Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 533 - 530: Skill Close to the Dao

Chapter 533: Chapter 530: Skill Close to the Dao

Since the master had allowed Lin Tian to treat her, Yue Ying had no objection and nodded, signaling Lin Tian could start the treatment.

This girl had only groaned once when she was initially injured and had not cried out in pain since then, her endurance doubtlessly surpassing that of many men.

Lin Tian had already diagnosed her with an x-ray vision earlier and basically understood the injury to Yue Ying’s arm. The first step he needed to take was to reset her dislocated joint.

He reached out and grabbed Yue Ying’s arm, placing his other hand on her shoulder. Before she could react, Lin Tian suddenly lifted and pressed, and with a "crack," the dislocated joint was back in place.

Lin Tian had learned massage techniques from a young age, so resetting a dislocated arm was certainly not a difficult task for him.

"Miss Yue Ying, move your arm slowly, the dislocation has been reset," Lin Tian said.

Actually, without him saying it, everyone around had heard the sound of the joints being reset. Following his instructions, Yue Ying gently moved her arm a few times. Although her arm moved fine, her brows were still furrowed.

Ou Qinglan asked, "Lin Tian, Yue Ying still seems uncomfortable."

"That’s natural because the bruises on her arm muscles haven’t healed yet. Next, I will use massage and acupuncture to stimulate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Only by doing so can her arm fully recover; otherwise, if complications develop, it will cause her suffering when she’s older and also affect her combat effectiveness," Lin Tian explained, gesturing to Ou Qinglan not to worry.

With that, Lin Tian rolled up Yue Ying’s sleeve, exposing her arm. Perhaps due to being a martial artist and a bodyguard, Yue Ying’s skin was not particularly fair compared to the skin of the Xiao family women, which was easily breakable.

But because she was a martial artist, her skin color was very healthy. Although not fair, her skin was smooth and had a healthy sheen. This was the advantage of Huaxia martial arts, as martial artists cultivate both internally and externally, combining training and nurturing. Her arm looked no different from an ordinary person’s, yet it could unleash astonishing power.

The Xiao sisters kept a close watch on Lin Tian’s movements, guarding against him taking advantage of the situation.

Alas, the healer’s heart is parental, you’ll never understand, Lin Tian of course noticed their gaze and felt quite helpless inside.

He first rapidly pressed on the major acupoints on Yue Ying’s arm. Acupoints are where the qi and blood interact and exchange, and massaging these points can stimulate blood circulation and remove stasis.

After massaging the acupoints, Lin Tian grabbed Yue Ying’s hand and started from the tips of her fingers, pushing inch by inch along the meridians of her arm.

The arm also contains several major meridians, among which the Shaoyin Heart Meridian is connected to the heart. The heart governs the spirit and opens in the tongue, with its expression on the surface. Stimulating the meridian through massage promotes the circulation of heart qi pushing the blood, which nourishes the spirit, qi, and tendons, very effective in healing muscle contusions.

However, because the Shaoyin Heart Meridian is connected to the heart, Lin Tian had almost reached Yue Ying’s chest by the end of the massage. He suddenly felt several sharp gazes coming his way, accompanied by a low grunt from the miss.

Even Yue Ying, who was being massaged, couldn’t help herself; her face turned red, and she lowered her head, unable to look Lin Tian in the eye, a stark contrast to her previously valiant demeanor.

Damn, I knew you women would misunderstand; I’m treating her, not behaving like a pervert. If you were at a hospital and encountered a male gynecologist, what would you do? Lin Tian thought bitterly to himself.

Enduring the murderous gaze of the women around him, Lin Tian finally completed the massage and then proceeded to perform acupuncture using a golden needle. Massaging could easily be misunderstood, but acupuncture seemed more like the work of a highly skilled doctor.

Especially with Lin Tian’s Nine Needle Technique combined with the unique golden needle, his acupuncture truly bore the air of a master of acupuncture.

The flowing and rhythmic movements of the acupuncture were like the playing of an ancient, unparalleled melody, leading the guests, who were witnessing it for the first time, to realize that acupuncture could also be an art form.

Yun Xiaotian’s eyes brightened at the sight of Lin Tian’s acupuncture, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, his mind evidently brewing some scheme.

On the top of a building outside the banquet courtyard, Ning Luoxi and Li Yue continued to observe the situation within the courtyard.

Li Yue said with great surprise, "I didn’t expect Lin Tian to be a master of musical rhythms; looking at his usual unruly demeanor, you’d never think it."

Li Yue was a Gu Girl, skilled at using musical rhythms to control Gu worms, so she had a deep understanding of music.

"Miss Li Yue is mistaken—according to what I know, Lin Tian has no knowledge of music beyond what ordinary people know, just those popular songs," Ning Luoxi said as he shook his head in disagreement.

"But when he flicked that golden thread for the acupuncture, it really seemed like he was playing music," Li Yue said softly, still sticking to her point.

Ning Luoxi fell silent for a while before saying, "What you see as musical rhythm, a swordsman might see as sword techniques, and a physician sees skilled acupuncture. It seems that this Acupuncture Skill encompasses everything, which is quite marvelous."

"Art approaches skill, and skill approaches the Dao; are the myriad paths of the Dao ultimately one and the same?" Li Yue mused to herself.

"Perhaps, but what I am certain of is that the creator of this acupuncture technique, if measured by the realms of an Ancient Martial Artist, must have surpassed the Innate Realm and even entered a realm incomprehensible to Ancient Martial Artists," said Ning Luoxi, his eyes flickering as if he was contemplating something profound.

In the banquet courtyard, the acupuncture session was nearing its end. Lin Tian gave the golden thread one final flick and deftly completed the last needle, then he put away the golden thread.

"Miss Yue Ying, it’s done. Just rest for three days, and your arm will fully recover," Lin Tian said to Yue Ying casually, as if he had just done something trivial.

"Really?" Yue Ying moved her arm a few times, followed by a look of joy, then she asked, "So my arm..."

"I know what you want to ask. The fighting power of your arm won’t be affected at all, but of course, if you want it to become a Qilin Arm, that’s beyond my capabilities," Lin Tian stated confidently, ending with a playful joke.

"Thank you, Master Lin," Yue Ying’s address became more respectful, then she earnestly said, "When we entered earlier, we heard that Master Lin is highly skilled. I wonder if we could have the honor of witnessing your prowess."

Her request was not intended as a challenge or a competition, but merely as a desire to see for herself, which Lin Tian could discern from the sincerity in her eyes.

"Yue Ying, step back, do not be disrespectful to Master Lin," Ou Qinglan quickly intervened.

Yue Ying was her personal guard, and making such a request in this setting was indeed inappropriate. From an outsider’s perspective, Yue Ying did not have the standing to make such requests, and doing so would appear as if the Ou family lacked proper upbringing.

Yue Ying understood this reasoning and stepped back, but the longing in her eyes remained.

"Master Lin, please show us a trick, we couldn’t see clearly from outside just now," called out a young guest from among the attendees.