t even if Xiao Yu had good combat skills, it wouldn’t be enough to make him their match.Although several of their comrades were injured, they believed this was due to carelessness rather than anything...Chapter Thirty-Eight: Searching

Zhong Laoshi slowly nodded and said, "Back then I was a soldier on the border of Yunnan province. She was the most beautiful girl in that Miao village. We were together for three years, knowing each other intimately. Before leaving to return to Beijing, I told her to wait for me; after settling down, I would come for her. But soon after my return, the Cultural Revolution erupted, and our family was branded as rightists and sent to a cowshed. When the chaos ended and I tried to find her again, the villagers said she had been put in a pig cage because of an out-of-wedlock pregnancy and refused to reveal who the father was or abort the baby. Since then, I vowed never to marry again, as my heart could no longer accommodate anyone else. She's still alive Never thought she would be!"

"What... You're not married" Xiao Yu exclaimed as he stood up. He pointed at Zhong Jianguo and Zhong Tao, asking, "Then who are they"

"I am my father’s adopted son…" Zhong Jianguo said.

Xiao Yu slumped back into his seat, thinking to himself that this was indeed a deeply devoted couple! He had been mistaken; it was fortunate he hadn’t made any serious errors.

Zhuo Laoye smiled lightly at Xiao Yu’s expression and said, "Haha… Since you entered the room, you have remained calm and composed. I never thought there would be a moment when you lose your composure!"

"You’re teasing me!" Xiao Yu chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu’s eyes widened as he looked at Zhong Laoshi, stating, "Based on the activity and frequency of the蠱, the other female蠱 should be within a hundred miles of the General Military Hospital!"

"What" Zhong Laoshi exclaimed suddenly standing up.

"Jianguo, go send people to look for her. We must find her!" Zhong Laoshi’s voice trembled.

"Father, don’t worry; we will definitely find her…" Seeing Zhong Laoshi’s agitated state, Zhong Jianguo hurriedly tried to console him.

Zhong Jianguo and Zhong Tao both went to the courtyard to make phone calls, mobilizing everyone to search.

As time passed, one hour... two hours... three hours... Those who were looking outside called back one by one, saying that they couldn't find anyone matching the description.

"Xiao Xiao, did you make a mistake They searched everywhere within a hundred miles and still couldn’t find them!" The old man asked anxiously with hope.

"I wouldn’t be wrong...

..."

Suddenly, the old man clutched his chest with one hand, turning pale. Sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, and his hand that was clutching his heart trembled slightly as he slumped sideways onto a chair.

"Father (Grandfather), what's wrong Marshal Zhuo, Grandfather Zhong’s heart pain has flared up again, what should we do" Zhong Jianguo and Zhong Tao supported the old man while asking anxiously.

Marshal Zhuo went to the inner room and took out an acupuncture kit intending to treat the old man. Xiao Yu walked over and blocked Marshal Zhuo who was about to start needling: "Let me do it!" He then took the acupuncture kit from Marshal Zhuo's hand.

Xiao Yu opened the kit, his fingers brushed against the needles, and a golden needle appeared between his two fingertips. With no frills, he inserted an ordinary-looking needle into the old man’s heart meridian point. Xiao Yu's actions were as smooth as flowing clouds and water, swiftly inserting nine golden needles into the nine life-and-death points around the old man’s heart.

Marshal Zhuo watched from behind as Xiao Yu needled. All of Xiao Yu’s needle insertions targeted the heart's critical points, but he did so without hesitation, not a trace of undue fussiness. To needle at such points either signifies an utter lack of knowledge about acupuncture or absolute confidence in oneself. Clearly, Xiao Yu belonged to the latter category. Marshal Zhuo couldn’t help nodding his head as he watched from behind; he was quite impressed by how much he had learned just from watching Xiao Yu’s technique.

Nine golden needles were completely inserted into the nine critical points around the old man's heart chamber. Unintentionally or deliberately, these nine needles formed a small circle on his heart. As Xiao Yu's fingers quickly tapped over them, all nine needles began to tremble gently, forming a small bulge at the center of the old man’s chest where his heart was located. Inside this bulge, something as tiny as mustard seed was wildly bouncing around.

"Hiss..." Everyone in the room, including Old Grandpa Zhuo, drew a sharp breath and looked shocked. No one knew whether it was due to Xiao Yu's acupuncture or seeing which of the insects in the little swelling was causing trouble.

"Little Xiao, is that the insect" Old Grandpa Zhuo asked as he watched the little thing crashing around.

“Yes!” Xiao Yu nodded.

Zhuo Hongxing, Zhuo Guangrong, and Zhuo Simiao had all learned acupuncture. When they saw where Xiao Yu was inserting needles, their hearts were pounding. Xiao Yu was targeting major acupoints, and a hair’s breadth deeper could be fatal. But Xiao Yu was decisive when he inserted the needles, and the results were miraculous. If before Zhuo Hongxing and Zhuo Guangrong had considered themselves experts, now they felt a deep respect for Xiao Yu, at least in the realm of acupuncture.

At this time, Old Zhong’s pain had gradually lessened, and he opened his eyes to see the small insect crashing around inside the swelling on his chest. His face was filled with alarm, then he thought of something and urgently asked Xiao Yu: "This... will it affect her If so, please remove the needle!"

Seeing Old Zhong’s reaction, Xiao Yu nodded discreetly: “No, I’m just cutting off your heart's connection to this insect. We’ll still need this insect to find the Miao girl.”

"What Really" Old Zhong grabbed Xiao Yu’s hand in eager anticipation.

Xiao Yu nodded slowly.

Xiao Yu then had everyone get into the car and placed Old Zhong flat on the seat. The little insect, no bigger than a sesame seed, was continuously crashing eastward inside the swelling caused by acupuncture.

Observing this, Xiao Yu told Old Zhong: "Currently, the Miao girl is in an eastern direction. We can’t determine her exact location at present. However, judging from its movement intensity, it shouldn't exceed fifty kilometers. You can instruct your son and grandson to withdraw their people from other areas; otherwise, we’re wasting our own people’s money!"

As Xiao Yu spoke, he glanced deliberately at Zhong Jianguo and Zhong Tao. Zhong Tao was still watching the insect and hadn’t picked up on Xiao Yu's tone of voice, but Zhong Jianguo had understood it, his face turning slightly red.

Having never seen such a thing before, Old Master Zhuo got into the car and followed.

"Head east directly!" Xiao Yu instructed.

The carriage exited Jade Spring Mountain and continued heading east. After traveling for some distance, Xiao Yu checked Doctor Zhong's chest; the蠱was still colliding towards the east. He ordered the driver to continue going eastward. As they entered the city beyond the Third Ring Road, the carriage kept moving in that direction.

"It has changed! It’s changing!" Suddenly, Zhong Tao shouted.

Everyone on the car turned their gaze towards Doctor Zhong's chest; indeed, what had been colliding to the east now began to collide towards the north.

"Head north then," Xiao Yu instructed the driver.

The vehicle drove north for about five or six kilometers before suddenly turning westward. After going west for around two kilometers, it turned south and traveled a couple of kilometers until it started heading east again; after some distance to the east, they headed north once more. Suddenly, Xiao Yu felt something was off—wasn't this circling back

Xiao Yu looked at several high-rise buildings nestled among lush green trees.

"Where is that" Xiao Yu pointed in the direction of those buildings with his finger.

"Here This place seems to be the Beijing Hospital," Zhuo Simiao said after looking around.

"Then it shouldn't be wrong; we must be here." Xiao Yu said indifferently. Guoqing and others.Although Zhu Qiangguo and the others still had some doubts in their hearts, seeing how carefree Zhang Dahan was made them refrain from delving deeper into the matter.Suddenly, Zhan...