I Am the Ruler of All

Hewlett was one of the top medical experts in Mittera. If he were to state publicly in the world-renowned Banner Chronicles that
Qustian traditional medicine was a hoax, they Qustians would definitely lose face as a result—unless they could refute him with
strong evidence.
At the thought of this, Scott said to Blake, "Mr. Hemsworth, you've got to find a way! We mustn't let these foreigners blacken the
name of our traditional medicine!"
Blake looked troubled with a bitter taste in his mouth. "I... I..."
Just as he was stammering without being able to say a complete sentence, Matt stepped forward and said loudly, "Please calm
down, everyone! Perhaps the Nicholson brat can really make it!" Well, the purpose I've made this such a grand occasion is to
smear Kingsley's reputation and make him the people's enemy so that he can never gain a foothold in Cleapolis. Won't my and
Felix's plan come to nothing if Blake takes action? he thought to himself. Therefore, he hurriedly stepped forward and motioned
everyone to watch Kingsley's performance first.
Seeing that Matt had spoken, the medical bigwigs led by Scott fell silent. After all, they were invited here by Matt and Felix, so
they couldn't steal the show from Matt and spoil his plans.
The dense crowd upstairs gradually fell silent as well. After all, they had squeezed in to watch the spectacle. Seeing that
Kingsley was now ready to perform acupuncture, they looked on with anticipation as to how he was going to make a fool of
himself. To these ordinary citizens, even if Kingsley was unable to cure Joshua, those gray-haired and sage scholars surely had
a way to do so to prevent the Mitterans from laughing at them. Therefore, after the excitement, most of them quietly looked on.
Blake could tell what everyone was thinking, but he felt so depressed that he was on the verge of tears. For the very first time, he
felt that it wasn't a good thing to be counted on. I'm already over 60 years old this year and will retire in a few years' time. Why
would I be made to do something entirely beyond myself?! Am I really gonna lose my reputation?! he lamented to himself.
Just as he was keeping his grievances to himself, Kingsley ran his eyes over everyone at the scene with a smile. He said
impassively, "Since everyone wants to take a look at Qustian traditional medicine, I'll show what I'm capable of!" As he spoke, he
took the ivory box containing Gorgion's Nine Needles out of his pocket.

The instant the box was opened, the nine gold needles inside it gleamed faintly all at once.
No one knew how precious the nine gold needles were, except for Blake, who knew the grades of different acupuncture needles
better than anyone else after having spent all his life researching traditional acupuncture. As a result, the depressed look on his
face vanished in an instant. "T-Those needles..."
Seeing the drastic change in his facial expression, Matt couldn't help but smile sinisterly. As expected of Mr. Hemsworth, the
Cleapolis Acupuncture Society's chief expert. He must have noticed at a glance that Kingsley's needles aren't of standard
quality! he thought to himself.
The others had the same idea as Matt did.
For a time, a myriad of expressions crossed the faces of everyone at the scene. Some looked disdainful, while some looked
scornful; there were also some who looked furious and some who were gloating...
It was truly a vivid panorama of all kinds of people.
Kingsley didn't care about these people's expressions, though. Instead, he and Leroy worked together to move Joshua onto the
operating table that had been prepared beforehand. After that, he took out a seven-inch-long needle and said to Joshua, "You
don't have to be nervous, Mr. Johnson. You may feel somewhat numb or sore during the process, but it'll be over after you put up
with it."
Joshua nodded vigorously. "I can put up with it. It's okay even if I have to endure excruciating pain as long as I can get back on
my feet!"
"Okay! Here we go!" Kingsley replied. Then, he let out a deep bellow with a sudden gleam in his eyes!
At this moment, he began to perform acupuncture, inserting the needle into the acupuncture point GB-34 of Joshua's body.
Then, he lightly flicked the needle's handle—which had a dragon engraved on it—in a flash with his fingers.
The needle vibrated slightly, producing a faint buzz. Buzz...

Before the sound could fade, Kingsley quickly ran his hand over the ivory box, and the 3.6-inch-long filiform needle appeared
between his fingers.
Twisting the needle with his fingers, he then inserted the needle into the acupuncture point BL-30 of Joshua's body by one and a
half inches. Holding the needle gently in his right hand, he pulled out, reinserted, and twisted the needle slightly at short
intervals, causing the needle to vibrate slightly.
"Ah..." Joshua couldn't help but moan in pain as beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. His moan of pain seemed particularly
abrupt in the silent Sunshine Auditorium.
Only then did everyone who had been fascinated by the sight of the scene come to their senses.
"Holy cow! I felt like I was dreaming just now and was spellbound by his technique..."
"Me too. I don't know what was going on, but I completely forgot what I was doing!"
Meanwhile, Scott, Blake, and the few other bigwigs in traditional medicine opened their mouths agape, looking stupefied as
though they had all lost their minds. "W-What is this weird technique?!"