An elderly traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who runs a clinic. He spends most of his time in the mountains collecting herbs. He is skilled in acupuncture and has silver needles. He tested Jiang Ning by inserting needles into his grandson Huang Xiaodong's body. He is pleased with Jiang Ning's talent and dedication to medicine, and offers her prescriptions and medical books to study. He has given up trying to persuade his grandson Huang Xiaodong to study seriously.