"It's impossible for someone paralyzed to recover a stiff face in such a short period!"
"Can this Yuxiu really do it?"
At this moment, the first-floor lobby of Wanyun Ting's Xiuyuan Hall was crowded with people. Besides the medical staff from other clinics who came to watch the fun, some passers-by who came to buy medicine also stayed to watch.
"Nonsense, this Elder Li's daughter is a rare Chinese medicine genius. I heard that she could recite thousands of medicinal herbs from the Compendium of Materia Medica and famous works like the Huangdi Neijing by heart at the age of ten. She could already diagnose and treat patients by taking pulses at the age of ten."
"Now, not only has she opened Guishengtang overseas to promote Chinese medicine, but her medical skills have long surpassed her father, Elder Li. She can be said to have reached the pinnacle!"
"Yes, if it weren't for Yuxiu pursuing the medical path and promoting our Chinese medicine culture overseas, it wouldn't have been Wanyun Ting's turn to be the Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Association when the Sima family fell!"
The people from the other clinics, looking at Li Yuxiu who was currently taking Elder Ge's pulse, whispered to each other.
Wu Shengbai and his daughter Wu Suxin, along with Tian Xiangrong and Zhang Shunchang, Xue Tonghua and Liu Yuan, Liu He and Xue Xialan, Li Tianyi and Li Wenhai, and others were also gathered around Li Yuxiu, confronting Wanyun Ting and Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao and Wang Zhuyu, Du Hua and Mo Yaolin and Huang Fuxiang, as well as Chen Lin and Zeng Xiaomeng.
"What are so many people doing gathered here?"
At this moment, Gu Yuanbai squeezed in, looking curiously at the crowd gathered in the clinic.
"Grandfather, why are you here?"
Gu Luotang went to greet him, pulled Gu Yuanbai to Wanyun Ting's side, and he also smiled and nodded, "Elder Gu..."
"Chairman Gu..."
On the opposite side, Liu He, Liu Yuan, and others also cupped their fists in greeting.
"You are all here..."
Gu Yuanbai also greeted them with a smile, then his gaze fell on Li Yuxiu, who was still concentrating and carefully taking Elder Ge's pulse. Liu He introduced, "Chairman Gu, this is the Li Yuxiu I often mentioned to you, who promotes our Chinese medicine literature overseas. She is Elder Li's eldest daughter."
"Oh, so it's Elder Li's daughter."
Gu Yuanbai was seeing Li Yuxiu for the first time, but he had already heard about her legendary deeds. He didn't expect to meet her when he came to Wanyun Ting's clinic today, but he was curious about what they were doing.
Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, standing beside him, explained the bet between Li Yuxiu and Wanyun Ting, which surprised Gu Yuanbai. He turned to look at Wanyun Ting beside him, and he smiled and nodded without saying much.
Then, seeing Li Yuxiu release Elder Ge's pulse, she looked up and saw Gu Yuanbai. She only nodded slightly in greeting, then said, "Xiao Min, get the needle box."
"Here you go..."
Assistant Xiao Min, who had put away the pulse pillow, took out the needle box and handed it to her. Li Yuxiu then opened the needle box, took out the needles, spread them out, and placed them directly on the table.
Silver needles of different models, short and thick, were presented to everyone. Li Yuxiu stood up, her expression calm and composed, and said, "I'll give him a few acupuncture treatments."
Elder Ge's son, Ge Shuheng, was stunned. Seeing that Li Yuxiu had already picked out a silver needle, he couldn't help but look at Wu Shengbai, Zhang Shunchang, and the others.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ge. My Yuxiu sister's medical skills can be said to surpass everyone present." Liu He said to Ge Shuheng with a smile, assuring him not to worry.
Li Yuxiu held a four-inch silver needle between her two slender jade fingers. As the light in her wise phoenix eyes bloomed slightly, an invisible qi flowed out through her fingers, enveloping the silver needle. Wanyun Ting's eyes lit up, and he muttered with a smile, "So she's a master of internal martial arts!"
Hearing this, Li Yuxiu glanced at him sideways without saying anything. Then, she used her left hand to hold Elder Ge's glabella and quickly inserted a needle with the lifting and thrusting technique. Next, she continued with her right hand, picking out a silver needle and inserting it into the Renzhong acupoint of the elder.
Watching her acupuncture technique flow like water, decisive and precise, without any hesitation.
In a short while, several acupoints on Elder Ge's paralyzed and stiff left face were already pricked with silver needles.
Next, Li Yuxiu picked out a seven-inch silver needle with her three fingers. She stood up and came behind Elder Ge. With her left hand, she touched the top of the elder's head, located the Baihui acupoint, and decisively inserted the needle.
However, Li Yuxiu did not release the silver needle. She remained calm and composed, her phoenix eyes slightly closed. With her right hand, she used her two fingers to continuously rotate the silver needle inserted into the elder's Baihui acupoint. An invisible qi was transmitted along her fingers to the silver needle, and then infused into the elder's Baihui acupoint.
"Look, his face moved!"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed in surprise. Elder Ge's paralyzed and stiff left face twitched a few times. The elder, who had a dull expression, seemed to sense something, and his dim old eyes gradually regained some color.
This made his son Ge Shuheng look surprised and excited. He leaned over his father and whispered, "Dad, do you recognize me?"
"It's miraculous! Look at the elder's paralyzed face, it seems to have regained sensation!"
"As expected of a Chinese medicine genius! This acupuncture technique is so magical, it's almost as if she's curing the elder's senile dementia!"
The people from the clinics and passers-by watching were all amazed and chattered as they saw Elder Ge's paralyzed left face twitch and he seemed to become more spirited under Li Yuxiu's acupuncture treatment.
"Shh, everyone quiet down."
Liu He turned back and gestured for silence to the exclaiming people, so as not to disturb Li Yuxiu too much, as she was still continuously rotating the silver needle in the elder's Baihui acupoint, continuously infusing qi into the elder's body. The qi circulated and connected the acupoints on the elder's left face where the silver needles were inserted, causing his paralyzed and stiff face to twitch from time to time, and Elder Ge's crooked mouth trembled incessantly.
"As expected of the Li family's Chinese medicine heir, Yuxiu's acupuncture skills are getting more and more impressive."
"Yes, it seems Elder Ge's paralyzed face can be restored."
Tian Xiangrong and Zhang Shunchang nodded with smiles, then their gazes shifted to Wanyun Ting, Gu Yuanbai, and their group on the opposite side. Liu He's face wore a smile, and his smugness grew stronger.
Wanyun Ting ignored them, his gaze fixed on Li Yuxiu. As five minutes passed, he saw that she had consumed a lot of internal qi to treat Elder Ge with the needle. Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on her pure and flawless forehead and pretty face, indicating that she was greatly drained.
Amidst the murmurs of discussion, another five minutes passed. Finally, Li Yuxiu released the silver needle with her jade fingers and opened her wise phoenix eyes, revealing a hint of fatigue.
She retracted her technique, exhaled lightly, took two steps forward to Elder Ge, and looked at his paralyzed and stiff face. His crooked mouth had returned to normal, and even the elder's dull old eyes had regained some color.
"Dad, do you recognize me?"
Ge Shuheng kept whispering softly beside him, but the elder still couldn't speak. However, his paralyzed and stiff left face seemed to have truly returned to normal.
Then, Wanyun Ting clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to him. He praised Li Yuxiu with a smile, "This set of Tai Chi manipulation is good, truly reaching the pinnacle."
Hearing his praise, Li Yuxiu glanced at him with her phoenix eyes, her expression calm and composed, and said in a tranquil tone, "If you admit defeat and apologize now, I won't have your clinic shut down!"
Tian Xiangrong, Zhang Shunchang, Xue Tonghua, Liu Yuan, and others looked at Wanyun Ting with contemptuous sneers.
"Heh heh."
Wanyun Ting lowered his head and chuckled, then looked up, squinting his eyes at Li Yuxiu, pointed at Elder Ge sitting there, and said with a smile, "Are you so confident that Tai Chi manipulation can cure this elder's facial paralysis?"
Li Yuxiu's wise phoenix eyes narrowed. She turned back, began to pull out the silver needles on the elder's face, and said, "I'm too lazy to explain professional matters to arrogant and self-righteous people like you, but I can tell you that you have already lost!"
As all the silver needles were removed, Elder Ge's paralyzed left face twitched a few times, clearly returning to normal, which made Ge Shuheng excited, "It seems to be really cured!"
Liu He, Tian Xiangrong, and the others saw this, and their smug smiles grew even more pronounced. Zhang Shunchang said with a smile, "See, Wanyun Ting, you've lost. Hurry up and call Yuxiu master. Oh, right, your Xiuyuan Hall also has to close down!"
"Truly overestimating yourself..."
Tian Xiangrong, Xue Tonghua, and the others sneered. This was the result they wanted to see.
Gu Yuanbai's expression was impassive, and he didn't say anything. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao beside him were worried for the man. Du Hua, Wang Zhuyu, Mo Yaolin, and Huang Fuxiang were also anxious, but if Li Yuxiu really cured Elder Ge's paralyzed left face, unless Wanyun Ting reneged on his word, Xiuyuan Hall would have to close today.
"Heh heh, let's wait a bit before calling you master."
However, Wanyun Ting was unfazed, smiling cheerfully, not thinking he had lost at all.
"Brother Wan, are you going back on your word?"
Liu He's eyes narrowed, and he said to Wanyun Ting with a smile, "That's not good, after all, in front of everyone, if you go back on your word like this, it won't be good for your personal reputation."
"If you go back on your word, you're not a man!" Li Tianyi also said provocatively.
Liu Yuan and Xue Tonghua smiled without speaking. As long as Wanyun Ting's Xiuyuan Hall closed, their plan would succeed.
"Who's going back on their word."
Wanyun Ting was not in a hurry. Instead, Qi Miaomiao beside him became anxious. She pointed at Li Tianyi and scolded, "Didn't my Brother Yunting say to wait a moment?"
"Wait for what?"
Li Tianyi glared, sneered dismissively, "My sister's medical skills are superb, even better than my father's, and incomparable to people of the same age. So I advise you to admit defeat obediently and don't go back on your word."
Li Yuxiu, standing nearby, looked composed. She sat down and began to take Elder Ge's pulse again, trying to see how much her Tai Chi manipulation had alleviated the elder's paralysis.
Wanyun Ting ignored Li Tianyi and Liu He, and looked at Elder Ge's left face, which twitched from time to time. The corners of his mouth curved upwards in a light smile, and he began to count, "Three, two, one!"
As the words fell, Li Yuxiu, who was taking Elder Ge's pulse, her calm and composed pretty face instantly changed. Her wise phoenix eyes looked at the elder's restored left face with gravity. As the elder's mouth twisted, his face instantly became paralyzed again.
"What's going on? Why did it go back?"
Ge Shuheng saw his father's left face paralyzed again and exclaimed with wide eyes.
Liu He, Li Tianyi, Liu Yuan, Xue Tonghua, Tian Xiangrong, and Zhang Shunchang also looked stunned, not reacting to what was happening.
Wu Shengbai raised an eyebrow and murmured, "Although Tai Chi manipulation is profound, it did not work on Elder Ge's paralysis!"
At this moment, Li Yuxiu's expression became grave, while Wanyun Ting seemed to have anticipated this, a faint smile playing on his lips.
Gu Luotang, who was beside him, finally felt a little relieved.