For this reason, the imperial physicians of past dynasties were required to master two legendary skills: the Flying Needle Technique, which allows for locating acupoints through clothing, and the silk-thread pulse-taking method.
Alas, with the gradual introduction of Western medicine, these two arts—passed down through eighteen generations—quietly faded into obscurity in an era dominated by antibiotics.
On the day the medical sage Lu Jinxian took on his apprentice, two yellowed scrolls lay upon a celadon-inlaid table. Young Gu Yuan knelt on a sandalwood cushion, his gaze burning as he stared at the scroll titled *Mysteries of the Nine Needles*.
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