Lin Fei stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at Mr. Li, and said, "Grandpa Li, is there anything you need?"
Mr. Li had a kindly expression on his face: "Young Master Lin, I do not look down on you. You just said you could immediately relieve my wife's back pain and get her out of bed and walking. Is it true?"
Seeing Mr. Li's attitude, Lin Fei understood that he wanted him to treat Madam Li.
Actually, Lin Fei didn't really intend to leave right away. Even if Li Shang and his wife, and Mr. Li didn't believe in his medical skills, regardless, Madam Li was Li Ruyan's grandmother.
Based on that alone, he would not stand by idly.
Leaving resolutely before was just for show to see if Mr. Li would be moved by his terms.
Now it seems everything was as expected, and Mr. Li indeed called him back.
Lin Fei said, "Grandpa Li, if you doubt my medical skills, you don't have to call on me to treat her. But if you believe me, then let me treat Madam Li."
"Grandpa Li, this man talks nonsense. I think he's just a fraud. Even if Hua Tuo were reborn, he couldn't immediately cure the lady's back injury, let alone this nameless charlatan," Zhao Wenxuan remarked mockingly, reminding Mr. Li.
"Young Master Zhao, rest assured, even if I am a fraud, it's better than you making a mistake with your needle and injuring the lady," Lin Fei smiled faintly.
Zhao Wenxuan's face turned furious, as if someone had revealed his flaw.
Even more infuriating was that the previous needle mishap was still because of Lin Fei.
But since he was the one who performed the acupuncture and was distracted while doing it, it already indicated a problem, so Zhao Wenxuan couldn't find an excuse even if he wanted to shift the blame.
"Lin Fei, you just boast with your words. What if you fail to treat the lady and something goes wrong?" Zhao Wenxuan stared at Lin Fei intently and questioned.
Lin Fei said, "Since I am treating her, I will do my utmost until she is healed. How can I allow any mishap?"
Speaking this, Lin Fei's lips curled into a slight smile, and he asked Zhao Wenxuan, "Young Master Zhao, do you always have mishaps when treating others?"
Zhao Wenxuan's eyes widened in anger. Was Lin Fei mocking his earlier failure?
"So you're saying, Mr. Lin, that you are like Hua Tuo reborn and have never made a mistake?" Zhao Wenxuan barely restrained his urge to lash out in anger and asked Lin Fei.
Lin Fei laughed, "Young Master Zhao, sorry to disappoint you, but I truly have never made a mistake."
"Heh, do you think anyone will believe what you say?" Zhao Wenxuan sneered continuously and then said, "Since you claim such divine medical skills, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
Lin Fei said, "Oh, what do you want to bet on?"
Zhao Wenxuan said, "I bet you're a fraud, and there's no way you can instantly cure the lady's back pain, let alone have her get out of bed and walk immediately."
"So you want to bet on that." Lin Fei nodded, "Although this bet is a bit pointless, I'll take it, just to make you convinced in both heart and mouth."
Zhao Wenxuan's eyes gleamed with a hint of successful scheming and said, "Listen, if you lose the bet, you will immediately leave Ruyan and never appear by her side again."
Lin Fei smiled and said, "Alright."
Then he looked at Zhao Wenxuan and asked, "However, what will you do if you lose?"
Zhao Wenxuan gritted his teeth and said, "If I lose, I will give up pursuing Ruyan."
Lin Fei nodded and said, "Alright, it's a deal."
Li Shang and his wife exchanged glances, their expressions complex. Although they believed Lin Fei's medical skills couldn't be that miraculous, if Zhao Wenxuan lost, not only would they lose a perfect son-in-law but potentially lose business with the Zhao family as well.
Mr. Li and Li Ruyan also exchanged glances. The grandfather and granddaughter held doubts about Lin Fei but were even more filled with anticipation.
Lin Fei approached the bedside of Madam Li, took out an acupuncture kit from his pocket, and laid it open on the table. Using two fingers, he drew out a silver needle and sterilized it with alcohol.
Immediately, the silver needle in Lin Fei's hand flashed. Before Zhao Wenxuan, Li Shang and his wife, Mr. Li, or Li Ruyan could see clearly, the needle in Lin Fei's hand was already at Madam Li's lumbar Life Acupoint.
If Li Shang and his wife, Mr. Li, and the others were not doctors and could not judge whether Lin Fei's technique was proper, for Zhao Wenxuan, a scion of a renowned medical family, failing to see Lin Fei's needle technique was truly unusual.
He was greatly shocked in his heart: How could this be?
He was the grandson of Huadu's top divine healer, rigorously trained by his grandfather since childhood, yet he couldn't discern Lin Fei's needle technique just now.
Cold sweat unknowingly beaded on Zhao Wenxuan's forehead!
He suddenly had a bad feeling about this Lin Fei, who came from the mountains.
The place Lin Fei inserted the needle was actually the same point where Zhao Wenxuan had failed earlier, the lumbar Life Acupoint.
Lin Fei gently rotated the silver needle in his hand, then released it after a while. Instantly, a thin black stream of blood emerged, flowing along the needle. Lin Fei swiftly used a piece of cotton from the table, placing it below the needle, where the black blood immediately dripped onto the cotton.
Not until all the black blood drained and bright red blood flowed did Lin Fei wave his palm, pulling the needle out immediately.
Zhao Wenxuan realized at this point: The purpose of Lin Fei's needle was to expel the accumulated stagnant blood in Madam Li's lower back.
But merely expelling stagnant blood to instantly cure back pain and allow her to walk seemed a bit too naive, didn't it?
Zhao Wenxuan's eyes flashed a cold smile, yet he felt a bit relieved in his heart.
After putting down the silver needle, Lin Fei sat down on a chair beside the bed, then placed his hands on his knees, closed his eyes, and breathed gently as if entering a meditative state.
This left Zhao Wenxuan, Li Shang, and his wife, as well as others, with puzzled expressions: What was Lin Fei doing?
Wasn't he supposed to be treating Madam Li?
Why did he suddenly enter meditation?
Everyone looked at each other.
However, this only deepened Zhao Wenxuan, Li Shang, and his wife's suspicions that Lin Fei was pretending or was just a fraud.
Zhao Wenxuan secretly felt pleased: He was almost deceived by him. Heh, now let's see him make a fool of himself!
In the midst of gentle breathing, Lin Fei let his qi, blood, and spirit become tranquil and clear.
At this point, a clear stream surged from his Dantian.
Lin Fei abruptly opened his eyes, raised his right hand, and immediately the room seemed to be stirred by a breeze.
Zhao Wenxuan, Li Shang, his wife, Mr. Li, and Li Ruyan were all stunned. Did this breeze in the room come from Lin Fei's palm?
But Zhao Wenxuan, Li Shang, and his wife quickly dismissed this idea: this feeble-looking Lin Fei, speaking frankly, could probably be blown over by a gust of wind. How could he generate a breeze with his palm?
This breeze was most likely from an open window in the room.
With a flick of his hand, Lin Fei's right palm landed on Madam Li's lumbar Life Acupoint.
Then, Lin Fei closed his eyes once more.