"Qihuang Medical Soul" tells the legendary story of Shen Qihuang, a young Chinese medicine practitioner, who inherits and promotes traditional Chinese medicine in troubled times. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, wars continued frequently, and the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine faced a crisis. Shen Qihuang studied medicine with his grandfather since he was a child. He was talented but arrogant. Due to a misdiagnosis, a close relative passed away. He was burdened with guilt and determined to improve his medical skills and save the people. During his journey to seek medical advice, he met the chivalrous girl Lin Qingwan, the scholar Zhao Wenji, and the mysterious medicine dealer Gu Changfeng, and together they faced the test of war, plague, and intrigue. Shen Qihuang got out of his self-blame. With his superb medical skills and benevolence, he cured countless patients, uncovered the conspiracy behind the medical way, and revived the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine. Through delicate characterization and psychological description, the novel shows the breadth and depth of traditional Chinese medicine. It integrates medical science, martial arts, and feelings about family and country, and depicts an epic growth story of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in troubled times.
