Lin Jin scanned his surroundings. The hall was elegant with calligraphy and paintings on the wall, a guqin on the side, a chess set on the table, and a bookshelf filled with books.
The copper incense burner was suffused with the fragrance of sandalwood, soothing and relaxing.
Soon, footsteps could be heard. He Qing ran out and stared at Lin Jin.
"He's so young. To think that a hero like Uncle Lu would be deceived. He must be getting old," He Qing commented before turning to Lin Jin. He Qing said before turning to Lin Jin. "Uncle Lu might believe you but I don't. Let me make this clear, if you can't cure him, I won't give you a single cent for the consultation fee."
Lin Jin was obviously being treated as a swindler.
Just then, Lu Bin came out. "Seventh Princess, don't be rude."
Following behind Lu Bin was a delicate-looking woman who bore some resemblance to He Qing. Although she looked frail and fragile, there was a rare sense of determination in her eyes.
Sure enough, it was that cross-dressing woman.
"Qing'er, watch your words. Apologize to Appraiser Lin now!" As the elder sister, He Yu had the right to reprimand He Qing. The latter was a little indignant but knowing that she had been rude earlier, she reluctantly apologized.
Knowing He Qing's personality, Lin Jin wouldn't blame her for this.
He Yu was currently studying Lin Jin curiously.
Back at Maple City, she had met Lin Jin once. Back then, she had assumed him to be a lecher who was trying to take advantage of her. Who knew that Appraiser Lin was such a remarkable person? Everything else aside, just the fact that he had given her the prescription was enough to make him her benefactor.
If it weren't for the nine water floating cloud pill, she wouldn't have been able to leave this place.
"Greetings, Appraiser Lin!"
This was a formal greeting from He Yu.
Lin Jin smiled. "I've come here specifically to treat the Sixth Princess. After all, someone has entrusted me with this task."
He Yu thought it was Lu Bin but in fact, Lu Bin was here mainly because of He Qing.
However, He Qing looked skeptical as if she was treating Lin Jin as a swindler.
"Then how does Appraiser Lin plan to treat her?" He Yu knew very well that the curse on her couldn't be removed. Moreover, it couldn't be dispelled either. However, she couldn't say it out loud.
Let's just go with the flow and not make things difficult for Uncle Lu.
"Let's first seal off the bestial soul curse for now, then slowly remove it," Lin Jin replied seriously.
He Yu smiled. "Then I'll have to trouble Appraiser Lin to perform the acupuncture."
He Yu was well aware of her own condition. She knew very well what the curse on her was and it wasn't something that could be removed by a mere human. Appraiser Lin was young and hot-blooded, and while he was capable, it was impossible for him to remove the curse.
It was just that the pill formula given by the other party had helped him alleviate a lot of his pain. At the very least, he could leave with dignity. For this favor, it was nothing to let him perform acupuncture on him once.
Lin Jin smiled and said to Lu Bin, "Silence is required during acupuncture. No one is to disturb you. Mr. Lu and this … lady, please stay outside and wait for me to finish."
Before Lu Bin could say anything, He Qing said angrily, "I won't. It's just acupuncture. It's not like I haven't seen it before. Why are you hiding it?"
"Qing 'er, don't be rude!" He Yu reprimanded. Lu Bin pulled her out after much persuasion.
On the way out, He Qing was still mumbling reluctantly.
He Yu said helplessly, "My little sister has always been like this. It's not that she doesn't understand etiquette. Please don't blame her, Appraiser Lin."
Lin Jin chuckled inwardly. 'You're both royalty. So what if I blame you?'
Moreover, how could Lin Jin not know what kind of person He Qing was? She was a straightforward person with no ulterior motives. Having lived two lives, Lin Jin wouldn't lower himself to her level.
Only Lin Jin and He Yu were left in the spacious hall. Without further ado, Lin Jin said, "Please remove your outer garments so that I can perform acupuncture."
He Yu was stunned and her cheeks reddened slightly.
A man and a woman had to remove their outer garments when they were alone in a room. However, He Yu was still wearing her inner garments. After some thought, she figured it wasn't a big deal. After all, there was no need to be afraid of treatment for an illness. Moreover, Appraiser Lin was an honorable man. If He Yu acted coy, it would only make her look bad.
Hence, He Yu removed her outer garments.
"Please sit down." Having said that, Lin Jin made no move to remove the needles. Although He Yu was curious, she remained seated and watched Lin Jin's next move.
In the next instant, Lin Jin flicked his finger. Without seeing anything, He Yu felt her entire body become immobilized. She was horrified.
She wanted to speak but realized she couldn't even open her mouth to speak.
This was obviously Lin Jin's doing.
Later, he would be using the pulse-seeking technique's spirit sealing needle. The process would be excruciating so he had to seal He Yu's body first so that she wouldn't move around recklessly and affect his treatment.
Also, this would alleviate some of her pain. However, due to the uniqueness of the spirit sealing needle, even if it reduced the pain by eighty percent, the remaining twenty percent would still be excruciating. Hence, he had to seal her voice to prevent her from screaming out of pain.
Speaking of which, Lin Jin had been learning the pulse-seeking technique for some time now. Whenever he had the time, he would fiddle with the needles between his fingers.
In the pulse-seeking technique, there was a specific technique for controlling needles.
Lin Jin had complained about this many times when he first learned it. Others learned how to control their swords. How domineering was that? Flying a hundred miles away with a single swing of the sword, refusing to return until they saw the demon blood sword. Now that was how an expert should be.
Then, he looked at himself.
Controlling needles.
These needles were so tiny that they were hard to see with the naked eye. If they were to fly at high speeds, it would be even harder to detect them. It was indeed unpredictable, but the problem was that no one could see them clearly. If he were to imitate those sword immortals and make gestures, others would think he was crazy if they couldn't see the needles.
But to be honest, in the pulse-seeking technique, the coiled wire needle was specialized in killing. In a battle of life and death, despite the size of this needle, it might not be any weaker than the three-foot blade.
It might even be stronger.
Once it was pierced, be it a ferocious pet beast or an expert cultivator, they would all become a piece of meat on Lin Jin's chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered.
Lin Jin was currently performing acupuncture so that He Yu didn't feel any numbness. But this was only the beginning. Once he sealed her spirit, she would suffer.
He had to make this clear in advance.
"Sixth Princess, I will be performing acupuncture to force the curse spirit into your right pinky. There will be some pain, so please bear with it."
After giving her a reminder, Lin Jin began.
According to the Museum of Deadly Beasts, there were several steps to dispel the bestial soul curse in He Yu's body. The first step was to seal the spirit. Hence, Lin Jin planned to seal it in her pinky. Even if something unexpected happened, he could plan for the worst-case scenario.
And that was to cut off her pinky to break the curse.
Of course, that would be the last resort. Lin Jin would try not to use it if he could avoid it. Of course, even if he didn't have to cut off her finger, the Museum of Deadly Beasts had a corresponding sealing method.
One was to use the spirit sealing needle, and the other was to create an artifact and place it on her finger to seal the curse.
To Lin Jin, none of these were successful. He planned to remove this curse for good. Only then would he be successful.
In the next instant, Lin Jin manipulated the needles and began performing the spirit sealing technique.
He Yu reacted immediately.
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