vrcanaries Chapter 180 Acupuncture for Detoxification
Chapter 180 Acupuncture for Detoxification
After entering the house, Cheng Yuntao looked anxious. She gently took Jiang Yu's arm and helped him sit down.
Xu Ranyuan stepped forward, took out the acupuncture bag from his arms, placed it on the table, and slowly spread it out. In the bag, silver needles of different lengths and thicknesses were neatly arranged, emitting a cold aura.
He turned to look at Cheng Yuntao and said gently, "Miss, please go get some clean water. I need to clean my hands before giving him acupuncture."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuntao nodded quickly, said "OK", and hurriedly turned around to fetch water.
Not long after, Cheng Yuntao came back with a basin of clean water. Xu Ranyuan took it, washed his hands carefully, and wiped them repeatedly with a silk handkerchief. Then he picked up the silver needle and wiped it one by one carefully, his movements meticulously.
When everything was ready, he took a step forward, placed his slender fingers lightly on Jiang Yu's wrist, closed his eyes and concentrated, sensing the flow of blood and qi in Jiang Yu's body, and searching for the hiding place of the poison.
The room was silent except for the flickering candlelight.
After a moment, Xu Ranyuan slowly opened his eyes, a hint of certainty flashed in his eyes, and he already had a plan of treatment in his mind.
He raised his hand and picked up a silver needle, which he heated slightly over the candle flame. When the needle was warm, he found the acupuncture point on Jiang Yu's head and slowly inserted the needle with gentle but firm movements.
Jiang Yu felt his scalp tingling and frowned subconsciously. Cheng Yuntao's eyes were full of worry. Her hands clenched unconsciously, but she forced herself to remain calm, for fear of disturbing Xu Ranyuan's acupuncture.
Xu Ranyuan looked focused, and the silver needle in his hand moved among Jiang Yu's acupuncture points like a nimble fish. As the silver needle continued to penetrate, Jiang Yu felt the stinging sensation in his eyes gradually dissipate, replaced by a warm and numb feeling.
When the last silver needle was firmly inserted, Xu Ranyuan said calmly, "The needles are all inserted. From now on, you just need to rest and recuperate for a few days, and your eyesight will gradually recover."
Cheng Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you for your help, sir. What should I call you?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu introduced, "Yun Tao, this is Xu Ranyuan, a friend I met when I was wandering the Jianghu. He's not only a renowned doctor, but also a dreaded poison master. He's a master of pharmacology, and his attainments are extraordinary. Whether it's a difficult disease or a strange poison, he can easily solve it."
"Over the years, he has traversed the world with his sword, using his skillful hands and benevolent heart to save the world. He has also used his unique poison skills to punish evil and promote good. I don't know how many innocent lives he has saved, and how many evil villains he has eliminated. He is truly a legend in the martial arts world."
Xu Ranyuan cleaned the used silver needles with skillful and methodical movements. After hearing Jiang Yu's introduction of him, he was very satisfied, but he did not show it on the surface. After coughing twice, he waved his hand modestly and said, "It's not bad, just so-so, just some trivial skills, not worth mentioning."
Cheng Yuntao suddenly understood and quickly followed up with praise, "Mr. Xu, you are too modest. From what Jiang Yu said, your medical skills and poison techniques are superb. No one in the world can match you."
"Since you are Jiang Yu's friend and have helped him so much, we should naturally treat you well. You have been busy for a while. Are you hungry, Mr. Xu? Do you want some midnight snack?"
Xu Ranyuan usually pays attention to health preservation and has no habit of eating midnight snacks. When he was about to decline, Jiang Yu suddenly interrupted him and said with a smile: "Eat, of course you have to eat, Yuntao, thank you for preparing it."
Cheng Yuntao looked at the two of them with a smile and said to Xu Ranyuan, "Then Mr. Xu, please sit down and rest for a while. I will go and prepare it." After that, she turned around and walked briskly towards the kitchen.
After Cheng Yuntao left, Xu Ranyuan looked at Jiang Yu with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "What are you doing? I clearly don't want to eat, and you're still bothering me."
Jiang Yu had a sly look on his face and chuckled, "Don't be so self-indulgent. I was just greedy and took you with me casually."
Xu Ranyuan was furious when he heard this. He pointed at Jiang Yu and said, "Is this how you treat your savior? If it weren't for me, you would have become blind. Let's see if the girl still likes you."
Jiang Yu shook his head nonchalantly and said confidently, "Yun Tao is not the kind of heartless person. She won't abandon me just because of this."
Xu Ranyuan snorted coldly and made to get up and leave, but was stopped by Jiang Yu again.
"Don't be in a hurry to leave. Yuntao's cooking skills are really good! People outside want to eat but can't. You're lucky today, so you should stay and eat before leaving."
Xu Ranyuan curled his lips in disdain and replied, "I've traveled all over the world and have tasted all kinds of exotic food."
However, seeing Jiang Yu constantly praising Cheng Yuntao, Xu Ranyuan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He sat down beside Jiang Yu's bed and said earnestly, "Jiang Yu, you used to be a free and unrestrained knight in the martial arts world. Why are you now hindered by love affairs?"
"When your eyes are healed, come with me and venture into the martial arts world. The world outside is vast and there are many wonderful things waiting for us to explore. Don't waste your time in Junhua City."
Jiang Yu was slightly startled, a complex look flashing across his eyes. He then sighed softly and said slowly, "Ran Yuan, if it were the me of the past, I would have accepted your invitation without hesitation and traveled the world with you. But now, times have changed, and my mood is no longer the same as before."
He paused, looking in the direction Cheng Yuntao had left, his eyes filled with tenderness and longing. "To me, Yuntao is more precious than any other rare treasure in this world. In the days of wandering in the past, although I was free, I always felt empty inside, like a rootless duckweed."
Jiang Yu turned to look for Xu Ranyuan and said sincerely, "Now that I have someone I care about, I can no longer live a life of wandering. I just want to stay by Yun Tao's side, spend these ordinary and warm days with her, watch the flowers bloom and fall in our little courtyard, and live a peaceful life."
Jiang Yu, who used to be a decisive, tough and ruthless killer in the martial arts world, could face the flash of swords and the fight without even a frown. But now he is actually bewildered by the love affair between young men and women. This young man's love-filled demeanor is really hard for Xu Ranyuan to accept.
Xu Ranyuan has never been bound by love, and he doesn't know what worry is. He travels between famous mountains and rivers and the streets of the city, with only the mysteries of pharmacology and the injustice of the world in his eyes.
Therefore, facing Jiang Yu's sudden change, he was full of confusion and puzzlement. He couldn't understand why the free and unrestrained hero was willing to be trapped in this small courtyard.
"Hmph!" Xu Ranyuan sneered, a mocking arc curling up at the corner of his mouth, his words full of thorns, "After all this talk, in the final analysis, isn't it all because of the girl's beauty? You, a fellow, are just a lustful person!"