However, Shi Changqing only knew the first three needles, and he was completely incapable of executing acupuncture from a distance like Chu Hao did.
To manipulate silver needles and control acupuncture points with such precision—down to the finest hair—was the only way to perform acupuncture without touching the patient. Most crucially, the technique for distant acupuncture was entirely different from the method of applying needles by hand.
This was a completely lost school of acupuncture.
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