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Old Xie smiled helplessly and quickened his pace to walk forward.

There were two guards every short distance along the road ahead, and Wang Chengyu grew increasingly uneasy. This was an important person.

They had passed through several checkpoints. Before the final checkpoint, Old Chen gestured for the two to take out their belongings for inspection by the person standing by the door.

Wang Chengyu handed over the bag he was carrying, while Old Man Chen spread his hands, indicating that he hadn't brought anything.

Another person took a dark, stick-like object and swept it up and down the two people's bodies. After finding nothing amiss, the person returned to their original position. After carefully checking the bag, the person returned it to Wang Chengyu.

The three entered the room and stood at the door of a bedroom. Old Xie knocked on the door with his fingers.

"Old Wang, we're coming in."

"Come in!" came the old, weak voice.

Old Xie pushed the door open and entered, then closed it again after Wang Chengyu and Old Chen had both come in.

Wang Chengyu glanced around. The room was simply furnished with a wooden bed, a bedside table, a desk, and a wardrobe.

A thin, elderly man lay on the bed. The room was warm, but he was covered with a thick quilt, clearly because he was extremely sensitive to the cold.

The old man's cheeks were sunken, and although he had a square face, his appearance did not look harsh; instead, he had a kind and benevolent look.

Wang Chengyu felt that the old man looked familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

An elderly woman stood on the opposite side of the bed, dressed in simple and comfortable home clothes. She had gentle features and her every move exuded the air of a well-bred lady, though her face bore a slight trace of sorrow.

Seeing them come in, he nodded to the three of them.

Wang Chengyu nodded as well.

"You've come all this way, thank you for making the special trip."

The elderly man lying down spoke politely, his gentle tone revealing the weakness of someone who had been bedridden for a long time.

“We’re already here, why are you saying it’s too much trouble? Thank you, old man, tell us what to do.”

Old Chen was sharp-tongued, but his face was solemn.

Old Xie stood beside the bed.

"Let me introduce you first. The person lying on the bed is Mr. Wang, and the person standing beside the bed is Mr. Wang's wife."

"This is Chen Guozhi, a Tai Chi master, and this young lady is Wang Chengyu, a Tai Chi master."

"Chengyu, do you know Old Wang?" After introducing him, Old Xie looked at Wang Chengyu and asked.

Wang Chengyu shook his head and said frankly, "I have never met Old Wang, but he looks somewhat familiar."

"Old man Xie, are you done yet? We're not here to chat about everyday things. Why are you asking me all these questions?"

Old Chen grew increasingly impatient. He simply didn't want Wang Chengyu to know too much; the more you know, the more dangerous it becomes.

Old Xie chuckled, "You old man, the older you get, the more temperamental you become. Enough talk, let's begin!"

"Old Wang, I'm going to pull back your blanket!"

The old man on the bed nodded.

Old Xie stepped forward and lifted the blanket covering the old man. Underneath the blanket, the old man's ribs were clearly visible, making him appear even thinner.

Mr. Xie pointed to the area near the heart on the old man's left chest.

"Look, there's a scar here. It's the spot where Old Wang had surgery before. His body can't withstand the damage from a second surgery, so we can only opt for conservative treatment. What do you think about the chances of success?"

"Look at these two pictures I have here. Originally, the blockage was only about the size of a grain of sand. Now it's the size of a grain of rice, which is extremely dangerous!"

"Old Chen, why don't you give it a try first?"

For once, Old Chen didn't retort. He stepped forward, ran his hand over the blockage, and carefully compared it to the location on the picture in Old Xie's hand, his expression growing increasingly serious. After a short while, he stood up.

"Girl, come and take a look!"

"I need to take her pulse first." Wang Chengyu sat down beside her and looked at the old woman standing on the opposite side of the bed with a questioning gaze.

The old woman nodded.

Wang Chengyu took the old man's pulse.

【Yaoyao, can I save this person? Will it deduct from my merit points?】

She remembered that Yao Yao had said that some people should not be saved casually, especially those whose time was coming to an end, as it would diminish one's merits. So she specially asked Yao Yao to take her pulse.

[Can be saved]

Yao Yao, who was watching a TV series, glanced at it briefly, replied, and immediately returned to the plot.

Wang Chengyu felt reassured and took the old man's pulse. After taking the pulse, he carefully examined the location of the blockage, then stood up and moved aside.

"How is it? Are you confident?" Old Xie asked anxiously.

After a moment of contemplation, Old Chen said, "I'm only 50% sure. The blockage is easy to clear, but I'm afraid that once it's cleared, the blockage will move to other places. After all, my current skill level isn't high enough to crush it."

Old Xie hesitated. Even if Old Chen said he was 60% sure, he would have let him try. But a 50% chance was too risky.

"Old Chen, how long can you hold your breath?" Old Xie asked.

"Five seconds" is my limit. Old Chen makes no attempt to hide it.

"Old Chen, if you are at one end of the blockage and Cheng Yu is at the other end, can you both use your qi to break up the blockage at the same time?" Old Xie asked again, gesturing as he asked.

Old Chen frowned slightly. "It is possible, but it requires both of us to exert force and withdraw it at the same time. Not only do we need to cooperate perfectly, but we also need to control the force very well. If we are not careful, we will damage the meridians."

“I will follow your instructions. You say to retract, and I will retract; you say to exert force, and I will exert force,” Wang Chengyu said.

She didn't know how other people's qi circulated, so she didn't dare to speak casually.

Old Chen looked at Wang Chengyu with surprise and delight, "You can actually control it so well?"

Wang Chengyu was equally surprised, "Can't you do that too?"

Old Chen waved his hand, "I can't do that. I can only hold the breath out of my body for five seconds, but I can't control such precise force."

"Come on, try it on my arm first, let the old man feel your energy."

Wang Chengyu stepped forward and tentatively released his spiritual energy, controlling a wisp of it to probe the old man's lung meridian, slowly guiding the energy from his arm to his fingers.

"You've actually managed to do this, girl! You're amazing! Old man Xie, you've really found the treasure. Now we're 90% sure!"

He wanted to say 100%, but considering that one shouldn't be too certain about things, and what if the girl made a mistake, he changed his answer to 90%.

Old Master Xie was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Can Cheng Yu really do it?"

The old woman opposite, whose eyes had previously lost their sparkle, was instantly filled with a light of surprise.

"If I say it's possible, then it's possible," Old Chen said, not allowing anyone to question his ability to judge people.

"Girl, come here. I'll tell you how to direct your Qi. In a moment, use the same force you just used to guide your Qi from this position and push the blockage this way."

When you reach the Yunmen Zhongfu position, your energy will be almost depleted, so you should rest and recover.

Then, starting from this position, push until you reach the Chize point on your arm, stop, rest, and finally, in one go, burst out from the Shaoshang point. What do you think?

Wang Chengyu looked at Old Chen, then at the route he was gesturing.

"Yes, it is possible. You can use your breath to expel the blockage through the lung meridian."