As dawn broke, Tang Yu stopped the car while passing a market, and the three of them found a restaurant to eat at.
"Song Hao!" Ji Dongyang, chewing his food, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Thank you! I treated you so badly before, yet you came to help me without holding a grudge." He then lowered his head.
Upon hearing this, Song Hao smiled and said with relief, "It's nothing, let's not dwell on the past. You are now a rare talent in the medical field, and it is my responsibility to protect you. I only hope that in the future you can make good use of the miraculous prescription without medicine to help the world and create a medical miracle. I witnessed it last night, and although I don't know the reason, the immediate effect was so miraculous that acupuncture and medicine could not achieve it. It can be seen that the extraordinary methods and techniques in medicine are not yet understood by ordinary people. Here, I express my respect to you and Senior Ji!"
"Have you heard of the wonders of medicine?" Ji Dongyang asked.
"A marvel of medicine!" Song Hao and Tang Yu were taken aback upon hearing this.
"Forbidden techniques, qi manipulation, incantations, and even medicineless remedies all fall into this category. They all heal without the aid of medicine, relying on the 'power of nature.' The former require a certain level of cultivation to perform, while medicineless remedies only require knowledge of numbers. There is a great number in the correspondence between man and heaven. When the two are not in harmony, illness arises. Performing a spell to bring their numbers into balance, yin and yang in harmony, will naturally resolve the illness. However, if one obtains a supernatural key, one can open the door to the ailment and release it," Ji Dongyang said.
"Can it really cure all diseases in the world?" Tang Yu asked.
Ji Dongyang shook his head and said, "Not entirely! It depends on how well you can 'discern numbers'. If you can achieve the ultimate harmony between man and destiny, there is nothing you cannot overcome."
"Number identification!?" Song Hao asked in surprise, "What is number identification?"
Ji Dongyang said, "When a doctor is treating a patient, he must differentiate the symptoms. If there is no magic prescription, then he must differentiate the numbers. He must differentiate by intention and by the great numbers of heaven and earth. Before that, he must thoroughly study the meaning of yin and yang and the five elements, and understand the great numbers of heaven, man and all things. Only then can he gain some understanding. The key is that there is a word 'enlightenment' in it."
Song Hao nodded and said, "Your 'discernment of intent' has also entered the Dao!"
Ji Dongyang ate a few more bites of food, glanced at Song Hao and Tang Yu, and said, "Aren't you going to ask me what the real secret of the 'Medicine-Free Divine Formula' is, and how to determine its formula?"
Song Hao laughed and said, "That's your secret. As fellow doctors, we are curious, but if you don't tell us, we have no right to ask."
Tang Yu sneered, "You might as well lie in your coffin with the secret of your incurable remedy in your heart. The world will still turn, and the sun will still shine on the earth. Your kind of miraculous remedy that renders medicine useless may be suitable for the universe but not for Earth."
Ji Dongyang listened without saying a word and lowered his head to eat. The miraculous formula that his family had obtained at the cost of their lives was something he wanted to keep to himself and was unwilling to easily show to others, let alone pass on to them.
After the meal, the three continued their journey by car.
Just then, Song Hao's phone rang. He picked it up and smiled, "It's Yingying." He then answered the call.
"Song Hao, where are you now?" Luo Feiying asked.
"We're on our way to Xining. Is everything alright at Tianyi Hall?" Song Hao replied.
"Everything is fine, but I'm in a bad mood. I should have let Xiao Wu watch the house; I would have gone with you all instead," Luo Feiying said resentfully.
“Grandpa and those masters are all getting old, and the Heavenly Medicine Hall needs someone in charge. Don’t worry, we’ll be back soon after we finish our business,” Song Hao said.
"Why...why did you invite Qiu Ru, this pretty girl, back? Is the house already messy enough?" Luo Feiying hesitated for a moment, then said reproachfully.
"What did you say? What happened to Qiu Ru?" Song Hao asked in surprise, not understanding what he meant. He hadn't heard clearly because he was in a moving car.
"It's nothing! Look how nervous you are." Luo Feiying changed the subject and said, "That old Taoist Xiao from Shangqing Temple, who is also your master, sent a carload of medical books and ancient texts, saying they were a gift for you to be added to the Tianyi Hall's collection. I've already accepted them. When my grandfather and the other elders saw them, they treated them like treasures, saying these ancient books are priceless! That old Taoist Xiao is really kind to you."
"Really!" Song Hao exclaimed in delight, "That's wonderful! These will be the best materials for future medical research! Find a room to store them first, and we'll set up a special library to house them after the new Tianyi Hall building is completed."
"Okay, you and Sister Tang should come back soon. I miss you both so much. The foundation work for the new Tianyi Hall building is almost finished, and the building structure will be erected soon. Liu Tian said he's going to build you a twelve-story building with an elevator," Luo Feiying said.
Song Hao then realized that while things were bustling at home, he hadn't called to check on Liu Tian and the others. After chatting with Luo Feiying for a few more minutes, he hung up and then dialed Liu Tian's number.
"Haha! It's Song Hao! Miss Luo told me you've arrived in Qinghai. Don't rush back, take your time with your business. We'll try our best to finish building Tianyi Hall before you and Tang Yu return, as a surprise for you," Liu Tian said happily.
"Liu Tian, thank you for everything!" Song Hao said gratefully and apologetically.
"Don't be shy with us! Everything is fine on our own turf. Song Hao, you're really something! You went out for a short while and before you even returned, you've already brought back a stunningly beautiful woman who grows medicinal herbs. Sigh! We can't compare to someone as lucky as you." Liu Tian feigned a sigh.
"Don't talk nonsense. He's a master medicine practitioner hired by Tianyi Hall. If you three are capable, you should try to get him yourself," Song Hao said with a smile.
"Really! You agreed to this yourself, so we're going to launch an offensive!" Liu Tian exclaimed in delight.
After finishing his call with Liu Tian, Song Hao shook his head and laughed, "Qiu Ru has arrived at Tianyi Hall, causing those three guys to lose their minds!"
Tang Yu glanced at Song Hao, then pouted and said, "Those three men have such lecherous looks. We'd better not annoy Qiu Ru. Even we women feel sorry for her because of her gentle and delicate appearance, let alone those three."
Song Hao smiled after hearing this.
"Song Hao, you've established Tianyitang! Is it your own hospital? Where is it located?" Ji Dongyang, sitting in the back seat, asked.
"Yes," Song Hao replied, then told Ji Ji that Dongyang Tianyitang was located in Baihe Town, a certain county in a certain province.
"Oh!" Ji Dongyang responded casually, without saying anything more.
"Master has already moved all the medical books from Shangqing Temple to Tianyi Hall. Master values me so much. If I don't achieve good results in the future, I will really feel like I'm letting him down!" Song Hao said with emotion.
"It's your good fortune to have met such a good master! You can only repay him with your achievements," Tang Yu said.
"Yes!" Song Hao said gratefully.
Song Hao then turned to Ji Dongyang and said, "The Shangqing Temple we just mentioned is the place you will be going to in the future. You can stay there for now. If you want our help after this is over, you can come to Tianyi Hall to find me."
“I will also establish a Divine Physician Hall in the future, specializing in miraculous prescriptions without medicine. If it steals the business of the Heavenly Physician Hall, please don’t mind!” Ji Dongyang said with great confidence.
Tang Yu, who was driving, snorted coldly upon hearing this.
Song Hao smiled and said, "If Brother Ji can use his miraculous prescriptions to heal the world in the future, it will be a great merit! If he does achieve this, it will also be an encouragement to our Tianyi Hall. The purpose of medicine is to save lives and save people, not to make a profit."
"It's all the same. You can only show your skills by getting rich through medicine. Everything in the world is done as a business, and profit comes first. The fact that you can call out the name 'Heavenly Physician' and create this momentum is because people believe in you and bring money to your door," Ji Dongyang said.
"Only when a doctor can support himself can he practice medicine and perform good deeds. If he is always attached to money and material possessions, it will inevitably affect his judgment of diseases and he will treat patients according to their social status. That would take him far from the right path of medicine," Song Hao said.
"There are 360 professions in the world, and they are all ways to make money and seek wealth. Otherwise, what's the point of learning them?" Ji Dongyang said self-righteously.
“You’re right. No matter what profession a person pursues, it’s all about finding a way to make a living. But the path of medicine is different. When it comes to matters of life and death, no matter when, where, or why, saving lives is always the top priority. Otherwise, one cannot be called a doctor,” Song Hao said.
Ji Dongyang listened but did not respond. After a while, he suddenly asked again, "How much did you sell that Song Dynasty Tiansheng acupuncture bronze figure for? Was it with that money that you founded Tianyitang?"