chapter 13 See through at a glance

Lucian exclaimed, "I'm the authority in cardiology! I'm the expert! I can assure you that Mr. Kendyll's disease is incurable by anyone."
"Your so-called expert title means nothing to me," Maximilian retorted, "I can also assure you that diseases which western medicine can't cure, traditional Chinese medicine can, and ailments you can't cure, I can!"
Upon hearing this, Lucian burst out laughing dismissively, "What a joke, the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life! If traditional Chinese medicine can cure diseases, then old sows might fly!"
Hearing this man once again belittle traditional Chinese medicine, Maximilian frowned, "Dare to make a bet with me? If I can cure old Mr. Kendyll's disease, you apologize publicly to traditional Chinese medicine in all of China. If I lose, this check is yours."
Saying this, he took out the million-dollar check he had just received at the Herbs Hall.
Lucian shook his head, "Old Mr. Kendyll is already critically ill, this bet is meaningless."
Maximilian retorted, "What, are you scared?"
Challenged by a young man in his twenties, Lucian was also somewhat angry, "Since you are so arrogant, I'll teach you a lesson. Isn't it just a bet? If I lose, I will not only apologize publicly to traditional Chinese medicine in all authoritative publications, but also give you a million."
"Deal," Maximilian concluded, then handed the check in his hand to Moros, "Please, Mr. Kendyll, be our witness."
As he was about to approach Seraphim's bed, Sara blocked his way, "Stop, don't touch my grandfather, he is not a tool for your bet."
Maximilian frowned, "I'm trying to cure your grandfather."
Sara stubbornly retorted, "No need, I don't believe you. I will contact the experts of the World Medical Association for my grandfather's illness."
Solarius stepped forward, "Sara, Maximilian is indeed a very good traditional Chinese doctor, please believe him."
Sara responded, "Grandpa Prisca, I only trust you in traditional Chinese medicine. I don't believe he can cure the disease that even you can't."
Since the bet was already made, Maximilian naturally couldn't give up halfway. To convince this stubborn girl, he proposed, "How about this? I'll diagnose Mr. Kendyll first. If the diagnosis is correct, you step aside. If not, I'll leave."
Sara retorted, "My grandfather is seriously ill now, you can't touch him."
"No problem, in traditional Chinese medicine we believe in 'inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and pulse-taking.' I can determine the condition through inspection."
Maximilian had already grasped Seraphim's condition. He said, "The old man was shot in the left lung when he was young. Although the injury wasn't severe, due to lack of proper recuperation, the recovery wasn't good. In recent years, the old man often drinks alcohol, coupled with the contraction of wind-cold, which has aggravated his lung disease."
Sara's expression changed. She didn't expect the other party's words to be exactly the same as her grandfather's condition, but she still stubbornly said, "Don't say useless things, just tell me how the current condition is?"
"The current condition is severe. The lung texture is thickened, the left costophrenic angle is blunt, the right pleura has thickened adhesion, and there is effusion. There is chronic tuberculosis in the upper left lung, activity is limited, the lung lobe is atrophying, and most importantly, lung fibrosis is intensifying…"
After saying this, even Lucian, who held the lab report in his hand, changed his expression. He never expected that this young man's words would be exactly the same as what his precise equipment had detected.
Sara was shocked, then suddenly said, "I got it. It must have been Grandpa Prisca who told you about my grandfather's condition before, so you can speak so clearly."
Maximilian stopped Solarius who wanted to help him explain, and smiled, "Since you still don't believe it, let's change the way, let's talk about your health condition."
He looked at Sara, with a teasing expression on his face, "Your overall health condition is quite good. You started martial arts training from a young age. You have a scar on your right leg, your left arm has been injured, and it aches when it rains. Recently, your left chest is uncomfortable, there is a lump inside, which is a symptom of hyperplasia. Also, due to your martial arts training over the years, you didn't take good care of your body, which caused you to catch cold, resulting in menstrual cramps, which you had an episode of just two hours ago…"
"You… shut up right now!"
Although Sara is very heroic and her personality is close to that of a boy, as a woman, she couldn’t bear having her privacy mentioned in public.
At the same time, she was shocked to her core. If it's possible that Solarius had told Maximilian about her grandfather's condition, then how did he know about her own secrets, which she had never told anyone?
Moros and Lucian were both so surprised that their mouths fell open. Although they didn't know about Sara's health condition, they knew from her reaction that Maximilian must be correct.
This ability to clearly see someone else's condition at a glance was simply beyond human imagination. Could it be that he had X-ray vision?
The relatively calm one was Solarius. He wasn't too surprised. How could the successor of the Soul-Returning Nine Needles be ordinary!
Seeing Sara standing there stunned, Maximilian just smiled slightly, didn't bother with her any more, walked around her to the bedside, took out the silver needles, and began to treat Seraphim.
His needling speed was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had inserted more than a dozen silver needles into the major acupoints on Seraphim's chest.
After the needles were inserted, the tails of the needles began to tremble non-stop, as if they were equipped with electric motors, not resting for a moment.
"Soul-Returning Nine Needles, this is really the method of the Soul-Returning Nine Needles. Mr. Kendyll is saved this time!"
Solarius had been watching from the side. Although he didn't know how to use the Soul-Returning Nine Needles, he had seen many records and immediately concluded that Maximilian was using this method.
Originally, he was still somewhat worried, but now he was completely convinced.
At the same time, he was extremely excited. To see this legendary needling method in his lifetime, he felt no regrets even if he died.
Seeing his reaction, Moros asked somewhat surprised, "Uncle Prisca, what's so special about these Soul-Returning Nine Needles?"
Solarius calmed his excited emotions and said, "The Soul-Returning Nine Needles is the supreme needling method recorded in traditional Chinese medicine, and it would not be an exaggeration to call it the divine needle.
It is the culmination of acupuncture. The nine needles summarize nine types of needling methods, nourishing Qi, strengthening muscles, strengthening bones, unblocking meridians... reshaping the body and reviving the soul.
Legend has it that as long as the Soul-Returning Nine Needles is encountered, even the dead can be revived, thus the beautiful metaphors of 'Soul-Returning' and 'Immortal Weeping'."
Hearing Solarius describe it as so miraculous, Moros excitedly exclaimed, "Really? Doesn't that mean my father's illness is curable?"
"Is it that magical?"
Sara, who had come back to her senses, just muttered quietly. She felt that Solarius was exaggerating, but she still hoped that her grandfather could be cured.
So she didn't say much, but watched Maximilian perform the Soul-Returning Nine Needles attentively.