Rebirth through borrowing body
Underneath him was a soft feeling, and a faint medicinal fragrance reached his nose as Xiaonanli slowly opened his eyes.
A bright and beautiful seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl was leaning in front of Xiaonanli with her hands supporting her chin. As soon as Xiaonanli opened his eyes, she joyfully called out, "Dad, he's awake!"
"Hmph, you're too kind. How many times have you been taken advantage of after helping someone? Asking for trouble!" Behind the medicine cabinet, a short, chubby man in his fifties grumbled unhappily. However, he still moved over to Xiaonanli.
"He's quite lucky. In such a horrific car accident, this kid only suffered a slight concussion." The man examined Xiaonanli's injuries and clicked his tongue.
"It's not just a concussion!" Xiaonanli lifted the blanket and sat up, casually took a box of acupuncture needles from the bedside, and pulled out three three-inch long needles. With a swift movement of his fingers, he respectively inserted them into his Baihui acupoint, Shen Ting acupoint, and Renzhong acupoint, lightly flicking his fingers, and all three three-inch long needles fell into his brain.
"What? What are you doing? How can you use such long needles on your head?" The girl exclaimed in shock, covering her mouth in fear.
"Hey, if you want to commit suicide, don't do it in my clinic! If someone dies, I can't afford the responsibility!" The middle-aged man's face changed dramatically as he hurriedly exclaimed.
"Don't worry, I won't die!" Xiaonanli said as he lightly tapped the tails of the three steel needles with his fingers, causing the needles to vibrate at a unique frequency.
Moreover, with each vibration of the needles, the acupoints also vibrated, gradually revealing a peculiar pink color at the three acupoints. Subsequently, the pink color slowly spread down along the Du meridian, and in a moment, a thin pink line appeared clearly on Xiaonanli's face.
"What? Dad, why is there a red line appearing?" The girl exclaimed in amazement.
"Hey, don't mess around! If you continue like this, I, I'll call the police! If something happens to you, it's none of my business." The man quickly pulled out his phone.
"Hmph, I didn't expect traditional Chinese medicine to decline to such a state, where even such a miraculous Four Symbols Acupuncture technique is unrecognized." Xiaonanli sneered in his heart, involuntarily recalling the pitiful memories of the previous owner of this body from his memories.
That's right, Xiaonanli was reborn into this body. In his previous life, he was a cultivator, the 12th generation master of the mysterious medical sect, on the verge of ascending to immortality, but died due to an ambush by enemies.
As for the previous owner of this fleshly body, his name was Xiaoyi. He was originally a child from a prominent family in Haicheng City, but his identity was somewhat embarrassing, being the product of his mother's drunken mistake, with even his father unknown.
Some time ago, his mother, who had always loved alcohol and drugs, died from an overdose of drugs. Xiaoyi, who had always been seen as a disgrace by the family, became a thorn in everyone's side.
Unable to bear the slander and bullying, Xiaoyi left home with a single line, "I won't live off others' pity," and stormed out of the house.
Having spent his last bit of money, he was heartlessly evicted by the landlord from his rented room. He intended to stay with his girlfriend Zhu Hong for a night, only to tragically discover her infidelity.
In despair and sorrow, he wandered aimlessly on the street, only to be hit by a speeding car, causing severe brain congestion. He died, but Xiaonanli's soul fortunately attached itself to his body, preventing him from dying.
At this moment, Xiaonanli was using his unique Four Symbols Acupuncture technique to clear the brain meridians and remove the congestion.
As the time to leave the needles approached, Xiaonanli sequentially removed the needles from top to bottom.
The moment the needle from Renzhong acupoint was removed, two lines of black clotted blood flowed out from Xiaonanli's nostrils.
"Phew, it should be fine now!" Xiaonanli moved his legs a bit and stood up.
"Huh? Is this the congestion from the brain?" The man stared in surprise and asked.
"Yes, you have some knowledge after all!" Xiaonanli nodded, glanced at the doctor's license hanging on the wall, then turned to the man and asked, "Are you Qin Guangming? The traditional Chinese medicine practitioner of this clinic?"
"Yes, what's the matter? Let me tell you, it was my daughter Xiaoyue who saved you, otherwise, you'd probably be dead by now." Qin Guangming casually sat down on a chair, crossing his legs and said, "As for the medical fees, just pay as you see fit. If you're grateful, there's no need to mention it."
"Dad! Why are you only concerned about money?" Qin Xiaoyue, upon hearing her father's words, felt somewhat embarrassed and displeased, stomping her foot and exclaiming.
"Nonsense, you brat, if I'm not after money, why would I run this clinic? Do you think I'm here to help people for free? The world is tough now, prices are soaring, fewer people believe in traditional Chinese medicine. I've been frugal for over twenty years just to afford your medical school education..." Qin Guangming ranted.
"Alright, alright, I knew you would say these things." Qin Xiaoyue pouted unhappily.
"Ah, it's getting late, and our clinic is closing. Since you're fine now, pay the medical fees and leave." Qin Guangming gave Xiaonanli an eviction order.
"I don't have any money!" Xiaonanli calmly sat down in front of Qin Guangming, saying indifferently.
"What? You don't have money? Oh, what a sin, the world is really going downhill. My daughter saved you, and yet you have the nerve to avoid paying our medical fees?" Qin Guangming immediately started yelling.
"Dad, we didn't do much, we just helped him lie down for a while. If he has no money, let it go." Qin Xiaoyue walked up to her father, glared at him, and said.
"What do you mean we didn't do much? Didn't I observe his condition? Without my care, he might have died!" Qin Guangming said, hopping in anger.
"Enough already, with your medical skills?" Qin Xiaoyue showed no respect for her father, turned to Xiaonanli, and said, "You're fine now, just go, don't mind my dad!"
"You brat! This clinic of mine will be ruined by you sooner or later!" Qin Guangming angrily exclaimed, but in the end, he didn't insist on Xiaonanli paying the medical fees.
Unexpectedly, Xiaonanli didn't move at all, shrugged, and said, "I have nowhere else to go!"