Long Xiao arranged for Brother Hu of Xicheng to quickly hire a construction team to fill in the two water pools and plant two hibiscus trees on top.
All the trees in the yard were cut down and replaced with camphor trees. After all this was done, they would observe the changes in the Qi patterns and rearrange the yard according to these changes.
Long Xiao’s approach to Feng Shui was different from others. He practiced 'Xing Long Guan Qi' (Traveling Dragon Qi Observation), which allowed him to see the Qi patterns of all things in the world.
Therefore, he was not rigid and adhered to ancient formations. He could change formations at will to achieve the optimal Qi patterns.
Returning to the main building of the villa, Long Xiao checked on A Long's bedroom again. This room had a strong malevolent Qi, which in his eyes had already formed a layer of black mist.
A Long's bedroom was shrouded in black mist, especially around the bed, where the malevolent Qi was even more intense.
There were many types of malevolent Qi. Anything negative, extreme, or harmful to humans was considered malevolent Qi by the ancients.
To those who could observe Qi, malevolent Qi had various colors. Some people, although unable to observe Qi, were very sensitive to it, and over time, they could also sense various kinds of malevolent Qi.
Long Xiao could both observe Qi and sense it clearly; he belonged to the category of Qi-sensitive individuals.
"A Hu, the malevolent Qi in this room is too strong. Have A Long move to another room temporarily. After the entire villa's layout is changed, he can move back," Long Xiao said.
A Hu nodded and immediately arranged for the two bodyguards he had brought and the villa's servants to help A Long move.
The three returned to the living room, where A Long was leaning weakly on the sofa.
He also wanted to see Long Xiao’s Feng Shui consultation, but he lacked the strength to move freely.
After A Long was severely injured and paralyzed, A Hu first took him to the hospital. When the hospital could not help, they built this villa and invited doctors from outside to treat him.
Sun Sizhu, known as the contemporary King of Medicine, and Li Yizhen, the Divine Doctor of the East Sea, had both visited. They used all their skills but could only help him to get out of bed and walk with the support of servants.
Long Xiao sat opposite A Long, grabbed his wrist, and examined his internal condition with inner vision.
His internal organs were severely damaged, protected by a weak life-force Qi. This life-force Qi might have come from the medicine given by Sun Sizhu or Li Yizhen.
Outside this life-force Qi, over a dozen strands of malevolent Qi were constantly attacking. As the life-force Qi was very weak, the malevolent Qi had already begun to infiltrate the internal organs.
Soon, the bedroom was ready. Long Xiao had A Long moved to the bedroom and gave him a pill from his personal supply.
"A Long, lie down. I'll clear the malevolent Qi from your body first," Long Xiao said softly.
A Long was dressed warmly. Although it was early autumn and people on the street were still wearing shorts, A Long had already put on long johns.
After removing his excess clothing, the emaciated A Long looked very cold.
Long Xiao took out silver needles and inserted seven needles into A Long's chest in the pattern of the Big Dipper.
The 'Tiangang Posha' (Heavenly Dipper Malevolent Qi Breaking) and 'Tiangang Jiedu' (Heavenly Dipper Detoxification) acupuncture techniques were very similar. The first five needles were in the same acupoints, with slight differences in the three needles of the handle.
After the seven needles were inserted, a warm current appeared, and the malevolent Qi in his body was forced out of A Long's body.
Seeing black mist emanating from A Long's body, Long Xiao smiled and said, "Are you still cold now?"
A Long shook his head and said, "I'm not cold anymore. I feel like I'm soaking in warm water, very comfortable."
After the malevolent Qi dissipated, Long Xiao used acupuncture to treat A Long's damaged internal organs. As Long Xiao's life-force Qi was now very strong, the healing speed was extremely fast. In a few minutes, A Long's internal organs returned to normal.
"Great, I feel full of energy," A Long said, suddenly sitting up straight.
A Hu was stunned. Although he knew Long Xiao's medical skills were excellent, he hadn't expected them to be so miraculous. With just a pill and a few silver needles, he had cured injuries that many doctors couldn't, in just a few minutes.
This was beyond the scope of medicine; it was a miracle.
A Hu suddenly knelt before Long Xiao and said, "Brother Long, your great kindness is unforgettable for eternity."
Long Xiao helped A Hu up and said, "A Hu, we are brothers. It was just a small favor; there's no need to be so polite."
A Long was also immensely grateful and kept thanking him.
Xue Meiqin watched from the side from beginning to end, and as expected, she didn't learn anything.
"Long Xiao, how do you insert the acupuncture needles like that?" Xue Meiqin couldn't help but ask.
Long Xiao said mysteriously, "Inserting acupuncture needles is very precise. Too much or too little is not allowed; it can either be fatal or ineffective."
Xue Meiqin knew that what Long Xiao said made sense, but she didn't know how he knew the correct depth for each acupoint.
"The depth of insertion for each acupoint is different. How do you know?" Xue Meiqin asked curiously.
"I learned it. If you want to learn, go back and memorize all 360 acupoints in the body, then find an acupuncture book. The book will explain the insertion depth," Long Xiao replied.
"So you learned this by buying a few books from a bookstore?" Xue Meiqin asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, that's how it is. Honest business."
Xue Meiqin thought to herself, I'll go back and buy some books to read. Maybe in the future, I'll be able to become a master.
Long Xiao helped A Long downstairs to stroll in the yard. He also held A Long's hand and infused some life-force Qi into his dantian.
After about ten minutes, A Long felt completely recovered and released Long Xiao's hand.
"Brother Long, I feel like my body is as good as it was in my youth. I can take on more than a dozen thugs now."
Long Xiao sensed something in A Long's words and asked, "A Long, did someone bully you?"
A Long nodded and said, "Recently, a few thugs came to town. They teamed up with some local troublemakers and tried to extort money from me."
As they were talking, they heard a loud bang from outside as the villa's large iron gate was kicked open.
Four Tibetan Mastiffs heard the noise and rushed forward. The two people who had just entered the villa raised their hunting rifles to fire.
Long Xiao's feet slid, and he flashed in front of the two men, snatching their hunting rifles away.
The rifles did not fire, and two Tibetan Mastiffs tackled the men to the ground.
Long Xiao snorted coldly and said, "No biting. Retreat, all of you."
As he spoke, a red Qi emanated from Long Xiao's body, enveloping the two Tibetan Mastiffs.
This was the basic level of Beast Taming Technique. Long Xiao hadn't expected to use it in modern society where there were no mythical beasts, but today he found it useful for the Tibetan Mastiffs.
Just as the Tibetan Mastiffs opened their bloody mouths, they heard Long Xiao's words. They immediately closed their mouths obediently, quietly retreated, and squatted beside Long Xiao.
When the Tibetan Mastiffs rushed out, the five people following them had already fled. Seeing the mastiffs behaving like docile puppies, they regained their courage and immediately followed them into the villa.
"What do you want?" A Hu stepped forward and asked sternly.
A Long pushed A Hu aside and said, "A Hu, step back. I'll handle them."
The seven troublemakers were surprised to see A Long, who was sickly yesterday, standing and moving today.
The leader of the group grinned at A Long and said, "So what if you can walk? Can you still fight me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, A Long's emaciated fist landed on the leader's face.
With a bang, the leader was knocked down. Another person who hadn't managed to escape in time was kicked in the stomach by A Long.
In less than a minute, the seven men were wailing and fleeing under A Long's assault.