"Zhong Hao, tell them to stop. Mr. Lin has superb medical skills, and I invited him to see Grandpa..." Shangguan Ling'er shouted anxiously.
"Ling'er, you're still speaking up for him. How could he possibly have superb medical skills at such a young age? You must have been tricked by him."
Just as the bodyguards were about to make a move, Shangguan Xiong, who was lying in bed, spoke: "What's all this ruckus? Everyone, get out."
Seeing that Shangguan Xiong was getting angry, Zhong Hao gritted his teeth and ordered the bodyguards to retreat.
Then, he glared at Lin Chen fiercely, as if to say: "Scammer, don't get smug. As long as I'm here, I'll never let your schemes succeed."
Shangguan Ling'er angrily warned Zhong Hao a couple of times, then said to Lin Chen, "Mr. Lin, please don't be angry. He's always like this, very annoying."
Hearing this, Lin Chen's lips curled up. He didn't take it to heart. Nowadays, there's no shortage of arrogant and ignorant fools.
At this moment, Old Physician Wu withdrew his hand, pondered for a while, and sighed heavily: "My old friend, your illness is very strange. I've never heard of it or seen it before. I... I'm powerless!"
"Ah!"
Zhong Hao couldn't help but exclaim. In his opinion, as long as Old Physician Wu made a move, he would definitely be able to cure Shangguan Xiong's illness. Then, he would take the opportunity to propose, and Shangguan Xiong would surely agree if he was happy. He never expected the result to be like this.
Shangguan Xiong's face twitched. He sighed, "Divine Physician Wu, please don't take it to heart. Life and death are predetermined, and wealth and honor are bestowed by heaven. At my age, I've seen through everything..."
Seeing her grandfather like this, Shangguan Ling'er felt heartbroken. She bowed respectfully to Lin Chen and said, "Mr. Lin, please save my grandfather."
Lin Chen nodded and walked forward.
Zhong Hao roared with red eyes: "Shangguan Ling'er, what kind of bewitching words did he feed you? Have you even thought about it? If even Old Physician Wu can't cure him, how can this scammer cure him? If he can cure you, I'll walk on my head for you, haha!"
Lin Chen turned his head and looked at Zhong Hao, saying calmly, "Remember what you said."
Old Physician Wu frowned slightly. Although he felt Zhong Hao had gone too far, he also thought the same way. Even if Lin Chen truly knew medicine, he couldn't cure the strange illness Shangguan Xiong had.
Lin Chen's attitude now was simply too arrogant!
Hmph! He wanted to open his eyes wide and see how Lin Chen would cure Shangguan Xiong.
Lin Chen sat down and looked at Shangguan Xiong, saying, "Old sir, please extend your hand. I'll take your pulse."
"Alright."
Shangguan Xiong met Lin Chen's gaze and extended his hand. He had seen everything that had happened. One thing he was certain of was that Lin Chen was not simple.
Watching Lin Chen earnestly take his pulse, Zhong Hao let out a cold laugh, disdainfully saying, "Putting on an act. Let's see how he gets out of this later."
Shangguan Ling'er was furious. She glared at Zhong Hao and said sharply, "Shut up. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
Zhong Hao's body trembled violently. His face darkened as he glared at Lin Chen, blaming everything on him and thinking about how to deal with him to vent his anger.
Just then, Lin Chen withdrew his hand, his brows furrowed.
Shangguan Ling'er's heart tightened. She quickly asked in a trembling voice, "Mr. Lin, can't you help either?"
Zhong Hao smiled. He felt Shangguan Ling'er's question was completely pointless. What could a scammer possibly do?
Old Physician Wu also smiled. He seemed to have anticipated what Lin Chen would do next.
Lin Chen glanced at Shangguan Ling'er and Shangguan Xiong. His lips curled. He furrowed his brows not because of Shangguan Xiong's strange illness, but because he was wondering how to proceed and retreat in this scheme that had unknown depths.
Shangguan Ling'er bit her lip tightly and asked again, "Mr. Lin, can you cure Grandpa's illness?"
"I can cure it," Lin Chen said with certainty.
"Ah!"
Zhong Hao cried out in shock, completely stunned.
Old Physician Wu's face changed drastically. He clenched his fists, feeling that Lin Chen was too much. He stepped forward a couple of paces, stared at Lin Chen, and said in a deep voice, "Young man, you can eat anything, but you can't say anything carelessly. Do you know what Shangguan Xiong is suffering from? And you confidently claim you can cure his illness."
Hearing this, Zhong Hao snapped back to his senses, rushed forward, and glared at Lin Chen, roaring, "Old Divine Physician Wu is right. If you don't understand, don't pretend. If you kneel down now and admit you're a scammer, perhaps your life can be spared..."
Lin Chen paid no attention to their taunts. He calmly looked at Shangguan Xiong and said, "Old sir, you are not suffering from a strange illness. You have been poisoned by 'Gu'. Every day at midnight, you feel an unbearable itch in your abdomen and chest. As soon as the sun rises, your whole body feels like ice, and cold air emanates from you..."
"Ah! Gu poisoning!"
Shangguan Ling'er exclaimed involuntarily.
Shangguan Xiong's heart trembled. The symptoms Lin Chen described perfectly matched. After seeing so many famous doctors, only he had described it correctly. From this, he could conclude that Lin Chen was a divine physician and wasn't bragging.
Old Physician Wu's expression changed. With his status and experience, he had naturally heard of Gu poisoning. Looking at Shangguan Xiong's condition, could it be...
Zhong Hao reacted. He pointed at Lin Chen and laughed maniacally, "This is hilarious! Even if you want to deceive someone, at least come up with a better excuse. Gu poisoning? You're using things from novels and movies to trick people. Do you have a brain, haha..."
Lin Chen completely ignored Zhong Hao and said to Shangguan Xiong, "Old sir, your situation is very dangerous now. I will treat you immediately."
"Alright."
Shangguan Xiong replied and instructed Shangguan Ling'er, "Ling'er, take them outside."
"Yes, Grandpa."
Old Physician Wu gritted his teeth and said softly, "Old brother Shangguan, I'd like to observe from the doorway. Would that be alright? I promise not to disturb your treatment."
Shangguan Xiong looked troubled and glanced at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen waved his hand, "It's fine. Let him watch if he wants to."
Thus, Shangguan Ling'er led Old Physician Wu and Zhong Hao to the doorway. She was worried Zhong Hao would cause trouble and warned him repeatedly, stating that if he dared to do so, she would make him pay ten or a hundred times the price.
"Old sir, please take off your clothes and sit up straight!"
"Mmm."
Lin Chen walked behind Shangguan Xiong and took out a sandalwood box he carried with him. From it, he took out seven silver needles of varying lengths.
"Old sir, the treatment process will be a bit painful, so you'll have to bear with it."
"Alright."
A sharp glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes. With a wave of his right hand.
Instantly, the seven silver needles of varying lengths, as if they had eyes, darted 'swish-swish' and pierced Shangguan Xiong's major acupoints.
Then, Lin Chen manipulated the seven silver needles of varying lengths to clear the toxins from Shangguan Xiong's body.
As the saying goes, the layman watches the excitement, while the insider watches the skill.
Standing at the doorway, Old Physician Wu pointed at Lin Chen with an incredulous expression and exclaimed in shock, "Heavens! This, this is the lost Nine Xuan Ling Needles!"
Zhong Hao, who was waiting to see a joke, his face turned ashen. He swallowed hard and asked, "Old Divine Physician, what are these Nine Xuan Ling Needles?"
"The Nine Xuan Ling Needles are an ancient medical technique, said to be the unique skill created by the divine physician Hua Tuo. It has the power to bring the dead back to life."
"Ah! Old Divine Physician, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Old Physician Wu glared at Zhong Hao fiercely and snorted, "Nonsense! I'm absolutely sure. To have a divine physician before me and not recognize him, I am truly blind."
Zhong Hao was completely dumbfounded. If Old Physician Wu was blind, then what was he?
Thinking about what he had done earlier, he felt like he had slapped himself in the face and wished he could find a hole to crawl into and hide.