Zhu Yanyi scanned the crowd and continued, "I don't need to explain what ordinary needles are. Everyone here at the International Medical Exchange Conference knows. You must master ordinary needles before learning silver needles. Only after mastering silver needles can you learn acupuncture. Currently, acupuncture ends with gold needles. But in fact, there is a top-level technique beyond gold needles: the Empty Needle."
Seeing the confused looks, Zhu Yanyi added, "Do you know about our Huaxia? We have a national treasure called martial arts. The highest realm is 'no moves beat moves.' Acupuncture is the same. The top realm is 'no needle beats needle.' That is why I call it the Empty Needle."
"Does anyone in Huaxia know the Empty Needle now?" a reporter asked.
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Good question. This is why Traditional Chinese Medicine is a national treasure. In history, divine doctors used it. Not to mention Azure Sovereign Qingdi, the creator of the Empty Needle. In our current era, divine doctors like Hua Tuo and Bian Que knew it. Today, I am learning it. I haven't mastered it yet, but I can demonstrate what it is."
Demonstrate? Everyone looked at Zhu Yanyi with curiosity.
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "I can't use the Empty Needle on humans yet. Humans are alive. If I do it wrong, I might hurt them. But I can use it on dead objects." She turned to a staff member. "Please put that bouquet of roses on the small table three meters away."
The staff member nodded and placed the roses on the table.
Zhu Yanyi looked around. "Watch closely. I will make a small hole in the center petal of the left rose." She flicked her finger. A pinhole-sized hole appeared on the middle petal of the left rose.
"How is that possible?" Everyone was shocked when they saw the result. It seemed magical.
Zhu Yanyi continued, "The Empty Needle is easy to understand. When you slap someone, red marks appear on their face. If your hand moves fast, you feel wind. When people are hot, they cup their hands and fan themselves. The Empty Needle combines this into a needle shape, making it sharper. Currently, I can only control dead objects. I haven't mastered it for living things, so I can't use it on people. But my gold needle skills are very good. You have probably seen them."
The others looked at each other. Zhu Yanyi had opened a new door for them. They had been too narrow-minded. Medicine could be so magical. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have understood Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Seeing it was enough, Zhu Yanyi announced the end of the press conference. She didn't care if they got all their answers. When she left, the reporters realized they still had questions. But the press conference was over. They looked at each other, sighed, and said nothing.