Chapter 230: Sophistry
“In the past, I hadn’t met my teacher, so I could only rely on myself to flip through the book and ponder over it. It’s inevitable that there will be mistakes. In the future, I still have to formally acknowledge a teacher.”
“Oh right, speaking of which, I suddenly remembered something. There’s a problem that I haven’t figured out yet. Can I ask the seniors to give me some pointers?”
The few masters of Traditional Chinese medicine naturally couldn’t refuse such a small request.
Lin Bai was Old Master Ye’s future grandson-in-law, so of course, they would do him a favour.
“Is it about traditional Chinese medicine? Then tell me!”
One of the masters of traditional Chinese medicine, Du Qiming, waved his hand and let Lin Bai speak boldly.
This was what Lin Bai was waiting for.
“It’s like this. I was curious, so I asked Grandpa to show me the prescription Dr. Qin gave.”
“I’m not very knowledgeable, so I can’t tell much about other things. I just feel that if I take the medicine according to that prescription, I can’t touch the Angelica and Astragalus again. Otherwise, the medicinal properties will clash, and it will have the opposite effect, right?”
Lin Bai deliberately pretended to be uncertain and asked the few Chinese medicine masters present with a questioning tone.
“I relied on myself for this little knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine. I don’t know if I’m wrong, so I’d like to consult the seniors.”
Du Qiming nodded and said, “Your judgment is correct. We have all seen the prescription that old Qin prescribed. It indeed conflicts with Angelica and astragalus, so we need to refrain from eating it.”
Lin Bai asked again, “Then what would happen if you don’t refrain from eating angelica and astragalus while taking the medicine?”
Qin Weikang seemed to have realized something. His face suddenly turned sullen, and he stared at Lin Bai with a sharp gaze, as if he was giving some kind of silent warning.
Lin Bai noticed it, but he pretended like he hadn’t. He still maintained a curious expression, looking forward to Du Qiming’s answer.
Du Qiming didn’t think too much about it. He just thought that Lin Bai was asking him a question.
He said, “If you don’t watch your diet, the medicinal properties will clash, and it will trigger a very strong cold and evil energy. The prescription that’s meant for treating illnesses and saving your life will instantly kill you.”
Although the other Chinese Medicine Masters didn’t say anything, they all nodded in agreement.
This kind of common sense question wasn’t controversial at all.
Lin Bai slowly put away the curious expression on his face and looked at Qin Weikang.
“Doctor Qin... Grandpa should have treated you well, right?”
The few Chinese Medicine Masters present were all over sixty years old. Seeing Lin Bai’s expression, how could they not guess it?
The interests of the rich and powerful were intertwined. Such methods were not rare.
However, no one expected that Old Master Ye, who had always had a keen eye and was extremely good at reading people, would actually stumble on such a problem.
Although no one spoke, everyone was already certain in their hearts that Qin Weikang was deliberately making the medicinal properties clash with each other in order to harm Old Master Ye’s life.
Qin Weikang was tormented by this silent pressure until he was on the verge of breaking down. He shouted angrily at Lin Bai, “Lin Bai! What do you mean by that!”
Lin Bai said, “I’ve been telling myself for the past two days that I might have made a mistake. You wouldn’t intentionally harm grandfather.”
“But Senior Du said that the medicinal properties would clash, and the other seniors also thought so. Then this isn’t my wrong judgment...”
“Doctor Qin, you gave Grandpa such a prescription and even taught Zhang Sao to make duck soup with Angelica and astragalus. You even told her to make more of this soup in the next season.”
“Do you dare to say that you didn’t do it on purpose?!”
Lin Bai kept raising his voice, and his last question was even louder.
The other guests all stopped talking and looked in their direction.
Although they didn’t hear the conversation between Lin Bai and Du Qiming, they could guess the whole story through Lin Bai’s questioning.
Qin Weikang flew into a rage out of humiliation and argued, “What nonsense are you talking about! What evidence do you have!?”
Lin Bai said, “During this period of time, Grandpa has been drinking duck soup with Angelica and astragalus almost every day. Isn’t this the strongest evidence?”
Qin Weikang said, “That still doesn’t prove that I taught the servants to make it!”
“To say the least, even if I taught aunt Zhang, I didn’t let her continue to make this soup for Old Master Ye while he was taking the medicine!”
Lin Bai had already expected Qin Weikang to quibble, so he calmly asked,”Then did you tell the maid not to make this soup?”
“Did you tell Grandpa not to consume Angelica and Astragalus while he was taking the medicine?”
“With such a serious conflict of properties of drugs, logically speaking, it shouldn’t be too much to emphasize, right? Then did you say it?”
Qin Weikang was speechless.
He didn’t expect Lin Bai to be so calm at such a young age. No matter how furious he was, Lin Bai didn’t show any emotion at all.
Moreover, he was still able to grasp the most crucial problem without letting go, preventing him from even having the chance to change the focus.
Faced with Lin Bai’s constant pressure, Qin Weikang was speechless. He couldn’t think of any other way to quibble.
Even though Old Man Ye was a distance away from them, he heard their argument.
Old Man Ye’s face was sullen as he said to Yu Jinmo who was standing behind him, “Little Mo, push me over.”
Yu Jinmo could only do as he was told and push Old Master Ye in front of Qin Weikang.
Qin Weikang didn’t give up and tried to make a final struggle.
He said to Old Master Ye, “Old Master Ye, I’ve been treating you for decades. If I wanted to harm you, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?”
“This is really a misunderstanding... Okay, I admit it. I was careless and forgot to remind Aunt Zhang to avoid medicinal meals containing Angelica and astragalus.”
“But I really didn’t mean to harm you! Mr. Ye, you have to believe me!”
Ye Weijun’s face was petulant. He looked at Qin Weikang with his eyes full of coldness and disappointment.
However, perhaps because of his family’s pride, he didn’t attack Qin Weikang in public.
“If you have anything to say, go to the study room.”
“Everyone, I’m sorry. There’s something that needs to be dealt with first. I’m afraid the banquet will have to be delayed for a while.”
Old Master Ye apologized to the guests present, and then motioned for Yu Jinmo to push him to the study.
Lin Bai stared into Qin Weikang’s eyes and said politely but with a hint of threat,”Doctor Qin, please.”
If Qin Weikang didn’t cooperate, or if he wanted to play some tricks, Lin Bai didn’t mind letting him experience the power of the divine level fighting technique.
Fortunately, Qin Weikang knew how to adapt to the situation. He knew that if he made a scene in front of so many people, it would only make him even more embarrassed, so he could only follow the old man obediently.
Lin Bai walked behind him, in a posture that was close to escorting him, constantly monitoring Qin Weikang’s every move.