Chapter 2426 - 2419: Heir of the Medical Saint
Zhang Zhongjing widely collected medical prescriptions and wrote the monumental work "Treatise on Cold Pathogenic and Miscellaneous Diseases." The principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment established by it is the basic principle of clinical traditional Chinese medicine, and it is the soul of traditional Chinese medicine.
At that time, the Zhang Family was among the Five Great Divine Medical Families of the Imperial Capital.
However, due to a medical incident, the Zhang Family’s status declined, and they were eventually removed from the Four Great Divine Medical Families.
It was during the treatment of an extremely important person, conducted by Zhang Xi’s parents. During acupuncture, an acupoint mistake led to the death of the important person. Because of this, Zhang Xi’s parents both took poison and committed suicide. The entire Zhang Family was left with only Zhang Zhiyou and Zhang Xi, the grandfather and granddaughter, to manage affairs.
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Ultimately, they still could not escape the fate of destruction.
"My father was the most outstanding disciple of the Zhang Family, inheriting the true teachings of the ancestors. How could he possibly make an acupoint mistake? It was definitely a conspiracy, yet those so-called divine doctors immediately concluded it was my father’s fault. Although those in power did not pursue my father’s responsibility, in the end, my father still committed suicide, and my grandfather also..." Zhang Xi began to cry.
"Do you want to win first place just to clear your father’s name?" Wang Dadong asked sympathetically upon hearing Zhang Xi’s story.
"Since I was nine years old, I have been desperately learning the Zhang Family’s medical skills from my grandfather, just to prove that the Zhang Family’s medical skills are not inferior, unable to even pinpoint acupoints! Originally, I thought that winning the championship in this competition would allow me to clear my father’s name with those conditions, but I didn’t expect..."
"Don’t worry, even if you don’t get first place, I will help you seek justice for your father." Wang Dadong sighed. It wasn’t that he liked to meddle, but Zhang Xi absolutely had the strength to compete for first place. It’s just unfortunate she encountered him.
Zhang Xi suddenly raised her head, her tearful eyes shining as she looked at Wang Dadong, "Do you, do you believe my father is innocent?"
Wang Dadong nodded seriously, "Of course I believe you. I believe that the descendant of the Medical Saint cannot even make an acupoint mistake."
"Thank you, thank you!"
"By the way, you just mentioned something about your grandfather?"
At the mention of her grandfather, Zhang Xi’s gaze dimmed, "Grandfather, in teaching me medicine, has overworked himself and is nearly at the end of his life..."
Zhang Xi suddenly remembered Mi Xue’s performance at the medical exchange contest, and her face immediately showed a hint of joy, "Your teacher is very skilled; can your teacher treat my grandfather?"
"No need for my teacher to intervene, I can handle it." Wang Dadong said confidently.
"Can you really?" A hint of doubt appeared on Zhang Xi’s face. After all, in the medical exchange contest, Wang Dadong’s performance was not outstanding, not even surpassing her.
"Don’t worry, I have fully inherited my teacher’s true teachings. No, I have surpassed my teacher." Wang Dadong patted his chest and promised.
Following Zhang Xi, Wang Dadong reached a shantytown. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Wang Dadong would never believe that such a place still existed in the city of Jingnan. It was full of single-story houses with red bricks and tiles, weathered over time, and it was a good condition. Some people’s homes were built entirely of wooden boards and torn oil paper, starkly contrasting the bustling city.
But soon, this place would likely disappear too, as Wang Dadong saw a large "demolish" character painted on a brick wall.
Seeing Wang Dadong startled there, Zhang Xi was a little embarrassed. "Since we left the Imperial Capital, our Zhang Family’s medical license was revoked, making it impossible to practice medicine and earn a living. If the competition weren’t held in Jingnan City, I wouldn’t have been able to participate..."
Hearing Zhang Xi’s words, a wave of intervention rose in Wang Dadong’s eyes. Once a noble medical family, descendants of the Medical Ancestor and Medical Saint, unexpectedly reduced to this state. A doctor unable to practice medicine to save people—what a great tragedy.
Wang Dadong smiled slightly, indicating it was no problem. He naturally wouldn’t look down on Zhang Xi.
His childhood was much worse than Zhang Xi’s.
Suddenly, a braking sound came from behind. The two turned to look and saw three black vans. As the doors opened, several people with steel pipes emerged.
Among them, one had hair in a chicken nest-like mess, with a few strands dyed yellow. He wore sunglasses and had a cigarette hanging from his mouth, with an earring on his right ear.
A typical gangster appearance.
After getting out of the car, the gangster pointed at the dozen houses in front of him and said, "Are these the dozens of households refusing to relocate? Go and smash their houses!"
A few young men with short sticks immediately rushed over, kicked the doors open, and started smashing things inside.
An elderly person was pushed out of the house, falling to the ground, and cursed loudly, "You are robbers, smashing things in broad daylight. I won’t move out even if I die!"
The yellow-haired young man walked over, stepped on the old man’s leg, and the old man let out a scream.
"Damn it, you old coot, will you move or not? If you won’t, I’ll break your leg!" the yellow-haired youth threatened, clenching the cigarette in his teeth.
"Oh dear, is there no justice? You are hitting people, I won’t move, even if you beat me to death!" the old man cried out.
"You stubborn old man, still holding your tongue, I’ll break your leg!" said the young man as he picked up a steel pipe to strike the old man’s leg.
"Stop!" Wang Dadong shouted.
The yellow-haired youth glanced at Wang Dadong and sneered, "Kid, mind your own business, or you’ll get into trouble!"
"I’m definitely getting involved in this. Let go of the old man, apologize, and compensate for medical expenses!" Wang Dadong demanded.
"Who are you to dare interfere in Jingnan City’s Old Buddha’s affairs? You’re courting death!" a young man shouted, pointing at Wang Dadong.
Upon hearing the words "Old Buddha," Zhang Xi’s body trembled with fear, "Wang Dadong, you better leave. Old Buddha is a notorious gang. If you provoke them, nothing good will come of it."
Zhang Xi was so frightened she couldn’t even bother about asking Wang Dadong to treat her grandfather.
Upon hearing this, Wang Dadong sneered with disdain, "Usually, those who provoke me end up with no good result."
Wang Dadong walked to the old man’s side and helped him up, "I hate it when people point their fingers at me!"
After saying this, he grabbed the finger of the person pointing at him and twisted it hard, causing the person to cry out in pain. Then Wang Dadong kicked him away.
"Damn it, you’re picking a fight with me, aren’t you? Brothers, break his bones!" the yellow-haired youth shouted.
The gangsters who were busy smashing things immediately rushed at Wang Dadong with steel pipes.
Wang Dadong sneered, "You fools think you can break my bones! I’m the one who’ll break yours!"
Wang Dadong kicked the nearest gangster to the ground, took the steel pipe from him, and started beating the approaching individuals fiercely.