"Hahaha…"
Tu Bufan roared with laughter, "You little brat, you claim to know the Fuxi Nine Needles? I might as well claim to be a reincarnation of Xuanyuan."
He certainly didn't believe Wang Yue's words.
Ninety percent of the people present didn't either.
But Xu Shanhe's expression was grave. The aura emanating from Wang Yue made him uncertain.
What if…
He considered, what if…
Treating a dying man as a living one, if Wang Yue truly knew, and they missed this opportunity, the Tu family would regret it for the rest of their lives.
"Silence!"
Xu Shanhe's sharp voice cut through the air.
Tu Bufan's laughter stopped abruptly. He looked incredulous, "Uncle Xu, you don't actually believe this kid knows the Fuxi Nine Needles, do you?"
Xu Shanhe ignored Tu Bufan.
He turned to Wang Yue and said, "Young man, are you telling the truth?"
As he spoke, Xu Shanhe's eyes were fixed on Wang Yue, as if trying to gauge his reaction.
Liars always behaved differently from ordinary people.
Even the slightest movement, Xu Shanhe was confident he could detect.
But Wang Yue showed no fear.
Instead, a mocking expression appeared on his face, "Why would I lie?"
"I was reluctant to come in the first place. If Tu Jiao hadn't repeatedly invited me, I wouldn't have bothered to wade into this mess."
"As it turns out, your Tu family's hospitality has greatly disappointed me."
With that, Wang Yue turned to leave. "Your Tu family patriarch, I could save him, but I no longer wish to!"
"Stop!"
Tu Bufan roared with a ferocious expression, "Do you think the Tu family is a place you can come and go as you please? Uncle Xu, apprehend this deceiver who spreads falsehoods and speaks preposterous words! The dignity of my Tu family cannot be trampled upon!"
"Slap!"
But Tu Bufan's outburst was met with a violent slap from Xu Shanhe.
Tu Bufan spun 720 degrees in the air, falling to the ground with a thud.
His head felt like it was about to explode, and his face visibly swelled.
"Uncle… Uncle Xu?"
Tu Bufan was incredulous.
It was one thing for Xu Shanhe not to deal with Wang Yue, but to hit him?
After a moment's thought, he understood.
Xu Shanhe probably believed that Wang Yue truly knew the Fuxi Nine Needles.
That was why he had treated him so roughly.
But Tu Bufan dared not say anything. Although Xu Shanhe was their family's steward, his status was second only to the Tu family patriarch.
"Young man, Bufan has offended you. I will deal with him. If you truly know the Fuxi Nine Needles, I implore you to save our patriarch."
Xu Shanhe said with a bowed head.
Tu Jiao also chimed in to persuade, "Xiao Yue, I will certainly give you an explanation for Tu Bufan's insult. Please, you must save my grandfather."
Wang Yue stopped.
He turned around, a smile on his face.
His original intention was to suppress Tu Bufan. Since the Tu family was being so cooperative, there was no harm in trying.
"I want Tu Bufan to kneel and apologize to me."
Wang Yue stated.
"Good!"
Xu Shanhe said in a deep voice.
He then looked at Tu Bufan, who was lying on the ground, "Tu Bufan, kneel and kowtow an apology!"
Tu Bufan's breath hitched. He fumed, "Uncle Xu, the esteemed physician Chen already said that this technique has been lost for over a thousand years. It's impossible for this child to know it. He's just fooling you!"
"If I truly kneel before him, the Tu family will lose all face!"
"And after I kneel, will he definitely be able to cure Grandpa? He's just deceiving everyone!"
Tu Bufan's words were not unreasonable.
But with the Tu family patriarch gravely ill, the Tu family would not give up any hope, however slim.
Thus, everyone began to persuade him.
"Bufan, just kneel. What if this young man truly knows the Fuxi Nine Needles? Besides, you were the one who offended him first. This is not excessive."
"Exactly, Tu Bufan, you don't want to be the sinner of the Tu family, do you? If this person is deceiving us, and doesn't know the Fuxi Nine Needles, we'll have ways to deal with him then."
"Tu Bufan, apologize. The patriarch's illness cannot be delayed."
Facing everyone's words.
Tu Bufan's blood ran cold.
Only now did he realize that in the face of family interests, his personal honor had become a product that could be sacrificed.
But Tu Bufan was unwilling.
To make him kneel to an ordinary person.
He couldn't do it!
"Tu Bufan, don't force my hand."
Xu Shanhe said.
This calm voice was like thunder to Tu Bufan's ears.
Recalling Xu Shanhe's methods, despite his myriad of unwillingness, Tu Bufan knew he couldn't escape this.
He crawled up from the ground.
His eyes filled with hatred as he looked at Wang Yue.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Tu Bufan forcefully knelt on the ground.
His eyes bloodshot, he declared, "Wang Yue, I will remember this humiliation today. If you truly deceive our Tu family, I will make you understand the consequences!"
With that, Tu Bufan heavily kowtowed.
Just as he was about to stand up.
Wang Yue said, "Not counted!"
"You!"
Tu Bufan's head shot up, trembling with rage.
He considered a single kowtow to be his limit, yet this brat was still relentless.
"Your apology lacks sincerity, and you threatened me."
Wang Yue sneered, "Therefore, it's not counted!"
"Again!"
Xu Shanhe commanded!
Tu Bufan trembled, an overwhelming sense of humiliation washing over him.
But at this moment, he dared not resist.
He had no choice but to kowtow again.
"I'm sorry! I was wrong."
Wang Yue smiled with satisfaction.
The system's prompt sounded in his ears.
"Task: Humiliate Tu Bufan complete! Completion rate: 90%!"
Wang Yue was not entirely satisfied with this completion rate.
However, since it was completed, he didn't dwell on it any further.
"Go and see your grandfather."
Wang Yue said to Tu Jiao.
Tu Jiao quickly replied, "Okay."
She then led Wang Yue into the room.
As they passed Chen Sheng, Chen Sheng looked at Wang Yue and suddenly asked, "Do you really know the Fuxi Nine Needles?"
"Absolutely."
After Wang Yue replied, he entered the room.
Chen Sheng harbored doubts, but he couldn't be certain.
Because Wang Yue was too composed.
Having practiced medicine for so many years, he knew well that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
This young man was unruffled by praise or blame, suggesting he had seen his share of the world. If he were a disciple of some reclusive medical sect, it wouldn't be impossible for him to possess extraordinary medical skills.
"Uncle Xu, I want him torn to pieces!"
Tu Bufan let out a beastly roar.
Xu Shanhe glanced at Tu Bufan and said, "If he can truly cure the patriarch, you cannot touch him. If he is deceiving us, I will naturally make him pay."
"I understand."
Tu Bufan got up from the ground.
Hatred surged within him.
This Wang Yue was the first person in his twenty-plus years of life to dare humiliate him in such a manner.
He had completely forgotten that he was the one who had provoked the incident.
Meanwhile, Wang Yue had already seen the gravely ill Tu family patriarch.
His face was ashen, deathly pallor spreading, just as Chen Sheng had said, he wouldn't last three days.