After knowing the reason why Tang Mei came to Tigerback Mountain, Zhang Tie returned to Tideviewing Courtyard and settled there, waiting for Bian Heng to give him the first medical treatment.
To be honest, Zhang Tie didn't have any other thoughts about Tang Mei. However, Zhang Tie felt that the relationship between people should be predestined. Now that he and Tang Mei were in the same carriage, it was okay for him to help her when he could. In many cases, this was what commoners would do. Zhang Tie didn't feel that he was too noble; of course, he would never be indifferent or selfish.
After staying in Tideviewing Courtyard for 2 days, Bian Heng arrived at noon on the 3rd day when Zhang Tie was cultivating quietly in the backroom of Tideviewing Courtyard.
The gate of Tideviewing Courtyard was closed from outside. After hearing Bian Heng's shout, Zhang Tie came out of the backroom and opened the gate for Bian Heng.
After not seeing him for three days, Bian Heng was still the same as that day. His hair was a mess, and he hadn't even changed his clothes. However, there was a faint herbal smell on his body, and he was carrying a wooden box in his hand.
"Are you cultivating?" Bian Heng glanced at Zhang Tie from his head to toe.
"If I don't cultivate, do I have to sit here and wait?" Zhang Tie let Bian Heng in. After that, he closed the gate as he threw a glance at the small wooden box in Bian Heng's hand, asking, "Can you cure me today?"
"Of course!" Bian Heng raised his head as he entered.
"Where do you want to cure me?"
"In the cultivation room!"
After entering the backroom, Bian Heng opened the box and took out a longan-sized, fiery, pungent pill from the first layer of the box. Closely after that, he gave it to Zhang Tie, saying, "Take it first …"
After throwing a glance at the pill, Zhang Tie raised his head and swallowed it. Closely after that, he asked, "What's this …"
"This is a Fire Dragon Qi Gathering Pill that I refined. Compared to ordinary Qi Gathering Pills, this Fire Dragon Qi Gathering Pill's medicinal properties are a hundred times stronger. If an ordinary person were to eat it, their internal organs would be burned to the point that they would feel like committing suicide. But for your injuries, this Fire Dragon Qi Gathering Pill is the best supplement!" Saying this, Bian Heng squinted his small eyes at Zhang Tie, "You took it without asking me. Aren't you afraid that I would poison it?"
"Hahaha, if Senior is such a person, then I must be blind!" Zhang Tie burst out into laughter as he said, "Others say you're the Yama; however, after taking a round in Tigerback Town these days, I know that you're kind-hearted. It's just that you're a bit eccentric. Senior's arrangement on the top and bottom of Tigerback Mountain has saved people imperceptibly. How could commoners see through it …"
"Humph …" Bian Heng snorted coldly and said nothing.
Bian Heng didn't care that Zhang Tie called him senior out of habit.
After taking the Fire-dragon Qi-gathering Pill, Zhang Tie felt his lower abdomen turning hot and dry. Gradually, the hot and dry feeling started to burn like a fire while Zhang Tie's skin gradually turned red in that hot and dry feeling.
"Take off your clothes and lie on the bed, face up …"
After hearing Bian Heng's order, Zhang Tie hurriedly took off his clothes and only wore a pair of shorts before lying on the stone bed in the cultivation room. Bian Heng then took out a bundle of cloth from the second layer of the small wooden box. After opening it, Zhang Tie saw hundreds of dense fine needles in different colors and shapes, large or small.
Bian Heng took out a thin needle that was as long as a palm and shook it slightly. The originally trembling needle issued a "Weng" sound. Like a sharp sword being unsheathed, the tip of the needle instantly straightened, and a strange brilliance began to circulate on the needle.
Closely after that, Bian Heng inserted that long needle into Zhang Tie's Shrine surging point as fast as a lightning bolt. Although it was a fine needle, Zhang Tie felt like being stabbed into his lower abdomen by a dagger. As a result, Zhang Tie faintly changed his face.
"It's very painful. If you couldn't stand it, you could bite this …" Bian Heng took out a small biting wood from the small wooden box and passed it to Zhang Tie.
"No need, I could stand it. Senior, just go ahead …" Zhang Tie replied with a smile as he didn't take the biting wood.
Bian Heng revealed a faint sneer as he said, "Don't be stubborn. I've seen too many tough guys in Motian Realm. My acupuncture method is called Heavens Mend Immortal Needles. Less than one million people could stand being pricked by me 10 times without exclaiming or biting wood. Additionally, your wound was left by a demon emperor. If you don't experience it, you could never recover. Additionally, the process of pricking needles is more painful. Just now, I even thought that you couldn't stand exclaiming …"
"Senior, I will show you how many needles I could stand without screaming …"
"Humph, I will see how long you could be stubborn …" Bian Heng didn't speak; instead, he just put the biting wood on the bedside so that Zhang Tie could reach it. At the same time, he inserted another needle into one of Zhang Tie's surging points in the blink of an eye.
This needle was like a red-hot sharp thorn being inserted into Zhang Tie's chest.
However, Zhang Tie had long prepared for it. His face didn't even change; instead, he just slightly frowned. Closely after that, he recovered his composure …
Bian Heng didn't know that although it was painful, it was nothing new for Zhang Tie. Long ago, Zhang Tie had already tasted all sorts of unimaginable pains in trouble-reappearance situations. After experiencing all sorts of painful death, Zhang Tie's nerves and pain tolerance had long been much greater than that of commoners. Additionally, Zhang Tie's abnormally strong physique and pain tolerance could never be imagined by commoners.
As for Zhang Tie, this process was not more painful than being devoured alive by a pack of wolves in trouble-reappearance situations.
In the beginning, Bian Heng thought that Zhang Tie was stubborn and wanted to see how long Zhang Tie could stand it. However, as more and more needles were inserted into Zhang Tie's body, Bian Heng's face gradually changed. Bian Heng was clearer than anyone else about the pain caused by each needle. Some felt like being stabbed by sabers; some felt like being burned by flames; some felt like being bitten by tens of thousands of ants; some felt like breaking bones and pulling tendons. Less than one million people could stand 10 needles from him without screaming. It was definitely not an exaggeration …
However, after 30 needles, Zhang Tie still looked as calm as before; except that he would frown each time.
Watching Zhang Tie being covered with needles, Bian Heng couldn't help but praise Zhang Tie, "I finally know why you could survive Versatile Demon Emperor's attack. You're indeed much tougher than commoners …"
If Zhang Tie knew that Bian Heng might not say a good word about others for dozens of years, Zhang Tie would feel proud of Bian Heng's praise.
"Hiss …" Another needle was inserted into Zhang Tie's body. This time, Zhang Tie didn't feel painful; instead, half of his body felt numb and itchy as if numerous ants were crawling over his body. Zhang Tie couldn't stand drawing in a cold breath. Closely after that, he recovered as he forced a smile, "My parents hope that I could be tougher. How could I let them down …"
"Tell me about the world you came from. Was it very bizarre …" Bian Heng threw a glance at Zhang Tie as he continued to insert another needle into Zhang Tie's body.
Zhang Tie knew that Bian Heng was trying to divert his attention and make him feel better. Therefore, he didn't want to hide anything. Therefore, he directly started to chat with Bian Heng, "Forebear, what do you want to know?"
"What's the name of the world you came from?"
"It's called Taixia Country …"
"Taixia Country, hmm … you're not a commoner over there, are you?"
"Actually, I was born in an ordinary family. My family used to live in a small town. My father worked in a factory, and my mother made rice brew to support the family. I worked in a grocery store, helping people sell things and do odd jobs. The boss of that grocery store was a cheapskate …"
"What? Miser? Is it a legendary monster?" Bian Heng stopped for a second with an amazed look.
'Monster?' Zhang Tie almost burst out into laughter. However, he frowned once again when he felt a sharp pain over his body. Not until then did Zhang Tie realize that people in Motian Realm might not know the meaning of miser in this context. "Miser is not a monster. It means that he's stingy and stingy. When I did odd jobs in the grocery, that guy didn't pay me for a few years. Instead, he asked me to practice martial arts with rich kids for pocket money … hiss …"
"Cheapskate, interesting, interesting? Interesting …" Bian Heng pondered over this word as he burst out into laughter. Closely after that, he pricked Zhang Tie's heart with another needle. It seemed that Zhang Tie's experience resonated with him a bit as his eye light became a bit tender …
"Senior, I wonder how you started to practice medicine before …" Zhang Tie asked Zhang Tie.
"I don't know either. Since I could remember, I was adopted by an old guy. He said he picked me up. When I was 5 years old, he started to teach me. If I couldn't remember what he taught me, he wouldn't allow me to eat. I was almost starved to death by that old guy for a few times …"
As Bian Heng spoke, although he was complaining, there was an inexplicable sense of nostalgia in his tone …
"Ahh, so that old guy is forebear's master? Why haven't I heard about him …"
Bian Heng let out a sigh as he continued, "When I was over 20 years old, that old guy left me two books and told me that he was going to Mountain Ruins for Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring. After that, he didn't come back …"
"Sigh, it's the same for my master. The time we spent together was probably only a few days. The last time he appeared, he saved my life. Then, he taught me a secret technique and said that he was going to a dangerous place. After that, there was no more news of him …"
As Bian Heng inserted needles into Zhang Tie's body, they chatted. Unconsciously, Zhang Tie's body had been pierced by over 100 needles. Zhang Tie became like a hedgehog …
(To be continued.)
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