"And on top of that, you prescribed it for the hospital director's own niece. You say I'm wrong? Aren't you just trying to blacken my name in front of the director?"
"Exactly. No matter what illness a patient has, if there are exterior symptoms, you must first resolve the exterior."
Zhou Wenxuan suddenly stepped forward, a harmless, innocent smile on his face as he said, "The *Treatise on Cold Damage* is very clear: 'If the exterior is not resolved, one must not use attack methods; one must first resolve the exterior.' The meaning is crystal clear. If there are exterior symptoms, resolve them first. This cuts off the progression of the illness immediately, preventing the exterior pathogen from penetrating deeper, which would make it harder to cure and potentially lead to chronic conditions or lingering sequelae."
Chapter 16