Chapter 14: Master Bai Wakes Up
Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Master Bai Wakes Up
In just a moment, Master Bai’s complexion became even rosier, and even besides Zhang Huacheng, the others could clearly perceive it.
Bai Bing’s palms were sweating, and she couldn’t help but let out a slight sigh of relief.
Partly for Lin Xi, partly for her grandfather.
No, no, no, that’s not right.
Bai Bing felt something strange in her heart and immediately refuted herself, of course, firstly for her grandfather.
Yu Cheng showed surprise on his face; he hadn’t expected Xiaobing’s friend to be so capable, something even Uncle Zhang couldn’t accomplish.
Bai Zhenyang was momentarily stunned, his face showing a puzzled expression as he glanced at Uncle Zhang, but found him extremely excited.
Bai Xingye looked utterly confused, with no idea of what was happening.
"Hmm?"
Chen Bainan frowned slightly, his face turning a bit somber.
In the entire Bai family, the most troublesome or difficult person for him was Master Bai.
If Master Bai were to awaken, it would certainly affect his future plans.
But fortunately, Master Bai merely looked a bit better but hadn’t woken up.
The Divine Doctor had said before that no one could awaken the old master.
"Uh?"
He noticed Zhang Huacheng’s unusual expression; he seemed to be in an extremely excited state.
"Could it be?"
"Impossible!"
The doctors invited by the Bai family were not limited to Zhang Huacheng alone.
Among them were several famous doctors, all known to Chen Bainan, and the conclusion was that no one in this world could wake up Master Bai.
Lin Xi’s spirit, energy, and mind were unified; at this moment, he was subtly operating his Cultivation Technique within, as the True Qi transformed into a fine thread attached to the silver needle in his hand.
This needle of cleansing the essence and refining the pulse has been rarely mastered throughout history due to one’s True Qi.
First, the True Qi must be sufficient.
Second, the quality of True Qi must be high.
Third, the application of True Qi must be skillful enough.
Many people’s True Qi is sufficient, and their skill level is acceptable, but quality, which is crucial to the Cultivation Technique, is difficult to change.
This is also why many cannot perform the Heaven-Reversing Third Needle.
If one could see through at this moment, they would find a whirlpool rapidly spinning within Lin Xi’s Dantian, as strands of golden True Qi converged into a stream, flowing through the meridians towards his right hand.
Of course, mastering it is one thing.
But for different individuals, the True Qi accompanied by the third needle varies too.
Because you must consider their varying meridians.
Lin Xi slowly closed his eyes, with the entire meridians of Master Bai’s body clearly manifesting in his mind.
Suddenly, Lin Xi’s eyes burst open, followed by a deep shout:
"Heaven-Reversing Third Needle, cleanse the essence to refine the pulse!"
In that instant, three lightly swaying silver needles appeared on Master Bai’s three major acupoints.
Lin Xi staggered slightly, almost bumping into Bai Bing; this needle was somewhat overburdening for him, as his body’s True Qi was nearly depleted.
"Are you okay?" Bai Bing asked nervously.
"I’m fine." Lin Xi took a deep breath, glad he hadn’t failed his duty.
"Then how is my grandfather?" Bai Bing looked at her grandfather on the bed, still unmoving, just as before.
"He’s fine now."
Upon hearing he was fine, Bai Zhenyang immediately stepped forward with delight, seemingly wanting to shake the old master to express how excited he was at the moment.
"Don’t move!"
Lin Xi reached out to stop him, lightly commanding.
At this moment, Bai Zhenyang, unlike before, showed no opposition toward Lin Xi, knowing he wasn’t foolish and could see how much better his father’s condition was after Lin Xi’s needles.
So he halted his steps, looking at Lin Xi in confusion.
"Uncle Bai, look, Grandpa Bai hasn’t woken up yet; don’t be fooled by this person!" Chen Bainan interjected at an opportune moment.
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhenyang looked at his father lying on the bed and noticed, just as Chen Bainan had said, he hadn’t woken up, furrowing his brow tightly.
"Didn’t you say he was fine?"
It wasn’t until now that Zhang Huacheng snapped out of his shock, his lips trembling.
"Could this be the Heaven-Reversing Nine Divine Needles’ Third Needle!"
To appear right under his nose, it was an enormous blessing.
It’s known that the first and second needles have appeared in history, but he had never heard of anyone who could do the third needle.
He was also extremely elated; for the past ten years, his medical skills had reached a bottleneck, although dubbed a "Divine Doctor," it was exaggerated by the outside world, as his actual capabilities were far from deserving that title.
If he could learn this Heaven-Reversing Three Needles, then his medical skills would soar instantly, undoubtedly becoming a true Divine Doctor in all of Huaxia.
Truly worthy of the name!
Thus, almost nothing in this world would be a challenge for him.
"Zhenyang, don’t rush, listen to my master," Zhang Huacheng regained his initial composure, but his admiration for Lin Xi was beyond words.
"Master?" Bai Zhenyang looked utterly confused.
"Master?" Bai Bing cast a few meaningful glances towards Lin Xi.
"Master?" Yu Cheng was dazed.
"Master?" Chen Bainan didn’t understand at first, then seemed to remember something, his face subtly changing.
As for Bai Xingye, his face showed no reaction, probably either absent-minded or not hearing it clearly.
"Master?" Lin Xi was taken aback, thinking that this man had good judgment, capable of setting aside identity and age.
However, Lin Xi didn’t pay attention to Zhang Huacheng, his attention shifted back to Master Bai.
Why say he hasn’t woken up?
Actually, it could be said he has awakened already.
This is not contradictory. The Heaven-Reversing Third Needle had already succeeded, so Master Bai, at this moment, was conscious.
He could sense everything from the outside world.
After performing the Heaven-Reversing Three Needles, one would lose control over their body.
To regain control, simply remove the needles.
Of course, removing them requires a special technique, and at this moment, Master Bai cannot be disturbed by others.
"Begin." Lin Xi silently noted, gathering the last trace of True Qi in his body.
This bit of True Qi was sufficient to remove the nine silver needles from Master Bai.
In an instant, Lin Xi’s face turned slightly pale, sweat breaking out on his forehead as he picked up the wooden box, placing it in his bundle, and the nine silver needles on Master Bai’s body vanished accordingly.
"Hmm?"
A soft exclamation as Master Bai’s eyelids twitched and then opened.
"Grandpa!"
Bai Bing almost cried tears of joy, her eyes misty.
"Xiaobing, help me sit up." Master Bai’s gaze softened as he spoke to Bai Bing.
"This?" Bai Bing looked at Lin Xi.
"It’s alright." Lin Xi nodded.
Master Bai was helped up by Bai Bing, leaned against the headboard, and swept his gaze over everyone present, finally resting his eyes on Lin Xi.
"Thank you, young sir, for saving me. May I have your name?"
Bai Bing was puzzled as to why her grandfather knew Lin Xi saved him as soon as he woke up and not thank Uncle Zhang.
After all, Lin Xi looked like a country laborer, something she had to admit.
Besides Lin Xi, everyone else shared Bai Bing’s confusion.
This is because they didn’t know that once Lin Xi performed the third needle, Master Bai had already become conscious.