chapter 20 Nine Nether Profound Needle

Fernando ignored him. He briefly examined Peter and then pulled out nine silver needles. Liam coldly said, "If you want him to die faster, go ahead and use them." Having studied traditional Chinese medicine for decades, he knew that acupuncture at this point would stimulate the flow of toxic blood throughout the body, hastening the inevitable. Under acupuncture, Peter could endure for a few more hours, but he would undoubtedly die on the spot. Abigail, hearing this, glared at Fernando with anger and scolded, "Fernando! My grandfather saved your life back then. You don't need to repay him, but you shouldn't harm him like this!" Abigail regretted calling Fernando. If she had known this, she wouldn't have made the call. "Shut up!" Fernando coldly shouted. After the recent pulse diagnosis, the toxins had spread throughout Peter's body. All his organs were now failing. If treated a short while ago, Old Master Su could have been saved. Now, the best Fernando could do was to temporarily revive him, not guarantee his survival. Old Master Su, already of advanced age, coupled with such a fatal blow, had at most seven days left to live. Fernando, filled with sorrow and anger, wished Abigail had notified him sooner. If she had, Old Master Su could have been cured. Abigail, at that moment, was frantic and only wanted to save her grandfather. When she rushed him to the hospital, it had already been an hour since the incident. Soon, the nine silver needles floated in Fernando's palm. With a swift movement of his fingers, five needles quickly pierced five acupuncture points, with a faint trail of Genuine Energy visible at their tips. "Poof!" Peter spat out a large mouthful of black blood, gasping for breath. Without delay, Fernando pushed his palm, and the remaining four needles swiftly entered the remaining four points. As the nine needles entered, every pore on Peter's body oozed a dark brown liquid. "This...this...this is the Nine Nether Profound Needle!" Liam exclaimed in shock. When Fernando applied the first five needles, he vaguely felt a familiarity. Now, he suddenly realized that it was the long-lost Nine Nether Profound Needle! The Nine Nether Profound Needle was created by the ancient Holy Doctor Huang Pumi, a name Liam heard his master mention a long time ago. The first needle targets the Kidney Acupoint, the second the Spleen Acupoint, the third the Liver Acupoint, the fourth the Gallbladder Acupoint, the fifth the Stomach Acupoint, the sixth the Ascending Colon Acupoint, the seventh the Lung Acupoint, the eighth the Descending Colon Acupoint, and the ninth the Heart Acupoint. It had nine needles, each with different effects. According to legend, applying all nine needles simultaneously could bring the dead back to life. The nine needles corresponded to the Earlier Heaven Eight Trigrams, an extremely complex concept that Liam's master had struggled to understand throughout his life. Unexpectedly, the young man before him not only knew about it but also applied it with such ease. "Ugh..." With an extremely weak sound, Peter slowly opened his eyes. "Grandpa!" Abigail cried tears of joy as she saw her grandfather wake up. Liam was incredibly shocked. Downing a whole bottle of Decimation of All Grasses Poison, and still being saved, he thought, "This is like snatching someone back from the hands of the Grim Reaper!" "Old Master Su." A trace of Genuine Energy hovered in Fernando's palm as he gently helped Peter up. With Genuine Energy entering his body, Peter felt much better. Leaning against the bed, he looked at Fernando and managed a smile. Fernando's eyes were slightly red, his face full of guilt. He asked, "Old Master Su, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?" Peter, perceiving the underlying meaning, smiled and said, "There is one lingering wish that has troubled me for many years." At Su Family Manor. Several people remained silent, each harboring their thoughts. In the central hall, Owen sat in a wheelchair, resting his eyes. A few days ago, a blow from Victor rendered him unable to walk at all. Ava Su, Owen's cousin, asked. "Big brother, I heard that Uncle tried to commit suicide by drinking poison?" "Is that still in doubt? Cough..." Owen covered his chest and continued, "Abigail found him in the morning and personally took him to the hospital. They say he was unconscious when they arrived. Ah, I don't know what troubled Uncle so much that he wanted to drink Decimation of All Grasses Poison." "Decimation of All Grasses Poison!?" Everyone was shocked. They all knew that once you consumed Decimation of All Grasses Poison, death was inevitable, with no chance of recovery. Soon, people gathered in small groups, whispering among themselves. Owen closed his eyes again to rest. At the entrance of the manor, the sound of a car approached. Everyone turned to see Fernando pushing Peter towards them. They hurriedly went out to greet them. "Uncle? Are you okay?" Owen, in the front, pushed the wheelchair and asked first. "Yes, Grandpa, are you okay?" The younger generation of the Su family asked in succession. Peter's face turned dark as he scanned each face, finally locking eyes with Owen. "Owen, I'm not dead yet. Are you surprised?" Peter's icy gaze fixed on him. "Ah?" Owen lowered his head, avoiding eye contact. "Uncle, I'm both happy and surprised that you came back safely." "Hehe!" Peter sneered, "Happy? I believe that you wished the old man in front of you would die quickly, right? That way, no one would know that you poisoned me to death." His words caused an uproar. Everyone stared in astonishment, all eyes on Owen. It was known that Peter was poisoned by drinking Decimation of All Grasses Poison. The implication from Old Master Su was clear – Owen was the one who did it. Owen lowered his head, beads of cold sweat continuously forming. He forced himself to say, "Uncle, what do you mean by that?" If Peter could move at this moment, he would have wished to kill the beastly figure in front of him with his own hands. "Leo!" Peter called out in a low voice. People were startled. Leo Zhong was a Hatchet Man hired by the Su family. Old Master Su rarely summoned him unless it was a matter of life and death. Following Peter's call, the ground trembled, and a massive figure, over two meters tall, slowly emerged. Some of the younger generation gasped. They had heard about a warrior-level Hatchet Man in the Su family, and today was the first time they saw him. "Old Master Su," Leo's deep voice resounded like thunder, making everyone cover their ears. "Kill him." Peter struggled to raise his right hand, pointing towards Owen. Leo flexed his muscles, causing explosive sounds like thunder to echo through the air. He didn't need to ask for reasons. As a Hatchet Man for the Su family, he only needed to resolve troubles for others and take the money. "Uncle, why do you want to kill me? I'm your nephew. What did I do wrong?" Owen trembled from head to toe. Even if he wasn't in a wheelchair now, there was no chance of survival in front of Leo. In Leo's presence, he had no chance of survival. He could only try to argue desperately. Perhaps, there was a glimmer of hope. "Why kill you? Fine! Since you asked, I'll tell you. So Su's family and outsiders won't say Old Master Su has gone mad, slaughtering his people." Peter spoke, his eyes clouded, faintly reddened, as if recalling a painful past. His voice became slightly choked, "Seven years ago, that car accident took away my son and daughter-in-law. I thought it was an ordinary accident, but little did I know... you were the murderer!" Everyone was shocked at his revelation.