Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 185 - 184: Waist is Gone

Chapter 185: Chapter 184: Waist is Gone

"Sister Song, I’m starting the acupuncture on the foot points." Lin Tian ceased maneuvering the needle in the waist area, yet he left the silver needle in place without removing it.

After giving a reminder, Lin Tian disinfected the skin on her foot with alcohol. Fortunately, Song Yanan was wearing a skirt today and not stockings, so her legs were exposed from the knees down. Otherwise, if she needed to remove her pants for the acupuncture, it was uncertain whether Wan Gaoyuan could accept that.

Though a doctor harbors a parental heart, Lin Tian was after all a young man, and Wan Gaoyuan, despite his fondness, could not accept his woman exposing herself in front of another man.

Without such concerns, Lin Tian breathed a sigh of relief, leaving only the acupuncture to be done. The Weizhong acupoint was located precisely in the center behind the knee, the Yanglingquan acupoint on the side of the calf, and the Kunlun acupoint between the outer ankle and the heel tendon. Song Yanan was now in a prone position, which made it very convenient for Lin Tian to access these acupoints.

Lin Tian still used both hands for needling, inserting silver needles into the Weizhong and Yanglingquan acupoints. Once they were in place, he continued to needle the Kunlun acupoint. His hands alternately flicked the needles lightly, causing them to vibrate at a strange frequency.

The sight made Xiao Manxue’s eyes widen, with the three silver needles vibrating at the same frequency and changing it every thirty seconds. How much perception and control did one need to do this? Xiao Manxue admitted she couldn’t achieve this, and wondered, if Lin Tian were to learn Ancient Martial Swordsmanship, could he surpass the master and become a transcendent master himself?

She was alarmed by her own thoughts. After all, the master was an expert at the Early Innate Realm and was not even thirty years old. Ancient Martial Artists of the Innate Realm in their twenties were rare in the Ancient Martial World for a century, renowned as genius figures.

And here was Lin Tian, only eighteen. If he surpassed the master, wouldn’t that make him more of a genius than the geniuses? She dared not think further, and focused again on observing the acupuncture.

"Sister Song, how does it feel this time?" Lin Tian asked again, as this would confirm his observations of the circulation of qi and blood.

"Just now my calf felt a bit sore and numb, as if an electric current passed through, and now it’s..." Song Yanan paused to feel it, suddenly letting out a soft cry: "Ah, a warm flow is moving from my calf to my foot and reflecting back to my waist, it feels very strange."

This was correct, Lin Tian nodded. The body’s meridians circulate throughout, connecting all the organs, limbs, and muscles both internally and externally. Acupuncture on the foot points might seem unrelated to the waist, but internally they were connected by meridians. The acupuncture stimulated the acupoints, promoting the movement and circulation of qi and blood, reaching the affected areas and producing a therapeutic effect.

Practice indeed was the only criterion for testing truth; through actual practice, Lin Tian gained a deeper understanding of acupuncture. He paused to give Song Yanan a break, smiling and saying, "Sister Song, Brother Wan, her recovery is looking good."

"Really?" Both exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course it’s true, you are Miss’s sister, the boss lady of the Second Miss, how dare I deceive you, and they are my bosses, I could get my bonus deducted," Lin Tian joked exaggeratedly.

"Good to know," the Xiao sisters gave him a threatening glance.

The two little girls were serious now. One day, it might be necessary to give them a spanking, they were nearly causing trouble, Lin Tian thought mischievously. But for now, treatment was more important. He said to Song Yanan, "There’s one last step; I will use the fire attribute technique to maneuver the needle, it might feel a bit hot, be prepared."

The opening line of the Nine Needle Technique, "Yin Yang Five Elements forge the heavens and the earth, regulating life," indicates that its acupuncture technique is categorized by the Yin Yang Five Elements attributes.

No one in the room understood these concepts, and Lin Tian didn’t bother to explain, simply focusing on maneuvering the needle. According to the Nine Needle Technique, if needling was to be performed on two or more parts, the fire attribute technique could be used sequentially, but if used simultaneously, the therapeutic effect was optimal.

This technique required a high level of skill, and any mistake during the needle manipulation could lead to no effect or even adverse effects. Even for an acupuncturist, controlling a silver needle at one location was difficult, let alone multitasking.

However, Lin Tian planned to do two things at once. If he was going to do something, he might as well do it the best he could. How could he let a little difficulty stop him? Lin Tian squatted down, stretched out his hands, and closed his eyes, shutting out all distractions.

Seeing him adopt this posture, everyone else grew quiet and even lightened their breathing.

"Whoosh—" Suddenly Lin Tian opened his eyes, a blue light flashing deep within his pupils. His hands shook rapidly, and before anyone had a clear view of his movements, Lin Tian had already manipulated all the silver needles.

This was just the beginning. Lin Tian’s left and right hands maintained the same movements, but the frequency of the needle manipulations varied, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. The Miss and her companions were all very nervous, but Sister Song, the patient, felt the most comfortable. She felt warm all over, as if she was soaking in hot water on a cold winter’s day, extremely relaxed.

Lin Tian maintained a steady state, observing the circulation of Qi and blood inside Song Yanan’s body while performing acupuncture. Lin Tian felt his forehead heat up every now and then, especially when he was extremely focused. Suddenly, a familiar, strange sensation appeared on his forehead, the same sensation he had once felt on the solitary peak of East Snake Mountain.

Moved by curiosity, Lin Tian used his penetrating gaze to look at his own forehead, where a flame-shaped mark reappeared, only to vanish in a flash.

What was this about? Lin Tian really wanted to reach out and touch it, but he resisted. He couldn’t stop the acupuncture now, or he would have to start all over again. Xiao Manxue seemed to have noticed something and gave Lin Tian a few glances, but she didn’t see anything.

"Hmm..." A sound that seemed both painful and pleasurable came from Song Yanan, interrupting her exploration.

"Yanan, what’s wrong, are you okay?" Wan Gaoyuan started to get nervous.

Lin Tian was also startled. Her moan sounded somewhat suggestive. Could it be that he had made a mistake because he was distracted? But that shouldn’t be the case; the circulation of Qi and blood in her body was quite normal.

"I... I’m okay." At that moment, Song Yanan felt so comfortable she wanted to cry out, but after that soft moan, she woke up to the presence of so many people in the room, including men other than her husband. How could she make such an embarrassing sound?

"It’s just that it feels like my waist is gone?" Song Yanan added, although she wasn’t quite sure if that was the right description.

"Ah, how can your waist be gone?" Xiao Manxuan exclaimed in surprise, like a curious child.

Wan Gaoyuan became anxious upon hearing this. If her waist was gone, did that mean paralysis? He looked at Lin Tian for help and asked, "Brother Lin, what’s going on? Is she paralyzed?"

Humans have a very important network of nerves in the waist area, through which the brain controls the biological electrical signals to the lower body. Wan Gaoyuan knew this basic fact. However, damage to the nerves in the waist area is also most likely to lead to paralysis, and he could not help but worry.

By now, the acupuncture was almost at an end, and Lin Tian slowed his pace, chuckling, "Don’t worry, it’s a good thing."

"Ah..." Everyone in the room was startled. How could paralysis be a good thing?

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