Zhao Tianji thought that Ye Zhenâs acupuncture technique was taught by Huangfu Chen. Didnât Huangfu Chenâs medical skills come from his great-great-grandmother, Qi Yanling? Therefore, the Qi needle technique Ye Zhen mentioned was naturally by her master.
After about half an hour, Ye Hao gathered all the silver needles. Looking at his pale and bloodless calves with more red dots, she overturned her previous judgment. Zhao Tianji did not contract the frozen disease; if it was cryophilia, acupuncture would not give such a sour and numb feeling.
He couldnât move. It wasnât about his bones but his meridians.
âWhat is Masterâs illness?â Liang Yin anxiously asked.
Ye Zhen immersed the silver needles in a strong liquor while thinking about the cause of Zhao Tianjiâs illness.
âHey, did you hear me?â Liang Yin frowned and shouted when he saw her ignoring him.
âDid you practice internal strength?â Ye Zhen ignored Liang Yin and looked back at Zhao Tianji curiously.
Zhao Tianji was waving his hands when he heard the question. His eyes narrowed. âWhy are you asking?â
âBecauseâŠI think youâre not sick,â Ye Zhen said seriously. âItâs because you injured yourself that youâve become like this. Back when my master treated you, youâd just learned that kind of internal strength. Later, when you got better, you continued to practice. Am I right?â
âWhy would I not be able to move my feet?â Zhao Tianji was surprised. He had never told anyone what kind of internal strength he was practicing. How could this little girl tell?
Ye Zhen furrowed her brows and thought for a moment. âI learned from your pulse. If an evil wind enters a person, the combination of blood and qi will be filled between the muscles and blood, affecting the pulse. There are two kinds of evil winds- cold and dampness. It invades the human body, causing the skin to constrict, the muscles to stiffen, the camp blood to freeze, and the protective qi to dissipate. If Iâm not wrong, when your legs could still walk, there was a period of time when you were very moody, right?â
Zhao Tianji looked at her silently before saying, âKeep talking.â
Looks like Iâm right!
Ye Zhen continued. âEvil qi entering a personâs body is divided into two different clinical manifestations of deficiency and actual symptoms. It acts on the five internal organs*. The five meridians of these five viscera are in turn connected to the twelve main meridians in oneâs body. When you started practicing the martial arts, you were ignorant of this evil qi. However, it didnât invade your body in the beginning, just staying on the surface like your skin and hair. Master treated you for a period of time. However, had you stopped practicing right then, perhaps this whole ordeal would have been averted today. Itâs a pity, you didnât. Since it was just the onset of the illness, Master wasnât able to see through to the real reason for your illness. Nor was there anyone who helped clear it later, letting it seep deeper into your branch meridians. By then, youâd already started to feel uncomfortable yet still didnât treat it and continued practicing until your meridians, qi, and blood were all blocked. Consequently, your legs took the brunt and were rendered immobile. If this evil qi isnât purged, the harder it will be for the blood to circulate through your meridians, and sooner or later your entire body will be immobilized.â
[*Five organs of TCM, namely: heart ćż[xin1], liver è[gan1], spleen èŸ[pi2], lungs èș[fei4] and kidneys è |èŸ[shen4]]
Zhao Tianji kept silent.
Liang Yin and Qiu Yuan exchanged glances. They couldnât find anything to refute, because what this little girl said⊠Everything seemed to match.
âThatâŠCan my illness be treated?â Only now did Zhao Tianji take Ye Zhen into consideration. It seems that Huangfu Chenâs apprentice was indeed different.
Ye Zhen looked at him. âI donât know. Iâve never treated such an illness before. I can onlyâŠgive it a try.â
âHow long will it take?â Zhao Tianji asked.
âHow would I know? Donât practice your internal strength or I wonât be able to save you,â she said. Some internal skills could strengthen oneâs body but some werenât right. They could harm oneâs life at any time.
Zhao Tianji nodded indifferently. âTell Liang Yin what you need.â
âI need some medicine to remove the evil qi in your body. You need to have a medicinal soak every day,â she said.
âWrite down the herbs you need and Iâll prepare them,â Liang Yin said immediately.
Ye Zhen continued, âI canât do so many things alone. Can you call my maid over and have her help me?â
Zhao Tianji did not refuse this time. He just glanced at Liang Yin who immediately said, âMiss Lu, Iâll send your maid back in a moment.â
âThen Iâll go prepare the herbs. You should rest first. Itâs best to relax your hands and feet,â Ye Zhen told Zhao Tianji.
Liang Yin left with Ye Zhen to prepare the herbs. Zhao Tianji sat on the bed looking at his hands.
âIsland Lord, do you think⊠Can you believe Lu Yaoyao?â Qiu Yuan asked in a low voice.
âBesides her, who else can tell me why I canât walk?â Zhao Tianji asked back.
Qiu Yuan considered it carefully and felt that it made sense. âIsland Lord, I have warned them over there in the iron mine, I will not capture people to come in in the future. The inns in Gujia Village have also been instructed clearly.â
âYeah, you can go now.â Zhao Tianji nodded lightly and let Qiu Yuan leave.
âSheâs Huangfu Chenâs apprentice. Can you really believe her?â when only Zhao Tianji was left in the room, a woman in black walked out from the corner and asked in a low voice.
âWhy canât I?â Zhao Tianji glanced at her. âWhy are you here?â
âEldest Young Master asked me to protect you,â the woman whispered.
âMu Xue, go back and tell Big Brother that I donât need his protection,â he said coldly.
âSecond Young Master, Huangfu Chen is not reliable, and his people cannot be trusted.â Mu Xue frowned.
Zhao Tianji sneered. âWhy isnât Huangfu Chen reliable? Because youâve caused Mu Qingâs death, do you think heâll exact revenge on me?â
âMy sister is not dead,â Mu Xue said in a low voice.
âTo Huangfu Chen, Mu Qing is dead.â Zhao Tianji said coldly, âSince his apprentice can cure me, even if itâs not reliable, I have to try.â
She said, âThat womanâs name is Lu Yaoyao, and sheâs the princess of Jin Country. If she escapes in the future, everything here will be discovered. Eldest Young Masterâs and your efforts will be wasted.â
He said with a smile, âYou donât have to scare me. This iron mine and villa only coaxed me to stay out of his business. Even if this place is discovered, it wonât affect him.â
âEldest Young Master is concerned about you.â She sighed. âBesides, thatâs the princess of Jin Country. She might not be able to treat you wholeheartedly.â
âIf she canât cure me, I will naturally kill her.â Zhao Tianjiâs voice was ice cold. âIf you dare to make a move on her before I agree, I will definitely make Mu Fei beg for his life.â
Mu Fei was Mu Xueâs brother.
Mu Xueâs expression changed. âSecond Young Master, this subordinate does not dare, but this subordinate will stay to protect you.â
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