67: Slap the old man

"Then let's give it a try," Xia Yunfan sighed, his tone heavy.

Xia Yunfan was truly helpless; he could only go all-in, treating a dead horse as if it were alive.

The Xia family needed Old Master Xia.

Before the Old Master could stabilize the situation and complete the handover of connections and resources, nothing could happen to him.

While this was partly due to Xia Yunfan's filial piety, it was more a result of the pressure from the Xia family's current situation.

However, Su Ran showed no joy; instead, he began to put on airs.

"Sorry, I only treat my own people. For Old Master Xia's illness, Head of the Xia Family should look elsewhere!"

Su Ran's opportunistic attitude made Xia Yunfan's face darken, his anger surging.

This Rank Six Grandmaster had not been angry for a long time.

Back when he ventured through the martial arts world, his Gale Leg technique was renowned even among Grandmasters.

However... that left leg had been completely ruined because he offended a truly powerful individual.

This was also the reason he forbade his two daughters from entering the martial arts world.

The Jianghu is treacherous; one wrong step can lead to eternal damnation.

So what if one is a Grandmaster?

Once you step into the martial arts world, there is no turning back.

It is a Jianghu of individuals, yet also a Jianghu of the masses.

In every era, there are always figures as dazzling as the sun.

When Xia Yunfan was young, he also thought highly of himself.

And the result?

He was forced out of the martial arts world in disgrace, barely hanging on.

If Ling Tianshi hadn't intervened, he would have lost his life long ago.

Xia Yunfan threw a kick, the wind from it bearing down on Su Ran and knocking him back dozens of meters!

The entire audience was shocked!

"The one thing you should never have done was joke with my father's life!"

Before his voice even faded!

The Gale Leg struck again, his right leg seemingly carrying extreme heat.

Though it was late summer, the surrounding air temperature spiked suddenly, as if they were in a furnace, causing everyone to break into a sweat.

Facing such power, Su Ran did not retreat but advanced, his eyes boiling with battle intent.

Since coming down from the mountain, he had not yet truly fought.

Now was the perfect time to gauge his own strength.

"Good timing!" Su Ran shouted, and the atmosphere of the venue was instantly ignited.

A fierce battle was on the verge of breaking out.

"Whoever can save my grandfather, I... I will marry them!" Xia Rong's shout suddenly rang out.

Su Ran's offensive stalled instantly.

But Xia Yunfan's right leg had already kicked out, carrying a scorching astral wind straight for Su Ran's chest!

Su Ran raised his arm to block, and a force from the Heart-Cleansing Incantation rebounded, forcing Xia Yunfan's true qi back.

Xia Yunfan's eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief.

Even if he had lost a leg and his strength was greatly diminished, it shouldn't have been neutralized so easily by a junior!

"Head of the Xia Family, since your strength is compromised, you should rest well." Su Ran performed his signature move, a crooked smile. "Who knows, we might really become one family in the future."

His words were like knives, and the entire Xia family glared at him.

Yet no one dared to take a step forward.

The strength Su Ran had just displayed, merely by blocking Xia Yunfan's strike, was enough to intimidate everyone present.

Su Ran didn't care at all; he stepped forward, and nine golden needles slid into his palm.

The first golden needle pierced into the Old Master's chest, and a buzzing sound arose!

The needle body spun as it sank into the flesh.

Simultaneously, pure Heart-Cleansing Art internal energy was injected.

Once the first needle was set, Su Ran took out the remaining eight needles.

The eight needles hovered above his palm, then turned into streaks of light, accurately piercing the corresponding acupuncture points.

The nine golden needles faintly outlined a dragon-shaped phantom on the Old Master's chest, leaving a group of old physicians moved to tears.

"It's the Nine Revolutions Dragon Needle!"

The Vice President of the Jiangnan Medical Association, an old man in his sixties, fell to his knees with a thud and regretfully slapped his own face.

"This old man was blind to the truth, actually questioning the medical skills of the successor of the Nine Revolutions Dragon Needle!

My ancestors once received a few pointers on medical skills from a successor of the Nine Revolutions Dragon Needle, which formed the foundation for my family's medical practice for generations."

As soon as the Vice President said this, everyone realized how terrifying the Nine Revolutions Dragon Needle was!

Their ancestors had only learned the basics and yet established a medical family.

How pinnacle must the medical skills of Su Ran, who truly mastered the Nine Revolutions Dragon Needle, be?

The heavy stone in Xia Yunfan's heart finally fell, and he even began planning how to apologize sincerely in a moment.

As for his daughter Xia Rong's promise just now... children's words should not be taken seriously.

How could he really let his daughter marry such an immoral person?

Xia Rong, however, was jubilant in her heart: "The person I found was indeed right!

He's much better than that block of wood, Ling Xian."

And that grudge from the slap—once I become a martial artist, I will definitely get my revenge!"

As the golden needles were placed, Old Master Xia's complexion improved visibly.

The paleness receded, and his withered body regained some color, as if a withered tree was meeting spring, its vitality rekindled.

"Phew!" Su Ran exhaled a long breath of turbid air, but his brow was furrowed. "The Old Master's condition is severe; even with the Nine Revolutions Dragon Needle, I can only keep him hanging on by a thread.

To cure him completely, a large amount of rare medicinal herbs is required."

"What?!" Xia Rong's mood instantly plummeted to the bottom.

To the side, Ling Xian's lips curved into a smile.

This Su Ran first provoked the Xia family, and now he wasn't giving his all; he was clearly using the illness as bait to plot against the Xia family and eye the two Xia sisters.

Ling Xian had originally wanted to have the system cause trouble secretly, but since Su Ran was holding back, he couldn't be blamed.

Sure enough, after Su Ran retracted the needles, his gaze drifted seemingly unintentionally toward Xia Rong and Xia Mo.

Xia Rong didn't notice, but Xia Mo's brow furrowed slightly.

Boom!

An invisible soul force slammed into Su Ran like a heavy hammer!

Su Ran felt as if he had been hit head-on by a high-speed truck, spitting out a mouthful of blood on the spot!

"You?" Su Ran looked around in horror, finally locking his gaze on Ling Xian.

"My woman—is she someone you can look at?"

As the words fell, a terrifying pressure unique to a Grandmaster descended with a crash!

Those near Su Ran felt as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on them, making it hard to breathe.

"Your... woman?" Xia Mo's face flushed red as she murmured softly, her right hand instinctively pinching the soft flesh at Ling Xian's waist.

However, Ling Xian's waist was incredibly strong, a veritable Qilin Waist, and it didn't budge an inch.

"Sister Xia Mo, the situation demanded it; that man just had ill intentions toward you," Ling Xian explained in a low voice, and only then did Xia Mo let go.

"Don't kill him; Grandfather still needs him for his illness."

"A mere minor illness, why such trouble!" This time, Ling Xian's voice was no longer lowered, ringing out clearly across the venue.

"You? Hahahaha..." Su Ran laughed wildly, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "In terms of martial strength, I might indeed be inferior to you. But in the field of medicine, how dare you speak such arrogant words?"

Several old physicians also nodded inwardly; human strength has its limits, so how could someone who specialized in martial arts also be proficient in supreme medical skills?

But... Ling Xian had the system!

"System, fully comprehend the Golden Needle Technique!"

[Detected host's comprehension progress of the Golden Needle Technique is at 25%! Full comprehension will consume 2,500 villain points!]

The Golden Needle Technique originated from a fragment of the "Living Dead's" medical classic, and its level even surpassed the Nine Revolutions Dragon Needle.

It contained not only needle techniques but also supreme medical truths that pointed directly to the source.

"Consume!"

A vast ocean of medical knowledge instantly flooded into Ling Xian's mind.

At this moment, the title of Divine Physician was rightfully his.

Under the gaze of everyone, including Xia Yunfan and the others, Ling Xian slapped Old Master Xia across the face.

"What the f*ck! Are you looking for trouble?" Xia Yunfan cursed in shock.