At this moment, Steve had also thrown caution to the wind. He forcibly endured the pain and looked down at Andrew performing surgery on him.

Andrew's hands were trembling constantly.

He had never been this nervous before. At this moment, even without Xu Hao causing trouble, he found it hard to calm himself down.

Seeing his continuously trembling right hand, Steve said coldly, "Andrew, can you do it or not? If not, don't operate on me. I don't want you turning me from a cripple into an idiot!"

No matter how much Steve trusted Andrew, at this moment, he was starting to lose faith.

Andrew's hands were trembling while operating on him!

Even an idiot would know that during surgery, a doctor's trembling hand could easily cause the scalpel to slip and cut the wrong area.

Suddenly, he realized something—the flesh that had been cut off earlier was definitely done intentionally by Andrew.

He was instantly furious and said, "Andrew, tell me honestly, are you deceiving me?"

Andrew quickly said, "Mr. Steve, I'm innocent, all of this is unjust. How could I possibly deceive you! Even if I had ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to deceive you!"

"Then why are your hands trembling?!" Steve pressed on.

Andrew said, "Mr. Steve, when I usually perform surgery, my hands don't tremble, but right now, with someone like Xu Hao, such a peerless powerhouse standing beside me, I'm terrified he'll suddenly attack! I'm afraid that once he makes a move, my life will be over."

Andrew began to play the emotional card, seeking support.

He believed, emotionally and logically, that Steve should stand by him, after all, they had known each other for a long time.

However, he forgot that what he was doing now had completely disappointed Steve.

But that was because Steve's temperament was relatively good; if he had met someone with a bad temper, they would have fought him directly!

If someone like Steve had that kind of power, they would just have someone strike him down, just like in ancient Huaya, where Divine Doctor Hua Tuo was done in by Cao Mengde.

Steve said angrily, "Do you think I would still believe anything you say? I think you better stop treating me and let Xu Hao take a look instead."

Louise also said, "Yeah, grandfather, I've told you, there's no way they can cure you. Otherwise, why would they delay until now?"

Andrew and Skarna glanced at Xu Hao with eyes full of resentment, but since it was Mr. Steve himself who said it, they couldn't argue because they indeed hadn't done well and had already caused Mr. Steve's dissatisfaction.

Xu Hao looked at Andrew and Skarna and said with a faint smile, "Gentlemen, Mr. Steve has asked me to treat him. Once I finish, you must remember to fulfill your promise, okay?"

Andrew snorted coldly, "Humph! Don't get too complacent yet, treat Mr. Steve's illness first, then we'll talk."

Skarna directly said, "I think he can't cure it at all, he's just showing off here. You're trying to win over Miss Louise, right? But even though you're personally powerful, trying to win over Miss Louis will be quite challenging!"

Louise's face immediately blushed, and she lowered her head.

Steve glanced at Xu Hao, then at Louise, and shook his head slightly, saying, "Doctor Xu, if you really like my granddaughter, I can agree to the marriage. But you must understand, her identity is not ordinary. If you want to have her, you'll have to face tremendous danger."

Louise's face grew even redder. She was filled with anticipation but also anxiety. She knew Xu Hao had no such feelings for her; otherwise, after so long, he should have made some deeper connection with her by now.

Xu Hao smiled and said, "As for the so-called danger, of course, I'm not afraid, but I have no feelings for Louise, so it's better not to mention this. Mr. Steve, let me treat your illness now."

"Alright! Then I must thank you, Doctor Xu!" At this point, Steve could only unconditionally believe that Xu Hao could help cure his illness, having no other thoughts.

Andrew and Skarna stood aside, and Skarna snorted coldly, "I'll wait and see how exactly you plan to treat Mr. Stephen's illness!"

Xu Hao chuckled, "I wonder if the two of you have ever heard of the 'Defying Heaven Nine Needles' of Huaya Traditional Chinese Medicine?"

Skarna immediately said, "What Defying Heaven Nine Needles? Never heard of it—it's surely fake, something you concocted to win people's favor..."

But at this moment, Andrew suddenly said, "Defying Heaven Nine Needles?! Are you referring to the legendary Defying Heaven Nine Needles?! One needle brings life, Second Needle Death, Three Needle Flesh and Bones?!"

Xu Hao chuckled, "That's right, you actually know about the legendary Defying Heaven Nine Needles of Huaya, which shows you have some insight, unlike some people who have no knowledge and yet always like to criticize."