The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 582 - 581. Did you hit Xu Qianyun? (Eleventh update)

Chapter 582: 581. Did you hit Xu Qianyun? (Eleventh update)

"It looks kind of legit... Huh?"

Why does my tooth not hurt as much as it just did? Could it be an illusion?

Tang Shu gently took another needle and accurately inserted it. In a few seconds, Ke Hong’s hand was adorned with three silver needles.

Under the light, they emitted a faint glow.

Ten seconds, twenty seconds...

A minute passed, and Ke Hong finally confirmed it wasn’t an illusion.

"It really doesn’t hurt anymore? Did you hit a pain nerve?"

"No, it’s the acupoints."

Tang Shu let go of her hand and stepped back, "After five minutes, when I remove the needles, you won’t feel any pain today. However, acupuncture combined with a few herbal medicines consumed will bring about a cure."

She pulled out a small porcelain bottle from the pale yellow leather jacket she wore and poured out a black pill.

"Here, it can regulate your body."

Ke Hong accepted with amazement. Since the pain was gone, her trust in Tang Shu had reached unprecedented levels. She decisively took the thermos flask with her other free hand and drank the pill down with its contents.

Tang Shu smiled and looked toward her assistant.

"Fetch me some paper and a pen."

Her notebook was still on the chair outside; she hadn’t brought it with her.

"Oh, wait a minute, I’ll find it!"

There was no shortage of such things on set. Every actor would have a set since they needed to look at scripts frequently.

Five minutes later, Tang Shu had written down the prescription and handed it to her.

"Take this to grab the medicine for Teacher Ke. The dosage and method are all on there. One dose a day, and you should recover in three days."

"Recover? Can this toothache problem really be cured?!"

Ke Hong was shocked. She had been dealing with this problem for two years, visiting the hospital more than once and trying numerous Western medications, but no doctor had dared to say it could be cured. At best, an IV drip would provide temporary relief for a couple of days.

She knew that this was due to her high work stress in recent years and not taking proper care of herself, not just a simple tooth issue.

Tang Shu nodded calmly, "Teacher Ke, you’re a bit fiery; it’s an excess of what we call ’false fire.’ Once we find the root cause, it can be completely eradicated."

The assistant was also shocked, suddenly feeling as if the thin piece of paper weighed a thousand pounds.

If it were really possible to eradicate the condition with just three doses of medicine, that would be wonderful. Heaven knows how difficult it is to attend to a celebrity with a toothache!

After five minutes, Tang Shu removed the silver needles, and Ke Hong didn’t feel any tooth pain again.

This condition remained until the end of the afternoon when work wrapped up.

***

At eight in the evening, Yang Tiantian drove the Volkswagen, arriving punctually at the entrance of Imperial City No.1 Middle School.

The sky was already dark.

However, the school entrance was brightly lit, the colorful neon lights on either side of the street flashing intermittently, and the road in front of the school had been specially fitted with cameras, with signs reading, "School ahead, please slow down."

As the bell rang signaling the end of class, the last evening self-study session came to an end, and many day students began to leave their classrooms.

When Xu Qianyun shouldered his backpack and came out, he immediately spotted the familiar Volkswagen.

He grinned and quickened his steps.

"Sis, you really came to pick me up?"

"Get in the car."

Tang Shu glanced at him, her chin tilting slightly to indicate that he should close the car door, which he then did.

Yang Tiantian started the car and drove forward.

But... after driving another 200 meters, she stopped the car under a large tree and turned around, concealing the black Volkswagen within the shadows.

"Hey, why did we stop?"

Xu Qianyun put down his backpack and looked ahead.

"We’re not in a hurry; there’s still business to attend to."

Tang Shu said this, her calm eyes watching the students who were sequentially coming out of the school gate.

"Has the person who hit you come out yet?"

"Huh?"

Xu Qianyun was confused. Wasn’t she supposed to pick him up today? He had even told his mom specifically that he was going to stay at the Palm Pavilion for a few days.

"Which one is he?"

"That one, the one not wearing the school uniform."

This response was completely reflexive.

Tang Shu accurately identified the target within the crowd, not because of anything else but because he was too easy to recognize. The normally neat school uniform was worn loosely, his hair was black but the style was clearly different from the others, and even from two hundred meters away, Tang Shu could see the defiance on his face.

This was a little ruffian.

"Get out of the car."

"...Huh?"

Before Xu Qianyun could react, Tang Shu had already opened the back door, stepping out while adjusting the duckbill cap on her head.

"Can’t even get out of a car?"

The person below slightly tilted his chin up at him, a pair of calm and waveless black eyes showing a hint of coldness.

In shock, Xu Qianyun followed suit and exited the car, and when he steadied himself, he realized Tang Shu had in her hand two... sticks.

They were about half a meter long, smooth and shiny, and God knew what they were previously used for.

"Sister, what...what are you planning to do?"

Tang Shu thrust one of the sticks into his hand, "Helping you reclaim your dignity."

Guarding against thieves from a thousand miles away doesn’t make sense.

To deal with such a little ruffian, the only way was to give him a good beating.

Reclaiming your dignity... with this stick?!

Xu Qianyun felt as if his view of the world and his principles had shattered to pieces, and he quickly followed Tang Shu’s pace.

"No, sis, it’s wrong to hit people."

"Nonsense."

"???"

So you still want to hit him?

Xu Qianyun didn’t know whether to throw away the stick in his hand or keep it, in case his sister couldn’t overpower the other guy later, then indeed it might be needed for...

Wait, what in the world was he even thinking about?!

"You’ve been blocked twice already, there’s no guarantee there won’t be a third or fourth time. Are you sure you can handle it the same way you did the last two times?"

"...I can’t."

"Isn’t that settled? Strike first to gain the upper hand, today we beat him until he can’t move."

As soon as Tang Shu’s words ended, the two had already walked into a small alley. The place belonged to the old Hutongs of East City District, where the roads were not only narrow but also unlit, and the equipment was terribly rudimentary.

And ahead in the alley, a brazen figure walked forward.

"Classmate."

Hearing the voice, the person stopped and turned around to look in their direction. Because the alley was too dark, and they were standing with their backs to the light, he could only make out two silhouettes.

"Are you calling me?"

"Yeah, did you hit Xu Qianyun?"

Without a word of nonsense, Tang Shu walked a few steps forward, directly stating her cheap little brother’s name.

The person following behind, the victim himself: "..."

Taken by surprise.

He thought they were here for a sneak attack, never expecting it would be such an outright provocation from the get-go!

Xu Qianyun was on the verge of tears. Sister, can’t you conceal your identity a little bit?!

With her back to him, Tang Shu couldn’t hear her little brother’s inner thoughts no matter how capable she was. At this moment, she was standing face to face with the little ruffian in front.

It was clear that he was surprised, and once he confirmed the figure was a girl, he immediately looked towards the person behind her.