I practiced medicine in ancient times

Chapter 204 The knockout round begins

The rules of this elimination tournament seem simple, but they are full of mysteries. Four out of twenty people will be eliminated, which means that only the top sixteen can advance, which is quite stressful. Moreover, there is only one match per day, which means that the contestants need to maintain a high level of mental concentration and physical strength, and cannot relax at all. They cannot get sick, as getting sick will affect their performance.

What's more, this first elimination match was actually a competition of hand skills - acupuncture.

Acupuncture requires extreme concentration and precision. Any slight mistake will result in piercing the wrong acupoint or even causing bleeding.

Now, they need to complete this competition in the ring, in front of the public. If the onlookers make loud noises, it will greatly affect their performance. This elimination is not only a test of their medical skills, but also a test of their psychological quality.

Although Bai Yan was a little nervous, he was more excited and expectant.

She has been learning medicine from Xu Qingyi for several years. Her acupuncture skills are not strong, but not weak either. She is slightly inferior to others, but she has a strong mental quality. It is still unknown who will win this battle.

For her, this competition is both a challenge and an opportunity to showcase her talents.

“Don’t think this elimination match is easy. The people who will perform acupuncture on you are all imperial doctors from our Imperial Hospital. They have personally experienced the acupuncture points you are performing acupuncture on.

As the saying goes: A small error can lead to a big mistake. If the acupuncture point is one point off, shallow or deep, it will be considered unsatisfactory.

This elimination match not only tests speed, but also accuracy and time. One acupoint can be changed within four breaths.

This is not just a simple competition, but also a double test of your medical skills and character. The imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital are experienced and their grasp of acupuncture points is far beyond what you have seen.

They will be the witnesses and judges of your test. Their every subtle reaction will determine the accuracy of your acupuncture.

Finally, a friendly reminder: when inserting the needle, you must be calm and your hands must be as fast as the wind. You must know the location of the acupuncture points clearly, and when inserting the needle, you must be decisive and accurate.

Now I give you a quarter of an hour to memorize the diagram of acupuncture points.

After the first elimination, there will be a surprise in the middle! "At this time, Xu Yinan, the referee, added.

Xu Qingyi looked at the wooden bed and saw a diagram of acupuncture points and a roll of silver needles. She took a closer look and began to memorize the location of each acupuncture point.

It only took Xu Qingyi a cup of tea to memorize the acupuncture points.

There are 9981 acupuncture points in this competition. From taking out the needle to finding the right acupuncture point, a skilled doctor needs at least two breaths to complete the acupuncture of one acupuncture point.

This competition also emphasizes that there must not be any mistakes or omissions in acupuncture, which means that the contestants will be more careful in acupuncture and the acupuncture time will be prolonged.

Finally, Xu Yinan also said that after the start of the first elimination match, there will be surprises in the middle. It is not ruled out that the acupuncturist will deliberately twist their bodies to prevent them from inserting the needle accurately, affecting the results and so on.

As time passed slowly, twenty imperial doctors came up from the back. Without any instructions from Xu Qingyi and the others, they took off their shirts, exposed their hands and feet, and lay directly on the wooden bed on the arena.

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In a certain tavern, a private room next to a window opened its window, directly facing the competition arena in the Imperial College Square.

In the private room, there were three men and women sitting, two men and one woman, one older and two younger.

The elder among them was a little thin, but had a strong face, his eyes revealed a calm and deep light, and he looked elegant and dignified in his green shirt.

Sitting next to him were two young men and women. The man was about twenty-four or twenty-five, with fine features and a dignified bearing. He was dressed in a white robe and looked very graceful.

The woman looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a beautiful face but a somewhat immature look. She had a gentle temperament and was wearing a light green dress, like a blooming green lotus.

The three of them are the family of the current Prime Minister Fu.

"Dad, brother, who do you think has the best chance of winning? Who will make it into the top five?" Fu Ling looked at the twenty people on the stage and asked curiously.

“Hua Yue or Shi Tianyun both have a chance of winning.

If they are in the top five directly, Wu Shang and Xu Qingyi will have a place, and Zhong Lin will also have hope. "Fu Xuequan replied calmly, his eyes swept over everyone on the stage one by one, and finally landed on Hua Yue and Shi Tianyun.

"In my opinion, Xu Qingyi has a great chance of winning the championship. If Zhong Lin makes it into the top five, I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns. After all, there is a strong competitor like Bai Yan." Prime Minister Fu looked at Xu Qingyi. He always felt that this woman was a little unusual. Her calm temperament and her attitude of remaining calm in times of crisis made him feel that this woman was no ordinary person.

"This Xu Qingyi ranked third in the first round of the Medical Competition, and ranked first in both the preliminary and semi-final rounds of the second round of the Medical Competition. He seems to be very strong.

But this elimination round is not just about medical skills, it's also about mentality and character. She's young, so it's a little bit difficult for her to get first place, but she should have no problem getting into the top five. "Fu Xuequan was not optimistic about Xu Qingyi, and refuted his father.

"Ling'er, who do you think will win the first place in this medical competition?" Prime Minister Fu smiled and asked his daughter.

"Everyone has a chance." Fu Ling stuck out her tongue, a little embarrassed.

However, it was not just the Fu family that was discussing who would win the championship in this medical competition, many other places were also discussing this matter.

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"When the time is up, after the acupuncture is completed, we will ring the bell and someone will keep the time. In addition, the imperial physician who is performing the acupuncture will tell me how many acupuncture points you have accurately punctured.

We will comprehensively rank the contestants and select sixteen people for the next round of eliminations." At this time, Xu Yinan saw that the time was up, so he immediately sent someone up to take away the acupuncture point catalog.

With the referee's order, the game officially began. Xu Qingyi quickly walked to the patient.

Holding the needle in her right hand, her movements were light and precise, and each pause was extremely precise, as if she could see through the skin and reach the deep acupuncture points. Her movements were smooth and fast, and the silver needles in her hands seemed to have life, accurately piercing each acupuncture point.

It seemed that she didn't even need to consider the location, depth, or angle of the acupuncture points; each time she inserted the needle, it was just right and almost flawless.

However, at this moment, the examiner made a move and an unexpected event occurred.