A Shocked Guan
Guan Xuemin couldn't help but look at Lin Yi deeply at the thought- he felt a little ashamed of himself for acting like an old man … But then again, medical students were all brave people. It was understandable that Guan Xuemin's thoughts were avant-garde.
"Ah, I did for a while." Lin Yi nodded. "Naturally, I'd like to thank you on behalf of my team."
"I won't stand on ceremony if that's the case, Mister Lin. Please, come to the study. I've got some medical questions I'd like to ask you, Mister Lin … …" Guan Xuemin said.
"Call me Lin Yi or Yi, Mister Lin. It's a little awkward." Lin Yi said. "Not exactly teaching, but sparring."
"Alright, I'll call you Yi then. Don't call me Dean Guan, call me Grandpa Guan or Elder Guan. I'm a little embarrassed calling me dean." Guan Xuemin didn't act pretentiously- he was Huaijun's elder in terms of seniority, and Lin Yi was in the same generation as Huaijun. Calling him Grandpa Guan wasn't a bad thing at all.
"Then I'll call you Grandpa Guan." Lin Yi said casually. Lin Yi wasn't an arrogant man- he'd return the favor ten times over. If you're polite to me, I'll respect you even more.
The two entered the study. Huaijun didn't know any medicine, so there was no point in going in. He was only here to introduce Lin Yi to Lin Yi, and there was nothing left for him to do now that his mission was complete.
"Grandpa Guan, Lin Yi, you guys talk, I'll watch some TV outside." Huaijun said, standing at the door instead of going in.
"That's fine- just treat it like your own home- get anything you want to eat from the kitchen." Guan Xuemin nodded, knowing that Huaijun wouldn't be interested in a place like this.
Guan Xuemin's study was filled with a scholarly aura. There were long bookshelves on both sides of the room, filled with medical books ranging from Eastern medicine to Western medicine, from thread-bound manuscripts to original works in foreign languages.
"I've made a fool of myself." Xuemin said with a smile as he saw Lin Yi looking at the shelves. "Most of these books are flashy but useless. It's fine to buy them and look at them, but it's hard to learn anything from them."
"The Yellow Emperor's Canon is fine, though. I read it when I first started." Lin Yi nodded as he pointed at the books on the shelf.
"The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine … is indeed one of the few remaining gems in Chinese medicine," Guan Xuemin nodded. "But, it's a pity …"
"Pity?" Lin Yi asked, confused. "Grandpa Guan, what's a pity?"
"It's a pity that out of the eleven medical classics recorded in the Annals of Han Dynasty, only the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor remains!" Guan Xuemin said regretfully, "The Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor is already so impressive. I wonder how good the others are!"
"Ah … …" Lin Yi smiled faintly as he looked at the pained expression on Guan Xuemin's face, not knowing what to say.
"According to the Seven Classics recorded in the Book of Han Yi Wen Zhi, the Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine, Bian Que's Canon of Internal Medicine, Bian Que's Canon of Internal Medicine, Bai's Canon of Internal Medicine, Bai's Canon of Internal Medicine, and Side Chapters existed alongside the Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine." Guan Xuemin didn't notice the look on Lin Yi's face. "The glory days of Eastern medicine would've been just around the corner if all of these were still around … What a pity, what a pity!"
"Ah, I've read the Bian Que's Canon." Lin Yi said after a moment of hesitation. First of all, he had a good impression of Xuemin, and secondly, the treatment plan for Yang Huaijun was based on an example from Bian Que's Canon of Internal Medicine. It'd be hard for Lin Yi to explain if Xuemin were to ask about the theory behind it, so he might as well use Bian Que's Canon as an excuse.
"You've … read the Bian Que's Canon?" Guan Xuemin was crestfallen. It was only natural that he'd lost his composure a little. He'd reached the peak of Eastern medicine, and it'd be very, very difficult for him to take another step forward. After all, there were no other books he could refer to, and he couldn't rely on himself to figure things out. He blinked when he heard Lin Yi say that he'd read the Bian Que's Canon. "It's not a fake?"
A fake version of Bian Que's Canon of Internal Medicine had appeared before, but it was later proven to be the real Bian Que's Canon of Internal Medicine. Guan Xuemin had also read it. Although the contents were good, it was a bit of a stretch to call it a divine medical book on par with Huang Di's Canon of Internal Medicine.
"I read some of it from an elder when I was young." Lin Yi nodded. "Jun Bro's condition is quite similar to an example from the Bian Que's Canon. I'm just extending some of the information from the book, and that's how I came up with the prescription."
Lin Yi's words were a way of explaining that the book he'd read wasn't a fake, and Guan Xuemin understood that as well. He'd read the fake copy himself, and there was no mention of Huaijun's condition.
"Really?" Guan Xuemin was a little excited. "Can I take a look … …"
Guan Xuemin smiled bitterly before Lin Yi could say anything. "I'm sorry, I lost my composure a little. It's your elder's … … It's only natural that I wouldn't show it to others. I was being rude, Yi, I hope you don't mind."
"Ah, it's nothing." Lin Yi smiled. This elder was naturally his old man. He had brought back a huge pile of rare ancient books from the Miao village in Yunnan. It was said that a traitor of the Miao village called "Elder You" had collected them in order to practice his evil arts. In the end, "Elder You" was killed by his shifu, and "Elder You"'s belongings were split between his shifu and his old man.
"I'd like to ask Grandpa Guan to take a look if there's a chance." Lin Yi wasn't a stingy man- Xuemin hadn't healed Huaijun, but Huaijun would've died if it weren't for him. Huaijun wouldn't have made it this far, and Lin Yi had always been grateful towards Xuemin.
"Really … … That's great!" Guan Xuemin was a little excited, but thinking that Lin Yi was just being courteous, he couldn't just let it slide, could he? Guan Xuemin had heard of the existence of lost medical books in some hidden Traditional Chinese Medicine families. However, he had only heard of it and had never seen it before! Guan Xuemin naturally assumed that Lin Yi's elder was from some hidden house after hearing Lin Yi's words. How could he have the nerve to look at someone's family heirloom? So he hurriedly said, "If it's difficult, then forget it. It's fine."
"It's fine." Lin Yi could make the decision, and his old man wouldn't say anything with his shifu backing him up. "I'll bring it back with me the next time I go home."
"Ah? How can I … … "Guan Xuemin jumped in fright. How could he just take something like that around? What if he lost it? Even if it was a photocopy, it couldn't be passed around! "If it's convenient, I'll go with you?"
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