Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 270: Dragon Struggles Against Tiger

Seeing Dongfang Yelan’s tense expression, Xu Xiangbei smiled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no major issue, finally putting Dongfang Yelan’s mind at ease.

Xu Xiangbei smiled and asked, "Old man, have you been experiencing mild pain in your ribs over the past year?"

The old man was initially stunned upon hearing the question from someone beside him, then he nodded in surprise: "Who are you? How did you know? It hurts but it’s not very painful—just a dull ache. I can still eat and sleep, so I haven’t paid it much mind."

The living room became quiet. Ouyang Yude, who had heard that his fourth brother was a Divine Doctor, had never seen his skills before and walked over curiously.

"I’m a Chinese medicine practitioner. Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, listening, questioning, and diagnosis. As soon as I saw the old man, I realized your body had some minor ailments. Your eyesight has recently deteriorated, hasn’t it?"

Xu Xiangbei’s words struck a chord with the old man, who sighed helplessly: "Last year, I could still see their faces, but this year it’s getting harder to see clearly—only a blurry silhouette. The hospital couldn’t identify the problem, saying it’s old age and retinal degeneration, and that there’s no cure."

Xu Xiangbei laughed: "Actually, the old man’s eye problem can be treated. It’s not retinal degeneration; they couldn’t find the issue and were talking nonsense."

Everyone’s expressions turned to surprise, and the old man was thrilled, trembling as he held Xu Xiangbei’s hand.

"Young man, are you saying my eyes can be cured? You’re not fooling this old man, are you?"

"Dad, he’s a Divine Doctor. My father, Ouyang Zhan, couldn’t walk, and it was he who cured him. He won’t lie."

The old man’s mouth twitched with excitement, mixed with confused tears: "That’s wonderful. Living in darkness is truly awful. Look at my forehead; I couldn’t see the path this morning and fell, sometimes it makes me not want to live."

Daughter Dongfang Yelan tightly held her father’s hand, her eyes reddening: "Dad, why would you say that? You suffered so much when you were young, but now our lives are better. We want you to enjoy life more."

Ouyang Yude reassured, "Dad, my fourth brother’s abilities are great. If he says he can cure it, he surely can. You can trust him."

Excitedly, the old man nodded and gently patted Xu Xiangbei’s hand: "Young man, I’m counting on you."

Dongfang Yelan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Fourth brother, if you can cure my father’s eyes, whatever it costs, I’ll give it."

Xu Xiangbei laughed and waved his hand, speaking warmly: "We’re all family, why talk about money—it’s just a small task. Though the old man’s problem is with his eyes, the root is in the liver and kidneys. He surely did hard work when he was young, leading to the liver and kidney Yin deficiency and Qi and blood deficiency in later years. In these two years, liver and kidney Yin deficiency caused liver fire to accumulate and not disperse. Look at the old man’s sallow complexion—this is a symptom of liver fire stagnation, accumulating on the body surface. In Chinese medicine, this is called green blindness."

"You all know the cause, but curing it isn’t that simple. Later when I perform acupuncture, I’ll need everyone to hold the old man’s limbs firmly and put a mouthpiece in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue."

Ouyang Yude and his wife looked at each other—they questioned why they had to do this, holding down limbs and inserting a mouthpiece, sounding like a punishment for criminals.

The old man was also tense upon hearing this and started to doubt Xu Xiangbei, questioning whether he was a fraudster causing harm or a doctor who saves lives.

Listening to Xu Xiangbei’s voice, the old man thought he must be a very young man—could this young guy cure what Earth Sea Hospital couldn’t with so many old doctors?

Is such a big scene necessary—is this treating a disease or taking my life?

Though everyone was skeptical, it wasn’t appropriate to ask much, holding the old man’s limbs seemed okay—the two held the limbs just right, but where was the mouthpiece?

Dongfang Yelan called upstairs: "Jia Hui, do you know if we have a mouthpiece at home? You did practice taekwondo and seemed to have had a mouthpiece."

Ouyang Jiahui’s voice came from upstairs: "That was back in elementary school, and I threw it away long ago."

Dongfang Yelan smiled wryly: "No mouthpiece, what should we do? Is it necessary? If it truly is, I’ll go buy one from the nearby mall."

Xu Xiangbei casually said: "If there’s no mouthpiece, it’s not worth going out just to buy one. Just put a towel in the old man’s mouth. Sister-in-law, please get a towel."

Xu Xiangbei had the old man lie on the sofa, taking off his shirt to reveal his gaunt body.

Ouyang Yude held the old man’s legs, while Dongfang Yelan held his arms, and the old man’s mouth was stuffed with a towel.

Even before starting the acupuncture, the old man was already showing signs of extreme fear, wanting to say something but unable due to the towel.

Xu Xiangbei paid no mind to the old man’s expression, smiling calmly, holding up a finger like a sage delivering a sermon: "Calm down, calm down—later, no matter how the old man struggles or cries out, right, with the towel in his mouth he can’t cry out, you must stay calm."

The couple felt their father’s body trembling intensely, they couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, feeling like they’d boarded a pirate ship.

Dongfang Yelan almost cried: "Dad, don’t move—we’re treating you, don’t be afraid, close your eyes and sleep for a while—it’ll be over soon."

The old man’s arms showed bulging veins, seemingly struggling with all his might, producing muffled cries.

In his heart, he was angry—telling me to sleep for a while, fearing I won’t wake up again. You don’t want to treat me, you want me gone to save trouble.

Luckily, no outsiders came in at this time—otherwise, seeing such a scene, they would never believe the couple intended to treat the old man, absolutely believing they were trying to murder him.

Seeing the old man’s chaotic struggles, Ouyang Yude also reassured: "Divine Doctor Xu is a famous Divine Doctor in Jiangcheng, your old friend Liu Rulong was cured by him—no longer in a wheelchair, lively as ever. You have to trust him; he will surely cure you."

Mentioning Liu Rulong, the old man calmed down a lot. Two years ago, he saw Liu Rulong in Jiangcheng, still sitting in a wheelchair, in worse health than himself, but now truly lively?

It’s easy to say but hard to do, as green blindness involves both eye acupoints and liver and kidney acupoints. Both acupoints must be handled together to release the stagnated liver Qi; otherwise, soon the evil Qi will backtrack and relapse old ailments.

At first, Xu Xiangbei planned to perform the fourth movement of the Reverse Heaven Eight Needles—Dragon Fighting Tiger Battling, with two needles simultaneously.

Dragon Fighting Tiger Battling, with two needles simultaneously isn’t as simple as applying needles with both hands.

It involves left hand and right hand coordination, using one mind for two purposes; the left hand performs the first technique Reverse Universe—to the acupoints Qingming and Taiyang, clearing eye diseases and opening the meridian.

The right hand performs the second technique—Separating Yin and Yang, to the acupoints of Gan Shu and Shen Shu on the back, not only opening the Du Meridian of the back but expelling the stagnated liver Qi, kidney Qi, and other evil Qi from the body.