The Young Urban Doctor
Chapter 1026 - Chapter 1026 Chapter 1026 Blind Needle Competition

Chapter 1026: Chapter 1026: Blind Needle Competition Chapter 1026: Chapter 1026: Blind Needle Competition (Today is New Year’s Eve, the most important festival of the year. I wish all brothers and sisters who follow this book a happy Spring Festival and a good New Year. Today, February 15th, is also Xianding’s birthday, so I wish myself a happy holiday as well.)

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“Okay, I accept your challenge,” Luo Ziling stared at He Yan and agreed calmly.

“If I lose, I’m also willing to take you as my master,” Wang Xuyun joined in the excitement, “After you compete with Teacher He, I’ll compete with you. You can choose the acupuncture skill for the contest, and as long as you convince me of my defeat, I will honor my promise.”

“I am willing to compete with you too, and if I lose, I will take you as my master,” Cheng Bushi, the heir of the Three Talents Needle Skill, also stepped forward amidst the crowd, shouting, “I don’t believe your acupuncture skill is better than ours.”

Then a few others also clamored to compete in acupuncture skill with Luo Ziling, saying they would take him as their master if they lost.

Seeing this scene, Ouyang Feifei, who was quietly watching everything, couldn’t help but feel moved.

She had already sensed that there was more to this matter and there must be someone manipulating things behind the scenes.

Moreover, the person behind the scenes did not seem to want to embarrass Luo Ziling; instead, they appeared to be planning to use Luo Ziling’s victory over those acupuncture experts to gain fame and become a prominent figure in the traditional Chinese medicine community. However, Ouyang Feifei could not determine who was pushing this agenda.

He Yan did not seem very likely, but if it really was him, one could only say that this seemingly bad-tempered guy was an excellent actor.

Ouyang Feifei did not make any fuss; she just quietly watched, curious to see how the rest of the play would unfold.

Luo Ziling did not expect so many famous traditional medicine practitioners to compete with him in medicine and acupuncture skill, all declaring that they would take him as their master if they lost.

Like Ouyang Feifei, he immediately thought there might be a conspiracy involved.

However, what he considered differed from Ouyang Feifei’s thoughts.

While Ouyang Feifei thought someone was helping Luo Ziling, Luo Ziling believed someone wanted to trap him in an inescapable predicament.

Therefore, he was very cautious in his response. Facing the excitement of a group of elders, he still asked them calmly, “If I lose, what do you plan to do with me?”

These people were fervent about competing in acupuncture skill with him, but so far, all they had said was that he should no longer hold the title of the Taiyi Divine Needle and to leave the venue immediately.

Luo Ziling feared they might have further demands and set traps in the competition rules. After all, he was a stranger in this place, and his mortal enemies Ling Zhengping and Ling Haining had arrived here for the event. If this drama was directed by Ling Zhengping, it would be a disaster if Luo Ziling fell into the trap.

“If you lose, you must publicly apologize and never use the title of Taiyi Divine Needle again, and you must leave the venue immediately,” He Yan declared confidently. “We will also expose your actions publicly, letting everyone see your ugly face.”

“Fine,” seeing that these people made no excessive demands, Luo Ziling agreed immediately. “Then let’s compete!”

So, the leaders were ignored, and a group of men, with an average age of about fifty or sixty, took it upon themselves to prepare for the acupuncture skill contest with Luo Ziling. Seeing a well-ordered annual meeting turn into a farce, the host and the leaders felt somewhat helpless.

But as things had already come to this, it wouldn’t be appropriate for them to leave. They could only stay and watch how things unfolded.

The host was quite savvy; she immediately suggested inviting some famous medical experts and officials who were not participating in the competition as judges to evaluate whose acupuncture skill was more impressive. They also began to recruit volunteers on the spot for live demonstrations. Without acupuncture models, they would have to test their needle skills on people.

Hearing that these experts were going to demonstrate their acupuncture skills live, some individuals with health issues quickly volunteered to stand up, willing to undergo acupuncture treatment to verify which person’s skills were more formidable.

The impromptu panel of judges agreed to such a competition, allowing both sides to apply their skills on a living person.

“How about a blind needle challenge?” He Yan proposed to Luo Ziling, full of pride, “Blindfolded, shall we compete in acupuncture skill?”

Luo Ziling, however, shook his head, “This method is indeed the most direct way to compete in acupuncture skill, but it’s a bit irresponsible towards the one receiving the acupuncture. If anyone makes a mistake, the one suffering would be the test subject. I think it’s better to stick with visible needles. Of course, if the test subject is willing to accept blind acupuncture, then I am willing too.”

“We are willing to undergo blind needle treatment,” the two volunteers who stood out to be test subjects once again volunteered eagerly.

One of these two was a disciple of He Yan, and the other was an acupuncture enthusiast, a participant of this year’s conference, but unaffiliated with any of the renowned families.

“Alright,” Luo Ziling agreed somewhat reluctantly.

Consequently, identical silver needles were quickly prepared, as well as sterilizing materials, and the acupuncture bed was swiftly brought forth.

At the Traditional Chinese Medicine annual conference, these practical techniques were meant to be shared, so all these materials were ready-to-use.

The test subject for Luo Ziling’s acupuncture was a disciple of He Yan, while He Yan would be attending to the other volunteer.

The same body part, the same few acupoints.

Both prepared briskly and efficiently. After the areas for the needles were sterilized, and the silver needles themselves were disinfected, both of their eyes were covered.

After being blindfolded, He Yan began touching the body of the test subject, measuring very carefully, fearful of making any mistake. Only after confirming everything was correct did he start inserting the needles.

But Luo Ziling was completely different. After merely a brief touch of the test subject’s body, he began inserting needles. And he was very quick about it, without any hesitation whatsoever. After inserting into the first acupoint, he immediately started utilizing the Qi Operating Needle technique.

In the intense focus of the audience, a slight mist appeared around the location of the silver needle, which, following Luo Ziling’s movements, slowly thickened.

The silver needle also began to change color slightly.

This caused many in the audience to change their expressions, for the legendary Taiyi Divine Needle technique was said to look just like this.

Compared to Luo Ziling, He Yan’s acupuncture technique seemed less composed. By the time Luo Ziling finished one needle and began inserting the second at another acupoint, He Yan was only just starting to manipulate Qi. But the amount of Qi he manipulated was incomparable to Luo Ziling’s.

After the first needle, the superiority was clear, Luo Ziling’s acupuncture skill was much more refined than He Yan’s.

Of course, He Yan, who was still in the middle of the competition, was unaware of this. He put his whole heart into the process, and after inserting the first needle, he began with the second.

Just as He Yan had finished inserting his second needle, Luo Ziling had already needled all five prescribed acupoints and completed the Qi Operating Needle technique.

The test subject experienced an exceptionally comfortable state; the entire arm felt as though a warm current was flowing through it, spreading throughout the body.

As someone knowledgeable about acupuncture, who had practiced on peers during study, the test subject could discern the prowess of the needlework.

He had to admit, Luo Ziling’s skill was much more impressive than that of his own master, that is He Yan, and they were not even in the same league.

Those who were proficient in acupuncture came to the same conclusion.

Seeing Luo Ziling’s demonstration, the faces of several practitioners who were prepared to compete in acupuncture skill against him, including Dong Qichang, Cheng Bushi, and Wang Xuyun, all turned sour.