Chapter 533: What is Chinese Medicine?

But Luo Renhai had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Yu Shanfeng.

Yu Shanfeng threw out a data report and said lightly:

"Over the past three years, our Fudan University School of Medicine has averaged 23 SCI Zone 1 papers per year and secured eight national-level research funds; while you, Zhijiang? You have fewer than five SCI Zone 1 papers per year, and your fund approval rate is less than a tenth of ours."

Upon hearing this, Luo Renhai's face grew even uglier.

Yu Shanfeng's gaze swept across the room, finally landing pointedly in the corner.

"Dean Luo, I'm not saying this, but are the teachers here all putting their efforts into 'non-academic' fields? They spend every day researching swindling Chinese medicine—your Zhijiang University wouldn't be behind only if it were strange." Yu Shanfeng sneered.

This remark was clearly directed at Zhijiang University.

But secretly… it was mocking Lin Yuan's Chinese medicine research as "not pursuing proper work."

Many people in the audience instinctively turned their heads, looking at Lin Yuan sitting in the corner…

Everyone wanted to see how this young Chinese medicine teacher, whom Dean Luo had high hopes for, would respond to this blatant humiliation.

But Lin Yuan sat in the corner without speaking.

He found this provocation boring and uninteresting.

Lin Yuan didn't want to stir up trouble, so he pretended not to have heard.

Better to do less than more.

Seeing Lin Yuan not respond, everyone assumed he felt guilty.

The accompanying Fudan University teachers immediately nodded in agreement…

The venue fell silent at once.

The faces of Zhijiang University's faculty and students also looked somewhat grim.

Unexpectedly, facing such provocation, Lin Yuan didn't respond at all.

It seems Chinese medicine really doesn't work.

This Teacher Lin Yuan is obviously feeling guilty.

Fudan University's genius girl, Chu Yuwei, also stood up at this moment.

Chu Yuwei's beautiful eyes swept over the audience below.

Finally, her gaze fell upon the… Chinese Medicine Research Achievements Exhibition Area below.

Chu Yuwei said in a faint voice: "I've heard that your Zhijiang University School of Medicine has recently been promoting 'Chinese Medicine Innovation' and even set up a Chinese Medicine course for that."

"As far as I know, you don't even have a single Chinese medicine preparation certified by the FDA. Your Chinese medicine hasn't undergone scientific validation either. So-called innovation won't just be cobbling together some Chinese medicine stuff to pull off swindling tricks, will it?"

Chu Yuwei's voice carried a hint of doubt and cold mockery.

At this moment, the gazes of all the faculty and students present once again focused on Lin Yuan.

Obviously, the contradictions of this medical showdown have all converged on Lin Yuan.

But Lin Yuan remained seated below, facing the crowd's gaze, unmoved.

Luo Renhai sat on stage, his face awkward.

Luo Renhai took a deep breath; at this moment, Dean Luo could only go all-in.

Dean Luo shouted toward Lin Yuan: "Lin Yuan, show the Fudan University team your Chinese medicine skills. In this third match, our institute's Teacher Lin Yuan will participate in the competition."

At this moment, Luo Renhai's tone was full of helplessness.

Their Zhijiang College's Western medicine field has been completely suppressed by the opposing side.

Now, only Lin Yuan's Chinese medicine skills might be able to tear open a breach.

But facing Dean Luo's pleading gaze,

Lin Yuan still sat below, unmoved.

Lin Yuan felt very strange.

No, I just came to listen to the seminar.

How come I'm being let onto the stage for no reason?

Lin Yuan remained seated, not moving, as he didn't want to stir up trouble.

"Dean Luo, you're grasping at straws in desperation." Chu Yuwei's voice suddenly rang out.

This Fudan University genius girl, at this moment, gazed at Lin Yuan with playful eyes.

Chu Yuwei's lips curled into a mocking arc: "Isn't this the legendary part-time Chinese medicine Teacher Lin? I heard you mainly teach basic Chinese medicine at school. But our competition this time involves cutting-edge medical techniques."

Chu Yuwei paused, then added: "In this high-level medical showdown, you probably can't get involved, after all, Chinese medicine… everyone understands that. So you'd better just stand aside and watch, don't participate."

Upon saying that, the entire venue fell silent.

Everyone was somewhat shocked.

This??

Chu Yuwei, after all, is just a student!

A genius female student actually dares to… openly provoke a teacher?

Although Lin Yuan is merely a part-time university teacher.

But he is, after all, still a teacher!

Students provoking and mocking teachers?

Such a situation… has never happened before in academic settings.

Instantly, a murmur of whispered conversation arose from below the stage.

Zhijiang University's students all showed angry expressions… yet dared not speak out due to the other party's status.

Meanwhile, Fudan University's faculty and students wore faces full of mocking laughter.

Zhijiang University's face has been completely lost today.

Zhijiang University, being pressed onto the ground by Fudan University and rubbed back and forth.

Lin Yuan sat in the audience, hearing these provocative words, he remained calm dynamo.

He originally had no intention of participating in this deliberate nitpicking.

Chu Yuwei's mockery... even more made Lin Yuan lose the interest to act.

Lin Yuan simply leaned back against the chair, closed his eyes to rest, and no longer paid attention.

At this moment, he seemed to be outside the matter, transcending everything.

"Hey, Yuwei, you're wrong like this." At this moment, Yu Shanfeng suddenly spoke.

Yu Shanfeng appeared to be scolding the students, but his eyes held a playful smile: "The thousand-year inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine must have its rationale; you can't dismiss it with a single stick."

Yu Shanfeng looked at Lin Yuan, tone playful: "Professor Lin, why don't you go on stage and give a demonstration? Perhaps we Western medicine folks could also witness the prowess of traditional Chinese medicine and broaden our horizons."

Yu Shanfeng's words seemed courteous, but actually they put Lin Yuan on the spot.

Because he knew Lin Yuan could not possibly win.

Traditional Chinese medicine, how could it possibly beat Western medicine??

Yu Shanfeng had figured that Lin Yuan would not dare to act.

So he deliberately let Lin Yuan go on stage to demonstrate, intending to make Lin Yuan embarrass himself in public.

If Lin Yuan dared to act, he would surely lose.

By then, Zhijiang University would completely lose face.

Yu Shanfeng's purpose for this trip was thus achieved.

After all, Fudan University's visit to Zhijiang University for exchange this time was specifically to sabotage the event.

The genius girl Chu Yuwei immediately understood.

Chu Yuwei nodded in apology.

Then Chu Yuwei went along with the words and said: "Yes, Yuwei knows she was wrong. Dean Yu is right; perhaps there really is a master after all."

Chu Yuwei's beautiful eyes gazed deeply, once again looking at Lin Yuan.

"Professor Lin, if traditional Chinese medicine is truly useful, why not give us a demonstration right now? Just now we showed liver tumor detachment under laparoscopy; you try acupuncture? Could your silver needle be more formidable than a scalpel?" Chu Yuwei's words still carried a hint of provocation.

The gazes from the audience once again focused on Lin Yuan.

Luo Renhai also nervously stared at Lin Yuan, his eyes full of anticipation.

But Lin Yuan, from beginning to end… had no intention of acting.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze coldly sweeping over Chu Yuwei and Yu Shanfeng on stage.

Lin Yuan spoke; his voice was not loud… yet it clearly reached the entire venue:

"You want me to do it just because you say so? On what grounds? You're merely a student; you have no right to order me."

Lin Yuan coldly threw out a sentence.

Having said that, Lin Yuan stood up, adjusted his shirt hem.

He paid no heed to the astonished looks of the crowd.

"Such a medical contest set up for one-upmanship is childish and boring." Lin Yuan tossed out that remark, turned and headed toward the lecture hall door…

His steps were calm and resolute, without a hint of hesitation.

A traditional Chinese medicine teacher, Lin Yuan, actually just left like that?

The scene fell into complete silence.

Nobody expected… that Lin Yuan would refuse so straightforwardly?

He even… left the venue directly?

Chu Yuwei's pretty face instantly flushed crimson.

She was half angry, half annoyed.

Moreover, no one had ever dared to retort her like that.

Fudan University's vice dean, Yu Shanfeng… the smile on his face also froze.

Yu Shanfeng originally wanted to see Lin Yuan make a fool of himself…

But he hadn't expected that this traditional Chinese medicine teacher would just say he's leaving and go.

He's not playing by the rules.

"Hmph, I just said traditional Chinese medicine is all a trick of deceit and fraud." Chu Yuwei broke the silence first.

Her voice was full of contempt: "What kind of TCM teacher? Not daring to show on stage—just guilty! Such a quack lacking even basic academic courage, actually able to be a teacher at Zhijiang University—truly losing face completely!"

Chu Yuwei's voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

Many Fudan students immediately chimed in, sneering.

Meanwhile, the Zhijiang University faculty and students had grim faces.

Yu Shanfeng also picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, his tone laced with sarcasm:

"As expected, the TCM circle is no different from a quack scam gang—just mystifying for show. If they really had skill, why wouldn't they dare go on stage? In the end, they just can't produce anything real, relying only on pretentious posturing to get by."

Yu Shanfeng deliberately raised his voice, as if wanting Lin Yuan, who had already walked to the door, to hear clearly.

Lin Yuan's steps had just stepped out of the lecture hall doors—

But those sharp, harsh words happened to drift into his ears.

Lin Yuan originally didn't want to argue with these people—

But when he heard the humiliating words 'quack swindler'…… 'scam gang'……

Lin Yuan's expression hardened.

This is the most vicious insult to the TCM heritage.

Moreover, it is disrespect to the patients saved by TCM.

Lin Yuan finally…… could bear it no longer!

Lin Yuan halted, his right hand suddenly jerked backward!

Two Silver Needles… shot out from his fingertips!

The Silver Needles made a light tearing-air sound!

The two Silver Needles precisely shot toward the minimally invasive simulation instrument on the stage.

"Whoosh… whoosh!!"

Two silver lights flashed past!

Has everyone present not yet reacted?

Then came a single "beep" alert from the simulation instrument.

The crowd followed the sound and looked up—only to see on the screen that the originally simulated white rat liver tumor, at the moment the Silver Needles entered, completely detached from the simulated tissue!

The wound surface was smooth and even, even more precise than the operation just performed by the Fudan associate professor!

"How… how is this possible?!" Chu Yuwei's beautiful eyes trembled as she shot up in shock!

Her beautiful eyes widened, and she quickly rushed to the instrument.

Chu Yuwei repeatedly checked the operational data on the screen.

On her stunning pretty face, mockery was instantly replaced by shock!

This?!

Even a Western medical surgery finds it difficult to accomplish this technique—the removal of a liver tumor.

Actually, with Lin Yuan this TCM teacher, just the entry of two Silver Needles made it fall off easily!

This, how is it possible?!

How was this accomplished?!

You should know, to remove a white rat's liver tumor, even with Western medical intervention, it takes at least an hour!

But Lin Yuan, a TCM practitioner… using only two Silver Needles, in just a few seconds, directly caused the tumor cells to detach?

This is more than Arabian Nights; this affair is comparable to magic!

But such a thing, Chu Yuwei actually… witnessed it with her own eyes?!

She couldn't believe it!

The Fudan teaching team on site also exploded in an uproar, crowding forward to examine!

The faculty and students of Fudan University each showed expressions of disbelief.

The students below were even more shocked, sucking in a breath of cold air…

Below the stage, murmurs rose and fell.

Among the people, just moments ago their gazes toward Lin Yuan were full of doubt…

But now, everyone's eyes turned to awe and disbelief!

Yu Shanfeng also rushed forward in shock, looking at the detached tumor cells on the test platform?

"Impossible… this is impossible! How could two Silver Needles make tumor cells detach?" Fudan University Vice President Yu Shanfeng was utterly shocked and disbelieving.

This completely shattered Yu Shanfeng's understanding of traditional medicine!

This utterly exceeded his academic scope!