Original subtitles

(Gen Z)

(Episode 38)

(Jiangzhou People's Hospital)

You have to stop being dependent on people.

I'll teach you, and you can give me the acupuncture treatment.

That's not a good idea.

Child,

my legs may be disabled,

but my brain is not.

You should know that your master and I

were in the same sect.

Alright then.

Let me ask you something.

How did you fall?

I don't remember that.

You see? When I ask you,

you say you don't remember.

How should I know if you can do acupuncture or not?

Why don't I recite the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic

for you?

If not,

why don't you test me with the acupoints?

Enough.

Just rest well.

If Master doesn't reply to me

by 8pm,

I'll give you the same acupuncture treatment as yesterday.

Be careful.

You're a loyal student

of his indeed.

Is it hot?

No.

Who's my mother?

Little Lark?

Who?

Fine.

When I ask you about something,

you don't remember.

And, I can't follow your bidding

without being worried.

We'll never

be on the same page.

We should stick to your master's instructions.

If only he was the one with amnesia instead.

I guess

you can make the call here.

Wait.

I can't even tell

if you're pretending to be dumb here.

Enough.

You have no idea what I'm saying

at all.

I don't know whether to act dumb or not

all because of

that master of yours.

Hurry up.

Help me make a call.

Ask Shen Xin

how my mother is doing.

What's with the shush?

Hurry and call her.

Don't waste any time.

Tian Zhen,

have you read the news?

(How's the situation over your side?)

(Are Mr Niu and his son)

(confirmed cases?)

Did you guys quarantine them?

I'm doing fine here. Mum, don't worry.

But we didn't manage to save

Mr Niu's son.

(Mr Niu is doing fine.)

(He's staying in the provincial hospital for now.)

(How are you and my grandparents doing?)

We're doing fine. Don't worry about us.

(Is the situation in the town under control?)

Yeah.

Dad is here.

He guided me after he came here.

The prescription he gave me was right on point.

(I've already notified everyone)

(according to Dad's instructions.)

I told them not to come to us if they're sick.

I'll go to them instead.

Do you have enough face masks? Do you need me to send more to you?

(Yeah, I brought a lot of them with me.)

Tian Zhen,

have you guys run out of medicine?

(Chinese New Year is nearing.)

(I wonder if the courier company)

(will cease operation by then.)

(We'll send some to you.)

(And,)

the flu sachet

is pretty effective.

Do you keep it on?

Yeah, I do.

I've been keeping it on. Look.

-(It's over here.) -Tian Zhen,

listen.

Judging from the circumstances,

it's not realistic for you to come back.

You must take good care of yourself.

Luckily, your father is there with you.

(We can rest at ease now.)

Take care of yourself.

Tian Zhen,

tell your father to talk to me.

Dad doesn't allow me to.

Now, we need to maintain social distancing.

Where is he?

(He's living in the opposite room.)

(Our rooms aren't next to each other.)

Take a photo

and show it to me.

Mum, if you're looking for him,

you can call him directly.

(You don't need to go through all this trouble.)

Ren Tian Zhen.

Where's your father?

(Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth.)

(Dad went to Wuhan.)

What?

That's a huge deal!

Why didn't he notify us

beforehand?

You two, stop calling him.

Hello?

Have you reached Wuhan?

(Yeah.)

I've reached Wuhan.

Many of our peers are infected.

(We're lacking in medical supplies.)

(What about this?)

Get some face masks

and sanitisers for me.

(Let's close the medical centre for now.)

(Get more face masks)

(and send them here.)

They're barely taking

any protective measures here.

Okay, I understand.

I'll do an inventory count now.

What about this?

You can keep one or two boxes

for Master and Madam.

You don't need to care about us.

Just take good care of yourself.

Yeah, forget about us.

You're on the frontline.

Safety first, you hear me?

I heard Master's voice.

Ling Lan,

I'll leave Master and Madam to you.

I'll leave our family

to you.

Don't worry.

Take good care of yourself.

Don't worry.

A patient is coming. I'll hang up now.

Okay. Goodbye.

Hurry!

Someone!

Dad, Mum,

I've decided to bring Xin Zheng's parents

here.

I'll bring Tou Tou here too.

Ling Lan,

I support your decision.

I will arrange Tou Tou

to pick up Grandpa and Granny in Yunnan.

After that,

I'll head to the medical centre

and prepare to close it down.

I'll check on

Shan Dao too.

Is Tian Zhen coming back?

He's my son.

I'll make the call.

This is a crucial moment to see if

he can establish a foothold in medicine.

And, if he stays at Hubei,

he can assist Xin Zheng

when it's necessary.

-I'll make the preparations then. -Okay.

Hello?

Tou Tou,

where are you?

This is my daughter indeed.

She never panics during such important moments.

She's my daughter too.

She did

take after me.

(Major Cold represents)

(the extremely cold weather.)

(Once Major Cold is over,)

(winter will pass, and spring will come)

(Thus, a new cycle begins.)

(Major Cold)

Ren,

I'm afraid

we can't treat this disease in time

if we have to wait for Western medicine.

We need to depend on

TCM for this.

Let's use both acupuncture and Chinese medicine.

It'll definitely work.

Mr Luo, were you looking for me?

Mr Wang, let me introduce him to you.

This is

Professor Ren Xin Zheng from

Jiangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.

This is the head of the Internal Medicine Department,

Wang You Ming.

Nice to meet you, Mr Wang.

So, you're the famous Professor Ren.

You flatter me.

I read your books before.

And, Luo kept telling me

about your legendary tales.

Thank you

for coming all the way here

when we're having a tough time.

You flatter me.

How's the situation here?

It's bad.

We used Azithromycin,

Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride tablets,

expectorant,

and even Chinese medicine.

Now, it seems like

Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate

is a little effective.

However, we're not sure.

By the way, when I was doing my rounds,

a patient told me that he felt much more comfortable

after receiving acupuncture treatment.

It felt as if a heavy rock

has been lifted from his chest.

I was beside Professor Ren just now.

Right after he delivered the acupuncture treatment,

the patient said

he felt much better.

Yeah.

I don't understand

TCM at all.

We Western doctors

haven't even figured out the virus.

However,

you already started to treat them.

The thing is,

the patient said it was effective

after receiving the acupuncture treatment.

Is this a case of

placebo treatment?

In my opinion,

Western medicine studies

the sicknesses that humans have

while Chinese medicine studies

humans who are sick.

Virus is just like a seed.

If a seed wants to sprout,

it needs a suitable environment, soil and temperature.

I don't care what kind of seed it is.

If I ruin

its growing environment,

the virus will vanish.

So, you're saying

that the growing environment for viruses

is the human body, right?

That's completely right.

If the body is cold, make it warm.

If the body is hot, cool it down.

There's no need to inquire about the sickness.

Balance in all things.

When a patient is sick,

they don't feel it.

As long as they pull through the most dangerous moments

and let their immunity grow,

their bodies

will recover naturally.

That's right.

-I have a favour to ask of you. -Please speak up.

Our hospital

is already at maximum capacity.

And, the community is still sending more and more patients here.

Look.

-Our Inpatient Department -Yeah.

is barely 300m²,

but we have so many patients here.

Even if they aren't sick,

they'll be infected eventually.

A patient told me

that you were quick in administering your acupuncture treatment.

I was thinking

that if you could

help out our community as well

so that our pressure could be alleviated.

Of course, they lack basic supplies there.

It'll be even tougher than here.

Please consider it.

If you agree to it,

I'll introduce you to them.

No problem.

No problem.

This is great.

This is great.

Professor Ren, thank you so much.

-Don't mention it. -Thank you.

-It's what I should do. -Thank you.

You're doing us a huge favour.

It's my job.

(Qibo Medical Centre)

Today's the last day for the city express service.

We have to go on a break

after packing these goods.

-(Li Quan.) -Hello, Mr Ren?

(How are things over there?)

I'm doing fine.

Have you found the reason you came in the first place?

Mr Ren, what do you mean by that?

If there's a tough battle ahead,

will you be willing to join us?

Of course.

I lack manpower here.

If this is something like SARS,

it'll be a matter of life and death.

Mr Ren,

I already died once.

(You were the one who rescued me.)

(I'm not afraid of death itself,)

(let alone this disease.)

Good.

(My wife has already prepared)

(the necessary materials to fight against)

the epidemic.

You...

You can drive Yang Xiao Hong's car here.

Okay.

Thank you.

Mr Ren,

I should be thanking you instead.

-Was it Professor Ren? -Yes.

Mr Ren told me to head to Wuhan.

You can take my car then.

It can fit more medical supplies.

Yeah.

Okay.

What are you doing here?

I'm heading to Wuhan soon.

I'm here to visit you.

Wuhan?

Have you lost your mind? Didn't you read the news?

Even experts said that we should avoid going there.

Why must you go there?

Mr Ren needs all the help he can get.

Why must it be you

when there are other people in the medical centre?

I have to go.

And, I don't know

when I'll be back.

I'm here to bid farewell to you.

We brewed this herbal medicine soup ourselves.

Remember to take it.

Oh yeah.

I made

a scented sachet for you.

See you.

(January 23rd, 10am,)

(passages out of Wuhan were blocked off.)

(Staying united, combating the epidemic.)

(Wuhan is the city of heroes.)

(They will pull through.)

(During Chinese New Year's Eve,)

(planes are heading toward Wuhan instead.)

(The most outstanding doctors)

(the most advanced equipment,)

(and the urgent supplies they need have been gathered.)

(The cure rate,)

(lowering the infection rate to the minimum,)

(fatality rate...)

(Everyone takes a part in fighting the epidemic, no visitors allowed)

Those who are well-versed in administering acupuncture treatment

treat the right with the left

and treat the left with the right.

Once you find the position,

you just need to confirm the meridian you're targeting.

It's that simple?

Yes.

You see, acupuncture is easy to learn

and hard to forget.

It's as if a splinter in the flesh, a polluted material,

a knot,

and a blocked stream.

It's that simple.

In a family setting,

we can use fingers instead of needles.

If we teach the patients how to do it,

they won't need to visit the hospital.

Professor Ren,

thank you.

Don't mention it.

Professor Ren,

I think

we're witnessing history here.

That's right.

Is that boy

your son?

He's a pretty filial child.

He's my student.

He's just like my son.

My son

is treating patients

in a village in Hubei.

You're a kind Samaritan.

Your entire family

are kind Samaritans.

Thank you for the compliment.

I'll get you some Chinese medicine.

Rest well.

Professor Ren,

what are you feeding

my husband with?

This is a herbal medicine soup I prescribed to combat the epidemic.

You have to drink it too.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Professor Ren.

Come here for a second.

Professor Ren,

I know that TCM focuses on

observation, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and pulse reading.

But now, we don't even know

what the virus is about.

Yet, you're feeding them herbal medicine soup.

And, all of them are taking the same soup.

I'm afraid this doesn't make sense.

I have no time to explain it to you.

You can take it if you're willing.

Look at how many patients we have out there.

And, it's cold.

Their condition will worsen

when they queue outside.

You can make the call yourself.

But...

How do you feel?

Dad, Mum, it's cold outside.

I brought you two back with me

as this year is pretty hectic.

Okay.

You guys haven't met your granddaughter yet, right?

Granddaughter?

Tou Tou.

Come and greet your grandparents.

Hello, Grandpa, Granny.

I'm Mr Ren's student.

I'll leave your luggage here.

I'll make a move first.

This girl is something else.

Tou Tou!

-Tou Tou! -I'm going to visit Senior Uncle.

Over here.

Send it to Mr Ren right now.

They're in urgent need of it.

-Okay? -Okay.

And,

you shouldn't place the goggles here.

You shouldn't put something on top of them.

Put them at the top.

-Okay. -That's right.

Get this moved up.

Thank you.

Let me check this side.

By the way, has Tian Zhen contacted you?

Do they need any supplies?

He's doing fine over there.

It's a small village after all.

Now, our main focus is Wuhan.

Li Quan told me

that even a piece of dust sheet

is precious to them.

Our medical team

will be bringing everything we can bring to them.

Wait, didn't you join the medical team?

I did register my name.

But they rejected me.

Those on the medical team

are from the Department of Infection Control, Pulmonology,

Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, and so on.

I'm sure there will be sick children over there too.

Somehow, they don't need someone from the Department of Paediatrics.

If I must say,

besides their departments, their status should be considered too.

A loner like me

without any commitments

should be prioritised and sent to the frontline.

Nonsense. What are you saying?

All volunteers

will depart safely

and return safely.

Look at what you're saying. You're making it as if

no one

cares about you.

Yeah, you're right.

Everyone has to be safe

and sound.

I just think that this is the moment

I've been waiting for

when I decided to study medicine.

Now that I think about it,

it would've been a success for me

to take care of myself

before I studied TCM.

But now that I've studied TCM,

I try to dedicate myself

to the well-being of the public.

Dedicate yourself to the well-being of the public?

You're learning TCM with your own money.

You're resting on your past achievements.

Alright. What about this?

You can go ahead. I'll settle the delivery fee.

No need to go. Come back.

I went there already.

They said the delivery fee will be waived if they are to be delivered

to the epidemic zone.

Really?

Mr Ren, I'll tend to it.

You should take a nap.

Tend to your pots.

It's been a few days since you rested.

You're not made of iron.

You should take a nap.

Leave this to me.

It's a race against time.

Every second counts.

Mr Ren, please listen to me.

It's been a few days since you slept.

Don't talk to me.

I still need to reply to Tou Tou's text later.

I need to tell her the treatment plan for Wu Shan Dao.

Tou Tou should be asleep by this time.

She won't go to sleep before answering my call.

-Mr Ren, I'm begging you... -Get back to work.

Dear.

I brought your parents from Yunnan to our home.

The four elders are staying together.

They can take care of each other.

Dear, it must've been tough on you.

Initially, I wanted to

bring Tou Tou back too.

But she's not willing to come back.

She said she wanted to take care of Wu Shan Dao.

(Just ignore her.)

(Let her be.)

How's the situation over there?

(Did they seal off the city?)

(Do you guys lack any food supplies?)

It's terrible here.

What about the family?

I just had to fight for food

every 12am.

That's all there is to it.

Our community has sealed off the entrance.

No one is allowed to enter or exit the area.

(Do you need me to send more students there to help you?)

Just stay at home

and don't go anywhere.

That's the biggest help you can offer.

(Ren Xin Zheng)

The patients on this name list

have to be transferred to a Grade A tertiary hospital by today.

There's no way to do so. They don't have any space over there.

If so, the first three must be transferred there.

All three of them must be transferred there.

There's no way to do so.

You're coughing?

I'm fine.

There are too many patients there.

I won't joke around with my health.

You should go.

Alright. I understand.

Take care, okay?

I'll get you some herbal medicine soup.

Here you go.

Okay.

I was waiting for this.

What's wrong with you?

Are you coughing as well?

Come, let me check your pulse.

Lower your volume.

Don't let him hear that.

How long has it been since you started coughing?

Were there any symptoms?

Not too long ago.

My chest just feels stuffy.

You mustn't tell him about it.

You mustn't.

Don't worry.

You need acupuncture treatment.

This is quite a huge deal.

Okay.

Later,

I'll receive the treatment in the corridor.

Once he's hospitalised,

I'll get myself quarantined in the mobile cabin hospital.

I'll be fine by then.

I've also received

notice of quarantine from the mobile cabin hospital.

They said

I could be admitted tomorrow.

What a beautiful sunrise.

I just don't know

if this will be my last time

seeing the sunrise.

What's wrong with you?

What's wrong with you?

Professor Ren!

What did you say?

Your father fainted?

Did he get infected?

Li Quan said he gave him the test.

It wasn't the coronavirus.

He thinks that Dad is just too exhausted.

(He did everything himself.)

(His body is heaty.)

If so,

does he have a fever?

(Yes, he has a high fever.)

(Even so, he still insists on brewing the medicine himself.)

Dr Ren!

(Tell your father to take the test again.)

The first test might not be accurate.

Mum, I'll hang up first. There's a patient coming in.

What's the matter?

Did Xin Zheng get infected?

You should head there then.

Head to where Xin Zheng is.

You've been distracted

for the past few days.

Your heart is with him.

Go now.

He...

He doesn't allow me to go.

So what?

You're a doctor.

You should go.

Right now, our country needs all the talent they can get.

But what about you guys?

Your father and I are perfectly healthy.

Don't worry.

Xin Zheng already entrusted his parents to me.

We'll take care of them.

Your father and I have been practising medicine for 60 years.

Why are you still worried about us?

That's not it.

What's the issue then?

Wuhan has been sealed off.

How can I get inside?

You're making me panic.

Do you want to go there or not?

It's easy then.

When there's a will,

there's a way.

It's easy for you to say.

This is the invitation letter sent to our medical centre

by Jiang'an District's local authority.

Take this with you.

Your mother and I

have dealt with the procedures

two days ago.

Go now.

Hurry up.

Alright now.

Don't worry about the family.

(Jiangzhou People's Hospital)

(Master, can you see this?)

(Can you see this?)

(Look.)

(Look!)

He can stand now?

(Yeah. He stood up all of a sudden.)

(I was surprised.)

I was taken aback.

Look.

(Tell him to be careful.)

Now,

he lacks a braincase.

You need to put a helmet on his head.

Got it.

I'll let him choose the colour when I head back.

He can choose it himself.

By the way, Master...

Be careful.

(You see, when we first worshipped our predecessors,)

(you said spring was here)

even though the temperature was low.

However, the air of spring

is different from the air of winter.

(Back then, I thought you were spouting nonsense.)

(Spring and winter together? Nonsense.)

(But today,)

(I feel the air of spring.)

That's good.

Tell me then.

How do you feel?

(Well,)

(today's the Beginning of Spring.)

At night, it felt damp.

Maybe it's because

the air on the ground became warm.

That means

you didn't lie to me.

It wasn't me.

(It was Heaven and Earth.)

So, Heaven and Earth never lie, huh?

As fall departs without return,

spring falls as the next season.

You two are uncultured.

Shan Dao.

You old ingrate.

So,

(you're forgetting about the person who treated you)

now that you've almost fully recovered, huh?

(Precisely.)

(Tou Tou, you've improved a lot.)

Your sense

has been sharpened by a lot.

You're much more observant

(of your surroundings now.)

Wait, Master.

Why are you coughing?

It isn't coughing season yet.

(Don't tell me you're infected?)

Mind your words.

(I feel unwell today.)

(I'll hang up first.)

(I'm not done yet.)

Hello?

That was fast.

Senior Uncle,

I feel

uneasy.

Don't tell me

Master is infected?

Stop jinxing him.

He won't get infected.

Don't worry.

That's the situation.

I'll depart for Wuhan immediately.

(As for the medical centre,)

(Xiao Hong, Zhu Xia,)

(please take care of it.)

Ms Song, don't worry.

(The medical centre is closed.)

(Everyone will stay at home)

(if they have nothing to do.)

(We won't go outside for no reason.)

Madam, remember to keep in touch.

You must take care of yourself too.

(If you need any help)

(or have encountered any issues,)

(just tell us.)

(We'll think of something.)

If we find something

that's effective,

we'll share it in the group chat.

(Do we have any confirmed cases in the medical centre?)

Not yet for now.

However,

I do have some friends who live near Wuhan.

Anyway, they're getting infected

one by one.

(There are also sporadic cases)

(appearing overseas right now.)

(I'm very worried.)

You don't need to worry.

Jiangzhou is still safe.

(That's not what I'm worried about.)

Now, I have a sense of

helplessness.

You guys are already on the frontline,

yet we can only

stay here.

We don't know how we can help you guys out too.

I have an idea.

Tell Ms Song then. Here.

(Ms Song, Hong,)

(I have an idea.)

You see,

I have a chat group with my fellow patients.

We cheer each other up

in the group.

(However,)

(everyone is panicking lately.)

(And, some of them have already been infected.)

(They couldn't find any places that could treat their condition,)

(especially when they are just like me,)

who experiences issues in moving from one place to another.

And, some of them are abroad too.

They're very scared.

Can we gather

all those who're infected

(and couldn't find a place)

(to treat their condition?)

(The physicians in our medical centre)

(are at home anyway.)

(Why don't we provide them)

with some help and assistance online?

At least

we shouldn't let them feel

that as if they've been abandoned.

(I think that's a great idea.)

(If we do so,)

(at least we can provide them)

(with some mental support.)

However, it's best if we have a Western doctor too.

We can combine both fields.

Why don't I call Peng Shi Yan to join us?

(Okay.)

Yang, for this activity,

you and Peng will lead it.

Call Tian Zhen to join you guys too.

Tian Zhen has practical experience.

He can share them with the group.

(Anyway,)

(we need to do everything we can)

(to help out those in need.)

Okay.

Madam, take care.

I'll contact them now.

Alright, Ms Song.

This is a great idea.

I'll create a group chat later.

Remember to take your protective measures

when you're there.

I'll create the group now.

(Edit group chat name)

(Coronavirus Support Group)

(Hi, everyone. I'm Dr Peng. I will try my best to help you all.)

(Wuhan Second Yangtze River Bridge)

What are you doing here again?

Go now.

I'm fine here.

Get back to work.

Mr Ren.

Wait.

What are you doing here?

Our family is doing fine.

Don't worry.

-Okay. -Don't worry.

That's a serious cough you have there.

I'm fine.

I already did the test twice.

It was negative both times.

Judging from the sound of your cough,

it sounds like a lung abscess.

I have too many patients

to tend to.

I know.

I'm here.

Leave your patients to me.

Okay.

(Song Ling Lan)

(Jiangzhou People's Hospital)

I recorded a set of hand techniques that can help to stop coughs.

I'll send it to the group later.

And, I'll add Ms Dong

into the group later

so that she can guide the members.

Tell all patients in the group

to practice it.

There's no prescription at all.

Peng Shi Yan said

that it's time for Wang Shu Qing

to take his antibiotics.

There are no antibiotics here.

We only have hand techniques.

Tell him to get to work first.

Tell him to not let his imagination run wild.

It'll make things worse.

Give him a hot water foot bath later.

Alright, got it.

That's all for now.

You're slacking off

when I'm not monitoring you, huh?

This is exhausting. Let me take a break.

No breaks for you.

-Come on. -Okay.

How could you rest when you just started?

Come, let's continue.

Your tummy

is getting bigger and bigger.

Hurry up.

(Tian Zhen, grab a pen and a piece of paper.)

(Write down the prescription.)

Please go ahead.

(Chinese ephedra, six grams.)

(Poria cocos, 15 grams.)

(Almond, nine grams.)

(Chinese Thorawax Root, 15 grams.)

(Scutellaria baicalensis, six grams.)

(Prepared Liquorice Root, five grams.)

(Raw ginger,)

(ten grams.)

This is a prescription specifically for the epidemic.

I asked my father already.

He said we could roast brown rice until it turns golden brown

and make porridge with them.

It invigorates the spleen and dispels dampness.

It's helpful against this illness.

I'll organise it into an article

and publish it

on the public account right away.

(The prescriptions and remedies used in this drama)

(are referenced from relevant traditional Chinese medicine books)

(Do not use without medical advice) (End of Episode 38)