542: Chapter 531: The Second Round of Competition 542: Chapter 531: The Second Round of Competition Firstly, both Ning Fan and Old Tang were absolute experts in the realm of traditional Chinese medicine, and their basic skills were evident; no one was surprised, and there was nothing particularly remarkable about it.
Therefore, people from the Chinese Medicine Family came up with this idea.
Of course, if it had been a normal person, with their martial prowess, they naturally would have spotted it instantly.
So they found an ordinary person and merely told him he was ill, without revealing what the illness was.
Faced with such a large audience, and knowing that he was ill but not the specific illness, this person would naturally develop a psychological condition.
Furthermore, facing so many people, plus having an elder from the Tang Clan treat him, this person would naturally be very nervous; under these circumstances, his pulse and breathing might vary slightly.
This wasn’t due to being ill; it was purely because this person was nervous.
Therefore, when the two started examining this person, they would find his pulse and breathing very difficult to grasp.
Of course, true experts could still distinguish these differences, but Old Tang thought that since it was a competition, it seemed unlikely that they would bring someone who was not ill.
So that was why Old Tang had that expression initially.
Although he had realized the person was not ill, he wasn’t completely sure, so he was somewhat hesitant.
Now, hearing the other party’s explanation, Old Tang finally heaved a sigh of relief.
It had been a long time since he had felt this way.
As the helmsman of the Tang Clan, he had not been this nervous in a long time, especially during treatment.
“Indeed, it’s a clever tactic,” Ning Fan remarked seriously.
Putting aside other considerations, if it hadn’t been Ning Fan and Old Tang participating in the competition today, other traditional Chinese doctors probably would not know what to do.
Moreover, when a person’s pulse shows such conditions, it is very easy for a misdiagnosis to occur, mistaking it for another disease.
“Haha…
It was just a simple little test, and now the test is over.
I believe everyone can directly feel both of your skills, so, this first round is a draw, also serving as a warm-up for both of you.
Note that from here, your competition truly begins,” the person spoke with a steady spirit in a clear voice.
This person spoke lightly, but discerning individuals could instantly see the peril involved.
If it was just treating a person, it’s normal for the subject not to be ill.
But in the process of a competition, if you can’t discern what illness the subject might have, you start to doubt yourself.
Luckily, both Old Tang and Ning Fan were not ordinary people, otherwise, a single oversight or mistake, and this first round could have directly decided the winner.
However, due to this first round, everyone also realized, naturally not needing to mention Old Tang, that Ning Fan’s abilities were so formidable, which was beyond many people’s expectations.
All those present were not ordinary, and the detailed issues were also very clear.
Old Tang stood there, still smiling, but he felt that something was not quite right inside.
He turned his head towards Ning Fan.
He knew his own performance and after checking, he was very unsure of his diagnostic result at the time.
Moreover, it took him fifteen minutes, and although Ning Fan also took exactly fifteen minutes, this was too coincidental.
He had been paying attention to Ning Fan all along; when Ning Fan took the pulse, it only took ten minutes, and during the remaining five minutes, was Ning Fan asking about the condition?
Exactly fifteen minutes to finish?
Old Tang had a vague feeling that perhaps Ning Fan had intentionally stretched the time to fifteen minutes.
So why was that?
Wasn’t it better to perform well in the first round?
Old Tang’s mind was filled with chaotic thoughts as the second round of the competition began.
This second round had simple rules; two patients had been prepared in advance.
The fastest to diagnose their illnesses and treat them on the spot without the aid of any tools would win, with a condition that during treatment, the patients should not experience any pain.
Ning Fan was somewhat surprised; without using any tools, he could manage it because he possessed True Qi, but what about the others?
In traditional Chinese medicine, whether it starts with acupuncture or something else, tools are still more often required.
But then, Ning Fan saw the so-called patients, and he suddenly understood the purpose of this test.
These two people, without needing a diagnosis, he could tell at a glance that they suffered from cervical spondylosis.
Cervical spondylosis was not considered a severe disease, although these two were indeed quite severe, but it should be noted that in the second round of the competition, diagnosis and rapid treatment of the two were required.
And since no tools could be used, in traditional Chinese medicine, there was only one method to treat them, which was massage.
Many people knew how to perform massages, but to specialize in it was difficult; it’s also somewhat traditional in Chinese medicine.
Cervical spondylosis, requiring a long period of conditioning and recovery to be thoroughly treated, while massage could be quick, but to cure it in a short period required an ultimate understanding of the discipline!
With Old Tang’s martial prowess, Ning Fan knew his capabilities were definitely not poor, and curing it within a short period was not impossible; but now the problem came, also the biggest issue, which was the pain.
Because in the rules, another condition was that during treatment, the patient must not feel pain.
Considering the degree of these two individuals’ conditions, even a slightly bigger movement could cause extreme pain, to not feel it at all really put the precision and technique of the massage to the test.
Unexpectedly, a simple second round of the competition turned out to be quite a challenge due to these people’s creativity.
Ning Fan himself had no issues, but he was unsure about Old Tang.
During the competition process, to avoid spying on each other, two small tents were temporarily set up, and the patients entered them respectively, while Ning Fan and Old Tang also each chose a patient to start the competition with.
As for who to choose, it actually didn’t matter, as the severity of both patients’ conditions was about the same.
“Alright, now, the second round of the competition begins,” the person shouted out, and Ning Fan and Old Tang randomly entered a tent each.
For this round of competition, it was wise of Old Tang to let the people from the Chinese Medicine Family act as intermediaries, or rather as judges.
After all, this was Tang Clan’s territory, and if someone from Tang Clan were hosting, it would be hard to believe there wouldn’t be any trickery.