A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Chapter 402 Increase the Stimulation

Gu Xixi opened her medicine box and unfurled a roll of silver needles in front of Gu Tiezhu.

She took out the thickest and longest one and held it up to her eyes.

"Stimulation therapy, that's the only option."

Her tone was gentle and mild, but suddenly she thrust the needle straight at Gu Tiezhu's face!

Gu Tiezhu cried out in surprise and closed his eyes.

Gu Xixi's hand stopped half an inch in front of his eyelids, and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.

"Don't be afraid, it's just to test your reaction."

"It can protect itself so quickly when it encounters danger."

She said meaningfully, "Master, perhaps he is not beyond saving, what do you think?"

Although the old doctor was blind, his other senses were very sharp.

He raised his hand and pressed it against Gu Tiezhu's neck, already knowing exactly what was going on.

People who are mentally unstable or mad have difficulty distinguishing what is dangerous.

Gu Tiezhu immediately cried out in alarm, and his pulse quickened noticeably.

The old doctor said calmly, "You've been learning acupuncture recently, and you can already recognize a few commonly used acupoints."

"You can perform the acupuncture on him. Remember to insert each needle three inches into the acupoint."

"Just go ahead and insert the needles. I will listen to the sounds and guide you on which acupoints to insert them."

"The first one is Baihui (GV20) acupoint."

"Alright!" Gu Xixi agreed enthusiastically, raising the needle and approaching the bed.

A blind master gives blind instructions, and a novice apprentice applies sharp needles.

This combination would terrify any patient.

Gu Tiezhu was no exception.

Just as the thick, long silver needle was getting closer and about to pierce his hand.

He suddenly started to struggle.

Like a stranded fish, he exerted force from head to toe, making the bed creak.

Gu Xixi pulled the old doctor back a few steps, and then watched as Gu Tiezhu fell off the bed and rolled to the ground.

This was expected.

Gu Tiezhu was just weak, not completely unable to move.

He lay on the ground, his messy hair obscuring his face, making it impossible to discern his expression.

After waiting for a while, Gu Tiezhu suddenly let out a shrill roar and frantically pounded the ground with both hands.

Rather than saying he fell and cried out in pain.

It was more like an outburst of resentment.

Gu Xixi watched coldly until Gu Laosan and his wife ran in.

"What happened? What happened? My son fell down!"

"Tiezhu, Zhuzi, tell your mother where it hurts, don't hurt yourself!"

Liu rushed to Gu Tiezhu's side with heartache, but after asking him a few words of concern without getting a response, she turned and glared fiercely at Gu Xixi.

"What a wonderful old doctor! What a kind-hearted person!"

"Don't think that just because he won't complain now, you can continue to treat him like this!"

"I'll expose your true colors to everyone! You heartless quacks! Let's see who dares to seek medical treatment from you again!"

Gu Xixi's face turned slightly cold, and her eyes had lost all warmth.

She has always taken responsibility for her own actions.

Now that I have decided to come here, I am not afraid of making enemies.

However, Liu made a grave mistake by also slandering the old doctor.

At this moment, Gu Laosan sensed that something was wrong and tried to salvage the situation.

"Damn it, that's going too far!"

As he spoke, he winked at Liu.

“When Zhu Zi has an attack, it’s impossible for the two of us to hold him down. He might have rolled down on his own.”

Gu Laosan turned to Gu Xixi, "But in this situation, Zhuzi is speechless."

"What exactly happened? Boss Gu should give us an explanation."

Gu Xixi ignored Gu Laosan.

She looked at Liu coldly, her eyes filled with a compelling pressure.

"They're trying to smear my master without any evidence."

"You are welcome to try doing that and see if we are afraid of you."

"But you have to carefully consider whether you can handle the consequences."

Liu felt a sudden, inexplicable panic; she didn't even dare to look Gu Xixi in the eye.

She looked away, still stubbornly insisting, "What consequences? I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"

"If I were to be intimidated by your words, wouldn't I have lived in vain!"

Gu Xixi smiled as she approached Liu Shi step by step, her smile chilling.

"Do you know how many people are lining up to see my master these days?"

"People are sometimes willing to pay any price to get treatment, even..."

"A life for a life."

No matter how shrewish and vicious Liu was, she ultimately lacked common sense.

She flinched, her arrogance noticeably diminished. "Everyone says you were incredibly impressive after your trip to the capital."

"In my opinion, they're just relying on their master's power and others to put on a show!"

Gu Xixi looked down at Liu Shi as if she were looking at a locust struggling for its life.

"Owe me a favor, use your connections to get back at me? You're not worthy of that."

"I said all that just to tell you not to mess with my master."

"I'm not the only one who wants to protect him."

Before anyone knew it, Gu Tiezhu had stopped yelling.

The room was as quiet as a graveyard.

Gu Laosan was the first to come to his senses. "It seems it really was a misunderstanding."

"That old hag loves her son so much that she speaks without thinking. Please forgive her, old doctor and Boss Gu."

Gu Xixi smiled. "What responsibility?"

"I'm the kind of person who never holds back when I do things, and sometimes when I'm pushed to the limit, I might not know my own strength."

"Now this family is only supported by the two of you."

"If anyone else falls, we really won't be able to go on living like this."

Liu's face was contorted with rage, while Gu Laosan's face was ashen.

Threat! They're clearly not even bothering to hide it!

Gu Xixi's gaze lingered on Gu Tiezhu for a moment, her expression suggestive.

"If I were you, I would not only be strict with myself, but also keep a close eye on the person in the family who is most likely to cause trouble."

"To prevent him from doing something reckless again and dragging the whole family down with him."

After saying this, Gu Xixi stopped looking for any further reaction from the family and helped the old doctor walk out.

Gu Laosan glanced back at his son, who was still lying on the ground, gritted his teeth, and chased after him.

"Old doctor! Old doctor, please wait!"

"It's all my wife's fault, please forgive her."

"My son Tiezhu's illness still needs to be treated."

The old doctor said sternly, "The patient is violent towards the doctor and cannot cooperate with acupuncture treatment."

"This old man cannot cure me; please find someone more skilled."

The two walked past Gu Laosan and left the courtyard without looking back.

Gu Laosan stared blankly at the doorway.

He swayed weakly, and as he turned to walk back, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.

Before long, the sound of things being smashed and Gu Laosan's cursing came from inside the house.

He cursed his wife, calling her a jinx who always brought bad luck; he cursed his son, calling him a good-for-nothing who dragged the whole family down; he cursed his daughter, who married far away, as an ingrate; he cursed Gu Xixi as vicious; he cursed the old doctor, saying he was all a charlatan; he cursed the village for being unfair to him…

His volatile temper hasn't changed.

I had no choice but to swallow my anger just now.

Gu Xixi and the old doctor had already gone quite far.

The old doctor quipped, "I thought if you found out he was faking it, you would just give him some medicine and solve the problem once and for all."

Gu Xixi chuckled and said coquettishly, "Master, why do you make it sound like I'm a ruthless killer?"

After a moment, the old doctor asked, "Why did you let him go today?"

"Aren't you afraid of getting hurt instead of killing the snake?"

Gu Xixi said, "We still don't know why he pretended to be crazy. Since we have no reason to doubt him, I don't want to wrong him."

"If he harbored ill intentions towards me, he would have taken action very soon after today's provocation."