghe laughed as he said this .
"I don't dare to," Chen Ying replied .
"Brother Wang, my apologies . You've been here for a while, but I've only now come to visit . "
"No problem," Wang Yao said, waving his hand . Honestly speaking, he had no business with this young sir, and he didn't wish to have any either .
"Does Brother Wang have any arrangements tonight?"
"Yes, I'm going to see my patient," Wang Yao replied . He was preparing to leave Beijing the next morning and wanted to see Su Xiaoxue one more time tonight .
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"Oh . To tell you the truth, I've made arrangements with a few friends, and I wanted to introduce you to them . Since you're busy, how about next time?"
Wang Yao smiled but didn't reply . Guo Zhenghe then spent some time chit-chatting with Wang Yao before leaving .
"Ms . Chen, it seems you don't really like this young sir from the Guo family?" After Guo left, Wang Yao asked Chen Ying, smiling . Over the past few days, there had been many visitors to this small yard . There were old men like Guo Sirou's grandfather, and then young chaps like Guo Zhenghe . Chen Ying's attitude towards them all was more or less consistent, talking to them with deference or respect . Today was the first time Chen Ying deliberately avoided the guest, and Wang Yao had never seen this sort of tensed behavior from Chen Ying before .
"No way, how could I? He is the rich young master of a rich household," Chen Ying denied, laughing .
Wang Yao didn't question further . Since she didn't like him, she must have her reasons .
That night, no one came to bother him . Eating dinner in peace was actually more to his liking .
After dinner, he made another trip to the Su household to check on Su Xiaoxue's condition .
The illness had stabilized and showed signs of improvement . These were the results of his treatment .
"Dr . Wang, will you be leaving tomorrow morning?"
"That's right . "
"About Xiaoxue's illness, we'd still have to trouble you further," Su Xiaoxue's mother said . There was an earnestness around her words .
"Since I've already come and seen the patient, I will naturally do my best till the patient is cured," Wang Yao replied, sounding very serious .
"Okay, that's great . "
Wang Yao's words made her feel a lot more at ease .
Wang Yao sat at the patient's bedside for a bit more and noticed that Su Xiaoxue was looking at him .
"Hello, my name is Wang Yao," he said, smiling .
Su Xiaoxue blinked after hearing it .
So he's called Wang Yao .
"Rest well," Wang Yao said calmly . He wasn't sure if Su Xiaoxue could hear what he said clearly .
"Silence your thoughts and calm your heart, with calm comes clarity . Without expending effort, without perturbations…" Wang Yao softly recited a few lines from the Natural Classics .
"What's that?" Su Xiaoxue's mother, Song Ruiping, heard it and asked . She was surprised and showed signs of incomprehension .
"It's a line from the classics," Wang Yao replied, smiling .
He also did not know why he suddenly recited this line . This was, after all, a book from the system which held many mysteries . He cultivated his inner breathing technique through learning from this book as well as cleared up many channels and meridians . Feeling sympathy for Su Xiaoxue, he thus decided to recite a few lines, in hopes that she could hear it and ponder over it .
"Tomorrow, before I leave, I will come and visit one more time . "
"Many thanks . "
Song Ruiping saw Wang Yao out . Only after seeing Chen Ying drive off did she then return into the house .
"Just now, what was he reciting?" She asked her son .
"It seems to be some Taoist scripture . I will ask Dr . Chen . "
"Okay . "
Over the phone, he recited a few lines that he remembered from the scripture . Wang Yao's voice was very soft, and he wasn't paying much attention . Therefore, he had only heard a few lines and did not remember the whole thing .
"This is the Natural Classics; it's one of the scriptures from Taoism that talks about the path of nature . It can be used to calm one's mind and heart," Dr . Chen replied over the phone .
"I never thought this young man was so familiar with Taoist scriptures as well! Could he be a doctor from the legends? But his methods aren't the same . "
. . .
It was getting late . A crescent moon hung in the sky .
Wang Yao and Chen Ying arrived at a special place—the Great Wall of China .
That's right; it was the Great Wall . It wasn't in the day, but at night . He suddenly had an inspiration and wanted to see it . That's why they had come .
"This place gives people a comfortable feeling!"
One great wall, stretching for ten thousand miles, traversing across the world—it was made of individual bricks and stones, and it had an impressive majesty . At the same time, who knew how many bones were buried beneath this wall .
That night, Wang Yao felt something stirring within his heart .
His body started moving, sometimes moving fast, sometimes moving slowly . His palms and fists were crisscrossing .
Chen Ying moved to the side . She heard the sound of wind; that was the sound of wind created from Wang Yao's punching and palming .
Boom!
Suddenly, there was the sound of an explosion, as though someone had set off explosives .
"What?!" Chen Ying suddenly exclaimed . She was stunned, as though she had seen a ghost .
Wang Yao's eyes lit up, and his body trembled . He had opened another meridian!
This was a pleasant surprise .
Just now, that punch had originated from Zhou Xiong's book of fist arts . Complexity in simplicity, one punch splitting the air . It was called "air-splitting fist . "
He stood there pondering, gathering his thoughts for a good while before finally turning towards Chen Ying .