Vinson was concerned at Arielle’s worn disposition. “Are you alright?” Arielle responded in the negative even though she was a little short of breath. “I’m fine. Combining needling on the head with that on the body will produce the best results, so I must continue.” With that, she produced a handful of silver-plated needles from the pouch and removed the patient’s shirt so that she may begin to place the needles sequentially.
Compared to the initial placements on the head, the rapid pace at which she worked on the body was so many times faster that all Jordan could see was the trail of her right hand. Before he could catch the sight of her hand in full, a total of twelve silver-plated needles had already been jabbed into eight acupoints located throughout the man’s body. Jordan gasped in astonishment, “This speed… How long have you been single, Ms. Moore?”
That drew a quizzical look from Arielle. Jordan giggled nervously. “Uh, never mind. How long do they need to stay on?” “Ten min…” Before she was able to enunciate “minutes”, Arielle’s strength deserted her. Her vision blackened and her entire body slumped backwards. “Look out!” Vinson rushed over and was able to catch the fainting woman in time, and discovered that her body was clammy when his arm accidentally came in contact with her neck. “Dr. Jankowitsch!”
Vinson shouted while he lifted up and carried Arielle over to the hospital bed. Klaus was taken by surprise as well and hastened over to check on her. An unsettled Vinson asked after a series of examining. “How’s she doing?” “It was nothing serious. Just exhaustion. She should be better after lying down for a while, but I could get the nurse over to put her on a drip if you are still worried,” Klaus replied, looking a little more relaxed.
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