And so it was.
Xie Lingqin really started the acupuncture.
The first needle, a prick on the finger.
"ah!"
Qin Qi screamed in pain, trembling.
The ten fingers are connected to the heart, that's only right.
"Young Master Qin, don't shout. This is just the first step in saving you. Look, after all these years, I'm still alive, right? Even the icy lake water didn't freeze me to death."
Another injection.
"ah!"
Another cry of pain, seemingly capable of lifting the roof off.
So tragic.
"What are you yelling about? This little pain is nothing. Your father and mother listened to you and conspired with Xie Lingyu that day to have someone from the Underworld assassinate me. If it weren't for God's protection, I might be hanging somewhere right now. You tell me, isn't that right..."
Xie Lingqin smiled coolly, raised her hand, and administered another needle.
"ah!"
Qin Qi was about to lose it, but strangely, he couldn't faint. He could only magnify Xie Lingqin's beautiful, smiling face in his pupils.
That is the orchid of Ronggu Valley, that is the mandala of hell.
"I...I...I...I was wrong, wrong, wrong...It's over..."
"Oh, you know you were wrong." Xie Lingqin waved her hand and looked at Old Master Dong, who was still sipping tea. "Old Master Dong, shouldn't we change the needle?"
"Yes, as long as you like it."
Xie Lingqin liked hearing this, and immediately went to get a thinner silver needle.
However, it is still very thick.
Qin Qi...
He was utterly despondent, his heart was ashen, and his face was filled with despair.
"Mother...mother..."
The Vice Minister's wife was standing in the courtyard at this moment. After hearing the miserable howls from inside the house, her internal organs were being torn apart. However, just as she was about to move and rush in, she thought of Old Master Dong's medical skills.
She didn't trust Xie Lingqin, but she trusted Elder Dong.
Inside the room, Xie Lingqin took in the pained expression on the Vice Minister's wife's face through the crack in the window. Her lips curled into a coldness, not sympathy.
Their own son's life is their life, but what about other people's? In their eyes, they are like ants that can be trampled on at will.
This Qin Qi is utterly wicked and lewd, truly deserving of death. All those years of ridicule and humiliation she endured are now flashing before her eyes.
How much pain did the original owner endure to survive that fall into the lake?
Xie Lingqin inserted another needle, but this time she didn't remove it quickly. Instead, she vigorously shook it left and right at that acupoint.
Qin Qi was in so much pain that he was covered in sweat, but he couldn't move.
"Qin Qi, remember this, this is the price you're paying. I'm not letting you die today only to avoid trouble. I'm giving you a chance. Remember, if I wanted you dead, I could do a thousand things, and none of them would be something you could have imagined. Do you understand?"
Xie Lingqin's voice, like the tolling of a death knell, struck Qin Qi's ears.
He stared with terrified eyes and nodded almost mechanically.
Very well, Xie Lingqin's smile was cool and distant.
To make someone not want to bother you anymore, and not want revenge, you must make them feel a chill to the bone and be covered in wounds whenever they think of you, so that even their breath can conjure up images of their suffering.
Forever, a nightmare.
"Alright, Dr. Dong, my acupuncture is done. It's your turn now."
Xie Lingqin slowly stood up and was about to put down the needles when Old Master Dong walked over, raised his hand to stop her, and placed a row of needles as fine as cow hair in front of her. "Come here, I'll teach you."
"What?" Xie Lingqin was even more surprised than before. Meeting Old Dong's serious expression, she tugged at the corner of her lips. "Old Dong, you're suddenly being so kind to me. I really... have no way to repay you except with my beauty."
"Hasn't your beauty already been given to the Crown Prince?"
Xie Lingqin was taken aback.
How did Mr. Dong know?
Could it be that Elder Dong has an informant in the Crown Prince's residence?
"Here you go." Old Dong had already handed over a needle.
"God's Court, insert the needle two inches," said Elder Dong.
Xie Lingqin...
Where is the Divine Court?
Old Dong glanced at her, grabbed her sleeve, and pinned it to Qin Qi's head. "Here."
"Yang Bai..."
Mr. Dong said again.
Xie Lingqin looked at him again, "Where?"
An old man and a young boy are here studying and inserting needles...
Qin Qi...
Can you just kill me with a knife?
This is worse than death.
For a long, long time, until the sun set, the tightly closed door finally opened.
Xie Lingqin was the first to come out, and she looked quite tired.
"Miss, are you alright?"
Zihe and Tridacna immediately stepped forward to help.
Xie Lingqin waved her hand, "It's nothing."
Having absorbed so much acupuncture knowledge at once, she needs time to process and digest it.
But was Elder Dong actually teaching her medicine?
At this moment, the Vice Minister's wife rushed into the room in a panic.
"Madam, you may take your son back to the manor now. Remember, he should eat light meals and rest quietly for a month, then he will be able to get out of bed."
Old Dong rolled up his sleeves and came out.
Upon hearing this, the wife of the Vice Minister was so moved that she almost knelt down and prostrated herself on the ground. Looking into the room, she saw that although Qin Qi was unconscious, his complexion was much rosier.
Hearing the pig-like screams coming from inside, Zhu Zhu wanted to rush in several times, but he held back each time.
Looking at him now, his son seems to be in much better spirits and more lucid, which is a sign that he has recovered.
As long as the person is a good person, that's enough.
After watching the Vice Minister's wife and Qin Qi walk away, Xie Lingqin looked at her fingers and twirled them.
"I reckon Qin Qi will have a lifelong phobia of needles."
"Alright, you can go now."
Suddenly, Mr. Dong started turning away the guests.
Xie Lingqin glanced at the sky, thinking she might still want to stay.
"Thank you, Elder Dong." Xie Lingqin bowed again, but the door slammed shut as soon as she finished.
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