"Master, what's going on? It seems like Mr. Jiang is... deliberately provoking Shixiong Shen."

At this moment, Zhang Qiang also discerned something, turning his head to look at Shen Zhenguo.

Shen Zhenguo nodded, whispering, "Indeed, Mr. Jiang appears to be intentionally agitating Xiangtian. Let's see, perhaps things will become clear once their fight is over."

Upon hearing Shen Zhenguo's exchange, Chen Jiantao was also startled, glanced at Shen Jianguo, and then turned his doubtful gaze toward Jiang Chen who was engaged in combat.

"If you continue to fight, in three more punches, you will surely cough up blood!" Suddenly, Jiang Chen, who was dodging, took two steps back, moving out of Shen Xiangtian's attack range, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Cough up blood?" Shen Xiangtian paused for a moment, then bellowed, "Humph! I'll make you cough up blood first!"

"Whoosh!"

Shen Xiangtian's figure accelerated once again, his attacks becoming even more ferocious. As the leader of the special forces squad, he felt a burning shame on his face for not having been able to take down a youngster for so long, especially in front of his own soldiers.

Originally, he had been holding back out of respect for Jiang Chen since he had treated his father's injuries, but now he could no longer afford to do so and went full force in his attacks towards Jiang Chen.

"What did Mr. Jiang say? That Shixiong Shen will cough up blood after three punches?" Zhang Qiang asked in surprise.

Shen Zhenguo's eyebrows twitched, speculating, "Does it mean that after three punches, Mr. Jiang will counterattack, causing Xiangtian to spew up blood? That seems unlikely, right? Although Wu Feng said Mr. Jiang is very strong, Xiangtian is much stronger than Wu Feng. Given the current situation, Mr. Jiang seems to be under pressure!"

"Humph! I think he is just trying to save face, unable to defeat the Squad Leader and wanting to disturb the Squad Leader's composure," Chen Jiantao sneered coldly. "He's mistaken if he thinks so. The angrier the Squad Leader gets, the more stable his attacks become. There's no way he's giving him an opportunity! He just waits to be dealt with!"

"Pff—"

Yet, as the three were talking, Shen Xiangtian's three punches had passed. Before he could throw the fourth, he suddenly felt a stuffiness in his chest and couldn't hold back, spitting out dark blood, then he fell toward the ground.

"Squad Leader!"

"Xiangtian!"

"Shixiong!"

Shen Zhenguo and the others exclaimed in shock, staring at Jiang Chen with faces full of astonishment. It really happened as he said, coughing up blood after three punches!

Just as Chen Jiantao was about to go and help Shen Xiangtian, Jiang Chen's figure flashed, restraining Shen Xiangtian with his hand.

"How dare you!"

Chen Jiantao's expression changed, and he shouted as he attacked Jiang Chen. Shen Zhenguo and Zhang Qiang also frowned, staring intently at Jiang Chen.

A hint of coldness flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes, he didn't even glance at Chen Jiantao, just kicked out directly.

Bang! Thump!

Chen Jiantao was sent flying, crashing down heavily beside Shen Zhenguo.

"Don't get in the way!" Jiang Chen glared at Chen Jiantao, then took out Silver Needle to begin acupuncture on Shen Xiangtian.

"What are you trying to do?" Shen Xiangtian was a mix of panic and fury, unable to believe that he had actually coughed up blood after three punches, and what astonished him even more was that he had been completely immobilized by Jiang Chen's single hand to the point of being unable to fight back!

Shen Zhenguo's eyes brightened as if he realized something and hurriedly cried out, "Xiangtian, don't resist!"

Hearing this shout, Zhang Qiang also realized what was happening and loudly called out, "Senior brother, don't resist at all costs!"

Chen Jiantao, who had just gotten up from the ground and wanted to help, was stunned again, looking at Shen Zhenguo and Zhang Qiang with a very puzzled expression.

However, Shen Xiangtian's face had turned red at this point. It wasn't that he didn't want to resist, but rather that he couldn't!

Nevertheless, hearing the calls from his father and junior brother, his heart slightly relaxed. He wasn't familiar with Mr. Jiang and didn't know what he was up to, but his father and junior brother certainly wouldn't harm him!

Jiang Chen indeed ignored Shen Zhenguo and the others, and after restraining Shen Xiangtian, he began rapidly applying needles to his body.

In a short while, after completing a set of acupuncture, Jiang Chen put away the needles and released Shen Xiangtian. Standing up and looking at him, Jiang Chen asked indifferently, "How do you feel?"

Shen Xiangtian looked at Jiang Chen with shock written all over his face and slowly got to his feet, still not quite coming to his senses.

When Jiang Chen started to insert needles, Shen Xiangtian thought his hidden injury was about to burst forth; he believed Jiang Chen meant to harm him. However, just as the injury approached the brink of erupting, it suddenly receded rapidly, followed by a warm flow. The place that had been in pain for so long now felt pleasurably soothing!

"Captain, how are you feeling?" Chen Jiantao stepped up to Shen Xiangtian's side, gave Jiang Chen a wary glance, and looked at Shen Xiangtian with concern.

Shen Zhenguo and Zhang Qiang also looked at Shen Xiangtian with expectation. They had guessed what Jiang Chen was doing, but it still needed confirmation.

"I, I feel very comfortable!" Shen Xiangtian hadn't fully recovered his senses, but upon hearing the question, he spoke of his feelings.

Hmm?

Chen Jiantao paused momentarily, looking at Shen Xiangtian with a bewildered expression. Comfortable? What situation is this? How could getting hit feel comfortable?

What's wrong with the captain?

Jiang Chen offered a faint smile, "These past few days while practicing your punches, did you feel a sense of stuffiness in your chest? As if a rock was lodged there? And although the circulation of blood and qi felt a bit smoother compared to the Cultivation Technique you used to practice, wasn't that smoothness in exchange for the chest discomfort?"

"Yes! How, how did you know?"

Shen Xiangtian stared at Jiang Chen in amazement, filled with disbelief. His surprise lay not just in Jiang Chen discerning his symptoms but also in the implications of Jiang Chen's words, 'compared to the original Cultivation Technique you practiced.'

Could it be... he's figured it out?! How is that possible! He had access to his family's Cultivation Technique for only a few days! Had he completely mastered and analyzed it already?

"Mr. Jiang, what do you mean by 'the original Cultivation Technique you practiced'?" Shen Zhenguo, too, detected the implication in Jiang Chen's words and regarded Shen Xiangtian with suspicion, voicing his query.

"That's something you'll have to ask your son. If I'm not mistaken, he's modified your family's Cultivation Technique himself!"

Jiang Chen offered a slight smile, looking at Shen Xiangtian with a playful expression, "You think I'm a swindler because you've started to modify the technique, and you believe you've been quite successful, haven't you?"

Shen Xiangtian was taken aback at these words and nodded hesitantly, suddenly realizing that this young man in front of him probably understood his family's technique even better than he did.

"But I have to tell you the truth, your modifications are misguided, and you're only making it worse!"

Jiang Chen spoke bluntly, "Just now, I deliberately angered you to make you release the frustration built up in your chest. Do you feel like the heaviness is gone now? If you hadn't vented it and continued to practice with your modified technique, you wouldn't just end up in a wheelchair like Old Master Shen. Instead, you'd be lying in a hospital bed waiting for others to take care of you!"

"Hiss—"

Shen Xiangtian gasped, his face a picture of horror, as endless fear surged in his heart.

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