The doctors were stunned by the conversation between Nianyang and Doctor Xu, never expecting this young girl they considered reckless to dare make such a life-threatening bet with the renowned Doctor Xu.
Regardless of whether Nianyang really had medical skills, just based on her confident declaration that she could cure the master, everyone felt from the bottom of their hearts that she was too naive.
In the medical profession, no matter how confident you are, one should never make definitive statements.
It seemed that this young girl was overly proud and impulsive, blurting out such a bet in the heat of the moment.
The crowd was both horrified and fascinated, believing this audacious young girl was bound to fail; in this era, a single mistake could cost a life, ruining one's future forever!
No matter what everyone else thought, Nianyang swiftly removed the master's shirt. Upon examination, she found that the Ruan Family's master was afflicted with the Cold Ice Gu poison, belonging to the category of physical Gu. It would paralyze the entire body until the heart and lung functions weakened to death, akin to modern-day ALS.
To successfully expel the Cold Gu, at least a hundred needles were needed, consuming substantial physical strength and spiritual power. Even a slight error with one needle would be fatal to the patient.
The procedure began with 32 needles to the head, targeting every vital point from the facial features to the forehead, focusing primarily on the major spots like Dingmen, Fengchi, and Yuzhen, as the head's Gu poison needed to be expelled from there.
The crowd could see ghostly shadows flashing before their eyes, and in the blink of an eye, the master's head was filled with silver needles, resembling a hedgehog.
Witnessing Nianyang's rapid actions in treating the master's head with acupuncture without hesitation, the crowd felt their hearts leap into their throats; this was the head they were dealing with, not a cloth bag—a single mistake could be lethal!
To be honest, the young girl's acupuncture technique was incredibly sharp, managing to fill the head with needles in one breath without the master showing any pain response, proving there was no error in her acupuncture.
The doctors who had previously looked down on Nianyang now regarded her with a slightly serious expression, forced to reassess this frail young girl's abilities.
Nianyang took a breath and began operating on the upper body; her ten fingers danced like flowing clouds, precisely inserting a needle into each of the 38 points on the master's chest and abdomen.
Then she moved to the back with 12 needles, hands with 12, and feet with 12. Nianyang's nimble hands continuously worked, making her actions appear less like treating someone but rather performing a flawless artistic endeavor!
The crowd finally snapped out of the grand performance to see silver needles densely covering the master's upper body, creating a startling picture. Yet, the master seemed entirely untroubled.
What did this indicate?
It showed that Nianyang had inserted nearly a hundred needles with absolutely zero errors!
By this moment, everyone who had previously questioned or belittled Nianyang now had nothing but respect in their eyes.
They had completely yielded to the young girl's medical skills. Regardless of whether she could cure the master, her unrivaled acupuncture technique was enough to carve a space in the medical field!
Reflecting on how they had mocked Nianyang's ignorance earlier, it turned out the truly ignorant ones were themselves!
At this point, Doctor Xu's expression was utterly rigid, watching Nianyang's mesmerizing acupuncture technique breaking his spirit.
He thought back to when he was confidently declaring that Nianyang was too young and ignorant, incapable of practicing medicine or acupuncture!
But now, Nianyang had directly slapped him in the face with her brilliant technique.
If Nianyang couldn't be said to understand medicine, then what did that make him?
What did it make the other doctors present?
The more Doctor Xu thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt. If Nianyang actually cured the master, not only would he have to publicly bow to this teenage girl and humiliate himself, but he'd also be left with a reputation for misdiagnosing, leading people to avoid him for treatment!
Doctor Xu shivered in fear, feeling cold sweat forming on his forehead.
He kept consoling himself, thinking that this young girl only knew a bit of acupuncture and couldn't possibly cure the master's bizarre illness with just needles.