"Great! Now everybody has seen this lively and adorable rabbit! I couldn’t be so cruel as to harm it deliberately. Let’s do a simple acupuncture demonstration. If done correctly, it can treat diseases, but if not, it could harm a person. Let’s see what harm looks like first!"
Bai Xiao held the silver needle for demonstration. She was confident about this since her academic expertise was quite solid. She had learned it in her past life and had revised it quite a lot in this life. How could she possibly make a mistake?
She could even locate the acupuncture points with her eyes closed.
"Who has a scarf I could borrow?"
Someone immediately offered one.
Bai Xiao handed it to the student who brought it over, "Help me tie this over my eyes so I can’t see anything at all."
Everyone was in an uproar.
To perform acupuncture blindfolded—
That must be a joke!
How could someone even do that?
That’s too...
Bai Xiao was already blindfolded, silver needle in hand, her face breaking into a smile.
"Fellow students, today I originally wanted to demonstrate the dangers of improper acupuncture. However, I’ve changed my mind because when I touched the little rabbit earlier, I discovered it had just undergone surgery, no more than three days ago, and the wound hasn’t fully healed yet. How could we inflict further pain on it at this time?
And most importantly, its hind leg was permanently paralyzed due to the surgery. If you don’t believe me, take a look for yourselves."
Bai Xiao knew after sensing around that this rabbit was a defective product from a laboratory.
The boy placed the rabbit on the table, and indeed, as it started to hop, one of its hind legs was clearly dragging limply on the ground; there were distinct sutures on its abdomen from the surgery.
"Damn, Bai Xiao is amazing, it’s as if she can see even with her eyes covered. Can Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis really achieve this?"
"Not necessarily. Maybe she had already seen it before and now she’s just putting on a show under the guise of mystique."
"Enough talking, let’s see what she’s going to do!"
"This rabbit is so pitiful!"
"Can we focus on what’s important here, please?"
"I’ve seen acupuncture before, but it was always for things like backaches and leg pains. I’ve seen cupping, acupuncture, moxibustion, but I honestly don’t know how effective acupuncture really is."
"You don’t know anything. My mom said that in the past, skilled practitioners of Chinese medicine could ’use one needle to travel the world’, curing all sorts of diseases."
"Keep dreaming. If that were true, then what’s the point of all the Western medical equipment? What use are X-ray machines and ultrasounds? Western medicine is different from Chinese medicine."
"Look, Bai Xiao is about to do the acupuncture."
This statement successfully silenced everyone.
Bai Xiao felt around for Xiaobai the rabbit and had a boy secure it, "Classmates, acupuncture indeed can treat a wide range of diseases. In history, acupuncture had its moments of glory. It dealt with everything from colds and fevers to acne, from serious paralysis and strokes to even internal organ issues. It could enhance immunity and restore circulation. Since you don’t often see this, let’s have Xiaobai start its recovery today."
As the needle went in, Xiaobai shivered.
"When it comes to the posture of holding the needle during acupuncture, it is like holding a writing brush. Depending on how many fingers are used, it is commonly divided into the Two-finger Needle Technique, Three-finger Needle Technique, Four-finger Needle Technique, and Five-finger Needle Technique. And as for me, I use the Two-finger Needle Technique: it involves using the pads of the right thumb and index finger to grip the handle of the needle, so that the needle forms a 90-degree angle with the thumb."