si-mexico Chapter 257 3 Needles
Chapter 257 3 Needles
"Guards! Seize this man and take him to the northern prison!"
At Chang You's command, heavily armored soldiers rushed into the Ouyang family's residence.
He was furious and determined to make Xiao Chen suffer severe punishment.
"Young Master Chang, could you please give the Ouyang family some face and let this matter drop for now..." Ouyang Muxue hurriedly said, "Right now, my grandfather is seriously ill in bed, and if he doesn't receive treatment soon, I'm afraid he won't make it..."
Chang You then stopped.
"Once the Valley Master heals Old Master Ouyang, you can just wait to die!" he threatened Xiao Chen fiercely.
Xiao Chen didn't care.
"Please follow me, everyone." Ouyang Muxue led the group to Old Master Ouyang's ward.
The ward was deathly still. The old man lay on the bed, barely breathing.
Anyone with eyes could see that the old man wouldn't last more than a few days.
No wonder Ouyang Muxue was so anxious that she was willing to gamble her life's happiness.
“Please, everyone, come forward one by one to examine the patient’s condition. If you can save the old man, the Ouyang family will reward you handsomely, and I will never break my vow!” Ouyang Muxue said solemnly.
"Valley Master, it's up to you now!" Chang You looked at the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley with anticipation.
The other person nodded slightly and was the first to step forward to take his pulse.
After examining him for a while, he frowned.
Then, he examined the patient's entire body, and the patient's brows were still furrowed.
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley walked to the side, looking thoughtful.
"Please have the next doctor come forward," someone called out.
The renowned doctors brought by the young masters of various prominent families all stepped forward to examine the patients, but without exception, they all frowned and could not explain the cause of their illness.
Xiao Chen was the last to step forward. He only stood next to Old Master Ouyang for a couple of glances, without even taking his pulse, before turning back.
"Hmph, you dare to embarrass yourself without any real skills!" Chang You sneered.
Everyone thought he was afraid to see a doctor, afraid that he wouldn't be able to say anything.
"Gentlemen, do we have any leads?" Ouyang Muxue asked anxiously.
None of the renowned doctors could answer the question.
"Strange illness, truly strange..."
"This disease is too difficult to treat!"
They gave perfunctory laughs.
Ouyang Muxue was greatly disappointed.
She could only place her hopes on the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley.
"Valley Master, and what about you?"
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley frowned deeply.
"The old man's illness is indeed strange. All his meridians are paralyzed, his blood and qi are not flowing smoothly, and his life force is being drained away every moment..."
He described his symptoms, but couldn't explain the cause.
"Is there any hope for my grandfather?" Ouyang Muxue hurriedly asked.
"Even medicine and stone cannot cure it, and even a celestial being cannot save it," the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley asserted.
Ouyang Muxue's pretty face turned deathly pale, and she almost lost her balance.
"Nonsense, utter nonsense!" Xiao Chen's voice rang out from the corner.
"Boy, come out and say something!" The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley turned pale and roared.
"If you can't answer, I'll break your bones!"
Xiao Chen didn't even bother to look at him.
"Old Master Ouyang's illness is not difficult to diagnose; it is caused by poisoning," he said slowly.
"Poisoned? What nonsense are you talking about?" The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley sneered.
“The old man shows no signs of poisoning at all. If you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense!” Other renowned doctors also expressed their dissatisfaction.
"You mediocre people naturally can't see it," Xiao Chen said with a disdainful expression.
"The patient was poisoned with an extremely rare and potent toxin called 'Muscle-Dissolving Powder.' When poisoned, the toxin spreads throughout the body's limbs and meridians, making it difficult to detect. It causes the poisoned person to become weak and paralyzed, only retaining consciousness as they feel their life force slowly fading away. They die completely within three to five years, or at most six to seven years."
Everyone was shocked upon hearing Xiao Chen's words.
The herb-dissolving powder is a very potent poison.
Preserving consciousness and slowly experiencing death is far more agonizing than being killed outright.
“That’s a rare poison from the Five Poisons Sect. It’s rarely used, and we’ve only used it twice before,” Xiao Chen added.
"The Five Poisons Sect!" Everyone's expression changed drastically.
"Wasn't the Five Poisons Sect destroyed long ago?"
That was an extremely evil sect, which was wiped out by the Martial Alliance many years ago.
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley listened with suspicion.
He didn't quite believe Xiao Chen's explanation.
"The Five Poisons Sect has been gone for a long time, you can say whatever you want. If you're so capable, bring Old Master Ouyang back to life first."
"Mr. Chen Xiao, please, you must save my grandfather!" Ouyang Muxue pleaded with tears in her eyes. "I'll do anything if you can save him!"
Xiao Chen glanced at the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley with a mocking expression and walked towards the sickbed.
With a flick of his wrist, three silver needles floated in the air.
"One needle, and it's enough to terrify even ghosts and gods!"
As he chanted, a silver needle flew out and pierced steadily between Old Master Ouyang's eyebrows.
"Two needles to repel Yama!" With another shout, the second silver needle pierced Old Master Ouyang's heart.
The incredible acupuncture technique left even the most renowned doctors speechless.
Could this kid have some real skills?
No one noticed that the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, who had been smiling mockingly, suddenly stopped smiling and his expression became very stiff.
He stared intently at Xiao Chen inserting the needles, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.
Meanwhile, Xiao Chen was about to administer his third needle...
"Three needles, change the death register!"
The last needle was inserted into the internal organs of Old Master Ouyang.
"Om..."
After three consecutive needle insertions, as if forming something mysterious, a buzzing sound emanated from Old Master Ouyang's body.
Immediately afterwards, his body trembled violently a few times.
"puff……"
Old Master Ouyang, who had been bedridden and unconscious for many years, opened his mouth and spat out foul-smelling black blood, which corroded the bed sheets.
"It really is poisoning!" The renowned doctors looked surprised.
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley's face turned extremely ugly.
"The Three Deadly Needles! That's right, these are the Three Deadly Needles!!" he couldn't help but exclaim.
He had seen it all...
I've seen it from that person!
This is a death snatching, a snatching from the underworld! A snatching from the hands of Death!
Besides the three deadly needles, there's also the infamous deadly finger...
Even though the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley had a very high opinion of himself, he had to admit the miraculous power of those three deadly needles.
He stared at Xiao Chen, his face ashen.
He finally learned about Xiao Chen's background.
He is that person's disciple!
He couldn't help but tremble at the thought of that person.
"call……"
On the hospital bed, Old Master Ouyang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his breathing gradually becoming steady from its previous intermittent state.
His vital signs recovered rapidly within a short period of time.
"They actually... cured him?" The renowned doctors looked at each other in astonishment.
They call themselves renowned doctors, yet they can't even pinpoint the cause of the illness.
"grandfather……"
Ouyang Muxue was overjoyed and went to check on the old man's condition with tears in her eyes.
After discovering that the patient had indeed improved, she smiled radiantly, leaving everyone stunned.
"Mr. Chen Xiao, thank you! Thank you..." she said emphatically, her gaze towards Xiao Chen clearly different now.
This scene immediately darkened Chang You's expression.
Even getting the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley to come out of seclusion was to no avail; he was actually cured by an unknown nobody...
The thought of Ouyang Muxue becoming someone else's woman filled him with burning anger.