The first update,

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"Qi Ge, this one can't be taught either..."

Qin Fang gave a wry smile. In fact, Yama's Eighteen Needles were derived from the Evil-Scaring Needle of The Nine Revival Needles, just a more refined secret technique, turning the nine needles of the Evil-Scaring Needle into eighteen.

That is to say, Yama's Eighteen Needles were still part of The Nine Revival Needles, and Ling Feng still couldn't learn them.

"Hehe, if I can't learn it, then so be it, I'll just wait for you..."

Ling Feng also gave a simple and honest smile, not minding it much. After all, Qin Fang had already said it before, and now it was just a repetition.

"Qin Fang, did this kid faint or die..."

Their interruption diverted attention from Chen Shijie, who was still in agony. It was only when Qiao Zhenfei glanced over that he couldn't help but remind everyone.

At this moment, Chen Shijie was motionless, his twisted body still clearly visible, but looking quite pitiful. If one didn't look carefully, one might think he was a tormented dead man.

"It's nothing, he just fainted..."

Qin Fang casually glanced over and said indifferently. At least for now, Chen Shijie was still alive. It was just that Qin Fang had not yet removed the needles, allowing the pain to continue erupting, and Chen Shijie couldn't withstand it. He had fainted from the intense pain and was now out cold.

Qin Fang pinched the Silver Needle, twisted it slightly, and saw Chen Shijie's body suddenly shake violently. The previously unconscious and fainted Chen Shijie suddenly opened his eyes, and at the same time...

Ah~~~

A scream of unspeakable agony burst forth from his mouth, loud, shrill, and plaintive, making anyone unaware think that a fierce ghost had come at midnight.

But Qin Fang acted as if he hadn't heard, calmly removing the Silver Needle. Chen Shijie's screams continued, and his entire body went limp. He could now move his body...

Of course, at this point, Chen Shijie had been so tormented by the extreme pain that he had entirely lost his strength, limp as a pool of mud there. Apart from wailing, roaring, and groaning, he had hardly any energy to do anything else...

"You guys... come here!"

Having dealt with Chen Shijie to this extent was almost enough. If Qin Fang continued, Chen Shijie might go insane, which wouldn't be easy to explain to Tang Feifei.

The current extent was just right, making Chen Shijie suffer that extreme agony without causing any damage to his body, and even... with many benefits.

This could be understood by seeing the layer of thick, black impurities mixed with red blood seeping out from Chen Shijie's body.

For a pampered young master like Chen Shijie, who exhausted his body with wine and women every day, they looked fine on the outside but were extremely weak in reality.

They might not feel it now, but give them a few more years, and they would be virtually ruined, the kind that no medicine could cure... Qin Fang's Yama's Eighteen Needles came from The Nine Revival Needles. Although the process was excruciating, it was also an Acupuncture Secret Technique for treating illnesses, mainly focusing on the treatment of yang deficiency, yin deficiency, and some unnoticeable chronic diseases.

"It has such effects?"

Qiao Zhenfei and the others were slightly taken aback, not expecting Qin Fang's Acupuncture Secret Technique to have such benefits while torturing people, and couldn't help but find it a bit strange.

"Qi Ge, you've injured your waist before, haven't you? Does it hurt a lot every time you do waist muscle exercises? You won't feel it anymore..."

Qin Fang didn't answer but just said to Ling Feng with a chuckle.

"How do you know?"

Ling Feng was slightly startled. Very few people knew about the injury on his waist, and even he himself didn't pay much attention to it. However, every time he exercised, his waist would hurt, and the pain had developed from a slight discomfort at the beginning to real torture now. And while it hadn't disabled him, a robust man like him, it was almost there...

"Was it that one needle from just now?"

Recalling the process, Qin Fang had only used one needle on him, letting him experience what real pain was. Compared to that, all his previous aches were negligible.

In the past, when he read about Guan Yun Chang scraping his bone to treat his wound in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," Ling Feng used to scoff, believing that he could do it too. Even though he had never tried, now Ling Feng understood that some pains far exceed one's imagination. No wonder throughout the history of the Three Kingdoms, although there were many fierce warriors, the only one who became famous for scraping bone to heal was the War God Lord Guan.

"That was just a minor issue, a moment was enough…"

Qin Fang smiled. Although he applied only one needle, the amount of Inner Breath consumed, and the numerous variations performed with his hand, were known only to himself.

The Nine Revival Needles, a divine technique passed down through generations, consisted of merely nine needles. When Huangfu Shi lived, he used at most nine needles to tackle patients with complicated and rare diseases. If even nine of his needles failed to cure, then there was basically no hope for recovery… it would be more straightforward to prepare for the inevitable.

Of course, common minor illnesses didn't require many needles at all; a simple one or two were enough to get the job done.

"Qin… Young Master Qin…"

The underlings of Chen Shijie hadn't left yet. However, each of their faces was swollen and reddened, turning them all into pig-headed fellows, with deep imprints of fingers almost set into their skin, looking immensely miserable.

They had all seen Chen Shijie's fate just now. Although they hadn't experienced the terror of Qin Fang's Yama's Eighteen Needles first-hand, one look at Chen Shijie's spineless state was enough to fire their imagination.

Ling Feng was famously ruthless within these circles, feared nothing, and his strength was incredibly great. His endurance far surpassed the rest of them, but Qin Fang humbled someone as fierce as Ling Feng with just a single needle… They certainly weren't stupid, and at this moment, they behaved far more obediently than anyone else.

"Tsk tsk, to think not one of you has fainted despite the beating, not bad, not bad…"

Qin Fang looked at the six men, a mischievous smile on his face, which to these underlings seemed like nothing less than a devil's grin. They didn't even dare to look up at him, keeping their heads down and listening, timid as quails…

"I've vented most of my anger today, so I'll spare you guys. He's yours to take care of now, send him straight to the hospital… Don't worry, he won't die!"

After turning Chen Shijie into such a state, these underlings were also quite miserable. Qin Fang wasn't really going to do anything more to them; it was enough as it was.

"Yes, yes, yes…"

The underlings were like prisoners granted amnesty, relieved that Qin Fang would no longer trouble them. As for taking Chen Shijie to the hospital, that was just a trifle.

At this point, Chen Shijie was pretty much like a broken man, completely at others' mercy, unable to gather the strength for the slightest movement, with every touch feeling unbearably painful. Though awake, his consciousness would likely take quite a while to fully recover…

"Cousin, take good care of yourself. Just lie in the hospital for a day, and you'll be fine. I reckon by the time of the old patriarch's birthday feast, you'll be as lively and energetic as a teenager again…"

Qin Fang left a faint smile for Chen Shijie, then, hugging the obedient Miao Yue by his side, swaggered away from the private room and returned to their own gathering…

The disturbance here was quite loud, and with the private room's door stuck in the wall, there was no cover left, plus Chen Shijie's screams had attracted quite a few of the young masters and privileged young masters who were playing around in this area.

However, all of them only dared to watch carefully from outside the door, not daring to venture easily into the room.

Without even considering Qiao Zhenfei's status, which held sway in the Chang'an Club as if he were the co-owner, the status of the other young masters clearly couldn't compare, so who would dare to come forward and not fear being caught in the crossfire?

Lu Jun and Ling Feng were also well-known figures in the Capital City circles, whom they certainly recognized…

As for Chen Shijie and his underlings, they were even more familiar, being young masters of similar social standing. They might not be friends, but they at least knew each other…

Yet to see Chen Shijie, usually so high-profile, beaten into this state, was a frightening sight for them. If Qiao Zhenfei or Lu Jun had done it, they could understand, but it was an unknown young man whom they had never seen before who had struck the blows…

A young master from out of town, of unknown status, but who seemed to have a very good relationship with Qiao Zhenfei… This piqued their curiosity enormously.

When people become curious, they naturally want to get to the bottom of things.

While Qin Fang and the others were here, they were content to whisper outside, inquiring about Qin Fang's identity and background. Anyone who could handle Chen Shijie like this certainly wasn't an ordinary character.

They were all shrewd characters, aware that the best thing to do with such a person was to try to befriend them, or at least not to offend them if they couldn't curry favor, otherwise they might become the next pitiable Chen Shijie.

"Qin Fang, I'm afraid after tonight, your fame will spread throughout the Capital City circles…"

Qiao Zhenfei said with a chuckle.

To the circles, Chen Shijie at best was a second-tier character; many dared to mess with him, yet the Old Tang Family was generally neutral, typically showing some respect to the Tang Family. Even if there were conflicts, at most they would give Chen Shijie a simple lesson, not leaving him in such a sorry state.

Not to mention, the one who acted was Qin Fang, with his countless ties to the Tang Family, even considered half a member of the Tang Family. This changed everything.(To be continued. If you enjoy this book, please visit qidian.com to cast your vote of recommendation or monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation.)

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