Zuan replied, "It's not that easy. The cold energy in your body is too severe. It's probably because your talent is too high and your cultivation level has been too fast in recent years. As a result, your body's adaptation has not kept up with the speed of the cold energy accumulation. Then, if you suffer some serious injuries, the problem will completely erupt."

"Looking back now, the injury you sustained in the last family competition probably caused this problem. You might have been able to control it at the time, but later, your Yuan Meridian was completely severed in the secret realm, and you were forcibly raised to a higher realm by the Wuzong Huanlian. Then, you were injured by Shi Lezhi, and the cold energy in your body completely got out of control."

These were all Mi Li's analyses, which he was merely relaying. The fact that he was injured in the family competition was something he had told Mi Li beforehand.

“That’s right.” Chu Chuyan was even more impressed; his analysis was exactly the same as her own situation.

“The coldness in your body is too deeply entangled with your meridians and internal organs. It can’t be resolved in a day or two. It will take at least two or three months of daily acupuncture to expel the cold,” Zu An said in a deep voice.

"Thank you for your help." Chu Chuyan breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that Bao Youlu had said that there was no cure and even judged that Ji Dengtu had no way to be cured. It was incredibly lucky that he could be cured in two or three months.

"Since you're willing to cooperate, that's for the best. Take off your clothes." Zuan's next words stunned her.

Chu Chuyan: "???"

"Why are you looking at me like that? I only slightly dispelled the coldness from your hands. The majority of the coldness is still in your body. Your internal organs are the most difficult to treat." Zu An rolled his eyes. "How can I administer acupuncture if you don't take off your clothes?"

"I..." Chu Chuyan was usually quick-witted and had a fast reaction time, but now she had no idea how to respond.

“It’s not like we haven’t seen it before, why are you reacting so strongly?” Zuan said, somewhat puzzled. “If you don’t want to, then let’s switch to the first treatment method. That way, the recovery time is shorter and the process is more pleasant… cough cough, it’ll save me some trouble.”

Chu Chuyan shook her head like a rattle-drum. How could she possibly accept the first method? "You... could you cover your eyes? I've heard that some highly skilled doctors can perform acupuncture with their eyes closed."

“No,” Zuan replied bluntly, “I don’t have that kind of ability. Besides, your situation is different from others. If you use the wrong amount of strength, it will cause devastating damage to your meridians and internal organs. You won’t even have time to concentrate, so how can you make things more difficult for yourself?”

Chu Chuyan: "..."

After a long while, she bit her lip and glared fiercely at Zu An: "Are you doing this on purpose?!"

"What do you mean by 'intentionally'?" Zu'an looked at her slightly annoyed expression, still so beautiful, it was truly a visual delight.

"Both of the options you gave me are...both are like this, how am I supposed to choose!" Chu Chuyan was getting a little frantic. "Isn't there a third option?"

Zuan sighed: "Wife, you should know that this is an incurable disease for you. We are already grateful to have two treatment options. There is no way there will be a third."

A look of struggle appeared on Chu Chuyan's face. The first method was immediately ruled out, but the second...

Sensing her hesitation, Zuan quickly added, "You can cover the sensitive areas with a light veil; those areas shouldn't need acupuncture."

Hearing this, Chu Chuyan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright then, the second one will do."

Zuan chuckled inwardly. Human nature was indeed like this. If he had proposed the second option from the beginning, she would never have agreed. But since the first option was more difficult to accept, the second option was much easier to accept in comparison.

As Lu Xun aptly put it, if you want to open a skylight in a completely airtight house, people will definitely disagree; but if you suggest tearing off the roof, they will come out and mediate to let you open a window.

"Can we start with... start with your back?" Chu Chuyan asked, her head lowered and her chest heaving rapidly, clearly flustered.

Zuan smiled slightly: "Of course."

Chu Chuyan pursed her lips, finally sighed inwardly, and then gently loosened her belt. Her snow-white silk dress slowly slid off her fragrant shoulders, revealing her crystal-clear, jade-like pink back.

As expected of the number one beauty that countless men in the entire Bright Moon City dream of day and night, her back skin is delicate and even, smooth as a mirror, without a single flaw. Her waist outlines an alluring curve that extends all the way to her pert buttocks, which are faintly visible under her dress.

Chu Chuyan pulled the brocade quilt aside to cover her chest, her voice tinged with reproach: "Why haven't you started yet?"

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Second update