Live Broadcast: My Blunt TCM Practice and My Patients Are Dying Online - Chapter 36

Holding the thermal mug, the steam wafted directly into his face.

Dong Han fell silent.

Qin Jiang explained, “I used a thermal mug specifically to keep it from getting cold, Master Dong. Drink it while it’s hot.”

Dong Han gave Qin Jiang a complicated look.

How… considerate of you.

Seeing Dong Han hesitate to start drinking, Liu Yan asked curiously, “What’s wrong, Master Dong? Is it too hot?”

“If it feels too hot, you really don’t have to drink it.”

Liu Yan wasn’t being sarcastic; she was genuinely worried Dong Han might scald himself.

But to Dong Han’s ears, her words sounded like an outright insult!

Especially coming from a pretty young woman. If he lost face in front of Liu Yan, how could he hold his head up later?

A real man drinks when he says he’ll drink!

Dong Han raised the thermal mug and began to drink.

Just like the first time, he didn’t find it easy.

His lips trembled, and his expression was even more pained.

A minute later, Dong Han finished all the water in the mug.

By now, his eyes were bloodshot, the sweat on his forehead mingling with tears at the corners of his eyes—a truly pitiable sight.

Yet even in this state, Dong Han didn’t forget to turn the mug upside down, proving he had drunk every last drop.

And he let out a satisfied “Ahhh!” as if he’d just downed an ice-cold Sprite!

By now, even Gao Yang sensed something was off and remarked, “Master Dong, it seemed like… you were still struggling a bit that time?”

As soon as Gao Yang finished speaking, Dong Han pulled out a tissue, pretended to wipe his nose, and quickly explained, “No, it’s just the steam. It’s so hot hitting my face.”

Perhaps feeling his excuse was perfectly reasonable, he casually used the tissue to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and finally, his eyes.

This isn’t me wiping tears; I’m wiping steam. Makes perfect sense, right?

Hearing this, Qin Jiang couldn’t help but shake his head.

Tough.
This guy was seriously tough.

He was the most stubborn patient Qin Jiang had ever encountered.

That was 88°C water!

Qin Jiang knew for sure he couldn’t have drunk it himself.

Dong Han, his eyes rimmed red, looked at Qin Jiang, his voice now hoarse.

“Dr. Qin, have you figured out what’s wrong with me now?”

Instead of answering directly, Qin Jiang asked a question of his own, “When did you first realize you weren’t afraid of heat?”

Hearing this, Dong Han immediately perked up.

If Qin Jiang was asking this, it meant he indirectly acknowledged his heat tolerance, right?

Dong Han cleared his throat and began recounting his glorious story.

“Hey, it’s nothing much. I used to be an electrician, you see. About a year ago, I was fixing an electric meter for someone and accidentally got electrocuted.”

“I was laid up in the hospital for three months and finally managed to wake up.”

“After I woke up, I discovered I had this… special ability.”

Dong Han grew more and more pleased with himself as he spoke, while reporter Gao Yang took diligent notes.

Wasn’t this the perfect template for a protagonist from a wish-fulfillment novel?

Endure hardship, overcome it, and awaken a special ability.

It made perfect sense!

Dong Han continued, “Later, when drinking water at home, I realized I wasn’t afraid of heat anymore.”

“Not only that, I actually became addicted to drinking boiling water. If I go a day without it, my whole body feels uncomfortable, and everything tastes bland.”

While Dong Han was still talking, Qin Jiang unexpectedly walked out of the back room carrying a rather strange-looking kettle.

Gao Yang quickly asked, “Dr. Qin, what kind of professional equipment is that?”

“Oh, this? It’s a pressure kettle. I bought it for a trip to the highlands before. Didn’t expect it to come in handy now.”

“Master Dong, please continue. This will only take a few minutes. The water from this will definitely meet the requirements.”

Dong Han’s face turned pale, and he felt sweat trickling down his back.

A pressure kettle?

Huh?
What normal person keeps one of those at home!

Soon, Qin Jiang’s water was ready.

He measured it with the thermometer—97°C!

Qin Jiang said with some regret, “What a shame, it just couldn’t quite reach 100°C. Master Dong, please make do with this 97°C water.”

Dong Han’s legs trembled with fear.

Liu Yan also looked worried and asked, “Dr. Qin, this is 97°C water after all. Is it really safe for someone to drink?”

Qin Jiang smiled and said, “This water might look dangerous, but it’s actually… not safe at all.”

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

But soon, they felt something was off.

What do you mean, ‘looks dangerous but is actually not safe at all’?
Isn’t that stating the obvious?

Qin Jiang didn’t bother explaining further. He simply poured the water into the thermal mug and handed it to Dong Han.

“Master Dong, take your time. No rush.”

Dong Han felt like crying.

With 97°C water, did he dare not take his time?!

Dong Han hesitated. Drinking 97°C water was no joke.

What if it killed him?

Just then, the ever-helpful Liu Yan spoke up again.

“Master Dong, if you don’t think you can drink it, then please don’t.”

Her words instantly provoked Dong Han.

“What do you mean, ‘can’t drink it’? Young lady, you’re so young, yet you have no tact!”

Liu Yan: “…”

Although provoked by Liu Yan, Dong Han drank this cup slower than ever.

Everyone else thought he was in clear agony.

But Qin Jiang offered a thoughtful explanation from the side: “Perhaps this batch of hot water is exceptionally delicious, which is why Master Dong is savoring it so slowly. Let’s all be understanding.”

With this explanation, everyone had a sudden realization and started clapping and cheering for Dong Han.

Three minutes later, Dong Han finally managed to finish the “delicious” boiling water.

By now, tears streamed down his face, he couldn’t even force a smile, and he wore a mask of pure pain.

Qin Jiang walked over.

“Here, open your mouth and let me have a look.”

Gritting his teeth against the pain, Dong Han opened his mouth.

After examining it, Qin Jiang said, “Now I can give a diagnosis. You have oral scalds caused by drinking boiling water. Look, there are blisters on your tongue, and probably in your esophagus too.”

Dong Han: “…”

Gao Yang: “…”

The Audience: “…”

You monster!
So this is how you diagnose the problem?

Dong Han now felt like strangling Qin Jiang.

All that talk before about not knowing what was wrong… it was just because the water wasn’t hot enough to cause blisters, wasn’t it!

Just as Dong Han was about to confront Qin Jiang, Qin Jiang said with a faint, knowing smile, “Master Dong, do you still believe you have a superpower?”

“If you think you do, I still have another kettle of boiling water. We can continue the treatment slowly.”

Hearing this, even someone as stubborn as Dong Han had to admit defeat.

“No, no, I’m just an ordinary person. No superpowers.”

Even though Dong Han had conceded, Gao Yang still refused to let it go.

“But Dr. Qin, that can’t be right. If Dong Han doesn’t have a superpower, how did he manage to drink such scalding water?”

“Even if he was just toughing it out, that temperature isn’t something an ordinary person could tolerate, is it?”

Dong Han looked at Gao Yang, frantically waving his hands.

“Stop, please, just stop.”