WHOOSH!
Just as everyone was staring at Zhou Fan, waiting for him to make a move, a sonic boom echoed. With a slight twitch of his finger, the silver needle shot out while it was still at least ten centimeters away from Chu Tianxiang!
In the next instant, the silver needle buried itself about seven or eight centimeters deep into the left side of Chu Tianxiang's chest!
BZZZZ!
Hearing the vibration humming from the end of the needle, Divine Doctor Ouyang couldn't help but gasp, his face a mask of shock and disbelief!
'Controlling needles with qi!'
'This young man before me has actually reached the realm of controlling needles with qi! Never mind me—even looking across the entire world of medicine, I've never seen a single person who could do it!'
'No wonder... no wonder he said he could perform the Nine Celestial Needles!'
Most importantly, Divine Doctor Ouyang discovered to his astonishment that as Zhou Fan's needle landed, the frigid qi that had been continuously pouring into Chu Tianxiang from within the room instantly froze, as if it had lost its target!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Immediately after, Zhou Fan's fingers twitched again, and two more needles landed, piercing Chu Tianxiang's Celestial Spirit point and the back of his neck, respectively.
The frigid qi completely retreated. Not only the qi in the room, but even the frigid qi that Divine Doctor Ouyang had previously sealed within Chu Tianxiang's body fled as if it had met its natural predator!
"With my current abilities, I can only place these three needles. While I can't cure him completely yet, this will guarantee him a year without any issues." Zhou Fan stood up, his body swaying slightly. His face was a bit pale, and his voice was low, as if those three needles had drained all his strength.
"Hmph. I thought you were so impressive, but in the end, you could only manage three needles? What an arrogant fool!"
"Get the hell out of the Chu Family's house! Stop embarrassing me here!"
Listening to Zhou Fan, both Chu Peiyu and Chu Peiyang sneered with disdain. From their words, it seemed they hadn't even noticed what Zhou Fan said about guaranteeing their father a year of health.
SLAP!
Suddenly, a loud slap echoed. Chu Peiyang clutched his face, looking at the person before him with an expression of both grievance and disbelief.
"You bastard! As the eldest son of the Chu Family, it's one thing that you haven't shouldered the responsibility for the family's fortunes, but to be so unreasonable and unable to tell right from wrong... Get out!" Chu Tianxiang, who had somehow already stood up, pointed at Chu Peiyang and roared, his voice full of vigor.
"And you! Get the hell out and kneel at the entrance! Without my permission, if you dare to get up, you can forget about ever getting a single cent of this Chu Family's fortune!"
Then, Chu Tianxiang kicked Chu Peiyu, cursing him for being such a disappointment. The old man was truly furious with these two sons who were always by his side. He even sometimes thought that if he'd known they would turn out to be such useless trash, he would have been better off spilling his seed on a piece of paper back then!
Seeing this, everyone fell silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to lift their heads for fear of angering the old man and getting caught in the crossfire.
"Xiaofan, thank you so much for this. Even though it's only for a year, for an old man like me, that's more than enough!" Having vented his anger, Chu Tianxiang turned around and looked at Zhou Fan with a benevolent expression, growing more and more pleased with his grandson-in-law the longer he looked.
"Grandpa, you'll have more than just a year. I'm injured right now, so I can't use my full strength. Otherwise, if I could just place the fourth needle, I could guarantee a full recovery. Your body would even function as if it were ten years younger! When that time comes, you can take me out, I'll get the money from my wife, and we'll go get a foot massage together!"
Zhou Fan pretended to be embarrassed and scratched his head, then flashed a lecherous grin.
"Hahaha! Excellent, excellent!" Chu Tianxiang roared with laughter, clapping Zhou Fan heartily on the shoulder.
PFFT!
Chu Qianqian, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing. 'I can't believe Xiaoyan's husband is so bold! He actually dared to suggest going for foot massages with Grandpa!'
"Stop your nonsense!" Chu Yan's pretty face flushed red. She never imagined Zhou Fan would dare say something like that. She shyly scolded him while covertly pinching the soft flesh of his waist with her small hand.
'But then again,' she thought, 'even Divine Doctor Ouyang was helpless against Grandpa's illness, yet Zhou Fan had a solution. And looking at his condition now, it's obvious he exhausted himself... and it was all for my sake!'
If Zhou Fan knew what Chu Yan was thinking, he would have been dumbfounded. 'For your sake? I'm doing this for the treasure in your grandpa's possession! That's something that can help me recover from my injuries!'
"Zhou Fan?"
At that moment, Divine Doctor Ouyang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly called out. When he saw Zhou Fan turn around, he rushed forward and seized Zhou Fan's hands with his own aged ones, his old eyes filled with excitement.
"Mr. Zhou, I beg you to teach me the Nine Celestial Needles and this art of controlling needles with qi! I am willing to take you as my master!"