Chapter 11
Phillip was regretful despite having told Ethan that he wouldn’t have any regrets. Now that he was faced with such a decision, all he could do was try to ask for forgiveness Following Simon’s advice, he promptly gave Serena a call in front of everyone,
“Hello, Mr. Pane?”
Fortunately, she was still willing to accept his call..
“I’m sony, Ms. Walker. I was senseless and slighted your brother. Could you please help me intercede with him? Please tell him to come back and heal my mother. of course, regardless of whether he screeds, I’ll sign the contract with you. And on top of the original agreement, I’m willing to give you an extra 30% of the profit. Consider it my apology.”
Needless to say, Serena was tempted by the offer⠀⠀⠀
It should be noted that during their previous negotiation, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t convince film to give her even an additional 10% profit. But now, he was offering an extra 20% of the profit as an apology right from the staat, it was clear that his apology was sincere.
Nonetheless, she couldn’t possibly agree right away. Els would be the one doing the work, after all, So, he should have the final say.
“Let me ask him. We’ll see if he agrees.”
“Yes, of course. Thank you, Ms. Walker
Alter putting the call on mote temporarily, Serena tumed to Ethan that before she could say anything, he asked, “Are you satisfied with his otter?”
“Honestly, I’m quite pleased with in.”
“That’ll do. Accept his offer, then
“What about me? I’ve never given him much thought. I dragged you away simply because I wanted to give you more advantages”
Serena had thought than would be enraged, When she heard his words, she felt a range of emotions.
This entire time, Ethan had only been thinking of ber and looking out for her. He was so considerate of her. She couldn’t have asked for a better brother.
Hyhat if I tell Mr. Pane to apologize to you personally?” asked Serena
“No need. I don’t care for his apology.” At that, than stood up, stretched, and walked toward the hospital.
“Erry, wait for me!” Lity promptly chased after him like a puppy.
Serena couldn’t help but grow fonder of Ethan, She never imagined that she’d get a brother who would care so much about her one day,
After giving Phillip a brief reply, she hamed after them as well.
Meanwhile, after learning that Ethan had agreed to provide treatment, Phillip felt relieved. As a show of good faith, bes
hustled from the ward to the hospital
The scene stunned Simon. Even an outsider like Philip was showing such good faith. Naturally, as Ethan’s apprentice, he should keep up as well. Thus, he brought Victor and his female assistant along and also waited at the hospital entrance.
At that, the others begrudgingly followed them downstairs to welcome Ethan.
Including the curious medical experts and Philip’s family and friends, there were roughly 30 people waiting at the hospital entrance.
Que might assume that a VIP was visiting the hospital. More people were drawn to gather and watch. The crowd grew bigger. Even the hospital director, Charles Hermann, who was hosting a guest in his office, was alerted.
“What? Simon’s mentor? A huge crowd is waiting forlim at the entrance? Alright.” Charles hung up and glanced at the old man sitting across from him.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Carter. There’s something going on downstairs. T’in afraid I have to go take a look.”
The person before him was Sam Carter. He was a professor at Silverbank Alterative Medicine Acadeity, as well as chiles‘ former teacher. In some ways, he was ible prestigious than Simon
“It’s alright. It just so happens that have to intors Simon about the Alternative Medicine Contion as well. Let’s go together.
silhouettes appeared at the hospital entrance.
“Ethan!” Simon was Hur first to go up and greet für warmly while Victor hurried alongside him and gave Ethan an awkwand nod.
“Coffaron, use your words. Have you gone route?” Noticing his silence, Simon turned and gave Victor a snackon the head.
uniled wordlessly. Victor’s actions didn’t bother himn much.
“Mr. Walker, I’m sorry in have offended you. Over again, I apologize,” said Flullip,
Glancing at Pallip, Ethan finally responded, “Compared to your current state, I liked it better when you were attogant a
med that he’d never have any iegels. Yet he was now
i unyielding ”
emely argrettul. It was truly embarassing.
As for the others, when they saw how young’s men was, they couldn’t believe their eyes, past for this young man, they made such a fuss and waited here for over tenminutes? Could he really treat that patient’s convertor, taller, did lae love any nordical skills?
Chapter 11
Before long, several dozens of people returned to the ward upstairs.
However, for the sake of peace and quiet, Ethan entered the ward alone this time.
Other crowded the corridor, especially neat the observation window by the ward. The experts all huddled at the spot, wanting to see how he would treat cancer.
Ethan’s fan, Lily, found a decent spot. She held up her phone, ready to record the entire process.
“Can he really do it?”
“What if something bad happens to the patient?”
“Even her family doesn’t have a problem with it. Why are you worried? Just stay quiet and watch.”
Some people conversed in hush voices. They were all skeptical of Ethan’s medical skills.
In the ward, Ethan started moving.
While dozens of eyes watched him through the observation window, he tapped the patient’s acupuncture
e points swiftly with his left hand, not using ev
silver needle.
“What is he doing?”
His actions befuddled everyone.
If tapping patients as such could heal them, alternative medicine wouldn’t be fading into insignificance.
even a single
Unbeknownst to them, Ethan was converting force into needles with the help of his interal force. He was easing the flow of the patient’s acupuncture points in preparation for the subsequent treatment.
This method was more stimulating and efficient than using physical needles. Plus, it was more pliable, since he could change the size of the force needles at will. “Dr. Brooke, are you sure your mentor will manage?”
Even though they all trusted Simon, his young mentor didn’t seem as impressive as they had imagined.
“He should be okay…” In truth, Simon was somewhat nervous. If Ethan had used the Arcane Fight Technique, he’d probably be quite confident with his answer. Yet, at this point, Ethan still hadn’t taken out a single needle. Was he really treating the patient?
While everyone was deciphering Ethan’s actions intently, Charles had arrived with Sam. However, after just a glance through the glass, Sam pressed himself against it
Could this possibly be the long–lost art of Force Needling?”
“Mr. Catter!”
“What brings you here, Mr. Carter?”
“Even Mr. Hermann’s here…
When the experts heard Sam’s gasp, they recognized him. However, as if he didn’t hear them, Samkept his eyes glued to Ethan. He did so until Simon glanced ar him and asked tentatively, “You said that that’s Force Needling?”
“Yes. It’s definitely Force Needling ”
Sam had spent decades researching alternative medicine. He had read a wide range of ancient medical texts. That was why he knew a lot of things the ordinary people didn’t.
That included the Force Needling Technique before their eyes.
“Mr. Carter, what’s Force Needling?” Despite being a middle–aged man in his 40s or 50s and the hospital director, when faced with such unknowns, Charles still had the humility to ask about it in front of everyone.
“Trom my understanding of the explanation in ancient texts, Force Needling means to substitute force for needles when treating a patient.”
“Substituting force for needles?”
The others were perplexed. All of them were just regular doctors, not martial artists. The idea of substituting force for needles sounded ridiculous to them.
“So, you’re saving that not only does the young man inside have medical skills, but he can also wield force like those internal martial artists?”
“That’s right. It’s a prerequisite for using the Force Needling Technique. Otherwise, he can’t possibly heal anyone.”
Il those words had come from anyone else, they might have completely ignored them. However, the person speaking was the reputed Professor Carter of Silverbank Alternative Medicine Academy. In some sense, his words held authority. They had to believe him.
“This is unbelievable. I never thought I’d get to see someone using the Force Needling Technique! It seems that the things documented in ancient texts actually
Clearly excited, Sam uttered a series of exclamations. However, as if he had just remembered something, he abruptly turned to face simon.
“Simon, I heard that he’s your mentor
“Yes. What do you think? I’ve got a good eye, right?”
Once Simon understood what Ethan was doing, his anxiety vanished, and pride took its place.
Victor had always told him that a student was only as good as their mentor, and now, he finally
understood.
At last, he knew how it felt to show off his mentor. To him, this was more delightful than looking at attractive women.
“You’ve made a good choice, but it’s a shame…” ||
“This is the Force Needling Technique. It’s a shame that you might not be able to learn it even if he’s your mentor. You need to be skilled in internal maitial arts to be able to do so. If you were a decade or two younger, you might’ve had a chance. But you already have one foot in the grave. Even if he’s willing to teach you, you might not have the time to leam.”
It was never too late to learn medicine, but the same couldn’t be said about internal martial arts. Without dedicating eight to ten years of e to become proficient,
-You’re close minded, Mr. Carter. Do you think I became his apprentice because of the Force Needling Technique?”
effort, it was impossible
young. It was surprising enough for Sam that he knew the art of Force Needling. To say that he was also proficient in some other technique would be
1tlan was young.
“I’ll be honest with you. I became his apprentice because he knows the Arcane Eight Technique.”
“What technique?”
This time, not only Sam but also Charles and the numerous alterative medicine experts asked unanimously.
A person’s expertise in alternative medicine was primarily demonstrated through three aspects.
