Volume 1 Chapter 38: The sudden waves of hatred have not yet ended
Seeing that Lin Longqing was sweating profusely but still had a slight smile on his face and a determined look in his eyes, Duanmu'er shouted loudly, and his ten fingers flew as fast as flying, quickly tapping the twelve meridians on Lin Jianlan's body. Doctor Cheng picked up the golden needles in his hand, and as fast as lightning, dozens of golden needles were shot out by his right hand, without any error .
At this time, most of the internal energy in Lin Jianlan's body had been channeled, and the pain had gradually eased a lot. The simultaneous channeling of many acupoints only caused some soreness and numbness. He repeated this process seven or eight times, but unlike the previous channeling of internal energy from the eight meridians, there was no obvious progress every time. Later, Lin Jianlan could hardly feel any obvious changes, but he heard Duanmu'er let out a long sigh and collapsed on the cushion and said, "It's finally better!"
Lin Longqing opened his eyes immediately after hearing this and said happily, "Is this all right?"
Duanmu'er said tiredly, "So be it." He turned back and smiled at Doctor Cheng, "Today I have really broadened my horizons. Doctor Cheng is really an expert in acupuncture. Thanks to you, my genius doctor, Brother Lin has succeeded today! Gang Leader Lin and I have both exhausted our internal energy, so we have to ask Doctor Cheng for help with this last step."
Doctor Cheng just slowly twisted out the golden needles on Lin Jianlan's body one by one, pinned them back on the long linen cloth, rolled it up carefully, turned around and slowly walked to Duanmu'er and Lin Longqing, with a half-smile on his face, and said: "The immortal's ability is indeed extraordinary. After entering the temple, his martial arts have reached a higher level . Not only has he inherited the true teachings of the previous generation of Baiyun Temple's master in pharmacology and medicine, but you have also inherited his compassionate heart. If you hadn't liked this child and were willing to help him, it would have been very difficult for you two to consume your internal energy."
Duanmu'er was stunned to hear his strange words, but he saw Doctor Cheng had already flown behind Lin Longqing and hit him on the back with a palm. Lin Longqing had already felt that there was something behind his words, but he did not expect such an accident. He had to lean forward, but was still hit on the back by Doctor Cheng. He had just used up his internal strength and was completely unable to defend himself. He felt a dull pain in his chest, a sweet taste surged in his mouth, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Doctor Cheng saw that Lin Longqing was seriously injured, so he smiled sinisterly, took out a pill from his arms, walked around to Duanmu'er, stretched out his hand and quickly pressed a few important acupoints, and said, "Master, I'm sorry!"
Lin Jianlan was lying on the bed and had no idea why this happened. He was shocked and angry. He tried to get up, but his chest was still stuffy. He tried to prop up his upper body and asked, "Grandpa Cheng? You!? What's wrong with you?"
Duanmu'er was shocked, but the acupuncture points all over his body had been controlled. He clenched his teeth and turned his head to avoid the pills in the doctor's hand.
Doctor Cheng did not respond to Lin Jianlan, but said politely: "Master, please stop struggling. I have a friend who has a deep connection with you. I would like to invite you to come down the mountain and visit Dongdu for a few days. I have no ill intentions, but you have amazing power. I am afraid that I will not be able to control you in a while. I have to bear with it for now. This pill is just to temporarily restrain your internal power. It is not poisonous. Please rest assured to take it."
Duanmu'er was about to curse, but he thought that if he cursed, this guy would stuff the pills into his mouth, so he kept his lips tightly closed, twisted his head from side to side, and turned red.
Lin Jianlan looked straight at Doctor Cheng and shook his head, "Grandpa Cheng? Didn't you come all the way here to treat me? You're always so kind to me... You've seen Uncle Qing and Auntie grow up together, how could you..."
Doctor Cheng turned to look at Lin Longqing, and said ruthlessly: "You are just pawns. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to invite the Taoist priest to come down the mountain so easily. Even if I have seen you since you were a child, so what? I am so fed up with you!"
But he saw that Lin Longqing had forced himself to raise his head, with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, his eyes were extremely sharp, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "Doctor Cheng, my father has always valued you, and Hongfeng and I also respect you very much. You... why do you want to make Hongfeng and I turn against each other?" Duanmu'er didn't know about the grievances of the Kuangyi Gang in recent years. He just stared at the pill, but he was anxious in his heart. He could neither open the acupoints nor accumulate internal strength.
Lin Jianlan was shocked when he heard this. He heard Doctor Cheng laugh twice and said , "You are the gang leader. You can tell from this pill of mine that controls your inner strength. What do you mean by important? What do you mean by respect? You have been your father's subordinate. Even after your father died, you still have to call a kid 'gang leader'. You finally left the gang, but you still have to listen to Hong Feng, a woman who knows nothing and only wants revenge, telling me what to do! I have been sitting on that chair for decades and I am tired of it!"
Lin Longqing said, "You watched me and Hongfeng grow up, and you knew that I was never on guard against this girl, so you bribed Hongfeng's personal maid and pretended that Hongfeng was sending tea to me, right? You also poisoned Cao Shujian, right? You did this just to cause chaos in the gang, so that you could take charge of the power with your qualifications, right?"
Doctor Cheng smiled disdainfully and said, "Now that it has come to this, there is no need for me to hide it. I did have this idea at the beginning, but I don't know who poisoned Cao Shujian. But it makes no difference to me. You were wrongly accused of killing Cao Shujian, or I framed Cao Shujian to poison you. The result is still the same."
Lin Longqing said: "That's right, but now Hong Feng is gone, and I don't want to take care of the gang's affairs anymore. Even if I give the entire Kuang Yi Gang to you, what's the difficulty? Why do you have to be so ruthless?" After saying that, he spat out another mouthful of blood and was already gasping for breath.
Doctor Cheng looked up to the sky and laughed, "Kuangyi Gang? If it were before, I would have considered it, but it's too late now. I no longer take this small gang seriously. What if... Never mind, there's no point telling you. If you don't die, I can't calm down. Please, Taoist priest, take this pill. Gang leader, this is the last time I'm going to call you." After saying that, he raised his hand high with a murderous look on his face.
Lin Longqing had already been hit by his palm, so he had no strength to dodge or parry. He just felt extremely guilty towards Duanmu'er. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to smile miserably and said, "Master Duanmu'er, we are the ones who harmed you !" But he saw Lin Jianlan rolling down from the bed with great effort, and threw himself between Lin Longqing and Doctor Cheng. He looked up at the familiar face above, but didn't know what to say. He knew in his heart that even if he begged kindly, Doctor Cheng would not let them go.
Doctor Cheng was startled when he saw Lin Jianlan standing in front of Lin Longqing, then he smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Once I solve your Uncle Qing's problem, I'll send you to reunite with him!"
Lin Jianlan was extremely sad and said, "Grandpa Cheng, you just said, 'What does the gang's affairs matter? Clearing Lan'er's meridians is more important than anything else.' Is this all false?"
Doctor Cheng laughed loudly and said, "How can this be false? In my mind, clearing your meridians is indeed a great task that cannot be compared to anything else. If I don't help you, how can I easily waste their energy and let me do whatever I want?"
At this moment, Lin Jianlan realized that the care that Doctor Cheng had shown him in the gang was all false. In fact, he hated Lin Longqing and Lin Hongfeng to the extreme, but he was able to endure it until today when he was absolutely sure that he would take action. He thought to himself, "Uncle Qing and the Taoist priest were both trying to clear my meridians and encountered such a dangerous situation. Well, I'd better die first." After thinking about it, he made up his mind and looked straight at Doctor Cheng and said, "Grandpa Cheng, if you want to fight, hit me first."
Doctor Cheng said angrily: "Do you think I dare not? It is I who pity your young age, so I'd better be straightforward and kill you with one palm!" After that, he slapped Lin Jianlan's chest with his palm. Lin Longqing was unable to help him. Tears immediately fell from his eyes. The palm hit Lin Jianlan's chest. With a "pa" sound, Doctor Cheng was knocked back several steps. He seemed to be in great pain. His throat moved for a while, and then a trace of blood slowly seeped out of the corner of his mouth. He looked at Lin Jianlan with shock.
Lin Jianlan was also puzzled at the moment. He had just felt a dull pain in his chest when he was lying on the bed, but the palm strike just now seemed to have released all the pain in his chest. He felt very refreshed at the moment. He couldn't help but look at his chest, then raised his head, with a slight smile on his lips, and said, "Fortunately, the Taoist's power of yin and yang is a harmony of yin and yang, which is not in conflict with Uncle Qing's internal strength. Lan'er is fine now!" After that, he faced Doctor Cheng, pushed his right palm slightly forward, and held his Tanzhong with his left palm, which was actually the starting gesture of the Qianyuan Palm.
Doctor Cheng saw Lin Longqing's face full of joy, and Duan Mu'er's eyes full of approval. He thought to himself, "I thought that after he channeled out that internal energy, he would have no internal energy left in his body. Looking at his posture, it seems that the internal energy of Lin Longqing and the old Taoist has all flowed into him? What tricks did the old Taoist do? Why don't I know?" His face was already showing doubt. Seeing that Lin Jianlan was approaching him, his left palm was raised very slowly, and his right palm was swept towards him without any palm wind. Doctor Cheng became more and more suspicious, because the person with the highest internal energy of Qianyuan Palm did not have palm wind when he struck out. Only when he touched the real object did the palm force burst out. The force was very strong. Lin Longqing became famous in the world that day, but he didn't know when he passed this unique skill to Lin Jianlan. At this moment, he was carrying the internal energy that the two had just injected. What would happen if he was hit? Therefore, when he saw this move, he was horrified. He broke the door without thinking and ran down the mountain.
The three of them were relieved when they saw him leave in a hurry. Lin Longqing showed a happy expression and pulled Lin Jianlan over and asked, "Could it be that you have the true energy of both of us in your body now?"
Lin Jianlan chuckled, and Duanmu Er said, "He doesn't have the energy of you and me. You and Doctor Cheng thought that we could expel the internal energy from his body, but the internal energy we injected into the young man's body also remained in him. Originally, the last step was to hit his chest hard, so that the internal energy that I and Gang Leader Lin had retained in the young man's body could be rebounded and released. Doctor Cheng helped a lot. Thanks to the young man's alertness, otherwise we would have really died here!"
Lin Longqing nodded continuously and said, "Doctor Cheng and I have never thought about this. Lan'er is really quick-witted. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."
Lin Jianlan said, "But Grandpa Cheng is well versed in medicine. He will probably figure it out soon, and then he will come back to find us. You won't be able to recover your internal strength for a while, so what should we do?" Although he was quite puzzled by what Doctor Cheng had done, he still took into account the care Doctor Cheng had given him that day, whether it was true or not, so he still called him Grandpa Cheng.
Duanmu'er said hurriedly, "Indeed, this is not the place to talk. Come with me." Then he hurried ahead. Lin Jianlan helped Lin Longqing up, looking very worried. Lin Longqing smiled and said, "It's okay." Then he and Lin Jianlan slowly caught up. They saw Duanmu'er walking towards Chaoran Pavilion again. He walked to the incense table and danced for a while. A "clacking" sound was heard. Behind the incense table was a tunnel. Duanmu'er waved his hand and said, "Let's go down quickly. I'm afraid he will be back soon."
The three of them went down the tunnel, and Duanmuer moved the switch in the tunnel again, and the tunnel entrance was closed again. Suddenly, it was pitch black. The three of them walked slowly with the help of the wall. After one or two steps, they reached the end. It was just a dark room of a few feet square, not very spacious. In the dark, they could not see anything, and suddenly they were very sensitive to sounds. As soon as the three of them squatted on the ground, they heard a burst of urgent footsteps coming from above and walking to the side.
Duanmu'er whispered, "It must be that Doctor Cheng has gone and returned to the warm room to look for us."
Lin Jianlan also whispered: "Master, can he find the switch to open this tunnel from outside?" Duanmu Er said: "It's useless even if he finds it. I locked the entrance to the tunnel from the inside, so it can't be opened from the outside. The incense table outside is just an ordinary incense table. Boss Lin, are you feeling better?"
Lin Longqing was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, resting, and said, "He didn't kill me with this palm strike. Now I just hope I can gather my internal strength quickly."
The three were talking quietly when they heard a flurry of footsteps from above. Lin Jianlan hurriedly said "hush", but Duanmu'er laughed and said, "Don't worry, little brother. This tunnel is very deep and they can't hear us talking from above."
Lin Longqing said apologetically: "It's all our fault. We have implicated the Taoist priest and given Doctor Cheng an opportunity to take advantage of us. Otherwise, with the Taoist priest's martial arts skills, how could he have been trapped in the hands of a villain?"
Duanmu Er said, "That's true, but then again, I saved the young man's life, and the young man just saved my life, so we're even. But it seems that Doctor Cheng is an old man in your Kuangyi Gang, how could he suddenly turn against you and turn a friend into an enemy?"
Lin Jianlan was also very concerned about this and asked, "Why is Grandpa Cheng so angry at Uncle Qing and Auntie?"
Lin Longqing sighed in the darkness and said, "In fact, what he said is probably not wrong. He only mentioned my father and I, the two generations of gang leaders. In fact, he was already in the Kuangyi Gang when my grandfather was the gang leader, but he was less than 20 years old at that time, and my grandfather promoted him to be the head of the main hall."
Lin Jianlan said: "He became the head of the main hall before he was twenty years old, that's amazing!"
Lin Longqing said, "A year later, my grandfather passed away. After these decades, even though Hong Feng and I never treated him as a subordinate, he still felt dissatisfied." He listened to the noise from above for a while and said, "Alas, I don't know who bribed him back then, and who he is working for now."
