The old man's voice echoed in the empty room, like a river flowing quietly in the quiet night."The ghost gate needle is just like any other method used by a doctor, medicine or poison."
“Medicine can save lives, but it can also kill people; poison can kill people, but it can also save lives.”
"The same is true for my Ghost Gate Needle, old man. I am the only one in my sect who has mastered two types of Ghost Gate Needles. Even my master hasn't been able to do this."
Ran Ran raised her eyebrows. This old man was a genius in medicine and acupuncture.
The old man suddenly laughed and said, "Since we are talking about this, I would like to tell you an interesting story, which happened before the Terror Cave came."
"Our society and our world are constantly moving forward. Diseases that were once beyond the reach of even the most skilled doctors have now been turned into minor problems that can be solved with a single shot of medicine under the powerful hand of modern medicine."
"Do you feel like everything is getting better and better?" He seemed to be very emotional, "But the number of times I use the improved version of Ghost Gate Needle is increasing."
"Improved?" Ran Ran frowned disapprovingly. The later version recorded in Wu Ning Xiao Hei's book was not worthy of being called an improved version.
That is used to harm people.
The old man laughed, "You are still a kind-hearted kid!"
"I didn't agree with this term at first, but later I figured it out. The word 'improvement' is not from the perspective of saving the world and helping people, but from the perspective of pure medical skills."
"You won't understand this..." The old man's voice became distant, "Only those who have studied the original Ghost Gate Needle carefully can understand how exquisite the improved version is!"
Ranran waited for a while, but the old man didn't speak again.
“Have you finished sharing your story?”
"Yes, it's a personal story. The world has moved forward, but from my personal perspective, I see more negativity in the world."
"Then do you think it's the world's fault?" Ran Ran didn't wait for the old man to answer and said directly: "I think it's your own problem."
"Many bad things are tempting, but why don't you just stick to that line and not do them? Why blame the world? The world didn't put a knife to your neck and force you to use the 'improved' ghost needle on others."
The old man laughed twice when he heard this, "I, an old man, will not be shaken by your words."
"I am just a tool, just like my ghost needle. The people who really create these malicious and negative things are those who hired me at a high price."
Ran Ran still couldn't understand pure evil, "Why would they do this?"
"Who knows! Maybe they think there are too few crazy people in this world." The old man's back bent again.
"I'm done with my talk, little doll. It's your turn next."
Ran Ran said dissatisfiedly: "Sharing personal stories does not count as an effective part! The information you shared was too little. You just said that your methods can hurt people as well as save people. There is no sincerity!"
The old man bargained, "You introduced your ability in one sentence, and I, old man, am also saying one sentence now, so why not."
"Just because you're young doesn't mean you can cheat."
"You can't cheat when you're old!" Ran Ran shouted, "Old man, you have to at least answer one question for me!"
"what is the problem?"
"Which one did you use on my companion?"
"Of course it's the original." The old man snorted and laughed, "Otherwise, do you think your companion can still stand there?"
"Then why can't they move? I can't even hear them breathing..."
The old man was surprised by Ran Ran's hearing, "Your physical fitness improvement is really not to be underestimated..."
Ran Ran curled her lips when she heard this. Her good hearing was purely because of her good hearing, and had nothing to do with her ability. She hadn't used [Rage] yet. However, the old man's words reminded her that Rage could improve attack, defense and speed at the moment of use. Wouldn't other functions of the body also improve?
Wouldn't that be inappropriate?
"Old man, I used the tranquilizing acupuncture method on them. After the silver needles are inserted into the acupuncture points, they can fall into a state similar to deep sleep for a short period of time."
"It's the opposite of your ability. My ability is to reduce their body functions to the minimum in an instant, just enough to keep them 'alive'."
"It was originally a way to calm manic patients."
Ran Ran was secretly shocked, "It's really unbelievable that a silver needle can completely make a person lose the ability to resist in the instant of acupuncture."
The old man said proudly: "Don't underestimate the method of acupuncture."
"But it is indeed as you said. Normal ghost gate needles cannot achieve this level. I just added calming herbs and strong medicines, applied them on the needle tip, and let the medicine evaporate the moment the silver needle pierces the acupuncture point..."
"Plus, after this Ghost Gate Needle becomes my ability, the effect it can exert is far beyond the normal Ghost Gate Needle method."
Ran Ran understood that the old man's move could achieve such an exaggerated effect, which was the result of the combination of exquisite skills, the help of medicinal materials and the power of the terrifying cave.
It is even possible that the power of the terror cave is the dominant factor.
The old man is proficient in acupuncture, and the ability given to him by the fear cave that awakened him is the ghost gate needle...
Ranran thought again that the power that Xiaonu awakened was destruction. Is this also related to the desire for destruction rooted deep in Xiaonu's heart?
Is it just a ghost needle that makes the target lose the ability to move?
She said calmly, "So your goal has always been to capture us alive, old man."
The old man chuckled twice, "You overestimate yourself, little kid. I never intended to capture you and your companions alive. I only wanted to capture any target in this building, that is, the Awakened."
Ran Ran was shocked, and only then did she understand that the old man was never the one responsible for hunting down her and Shen Dinghai in Dingjun Mountain. He just ran into them by accident!
Her mind raced, "So there are a lot of you here?"
The old man raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Your brain works really fast. Are you still maintaining your enhanced function now?"
Ran Ran did not answer, the old man said to himself: "But I really didn't expect that my luck would be so good one day!"
"The little girl who teleported me didn't like me. She seemed to be obsessed with my looks or something. She deliberately teleported me to the wrong location and separated me from the main force."
"After I arrived, I looked around the hall and didn't see a single person with special abilities. Luckily, I wasn't confused for too long. Before I figured out how to get to the base, I finally found the three of you in the crowd."
"Do you know how conspicuous you three are in the eyes of ordinary people? You all have golden titles on your heads!" said the old man and laughed.
Ranran secretly wished that she could tear this garbage game of Horror Cave into pieces.
It’s all the fault of Kongdong!
The old man continued, "I saw the three of you the moment you appeared in my sight! But what surprised me even more was..."
"It's the content of the title above your head."
The old man let out an obscene laugh, "[The indestructible cockroach]..."
"It's the highest level goal of this operation! Do you know what the president will reward me with if I complete the mission?!"
Ran Ran said speechlessly: "Anyway, the power of this title will not be awarded to you. Your president organized this action, and he must want to use it himself."
The old man smiled even more happily, "The rest is confidential, I can't tell you anymore."
"Even for the adults, catching one is considered overachieving! As an old man, I actually encountered three at once!"
"I'm so lucky, old man!" (End of this chapter)
