Chapter 149

"I thought you would stand by and watch someone die."

Seeing Chen Che enter surrounded by Ma Zijun and the others, Liu Tianhua gave a disdainful scoff, "May I ask, how do you intend to treat him?"

"Is Doctor Liu doubting that I can cure Mr. Ma?"

Chen Che retorted, walking to the bedside to carefully check the readings on the various instruments and understand the state of Ma Yiren's body by taking his pulse.

"I was born into a family of Medicine, studied Medicine since I was a child, began seeing patients at ten, and have practiced for thirty years. I dare say that not only in the Liu Family, but even in Xia, aside from my father, no one is better at Medicine than I am."

Liu Tianhua lifted his chin, his face full of conceit and arrogance, "However, I admit that perhaps my skills are truly lacking. I really cannot make sense of Mr. Ma's condition.

Just like now, clearly all the instruments were showing that his bodily functions were declining just a moment ago, but now he is fine again. Although it cannot be called good, he is not in mortal danger."

"Hoo—"

Hearing Liu Tianhua say that Ma Yiren was out of mortal danger, Ma Zijun and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, they all looked at Chen Che with stunned expressions.

They all remembered clearly that Chen Che had told Ma Zijun in the courtyard that Ma Yiren would be fine.

Looking at it now, he really had called it!

Even Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai, at this moment, put aside their other thoughts and began to feel expectant.

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree!

Regardless of Li Qingyan's personality, no one present, not even Liu Tianhua, would question her Medicine.

And as Li Qingyan's junior fellow apprentice, with Xie Jinchen as a witness, one would assume his Medicine would naturally not be bad either.

But after all, Chen Che's reputation was not well-known, plus there were Liu Tianhua's words.

Aside from Xie Jinchen, Ma Zijun, Lin Su, and Ma Menghan, everyone present was more or less worried and doubtful: could Chen Che really cure Ma Yiren?

"For Doctor Liu to admit that his skills are lacking, that is at least self-awareness, which is admirable."

Chen Che did not even raise his head, teasing him with a remark.

Liu Tianhua's mouth twitched, his heart filled with resentment: as expected of Li Qingyan's junior fellow apprentice, both are so sharp-tongued and rude!

Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai also frowned, feeling that Chen Che was overly arrogant and looked down on everyone.

"Divine Doctor Li is indeed young and promising, and also has a strange personality, which makes the entire Liu Family dislike her. However, there is one point that even if the Liu Family is unwilling, we must admit: Li Qingyan's Medicine is truly superb."

Liu Tianhua wore a faint smile on his lips as he looked at Chen Che, "As Divine Doctor Li's junior fellow apprentice, following conventional thinking, your Medicine must certainly not be bad. It is just that even if taught by the same teacher, there will be good students and bad students."

Chen Che narrowed his eyes and met Liu Tianhua's gaze.

Liu Tianhua's words were logical and clear, and the meaning expressed was also very explicit—questioning Chen Che's Medicine.

Influenced by Liu Tianhua's words, Huang Zhu, Ma Ziai, and Ma Zichen, who already had doubts about Chen Che's ability to treat Ma Yiren, now felt even less confident.

The faces of Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai were gloomy, with a hint of distortion.

Previously, they had all believed that Chen Che could cure Ma Yiren, so they had been forced to apologize to Chen Che and Ma Menghan, suffering great humiliation.

If in the end Chen Che could not cure Ma Yiren, then their previous actions would be a joke!

"Chen Che, you are the Divine Doctor's junior fellow apprentice and Doctor Xie's junior uncle, so I choose to believe you."

Huang Zhu frowned, staring at Chen Che as she said, "But if you cannot cure my husband, then you won't be walking out of the Ma Family today!"

"That's right!"

Ma Ziai also chimed in with an unkind tone, "Not just you, this little bitch won't be able to leave unscathed either!"

"Mom, Ziai, what are you saying?!"

Ma Zijun shouted in dissatisfaction, then looked at Chen Che with an apologetic expression, "Brother Chen Che, my mother and cousin are just worried and acting rashly. I believe in you!"

"Ma Shao is the one who is worried and acting rashly, seeking medical help in a panic. Sometimes a title does not represent strength. With Li Qingyan's halo over his head, it is very easy for people to overlook his actual ability."

Liu Tianhua watched Chen Che with a playful expression, letting his dissatisfaction with Li Qingyan spill over onto Chen Che.

"Old Liu, if you keep being so snide, I'm going to slap you!"

Seeing Liu Tianhua targeting and provoking Chen Che time and again, Xie Jinchen was completely enraged. Disregarding his image, he rolled up his sleeves and grabbed Liu Tianhua by the collar,

"My junior uncle's strength is hundreds of times greater than his reputation! And his unique skill is the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles, one of a kind in the whole world!"

"Heh!"

Liu Tianhua pushed Xie Jinchen away, his face full of disbelief and mockery, "Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles?! That is a legendary Needle Technique. Throughout the history of Xia, very few people have known it. Even the ancestor who created Traditional Chinese Medicine, according to records, only knew twelve needles.

The current Li Qingyan has never even dared to say she knows the Ghost Gate Needle, and now you're telling me this kid knows it? Who are you trying to fool?! Tell me, Old Xie, you haven't been fooled by him too, have you?"

"Whether it's true or false, we'll know once we try."

Chen Che, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. He had fully understood Ma Yiren's condition and decided to show his skills.

"Oh?"

Liu Tianhua scoffed, "Let's not talk about whether you really know the Ghost Gate Needle; let's first talk about what your diagnosis of Mr. Ma is?"

Hearing this, everyone present turned their eyes to Chen Che; they were all curious about what illness Ma Yiren actually had.

Chen Che said, "Mr. Ma is not ill; he has parasites that have burrowed into his body."

Swish!

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

Liu Tianhua laughed out loud after his shock, mocking, "Are you telling a joke? If there were parasites in the body, wouldn't these instruments show it? Would parasites cause the human body's functions to be good one moment and bad the next?"

Chen Che glanced at Liu Tianhua and snorted coldly, "And you call yourself a family of Traditional Chinese Medicine? A frog at the bottom of a well!"

"You!"

Liu Tianhua widened his eyes, his face full of rage, "Fine, I am a frog at the bottom of a well, then tell me now, how will you treat him?! If you can cure Mr. Ma, I will admit that I am a frog at the bottom of a well! I will admit that the Liu Family is inferior to you two!"

"Fine!"

Chen Che retorted tit-for-tat, "Today, I am determined to smash the signboard of your Liu Family's Traditional Chinese Medicine!"

The atmosphere between the two was extremely volatile, and expressions of anticipation appeared on the faces of Ma Zijun and the others.

Chen Che stopped wasting words, took a scroll out from his bosom, and pulled out one Silver Needle after another.

Chapter 149: A Frog at the Bottom of a Well

The Silver Needle was engraved with complex patterns, but overall, it was very ordinary.

This made Liu Tianhua unable to help but sneer again: "I thought you would be able to bring out some formidable Silver Needle."

Chen Che did not want to pay any attention to this bastard, meticulously inserting the Silver Needle into the acupoint on Ma Yiren's chest.

"Hummm~~"

As the first needle fell, the Silver Needle trembled lightly, and a humming sound slowly emanated.

"Ugh..."

This subtle humming sound reached the ears of everyone present, and the room fell into a deathly silence!

Xie Jinchen stretched his neck, watching Chen Che perform the acupuncture with a face full of excitement; being able to see this profound technique once again, he could die without regrets.

Ma Zijun, Ma Zicheng, Huang Zhu, Ma Ziai, and Lin Su widened their eyes, their faces full of astonishment.

They did not understand Medicine, and this was their first time seeing a Silver Needle that could "call out."

Beyond being shocked by the magic of the Silver Needle, they were even more amazed by Chen Che's Medicine!

This display of god-like skill was truly too shocking!

And the shock in Liu Tianhua's heart was the most intense; he originally did not believe at all that Chen Che knew the Ghost Gate Acupuncture, but at this moment, he saw Chen Che applying the needles and the humming sound emitted after the Silver Needle entered the body.

This was exactly the same as what was recorded in ancient texts, and he had also been observing the instruments, which showed that all of Ma Yiren's indicators were improving!

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

Liu Tianhua roared in his heart, looking at Chen Che with a face full of horror.

How old was he, how could he possibly know the Ghost Gate Acupuncture that even the ancients had not been able to master!

This was too unreal!

However, Chen Che did not pay any attention to the reactions of the people around him at all, instead continuing to apply the needles with complete concentration, until all thirteen Silver Needles were inserted into Ma Yiren's body.

Wisps of True Qi floated up from the tails of the thirteen Silver Needles, tangled and chaotic.

"Hummm~~ Ding~~"

The thirteen Silver Needles trembled lightly on their own, their humming sounds influencing and intertwining with each other, playing a melodious musical score.

Thirty seconds later, on Ma Yiren's forehead, a five-centimeter-long strip bulged beneath the skin.

The long strip twisted and squirmed, looking just like an earthworm in soft soil.