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However, while Ye Wudao spoke, he also knew that the decline of traditional Chinese medicine in Hua Country was an undeniable fact. Among the two hundred or so doctors present, less than ten practiced Chinese medicine, and they were all of an older age bracket, while the rest were practitioners of Western medicine.
In fact, it was not that Hua Country's medical skills were weak, but rather that they were exceedingly difficult. The transmission of Hua Country's medical knowledge, like its martial arts, emphasized lineage and exclusivity.
