Countless people instantly flooded the West Hua dical University forums. Even though the school administration had recently upgraded the servers, the sheer number of simultaneous logins caused the webpages to load slowly. The one saving grace was that this ti, the forums didn't crash from the high traffic.
Before opening the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor* that Zhao Yuan had posted, so of these people were skeptical, while others were hoping for a pleasant surprise.
But regardless of their initial mindset, once they saw the contents of the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*, their reactions were surprisingly uniform. First ca a curious "Huh?", followed by a silent, intense study. In the end, they beca completely engrossed in the knowledge of this classic dical text, forgetting everything else.
As a result, many Traditional Chinese dicine professors and experts skipped work and class that day. Even when calls ca in inquiring about their absence, they unhesitatingly chose to be truant. To avoid being disturbed, they even turned off their mobile phones and unplugged their landlines, all so they could study the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor* in peace.
No one could yet be certain if this was truly the legendary *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*. But they were profoundly impressed by the wealth of knowledge and theories contained within its pages.
Xiao Xianlin, a "national treasure" level expert from West Hua dical University, was one of them.
He was scheduled to attend a dical seminar that morning, but after reading the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*, he called his assistant without a second thought and told him to cancel.
The assistant was in a bind. The seminar was a high-profile event, with attendees being prominent figures in the field of Traditional Chinese dicine. Backing out at the last minute would offend a lot of people. But Xiao Xianlin had made up his mind, so the assistant had no choice but to bite the bullet and call the organizers.
The mont the call connected, before he could even get a word out, the person on the other end asked, "Has sothing co up for Elder Xiao? Is he unable to attend the dical seminar?"
"How did you know?" the assistant asked in surprise.
The organizer sighed. "In the last ten minutes, we've gotten calls from seven or eight different experts and professors, all saying sothing urgent ca up and they can't make it. I find it strange. How can it be such a coincidence that everyone has an ergency at the exact sa ti? Man, level with . Did we do sothing to offend all these esteed professors?"
"What? That many of them have ergencies?" The assistant's jaw dropped in astonishnt. It wasn't until half an hour later that he finally learned the real reason for their absence. By then, he too was lost in his own study of the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*...
A little over an hour later, Xiao Xianlin finished reading the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*.
Of course, this was just a cursory read-through. Many of the theories and points of knowledge in the book would require a great deal of ti to research and study before they could be mastered.
And yet, even after just one quick read, Xiao Xianlin's shock was imnse.
He closed his eyes in thought for a mont, then picked up his phone, found Liu Mingzhang's number, and made the call.
The phone rang for quite a while before it was finally answered. Liu Mingzhang's impatient voice crackled through the line. "Old Xiao, what is it? I'm busy. If this isn't important, I'm hanging up!"
True to his word, Liu Mingzhang was about to hang up.
"Don't hang up!" Xiao Xianlin cried out. "Have you seen the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*? The one posted on the university forums by 'the man who wants to be a Witch Doctor'?"
The mont his old friend ntioned the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*, Liu Mingzhang not only stopped himself from hanging up but began to gush with excitent. "Is that even a question? Of course I've seen it! I'm studying it with a few of my students right now. I'm telling you, so much of the knowledge and theory in this book is incredibly profound! If we can fully master it, it will elevate the entire field of Traditional Chinese dicine! Especially when it cos to fundantal theory—we're talking about a quantum leap!"
"My thoughts exactly!" Xiao Xianlin agreed, then asked, "Do you think this could really be it? The legendary *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*, lost for a thousand years?"
On the other end of the line, Liu Mingzhang fell silent.
He had been focused on studying the book's contents and hadn't considered this question.
After a mont's thought, he didn't rush to answer. Instead, he asked, "What's your take on it?"
Xiao Xianlin shared his view. "I'd say there's at least a seventy percent chance it's genuine. This book that 'the man who wants to be a Witch Doctor' posted... its writing style, its knowledge, its theories—they're all a clear continuation of the sa tradition as the *Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor*!"
"I'm inclined to agree," Liu Mingzhang said with a sigh. "I just can't imagine where this 'man who wants to be a Witch Doctor' could have possibly found a classic dical text that's been lost for millennia. But what I admire even more is his character! He didn't hoard this book for himself; he shared it with the world. An act like that is a massive boon to the developnt of Traditional Chinese dicine! A person like him deserves to be recorded in the annals of history, to have entire biographies written in his honor!"
"Exactly!" Xiao Xianlin agreed, nodding emphatically. "For 'the man who wants to be a Witch Doctor' to release the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor* is truly a monuntal achievent, one that will benefit generations to co! Old Liu, I propose that you and I take the lead. We'll gather a few other titans from the world of Traditional Chinese dicine, and together, we will study the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor* and formally validate it, proving that it is indeed the great work that was lost for a thousand years!"
"Yes! That's a wonderful idea!" Liu Mingzhang said, his voice filled with excitent. "This is the kind of work that goes down in history. Count in!" Then, he sighed. "It's just a sha we have no way of contacting this 'man who wants to be a Witch Doctor'. If we could have him lead the seminar, imagine how much more we could gain!"
"Yes, that is a sha," Xiao Xianlin agreed. "Even for sothing as montous as releasing the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*, 'the man who wants to be a Witch Doctor' didn't use his real na. He just used an alias to post this world-altering text. His indifference to fa and fortune is truly admirable!"
Liu Mingzhang mulled this over for a second. "Old Xiao, I think 'the man who wants to be a Witch Doctor' can be indifferent to fa and fortune, but we can't just stand by and do nothing. If we do, future generations will ridicule us!"
"What do you an?" Xiao Xianlin asked, confused.
Liu Mingzhang's voice grew serious. "We have to find him. We have to find 'the man who wants to be a Witch Doctor' and ensure he receives the honor and gratitude he deserves! We must make sure his na is immortalized, so that future generations will sing his praises!"
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