Long Xiao and President Long were discussing acupuncture techniques when the patient in the wheelchair moved slightly.
The old woman had been staring at her son, and when she saw him move, she cried out happily, "He's moving, old man, our son is moving."
As the movements grew larger, the patient in the wheelchair thrashed about as if having a seizure.
Long Xiao knew this was a sign before waking up, and if it wasn't stopped, there could be trouble.
Long Xiao picked up another silver needle and inserted it into the Baihui acupoint on the patient's head. The patient's movements gradually decreased and then stopped.
"What did you do? Why isn't he moving anymore?" the old woman cried out anxiously, reaching out to grab Long Xiao.
Long Xiao dodged the old woman's hand and said, "He will wake up soon. We'll remove the needles after he wakes up, otherwise, there will be trouble."
After waiting for a few more minutes, the patient opened his eyes. Only then did Long Xiao reassuringly remove the silver needles.
The elderly couple happily gathered around the patient, and the examiners also crowded around, wanting to understand how Long Xiao had cured the patient.
President Long also felt something was amiss and asked, "What medicine did you give the patient?"
Information about elixirs was limited to the people of Xinglin Caotang, so Long Xiao naturally couldn't tell President Long the truth.
Long Xiao chuckled and said, "President Long, the medicine only played an auxiliary role. What truly woke the patient up was the acupuncture."
"I've never seen your acupuncture technique before. Who knows if it's truly effective?" President Long said.
Long Xiao looked around and said, "There are too many people here. Let's not discuss this issue for now."
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes inheritance, and many things cannot be easily revealed, otherwise, the techniques would be leaked. President Long was well aware of this.
"Since that's the case, I won't ask further. I'll treat you to a meal when we go to the capital for the competition," President Long said.
Long Xiao bid farewell to President Long, greeted Li Yizhen, and turned to leave the exhibition hall.
The examination was over, and Long Xiao called Luan Jiping to inform her that he would be going to the great mountains of Southwest China for some business and would be away for a few days.
Luan Jiping had been feeling troubled lately. Her family had called, asking her to return to the capital. The Nangong family had arrived in the capital, and her family wanted them to meet and finalize the marriage arrangements.
Luan Jiping knew that if she delayed any longer, the Luan family would send people to forcibly take her back.
Luan Jiping told Long Xiao about her predicament. Long Xiao said, "Sister, I'll be back in a few days. If the Luan family comes, just hide for a few days. If you can't avoid it, go back with them. I'll come to find you when I return."
"Brother, this time it's the Nangong family. You are alone and outnumbered. How will you deal with them?" Luan Jiping asked.
"Don't worry, sister. I will definitely help you resolve this matter," Long Xiao said.
After ending the call, Long Xiao returned to Xinglin Caotang to make arrangements and informed Mi Tianfu that he would be going out for a few days.
With all arrangements made, Long Xiao and Xiao Ming returned to Mangshan No. 1 and discussed the next day's itinerary with Lin Wei.
The next day was sunny. The three of them woke up early and drove away from Donghai.
They drove on the highway for a day and a night before leaving the highway and entering a small city, where they found a hotel to rest.
The journey had been too long, and all three were exhausted. They soon fell asleep.
After midnight, Long Xiao heard a bang from outside the hotel. He went to the window and looked down. Next to Xiao Ming's stretched limousine below, four people were smashing the glass.
Long Xiao and Xiao Ming shared a room. When he turned to look at Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming was already awake.
"Brother Long, what's happening outside?" Xiao Ming asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Someone is smashing your car outside," Long Xiao said.
Xiao Ming was very fond of this car. Hearing that someone was smashing his car, he jumped out of bed and rushed to the window, opening it and jumping out.
Four young men were smashing the glass. The glass of the stretched limousine was very strong. They tried several times with stones but couldn't break it.
"Damn it, what kind of broken car is this? The glass is too hard," one of the youths said.
"Did you skip breakfast, kid? Give me the stones, I'll smash it." another youth said.
As the youth who received the stone raised it to smash, Xiao Ming said, "Are you sure you really want to smash my car?"
Hearing a voice, the four youths were startled. The youth holding the stone trembled, and the stone fell, hitting another youth's foot.
With a yelp of pain, the youth whose foot was hit sat on the ground, clutching his foot.
The three uninjured youths breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it was a boy of fifteen or sixteen.
One of the youths said, "Little brat, mind your own business."
"What do you mean mind my own business? This is my car. You're smashing my car, and I can't say anything?" Xiao Ming said, displeased.
The four youths looked at Xiao Ming strangely. Suddenly, they all burst into laughter. One of the youths said, "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. You're a little kid, who would believe you can afford such a big car?"
"I don't need you to believe me. The car is mine anyway. You're smashing my car, so you owe me an explanation," Xiao Ming said.
The four of them burst into laughter again, even the one with the injured foot laughing uncontrollably. They couldn't believe Xiao Ming was asking for an explanation.
In this small city, the four of them were known as the "Four Evils." There was no bad deed they wouldn't do.
They had passed by today and saw Xiao Ming's unusual car, with its foreign license plate and piled-up luggage. They intended to force open the car door and take the luggage.
Xiao Ming watched them laugh. After they finished laughing, he waved his hand and slapped them.
The four were ordinary people. None of them saw Xiao Ming move before being hit.
The faces of the four were swollen. They covered their faces and looked around, shouting, "Who hit me? Who hit me? Come out, I'll kill you."
"I hit you," Xiao Ming said.
The four still didn't believe Xiao Ming had the ability to hit them so fast that they couldn't see his movements.
Xiao Ming struck again. This time, Xiao Ming slowed down. The four finally saw how Xiao Ming was hitting them.
The heads of the four were swollen like pig heads. They stared at Xiao Ming in a daze. Although they still found it hard to believe, this time they had all seen it.
Xiao Ming said proudly, "See it clearly this time? Let me tell you, daring to touch my things, Xiao Ming, is a dead end."
"Killing is against the law. You wouldn't dare to kill us."
"How many people have I killed? I killed people when I was five, and by the age of ten, I had massacred the Wu family fort, killing all 130-plus members of the Wu family."
Xiao Ming had heard about the Wu family fort incident from Lin Wei.
When their car entered this small city, they had passed by the Wu family fort. Lin Wei had said that five years ago, all 130-plus members of the Wu family in the Wu family fort were killed, and it remained an unsolved case.
The massacre of the Wu family five years ago was a major case at the time, which had never been solved, leading to more and more legends.