Volume 1, Chapter 66: Cinnabar and Rooster Blood Can Also Cure the Sick and Save Lives!!

Su Ming nodded. At this moment, Dongfang Shaobai had already prepared the silver needles—a full one hundred and eight of them! Upon arriving, Su Ming glanced at the elderly man lying on the bed and casually picked up a silver needle.

"Bring a basin of hot water!"

"Also, get a few more towels ready!"

"And rooster blood, cinnabar, and alcohol—bring them all over!"

With that, Su Ming picked up the silver needles, preparing to administer the treatment. Suddenly!

"Stop right there!"

"Who are you? Who let you in?"

Qi Baimei's face was filled with frost as he sternly shouted at Su Ming to stop him.

Su Ming raised his head, before he could speak—

"Qi Baimei, shut your mouth!"

"This is Mr. Su, a guest I invited. Show some manners!"

"Stop screaming and shouting!"

Dongfang Shaobai stepped forward and snorted coldly at Qi Baimei.

"Old Ghost Dongfang, have you grown tired of living?"

"This is Mr. Long we are talking about. At such a critical juncture, you actually let your student practice acupuncture and experiment?"

"Do you still regard Mr. Long at all? If anything goes wrong, which of you master and disciple can bear the responsibility?!"

Obviously, Qi Baimei had mistaken Su Ming for a disciple of Dongfang Shaobai! After all, judging by his age, Su Ming and Dongfang Shaobai's students were virtually of the same generation! How could Qi Baimei allow such recklessness? He immediately began fueling the flames and exaggerating the situation!

"That's right, Mr. Dongfang, I invited you here to cure my father!"

"How could you let a student use him to practice when my father's life is hanging by a thread?"

At this moment, Young Master Long nearby spoke with an expression of extreme displeasure!

"Young Master Long, you've misunderstood. Mr. Su is no apprentice!"

"Who am I to have him as a student?!"

"He is the true successor of the Tiangang One Hundred and Eight Needles!"

Dongfang Shaobai knew that these people had all misunderstood! He hurriedly began to explain!

"This? What kind of successor?" Young Master Long asked with great perplexity!

"Impossible! At this yellow-haired punk's age, let alone the One Hundred and Eight Needles, even sixteen needles would be out of the question!"

"I say, Old Ghost Dongfang, what on earth are you thinking?!"

"Is this a time for jokes?!"

At this point, Qi Baimei stepped in front of Su Ming and said in a very stern tone! Clearly, he did not believe that a young man could possibly wield the long-lost Tiangang One Hundred and Eight Needles! What a ridiculous joke!

What did the one hundred and eight needles signify? Old Ghost Dongfang had achieved his current status and achievements relying solely on thirty-two needles! He had caused a sensation at the National Medical Association exchange meeting and seized the position of Vice President of the Ningzhou Branch!

The one hundred and eight needles existed only in legends!

"Elder, if you don't believe me, you are welcome to let me try!" Su Ming said quite politely at this moment!

"Absurd!"

"What kind of person do you think you are? Mr. Long's life is on the line, and you say 'let me try'?"

"Get out of here right now!"

Qi Baimei pointed toward the door, his beard bristling with anger as he sternly rebuked Su Ming!

"Qi Baimei, you are being insolent!"

Dongfang Shaobai was also enraged! He could tolerate the man's attitude toward him, but he would never allow this old ghost to disrespect Mr. Su!

"If he can use acupuncture to save lives, then I might as well say I am the successor of the Disha Thirty-Six Meridian-Unblocking Technique and the Divine Hand Eighteen Manipulation!"

"Mr. Dongfang, you are far too daring to gamble with Mr. Long's life as a joke!"

At this moment, the young man behind Qi Baimei said with a sarcastic tone!

"Disha Thirty-Six Meridian-Unblocking Technique, Divine Hand Eighteen Manipulation?"

"I actually know those too!" Su Ming suddenly remarked.

However, no one believed him!

Young Master Long hesitated as well, though he likewise doubted that someone as young as Su Ming could possess any real medical skill.

"Mr. Dongfang, my father's condition cannot be delayed any longer!"

"Please take action!" Young Master Long said with utmost sincerity!

"Young Master Long, you must trust me!"

"My thirty-two needles are simply incapable of curing Elder Long's illness, and even Qi Baimei can only manage to stall it!"

"The only chance now is for Mr. Su to intervene. Can't you trust me just this once?"

Seeing Elder Long's breathing grow weaker and weaker, Dongfang Shaobai grew anxious as well. The atmosphere became awkward, plunging into a deadlock.

Right at that moment, Elder Long, lying on the bed, suddenly rolled over and spat a mouthful of black blood onto the floor. He nearly tumbled off the bed, going completely still.

This terrified Young Master Long out of his wits.

"Two divine doctors, please save my father quickly!"

"Stop arguing! No matter what method is used, I just want to see my father pull through this crisis!" Young Master Long shouted at the two of them while supporting his father!

"Go ahead and do it then. But whatever goes wrong, you bear the consequences yourself!"

"It has nothing to do with me!"

With that, Qi Baimei took two steps back, adopting a detached attitude of non-interference. He had no desire to be implicated. Originally, through massage and medication, he had managed to stabilize Elder Long's condition. But for some unknown reason, Elder Long simply refused to get better! For a time, he had been unable to pinpoint the cause of the illness. He had originally intended to let Dongfang Shaobai use his acupuncture to further consolidate the treatment.

Alas, Elder Long had suddenly suffered a relapse, looking extremely grave and far exceeding his expectations! Therefore, since Dongfang Shaobai insisted on letting this young man act, he simply went along with the flow.

As Qi Baimei stepped aside, Su Ming finally approached Elder Long.

First, he removed the outer garments, revealing the chest!

Clutching the silver needles, he struck swiftly and with absolute precision! His movements were fast—so fast that they dazzled the eyes, leaving people unable to even trace his motions. In the blink of an eye, more a dozen silver needles had been precisely driven into the acupoints all over Elder Long's body.

Watching Su Ming treat patients and save lives was simply a form of aesthetic enjoyment. Dongfang Shaobai stood nearby with burning eyes, staring intently at Su Ming's movements and memorizing them in secret.

"Heh, all that flashy maneuvering for nothing, only to achieve a total zero in results!"

"Fast and showy movements, though who knows if it's of any use. If you worsen Elder Long's condition, kid, you're going to be in deep trouble!"

At this moment, the young student beside Qi Baimei chimed in with sarcastic remarks! Clearly, he held no optimism for Su Ming's acupuncture technique!

Qi Baimei, however, had fallen silent. Cupping his chin, he stared entranced at Su Ming's movements.

As the saying goes, the expert watches the craft, while the layman watches the spectacle! With his keen eyesight and extensive experience, he was naturally able to discern certain clues from Su Ming's needling techniques! It was just that he found it hard to believe that this young man's medical proficiency had already reached such a transcendent level.

This was... practically a fantasy!

"Rooster blood, cinnabar—get them ready, quickly!"

A few minutes later, Su Ming raised a hand. All one hundred and eight silver needles had been fully driven into Elder Long's acupoints. Then, turning around, he instructed Young Master Long!

"I'll go have someone bring them right away!"

"They were already prepared!"

With that, Young Master Long hurried outside and quickly returned with two servants carrying everything Su Ming had requested!

Su Ming first blended the rooster blood and cinnabar together, turning them into a deep crimson-dark mixture.

The next second, he poured in alcohol, set it ablaze right before everyone's eyes, and thrust both hands directly into the basin!