Is Chen Huaian a Genius?!
An Unstoppable Urge
The feeling was too strong to ignore.
Chen Huaian couldn’t control his hands.
He grabbed the silver needle set.
Glanced at the old man beside him.
A wicked grin curled his lips.
Three parts unruliness.
Three parts arrogance.
Three parts amusement.
And 88 parts pure impatience.
Then—
He stabbed himself.
Right in his fractured leg.
“…Sorry!” He clasped his fists to the old man, solemnly apologizing.
NTR… for Needles?!
He just used someone else’s silver needles on himself.
Wouldn’t that be betrayal for the needles?
A kind of NTR?!
This was his deepest apology to the old man… and to the needles.
As for why he didn’t stab the old man instead?
He wasn’t crazy!
Experimenting on himself? Fine.
But testing on someone else? That was asking for trouble.
A Cultivation Prodigy?
As the silver needles pierced his skin,
A strange familiarity surged within him.
The acupuncture points and meridians on his leg suddenly became clear.
They overlapped with the acupoint map from the game.
His hands moved instinctively.
Lightning-fast.
Flowing like water.
Before he realized it—
36 silver needles were in place.
One by one, he adjusted the depths.
Rotated the needles.
Stimulated the acupuncture points.
His hands—
Which trembled when holding a water bottle—
Were now steady as a rock.
Immediate Effect
Chen Huaian exhaled.
Put the needles back.
The naughty feeling disappeared.
“Comfortable.”
A deep sense of satisfaction washed over him.
The swelling on his leg had already started to fade.
Only the twisted bone remained.
But fractures were not the biggest problem.
The real issue was contusion and blood stasis.
Reducing swelling was key.
Ten minutes of acupuncture… and the bruises were already clearing.
Too Good to Be True?
Chen Huaian stared at his own leg.
This was real.
No placebo.
No trick.
Acupuncture actually worked.
“…Wait.”
Didn’t this mean…
The game was teaching real skills?!
But not everyone could learn like this.
Who could remember a full acupoint map after doing it just once?
Certainly not him.
At least, not the old him.
“…Oh.”
“…Ohhhhhh!”
His eyes lit up.
His fist slammed into his palm.
“I GET IT! HAHAHAHA!!”
Outside the Ward…
Doctor Wu frowned.
“Are you sure he’s mentally unstable?”
Doctor Zhang nodded.
Inside the ward—
Chen Huaian’s laughter echoed.
“IT’S THE CANCER! THE CANCER CELLS ACTIVATED MY GENE LOCK! I’M A GENIUS!!!”
Doctor Wu: “…”
Doctor Zhang: “Here, take a look for yourself.”
“…”
“Yeah, he needs medical intervention.”
A “Miraculous” Recovery
Doctor Wu walked in.
“Young man…”
Before he could finish—
“Doctor, do you have a power bank?”
Wu Bin: “…”
Doctor Zhang noticed something.
The leg.
It looked better.
Much better.
The swelling was gone.
The bruises had faded.
“Wait… how?!”
Just an hour ago, the fracture was so severe that necrosis was a real concern.
Now—
It looked like a mild injury.
Chen Huaian noticed the doctor’s stare.
He immediately pulled his leg away.
“Ahaha… I heal fast.”
No way he could admit—
That he used secret acupuncture techniques from a mobile game.
Nobody would believe him.
And if they did?
He’d be locked in a science lab.
Silent Understanding
Doctor Zhang frowned.
Something felt off.
But—
The osteosarcoma was still there.
If the tumor had disappeared too, he would have reported this as a medical miracle.
Instead, he sighed.
“You need proper treatment. Ignoring it won’t end well.”
“I know. But I don’t have money.”
“Didn’t you buy insurance?”
“No.”
“Where are your parents?”
“Gone.”
Doctor Zhang fell silent.
He’d seen too many cases like this.
Terminal patients, alone, with no way to afford treatment.
But so few were as… indifferent as Chen Huaian.
“If you ever need help raising funds, tell me.”
“Thanks, Doc. If I make money, I’ll treat it properly.”
A Narrow Escape
Doctor Wu, meanwhile, was observing.
Chen Huaian’s eyes were clear.
His thoughts were sharp.
His emotions were stable.
“…He’s not mentally ill.”
Doctor Zhang: “Huh?”
“I almost had someone bring an anesthetic gun. False alarm.”
Doctor Zhang: “…”
A Man on a Mission
By afternoon,
Chen Huaian had undergone surgery.
His leg was in a cast.
The doctors suggested staying.
He refused. No money.
Before leaving—
He bought a silver needle set.
Acupuncture is useful.
Might as well keep practicing.
A True Emergency
Once outside—
Chen Huaian scanned his surroundings.
His eyes burned green.
“Power bank… POWER BANK!!!”
He needed to charge his phone.
Hadn’t played the game for an entire afternoon!
What if Li Qingran got attacked again?!
If she died,
60,000¥ worth of recharges would go down the drain!
He spotted a charging station in a restaurant.
Only one power bank left.
A female student reached for it.
“LET GO OF THAT POWER BANK!!!”
The girl froze in terror.
A bald man on crutches had just rushed at her like a maniac.
She instinctively let go.
Chen Huaian snatched the power bank.
Plugged in his phone.
Opened the game.
Checked Li Qingran.
She was still unconscious.
He exhaled in relief.
Finally, he sat down.
Ordered food.
And clicked—
The Koi Prize Pool.
500 draws left until guaranteed minimum.
“Tsk, no European luck.”
His finger hovered over the button.
“All in.”
A new wave of recharges was about to begin.
