se outside. Only regular customers get meals prepared personally by the owner’s wife. She only cooks a few dishes herself! The name 'Seafood Family' was allegedly bestowed upon her by Empress Dowager...Chapter 98: Extending Life, the Xiao Family (Vote for Monthly Ticket)
"Nowadays' young people! They dare to do anything for fame!" Old Yue shook his head as he saw Xiao Yu walking towards the patient. He was about to continue heading toward the herbal medicine section when suddenly he noticed that Xiao Yu had reached out to touch the golden needles he had inserted into the patient.
"Stop!" Old Yue's angry shout rang out, and he immediately turned back.
A person nearby who looked like a leader saw that Old Yue was powerless and visibly relaxed. Old Yue only inserted a few needles, and since this patient had acute cerebral hemorrhage, it wasn't too much of an overstep for him to do so. As long as the patient didn’t die at their Renhe Hall’s employees' hands, even if there were any future troubles, he would have ways to evade responsibility.
When they saw Xiao Yu going to move those needles, that person was secretly delighted: this is perfect; no matter what happens now, the patient's family won't be able to find any trouble with Renhe Hall.
Thus, when those doctors heard Old Yue shout and tried to stop Xiao Yu, they were stopped by that leader-like person. He wished Xiao Yu would move those needles so the patient could die immediately!
Xiao Yu had walked up to the patient just as he was about to help Old Yue complete the final step of the Wuxing Life-Extending Needle technique. If it were a full set of Wuxing Life-Extending Needles, there might be a chance for him to last until the ambulance arrived; but suddenly, Xiao Yu heard Old Yue's shout.
But Xiao Yu ignored him. The patient was on his deathbed now, and if he didn't act immediately, the patient would die very soon. He crouched down and lightly tapped each of Old Yue’s golden needles with his fingers in succession; then the needles started to tremble slightly. Afterward, Xiao Yu opened up his medical box and took out his acupuncture set.
Seeing that despite hearing his shout, there was no sign at all that Xiao Yu would stop, Old Yue hurriedly walked back faster. He knew that while he couldn't treat the patient now, he could still help to stabilize him. Therefore, when he saw Xiao Yu taking out needles, he became anxious—the golden needles must not be removed; if they were, the patient would likely die immediately. If left in, there was a chance for the patient to last longer.
When Old Yue returned to the patient’s side and was about to speak, he saw that the needles on the patient's body were trembling lightly, his eyes widened with disbelief as he murmured, "Trembling needles… It really is trembling needles…"
Old Yue might not know how to perform the final step of the Wuxing Life-Extending Needle technique—the trembling needle—but he had heard his father describe its characteristics. His father had also conducted countless experiments on animals based on these characteristics but failed every time due to being unable to control the strength and frequency needed for the needles' vibration. All the animals in those experiments died after the tests, so Old Yue’s father established a rule: none of their family members could experiment with or use trembling needles until they truly mastered it.
The person acting in a leadership role felt a faint disappointment when they saw Xiao Yu not removing Grandpa Yue's golden needles. A returning overseas master’s student standing nearby heard Grandpa Yue’s angry shout and thought there would be a spectacle to watch, but was surprised to see that Grandpa Yue just stared blankly at Xiao Yu after approaching.
Xiao Yu ignored everyone else and pulled out his own set of golden needles, positioning himself by the patient's head ready to start needling. The apprentice accompanying Grandpa Yue saw that Xiao Yu showed no sign of stopping despite hearing Grandpa Yue’s words, and stepped forward intending to pull Xiao Yu back but was stopped by a sharp glance from Grandpa Yue.
At this point, the apprentice noticed that the furious Grandpa Yue had now turned pale with shock and excitement. He could not help feeling puzzled as he glanced at the calm expression on Xiao Yu's face before retreating behind Grandpa Yue with mixed feelings.
Grandpa Yue was in a very complicated state of mind right then; his lifelong obsession with trembling needles actually had a successor. Who is this young man, and what’s his connection to the Xiao family
Seeing Xiao Yu getting ready to needle at the patient's head, he instinctively reached out to stop him but thought better of it after some consideration. Perhaps this young man will have other ways if he can perform trembling needles.
At this point, Grandpa Yue had no more thoughts about belittling Xiao Yu because of his age; instead, he had already put him on an equal footing with himself. They veteran doctors were well aware of the rules of traditional Chinese medicine, which was why he had shouted at Xiao Yu earlier: considering his young age and lack of apprenticeship, it seemed reasonable to do so.
But now that he saw that Xiao Yu was a genuine TCM practitioner, Grandpa Yue knew his previous actions were excessive. Even if he declared himself powerless, there would be no issue with Xiao Yu removing his needles.
Moreover, the fact that Xiao Yu used trembling needles in the Five Elements Revitalizing Life Needling technique clearly indicated his status as a genuine TCM practitioner. To obstruct him now would violate the rules of medical ethics, which are not determined by age. In ancient times, it was common for elderly practitioners over 60 or 70 to call younger men in their thirties or forties “master,” but nowadays, due to an impatient society and few young people learning TCM, Grandpa Yue instinctively treated Xiao Yu as someone who had just started his apprenticeship.
Standing by the patient’s head, Xiao Yu swiftly inserted a golden needle into a major acupuncture point. His hands moved like a butterfly dancing among flowers; in moments, eight needles were embedded in the patient's scalp.
Xiao Yu drew out another needle and took a deep breath before positioning himself at the patient's head, his expression serious. This time was different from previous occasions; this time he had to pierce into the brain, leaving no room for error.
With his hand holding the needle, Xiao Yu squatted in front of the patient and slowly inserted it into the Baihui acupoint. When the needle entered the patient's head by an inch, Xiao Yu gently paused before releasing the needle.
At this point, the gold needle at the patient's heart had stopped trembling. Xiao Yu gently tapped on it again with his fingers. When he finished tapping the golden needles over the patient’s heart, those positioned near the liver also ceased their quivering. Then, Xiao Yu successively tapped the remaining four gold needles.
Seeing the needles start to tremble once more, Xiao Yu used both hands to gently tap on the ones at the patient's head. When he lightly tapped on the Baihui point of the patient’s head with a golden needle, dark red blood started dripping out through it.
Only when he saw this did Xiao Yu finally relax: The title of 'Hua Tuo Nine Needles' truly lived up to its reputation; adding in his family's Trembling Needle technique, the effects were indeed remarkable.
The old man, Yue, was at a loss for words. He never would have thought that tremble needles could be used like this. Although he had not seen the needlework Xiao Yu performed on the patient’s head before and did not know its name or origin, it was clear to him that this technique was just as profound as the complete Wu Xing Renewal Needles if not even more so.
After waiting for the needles at the patient's head to stop trembling, Xiao Yu pulled them out. He knew when enough was enough and thus stopped in time. With such a serious condition, it would be impossible to cure him in one session. All he had done was save his life.
Right after Xiao Yu finished removing the needles, an ambulance siren sounded outside. The man who looked like a leader relaxed when he heard the sound and saw the person on the ground still alive; as long as they were breathing, that was all that mattered.
In no time at all, an ambulance and a police car arrived in front of Renhe Hall Pharmacy. When the nurses saw the golden needles on the patient's body, they were astonished. However, when they recalled that a famous Chinese medical expert had been visiting the pharmacy recently, it did not come as such a surprise to them. The golden needles must belong to that expert!
After the ambulance left, the police car remained and took statements from those who had witnessed what happened as well as Renhe Hall’s manager and the saleswoman.
"Young man, may I have a word with you" When everyone dispersed, Yue asked Xiao Yu.
Only now did Yue think about how he had just asked them about the herbal formula and that young man said it was written by Xiao Yu. He thought at the time that he didn’t know where they got their prescription from, but looking back, this young man must have been the one who wrote it. And as for the ginseng, there was no need to look at it; it had definitely come from the wild.
But he still did not know which master of Chinese medicine had taught him or his family's needle technique.
"Well, I also have some questions I'd like to ask the old man!"
Xiao Yu responded. In fact, Xiao Yu had many doubts he wanted to ask Old Yue about. According to his grandfather's letter, all of the family members and disciples of the Xiao family were dead at that time. Then whose skills did this old man use for the Five Elements Life-Saving Needles Could it be passed down from previous generations
Old Yue led Xiao Yu towards a small hall behind the Chinese medicine department, with Wei Jun naturally following close behind. At this moment, Wei Jun was still feeling disoriented; although he knew that Xiao Yu's medical skills were formidable, this was his first time actually witnessing them. Was this really the same Xiao Yu who used to always be at the bottom of their class in school
Xiao Yu followed Old Yue past the counter and into a small hall. He didn't expect there to be such an exquisite little room hidden here.
"Young brother, just now I was too presumptuous. I never expected your medical skills would be so extraordinary! May I ask from which school or master you learned"
At first, he had only thought that Xiao Yu's calligraphy was good with a brush pen; he hadn't imagined that not only were his writing skills excellent but also his medical skills were superb. It was indeed strange for someone so young as Xiao Yu to be this skilled.
The field of traditional Chinese medicine generally requires at least ten or even several decades of accumulation, and yet Xiao Yu had achieved such a level of proficiency at such a young age. Furthermore, he was even better than Old Yue in terms of acupuncture techniques. Although Old Yue didn't know about other aspects, the prescription for tonic medicines that Xiao Yu wrote could rival his own, indicating that he must have started learning from renowned masters since childhood to achieve this level.
Of course, just starting to learn at a young age wouldn't necessarily lead to such achievements. It would require a combination of natural talent, diligent study, and guidance from a master; lacking any one of these elements would be insufficient.
In reality, Xiao Yu's medical theory came from his grandfather while the practical knowledge mainly originated from Zhong Kui's memories. This combination resulted in Xiao Yu's current level of proficiency in medicine.
"Haha, Old Man, you overpraise me! My medical skills are passed down through my family!" Xiao Yu did not conceal anything and there was no need to do so anyway; besides, he wanted to know where Old Yue's Five Elements Life-Saving Needles came from as well.
"Then may I ask which school or master your medical skills were inherited from" Old Yue nodded in thought, realizing that Xiao Yu must have started learning medicine at a young age. He then proceeded with his question.gth back then, it might have turned out differently today. At that time, even he would probably be powerless to change the outcome.However, he didn't look worried at all. Instead, he looked up at the...