Yes, this strong feeling is not an illusion.
It even caused Chen Huaian to uncontrollably reach for the sinful object.
He grabbed the set of silver needles.
Glancing at the old man next door, he couldn’t help but curl his lips into a sly smile. There was a hint of recklessness, a touch of lewdness, a bit of arrogance, a light nonchalance, and an overwhelming sense of impatience.
Then he opened the needle case.
Inside lay 36 silver needles. As his fingers brushed over the needle tips, a familiar sensation surged to his heart, as if he were touching his girlfriend’s finger.
“Sorry about this!”
Chen Huaian silently cupped his fists toward the old man.
Then he picked up a silver needle.
He quickly stabbed it into his own leg.
Using a needle that someone else had used to prick his own leg.
Isn’t this a form of NTR for the silver needles?
This is his deep apology to the old man and the needles!
As for why he didn’t stab the old man?
Are you crazy? He was merely feeling a bit curious and interested; he would never carelessly stab someone else like that. Stabbing himself, on the other hand, felt like no burden at all. After all, he was almost dead—he was willing to try anything on himself.
His gaze fell on his leg, and the acupuncture meridian points appeared before his eyes, faintly overlapping with the acupuncture point map in the game. His fingers moved as fast as lightning, the needlework flowing like clouds over water, and in the blink of an eye, all 36 needle tips were embedded in his right leg.
Chen Huaian took a deep breath, holding it.
Next, he adjusted the depth of each needle, rotating the needle’s base to stimulate the points on his leg. His hands, which usually trembled even when holding a bottle of water, were strangely stable at this moment.
After a while, the needling was complete.
Chen Huaian pulled the silver needles back into the case and returned it to its original spot.
That tingling sensation was finally gone.
“Much better.” He rubbed his hands together, feeling satisfied.
The broken leg was the right leg, and that was the leg he had needled.
At this moment, the bruising on his leg had receded significantly, leaving only the bone still twisted. But a fracture itself wasn’t a particularly serious issue; what mattered was whether he could handle the tissue bruising that arose after the fracture. Naturally, alleviating the bruising was very important.
In less than ten minutes of needling, he had alleviated what would have required medication and surgery to resolve.
Chen Huaian found it hard to believe.
No, this game is really hardcore!
He could actually learn something!
But of course, not everyone could grasp it. Who could memorize the needling technique and acupuncture point map in one go like him?
But he never had such a good memory before.
This was a bit eerie…
Chen Huaian pondered for a while, and suddenly his eyes brightened. He clapped his hands: “I get it now! Haha!”
Outside the ward, Dr. Wu and Dr. Zhang were walking together, still discussing Chen Huaian’s case.
“This young man is a college student and has no history of mental illness. Are you sure he has a problem?” Wu Bin had already reviewed Chen Huaian’s information and expressed doubt about Dr. Zhang’s assessment.
“Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s cancer! It’s the mysterious cancer cells that activated my genetic lock! I’m a genius!”
A strange laugh, muffled, echoed from the ward.
“Look—” Dr. Zhang shrugged, tilting his head toward the ward.
Wu Bin: “…”
It seemed this young man might have been a little stimulated after seeing a mirage on Mount Tai, which indeed required some medical intervention.
“Young man…” Wu Bin walked into the ward.
“Doctor, I’m fine. I want to be discharged. Do you have a power bank here? If you do, I’ll stay a bit longer.”
“…” Wu Bin stared at the serious-looking young man on the hospital bed, wondering if he should increase the medication.
Dr. Zhang then noticed Chen Huaian’s leg and was taken aback: “Hey? How did your leg get better?”
He clearly remembered that when he went to find Wu Bin, the area of Chen Huaian’s broken calf was swollen and dark, already reaching a point where it would d*e if not treated.
But now, the fracture site only had a bit of redness and swelling; all the bruising had vanished.
Chen Huaian noticed the doctor’s gaze and awkwardly tucked his foot under the bed, sheepishly saying, “I’ve always had strong recovery abilities since I was little.”
He couldn’t just say the bruising was resolved with acupuncture techniques; no one would believe him, and that would only bring a lot of trouble.
As for performing the needling for the two doctors, that was absurd.
The old man next door was indeed a great guinea pig, but before he could act, he might be transferred to a psychiatric ward. Moreover, he had no confidence in needling others.
Stabbing himself may work, but that doesn’t mean it would work on someone else.
In today’s society, just helping someone cross the street requires a careful consideration of one’s own resources; let alone stabbing someone with needles.
Dr. Zhang thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with an explanation.
He could only say that, based on what he saw, Chen Huaian’s osteosarcoma had not disappeared. If the osteosarcoma were gone, he really would have to find a way to keep Chen Huaian around and report this to his superiors.
“That’s probably not good…”
“I understand the reasoning, but I have no money.” Chen Huaian smiled.
“Didn’t you buy insurance?”
“No.”
“What about your parents?”
“Gone.”
“…Sigh.” Dr. Zhang fell silent; after a few questions, he found himself musing.
As a physician with decades of experience, he had encountered many patients like Chen Huaian, who had nothing and were just waiting to d*e.
But few had such a carefree attitude as Chen Huaian.
“Doctor, I know my situation. I don’t have extra money; just treat me normally for the fracture.”
Dr. Zhang nodded but still mentioned, “If you need fundraising, you can talk to me. Maybe I can help a bit.”
“Thank you. If I can make some money, I’ll definitely get treated properly.”
While Chen Huaian was talking to Dr. Zhang, Wu Bin had been observing.
He found that this young man was clear-headed, his eyes bright—he had no mental issues; he was just a bit overdramatic.
…He almost had the thought to use a tranquilizer.
What a false alarm.
…
Chen Huaian stayed in the hospital until the afternoon.
His leg fracture had undergone surgery, and his leg was now in a plaster cast.
According to the doctor, it was best to stay in the hospital for observation, but he refused, claiming he had no money. Before leaving, he bought a set of silver needles from the pharmacy next to the hospital.
“Power bank! Power bank!!!”
As soon as Chen Huaian exited the hospital, he was like a starving wolf, his green eyes scanning the surrounding shops.
He needed a power bank!
After a whole afternoon without logging into the game, he would be devastated if Li Qingran was attacked by monsters again.
Besides, he had nearly put in sixty thousand already; if he lost that character, he’d be so furious he might jump from the second floor of the hospital.
“Get away from that power bank!!!”
In the terrified gaze of a female student,
Chen Huaian, using a crutch, dashed over and snatched the last power bank from the charging station at the restaurant.
He powered it on and logged into the game.
Letting out a sigh of relief.
Li Qingran was still in the armor formation, safely unconscious.
With the power bank in his mouth, one hand on the crutch and the other holding his phone,
He sat down at a table in the restaurant, in front of the puzzled female student: “Boss, I’ll have three portions of miscellaneous food.”
“Sure! Want a fried egg?”
“No, but I want noodle soup!”
Boss: “Alright~”
One fried egg costs three yuan! Not eating!
Noodle soup is free, can take all he wants!
As for Li Qingran being unconscious, that could wait.
He opened the fortune koi lottery pool.
He was still 500 draws away from reaching the minimum guarantee.
“Tsk, I don’t have the luck of a lucky emperor.”
Chen Huaian snorted, and with the payment prompt from EasyPay,
His finger also tapped on the lottery draw.
All in, let’s go!
