Chapter 36: Tai Chi Fist and Five Animal Play

  Hua Tuo washed his blood-stained hands and said, "Thanks to the proper treatment of the wound earlier, she was able to hold on until now. With a good rest for a while, Madame will wake up."

  "Thank you, Doctor, thank you, Qin brothers. If it weren't for your help, my wife..." The tall and strong man, Gao Shun, was choked with emotion, his eyes brimming with hot tears.

  Qin Feng smiled and said: "This is all due to Hua Tuo's divine doctor's magical hands bringing back the spring, what does Qin Feng have to do with it......"

  "Brother Qin, how can you say that? At that time, my wife had already stopped breathing, but thanks to your divine technique, she came back to life..."

  Hua Tuo was immediately attracted by this sentence, and he grabbed Qin Feng's hand and asked urgently: "Is there really such a divine technique in the world that can bring back a person who has stopped breathing?!"

  Qin Feng felt very awkward and said: "Yue Er, I'll leave this sister-in-law to you. Mr. Yuan Hua, please come with me."

  In the hall, Hua Tuo sometimes lowered his head in contemplation, and sometimes seemed to have gained insight. Only then did he realize that there was a kind of death called "false death", which could be rescued through unblocking the heart and guiding the airway. "Mr. Qin is willing to teach, and Yuan Hua has acquired new knowledge..."

  "Mr. Hua doesn't have to be so polite, I just stumbled upon it by luck." Qin Feng said humbly. He knew that this old man was a treasure, and if he could keep him, not only would he have a divine doctor to treat his illness in the future, but also if he opened a medical school or something, he could teach thousands of disciples. When the world is in chaos and war breaks out, there will be doctors to rescue the wounded. He began to think about how to get Hua Tuo on his own side.

  "Mr. Qin doesn't have to be so modest, this kind of profound emergency treatment method can actually be figured out by Hua Tuo's careless and random attempts." Hua Tuo showed respect for the academic field, he didn't believe that such a fierce medical technique was done blindly, so he said: "I wonder what Mr. Qin's views are on human illnesses?"

  "This question is right up Qin Feng's alley, and he smiled: 'Humans are made up of cells, which form various tissues, and these tissues form different systems, such as the respiratory system and digestive system. These different systems make up the human body. Human growth relies on the supply of substances, which is why we need to eat. Eating allows cells to obtain nutrients, making our bodies strong and healthy.'"

  "Ah!" Hua Tuo was shocked upon hearing it. Because the medical technique has always been about the five elements circulating, Hua Tuo couldn't help but think: "Could this young man have a new understanding of traditional Chinese medicine?"

  What Qin Feng said was known to later generations who had received education, but for the ancients, it was a leap-forward breakthrough, a major impact on thousands of years of traditional Chinese medical therapy, and Hua Tuo's shock could not be expressed in words.

  Qin Feng knew that the knowledge of later generations was his greatest trump card in establishing himself in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so he tried to perfect it as much as possible. After thinking for a moment, he said: "The reasons why people get sick can be divided into two major categories. The first is the invasion of various bacteria and viruses, such as influenza, which is caused by wind and cold."

  "Secondly, it's the lifestyle. For example, rich and wealthy families often have a diet of lavish meat dishes, which can lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. This is because the various systems that make up the human body are invaded by one's lifestyle, leading to changes. As a result, the system goes awry, and people fall ill. Therefore, my theory is that life depends on exercise, and cultivating good habits such as early sleep and early rise can lead to a healthy and long life..."

  Qin Feng secretly wiped a handkerchief of sweat and stole a glance at Hua Tuo's expression, feeling that he hadn't spoken in vain for half the day.

  At this time, Hua Tuo was already stunned. As a master of medicine, he knew that Qin Feng's words were quite reasonable after some verification. "This...this...the young man's words are enough to be compared with the general outline of traditional Chinese medical theory. Upon careful consideration, they can be compared to the precision of Huangdi Neijing. The five elements can be said to be a system in his mouth, and the two qi of zheng and xie are nothing but viruses and bacteria." Hua Tuo thought for a moment and immediately asked: "Mr. Qin, what are these bacteria and viruses you speak of?"

  Qin Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself how he could explain this to the people of ancient times. He steeled himself and said: "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that evil winds entering the body can cause illness. According to my way of speaking, these things are also a kind of material. Bacteria and viruses are also a kind of material, and the cells that make up the human body are also a kind of material. Bacteria and viruses can harm the cells of the human body, thereby destroying the systems of the human body, and people get sick."

  Insufficient vital energy leads to excessive evil energy. The pathological changes between the evil energy that causes disease and the five elements of the body's vital energy determine whether the disease mechanism is virtual or real, and affect the development and transformation of the disease as well as its outcome. Hua Tuo recalled the pathogenesis theory of traditional Chinese medicine and combined it with what Qin Feng said, suddenly enlightened. The five elements of vital energy are the system, and evil energy is a virus or bacteria. Viruses or bacteria invade the system, and the system has strengths and weaknesses due to living habits. When weak, one gets sick; when strong, one recovers.

  "Mr. Qin created a new theory of medicine, please teach me..." Hua Tuo hesitated for a moment, but couldn't bear the new medical knowledge, and paid his respects.

  "My goodness! You're just good at theory, but when it comes to practice, you're clueless. However, Qin Feng wouldn't back down and dragged on: "Mr. Yuanhua is too modest, we have a long way to go, we can slowly explore later, yes, slowly explore."

  Hua Tuo was disappointed, but thinking about it, this is a new doctrine. Qinzi Jin is the founder of the sect, how can he easily teach himself? To ask Qin Feng, this young man, to be his master, Hua Tuo temporarily couldn't swallow his pride. This Qin Feng's sister-in-law was ill... Hmm, that's right, just like that. Hua Tuo said: "Mrs. Gao Shun is seriously ill, if she can be treated nearby, it will also have a good effect on her treatment..."

  Qin Feng's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "Ah, Yuan Hua, you really do understand my mind!" He exclaimed happily, "Qin Feng and Mr. Yuan Hua have the same idea! This mansion has many rooms, I'll get one ready for you right away, how about that?"

  "Indeed, indeed." Hua Tuo hastily replied.

  Hua Tuo remembered Qin Feng's theory, while Qin Feng thought about making friends with this rare and brilliant doctor, so that he would have someone to turn to when he fell ill in the future. The two foxes, one big and one small, looked at each other and burst out laughing.

  This matter came to an end, and the next morning, Qin Feng felt that his body was weak, so he made a plan to exercise. He got up early and started running and doing some exercises. Just as he ran to the backyard, he saw Hua Tuo also getting up early, exercising in the yard. Sometimes he took the form of a tiger or deer, sometimes he took the form of an ape or crane.

  Wow! Could this be the Five Animals Play? This Five Animals Play was created by Hua Tuo, and it's absolutely original without any modifications. Qin Feng ran over, laughing: "Mr. Yuan Hua, looking at your exercise posture, you have both dynamic and static movements, with a perfect balance of hardness and softness - what style is this?"

  "Haha, this is a set of exercises that I have recently come to realize, according to Mr. Qin's words, it is the way of fitness, long-term practice can strengthen one's physique. That's right, it can improve the human body's systemic circulation, and be less prone to illness or not get sick at all." Hua Tuo said with satisfaction.

  Wow! This old man is indeed a quick learner, he just learned from me yesterday and now he's teaching me back. Qin Feng's face was thick-skinned as usual, smiling and saying: "May I be taught?"

  "Hehe, I'm not worthy of your teachings, I was just about to cross-check with Mr. Qin." Hua Tuo said with a smile, winking and raising an eyebrow. He thought to himself: "Zi Jin, if you teach me, I'll teach you too."

  Today, you want me to teach you medical skills, but I don't know them either. Qin Feng really wants to learn Wuqinxi and live a long life enjoying the good old days. He furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, then stood still, his feet not moving, and performed a classic Tai Chi move "Wild Horse Parts Its Mane".

  Originally, Qin Feng used to watch the old professors at the drama academy practicing Tai Chi in groups. He had seen it so many times that he could remember some of the moves. However, now that he was trying to do one pose, he suddenly couldn't recall what came next. "Ah no, I forgot!" At this moment, Qin Feng, still holding the "Wild Horse Mane" pose, had a drop of sweat trickle down his forehead.

  Hua Tuo's eyes widened in surprise, thinking to himself: "What is this young man trying to do? Steal my skills? With your attitude, you're just a white crane spreading its wings for nothing?"

  Qin Feng furrowed his brow and rolled his eyes, stiffening his scalp to maintain the pose. He racked his brains and finally remembered a few moves. Practicing slowly, he gradually entered a state of flow, then suddenly recalled ten or eight more moves, and came back to repeat these dozen or so moves.

  At first, Hua Tuo didn't pay much attention, but upon closer inspection, he couldn't help but feel a sense of shock. The ancients were well-versed in the Five Elements technique, especially those who studied medicine. Hua Tuo saw that Qin Feng's moves secretly conformed to the principles of the Five Elements, and he was greatly shocked. He thought to himself, "Where did this young man learn this set of techniques?"

  After a while, Qin Feng wiped the sweat and said with a thick face: "One breath gives birth to two instruments, two instruments transform into four images, four images perform eight trigrams, and eight trigrams give birth to Tai Chi. This set of mine is called Tai Chi Fist, which combines the ideas of I Ching, traditional Chinese medicine, etc., and has the techniques of yin-yang opening and closing, hard-soft complementarity, and internal-external mutual cultivation! Mr. Yuan Hua, why don't we verify each other?"

  Hua Tuo was not a private person, otherwise there would not be the widely spread Five Animals Play later on. He then held onto the idea of teaching one thing at a time and said: "Alright, I will teach you the Five Animals Play, your Tai Chi Fist..."

  "Of course, I'll teach you with all my might..." Qin Feng laughed to himself, thinking that this cobbled-together Tai Chi Fist was no match for the authentic Five Animals Play.