I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Zhang the Butcher was frozen in mid-air.

"Thump!"

Butcher Zhang collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.

From the moment they lunged out to the moment they fell to the ground, it was only a breath away.

Zhang Jing opened his mouth wide.

The monster that was so ferocious just now, capable of tearing people apart with its bare hands, collapsed after being hit a few times?

Zhao Zian walked to his front door and pushed it open.

"Sister-in-law?"

"Zi'an?" A woman's voice, trembling with sobs, came from behind the door.

Li Suqin was huddled in the corner behind the door.

Zhao Zian stepped across the threshold and squatted down.

"Sister-in-law, I'm back."

"It's alright now, it's all over."

"Wow."

Li Suqin threw herself into Zhao Zian's arms and burst into tears.

"I'm so scared, Zian, I'm so scared, that monster is going to crash in..."

Zhao Zian let her hug him.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Li Suqin's crying gradually subsided.

"Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

Zhao Zian asked softly.

Li Suqin shook her head.

"No, I've been hiding inside the house, too afraid to go out."

"That's good."

Zhao Zian breathed a sigh of relief.

He put his arm around Li Suqin's shoulder and helped her sit on a stool to the side.

Outside the door, Zhang Jing and a group of yamen runners remained frozen in place.

Upon seeing Zhao Zian emerge, Zhang Jing rushed over.

"Dr. Zhao! No! Immortal Zhao!"

"It was my utmost ignorance that I failed to recognize your greatness! It was my foolishness that nearly cost the divine physician his life! Was that some kind of magical technique you were using just now?"

Zhao Zian withdrew his hand.

"Your Excellency, you flatter me. It's just some rudimentary acupressure technique, nothing serious."

Basic skills?

Is it something that can't be presented in public?

Zhang Jing's lips twitched slightly.

You call this superficial?

Then what kind of fancy moves are my bunch of good-for-nothings practicing?

"The divine healer is too modest! If it weren't for his intervention today, the entire city would have suffered a terrible fate!"

Zhao Zian ignored their flattery.

His attention was entirely focused on Zhang the Butcher, who lay unconscious on the ground.

He squatted down and placed two fingers on the radial artery pulse on Zhang the butcher's wrist.

Close your eyes.

A cold, black energy surged through his meridians, gnawing at his remaining life force.

"Just as I thought."

Zhao Zian opened his eyes and then reached out to pry open Zhang the butcher's eyelids.

His eyes were covered with black blood vessels.

Zhao Zian asked a yamen runner to help him turn Zhang the butcher's body over.

Zhao Zian brushed his hair aside.

Everyone present gathered around.

There were black spots on the back of Butcher Zhang's neck.

It's not much bigger than a pinhead, and its color is dull. If you don't look closely, it's easy to mistake it for a mole.

Zhang Jing asked in confusion.

"Miracle doctor, what is this?"

Zhao Zian pressed his finger on the black dot.

A violent consciousness surged back from his true essence!

Zhao Zian shook his true essence, dispersing that consciousness.

"This is neither witchcraft nor poisoning."

Zhao Zian stood up.

"What is that?" Zhang Jing asked hurriedly.

"It's a poison."

"Gu?!" Zhang Jing and the surrounding constables were all dumbfounded.

Zhao Zian continued.

"This is a vicious Gu I've never seen before. It feeds on the life essence of the living and can completely control the host's body, unleashing its potential to make it incredibly strong and incapable of feeling pain. Butcher Zhang is just the first victim."

"This thing is alive. And the person who cast the curse is in this city."

"What should we do?"

Zhang Jing panicked.

"Miracle doctor, you must save our Willow Creek Town!"

Panic is useless.

"The most urgent task is to save lives."

Zhao Zian glanced at Zhang the butcher on the ground.

"It's inconvenient to treat him here. We need to find a quiet room, prepare acupuncture needles and medicine, and carry him to Jishetang."

Zhang Jing suddenly realized what was happening.

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's go to Jishetang! The miracle doctor is right!"

"What are you all standing there for? Is he a dead man? Hurry up and do as the divine doctor says, carry him up! Be careful, don't bump into him!"

Several yamen runners found a door panel and carried Butcher Zhang onto it.

Zhao Zian turned around and spoke gently to Li Suqin.

"Sister-in-law, lock the door and don't come out. I'll be right back."

Li Suqin nodded.

"You...you be careful."

Zhao Zian said no more.

……

Jishengtang.

A great commotion broke out at the entrance.

"Quickly! Make way! Make way, everyone!"

Accountant Sun and Physician Wang looked up and saw the yamen runners surrounding County Magistrate Zhang Jing as they rushed in.

And walking at the very front was none other than their boss, Zhao Zi'an!

What horrified them was the blood-covered man being carried by several constables.

"This...isn't this Butcher Zhang?"

"What's wrong with him?" Doctor Wang also stood up.

At that moment, a fragrant breeze wafted from the back room.

Su Mei came out upon hearing the sound.

She understood at a glance.

She didn't ask a single unnecessary question.

"What are you all standing there for? Quick, clear out the best room in the backyard!"

"Zi'an, is there anything you need me to do?"

Zhao Zian was very satisfied with her understanding.

"A complete set of silver needles. Strong liquor, the finest spirits. A brazier, and the brightest oil lamp."

"Furthermore, have all unauthorized personnel leave. No one is allowed to enter except you."

"good!"

Su Mei turned around and made the arrangements.

Butcher Zhang was carried to the wooden bed inside the room.

Zhang Jing stood guard at the door.

"Dr. Zhao, may I...may I stand here and observe?"

Zhao Zian glanced at him.

"If you are not afraid, then stay."

Zhang Jing nodded reluctantly.

The door was closed.

Su Mei came in carrying a tray.

She placed the things on the table beside the bed and looked at Zhao Zian.

"Everything is ready."

Zhao Zian nodded and tore open the tattered clothes on Zhang the butcher's chest.

He picked up a silver needle, heated it over the flames of the brazier for a moment, and then dipped it in strong liquor.

It pierced the Tanzhong acupoint on Zhang the butcher's chest.

"Well……"

Zhang the butcher, who was unconscious, let out a muffled groan.

Zhao Zian twisted the needle's end with his fingers, and his true energy flowed through the silver needle into Zhang the butcher's meridians.

A violent black aura was flowing through Zhang the Butcher's meridians.

found it!

Zhao Zian suddenly increased the speed at which he twisted the silver needles.

Butcher Zhang opened his tightly closed eyes.

"what!"

Su Mei was so frightened that she took a step back and covered her mouth.

Zhang Jing, who was in the corner, felt his legs go weak.

The scene before my eyes was truly terrifying!

Black blood was seen seeping from Zhang the butcher's eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ears—his seven orifices!

"A miracle...a miracle doctor! He..."

Zhang Jing's voice was trembling uncontrollably.

This isn't saving lives, it's practically killing people!

Zhao Zian, however, turned a deaf ear.

The Gu worm was rampaging wildly inside Zhang the Butcher's body.

It's rebelling!

"Trying to run away?"

Several more silver needles flew out, piercing Zhang the butcher's Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, as well as several major acupoints on his limbs.

"squeak."

This voice does not belong to humans.

Zhang Jing's vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

Su Mei also felt a wave of dizziness.

"Get out here!"

Zhao Zian gave a low shout.

The skin on the back of Butcher Zhang's neck bulged out in a fleshy mass, centered on that black spot.