Live Broadcast: My Blunt TCM Practice and My Patients Are Dying Online - Chapter 32

At first, the live-stream viewers thought Guo Long was crazy.

But now, seeing that he had actually produced a blue crystal, they were all stunned.

“Whoa, is this for real? Does something like ‘Rootless Water’ actually exist in this world?”

“The world is getting more and more magical. If this really is Rootless Water, then I’ll believe he actually has superpowers.”

Looking at the blue crystal in the stainless steel basin, Qin Jiang’s expression turned somewhat strange.

Because Qin Jiang had mastered the Divine Olfactory Diagnosis Skill, he could clearly detect a familiar smell.

Seeing Guo Long looking at him with hopeful eyes, Qin Jiang didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he opened a drawer and started putting on gloves and a mask.

Guo Long was a fan of Qin Jiang’s, so seeing this, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Could it be that Dr. Qin thinks I’m dirty?

That can’t be.

Knowing Dr. Qin valued cleanliness, Guo Long had even taken a shower at home specifically before coming for the consultation.

Then, did he have some contagious disease?

That was even more ridiculous!
If he could survive for half a year without eating or drinking, and was as strong as an ox, how could he possibly have any contagious disease?

Just as Guo Long was puzzling over this, Qin Jiang asked, “This piece of ice wasn’t originally this big, was it?”

Guo Long nodded repeatedly.

“Yes, it was bigger before, and there were several pieces too.”

“But I’ve been licking it every day for the past six months, so several pieces are already gone.”

Afraid that Qin Jiang might doubt the value of this ‘Rootless Water’, Guo Long added, “I’m not bragging, Dr. Qin, but before I found this ice, I used to get headaches and fevers and stuff quite often.”

“But ever since I started licking this ice, I haven’t gotten sick at all. Really, my health is fantastic!”

Qin Jiang ignored Guo Long’s rambling.

He first laid a plastic film over the pulse diagnosis pillow, then gestured for Guo Long to place his hand on it.

Qin Jiang felt Guo Long’s pulse for a while, then raised an eyebrow.

“Why does it seem like you have kidney qi deficiency? You don’t have a girlfriend, do you?”

Guo Long said somewhat sheepishly, “You’re amazing, Dr. Qin. I’ve been single all these years, never had a girlfriend.”

“That’s strange. Then why would you have kidney qi deficiency?”

Qin Jiang continued taking the pulse and suddenly understood.

“Most people have two kidneys. Why do you only have one? Who removed it?”

Guo Long didn’t explain, simply placing his new model phone on the table.

Qin Jiang immediately understood.

This guy… is hardcore!

Others just joke about it, but he actually went through with it!

Perhaps worried Qin Jiang didn’t understand, Guo Long quickly explained, “Actually, I’m a self-media content creator. My main income comes from live streaming at home, doing news interviews, that kind of thing.”

“So a good phone is really important to me. It’s basically my tool for work. Getting a better one is reasonable, right?”

Qin Jiang still found it hard to comprehend.

“Even so, did you really have to sell a kidney?”

Guo Long, however, said very nonchalantly, “I heard people say that humans have two kidneys, and you can live just fine with one. It’s no big deal.”

Qin Jiang was angry.

“Nonsense!”

“Every organ in the human body has a purpose; none are useless.”

“Sure, you can live with one kidney, but is having one kidney the same as having two?”

Guo Long didn’t want to dwell on this topic; perhaps he also felt his actions were somewhat foolish.

So, scratching his ear, he asked, “Dr. Qin, never mind my kidneys. Just tell me, is this in the basin Rootless Water or not?”

Guo Long had already made plans.

If this blue crystal was indeed Rootless Water, he would immediately put it up for auction, make a fortune, and step onto the peak of life!

Qin Jiang asked calmly, “Do you live in a place where planes often fly over?”

Guo Long nodded, looking at Qin Jiang with surprise.

“Incredible, Dr. Qin! You can even tell that?”

“How did you figure that out? Teach me.”

Qin Jiang shook his head and said, “I didn’t figure it out; I deduced it.”

Deduced?

Guo Long was even more confused.

“You deduced whether planes fly over my house based on my pulse?”

Qin Jiang pointed at the blue crystal in the basin and said, “This thing isn’t Rootless Water. It fell from an airplane.”

Guo Long’s eyebrow twitched, and he immediately waved his hands in denial.

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

“This is Rootless Water from the sky. Here, try it yourself. When this ice melts, the water is sweet!”

Seeing that Guo Long actually wanted him to taste it, Qin Jiang quickly took two steps back, afraid of getting any on him.

Qin Jiang continued, “Sweet? Is there something wrong with your tongue too? Are you sure it’s a sweet taste, and not the taste of disinfectant?”

Guo Long’s hands, holding the stainless steel basin, froze.

Now that he mentioned it… there was a bit of a disinfectant smell.

It’s just that the disinfectant smell wasn’t very strong, and coupled with Guo Long’s firm belief that this was Rootless Water, he had subconsciously deceived himself according to the descriptions in the Compendium of Materia Medica.

Seeing that Guo Long still didn’t understand, Qin Jiang decided to spell it out more clearly.

“Generally, airplane toilets have special tanks for collecting waste.”

“However, one day, a plane was flying over your house, and maybe that tank leaked, so a large amount of this water fell from the sky.”

Guo Long still didn’t believe it.

“Then why was it ice? It was already ice when I found it!”

“You can’t explain that, can you!”

Qin Jiang countered Guo Long’s question.

“Well, since you say this is Rootless Water, why would Rootless Water be ice?”

Guo Long was left speechless by Qin Jiang’s question.

Right, Rootless Water is water, so why did he think blue ice was perfectly fine?

Qin Jiang said to Guo Long with a grave tone, “The reason why what you picked up was ice is very simple.”

“That’s because the plane was flying at a high altitude initially, so this water froze into ice during its descent.”

“As for why it’s a blue crystal, that’s because nowadays, a blue freshener-disinfectant is often added when flushing airplane toilets. That disinfectant is blue.”

Hearing this explanation, Guo Long’s face went through a spectacular range of emotions.

For the past six months, he had firmly believed that this blue ice was Rootless Water!
Even if it wasn’t Rootless Water, it had to be something good!
I mean, who has ever heard of blue ice falling from the sky?
But after Qin Jiang’s explanation, Guo Long couldn’t hold it together anymore.

The thing he had treasured and licked for over half a year was actually leaked water from an airplane toilet?

Seeing Guo Long silent, Qin Jiang asked another deadly question.

“In the ice you licked before… there shouldn’t have been any… other things, right?”

Guo Long’s face turned pale, and his whole body began to tremble.