The Silver Needle, carrying with it Northern Spiritual Energy, slowly penetrated into Xiao Kunkun's Dantian. Ling Zhenfei held his breath and focused, not daring to be careless for even a moment. The doctors and nurses observing the procedure, all professionals in traditional Chinese medicine, also understood the crucial importance of this stage and held their breaths in silence, afraid that even the slightest noise might disturb Ling Zhenfei's treatment.

Snap!

Suddenly, a faint noise was heard as Ling Zhenfei's Silver Needle seemed to strike against something hard. Then, to his surprise, it began to shake violently. Shocked and having never encountered such a situation before, he struggled to suppress the trembling of the Silver Needle, endeavoring to keep it stable, but it began to shake even more violently, now visibly shaking to the naked eye.

Ling Zhenfei's Perspective Eye was tracking the Silver Needle's entry, and perhaps because the Silver Needle had opened a gap, it was as if a door letting in light had opened in the darkness of night. Through his Perspective Eye, he caught a glimpse of something inside that was moving—in the midst of that shadow, there was a living creature!

Ling Zhenfei's face went pale with shock. This shadow was located in the Dantian, connected to countless nerves that connected to the internal organs. How could something possibly exist there? But before Ling Zhenfei had a chance to think further, a surge of Northern Spiritual Energy transmitted through the Silver Needle, jolting it out of the shadow.

The surrounding doctors couldn't help but let out exclamations of shock, sharing the same sense of disbelief, their faces full of astonishment, not understanding why this was happening.

Ling Zhenfei tried the procedure two more times, but the results were the same as before; the Northern Spiritual Energy shook the Silver Needle out, even deforming it. He knew that he could not continue without figuring out what was inside. Proceeding recklessly might break the Silver Needle, and if it broke inside the body, Xiao Kunkun's condition would become even more complicated.

If he had Spiritual Power, perhaps he could contend with that entity using it, but without Spiritual Power at this moment, it was simply not possible. Ling Zhenfei stopped the treatment and turned to leave the sickroom.

"Doctor, how is it going?" Xiao Kunkun's family had been waiting anxiously outside the door, and they hurriedly approached Ling Zhenfei as he came out to inquire.

"I'm sorry, there's been a complication with the treatment. I need to prepare more before continuing," Ling Zhenfei said truthfully, but this honesty only added a hint of disappointment to Xiao Kunkun's family's faces.

There was nothing Ling Zhenfei could do but walk back to his rest room alone. Sitting in the room, he bowed his head in thought, but no matter how much he pondered, he couldn't make sense of it.

Time flew by, and soon it was noon. At that moment, Bai Ling entered with her phone in hand and handed it to Ling Zhenfei. He knew that something new must have appeared online.

Ling Zhenfei's expression changed immediately after he took a look. It turned out that the news about the setback in his morning treatment had been posted online. Although the message didn't explain the details of the setback, simply stating that Ling Zhenfei was forced to stop the treatment due to complications, this news was enough to send the internet trolls into a frenzy.

"I've always said that Ling Zhenfei is a charlatan, claiming he could treat Xiao Kunkun, and now what? He's still helpless, right? I've said before on the internet that if Ling Zhenfei could cure Xiao Kunkun, I'd eat feces live on stream, and I stand by that. Ling Zhenfei, do you dare say the same? Do you dare to say that if you can't cure Xiao Kunkun you'll eat feces live on stream?"

The Anti-Ling Zhenfei Publicity Alliance suddenly became active again. The trolls, who had quieted down ever since Ling Zhenfei agreed to treat Xiao Kunkun, started to stir once more, especially the professional trolls from Zhao Tianbi Ri. One Weibo post followed another, each mocking Ling Zhenfei.

Modu International Hospital also responded with a Weibo post: "Hahahaha..." The message wasn't long, but it came across as arrogant, infuriating Ling Zhenfei immensely.

"How is it, any clues yet?" Bai Ling had been cautious not to disturb Ling Zhenfei all morning, fearing she might interrupt his contemplation of the illness. Only now did she come to ask.

"In Xiao Kunkun's Dantian there's something... it even seems to be alive. This thing has been absorbing the Northern Spiritual Energy from Xiao Kunkun's internal organs for years, leading to the depletion of his organs' Spiritual Power and a loss of vitality. That's the cause of Xiao Kunkun's illness. However, I can't figure out what exactly is inside there, nor can I extract it."

After a morning of thought, Ling Zhenfei had figured out the cause of Xiao Kunkun's sickness, but was still helpless when it came to the strange object.

"Then is there anything in the world that absorbs Northern Spiritual Energy? Could it be that Xiao Kunkun accidentally ingested it, leading to this condition?" Bai Ling analyzed from the side.

"Indeed, there are many insects and plants in the world capable of absorbing Northern Spiritual Energy, but none so small and powerful, and it's impossible for Xiao Kunkun to have swallowed something like that. The location also doesn't match where ingested objects would go," Ling Zhenfei refuted Bai Ling's idea.

As the two were discussing, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Bai Ling hurriedly went to open it and standing outside was Xiao Kunkun's mother, holding a small box in her hand.

"Li Hao Doctor Ling Zhenfei, it was quite strenuous to treat him just now. Here I have some Camellia tea that we picked ourselves. Please have a cup, it can help relieve fatigue," said Xiao Kunkun's mother, whose name was Camellia, an exquisitely gentle and graceful woman.

"Thank you so much. We do have a few questions for you as well. Please, come in and have a seat," Ling Zhenfei said, very grateful for the Camellia tea. Despite the setback in treatment, the fact that Xiao Kunkun's family still thought of him meant a lot.

"If I can be of any assistance to you, I would be very honored," Camellia said as she walked in, placing the small can of tea leaves in front of Ling Zhenfei.

"Did you pick this tea yourself? You're so talented and skillful, I'm quite envious of you," Bai Ling was not shy, taking the can of tea leaves and going to brew some tea for Ling Zhenfei.

"This is tea from our mountain. We Miaojiang people may not have much, but we do have plenty of tea trees on the mountains, otherwise I wouldn't have been given such a name," Camellia said with a smile.

"You're also from the Miao ethnic group?" Ling Zhenfei was somewhat surprised, knowing only that Leize Ta was from the Miao ethnic group and not expecting his wife to be as well.

"Yes, we're all from the Miao ethnic group, but we're doing business in the city now and only return to Miaojiang once or twice a year," Camellia's speech was also tender, different from some of the girls from Miaojiang.

Ling Zhenfei indeed had many questions to ask Xiao Kunkun's parents, as he found Xiao Kunkun's illness extremely peculiar.

"Then could you tell me, were there any particular signs before Xiao Kunkun fell ill?" Ling Zhenfei was even starting to feel that Xiao Kunkun's illness wasn't natural.

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