Professor Richard, an American.
He was once the chief consultant of the American internet giant, Microhard Group, and the honors he received in the internet industry were so grand they were almost unimaginable.
Unfortunately, a few months ago, he had a falling out with the chairman of the Microhard Group.
No one knew why, but he later came to Huaya and, hiding his identity, took a teaching position at the nondescript and ordinary Huadu University of Science and Technology.
At the university, he didn't act too conspicuously. At first, no one even knew he was the same Richard who had been chief consultant at Microhard Group. After all, for Huaya People, foreign names are hard to remember. Even if they encountered someone with the same name, they would only consider it a coincidence.
But some days ago, for some unknown reason, Richard's background was exposed, and his peaceful life at Huadu University of Science and Technology was disrupted.
Occasionally, people would come to threaten and intimidate him, and some even tried to intercept him on his way to work, attempting to make him submit.
However, Professor Richard was also incredibly stubborn. He declined the recommendations from Huadu University of Science and Technology's upper management to move into the campus dormitories and instead issued a statement himself, proclaiming that no matter what means the other party used, they would never make him submit! This chapter was made possible by the community at *.
Later on, mysteriously, he fell ill.
Those in the know understood that his illness was very likely the work of those who harassed him. However, why there were so many harassing and threatening him was probably related to his angry departure from Microhard Group.
Thinking of this, Xu Hao felt some sympathy for Professor Richard's predicament, which was also a major reason why he insisted on treating Richard.
Microhard Group was not just an American but a global internet industry leader, the number one group!
Its status in the internet industry had remained unshakable for decades!
Yet even so, Richard left Microhard Group without looking back, simply because their philosophies did not align with his own.
Such a person who sticks to his beliefs, whether friend or foe, easily commands respect.
Moreover, Microhard Group and several other American internet giants held a deep animosity towards Huaya, believing that Huaya's rapid rise could obstruct their profit-making. On one hand, they were earning Huaya People's money, but on the other hand, they were speaking ill of them, conducting unfair practices against Huaya People.
This, to Xu Hao, was extremely distasteful. Their greed was truly unseemly.
Xu Hao held the Silver Needles and suddenly started the acupuncture.
His movements grew speedier and speedier, so fast that it dazzled the eyes, leaving one utterly unable to discern what Xu Hao was actually doing, much less trace the movements of his hands.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound, let alone speak. That would be unthinkable.
As Xu Hao administered the needles, everyone was astonished to see wisps of black and red mist emerging from Professor Richard's forehead!
It looked like the curling smoke from burning incense, not much in quantity, but it kept seeping out continuously.
And when those wisps just emerged, everyone felt nauseated and uncomfortable.
However, as Xu Hao applied the needles, he waved his left hand, and everyone saw the wisps of mist as if being drawn by some force, slowly drifting into a small bottle that Xu Hao had seemingly taken out of nowhere.
This bizarre phenomenon dumbfounded everyone, especially Ellie, who was completely stunned.
She had never seen anything in her country. How could these coils of disgusting mist emerge from Professor Richard's forehead?
She suddenly remembered what Xu Hao had just said, that Professor Richard's illness wasn't a sickness but an affliction of Evil energy. Could this be the Evil energy Professor Xu spoke of?
Ji Feng and others thought of this too, but since Xu Hao was in the middle of treating and saving a life, they couldn't speak.
Xu Hao finally stopped his movements, and no more black and red mist appeared from Professor Richard's forehead.
Xu Hao stored away the small bottle, took a deep breath, and smiled, "It's my first time performing The Second Needle of the Defying Heaven Nine Needles, and I was a bit unskilled, but thankfully, I managed to cure him."
Ji Feng quickly said, "Cured? That's wonderful!"
Ellie, however, asked, "Professor Xu, were those the Evil energy we saw just now?"
Xu Hao nodded and said, "Now, I will wake Professor Richard up."
As he spoke, he lightly tapped towards Professor Richard's forehead. His palm didn't actually touch the forehead but hovered in mid-air, at least ten centimeters away.
Yet, Professor Richard slowly opened his eyes, looked at the ceiling, then turned to see everyone.
Ellie, overwhelmed with joy, rushed to his side and tearfully exclaimed, "Professor Richard, you're finally better!"
"I... am cured? Ellie, my illness can be cured? Don't tease me," said Professor Richard in not so fluent Mandarin.