The Green Ox Medical Academy's "Street Sweet Diagnosis Day" turned into a live farce in Chang'an today—Huwa handed out "mobile sweet diagnosis boxes" to every apprentice. The boxes were shaped like Green Oxen with wagging tails, and pressing an ox horn would "moo" out a puff of sweet mist carrying the "Rhymes of Decoction Formulae". Apprentice Wang of Luoyang had just carried his box to the West Market when the lid suddenly popped open with a snap, and all the sweet medicine inside bounced into Huwa cartoons, holding up signs and shouting: "Don't panic at a headache or fever, Huwa's sweet medicine is here to help!"
At the apprentice-level sweet diagnosis site, Zhang Dama's grandson Huwa (Little Huwa) encountered a "strange patient"—the candied hawthorn vendor claimed his "tongue was stuck to the sugar stick." Little Huwa pulled out Huwa's "sweet tongue diagnosis mirror" to take a look, and the mirror actually projected Huwa's ghost face: "Just kidding! You just ate too much sugar!" Having a flash of inspiration, he dropped some "sugar-dissolving sweet dew" onto the old man's tongue. The dew was mixed with Huwa's "popping sour crystals," and after licking it, the old man suddenly screamed in agony: "Sour! Even sourer than vinegar!" As soon as his voice fell, his tongue was indeed no longer stuck, causing the surrounding onlookers to laugh until tears came out.
At the seasoned practitioner-level combat session, Shopkeeper Qian of Yangzhou encountered the "sweet-induced fainti…
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