Inside the Wang family villa.
Old Master Wang, Wang Youhai, was shirtless, with seven silver needles lodged in his heart.
Qin Xuan, drenched in sweat, knelt before Old Master Wang, his palms rapidly moving back and forth over the elder's forehead.
A wisp of dragon power enveloped Wang Youhai's head. This single wisp was enough to make the eyes of Wang Youhai, who had been unconscious for half a month, twitch, and his consciousness slowly began to recover.
The cold energy within Wang Youhai's body was being slowly drawn out.
Everyone in the room instantly felt a chill.
Wang Yuyan wondered why it was so cold on this June day.
The moment the cold energy left Wang Youhai's body, it was about to dissipate. Seeing this, Qin Xuan quickly extended a hand and absorbed the cold energy into himself.
According to the memories of the Yinglong he inherited, the dragon core could transform cold energy. Not only cold energy, but it could even absorb the power of other cultivators and convert it into dragon power.
This was also why the Yinglong of ancient times was an invincible existence in the world.
A few minutes later, the three dragon scales on Qin Xuan's back flickered. Suddenly, Qin Xuan felt an unbearable itch on his back. Then, a fourth dragon scale grew, though it was not as large as the first three.
Qin Xuan was overjoyed. These dragon scales symbolized the source of his strength. The more dragon scales he grew, the stronger he would become. If Qin Xuan grew dragon scales all over his body one day, he would undergo a complete metamorphosis.
After absorbing all the cold energy, Qin Xuan slowly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and began to remove the silver needles from Wang Youhai's body.
Seeing Qin Xuan removing the needles, Wang Hong cautiously asked,
"Um, Doctor Qin, Old Master's illness..."
"Is no longer serious."
The few words Qin Xuan uttered made everyone's hearts instantly relax. However, seeing that Wang Youhai had not yet woken up, Wang Zhenshan couldn't help but ask,
"But why isn't Grandpa awake yet?"
Qin Xuan glanced at him indifferently and said,
"Could you open your eyes immediately after surgery?"
"Uh..." Qin Xuan's words left Wang Zhenshan speechless.
Although acupuncture did not involve cutting into the body, it was no less than surgery in Western medicine.
"You rascal!" Wang Hong turned and reprimanded Wang Zhenshan,
"How dare you be disrespectful to Doctor Qin? If you speak out of line again, you can get out."
Wang Zhenshan felt a pang of displeasure, but he could only endure it.
Although he was now the chairman of the Wang Corporation, in front of Wang Hong, he was merely a son who feared his father.
After Qin Xuan put away the silver needles, he looked at Wang Youhai on the sofa, extended his palm lightly, and snapped his fingers,
"You've slept long enough, it's time to wake up."
As soon as the words fell, Wang Youhai's tightly closed eyelids fluttered open.
The Wang family members in the room were instantly overjoyed.
"Father!"
"Grandpa!"
"Old Patriarch!"
After opening his eyes, Wang Youhai slowly sat up from the sofa. Looking at the people surrounding him, although Wang Youhai had been unconscious for so long, he still had some subconscious awareness.
"How... how long have I slept? And how do I feel in my body..." Wang Youhai's voice, which should have been weak and feeble, had become resonant and powerful. He looked much more energetic.
Wang Hong rushed forward, disregarding his image as the family patriarch, and knelt before Wang Youhai, recounting all that had happened during this period.
As the old patriarch of the Wang family, Wang Youhai held great prestige throughout Jiangbei City.
It could be said that Wang Youhai had built more than half of the Wang family's empire.
If Wang Youhai were to pass away, it would have a significant impact on the entire Wang family, and even their influence in Jiangbei would not be as great as before.
Upon hearing Wang Hong's account, Wang Youhai was utterly shocked.
His gaze immediately fell upon Qin Xuan.
This young man, probably not much older than Yu Yan, possessed such incredible medical skills.
Even the three renowned physicians from the capital were helpless against this cold poison, yet he had cured it.
No one knew better than Wang Youhai the potency of this cold poison, which had plagued him for decades.
When Wang Youhai was young, he was a renowned Tomb Raider, frequently venturing into ancient tombs.
The Wang family had developed from this.
The cold poison was contracted by Wang Youhai while exploring a tomb in the past.
Later, he consulted countless renowned physicians, but to no avail, and it dragged on until now. If not for Qin Xuan's intervention, Wang Youhai would probably be on the road to the underworld by now.
Excited, Wang Youhai stood up directly from the sofa, walked to Qin Xuan, and with a "bang," he knelt before Qin Xuan.
"Grandpa!"
"Father!"
Everyone was astonished. The old man had actually knelt to a junior!
Wang Zhenshan and Wang Yuyan were about to step forward to help Wang Youhai up, but Wang Youhai waved them away, indicating they needn't.
Then, Wang Youhai looked up at Qin Xuan, his voice filled with excitement,
"Young friend Qin, I, Wang Youhai, have been tormented by this cold poison for decades, and not a single day have I slept peacefully. Although at my age, I don't have many years left to live, allowing me to be free from the pain of this cold poison in my final years will let me have a peaceful old age. Young friend Qin, I, Wang Youhai, thank you."
As he spoke, Wang Youhai was about to kowtow to Qin Xuan. Everyone covered their mouths in shock.
Although Qin Xuan was now a cultivator, he understood that he was just a junior. Being knelt to and kowtowed to by an elder would shorten one's lifespan and also attract endless gossip if it were to spread.
Therefore, he quickly bent down and helped Wang Youhai up.
"Old Master, there's no need for this. I cannot accept it. Please get up quickly, or my lifespan will be depleted. If you want to thank me, a more practical gesture would be appreciated, perhaps money."
Upon hearing Qin Xuan's words, Wang Youhai burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, young friend Qin, you are a straightforward person. Then I shall respectfully accept your suggestion."
Wang Youhai knew that Qin Xuan was trying to save his face, so he didn't stand on ceremony and, with Qin Xuan's help, stood up.
"Young friend Qin, you saved my life. Whatever your request, just ask."
Everyone thought Qin Xuan would ask for the moon after curing the old master, as his life was priceless. However, Qin Xuan simply said lightly,
"I only want the ten million that was agreed upon beforehand."
Previously, Wang Zhenshan had announced through the media that if anyone could cure the old master, the reward would be ten million yuan, which was why Qin Xuan had seen it on television.
In reality, even if Qin Xuan had asked for a hundred million now, Wang Youhai would have given it, as his life was worth far more than ten billion.
Wang Youhai was also slightly surprised. If it were someone else, or even one of those renowned physicians, they might have asked for an exorbitant price. This young man's disposition was even more composed than those old veterans.
This young man is no ordinary fish in a pond!
Wang Youhai trusted his judgment of people, otherwise, he would not have reached his current position. He immediately declared generously,
"Young friend, is my life, Wang Youhai's life, only worth ten million? Judging by your superb medical skills, ten million is far too little. Therefore, I have decided to give you the villa in the Shangcheng New District, along with a black card from my Wang Corporation. As long as you hold this black card, any consumption at any of my Wang Corporation's establishments will be free. Furthermore, in Jiangbei, this black card will grant you many preferential treatments in numerous places."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned by Wang Zhenshan's words.
A black card! Very few people in the entire Wang Corporation possessed one.
Besides the major shareholders, even Wang Yuyan and Wang Zhenshan did not have one.
Everyone's eyes were filled with envy!
And the villa in Shangcheng New District was the most luxurious villa in all of Jiangbei!
Each one was built on a separate plot of land, and each villa came with amenities like a private garden, a golf course, a swimming pool, and so on.
Within a radius of dozens of kilometers, fewer than forty villas were built, which indicated the vastness of each villa's grounds.
He remembered that the most remote villa at the time had been auctioned for 190 million yuan.
And Wang Youhai's villa was the one with the best geographical location. Its price, at current market value, would not be less than three hundred million yuan.
Such a gesture, it was estimated, could only be made by no more than five people in the entire Jiangbei region.