Xu Laogui blinded Huo Yingjun in both eyes with a single strike. The ruthless, terrifying method left everyone silent, not even daring to breathe.

Xu Laogui acted as if nothing had happened, letting Huo Yingjun roll on the ground, screaming miserably.

He didn't even spare him a glance.

"Qi Tianhu, lead the way. Let's go!"

Qi Tianhu hurriedly responded, "Yes!"

He told everyone to get in the cars, and quietly instructed Dajun to take Huo Yingjun to the hospital.

The group arrived at the hotel and took their seats for dinner.

The meal was extremely oppressive. Apart from Xu Laogui and Chen Xiao, no one else touched their chopsticks much.

After a few rounds of drinks, Xu Laogui asked Qi Tianhu, "How's the matter I entrusted to you coming along? Have all the invitations been sent out?"

Qi Tianhu quickly replied respectfully, "Reporting to Xu Lao, according to your instructions, all the invitations have been sent out. I've arranged the banquet at the Peninsula Wine Cellar. By then, all the prominent figures in Jiangzhou and even neighboring cities will be in attendance."

Xu Laogui nodded, quite satisfied. "I can rest assured when you handle things."

The atmosphere relaxed slightly, and Qi Tianhu seized the opportunity to say, "Xu Lao, I have a presumptuous request. I wonder if Xu Lao would grant it?"

Xu Laogui was direct, "What is it? Speak."

Qi Tianhu said, "To be honest, Xu Lao, I want to try to reach the Tianbang (Heavenly Rankings) in two months. I wonder if you could give me some pointers."

"Tianbang? You?"

Xu Laogui almost wore his disdain on his face, clearly not optimistic about Qi Tianhu's attempt to reach the Tianbang.

"Although you have almost no chance of reaching the Tianbang, it wouldn't hurt for this old man to give you some pointers. However, it depends on the success of this banquet."

"If your banquet goes smoothly and satisfies that important person, then forget about giving you pointers, I might even teach you a couple of moves."

"But if anything goes wrong with this banquet, then I'm sorry, you don't even need to prepare for the Tianbang. Just prepare for your funeral!"

Qi Tianhu was stunned upon hearing this, and then said, "Xu Lao, Qi某 (mǒu - a humble way to refer to oneself) guarantees with my head that the banquet will be absolutely foolproof. I just don't know the identity of that important person."

He had originally thought that Xu Laogui was the main character of this banquet, but he didn't expect that Xu Laogui was preparing it for someone else.

Xu Laogui's eyes turned cold, and he said in a stern voice, "Do your job well, and don't ask what you shouldn't!"

Qi Tianhu was frightened by Xu Laogui's gaze, and repeatedly said yes.

He was afraid that if Xu Laogui was unhappy, he would kick out his eyeballs like he did with Huo Yingjun.

To ease the atmosphere, Qi Tianhu quickly changed the subject.

"Xu Lao, I heard that your leg hasn't been feeling well recently, so I invited a divine doctor to take a look at it for you."

Xu Laogui's expression changed slightly. "Oh? You're quite thoughtful. Then let that divine doctor take a look at it."

"Xu Lao, the divine doctor has already arrived."

Qi Tianhu smiled and pointed to Chen Xiao.

"Xu Lao, this is the divine doctor Chen Xiao. Wherever you feel unwell, let him take a look. I guarantee he'll cure it right away!"

Xu Laogui had noticed Chen Xiao long ago, but he didn't expect him to be the divine doctor that Qi Tianhu had invited.

Seeing that Chen Xiao was young, his tone was laced with contempt and doubt.

"Boy, are you proficient in traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine?"

Chen Xiao met Xu Laogui's gloomy gaze, neither humble nor arrogant.

"I'm proficient in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. As for which medical technique to use, it depends on the patient's condition, so that I can prescribe the right medicine for the illness."

Unexpectedly, before Chen Xiao finished speaking, Xu Laogui slammed the table and snorted angrily.

"Qi Tianhu, are you tired of living? You're trying to fool me by bringing someone like this here. What are your intentions?"

Qi Tianhu panicked. "Xu Lao, how would I dare to fool you? My little brother's medical skills are really outstanding. Why don't you try it out and see the effect first?"

Xu Laogui cursed, "Try your mother's head! It would be fine if this kid said he was proficient in Western medicine, but he shamelessly claims to be proficient in both!"

"As everyone knows, traditional Chinese medicine relies heavily on practice. Without decades of experience, you're not even qualified to enter the door. This kid is at most twenty years old. Even if he started learning medicine from the womb, how much ability could he have?"

"If you're not trying to fool me, then what are you doing?"

Qi Tianhu was at a loss, and cast a pleading look at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao was helpless. If it weren't for Qi Tianhu, he wouldn't even bother with someone like Xu Laogui, even if he knelt down and begged.

"Your hidden ailment is on the inner side of your right leg. If my guess is correct, you were in an extremely cold place at the time. In order to prevent your leg from losing sensation, you constantly circulated your internal energy to activate the thigh."

"However, your internal energy was too strong, causing the meridians to be unable to bear the burden, leading to necrosis and blockage."

These two casual sentences completely stunned Xu Laogui.

He looked at Chen Xiao as if he had seen a ghost.

"Boy, who exactly are you? How did you know all this?"

Chen Xiao said lightly, "I said, I'm very proficient in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. I can tell your illness with just one look!"

This time, Xu Laogui didn't dare to underestimate Chen Xiao. He asked, "Can you cure my leg injury?"

Chen Xiao nodded. "It's easy."

A hint of joy actually appeared on Xu Laogui's gloomy face.

"Boy, go prepare yourself. How long will it take to treat this old man's illness?"

Chen Xiao shook his head. "No need to prepare. I can treat it now."

"You can treat it now? How long will it take to cure?"

"At most twenty minutes."

Xu Laogui's face was full of disbelief. He snorted coldly and said, "Boy, I'll give you a chance. You better do what you say, otherwise, you've seen the fate of that Huo just now."

At this time, Chen Xiao had already taken out the silver needles and said lightly, "First of all, it's not that you're giving me a chance, but that I'm giving you a chance. Secondly, I'm not a Huo."

Seeing Chen Xiao's arrogant attitude, Xu Laogui was about to scold him.

But Chen Xiao blocked his mouth first.

Chen Xiao stuffed a wad of napkins into his mouth. "The treatment will be very painful. You better bear with it."

Xu Laogui glared angrily.

However, the next second, he understood the purpose of Chen Xiao stuffing a napkin into his mouth.

Pain, it was too damn painful!

Chen Xiao stabbed a few silver needles in, and Xu Laogui was sweating profusely from the pain.

If it weren't for the napkin in his mouth, he would have been wailing like a ghost!

Qi Tianhu was dumbfounded.

Seeing that Xu Laogui didn't fly into a rage afterwards, he finally felt relieved.

He muttered in his heart, "This little brother Chen is really skilled and daring!"

More than ten minutes later, the sweat on Xu Laogui's body had already soaked his clothes.

His face was dripping as if he had just washed his hair.

Chen Xiao explained, "I'm helping him to dissolve the cold energy in his body and activate the necrotic meridians. Half of this sweat is Yin Water (cold water) transformed from cold energy, and the other half is from the pain."

Exactly twenty minutes later, Chen Xiao pulled out the silver needles and said lightly, "Okay."

Xu Laogui gasped for breath.

After catching his breath, his first words were, "This kid is not bad. Qi Tianhu, give him an invitation!"