Chapter 629: Peng's Secret of Longevity, Conjoined Twins
"Boy, I guess you are the Li Quan that old man Shi often mentioned?" Peng Zhen looked at Li Quan.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, senior. It's me!"
Li Quan still kept a low profile.
"Hmph, your attitude is good, but I don't know how good your medical skills are. I heard that you know the art of diagnosis by observation?"
When Peng Zhen looked at Li Quan, there was clearly a hint of contempt in his eyes.
Just like a fault-finding person.
"I know a thing or two." Li Quan stared at Peng Zhen.
"Well, show me. As long as you can tell the difference, I will forgive your offense and, as an elder, I will give you a gift."
Peng Zhen said with his eyes narrowed.
"this……"
Li Quan hesitated and did not agree immediately.
"Stop being so shy and take a look. For a Chinese medicine practitioner, being able to find out the cause of a disease by taking a person's pulse is not a skill, but a basic skill. Only by observing a person's complexion and demeanor can one know whether he is sick and where the disease is. That is considered a skill."
Although Peng Zhen meant to find fault on purpose, what he said made sense.
Chinese medicine practitioners, like Feng Shui masters, are divided into different levels.
There is a saying about the classification of Feng Shui masters: the first-class masters observe the stars, the second-class masters look at the water mouth, the third-class masters walk all over the mountains, and the fourth-class masters take care of the food.
What does it mean?
Just look up at the stars in the sky and you can tell whether the feng shui of a piece of land is good or bad. This is a top feng shui master.
If you can determine the location of a feng shui site by looking at the surrounding water outlets, dragon sources and veins, you are a second-rate Feng Shui master.
As for the Feng Shui masters who run around the mountains with a compass, they belong to the third category.
Not to mention the worst, it’s hard even to make a living.
Traditional Chinese medicine can also be divided into several levels.
The best Chinese medicine doctors can tell if a person is sick just by looking at him. The inferior doctors can diagnose the condition after feeling the patient's pulse and smelling the patient.
The worst thing is that he can’t even take the pulse and can only treat some simple diseases.
Of course, there is another saying.
The best doctor treats diseases that have not yet occurred, the middle doctor treats diseases that are about to occur, and the worst doctor treats diseases that have already occurred.
Generally speaking, if you want to treat someone, you must first diagnose the cause of the person's illness before you can prescribe a prescription.
The most difficult thing in traditional Chinese medicine is not taking the pulse, but diagnosis by observation.
Li Quan's diagnosis skills by observation had already reached the master level. If Peng Zhen wanted to make things difficult for him, he would only be asking for humiliation.
"Senior Peng, do you really want me to say it?" Li Quan asked calmly.
"You can just say it straight!"
Peng Zhen wanted to see what Li Quan could say.
Shi Gui also looked at Li Quan expectantly.
"You have two hearts, you are deaf, and your right leg is broken at the knee. You should have a prosthesis." Li Quan told all the results of his medical examination in one breath.
With every word he spoke, a hint of surprise appeared on Peng Zhen and Shi Gui's faces.
Peng Zhen glared at Shi Gui and shouted, "Old Shi, did you tell this kid about my situation?"
Shi Gui rolled his eyes.
"I've only met this guy once. He doesn't even know who you are, so how could he possibly know your situation?"
Shi Gui and Li Quan had indeed only met once.
The two didn't talk much.
"Then how does he know it so clearly?" Peng Zhen pushed hard, and they both stepped back at the same time.
The powerful energy formed a hurricane in the library, but the two of them were very measured and controlled the strength perfectly. The scattered energy did not damage the items in the library.
"Senior Peng, don't doubt Senior Shi. If you don't mind, I can tell you one more secret about you. I believe you will never tell Senior Shi about this flaw."
Li Quan's eyes flashed, and a mysterious expression appeared on his face.
"You say." Peng Zhen's eyes fixed on Li Quan again.
"Heavenly eunuch!"
Li Quan uttered two words lightly.
Peng Zhen's face changed drastically, like a deflated ball, and he stopped talking.
After more than ten seconds, just as Li Quan was full of worry and thinking about how to comfort the other party, Peng Zhen slowly raised his head and looked at Li Quan with complicated eyes.
"Boy, you are really capable. I keep my word and this book is for you." After he finished speaking, Peng Zhen threw an ancient book with a green animal skin cover towards Li Quan.
He reached out and caught it.
I saw that the cover of the book had been worn to a shine, and I could faintly see a few large words written on it.
"Peng's secret method of longevity."
This medical book turned out to be the secret to the Peng family's longevity.
Li Quan was extremely excited holding the book.
Who doesn’t want to live forever?
Especially for people like Li Quan who possess extraordinary abilities, they can never spend all the money they earn and enjoy every day of their lives.
He really couldn't bear to die.
"Boy, why don't you thank me now! Peng Zhen has always regarded this book as a treasure. I have wanted to borrow it many times, but he refused. Now he gives it to you."
Shi Gui said enviously from the side.
"Thank you..." Before Li Quan could finish his words, Peng Zhen's figure had disappeared.
People like this really come and go without a trace.
Li Quan knew why Peng Zhen left quietly. He had just exposed Peng Zhen's privacy, which made him very embarrassed.
Just walking away should be the best option.
Looking at the ancient book in his hand, Li Quan's heart was filled with guilt and strong curiosity.
He really wanted to know, could Peng Zu really live for eight hundred years?
Can humans really live forever?
Did everyone in Peng Zu's lineage learn the Peng family's secret method of longevity, so that everyone could live for hundreds or even thousands of years?
"We agreed to have a drink together after the competition, but you, Old Peng, are so unkind. You just left without saying anything." Shi Gui complained.
"Senior Shi, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for saying something inadvertently and making Senior Peng angry and leave." Li Quan quickly apologized.
"It's not your fault. Peng Zhen's heart wasn't that fragile. He was a miserable man, and the damage he suffered was unimaginable to ordinary people. It can be said that if he were an ordinary person, he would have committed suicide countless times.
Peng Zhen, however, lived a life of perseverance despite his disability, and lived a wonderful life, which is particularly admirable. "
Shi Gui spoke highly of this old friend.
Li Quan felt particularly curious, as it was the first time he had seen someone with two hearts in the world.
As for the two-headed man, he had seen it on the news.
"Senior Shi, it's not very decent to ask about other people's affairs. But I still want to know about Senior Peng. He is so powerful, who could hurt him like that?"
He was deaf, had a broken leg, and even lost his manhood.
What kind of enemy could be so cruel?
To do such a cruel thing.
"It's nothing to say, Peng Zhen's parents were close relatives. His father married a cousin. When Peng Zhen was born, it was twins, two boys. The only difference is that the bodies of the two twins were connected together, and two of them had three legs. The other two legs belonged to Peng Zhen's brother.
Then when Peng Zhen was born, he was deaf.
But he is very smart and can infer what others say by looking at the changes in their lips.
Peng Zhen's mother unfortunately died due to complications during childbirth.
Before she died, their mother made a request to her husband beside her bed: to find a way to keep the two children alive. If possible, she asked the doctor to separate the two children.
In fact, as you know, even today when medical technology is highly developed, the survival rate of separation surgery for conjoined twins is extremely low.
However, if they don't separate, neither of them will live long.
As conjoined twins grow up, they share some organs and bodies, including the chest cavity.
So when it grows to a certain size, many unexpected situations will occur.
If one of them dies or becomes seriously ill, the other will inevitably be affected.
At that time, Peng Zhen and his brother were only two days old when they developed a serious infection. Medical conditions at the time were very backward. The doctor directly told Peng Zhen's father that both children might not be saved.
Peng Zhen's father became very anxious after hearing this.
He was already extremely sad because his wife died in childbirth. If his two sons died too, what would be the meaning of his living in this world?
He took his two children to the best hospital at the time and begged the doctor to do everything possible to save his son.
Later, the doctor could not resist Peng Zhen's father's pleading and agreed to try his best.
There is only one way, and that is to perform separation surgery on the two conjoined twins.
After the examination, the doctor regretfully told Peng Zhen's father that the two children's hearts were connected together, and some other important organs and blood vessels were also shared.
If you insist on doing the separation surgery, you can only do your best to save one of them.
Peng Zhen's father hesitated again and again, but finally had no choice but to agree with tears in his eyes. The doctor also knew that this man was very pitiful, so he mobilized the most capable medical team in the hospital to start the separation operation.
In the end, thanks to the doctors’ efforts, Peng Zhen was lucky enough to survive. But his brother died.”
Shi Gui sighed as he spoke of Peng Zhen's unfortunate experience.
After listening to this, Li Quan also sighed that fate is really unfair to some people.
They have to accept the judgment of fate from the moment they are born.
Peng Zhen was one of the worst offenders.
Now, Li Quan finally understood why Peng Zhen had two hearts, why he was deaf, why he was missing a leg, and why he had major physical defects.
In fact, it was a miracle that Peng Zhen survived .
"Okay, let's not talk about Peng Zhen. Boy, did you finish reading that remaining volume of the "Inner Canon of Medicine" so quickly?" Shi Gui asked in disbelief.
"Thanks to your notes, I can save a lot of hard work and can finish reading it in a few months." Li Quan indeed spent a lot of time reading the remaining volume of the Neijing.
But what he said about it taking several months was somewhat exaggerated.
The problem is, when Shi Gui is told that he had finished reading the remaining fragments of the Neijing in just a few months, he still finds it unbelievable.
If Li Quan told the other party that I finished reading it in less than a month, Shi Gui would probably be scared to have a heart attack.
"Okay, after reading this fragment of Neijing, I believe you will gain a lot. You will have a deeper understanding and cognition of human spirit. If you have the opportunity, you can look for Bian Que's Waijing. They each have their own uses.
The inner meridians are responsible for the essence, energy and spirit, while the outer meridians are responsible for the meridians, the nourishing and defensive qi and blood.
Unfortunately, the Bian Que Wai Jing has been lost for many years. However, according to various clues, this book is likely to still exist in the world. It is very likely to have been lost abroad.
The war back then brought great losses to our China.
The number of treasures, cultural relics, and important books stolen by the invaders is incalculable.
If you have the ability in the future, you can find a way to bring back those important books and cultural relics that have been lost overseas."
Shi Gui spoke these things to Li Quan in a serious tone.
He may know that Li Quan is doing very well now and has a high social status and wealth.
"Please rest assured, Senior Shi, if I have the chance, I will definitely work hard to complete this task."
Many of the drugs researched by Li Quan are prepared to be exported and sold abroad.
By then, you will definitely be able to make unimaginable wealth.
With money, you will have the opportunity to buy back those cultural relics and important ancient books that have been lost overseas.
As for those unimportant classics, such as "Jin Ping Mei" and the like, there is no need to buy them back.
Anyway, many foreigners like that kind of books.
"Nothing else, you can leave." Shi Gui waved his hand and drove Li Quan away.
"Then I'll come to see you next time." Li Quan was very tactful and said goodbye and left.
Back in the car, Sophie stared curiously at the ancient animal skin book in his hand.
"Quan, you gave a generous gift, and Senior Shi Gui gave you a medical book in return?" Sophie knew that Li Quan was particularly fond of collecting ancient medical books.
"This was not given to me by Senior Shi, but by another Senior Peng. When I have time, I will read this book carefully." Li Quan put the book away.
It's almost six o'clock now and it's getting dark. I have to go home quickly.
It takes about an hour to drive from the county town to my hometown in the countryside.
I probably won't be able to get home until around seven in the evening.
“Boom boom boom!”
Someone is knocking on the car window outside.
Li Quan turned his head and saw a young man with green and purple hair, about twenty years old.
She was wearing ripped jeans, pierced ears, big earrings, and a few big chains on her clothes. She looked like a monster.
This is a typical non-mainstream, brainless party.
"Quan, ignore this guy. I was sitting in the car waiting for you just now, and I felt bored, so I got out of the car and walked around. Then this guy came over to bother me, so I hid back in the car."
Sophie also practiced the Five Animal Exercises breathing method, and she clearly had considerable strength, so she could easily knock down three or five grown men with her bare hands.
But she was too honest. Why should she be polite to such a young gangster?
Just give him two slaps and a kick.
Li Quan got a book about Peng's secret method of longevity and was in a good mood, so he didn't get out of the car to deal with the green-haired guy.
When the other party saw that Li Quan didn't dare to lower the car window, he thought that Li Quan was afraid.
He then became even more arrogant and actually slammed the car window glass hard, then pulled the door handle hard, trying to open the door and rush in.
Li Quan honked the horn and started the car, not intending to pay any attention to the green-haired guy.
Unexpectedly, when the green-haired guy saw that he wanted to drive away, he ran directly in front of the car and stood there, with an arrogant expression as if to say "if you have the guts, just crush me to death."
