Chapter 501: No Need to Study It

Chapter 501: Chapter 501: No Need to Study It

Cui Youzhe’s words were so shameless that Dragon Country’s netizens instantly tore him to shreds online.

But the netizens from Country H grew excited!

[Divine Doctor Cui is right! Cheng Yuan was just standing on the shoulders of a giant—Teacher Pu! In reality, Teacher Pu cured the vast majority of Patient Nine’s condition. What does that have to do with Cheng Yuan?]

[I was almost fooled by Cheng Yuan! Thank goodness Divine Doctor Cui’s words snapped me back to reality!]

[Cheng Yuan is so shameless, taking credit for Teacher Pu’s work like that.]

In an instant, the online flame war erupted once more!

The Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors from Dragon Country turned pale with rage, their cold stares fixed on Cui Youzhe.

Divine Doctor Xue was the first to step forward. "Dr. Cui, you can eat whatever you like, but you can’t just say whatever you like! It’s obvious at a glance who is superior. Are you sure you want to keep pushing this nonsense?"

Even a senior as humble and open-minded as Jiang Daoyue was so angry his beard was twitching.

"Dr. Cui, I dare you to search your conscience and repeat what you just said. Did Divine Doctor Cheng really ride on Divine Doctor Pu’s coattails? Would Divine Doctor Pu himself dare to make such a claim?"

Park Hao lowered his head, a hint of guilt on his face. He certainly wouldn’t dare to claim that Cheng Yuan had ridden his coattails!

Whether he had performed the preliminary treatment or not, Cheng Yuan could have fully healed Zhang Dakuan!

Of course, Park Hao wasn’t going to step forward and set the record straight for Cheng Yuan. He was now representing the honor of Korean Medicine; he could not lose!

Moreover, Park Hao believed that Cheng Yuan had simply gotten lucky and learned an Ancient Needle Technique—’Heaven-Burning Fire’.

’Cheng Yuan has only surpassed me in treating orthopedic conditions!’

’With my Qi-Guided Needle, I, Park Hao, still have a chance to turn the tables!’

It had to be said, Cui Youzhe had taken the spirit of shamelessness to its absolute peak.

"Of course I dare to say it with a clear conscience. It was Teacher Pu who stabilized Patient Nine’s condition, which then allowed Dr. Cheng to cure him completely! If you don’t believe me, let the patient speak for himself!"

All eyes turned to Zhang Dakuan.

Emotionally, Zhang Dakuan was on Cheng Yuan’s side. After all, Cheng Yuan was the one who had completely cured him.

But Zhang Dakuan was an honest man and chose to speak the truth.

"Divine Doctor Pu did indeed help bring my condition under control, and Divine Doctor Cheng’s treatment had an immediate effect."

The Korean Medicine faction and the netizens from Country H were thrilled!

The Divine Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the netizens from Dragon Country trembled with rage!

This Cui Youzhe was clearly taking advantage of the patient’s lack of medical knowledge, tricking him into giving this testimony.

Cheng Yuan, however, was not the least bit bothered. He said calmly, "Why not have another round? This time, I’ll go first."

Seeing how calm Cheng Yuan was, the anger in the hearts of the Divine Doctors and Dragon Country’s netizens gradually subsided.

’If Divine Doctor Cheng himself wasn’t angry, what was the point of them getting worked up?’

’With the Acupuncture Technique Divine Doctor Cheng just displayed, the patient was cured in an instant. Park Hao wouldn’t even get a chance to act!’

All at once, the Divine Doctors turned to look at Park Hao with mocking eyes, waiting to watch him make a fool of himself.

Of course, Park Hao knew what the Divine Doctors from Dragon Country were thinking, but he had no intention of letting them have their way.

A slight smile touched the corners of Park Hao’s lips. "I suggest we change the competition format for the next round!"

The Divine Doctors from Dragon Country rejected his proposal without hesitation.

"Dr. Park, changing the content of the competition at the last minute is going a bit too far, don’t you think?"

"Dr. Park, are you afraid you’ll lose?"

Park Hao was not the least bit flustered. He said with a faint smile, "I am certainly not afraid of losing. Rather, I don’t want another similar dispute to arise! The format I’m proposing will make the winner and loser clear at a glance! There will be no room for argument!"

This...

Park Hao spoke with such righteous conviction that the Divine Doctors from Dragon Country found themselves unable to argue, and could only look instinctively toward Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan, having absolute confidence in himself, shrugged nonchalantly. "If you want to change it, let’s change it."

Park Hao clapped his hands lightly. His assistant hurried to open the large wooden box he was carrying, revealing a golden Copper Man to the crowd.

Pointing to the figure, Park Hao said with a smile, "This is an Acupuncture Copper Man that I happened to obtain! Legend has it that it was personally forged by the ancient Divine Doctor of Country H, Bian Que. How about we use this Acupuncture Copper Man for our contest?"

The crowd couldn’t help but roll their eyes. A moment ago, Park Hao was at least putting on an act, but now he had dropped all pretense!

’Since when was Bian Que a Divine Doctor from their Country H?’

’How shameless!’

Netizens from Dragon Country frantically spammed the chat, cursing out Park Hao.

But the netizens from Country H saw nothing wrong with Park Hao’s statement—Bian Que *was* their country’s Divine Doctor!

Instantly, the flame war grew even more intense!

Cheng Yuan’s expression was very serious as he said, "A correction: Bian Que was a Divine Doctor from our Dragon Country during the Spring and Autumn Period. As for the competition format, I have no objection. I’d like to ask Divine Doctor Jiang to preside."

Before Jiang Daoyue could even step forward, Cui Youzhe jumped in and said in a heavy tone, "Divine Doctor Jiang has already presided over two rounds of the competition. It’s only logical that we from Korean Medicine should preside over the next one!"

Jiang Daoyue glanced at Cheng Yuan, seeking his opinion. Cheng Yuan gave an indifferent nod, and only then did Jiang Daoyue nod slightly in agreement.

"Fine."

Cui Youzhe stepped forward without hesitation and announced in a heavy voice, "According to modern medical knowledge, the human body has 52 single acupoints, 309 bilateral acupoints, and 50 extraordinary points, for a total of 720 acupoints. The next competition is simple: each person gets one minute. Whoever inserts the most Silver Needles wins! Dr. Cheng, do you have any objections?"

’720 acupoints in only one minute?’

With the exception of a very calm Divine Doctor Xue, all the other Divine Doctors looked toward Cheng Yuan with worry in their eyes.

After all, while Cheng Yuan’s ’Heaven-Burning Fire’ was stunning, his needling speed had been slow!

Park Hao’s Qi-Guided Needle, on the other hand, was incredibly fast. It was highly probable that he could place all 720 Silver Needles in under a minute!

Cheng Yuan didn’t answer right away. Instead, he activated his Double Pupil to examine the Acupuncture Copper Man.

As he studied it, Cheng Yuan’s eyebrow twitched slightly. ’Interesting.’

’According to the Celestial Witch Divine Needle, the human body doesn’t have 720 acupoints, but 728. There are eight hidden acupoints that are extremely difficult to detect.’

’And on this Acupuncture Copper Man, I also see 728 acupoints, not the 720 recognized by modern medicine!’

’The gold dust in eight of the acupoints seems to have solidified. Clearly, no one has needled these points in a very long time!’

Cheng Yuan felt completely confident.

Seeing Cheng Yuan remain silent for a long moment with a flickering gaze, Cui Youzhe’s lips curled into a smirk.

"Dr. Cheng, if you’re afraid, you can concede. There’s no shame in losing to the great Han Medical Needle Saint!"

Cheng Yuan shot Cui Youzhe a cool glance. "Sorry, the word ’surrender’ isn’t in my vocabulary. I have no objections. Shall we start now? Should I go first?"

While Cheng Yuan felt it didn’t matter, Jiang Daoyue didn’t want him to be at a disadvantage. In a heavy tone, Jiang Daoyue said, "This is Divine Doctor Pu’s Acupuncture Copper Man, which he has surely studied for a long time. It is only fair to allow Divine Doctor Cheng some time to examine it first."

"That is only fair."

Park Hao nodded without hesitation. After all, he knew exactly how difficult this Acupuncture Copper Man was. It had taken him a full two years to master it completely.

’Even if I let Cheng Yuan study it for a whole day, what could he possibly figure out?’ ℴ

However, to the surprise of Park Hao and everyone else, Cheng Yuan waved a dismissive hand. "There’s no need to examine it. We can start right now."