Jiang Chen’s words immediately provoked the dissatisfaction of Zhang Bing and the others.
As he prepared to step forward to examine the patient, Zhang Bing blocked his path.
“Boy, who do you think you are, daring to talk nonsense here!”
Before Jiang Chen could answer, Luo Yanran’s mother sneered disdainfully from the side.
“Young Master Zhang, he’s nothing but a penniless loser reaching for the moon.”
Hearing this, Zhang Bing suddenly scoffed.
“Miss Yanran’s suitor?”
“He used to be,” Luo Yanran’s mother chimed in.
Zhang Bing shifted his gaze to Jiang Chen, mocking him with a smirk.
“What?
Trying to show off in front of Miss Yanran?
Hoping to win some favor?”
Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.
“You could say that!”
“HAHAHA!” Zhang Bing burst into laughter.
“Dr.
Huang can’t even cure him, yet you’re here boasting shamelessly.
I advise you to obediently get the hell out of here.
Don’t end up making a fool of yourself instead of showing off!
Miss Yanran is as beautiful as a celestial maiden.
She is absolutely not someone a broke loser like you could ever hope to taint!”
Jiang Chen looked at Zhang Bing and smiled.
“Then, how about a bet?”
“A bet?” Zhang Bing asked.
“What kind of bet?”
“I bet that I can cure Granny Tan’s grandson!” Jiang Chen smiled.
“I’m in a good mood today.
Why wouldn’t I take your bet!”
In Zhang Bing’s eyes, Jiang Chen was bound to lose.
Dr.
Huang was a highly skilled physician from a major hospital in the city, and Zhang Bing had spent over a hundred thousand yuan just to invite him here.
A house call fee of that size was an astronomical figure rarely seen in the entirety of Baiyun City.
If Dr.
Huang couldn’t cure the patient, how could Jiang Chen possibly do it?
Besides, according to Luo Yanran’s mother, Jiang Chen was just a penniless loser who was reaching for the moon!
Shifting the conversation, Zhang Bing said, “If you can’t cure him, you’ll kneel down, kowtow to me three times, and call me ‘Grandpa’ three times!”
“Deal!” Jiang Chen smiled.
“If I cure him, you’ll strip naked, run three laps around the village, get the hell out of Xianhuang Village, and never come back.”
Zhang Bing smiled disdainfully, waving a bank card in his hand.
“If you cure him, in addition to what you just said, I’ll give you the half a million yuan on this card!”
“Alright!” Jiang Chen nodded in extreme satisfaction.
He then pushed Zhang Bing aside and walked straight to the bedside.
“Granny Tan, please move your grandson’s pillow aside and let him lie flat.”
Granny Tan glanced at Jiang Chen, then did as instructed.
She didn’t care if Jiang Chen was a broke loser or someone punching above his weight.
As long as he could save her grandson, he would be a benefactor to the Tan Family.
Once the injured boy was lying flat, Jiang Chen took out an antique-looking pouch from his pocket.
Unrolling it, a dense cluster of Silver Needles was revealed to everyone!
“Traditional Chinese medicine?” Standing to the side, Dr.
Huang frowned slightly when he saw this.
Zhang Bing snorted coldly.
“Traditional Chinese medicine?
What kind of disease can that even cure nowadays?
It’s just a trick used by Jianghu swindlers to fool people!”
“Exactly!” Luo Yanran’s mother laughed.
“This guy is just putting on an act and showing off!”
Dr.
Huang shook his head.
“Not necessarily.
Traditional Chinese medicine has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are still many aspects where Western medicine cannot compare!”
“But that depends on who’s using it.” Zhang Bing laughed.
“There are indeed some formidable figures in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, but they are all elderly doctors.
Just look at him!
He’s so young.
Even if he has studied medicine, it couldn’t have been for more than a year or two!”
Dr.
Huang nodded.
“Indeed, age is a crucial factor in traditional Chinese medicine.
Those who have just started out, or haven’t been practicing long, might not even know as much as a nurse in a Western hospital!”
Hearing this, the surrounding villagers frowned.
Even Granny Tan’s confidence began to waver.
If that was the case, was Jiang Chen truly just trying to show off in front of Luo Yanran?
Was he merely trying to make his presence known?
Standing to the side, Sister Zhang looked at Luo Yanran and asked in a low voice, “Jiang Chen…
can he cure him?”
Luo Yanran shook her head.
“It’s highly unlikely.
I’ve already tried the Acupuncture Technique, but it didn’t work at all!”
“Then won’t he have to kneel and call that Young Master Zhang ‘Grandpa’ later?”
Hearing this, a strange look flashed across Luo Yanran’s eyes.
“He brought it upon himself!”
While the crowd discussed among themselves, Jiang Chen had already begun applying the needles.
His fingertips paused briefly, and two Silver Needles instantly shot forward.
They landed perfectly on the acupoints of the Tan Family’s grandson.
The moment they were inserted, the Silver Needles began to sway slightly.
“This is…” Luo Yanran frowned, recalling a very powerful Magic Technique within the Acupuncture Technique field.
Then, she vigorously shook her head.
“Impossible.
There’s no way he could have learned the Trembling Needle!”
“Miss Yanran, you’re overthinking it,” Dr.
Huang chuckled from the side.
“Only one person in the entirety of Baiyun City knows the Trembling Needle method.
At his age, it’s impossible for him to achieve it!”
“Exactly.” Zhang Bing smiled cheerfully at Luo Yanran and said, “Miss Yanran, rest assured.
Later, once he kowtows to me and leaves, I’ll help you resolve this mess.
It’s just a matter of paying compensation.”
“Do you hear that?
Young Master Zhang is the one who truly cares about you!” Luo Yanran’s mother quickly chimed in.
A trace of displeasure flashed through Luo Yanran’s eyes before she turned and headed toward the door.
“You!” Luo Yanran’s mother shouted in annoyance.
“Ma’am, don’t be angry.
Just leave this place to me,” Zhang Bing said with abundant confidence.
While Zhang Bing and the others were talking, a nearby villager suddenly pointed at the injured boy on the bed.
“Look!
His leg moved!”
Everyone turned to look.
Sure enough, after Jiang Chen inserted the fourth Silver Needle into an acupoint, the injured boy’s leg suddenly lifted up.
Jiang Chen held the boy’s leg, guiding it back down, and smiled.
“Don’t panic.
It’s just a conditioned reflex from stimulating the meridians.
What comes next is the real movement!”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen took out four more Silver Needles.
The four needles left his hand simultaneously.
Without deviating in the slightest, they perfectly overlapped with the previous four Silver Needles, entering the exact same acupoints.
More importantly, the originally slightly swaying Silver Needles, upon being struck by the latter four, actually began to move in an intersecting pattern.
The speed was so incredible that it was impossible to track the swaying trajectories of the Silver Needles!
“This…
how is this possible!” Dr.
Huang, who previously had a face full of disdain, opened his mouth wide in shock when he saw this scene.
Zhang Bing frowned.
“What’s wrong?”
“The Overlapping Shadow Trembling Needle!” Dr.
Huang took a deep breath.
“It’s the legendary Overlapping Shadow Trembling Needle.”
“Is it that impressive?” Zhang Bing asked again.
Dr.
Huang stiffened his neck, quickly walking up to Jiang Chen.
With a face full of respect, he asked, “I apologize for my previous offenses.
May I ask, young man, where did you learn this Overlapping Shadow Trembling Needle?”
While retrieving the Silver Needles, Jiang Chen smiled and replied, “I can’t say where I learned it, but I can tell you one thing!”
“What is it?” Dr.
Huang maintained a respectful expression, showing not a single trace of his previous disdain.
Jiang Chen gave a teasing smile.
“My master said that the Overlapping Shadow Trembling Needle is the most ordinary Acupuncture Technique in our sect!”