Needle King Competition
"You're still a student? Is your medical skills that brilliant? How about we become friends? We are both in the medical field anyway, and we will meet in Linjiang City in the future.”
Zheng Lingfei extended her soft and boneless hand towards Chu Xiao.
When she heard Chu Xiao claim to be a student of Linjiang University, she was rather surprised. She was an internal medicine doctor at Linjiang City's People's Hospital, and her father, Zheng Kuan, was the director of the hospital. She had been influenced by her father since she was young and embarked on the path of studying medicine. She had studied in the United States and was an overseas returnee. She had only returned last week and was a doctor at Linjiang City's People's Hospital. She had to undergo surgery to treat and alleviate the patient's condition, but Chu Xiao had used acupuncture. It had an immediate effect, so she felt that Chu Xiao's medical skills were not simple. They were even very magical.
Of course, she felt that Chu Xiao had a special aura that deeply moved her. That was why she took the initiative to propose to be friends with Chu Xiao. She had lived abroad for a few years and was more open-minded. She understood that good things had to be fought for by herself, and men were no exception.
Zheng Lingfei was a passionate beauty, and Chu Xiao had gotten the cooperation of this beautiful doctor when he performed acupuncture earlier. Therefore, Chu Xiao could not reject Zheng Lingfei and still exchanged phone numbers with her.
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Nanjing was known as Jinling in ancient times. It was an old city of the Six Dynasties. Many places still retained the historical sites and the lingering charm of ancient times. Chu Xiao had the address given to him by his mentor, Professor Tian Siyuan. After getting off the train, with the enthusiastic guidance of the taxi driver, Chu Xiao easily found the Chinese medicine clinic that the Needle King opened called the 'Needle King Hall'.
The place was not difficult to find. In the middle of a row of beautiful and fashionable houses in the Laocheng District city of Nanjing stood a small building with a classic and exquisite design. The building was an antique building with carved beams and painted pillars. It was magnificent and looked very different from other buildings. It gave people a simple and unadorned feeling.
In the middle of the front door of this small building hung a large wooden plaque. On it were two majestic words written in cursive script: Needle King.
Chu Xiao looked at the wooden plaque and knew that it was quite old. It seemed that the Needle King Ning Zhiyuan was also a famous figure.
"The decoration is very stylish, and the name is loud enough. I wonder if this old Mr. Ning Zhiyuan has learned the Medicine King Acupuncture Technique from his ancestor Sun Simiao. However, just looking at this plaque, the Needle King must have real talent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been hanging for so many years without anyone ruining his place.”Chu Xiao thought as he stood at the door.
The female greeter in a red cheongsam saw a young man looking around at the door and thought it was a guest. With a smile on his face, he greeted Chu Xiao and said,""Sir, how can I help you? Are you here to see a doctor? Do you have an appointment?”
"I'm here to seek advice from the Needle King, Mr. Ning Zhiyuan. This is my recommendation letter.”Chu Xiao took out the letter that his teacher had given him.
"Wait a moment, I'll make a call and ask.”The female greeter immediately took out her phone and made a call.
Chu Xiao waited patiently. In less than two minutes, a young man who was two to three years older than Chu Xiao came out of the clinic. He was wearing a set of silky Taiji clothes and a pair of silver cloth shoes. There was a silver needle and the word 'Needle King' embroidered on his chest. He looked rather dignified.
Chu Xiao knew that this person must be from the Needle King Ning Zhiyuan's family.
"May I ask who you are?"
The young man in the Taiji attire asked Chu Xiao.
"Hello, my name is Chu Xiao. I'm a student of Professor Tian Siyuan from Linjiang University. Professor Tian Siyuan asked me to look for Elder Ning. How should I address you and Elder Ning?”Chu Xiao asked.
"Young master, this is the recommendation letter from Mr. Chu Xiao to the old master.”
The female greeter was about to hand Chu Xiao's letter of introduction to the young man in the Taiji robe, but he did not even take it and said,""My name is Ning Zhe. Elder Ning is my grandfather. Can't people like you find something to do? You ask people to look for my grandfather every day. My grandfather is already so old and still has to treat people. He doesn't have time to see idle people like you. Besides, my grandfather isn't at home today. Are you sick? If you are, come in and I'll treat you. If you're not sick, leave quickly. There are still many patients waiting for me to see them. Don't you know that wasting someone's time might endanger their life?”
Chu Xiao was taken aback. He had never expected that the grandson of the Needle King Ning Zhiyuan, Ning Zhe, would be so difficult to talk to. He had not even said a single word and was already using his big hat to pressure others.
"Doctor Ning, actually, I came here to exchange medical skills with your grandfather and exchange acupuncture skills. I'm not here to ask for help. I didn't expect you to treat your guests like this. Aren't you afraid that your grandfather will blame you? Aren't you afraid that people will laugh at you and ruin your grandfather's reputation?”
Chu Xiao's bearing was very good, and he still had a smile on his face when he said those words. However, his words still pierced Ning Zhe's heart deeply. Of course, this was the effect that Chu Xiao wanted.
"You think you're worthy of sparring with my grandfather at such a young age?”Ning Zhe thought that Chu Xiao was mocking him, so he laughed contemptuously and said,""When my grandfather was famous in the medical world, even your parents weren't there yet! How dare you say that you want to compete with my grandfather? I don't know how to look at my face in the mirror."
" Mr. Ning Zhe, since you say so, how about we have a competition of medical skills to see if I have the capital to compete with your Sun family? But since it's a competition, there must be something to win. If I win, you will give me the plaque of 'Needle King' hanging on your 'Needle King Hall'. If I lose, I will get out of your clinic immediately and avoid you when I see you in the future. What do you think?
Seeing how arrogant Ning Zhe was, Chu Xiao decided to show him some skills. In any place, strength was the key. Without strength, others would look down on you. Chu Xiao knew this very well, so he wanted to challenge the grandson of the Needle King and defeat him. He wanted to let him know that in terms of medical skills, the descendant of the King of Medicine, Sun Simiao, was not the only one in the world. Only then would Ning Zhe not underestimate him and allow him to meet Ning Zhiyuan.
"Kid, look carefully. The plaque in our medical hall is made of a whole piece of yellow pear wood. The material itself is priceless, and these words are personally written by the calligraphy master Qizhi Zen Master. This was personally sent by a prince during the Qing Dynasty who received a favor from our family. With our Sun family's status, why should we compare with you? If everyone is like you, then wouldn't it tire out our senior brother?”
At this moment, many people walked out of the Needle King Hall. These people were also wearing Tai Chi robes like Ning Zhe. There was a silver needle embroidered on their chest and the symbol of the Needle King. One of them, who was around forty years old, heard Chu Xiao's words and laughed contemptuously. These people should be the disciples of Needle King Ning Zhiyuan. The person who spoke was younger than Ning Zhe, but he called Ning Zhe senior brother probably because Ning Zhe entered the sect earlier than him.
"I can only use goading. Otherwise, I won't be able to see Needle King Ning Zhiyuan at all.”Chu Xiao thought of something and said," Since no one dares to accept the challenge, then I'll leave first. I'll come back to look for him when Elder Sun returns."”
After saying that, Chu Xiao turned around and left without any hesitation.
"Come back here. Since you want to compete, I will let you experience the medical skills of our Divine Needle Hall. But if you lose, get lost immediately.”
Ning Zhe was anxious and immediately shouted. If someone spread the news that the Divine Needle Hall didn't dare to accept the challenge, the reputation of the Divine Needle Hall would definitely be greatly affected.
Seeing that Ning Zhong had provoked him, Chu Xiao slowly turned around and returned.
"Since you are willing to compete with me, then lead the way. Let me in and talk. It is not good for so many people to stand at the door.”Chu Xiao was still smiling, and his bearing was still extraordinary. He was neither anxious nor impatient.
"Senior brother, we can just compete with this kid. Don't take this kid's words seriously. You are the direct disciple of the Needle King, how can you compete with this kid just because you want to?”
A few of Ning Zhe's junior brothers were trying to persuade him, and the others echoed their opinions. They felt that there was no need for Ning Zhe to personally compete with Chu Xiao in terms of medical skills. He could just send someone out.
"Let me make it clear first. If you want to compete, then the strongest person will compete with me. There are so many of you. If you compete with me one by one, when will it end? Why don't we fight to determine the winner?”Chu Xiao continued to provoke Ning Zhe. If he wanted to compete, he would have to compete with Ning Zhe. Even if he won against others, it would be meaningless.
"You guys don't need to say anymore. I'll compete with this brat who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!”Ning Zhe waved his hand and made a decision. His men then stopped talking.
Chu Xiao smiled and did not say anything. He followed Ning Zhe and the others into the ancient building that was filled with the fragrance of herbs.
Chu Xiao realized that the business in this small building was very good. Countless people were coming in and out. On the sofa in the lobby on the first floor, there was a long line of patients waiting to be treated. These people wore extraordinary clothes and should belong to the successful and elite stages of society. Of course, ordinary people wouldn't dare to enter this kind of shop. Moreover, this was a VIP consultation room. The expensive consultation fee would scare people who didn't have money.
Under Ning Zhe's lead, Chu Xiao and the group entered a spacious and bright room. There were all kinds of medical equipment and Chinese medicine in the room. On the wall hung a huge map of the human body's internal organs and acupuncture points. There were also a few people waiting on the sofa at the side. Clearly, they had come specially to find Ning Zhe for treatment.
Ning Zhe walked into the consultation room and suddenly turned around. He looked at Chu Xiao and asked,""What do you want to compete with me for?"
"You are the best at acupuncture, so let's compete in acupuncture.”Chu Xiao smiled and said,"If it was any other competition, you would not be convinced even if you lost."”
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