The Princess and the Paupers

The whole classroom froze, especially Audrey. She was staring wide–eyed, unable to believe Arabella could do such a thing,
“Arabella, have you lost your mind? Professor Lambert, kick her out.” Audrey was about to rush onto the stage.
Seeing blood seeping out, Arabella squeezed the wound again to increase the blood flow. After letting out two drops of blood,
she covered the wound with a disinfectant cotton ball.
Chloe was about to lose her temper when she suddenly felt a noticeable relief in her throat. She couldn’t believe it. Clearing her
throat, she was astonished to find that her throat didn’t hurt like before. It was freaking magic!
Professor Lambert burst out laughing. “In my decades of teaching, I’ve never seen a student diagnose so quickly and perform
acupuncture so accurately. Arabella, judging by the location of your needles, is Chloe’s throat pain due to a cold?”
“Yes.” Arabella disinfected the silver needles and put them back in place.
“Chloe, how do you feel? Has it improved?”
Chloe was so shocked that she was speechless. After a while, she managed to nod and say, “Yes, my throat doesn’t hurt
anymore. I feel much better.”
This is acupuncture. Arabella did very well.”
With that, the entire neurology class broke into applause. Arabella was freaking awesome!
The effects of acupuncture were so fast!
“Did everyone notice that Arabella disinfected the silver needles and put them back in place after she finished? This behavior is
worth learning from. Let’s give her another round of applause.”
This time, even the students from the surgical class joined in the applause.
Audrey didn’t expect her classmates to change their stance so quickly, let alone for Arabella to steal the limelight.
“Both of you, please return to your seats.” After Professor Lambert had them leave the stage, he continued, “For throat pain
caused by a cold, acupuncture and bloodletting can be effective quickly. Arabella just demonstrated the method to you all, and
she did it perfectly. No errors.”

He added, “Traditional medicine is broad and profound, and it’s not superior or inferior to modern medicine. It seems that today’s
class is irrelevant to your majors, what I want to say is: Whether you want to study traditional or modern medicine, or neurology,
or internal medicine, etc., remember that you’re here to learn how to save lives in the future. That’s what matters, not which type
of medicine you choose. There’s no need to argue over this.”
After few seconds, he continued: “Some students may also be curious about why I brought my acupuncture bag to class. I also
want to tell you that medicine knows no national boundaries. After mastering the knowledge of your major, you should also learn
from the excellent medical skills of other countries in order to improve your ability.”
As long as goals aligned, they were all contributing to society.
After class, many students came to find Arabella.
“Arabella, I’ve been having a sore neck for days, can you help me with acupuncture?”
“I’ve had a stuffy nose for days, can you help me with acupuncture?”
“And me, can acupuncture help with athlete’s foot?”
Kelly and the other two roommates were almost dizzy from the barrage of questions.
“Sorry, guys. Arabella’s a bit busy today, come back next time.” Kelly tried to maintain order.
“Yes, next time. Arabella has other plans for today, we’re really sorry!” Joyce also tried to keep the crowd at bay.
“Bella, we need to get out of here.” Mya clung to Arabella’s arm and quickly got into the elevator. Once the elevator doors closed,
she finally let out a sigh
of relief. “This is crazy, they’re coming to you with athlete’s foot. But speaking of it, can acupuncture really treat athlete’s foot?”
“Yes, it can.” Arabella answered seriously. She even explained the specific method of acupuncture. “Really? It can really do
that?” Mya looked at her with admiration. “You’re so cool. It seems like there’s nothing you can’t answer.”