"Do you know how to use needles at your age? How many times have you performed acupuncture on others?"
Chen Ling looked at Wang Shu sternly and asked.
Acupuncture was not difficult, but it was not simple either; it was a profound branch of knowledge.
Before learning acupuncture, one had to understand the functions of various acupoints on the human body, and these acupoints were not learned through rote memorization.
They were acquired through repeated practical experience, as the location of acupoints could differ from person to person.
Relying solely on memorization would inevitably lead to serious problems when performing acupuncture on a patient.
Given the young age of the man before him, he guessed that this fellow had probably not performed acupuncture on others many times.
Hence, he asked directly.
After all, this was his clinic, and if anything went wrong, he would bear significant responsibility.
"Naturally, I understand. However, performing acupuncture on others, this is my first time!"
Wang Shu replied frankly.
"Your first time? And you have such confidence that you can heal this leg?"
Chen Ling looked at Wang Shu in surprise upon hearing that it was Wang Shu's first time using needles.
He had never met anyone so arrogant, who dared to claim they could definitely heal someone without ever having used needles on anyone. This was not what traditional Chinese medicine advocated.
Therefore, he felt this young man must be a charlatan who was ignorant and pedantic.
"Young man, I'm not trying to criticize you, but we study medicine to help the suffering and bring back the departed. How can you, at such a young age, embark on a crooked path?"
Chen Ling also looked at Wang Shu, trying to persuade him, as he thought Wang Shu might have been misled by others.
"Thank you for your concern, elder. I just wish to borrow your needles."
Wang Shu had not expected the other party to start lecturing him.
However, considering the elder's good intentions, Wang Shu did not argue.
"Doctor, please lend him the needles. I will be responsible for my own safety; it has nothing to do with you!"
At this moment, the burly man noticed the old doctor's predicament and said in broken Chinese.
"Since you say so, then don't regret it."
Seeing that the burly man was not worried, Chen Ling took out his silver needles and handed them to Wang Shu.
Wang Shu, taking the silver needles, directly extracted a few and inserted them into the burly man's leg at random.
"This technique, it's quite interesting!"
Chen Ling, who was observing Wang Shu's needling technique from the side, couldn't help but be taken aback.
Because Wang Shu's needling technique was incredibly skillful, not at all like that of a novice who had never used needles on anyone before.
"Could this kid be deceiving me?"
Chen Ling thought to himself, watching Wang Shu continue to needle the burly man.
This was because the needling techniques could essentially reveal one's lineage.
Many disciples' needling techniques were practically identical to their masters', but Chen Ling searched his mind repeatedly for the source of Wang Shu's technique and could not recall any lineage that practiced needling in this manner.
Yet, Wang Shu's needling technique always felt very familiar to him.
As Wang Shu continued to insert needles, Chen Ling became more and more astonished.
Because the acupoints Wang Shu chose were extremely difficult to locate.
These acupoints also severely tested the practitioner's medical skill.
A slight deviation in needling these points could potentially lead to the patient's disability, or even death in severe cases.
However, every needle Wang Shu inserted was done without hesitation, as if he knew these acupoints intimately.
"My leg, I feel a warm current flowing through it!"
At this moment, the burly man exclaimed with great surprise.
In previous autumn and winter seasons, he would feel unbearable pain in this leg.
But today, after Wang Shu inserted a few silver needles, he instantly felt a warm current flowing through his leg.
And the pain had vanished without a trace.
"Is it truly that miraculous?"
Chen Ling asked, his face filled with shock.
He had just examined the burly man's injury and found it virtually untreatable; the hope of a complete cure was slim in the medical world.
Yet, this young man had achieved such a significant effect with just a few needles. He could hardly believe it.
"May I ask who your master is?"
At this point, Chen Ling respectfully looked at Wang Shu and asked.
Because now he understood that Wang Shu was not the fake Chinese medicine practitioner he had initially imagined.
Instead, he was a truly skilled practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and those who possessed such refined medical skills at such a young age were usually disciples of famous doctors!
"Brother Wang Shu says he comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners!"
The burly man interjected.
"A family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners? Hiss, I didn't expect Brother Wang to have such a profound background! No wonder his first move was extraordinary!"
Upon hearing the words "family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners," Chen Ling exclaimed with even greater admiration.
He clearly understood what the term "family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners" represented today.
Through millennia of dynastic changes in Dragon Country, very few families had endured.
And families specializing in traditional Chinese medicine were like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. These families generally possessed a complete system of medical inheritance.
Compared to those who became practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine later in life by researching ancient texts and folk remedies, disciples from families of traditional Chinese medicine were undoubtedly beings they looked up to.
Upon learning that Wang Shu was a disciple from a medical family, Chen Ling's attitude towards Wang Shu underwent a complete 180-degree turn.
Since Wang Shu was a descendant of a traditional Chinese medicine family, if he could befriend Wang Shu, he might have the opportunity to obtain some ancient medical texts from him for his own research.
His medical skills might even reach a new level.
Wang Shu, however, paid no attention to him and focused intently on needling the burly man.
Before long, one of the burly man's legs was covered in silver needles.
"Remind me to remove the needles an hour later!"
After instructing the burly man, Wang Shu sat down on a nearby chair.
"Teacher Wang Shu, what was that move you just used called?"
As soon as Wang Shu sat down, Chen Ling, holding a teacup, approached him with a smile and asked.
"Bàoyǔ Líhuā Zhēn!" (Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needles)
Wang Shu casually made up a name.
"What a powerful name!"
Chen Ling was clearly taken aback upon hearing the name, but he diligently wrote down the five characters, "Bàoyǔ Líhuā Zhēn," in his notebook.
Watching the old man diligently take notes, Wang Shu felt a pang of guilt.
However, he remained composed, sitting in the shop and waiting to remove the needles from the burly man.
While waiting, a woman dressed elegantly entered the clinic.
After scanning the people in the clinic, she looked towards Chen Ling.
"Are you here for treatment or to buy medicine?"
Chen Ling asked directly.
"For treatment!"
The woman replied.
"Please sit down, I will take your pulse."
Then, Chen Ling sat down and began to take the woman's pulse.
Wang Shu, meanwhile, looked at the woman with curiosity.
She was very beautiful and had a good figure. If she were in their home country, she could even debut.
Wang Shu hadn't expected to encounter a beauty of this caliber in a foreign land.
However, Wang Shu sensed something unusual about this young woman.
His brow even furrowed involuntarily.
"Miss, are you feeling unwell recently?"
Chen Ling asked.
"Insomnia, chest tightness, and no appetite."
The woman replied directly.
"Then I will prescribe a few doses of medicine for you to take home and recuperate. If it doesn't improve, come back and see me."
Chen Ling couldn't immediately diagnose what illness the woman had, so he planned to have her go home and recuperate for a few days to see how things progressed.
"Mmm!"
The woman nodded.
"Let her go for now. In a few days, she might not be able to come back!"
Wang Shu said with a smile.
"What do you mean?"
Upon hearing Wang Shu's words, the woman turned her head in confusion and asked.
"Mr. Wang Shu, have you noticed something is wrong?"
Seeing Wang Shu speak, Chen Ling asked curiously.
"You probably didn't tell me your full condition, did you? Besides insomnia, chest tightness, and loss of appetite, you haven't had your period for two months, have you?"
Wang Shu stated directly.
Initially, the woman did not take Wang Shu's words seriously, thinking he was just trying to strike up a conversation.
However, she was surprised that Wang Shu had directly diagnosed her condition and even mentioned the symptoms she had been hiding.
"How did you know?"
The woman looked at Wang Shu with confusion and asked.
"Looking at your complexion now, I can clearly understand your situation. If this condition is not treated promptly, in another half a month, even the King of Heaven couldn't save you!"
Wang Shu said again.
He had initially wanted to test the extent of his medical knowledge, so he had simply glanced at the woman.
He hadn't expected to directly diagnose her illness.
He also thought that it would be a shame if such a beautiful woman were to die.
So, he kindly offered a reminder.
"This gentleman is a disciple from a traditional Chinese medicine family in Dragon Country, and his medical skills are far superior to mine!"
Seeing the woman's confusion, Chen Ling introduced him directly.
Upon hearing Chen Ling's introduction, the woman looked at Wang Shu with astonishment.
"Doctor, do you know how to treat my illness?"
The woman looked at Wang Shu with tearful eyes and asked.
"Your condition is somewhat tricky, but not incurable!"
Wang Shu said with a look of difficulty.
"As long as it can be cured, I will agree to any conditions!"
The woman said hastily.
"Alright, Doctor Chen, first prescribe some medicine to calm the spirit and nourish blood for her. I will find time to treat you later!"
Wang Shu then turned to Chen Ling and said.
He still had to treat the burly man's leg today and couldn't attend to others, so he asked Chen Ling to prescribe some medicine to stabilize the patient's condition for now.
"Then how do I find you?"
The woman, seeing that Wang Shu had agreed, eagerly asked.
"I'm at the burly man's inn. You can find me there tomorrow!"
Wang Shu replied directly.