To everyone’s surprise, Mu Lin spoke fluent Berlin-accented German, leaving both the senator and his personal physician utterly stunned. According to their investigation, Mu Lin had only settled in Salt Lake City, U.S., a year ago, and had been studying at a university ever since. He had never been to Germany, and the professor’s accent was clearly from Munich, so obviously Mu Lin couldn’t have learned German from the professor. This contradiction with their gathered intelligence naturally shocked them, but it also further deepened Mu Lin’s air of mystery in their eyes.
Without paying attention to their reactions, Mu Lin continued, “The senator has been using the most advanced antibiotic medications available, but due to the high dosage, he has developed serious drug resistance, which is one of the reasons his condition has worsened. The reason I do not use antibiotics is because I plan to treat the senator using traditional Chinese acupuncture. The medications I have prescribed are meant to relax the patient and help him enter a calm state, which also aids my treatment. Now, you two can discuss it amongst yourselves. I’ll wait here for five minutes while you make your decision.” With that, Mu Lin sat down on the sofa in the outer room, closed his eyes, and began to conserve his energy.
Helplessly, the professor discussed the matter with the senator and then sent the personal physician out. As soon as the physician exited the front door, he was immediately subdued by heavily armed special police who had arrived. The officers simply asked the doctor whether Mu Lin was inside. Startled by the sight of the fully armed officers, the doctor thought something serious must have happened. When he heard the officers asking about Daniel Mu, he was secretly delighted, thinking that Mu Lin must have gotten into trouble. He simply pointed inside to indicate that the person was still there. Seeing the doctor’s excited expression, the officers assumed it was relief at being rescued and didn’t think much of it. They didn’t question the doctor further. After confirming that Mu Lin was still inside, they requested instructions and, upon receiving orders, launched an immediate raid, breaking through the door and rushing into the living room, only to be shocked by what they saw. Mu Lin and the professor were in the inner room, and the officers at the window hesitated to enter, fearing Mu Lin might harm the hostages. The officers found themselves in a difficult position. Seeing this, the professor immediately walked out to ask what was happening.
Seeing the professor freely entering and exiting, the officers were astonished. Weren’t the professor and the senator being held hostage? How could they move around so freely? When the professor received no answers after repeated inquiries, he began to get angry. “Get out! All of you, get out! If you disrupt the senator’s treatment and damage relations between our two countries, the government and I will throw you all in prison for the rest of your lives!” At this moment, the FBI team leader rushed over and quickly explained the situation. The professor became furious at the guards who had been knocked down by Mu Lin and were now standing again. “You’re all a bunch of idiots! Didn’t I tell you my student would come and help me treat the senator? Why did you have to mistreat him after finding his ID?” Only now did the professor realize why Mu Lin had been so angry earlier. Now he was thinking about how to appease Mu Lin. He immediately ordered the guards to apologize to Mu Lin to seek his forgiveness.
At this time, Mu Lin had already been called in by the professor. Sitting by the bed, he took the senator’s hand and began examining his condition using the Holographic Meridian Diagnosis technique. This diagnostic method primarily involves observing the luster and condition of the skin on the patient’s hand. The hand-based holographic diagnostic method includes observing changes in the holographic points on the hand corresponding to various internal organs and body parts to assess the patient’s health status. It also includes diagnostic techniques based on the second metacarpal bone holographic acupoint cluster and observing the veins on the palm for diagnosis.
At the same time, Mu Lin continued to use his spiritual awareness to examine the senator’s condition. Only by accurately diagnosing the condition could he better select the appropriate acupoints. Otherwise, a slight mistake could lead to serious consequences. Diagnosis is particularly important in traditional Chinese medicine. For example, Yin Qiao San is used to treat colds. Western medicine conducts experiments without considering the underlying causes, unaware that this formula is only suitable for wind-heat invasion. Wind-cold invasion requires Jing Fang Bai Du San, qi-deficiency colds require Shen Su Yin, yang-deficiency colds require Zai Zao San, and blood-deficiency colds require Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin. Cold with internal fluid retention requires Xiao Qing Long Tang. Western doctors often compare a single herbal formula with Western medicine for treating a specific disease and then draw conclusions (because they don’t understand the concept of syndrome differentiation and treatment in TCM).
Now the officers were in a difficult position. Not only had they been beaten up by Mu Lin earlier, but now they were also accused of false alarm, reportedly causing chaos in the city. They had no idea how they would explain this in their report. On top of that, they were ordered to apologize to Mu Lin. How frustrated and resentful must they feel? Under their superiors’ orders, they reluctantly entered to apologize to Mu Lin.
Mu Lin paid no attention to the commotion outside. When he saw the officers entering again, he simply stared at them silently. When the officers finally stammered out their purpose, Mu Lin merely gave a brief, indifferent response. His current level of cultivation had made him indifferent to such ordinary people. As the instigator of this chaos, he was unaware of the entire incident. However, the entire Boston police force remembered this troublemaker well, just hoping that no foolish idiot would provoke him again and cause more trouble for them.
Professor Chris Landen was a fat man, while the senator was exactly the opposite—suffering from asthma due to qi deficiency. Combined with the patient’s congenital weakness and insufficient qi and blood, his treatment plan couldn’t be the same as the professor’s. This time, Mu Lin planned to rely entirely on acupuncture, naturally avoiding any medication. Otherwise, the patient might think that although Chinese herbs are bitter, they are still better than being stuck with several needles. However, due to restrictions on importing Chinese medicinal herbs from mainland China, the only beneficiaries would be smaller countries. Thinking about this, Mu Lin turned to the professor and said, “Professor, the two of you have completely different conditions from a TCM perspective. You have yang-deficiency asthma, which eventually leads to heart failure. The senator suffers from yin-deficiency asthma, which also leads to heart failure. Now I plan to first use massage therapy and auricular acupuncture to replenish his qi and blood. After two days of treatment, I will finally use acupuncture to completely cure the senator. What do you think?”
Professor Chris Landen was completely confused by Mu Lin’s talk of yang deficiency and yin deficiency, his mind going blank. In his opinion, both cases were heart failure caused by asthma. How could TCM diagnosis identify two different conditions with different treatment methods, unlike Western medicine? In Western medicine, as long as the condition is the same, the treatment method, medication, and dosage are basically the same. Anyone who has carefully observed in a hospital should understand this.
Eventually, Professor Chris Landen stopped worrying about yin deficiency and yang deficiency, as long as Mu Lin could cure the disease. “Daniel, how many days do you need to cure the senator?”
Mu Lin replied decisively, “Three days will be enough!”
“Three days? My goodness, my treatment took a whole week. How come the senator’s severe condition can be cured in just three days? Daniel, I beg you to reconsider your treatment plan carefully.” The old man was somewhat puzzled.
Mu Lin planned to use his true energy for the initial treatment and had to make a successful start. Because the senator, a political figure from Germany, had come to Stevenson Hospital in Boston, U.S., for treatment, this case had certainly drawn widespread attention. Although Stevenson Hospital was somewhat famous locally, it wasn’t ranked highly globally, and its focus was on neurosurgery. Therefore, Mu Lin guessed that many political figures were closely watching this treatment, concerned about the entire process because it was directly related to their own interests. However, Mu Lin hadn’t expected the professor to misunderstand him in this way. Smiling, he said to the professor, “Professor, when have you ever heard me exaggerate? Because the senator’s condition is different from yours, the treatment plan must also be different. If the treatment plans are different, how could the required time be the same?”
Finally, the old man was completely confused by Mu Lin’s “same” and “different” reasoning and finally waved his hand, saying, “Alright, Daniel, go ahead with your treatment plan. But for now, let’s keep it confidential from the outside world.” The old man was still worried that Mu Lin might be exaggerating and wanted to leave himself an escape route.
After giving the patient the prescribed dose and waiting half an hour, Mu Lin began preparing for the first massage therapy. This time, he used a small amount of true energy and applied the tonifying method to massage the three yin and yang meridians of the patient’s hands, primarily to initially unblock the patient’s long-stagnant meridians and help the patient’s own body generate resistance. At this point, the senator was already comfortably asleep.
After resting for an hour, Mu Lin began massaging the patient’s foot three yang and yin meridians. He told the senator, “Sir, this massage might make you feel somewhat uncomfortable, but I hope you can endure it. Also, after the massage, you may need to defecate, and the amount might be quite large, so please don’t be alarmed. Just drink some clear chicken soup an hour after defecation. I think you need someone to arrange this for your diet.”
The senator solemnly promised not to fear the pain and immediately arranged for someone to start stewing chicken and preparing dinner. Thus, Mu Lin began the massage, this time using the purging method. By stimulating the foot three yang and yin meridians, the toxins accumulated in the patient’s body were expelled through the excretory system. Half an hour later, the morning treatment session ended. As soon as the senator came out, he rushed to the bathroom, his speed surprising even Mu Lin.
Mu Lin reminded the patient that he could only drink chicken soup and eat some congee in the morning, and in the afternoon, he could drink chicken soup and eat some bread, but he was not allowed to eat anything else, or he would bear the consequences. Then Mu Lin left the ward with the professor, planning to return the next day for the next stage of treatment. This book is first published on Qidian.
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