"Yes, the steps are exactly the same, but..."
"Hall Master, what exactly is going on?"
The Hall Master ignored them, his mind in turmoil. If this prescription couldn't be completely and transparently publicized, all the future credit and power would go to Hua Lan Medical Hall.
Their status could then directly threaten the Hall Master's position in the Yi Pin Hall.
"Ding dong, merit points increased by ten..."
"Merit points increased by twelve..."
"Merit points increased by eight. Your total score is one hundred and fifty-two points. You need three hundred and forty-eight more merit points to break through to Level Two."
Why did the higher the level, the longer it took to accumulate merit points? Ah Jiu mumbled to herself.
"Hiss, where exactly did something go wrong?" The Hall Master stroked his beard and paced back and forth.
"Could it be the water?"
As soon as he said this, Ah Jiu's back felt a chill. "That water, Hall Master, you've drunk it. It's just ordinary water. If it can cure diseases, perhaps it was enhanced by acupuncture."
"Acupuncture?"
The two words left his lips, and several people exchanged glances. "Then it's sorcery! I've never heard of acupuncture being able to penetrate all the acupoints in the body."
The Hall Master was now also doubting if that acupuncture had indeed played the most crucial role.
The facts were right before their eyes. This matter was worth a try.
"Sorcery?" Ah Jiu was so angry she almost laughed. "But what if you call it sorcery? As long as it can cure diseases and save people, it should be renamed immortal art."
"Bring out that old lady from yesterday. I want to see how much sorcery your Hua Lan Medical Hall possesses." The Hall Master raised his eyebrows, recalling the matter of treating illness with flatulence. In comparison, wouldn't flatulence be even more of a bewildering sorcery than acupuncture?
At this moment, a crowd had gathered outside, eager to watch. If this wasn't clarified, how could they bear it?
Ah Jiu's face fell when she heard this. What should she do?
There were five people in total, and there was indeed another patient in her treatment room. "There's only one patient today. Hall Master, please discuss treating illnesses with flatulence another day."
Just as she was about to turn away, her shoulder was pressed down.
She looked back to see the Hall Master's hand on her shoulder. "Call her over."
Ah Jiu sensed that Grandma would not be able to hide this time. What was she to do? Moreover, she didn't know where Grandma's daytime "base" was.
"Okay, I'll go find my Grandma now."
Ah Jiu thought about letting Grandma run away and then saying she couldn't find her.
She put away her needle bag and began searching the courtyard, looking everywhere, from the front to the back.
"Jiu'er, what are you doing? Didn't you say a patient had arrived, and you were going to help your sister-in-law?" Cai Lihua asked, rolling up her sleeves as she washed dishes.
"Looking for Grandma," Ah Jiu replied with a worried frown. "I've searched everywhere and haven't seen her."
"Looking for her? Humph... Have you checked the beams? Have you checked every nook and cranny, like mouse holes?" Cai Lihua scoffed.
"Ah, yes... the beams." Ah Jiu's eyes lit up. She even checked the beams in the storage room.
Now, Ah Jiu thought about it. She had only not checked the beams in the main hall of the medical hall's facade.
She turned back to the main hall. The few people there thought the old lady who treated illness with flatulence had been found. Seeing only the girl alone, they said,
"I think she got scared and ran off."
"That shrew who spouted wild words..."
"Grandma, come down quickly!" Ah Jiu flinched, startled.
Grandma was sitting on the beam like a wax figure, her eyes lowered, looking at everyone.
With this shout, the Hall Master and the others all looked up and gasped in unison.
"When... when did this old lady get onto this beam?"
The Hall Master's facial muscles twitched for a long while. "Since the person has been found, come down and let me examine her."
If the person couldn't be cured, he would take all of them back today and force out the secret technique of acupuncture.
With a sound of shaking clothes, Wang Shi landed steadily under everyone's gaze. Even her footsteps were as light as if she hadn't jumped from a height.
Instantly, the scene fell silent.
Liu Cai'er, who had just come out of the treatment room, let her silver needle drop to the ground with a swoosh, so loud that it could be clearly heard.
"Grandma, please sit here." Ah Jiu took Wang Shi's arm, intending to go into the side room to discuss strategy with her.
"You old lady who spouted nonsense yesterday, if you can't cure anyone today, I won't let you off."
The Hall Master quickly added. He would rather believe that acupuncture could cure diseases than that flatulence could. If even flatulence could cure diseases, that would truly be outright evil.