Chapter 4 Eighteen Tiger Gate Needles

• However, before she could finish gloating, the bodyguards had already lifted Willa and Clarissa. They swiftly escorted them outside.
• "Hey, you've got the wrong people!" Willa protested.
• "The one you should be throwing out is Tyler, not us.
• "Ms. Middleton, you need to open your eyes. Don't let Tyler fool you!"
• Willa's voice quickly faded from the hospital room as Mona's icy gaze swept across the remaining occupants.
• "Why are you all still standing around?" she asked, her voice icy.
• "Do you also want to experience being thrown out?"
• Within seconds, the doctors scattered like frightened animals.
• Tyler was curious about Mona.
• He looked at her, sensing the icy coldness radiating from her like a block of ancient, unmeltable ice.
• "Everyone here doubts me. Why are you so certain I'm not a fraud?" he inquired.
• Mona glanced at him.
• "Don't insult my intelligence by comparing me to fools.
• "That would be an offense to me!"
• She was a woman of remarkable intelligence.
• Tyler felt that conversing with her was a breeze.
• "I need you to prepare a set of silver needles for me. I'll need them shortly."
• With a wave of Mona's hand, a bodyguard immediately went to handle the request.
• As they walked into the inner room of the hospital suite, Tyler finally saw the elderly woman, over 80 years old.
• She was gaunt and frail, her blood and energy drained, her life force dwindling.
• "To be blunt, given her current condition, your request is akin to defying the heavens and changing fate."
• Mona's expression remained unmoved.
• "I know. That's why none of them could cure her.
• "But I trust Uncle Gerald. If he says you can save her, then you can."
• The silver needles were delivered.
• Tyler carefully disinfected them.
• Out of nowhere, Mona added, "If you can save my grandmother, you'll become the Middleton family's son-in-law; my husband, and mine alone."
• Tyler's hand suddenly twitched.
• "Sorry, I just got divorced and don't plan on remarrying anytime soon."
• Mona paid no attention to his words.
• "When the Middleton family gives their word, it's etched in stone.
• "The notice clearly states that whoever cures my grandmother will marry me.
• "There will be no going back on that."
• Tyler suddenly understood.
• "No wonder so many people are desperate to treat Madam Hoffman; they're all after you."
• Mona frowned slightly.
• "You're the first man to be so blunt and bold in front of me."
• Tyler smiled.
• "Thank you for your trust.
• "With my treatment, Madam Hoffman will live another three to five years without issue."
• Once all the preparations were complete, Tyler began inserting the needles with lightning speed.
• Mona watched his hands move like shadows and felt reassured.
• In just a few moments, Tyler had placed nineteen silver needles across Madam Hoffman's body.
• Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Tyler gave Mona instructions.
• "Keep an eye on her. I'm going to prepare some medicine.
• "Remember, no one is to touch the silver needles until I return, or the consequences will be dire."
• Mona agreed, but soon after, she received a call from senior executives at her corporation.
• Not wanting to disturb her grandmother, Regina Hoffman, she stepped out to take the call.
• However, not long after she left, the second son of the Middleton family arrived with a team of medical staff.
• "Dr. Gavin Barlow, you're a renowned traditional medicine expert in Eldarion. I'm counting on you to help my grandmother.
• "If you can restore her health, the reward will be substantial, and the Middleton Group's resources will be at your disposal."
• Walking beside him was an elderly man with a white beard and an imposing presence.
• He was giving off the impression of a highly skilled healer.
• As he walked, he stroked his beard and said,
• "Rest assured, Mr. Middleton. I'm only here to heal, and we can discuss rewards after the treatment."
• Just this simple statement increased Brian's favorable impression of him.
• However, when they entered the room and saw the eighteen needles in Regina's body, Gavin's face changed dramatically.
• "Eighteen Tiger Gate Needles!
• "This technique, lost for centuries, shouldn't exist in the modern world. Which quack doctor dared to use it?"
• His apprentice looked puzzled.
• "Mr. Barlow, what is Eighteen Tiger Gate Needles?"
• Gavin was frustrated by his apprentice's ignorance and angrily poked his head.
• "I've told you many times to study ancient texts, but you never listen! Now you see how foolish you are?
• "Eighteen Tiger Gate Needles is an extremely powerful and intense technique, designed to boost vitality in the most severely weakened patients, almost to the point of 'reviving the dead.'
• "But Madam Hoffman's blood and energy are too depleted; she's a flickering candle in the wind. She cannot endure such an aggressive technique.
• "This isn't saving her life. It's forcing her into a temporary revival, only to have her rapidly decline and die after waking up."
• These words left Brian so terrified his legs went weak.
• "Dr. Barlow, I beg you, save my grandmother.
• "I'll double the reward I promised if you can keep her safe."
• Despite the huge reward, Gavin remained dignified.
• "Don't worry, Mr. Middleton. Since I'm here, I won't let her die.
• "You three, prepare for emergency procedures.
• "If anything goes wrong, intervene immediately."
• "Alright."
• His three apprentices quickly got to work.
• After a brief observation, Gavin removed the silver needles from her lower abdomen, below her navel, and her lower back.