A strictly realistic story, with no supernatural forces! A master of traditional Chinese medicine comes down from the mountains, only to run into danger again and again. He thinks he can live out his days in peace at a university, but the clues his master left behind inadvertently expose the secret struggle between traditional medicine factions. His girlfriend, teachers, classmates, and teammates are all involved in the conflict in different ways, determined to forge a new path. (All the theories in this book are supported by academic sources.)