Chapter 1703 Pregnant women are prohibited from taking needles

“Alright, you go first in the first round.”

Su Dingfang nodded. His Disciple and daughter had similar levels of Medical skill. Considering age and experience, Chu Yun was slightly better, so he gave the first round to his Disciple.

“Thank you, Master. I won’t disappoint you.”

Chu Yun said, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his lips.

Then he turned to Ma Fu and the others: “Tell me, how should we compete in this first round?”

“As doctors, of course, we compete by treating patients,” Ma Fu said. “Later, when patients come, you and Ma Zhiqiang will take turns treating them. The one with the best results wins.

Of course, during this process, no one else is allowed to help, otherwise it will be considered a violation.”

Chu Yun arrogantly said, “Alright, today I’ll show you what true Medical skill is!”

After setting the rules, everyone began to wait. It was still early, and no patients had arrived yet.

But not long after, a woman in her twenties walked in from outside.

“Doctor, I need to see a doctor.”

“Come over here,” Chu Yun quickly called the woman to his examination table, then asked, “What’s bothering you?”

“My throat has been uncomfortable these past few days, my mouth is dry, I cough frequently, and my throat is swollen and painful…”

The woman briefly described her condition, then extended her wrist.

Chu Yun first took the woman’s pulse, then quickly withdrew his right hand and said confidently, “It’s nothing, you just have a bit of excessive internal heat.”

The woman asked, “Doctor, how should it be treated?”

“There are two treatment methods. One is to take some heat-reducing medicine, but heat-reducing medicines are usually quite bitter.

The other is to reduce the heat through acupuncture. I recommend this one; it’s faster and much more comfortable than taking medicine.”

The woman quickly said, “Then let’s do acupuncture, I’m most afraid of bitterness.”

“No problem, don’t worry, our Taiping Medical Center is best at acupuncture. My Grandmaster was known as the ‘Miraculous Needle Hand’ back in the day.”

Chu Yun said this while picking up his needle bag, then told the woman to lie down on the nearby bed.

Everyone else watched quietly from the side, no one spoke, and the cunning smile on Ma Fu’s face grew even wider.

Since the patient said she coughed frequently, his first needle was inserted into the Feishu and Hegu Acupoints to stop the cough.

Finally, for the symptoms of internal heat and sore throat, he inserted needles into several heat-reducing Acupoints, with the last needle going into the Quepen Acupoint.

This Acupoint has an excellent effect on stopping coughs, relieving asthma, and alleviating throat swelling and pain.

Su Dingfang watched from the side and nodded secretly. His Disciple’s needling was steady and accurate, having inherited eighty percent of his true teachings.

After retaining the needles for five minutes, Chu Yun withdrew all of them.

“How do you feel? Better?”

Everyone could see that after the acupuncture, the woman’s cough had significantly eased.

“Much better, Doctor! This Medical skill is truly remarkable…”

The woman was all smiles, praising him profusely.

Chu Yun looked triumphantly at the Ma Family father and son beside him, “I’ve finished treating this patient, and you’ve seen the results…”

He had just said this when the woman beside him suddenly frowned and cried out, “Doctor, why does my stomach hurt?”

“Stomach pain? That shouldn’t be.”

Chu Yun turned back: “Are you sure you’re not mistaken? My needling was accurate, there shouldn’t be any adverse reactions.”

Hearing him say that, the woman immediately got angry: “How can you say that, Doctor? My stomach is inside me, how could I be mistaken?”

As she spoke, her expression grew more painful, and cold sweat was already seeping from her forehead, clearly indicating she was in more severe pain.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take your pulse again.”

Chu Yun’s expression showed panic as he reached out and placed his hand on the woman’s pulse again.

“There’s no problem! This is just a symptom of internal heat, my treatment just now was perfectly fine…”

“You’re full of it…”

The woman was about to erupt in anger, but she suddenly collapsed onto the bed, and a pool of blood appeared beneath her.

“This… how could this be?”

Chu Yun was instantly flustered and at a loss.

“With your level, you dare to treat people? Get out of the way!” Ma Fu stood up and called to Ma Zhiqiang, “Quickly see what’s going on, don’t let anyone die.”

“Yes, Father!”

Ma Zhiqiang responded and stepped forward, placing his hand on the woman’s pulse. He quickly exclaimed in surprise, “It’s a slippery pulse! Are you pregnant?”

“I don’t know,” the woman said painfully. “My period hasn’t come for the past few days, I thought it was because of internal heat.”

When the woman said this, Su Dingfang and Su Caiwei both changed their expressions dramatically.

As old Chinese doctors who had practiced for many years, they could not be unaware of the special nature of pregnant women. It is said that acupuncture is forbidden for pregnant women; the Hegu, Sanyin, and Quepen Acupoints are absolutely not to be touched, as touching them would lead to miscarriage.

Logically speaking, as Su Dingfang’s Senior Disciple, Chu Yun should also know these things, but for some reason, he made such a basic mistake.

The woman cried out in fear, “What should I do? I want to keep my baby! My father’s family has been single-heir for three generations, and I’ve been married for years before having this child, I absolutely cannot miscarry!”

“Don’t worry, I happen to know a set of acupuncture techniques for fetal preservation. I’ll use it on you now, and it will definitely ensure your child is safe, with no danger whatsoever.”

Ma Zhiqiang finished speaking and moved like lightning, in the blink of an eye, he inserted dozens of silver needles into the woman’s Acupoints.

As the silver needles were inserted, the woman’s expression immediately eased, she was no longer in so much pain, and the bleeding also stopped.

“You’re fine now. I’ll also prescribe a formula for fetal preservation and calming the mind. Take it for a week, and I guarantee both mother and child will be worry-free.”

Ma Zhiqiang, calm and orderly, picked up paper and pen, quickly wrote a prescription, and handed it to the woman.

“Thank you, Doctor!”

The woman was full of joy, expressing her profound gratitude. After taking the prescription, she looked at Chu Yun beside her.

“I didn’t know I was pregnant, but as a doctor, how could you not know? You just randomly performed acupuncture on me! Thankfully, this young doctor saved my baby, otherwise, I wouldn’t be done with you!

Pah, quack!”

The woman spat fiercely at Chu Yun, then took the prescription and left.

Ma Fu looked triumphant: “Senior Brother, I don’t think I need to say who won and who lost this round, do I?”

Su Dingfang’s expression was terribly grim. His Disciple had not clarified the situation before performing acupuncture on the other party, almost causing a miscarriage.

And at that moment, Ma Zhiqiang intervened and saved the situation, preventing a major disaster. Thus, the superiority of one side was immediately evident.

Although he was unwilling to accept this fact, he was not a sore loser. He nodded and said, “We, Taiping Medical Center, concede this round.”

“Master, I’m sorry!”

Chu Yun’s expression was extremely ugly. He knelt before Su Dingfang with a thud, “It was your Disciple’s eagerness to win just now, so I didn’t notice her slippery pulse, which caused today’s mistake. Please punish your Disciple, Master.”

Su Dingfang sighed: “Never mind, a loss is a loss. In the future, when practicing medicine, you must avoid impulsiveness and never let such a thing happen again.”

Chu Yun lowered his head and said remorsefully, “Your Disciple understands.”

At this moment, Ma Fu said, “Senior Brother, it’s our turn now. You and I, Senior Brothers, haven’t competed in many years. Let’s have a good match now.

Let that old ghost in heaven see clearly who is truly his most outstanding Disciple.”