The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Chapter 102

This outcome, one that Tang Xiao, seemingly amiable but actually full of scheming, could not accept no matter what.

"Ye Tian, is this a kind of massage technique?" Tang Xiao watched Ye Tian busily working by the bed and asked curiously.

"Hmm."

A short "Hmm" was all that was said.

"No, Miss Tan, the technique Ye Tian is using may look like an ordinary massage on the surface, but in fact, it is not. It is a long-lost acupoint nourishing technique, which in Traditional Chinese Medicine is known as ’Heavenly Gate Seven Absolute,’ indicating that there are a total of seven major moves, all at the body’s vital gates."

"It sounds... very impressive." Perhaps it was because her name contained the word "smile," Tang Xiao always had a sincere and non-contrived smile on her face whenever she spoke.

"Of course, it’s impressive. It consumes Essence. I can see that our friend Ye Tian is going all out for Old Master Tang’s illness."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ye Tian again. Indeed, fine sweat had begun to appear on his forehead. Despite having taken off his jacket, the sweat continued to flow down unstoppably. His white shirt was now tightly clinging to his back, and the shoulders were sagging due to being wet.

"Secretary Tang, did Old Master Tang have any heart problems before?"

Everyone was intently watching Ye Tian performing the "Heavenly Gate Seven Absolute" and were taken aback by his sudden question.

"Oh, no, my father only had some asthma problems, his heart has always been good, and he has been consistent with health check-ups, and there has never been any heart problems found."

"Then I am correct. Doctor Liu, do you have Mugwort Juice?"

"Rest assured, I always sterilize my needles before each treatment."

"That’s good."

Ye Tian nodded and simultaneously stopped his motions, carefully placing the spread-out silver needles within easy reach. Then, he stood straight, looked up, took a deep breath, and suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire room became tense.

"It’s just acupuncture, why create such an air of mystique..."

"Shush!" Doctor Liu made a quieting gesture towards Chen Pingyue, who was not looking pleased, and then softly explained, "After the silver needles are soaked and cleaned in Mugwort Juice, it is time for the needling. At this time, it’s not advisable to disturb the practitioner, because if one acupoint is not accurately targeted, it could cause the patient’s entire blood circulation system to divert, leading to serious consequences."

Hearing Doctor Liu’s words, Tang Guoqing inadvertently turned his head slightly, and this tiny movement was enough to completely quiet Chen Pingyue. The presence Tang Guoqing exuded was not something a woman could easily bear.

The silver needles shimmered, and although they were quivering, they behaved like obedient toys in Ye Tian’s hands. His right index and middle fingers gripped the silver needle firmly, and quickly, the first needle was thrust into the Yunmen acupoint at the collarbone of Old Master Tang’s shoulder, with about one centimeter of the fourteen and a half centimeters long silver needle entering the flesh. Then, the needle in Ye Tian’s hand began to twist continuously.

Typical acupuncture techniques often involve simply inserting the needles and leaving them in place before moving on to the next one. At most, some would twist the needles for some time, but not for too long. However, with Ye Tian, once the needle was inserted, he continuously twisted, lifted, pressed back in, twisted again, lifted, and repeated the cycle unceasingly, which was a far cry from the usual acupuncture practices.

"This... this is Sky Penetration Cold!"

Tang Guoqing frowned as he looked at the surprised old doctor. Just a moment ago, it was you who said not to speak loudly, so why are you now the one talking out loud?

Tang Xiao, with her sharp eyes, sensed the extraordinary aspect of Ye Tian’s technique and asked the old doctor, "Sir, you just mentioned ’Sky Penetration Cold’—what is the logic behind that?"

The old doctor looked at Ye Tian performing the needling technique with some excitement, "There are two types of needling in Traditional Chinese Medicine, one is called ’Sky Burning Fire,’ and the other is ’Sky Penetration Cold.’ Both needling techniques require the practitioner to have great physical strength and Inner Strength to perform, which is why these skills have nearly been lost. You see, the way friend Ye Tian administers the needles..."

Everyone listened to the old doctor and turned their gaze towards Ye Tian’s fingers holding the needle.

"It is called Sky Penetration Cold because the effect of the needles is to draw out the heat from the heart through the acupoint, thus the needle’s motion goes from deep to shallow. In Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, acupoints are divided into three layers: heaven, man, and earth. The needling performed by Ye Tian starts from the earth layer, then gradually extends upwards to the man and heaven layers, sequentially drawing out the deepest layer’s heat until the patient feels cool. This is called Sky Penetration Cold."

"Listening to you, it doesn’t seem so difficult; it’s just stopping the needle three times, right?"

"Ah, Miss Tan, it may sound easy, but actually doing it is not so simple. Look at friend Ye Tian’s technique; first, he inserts the needle into a third of the acupoint’s depth, the ’earth’ layer, and after achieving qi, uses the twisting and draining method. Then he lifts the needle quickly to the middle third, the ’man’ layer, achieves qi, and again uses the twisting and draining method. Finally, he lifts the needle to the upper third, the ’heaven’ layer, achieves qi, and again uses the twisting and draining method, then slowly presses the needle back to the lower third. This process is repeated three times, after which the needle is quickly lifted to the upper third before the needle is left in place. Furthermore, during this process, the practitioner must also coordinate with Old Master Tang’s breathing, which places extremely high—even stringent—demands on needle placement."

"Wipe the sweat." Nobody expected Ye Tian, deeply engrossed in needling, to suddenly speak up, but this call made everyone notice that his face was already covered in sweat and had turned pale. Presumably due to his crew-cut hair, it appeared pitiful.

Unable to help herself, Tang Su stepped forward, but then Ye Tian murmured again without looking up, "The next moment is critical, Mrs. Tang, if you help me wipe my sweat, I can fully focus on the needling."

Tang Xiao couldn’t help but laugh, fortunately covering her mouth; otherwise, her laughter would have been audible. It seemed Chen Pingyue was right; this Ye Tian really did have the appearance of a cheeky ruffian.

Others, either unaware of the context or taking pleasure in the misfortune, Chen Pingyue was even more annoyed. This man who had slapped her twice was obviously intensifying his insult, and as Second Young Madam, how could she wipe the sweat for a hooligan who had scaled the walls to get in? If word got out...

"Pingyue, wipe his sweat for him, for dad’s sake."

"Big brother..."

"Ah, my eyes are blurred with sweat, I can’t see clearly anymore. And this is the last needle!" Ye Tian, as if worried they couldn’t see his plight, turned around, eyes closed, sucking in cold air with a hissing sound, looking very distressed.