Xiao Yu's group trying to pull up the sunken window of the bus. He roared at them."Out! One came out!"As that traffic policeman shouted at Xiao Yu, another police officer who had been lying inside the...Chapter 478: Li Family Visit

Their family's next generation head had learned the Hua Tuo Nine Needles for a period of time, though not completely. However, he managed to recover most of it during his lifetime, even if its effectiveness wasn't as great as before, it still remained potent.

But after the calamity when the primordial energy in the world gradually thinned and dried up, those in their family who practiced Wuqin Xi didn't see any results despite decades of practice. Slowly, they abandoned this method, causing the effect of the Hua Tuo Nine Needles to become weaker over time, though they weren't aware of the reason behind it.

When Li Zixiong saw his father arrive, he stood up from the garden bench and approached him.

At this moment, both their expressions were rather solemn. As former and current heads of the Li family, ensuring the prosperity and continuation of their clan was their lifelong mission. They exchanged glances before heading towards the car parked nearby.

In the car, Li Zixiong told the elderly man about Xiao Yu's origins. When the old man learned that Xiao Yu came from mainland China, a look of nostalgia appeared on his face.

Back then, the Nationalist Army retreated to Taiwan after their defeat, and at that time, they lived in the location where the central government was situated. The Li family enjoyed some fame among local civilians.

Moreover, one of their disciples served as a military doctor for the Nationalist Army; thus, during the exodus to Taiwan, the Li family also accompanied them.

However, since they had moved en masse back then, they didn't feel lonely after arriving here. Nevertheless, deep down, there was still some lingering attachment to their homeland where they grew up.

Since Xiao Yu's accommodation wasn't far from the Li Family Chinese Medicine Hospital, they soon arrived at the hotel where he stayed. Earlier in the hospital, Li Zixiong and others already knew which room Xiao Yu was staying in, so upon getting out of the car, they went straight to his room.

After returning to the hotel with Fangyuan, Xiao Yu didn't leave but ordered two meals from the hotel. They hadn't eaten anything for over half a day and were quite hungry, so when the food arrived, neither of them was polite and ate voraciously.

"Knock knock..." While they were eating, someone knocked on the door.

Fangyuan, who was having a meal, stood up immediately when he saw Xiao Yu getting up to open the door. He had always regarded Fangyuan as an intimate friend and not an outsider; that's why he stayed with Fangyuan at Jin Family even after being treated coldly there.

After all, regardless of whatever reasons led to it, Fangyuan helped him out when he was most down-and-out. Although the help might have just been offering a job, without Fangyuan's assistance, he probably would have returned to the ancient city and lived an ordinary life by running his family clinic.

Back then, even if their family had powerful connections, it’s likely that his mother wouldn’t inform him of anything. Even now, she only told him about his background because of his exceptional qualities, which attracted Zhang Dahai to recruit him into the 13th Bureau; otherwise, he probably would never have known about his lineage. If not for his excellent medical skills, it’s possible that even his grandfather's identity might remain buried in Tong City.

Therefore, Xiao Yu had always regarded Fangyuan as a friend. He could care less how Fangyuan thought; friendship is friendship and wouldn’t cease to exist just because they haven't been in touch for a while. That’s why when he saw Fangyuan getting up to open the door, he sat back down without being overly courteous.

After Fangyuan opened the door, upon seeing Li Zixiong standing outside, he was taken aback since Xiao Yu had spoken with Li Zixiong while he wasn’t there and thus didn't know that Li Zixiong intended to visit Xiao Yu.

"Hello, is Master Xiao in We've come to see Master Xiao!" Li Zixiong knew Fangyuan from the hospital where he had seen Fangyuan with Xiao Yu before. He was polite and addressed Fangyuan accordingly.

Before opening the door, Fangyuan hadn’t expected it to be Li Zixiong who came calling. He thought perhaps someone from Jin Xianglin Company’s Taiwan branch or a bodyguard for Jin Xianglin and Xiao Jingru had arrived instead. To his surprise, the visitor turned out to be none other than the president of L Family Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Fangyuan had heard about this hospital from staff members based in Taiwan. It was well-known in Taiwan not only for its reputation but also due to its significant influence; it’s rumored that his ancestors served as a medical officer under a general in the Nationalist Army, and countless high-ranking military officials received their family's assistance.

However, after the older generation passed away, Taiwan's social structure underwent changes, which gradually pushed them out of political circles, turning them into a purely traditional Chinese medicine family.

Nevertheless, they still maintained some connections. As a result, they flourished in Taiwan; otherwise, considering their land holdings in Beijing, the commercial and industrial center, it’s likely that others would have already seized control by now!

Hearing Li Zixiong's greeting, Fangyuan looked back at Xiao Yu who nodded to him. He then invited both of them inside.

After entering the room, upon seeing the half-eaten meal on the table, Li Zixiong quickly apologized to Xiao Yu and Fangyuan: "I'm really sorry for disturbing your meal! Would you mind if we wait outside until you finish eating

"No, there's no need for such formalities. Please have a seat!" When Xiao Yu heard Li Zixiong speak, he responded.

Xiao Yu and Fangyuan continued to sit and eat. Upon seeing this, Li Zixiong was stunned; he thought that after what he said, Xiao Yu would put down his chopsticks and discuss matters with them

In Li Zixiong's eyes, what Xiao Yu did was extremely impolite behavior. Xiao Yu understood all these etiquettes but didn't want to be constrained by them. He was having a meal when they arrived; was he supposed to go hungry just so they could talk

Awhile later, after Xiao Yu and the others had finished their meals, they asked the waiter to clear away the leftovers. Fangyuan then found an excuse that he was tired from the day's work and wanted to rest early before retiring to his own room.

Xiao Yu sat on the sofa, looking at Li Zixiong and the others but did not speak. The Li family duo also kept silent, creating a strange quietness in the room.

"Cough... young brother, this old man is Li Bingguang, an inheritor of Hua Tuo's medical techniques and head of the Li Family Clan on Taiwan Island! This is my son Li Zixiong, the current head of the Li Family. May I ask who you are"

The elder Li Bingguang noticed that Xiao Yu didn't intend to speak first; thus, he initiated the conversation by introducing himself according to traditional etiquette.

"Haha, Mr. Li, Dean Li, hello! My surname is Xiao, and I am the current head of the Xuming Clan of Xiao."

Upon hearing the elder introduce himself in accordance with medical community customs, Xiao Yu smiled and introduced himself.

"Xuming Clan... Xuming Clan..."

Hearing Xiao Yu's introduction, Li Bingguang muttered to himself. The name Xuming Xiao seemed very familiar to him when he heard it.

"Impossible! The Xiao Family... wasn't the entire clan exterminated Besides, the acupuncture technique of the Xiao Family is called the Xuming Five Elements Acupuncture; how could it be Hua Tuo's Nine Needles"

Li Bingguang, who was muttering to himself, suddenly looked at Xiao Yu with an incredulous expression and said loudly.

Their family had been away from the mainland for over half a century. In recent years, there were no close ties between both sides of the strait, so everything about the mainland was buried deep in his heart. The mention of Xuming Xiao Family by Xiao Yu felt very familiar to him, yet he couldn't recall where he heard it before.

It was only when he carefully recalled that he remembered seeing his father drinking悶酒when he was young, and muttering to himself somewhere after getting drunk about the Xiao Family being exterminated, causing another secret technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to be lost.

After his father sobered up, he asked him what the Xiao Family was. His father explained it to him and also told him about their acupuncture techniques, which is how he came to know about the existence of the Xiao Family.

Their family's records also had some mentions of the Xiao Family. However, because the Xiao Family was in the north while they were in the south, there wasn't much attention paid towards them. Moreover, their family's records only briefly mentioned the Xiao Family, focusing mainly on the miraculous nature of their "Life-Saving Five Elements Acupuncture."

After all, his Li Family had a thousand years of history; they've seen countless families rise and fall, but what made them remember was solely the medical skills.

The incident where his father got drunk was one of the more profound memories from when he was young. His father normally didn't drink at all, and in this lifetime, he'd only gotten drunk twice: once when the Xiao Family was exterminated and another time while fleeing to Taiwan.

But these memories were deeply buried within his heart; if not for recalling his father's drunken state, he might have forgotten about the Xiao Family. Since these memories came from when he was young, it took him some time to recall them.

"The Xiao Family wasn't exterminated, and I am its current patriarch. As for my Hua Tuo Nine Needles Perhaps you should first explain where your own Hua Tuo Nine Needles come from!"

Xiao Yu heard that the other party knew about the Life-Saving Xiao Family but was clueless about his Li Family, so he responded with a question.

The source of his Hua Tuo Nine Needles was Zhong Kui; there was no way he would reveal it. But where did the other party's Hua Tuo Nine Needles come from It should be noted that in Zhong Kui’s memories, the Hua Tuo Nine Needles were only passed down to his own clan.

He was the sole heir of this lineage of Zhong Kui’s family. Even for his sworn brothers, Zhong Kui only taught them the Five Animal Frolics and not the medical skills of Hua Tuo. Therefore, Xiao Yu was quite curious about where Li Family had learned their medical techniques.

Moreover, he hadn't heard of this Li Family before; if they possessed the Hua Tuo Nine Needles, they should have been rather famous. If it were a well-known family, his maternal grandfather should have mentioned them to him, yet he never did, which left Xiao Yu even more curious.

Just like how his maternal grandfather would tell him about some renowned families, although he only heard of them and didn't actually meet them. At that time, it was akin to one ear in and the other out, so unless it was an extraordinary medical technique, he couldn’t recall anything related to these families. The Hua Tuo Nine Needles of this Li Family clearly belonged to the category of the extraordinary. (To be continued...)ong Hushan led the Li family out of the hotel. Li Rongcheng turned back to glance at Xiao Yu once before following Song Hushan outside.Li Rongcheng has been in the business world for decades, amassing...