Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2405 Tiv's Dive
Liang Xiangyin and Bian Mu always treated each other with great care. There was a simple brick wall between them that neither of them was willing to easily push down. Liang Xiangyin had been through a lot in the world and was used to all kinds of storms. He wouldn't easily take any action unless Bian Mu made a move. It wasn't that he was particularly afraid of Bian Mu. On the contrary, as he got to know Bian Mu's character, scholarship, and medical skills more and more, Liang Xiangyin gradually realized that the legendary school of medicine founded by his old mentor might only be able to be carried forward and developed by young and promising TCM masters like Bian Mu.

but……

The matter was caused by his great talent being wasted. His mentor, who was so capable back then, still died with regrets. No matter how outstanding Bian Mu is... in some aspects, he hasn't even been able to touch his mentor's back! Liang Xiangyin chose to remain silent about many things because he cared about Bian Mu.

Bian Mu is still young and inexperienced; there are many profound and mysterious aspects of life that he hasn't even touched yet!
Quaternions?! Why bring up such an outdated concept from advanced mathematics at this crucial juncture?!

Philosophical speculation?! What does the old man mean by this?!

For a moment, Bian Mu couldn't quite grasp what was happening.

On October 16, 1843, Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton was taking a walk on the Blume Bridge in Dublin when he had a sudden inspiration. With the help of a skilled craftsman, he carved the core formula of the new mathematical concept of quaternions on the bridge railing: i=j=k=ijk=-1, marking the formal birth of the concept of quaternions.

Later, around the early 20s, the world's scientific community gradually realized that the mathematical, astrophysical, and philosophical significance of this concept far exceeded the understanding of scholars.

Currently, in terms of general philosophical abstraction, the concept of "quaternions" reminds us that to solve extremely difficult low-dimensional problems, we often need to elevate our understanding to a higher dimension in terms of methodology, philosophical construction, formula derivation, and so on. For example, to solve the problems of two-dimensional painting, people ultimately chose the three-dimensional oil painting system, thus completely avoiding many of the awkwardnesses of two-dimensional painting.

Similarly, in order to solve some technical problems in the three-dimensional world, humanity often has to specifically reconstruct a completely new four-dimensional system to carry out a "dimensional reduction attack"-style technological dive, thereby completely solving some super problems.

To put it simply, you have to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut!

After a moment of silence, Bian Mu attempted a reply on the other end of the phone: "You mean... research on the art of longevity and immortality has always been within a high-dimensional speculative framework?! Senior Situ and Senior Cao have devoted their entire lives to this?!"

"Pretty much... At least, cancer treatment must be elevated to the level of 'divine' meridians. Otherwise, the rock disease is too hard. Even if Cao Yueyue and the Zhong family give you 10 billion yuan regardless of cost, you'll probably end up with nothing even if you spend most of your life on it. Putting aside everything else, just in terms of internal energy, with your current limited skills, you probably can't even touch the hem of my senior brother's clothes!" On the other end of the phone, Liang Xiangyin gave Bian Mu a few words of warning.

"What level of cultivation does Bian Mu have? I understood immediately."

"Thank you for your kind advice. I won't bother you any longer. I'll ask you for guidance again when the time is right!"

"We're all family, don't be so polite! Don't worry, in the end, we're all family. Some things... even if we're stingy, we can't take them to the grave, right? On the contrary, for someone like you, taking on too much high-value burden too early isn't good for either of us in the long run, that's true! Traditional Chinese medicine has indeed ushered in a new era in cancer treatment, and we firmly believe you will have an outstanding performance, but... the prerequisite is that you have to be strong enough, right?! Our colleagues in Daoist medicine have reminded you many times, and you... are indeed quite insightful, and you're always actively seeking various beneficial changes. We've all seen that, and our colleagues in Daoist medicine know it better than I do. But, some things, if you can't settle down, can be harmful, so... you understand!" Liang Xiangyin subtly offered a few words of advice, his words full of heartfelt concern.

This was the first time Liang Xiangyin had spoken to Bian Mu in such a serious tone since they met.

For a moment, Bian Mu felt somewhat at a loss for words when faced with the old man's response...

Before he knew it, Bian Mu's back was sweating again. "I was a bit presumptuous, please forgive me!"

"I've already said, we're all family, so let's talk things out. You're doing pretty well now, and you've already shielded yourself from a lot of those dazzling things outside. Most young people can't compare to you. It's definitely the right thing to do to politely decline that cancer treatment research association's offer. It probably won't be of much help to you, and might even be a hindrance. Just focus on taking care of what's in front of you first."

"I will keep this in mind!"

"It's getting late, I'm hungry, I need to go back and grab something to eat, we can talk another day! By the way, don't just stay cooped up in the clinic all day, when the weather's nice, call my Qiangzi and we'll go look at some houses. I heard that some locations have seen significant price reductions because of poorly designed apartment layouts. They're laymen, they don't know anything, what does poorly designed layout mean?! It might even be a top choice around here, right!"

"I'll listen to you! I'll ask Brother Qiangzi to go out for a walk in a couple of days."

"That's right! Also, let me give you a serious reminder! Dimensional reduction is indeed powerful, and technically quite lethal, but for every ten thousand enemies killed, three thousand of your own will be lost! The cost is correspondingly high, so you really don't need to be too impatient, take it slow!"

"understand!"

"You go ahead and do your thing, I'm hanging up now!" With that, Liang Xiangyin hung up the phone.

Looking up into the distance, Liang Xiangyin noticed that all sorts of flowers around the street were quietly blooming beautifully. For a moment, Liang Xiangyin inexplicably began to miss his senior brother, Cao Qiling.

"Sigh! Decades have passed in the blink of an eye. Time really flies! The other day people were saying that the Earth's rotation period has actually shortened, and a day is now less than 24 hours. It seems there is some truth to it. Little Muzi is both similar to and different from Old Cao. I hope she doesn't follow in his footsteps in the future..." Thinking of this, Liang Xiangyin suddenly recalled some old events and felt a little sad.

……

The number of attendees at the cancer treatment center's symposium far exceeded everyone's expectations. Many people had to get extra tickets to get in. The most popular and renowned doctor, Bian Mu, was unfortunately absent, which sparked much discussion in the Chinese medicine community.

Some people say that Bian Mu is starting to get cocky and is too arrogant! He'll probably fall from grace soon.

……

That morning, Bian Mu continued to see patients in the outpatient clinic. As the weather began to warm up, the number of patients with colds and fevers suddenly increased. In addition, there were also some patients with coughs and asthma triggered by various allergens. Bian Mu was considering opening a special consultation channel for them.

Just after 10 o'clock, Bian Mu's phone started vibrating incessantly, which seemed unusual, and most of the calls were from unknown numbers.

At first, Bian Mu didn't take it seriously, but later he gradually realized that something was wrong. For safety reasons, Bian Mu quickly connected his mobile phone to his desktop computer and used three small software programs to temporarily restrict the situation, which eased the tension.