The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 10 The Six-Character Mantra
Some things are addictive, for both men and women.

Liu Li endured the pain but still wanted to enjoy herself.

Zhao Xiaochui looked at the bloodstains on the bed with a complicated expression.

"You wouldn't believe it, I originally wanted to sell myself for a good price, but the KTV customers who took a liking to me all wanted to pay me every time they negotiated a deal."

“Once, a really important guest came and gave so much that I was about to agree, but my sister didn’t agree.”

Zhao Xiaochui: "Your sister?"

"Yeah, my cousin who's three generations removed is a KTV owner. She got a good price for it. The sugar daddy gave her the KTV property before he left. I heard it's going to be demolished recently."

"..." Zhao Xiaochui hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does our sister know any young, wealthy women?"

Liu Li rolled her eyes, pointed to her chest and said, "You can do this already, why are you still thinking about being a rich woman? Be patient, you'll be a tycoon sooner or later."

"Look at my age, if I go out and say I can get breast augmentation, who will believe me?"

"I introduced it to my karaoke girlfriends."

"Can they afford it?"

"..."

Zhao Xiaochui glanced at the time, hugged her, kissed her, and got up to get dressed.

"I can't talk about this. I'm too young. The people who can afford to pay aren't fools."

"To have such abilities at such a young age, is there some secret behind it?"

Liu Li asked curiously, "So what secret do you have?"

"I'm good at identifying acupoints."

After getting dressed, Zhao Xiaochui bent down and carefully pointed at Liu Li's naked body:

"If every massage therapist could press the Tanzhong, Rugen, Tianxi, Wuyi, Zusanli, and Sanyinjiao acupoints on the whole body as accurately as I can, and use the correct techniques and pressure, I believe it would be effective to some extent."

"So if I have any secret, it's my talent."

There's no way I'd let a second person know about my cheat abilities.

After washing up and tidying up his belongings, Zhao Xiaochui hesitated for a moment before speaking to Liu Li, who was scrolling through her phone on the bed:

"Quit your job. When you have some free time, bring your cot over. I'll take care of you from now on."

Liu Li froze, then slowly broke into a bright smile, before shaking her head:

"Little Hammer, don't overthink it. The customer we're going to meet later is a professional athlete who's going to join the national team. Given the strength of our country's weightlifting, once he joins the national team, he's guaranteed to be a world champion."

"The opportunity is right in front of us."

"Come on~"

Zhao Xiaochui looked at him for a while, then didn't force her to make any further decisions. He simply gave her two earnest instructions before leaving:
"No borrowing money via mobile phone."

"No advance purchases allowed. Tell me if you need anything."

…………

Zhao Xiaochui hadn't left Fatou for a long time, and everything outside was new to him.

He also gave up his seat on bus route 41, which earned him praise from the elderly man and made him even happier.

So when he entered the Beijing Sports Base and was pointed at and talked about by a group of strong athletes, he didn't mind.

His attire was indeed shabby, and he had no one to blame but himself.

In Fatou, if you wear a white coat, as long as you have good skills, nobody cares what you wear underneath. Unfortunately, it's not like that here.

He didn't dare to wear a white coat in public.

For Zhao Xiaochui, anyone who could wear a white coat in such a place was someone unattainable.

At this moment, there were three doctors in white coats in the infirmary of the chubby girl Li Ying, a chubby man who looked like a coach, and a middle-aged man who looked like a colleague.

Li Ying sat on the health care bed, drenched in sweat. It was obvious she had just finished training, as the protective straps on her wrists were still on.

"I just finished training and I'm feeling a little unwell. Why don't you give it a try?" Li Ying said bluntly.

Zhao Xiaochui didn't care; people were giving him a lot, so he could scold them if they wanted.

"These people?" He showed his concern on his face, and none of them looked very friendly.

He was afraid of being interrupted during the massage and wasting time.

“These three are Professor Du, the deputy chief physician of Peking University Third Hospital, and his two students. This is my coach, and the team’s rehabilitation therapist.”

Zhao Xiaochui guessed everything correctly.

"Their purpose here is to check me after you finish, to see if we have a second chance to work together." Zhao Xiaochui understood, knowing that the chubby girl was a favorite to win gold, and the Beijing team's attention to her was no exaggeration.

He gestured for the chubby girl to lie down, then carefully examined her right leg.

So white! So moist!
What other profession allows you to openly touch such fair and smooth legs?

Zhao Xiaochui started working, his expression serious, making it impossible for others to discern his thoughts.

"Where is the discomfort?"

Li Ying pointed in agreement.

Since there were other people in the industry present, Zhao Xiaochui decided to make the process as complete as possible. He took out his notebook and took notes carefully, letting them peek and watch.

The cause is clear: sports injury.

The pathogenesis is clear: Qi and blood, meridians.

Relief (treatment): Primarily focused on promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Technique selection: flat push, rubbing.

Meridian Differentiation: Extra Points, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian.

Procedure: Push with your thumb at 1.8 kg, increasing as needed, at a frequency of 60 times per minute; push with your palm at 0.8 kg, increasing as needed, at a frequency of 150 times per minute; massage the affected area for 1 minute, with a pressure of 0.5 kg and a frequency of 75 times per minute.

Relief (treatment) advice: We recommend that the client engage in appropriate exercises to strengthen the quadriceps muscles...

As Zhao Xiaochui finished writing, he remembered that the customer was a professional weightlifter, so he crossed out the last detail. He then generously handed it to the onlookers.

Professor Du glanced at him in surprise, while the others, looking at the meticulously prepared plan, still had faces full of doubt.

The health care worker voiced everyone's thoughts: "Is there anything special about it?"

The two assistants nodded repeatedly.

Zhao Xiaochui looked at the two of them in surprise: "Are you traditional Chinese medicine practitioners?"

Professor Du coughed awkwardly and glared at his two assistants: "Western medicine orthopedics."

"Oh~" Zhao Xiaochui ignored the health care worker and said to Li Ying, "Let's start with the tender points. If you feel any tearing pain, shout it out immediately, understand?"

Li Ying nodded; she didn't need anyone to remind her of this.

"Then let's get started."

Zhao Xiaochui slowly placed his right hand on the white thigh.

Thumb pushing method.

Extra points outside the meridians.

Crane's crest.

"Oh~" A comfortable groan.

"Stop!" came the impatient interruption from the middle-aged health care worker. As Zhao Xiaochui had expected, he wondered if a scene of showing off and being humiliated was about to unfold.
"go out!"

What Zhao Xiaochui expected did not happen. Another angry shout rang out. It was the fat girl. Zhao Xiaochui remembered that she was a second-generation rich kid and didn't need to care about the health care worker's face or future.

The health care worker, her face flushed, was escorted out by the fat coach, while Zhao Xiaochui continued to work on the tender points.

However, he stopped shortly afterward.

With a slightly trembling right hand, he pulled out a new massage towel and wiped his sweat—he was soaked through.

Zhao Xiaochui discovered that this type of sports injury massage does not replenish the heat flow, but rather absorbs it.

The chubby girl stole a quarter of his savings from the past two weeks.

While Zhao Xiaochui was disappointed, he also understood. Colds can be caused by wind-cold or wind-heat, kidney deficiency can be caused by yin deficiency or yang deficiency, and injuries can be caused by opening or closing. Everything in the world has its ups and downs, and that's normal.

"I lost five thousand at once," Zhao Xiaochui said with a wry smile, not caring about the others in the room.

"I'll give you extra prize money after the competition!" The chubby girl was quite cheerful and generous.

Professor Du glanced at Li Ying's gradually reddening complexion and looked at the young man with surprise:
"Internal energy massage?"

Under the astonished gazes of his assistant and coach, Zhao Xiaochui nodded.

What kind of cultivation method?

Zhao Xiaochui recalled the textbooks from Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and chose the simplest one from them:

The Six-Character Formula.

(End of this chapter)