Chapter 459 The old immortal actually lied to me!
The Guan family’s study is very big.
After all, it was once a royal palace, and it exuded grandeur everywhere. There were antique shelves on all four walls, and many yellowed books, which looked quite old.
Qiao Xi was able to estimate their value with just a glance, and she even saw a rare medical book.
The furnishings here are all antique porcelain, enamel decorations and some jade carvings.
The family background is indeed extraordinary!
After she walked in, she walked around a large screen and saw a very energetic old man.
This must be the old man of the Guan family, the current person in charge of the Guan family.
He was seventy years old and looked healthy, a little thin but full of energy. He held a brush in his hand and splashed ink on the rice paper.
Qiao Xi saw only one word on a foot-long piece of rice paper: Doctor.
medical?
The old man heard the noise and looked up at her, smiling kindly: "You're here. Come here and show me if this character is well written."
He was very outgoing and greeted Qiao Xi as she approached him.
Qiao Xi's hands hung at her side, her fingers twisting the silver needle, thinking that if there was any unusual movement, she would prick the old man so that he would be unable to take care of himself.
She slowly walked to Mr. Guan's side, looked at the ink smudged on the rice paper and said, "I don't understand calligraphy, so I can't tell whether it's good or bad."
But she could recognize that it was the Slender Gold style, with its golden hooks and silver pens showing its sharpness, just like the aura of Grandpa Guan.
Old Master Guan turned around and looked at her and smiled. "Your temper is the same as your master's, straightforward. You won't even offer a compliment. I thought you looked so gentle, so you'd be easy to talk to. But when I heard you got into a conflict with someone outside and refused to give in..."
I didn't expect him to be such a tough guy.
Qiao Xi smiled. "So you knew I had a conflict with someone, but you let it go? Since you sent me an invitation and lured me here, you must have something to ask me. Aren't you afraid I'll just turn around and leave?"
"I want to see what your temper is like so I can prescribe the right medicine."
The old man put down his brush, rolled down the sleeves of his dark green training suit, and poured her a cup of hot tea.
Qiao Xi couldn't figure out what he was up to.
I just felt that the word "医" he just wrote was not written randomly.
Quite profound.
Qiao Xi said, "Just say what you want to say. Today is your birthday party, and you have to entertain the guests. I guess you don't have that much time to waste on me."
He said with a relaxed expression: "Your master Cheng Han came to see me half a month ago."
When Qiao Xi heard the word "Cheng Han", her expression changed slightly.
"What did he want from you?"
Grandpa Guan washed his brush, poured the tea over again, and said, "You are just impatient, kid. This kind of personality can easily lead to losses. Others can easily find out your weaknesses with just a little probing."
Qiao Xi clenched her hands: "I have many weaknesses. The people I care about all have weaknesses. If I become a heartless and ungrateful person just to avoid being hurt by others, I can't do it. I can't learn it."
Old Master Guan looked at her and said with emotion, "You really do have the charm of Cheng Han when he was young. No wonder he praised you so highly. Half a month ago, he came to me to reminisce about the past and also praised you."
Qiao Xi pressed on: "Do you know where he went now? We can't contact him."
Although she saw the mark in Maoer Lane, she was still a little worried before she met Grandpa Cheng.
"I don't know where he went. He said he was going to do something very important."
Qiao Xi looked at Old Man Guan suspiciously, her red lips slightly parted: "Then what did you ask me to do?" There was no useful information at all, just to reminisce about the past?
In front of the old fox, her thoughts seemed to be written on her face, and she could see through it at a glance.
Old Man Guan said with a smile, "I'd like to ask you to do me a favor and diagnose my grandson. He wasn't born mentally retarded, but became a fool after a sudden high fever when he was a child. I've sought out many famous doctors, but none of them could cure him."
Qiao Xi looked at him with clear eyes. "Since you've searched for famous doctors, you must have consulted Lu Bannong and Lu Yingxue, and even had my master help in secret. They're more skilled than me and couldn't cure it, so how could I possibly do it? Besides, a high fever can easily make someone stupid, and that's irreversible damage."
Old Man Guan put away his smile and said solemnly, "Your master said that only you can be sure of curing my grandson's illness. Cheng Han would not speak nonsense."
He breathed a sigh of relief, his expression complicated. "The imperial capital is in turmoil. My Guan family has no successors and will eventually become prey. I intend to train my granddaughter to be the next heir, but I don't want to give up my foolish grandson. It's always good to have a capable man in the family."
"Qiao girl, you don't want to see the Lu and Xiang families become too powerful, do you? If these two families, being related by blood, squeeze into the four major families, it will be very difficult to deal with them."
Old Man Guan pointed at the wet ink on the word "Medicine" and said in a deep voice, "This medicine of yours is not only for curing my grandson's stupidity, but also for curing the situation in the imperial capital. It is indispensable."
After hearing his words, Qiao Xi felt heavy in her heart as if a stone was pressing on her, making it hard to breathe.
The Lu family and the Xiang family must not continue to develop!
But she really doesn't have that ability!
"But... my medical skills are not as good as my master's, and I can't even guarantee that I can win the first prize in the needle-testing competition. I am still young, and there are many respected elders in the field of traditional Chinese medicine."
Old Man Guan waved his hand, very confidently: "Your master said that you are extremely talented and more capable than he was when he was young. No one can match your Lingshu Nine Needles. Within three years, there will be a way to cure my grandson."
At first he was also skeptical as to how a little girl could know the lost needlework technique, but Cheng Han was confident.
The old man believed it!
Maybe there really are geniuses in this world!
Qiao Xi was stunned when she heard his words.
Lingshu Nine Needles?
Is this the kind of needlework she had in mind?
Does "Lingshu" refer to the Lingshu in "Huangdi Neijing"?
The legendary Lingshu Nine Needles can cure all diseases, dredge the meridians and remove toxins.
It is the best of all needles!
No matter how things change, the basic principle remains the same. Lingshu Nine Needles simplifies the complex and cures all kinds of diseases effectively!
The requirements for doctors are very high. They must be gifted and able to keenly detect changes in the meridians, qi and blood in order to learn this skill.
But it was lost.
No one knows Lingshu Nine Needles now!
Some people have never even heard of this acupuncture method!
Qiao Xi had read many medical books before he knew a little bit about it.
Qiao Xi pursed her dry lips and looked at Grandpa Guan with a bit of pity: "You may be mistaken. I don't know the Nine Needles of the Lingshu. I learned the Nine Needles of the Plum Blossom from Grandpa Cheng."
It turned out that the old man mistakenly thought that she knew the lost Lingshu Nine Needles, so he treated her as a guest of honor.
He even slapped his daughter-in-law in the face at the door just now.
Old Master Guan's wrinkled face froze in shock. "You can't? You really can't?"
Qiao Xi shook her head.
Old Master Guan cursed loudly, "That old bastard Cheng Han actually lied to me! He said that if I could protect his apprentice in the imperial capital, my grandson would be saved! This old man, half buried in the ground, is still lying. Isn't he afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Qiao Xi looked at him with an indescribable expression.
He paced back and forth, rubbing his brows, as if he found it hard to accept that he had been deceived by his trusted old friend.
At this time, Qiao Xi felt a little guilty.
Grandpa Cheng gave the Guan family hope, but now it has been destroyed by her own hands.
But she really doesn't know how to use the Lingshu Nine Needles!
If he could really master the Nine Lingshu Needles, why would he be afraid of losing to Lu Yingxue in the needle testing competition!
She stared at Mr. Guan, and suddenly the old man exclaimed.
He turned his head and looked at her with burning eyes.
"I understand what Cheng Han meant! That old man didn't lie to me! He left a message for you."
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