NOVPUBChapter 169: Chapter 169 Explanation
Chapter 169 -169 Explanation
“This is a skill passed down from my ancestors,” Bai Xiao brought out this set of words, and actually, having said it many times recently, she herself had started to believe in this ancestral special ability.
However, whether this ancestral skill genuinely came from the Bai Family, that certainly was not the case.
She didn’t know what the home environment of her biological mother had been like, but it seemed unlikely that her good-for-nothing dad could be responsible; perhaps her real mom had had something special about her too. Otherwise, why would this special ability suddenly appear? Even now, she hadn’t understood why this ability had manifested.
“Ancestral, ancestral is good. If everyone learned this acupuncture skill from you, that would be powerful. You should know, here we have so many people who train year-round, and they all have this or that ailment. This rheumatoid arthritis isn’t unique to me—many suffer from it, and oh, the pain is so severe it makes you wish you were dead.” The Dean had already begun to imagine the widespread benefits that spreading this acupuncture would bring.
Bai Xiao quickly intercepted the Dean’s wandering thoughts, “Dean, my acupuncture is not to be shared. I have already explained the reasons to the Chief. Our acupuncture has strict requirements; it’s not something anyone can just look at and learn. Even if someone watched my entire process and then tried to mimic it, they still couldn’t do it.” She joked to herself, was this special ability something that really needed to be disguised as just acupuncture?
The Dean was startled, initially thinking that Bai Xiao was unwilling to share her acupuncture with others. Right, when people mentioned ‘ancestral,’ it usually meant being passed down solely within the family from one generation to the next, with strict rules involved, like passing only to sons, not daughters, or vice versa—there were various kinds of restrictions.
Yet now, in a new society, those feudal old thoughts should certainly be discarded. This miraculous medical skill should, of course, benefit society, the country, and the military.
“Bai Xiao, you should realize how many people your acupuncture can relieve of their suffering? By spreading your medical skills, the people who learn them could alleviate such pain across the nation; this is a tremendous social virtue. As a young person, you should understand that one needs a country before a home and only the most lovely people defending our nation’s safety can people at the rear enjoy our current blissful life.” The Dean had began to appeal to her sensibilities and reason.
Bai Xiao waved her hand, “Dean, it’s not that I won’t teach, but that I can’t. You might want to discuss the specifics with the Chief, as I’ve explained my reasons to him. Really, it comes with strict condition limitations; not just anyone can learn it. Even our family’s ancestral medical skills aren’t something that every generation could develop and broaden, so please don’t put me in a difficult position.”
That’s when the Dean finally understood that this young lady wasn’t joking around. She just didn’t understand why this medical skill couldn’t be taught externally? There were strict conditions, all excuses, he thought.
Zhang He became anxious, “Hey, miss. You are so capable; come on, give me an acupuncture too. This ‘Big Brother Zhang’ here also has some pain in his leg, they say it’s due to overtraining, causing the injury, and that I should take good care of it. But where do I have the time? Training so much every day, just give me one needle, and if it stops the pain, that would be great. Otherwise, every time I run ten kilometers with weight, my legs can’t keep up, always slowing me down.”
Now, his run with weights had plummeted from first place to beyond tenth, becoming his personal demon.
Bai Xiao rubbed her fingers, feeling coldness setting in.
Observing Bai Xiao not making a move, Zhang He got anxious. Why would she give the Dean acupuncture but not him?
Could it be that this young lady was starting to play favorites?
Upon seeing Zhang He’s expression, Bai Xiao knew his thoughts had gone askew.
“Dean, could I borrow your blanket?” she joked. To treat such rheumatism and chronic cold legs, especially on days like today when she had used her special ability extensively outdoors—don’t be fooled by the number of people she treated, the actual amount of special ability consumed was minimal because most of it was only to stabilize injuries, not to cure them thoroughly.
But now she was treating their chronic cold legs, which were nearly cured. If conditions allowed, a couple more needles and the rheumatism and chronic cold legs would be essentially healed.
The Dean was baffled, a blanket?
This acupuncture required a blanket?
She really heard it for the first time.
Bai Song had been outside in the corridor all along, and the door to the Dean’s office was open, so he had heard the conversation inside long ago.
Now, hearing his sister ask for a blanket, he immediately understood that his sister must have overused her special ability. When at home, Bai Ju and Bai Yue had told him that once Bai Xiao overused her special ability, she would experience severe whole-body cooling, unbearably cold.
Without minding anything else, he immediately rushed in.
“Xiao, are you cold?” Bai Song grasped Bai Xiao’s hand, despite the blazing sun outside and the high temperature around 30°C. In such weather, many people wearing T-shirts and skirts were still sweating, yet Bai Xiao’s hand was colder than ice.
Bai Song immediately took off his own clothes to put on Bai Xiao, stuffed her arms into the sleeves, and fastened the buttons for her.
Dean Zhang was puzzled. How had another person popped up?
“Who are you?”
Seeing Bai Song, Zhang He explained to the Dean, “This is Bai Xiao’s older brother, who is one of us too!”
The Dean relaxed.
“Why are you dressing her? The weather is too hot; I was about to turn on the electric fan. By doing this, you could easily cause her to get prickly heat, not to mention it’s easy to suffer a heatstroke.”
Bai Song shook his head, “Dean Zhang, my sister just told you that her medical skills cannot be disclosed, and this is the reason. Our family’s medical skills have strict physical requirements. Our acupuncture requires the cooperation of Inner Strength. Every time she performs acupuncture on you, she actually consumes her own True Qi, which causes her body temperature to drop. If you don’t believe it, you can touch her; her body is already as cold as ice.
This is also why our medical skills cannot be passed on to others, only seeing the superficial, who would think that she’s consuming her own Inner Strength.” Bai Song spared no effort to explain for his sister.
Dean Zhang stepped forward, reached out to touch Bai Xiao’s forehead, my god!
This was like touching ice.
He quickly took a teacup and poured a cup of boiled water, handing it to Bai Xiao. No wonder in this hot summer, her brother came in to cover her up with clothes. She had just performed acupuncture on herself because she used up her True Qi, and he even suspected that she was hiding her family’s secret techniques, unwilling to share them with everyone.
How could they pass it on, who could learn it?
No wonder it’s a family secret technique; this is truly different.
Bai Xiao said thanks, drank a cup of hot water, and chewing on a lollipop seemed to feel much better.
Zhang He was also taken aback, scratching his head, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know performing acupuncture on you depleted so much energy. Let’s do my acupuncture next time.” He really had misunderstood the young lady. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
