"Xiao Ye, do you have something else to discuss?"
Seeing Ye Qiu turn back, the Dragon King felt a bit puzzled and asked.
Ye Qiu said, "I just suddenly thought of a method that might be helpful for your condition."
"Oh?" The Dragon King's eyes lit up with curiosity. "What method?"
"Acupuncture!"
Upon hearing this, the light in the Dragon King's eyes extinguished immediately.
"Xiao Ye, thank you, but in my current state, acupuncture won't have any effect."
Over the years, the Dragon King had sought countless famous doctors and had even tried acupuncture to treat the Gu poison, but it had been of no help.
Ye Qiu said, "Dragon King, although this type of acupuncture won't help you remove the Gu poison or cure your body, it can help prolong your life."
"I don't have long to live. It might be better not to waste any effort… What did you just say? Prolong life?"
The Dragon King suddenly realized and looked at Ye Qiu in astonishment.
"Yes, it can help you prolong your life," Ye Qiu said.
"Are you not joking with me?" The Dragon King was somewhat skeptical.
After all, techniques for prolonging life only existed in legends and TV dramas; no one in real life had heard of such secret techniques.
"I'm not joking with you. Everything I've said is true," Ye Qiu said earnestly.
The Dragon King examined Ye Qiu for a while and, seeing he did not seem to be lying, asked, "How long can this prolong my life?"
"If everything goes smoothly, it could allow you to live for an additional month."
"Only a month…"
The Dragon King's face showed disappointment again.
Is there a difference between seven days and a month?
No difference.
It's just waiting for death.
Zhao Yun, who had been by the Dragon King's side for many years, immediately noticed the Dragon King's thoughts and quickly advised, "Dragon King, since Xiao Ye has this ability, let him help you prolong your life!"
"Although a month isn't very long, it can still buy you some time."
"Maybe within this month, we can find someone to cure your Gu poison."
"That's easier said than done! For nine whole years, I have sought out so many famous doctors, none of whom could detect the Gu poison in me. Do you think that within a mere month, someone will be able to cure my Gu poison?" The Dragon King had no hope.
Over the years, he had learned that greater hope often led to greater disappointment.
Every time he found a famous doctor before, the Dragon King would be excited and have great faith in them, only to be disappointed repeatedly.
Zhao Yun continued to persuade, "Dragon King, we've seen so many doctors in these nine years who couldn't detect the Gu poison in you, but Xiao Ye just arrived today and immediately saw it. Now he can also help you prolong your life. What does that mean? It means your life is not meant to end."
"Just let Xiao Ye help you prolong your life!"
"I believe that good people are protected by fate. Within this month, there will definitely be a turn of events. Xiao Ye, isn't that right?"
Zhao Yun gave Ye Qiu a meaningful look.
Ye Qiu understood and also advised, "Dragon King, don't hesitate any longer. Let me help you prolong your life!"
The Dragon King said, "Seven days and a month don't make much difference, and dying a bit earlier is a sort of relief for me. You don't know the pain of severe abdominal pain at night; it's truly unbearable!"
Ye Qiu said, "Dragon King, I forgot to tell you earlier that if the life-prolonging treatment is successful, the abdominal pain will immediately disappear."
"Really?" The Dragon King was somewhat doubtful and said, "How can the abdominal pain disappear if the Gu poison hasn't been removed?"
"That's the magic of this acupuncture technique. Although it can't remove the Gu poison, it can prolong life and relieve the pain."
"If, as you say, the pain won't return, then it's worth trying."
Zhao Yun quickly said, "Ye Qiu, since the Dragon King has agreed, you should proceed with the acupuncture to prolong his life!"
"Do you have silver needles?" Ye Qiu asked.
"Yes, I have them at home. I'll go get them now." Zhao Yun quickly ran into the house and returned with a medicine box in hand.
Inside the box were silver needles, alcohol, disinfectant cotton balls…
Everything was complete.
Ye Qiu first used tweezers to pick up a piece of disinfectant cotton, then poured alcohol onto the cotton, and used it to disinfect the silver needles.
This process took nearly three minutes, during which all the silver needles were disinfected.
"Dragon King, please turn your back to me and take off your shirt," Ye Qiu said.
The Dragon King complied immediately.
Ye Qiu reminded, "The acupuncture might hurt a bit. If it becomes too unbearable, just let me know!"
"Don't worry, after enduring abdominal pain for so many years, the pain from the needles is nothing."
"Shall I begin?"
"Go ahead!"
Whoosh—
Ye Qiu swiftly inserted a needle into the Dragon King's Dazhui point.
Two seconds later.
Ye Qiu asked the Dragon King, "Do you feel anything?"
"A bit of numbness, some pain, and it's getting more painful, ah… it hurts so much!"
The Dragon King cried out in pain.
Zhao Yun was alarmed and quickly asked, "Ye Qiu, will the Dragon King be okay?"
"Don't worry, it's a normal reaction."
Ye Qiu then picked up another needle and swiftly inserted it into the Dragon King's Shendao point.
"Ah…"
The Dragon King's cries grew louder.
Next, Ye Qiu inserted a needle into the Dragon King's Lingtai point.
The Dragon King suddenly stopped crying out in pain.
"Do you feel a bit better now?" Ye Qiu asked.
"Yes." The Dragon King nodded. The first two needles almost took half of his life, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"From now on, it shouldn't hurt anymore. It will even help adjust your body's yin and yang balance."
Ye Qiu continued with the acupuncture.
The fourth needle went into the Zhiyang point.
The fifth needle was inserted into the Zhongshu point.
The sixth needle was inserted into the Shenzhong point.
The seventh needle was inserted into the Jueyin point. The eighth needle went into the Sanjiao point.
The ninth needle, Mingmen point!
After completing the acupuncture.
A miraculous scene occurred.
The protruding purple meridian on the Dragon King's back disappeared without a trace, as if it had never been there.
Whew—
Ye Qiu let out a long breath.
It worked!
"How do you feel now?" Ye Qiu asked the Dragon King.
"I feel much better, my body is warm, just like before I had the Gu poison. It's very comfortable. Xiao Ye, what kind of acupuncture is this? It's so amazing!"
"This is the Nine Needles to Revive Yang. It can adjust the body's yin and yang balance and replenish vital energy."
"You're really amazing to have mastered such a powerful acupuncture technique."
Ye Qiu smiled, thinking to himself, it's not me who's amazing, but the ancestor of the Ye family!
The Ye family's ancestor passed on so many things to me, and each one is an extraordinary skill. I really wonder how powerful the Ye family's ancestor was in life.
"Ye Qiu, did the life-prolonging treatment succeed?" Zhao Yun asked nervously.
"Yes, it succeeded," Ye Qiu said. "The Dragon King's life is safe for a month."
"That's good." Zhao Yun sighed in relief.
At that moment, Ye Qiu's phone in his pocket rang suddenly.