Chapter 268: Frost Grass

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Massage?” Song Ruiping was startled.

“Yes. The external force is used to stimulate the body. You massage the acupoints to dredge the blood and the channels and collaterals,” Wang Yao explained.

He did not use the method previously because it could not be used. The skin on Su Xiaoxue’s body had mostly festered and could not withstand any external pressure. Now, new skin and muscles had grown. Although they were still fragile, he could give it a try.

“Go ahead and try, Dr. Wang,” she hurriedly answered once she understood what Wang Yao said.

“Alright.”

Wang Yao’s movements were very gentle and his force was very well controlled. Most of it was just rubbing. Despite this, Su Xiaoxue’s newly-grown skin still started to turn red.

Sss.

Upon seeing it, his movements became softer and he only straightened out her limbs. Relatively speaking, the skin and muscles of these parts grew better.

He first used the medicine successfully and observed. Then, he gave her a massage.

The process took a very long time. Wang Yao arrived at the Su family’s house at nine o’clock in the morning. Once the treatment process was over, it was already past one o’clock in the afternoon.

“Okay, today’s treatment is done.”

“Thank you, Dr. Wang,” Song Ruiping said.

“Thank you.” Su Xiaoxue’s voice was still a bit hoarse, but her strength seemed to have improved.

“Rest well.” Wang Yao gently patted her arm.

Wang Yao and Song Ruiping walked out of the room.

“Madam Song, the medicine I have here is barely enough for another treatment. Once it is used up, I’ll leave for Jing City,” Wang Yao said.

“Okay. I’ve already arranged for someone to prepare the medicinal herbs for you. Is it still the same as the last time?”

Stunned, Wang Yao replied, “Ah, the same one will do.”

Except for retaining a small amount of the wild herbs that Chen Boyuan delivered last time, he used most of them to exchange for points through the “medicine shop”. Then, he used the points to purchase some licorice roots to decoct the medicine.

“Dr. Wang, please let me know if you need anything else.”

“Alright.”

…

In Wang Yao’s second aunt’s house.

That day, Zhang Xiufang and Li Xianghong did not go to work. They applied for leave because they had to transfer their daughter to another school.

“Can Nana attend any one of these schools?”

Unlike Zhang Xiufang, Li Xianghong had been in Jing City for nearly 30 years and knew more things. The schools on the list which Wang Yao sent to them were all famous high schools in Jing City. It was already difficult to get in through the High School Entrance Exam, let alone to transfer halfway through her time in school.

“He said she can.”

This was not the only time Li Xianghong asked this question.

“This school then.” Li Xianghong chose one of them.

Next, the most difficult thing was to tell their daughter.

“How should we tell Nana?”

Just as they were beginning to worry about this, a scene of “love and hatred” was unfolding in a school compound in Jing City.

“Sorry, I realized that she’s the one whom I actually love. Let’s break up.”

“Why?”

All that followed were anger, questions, and crying.

Then, she turned around and ran away.

Phew. The boy heaved a long sigh of relief.

He remembered the incident of the other night vividly as if it was the scariest nightmare.

…

The heart of a girl who looked like a flower was like Rakshasa instead.

Girls who lost their beloved were as if they lost their souls. It somewhat came off as “everything is gray” and “life is hopeless”.

Li Na was like that at the moment. The teacher was teaching in front of the classroom, but she was thinking of nothing useful. She thought instead about her sweet memories with the boy.

When she returned home at night, her parents were waiting in the living room.

Her attentive parents had also noticed their daughter’s strange behavior. They swallowed the words that they originally wanted to say and glanced at each other.

Let’s wait.

…

Closer to evening, two guests came to Wang Yao’s small courtyard. One was a handsome young man and the other was a middle-aged man with a real touch of class.

“Brother Yao.”

“Hello, Dr. Wang.”

“Hello. Take a seat inside the house.” Wang Yao invited them into the living room.

He had given Guo Zhenghe a call that afternoon. He was willing to try to treat the young Mr. Sun’s illness.

After all, he had a mission to complete, which was “ten cases of difficult-to-treat illnesses”. It was something he had to wait for, not to ask for. If he missed this case, he did not know when he had to wait until for the next one, nor where he had to wait.

After receiving Wang Yao’s call, Guo Zhenghe informed Sun Zhengrong. After the two met, they came straight to the small courtyard where Wang Yao was.

Sun Zhengrong was the one who was impatient. He was afraid that things would change again.

“Where’s Mr. Sun now?”

“He’s in Jing City,” Sun Zhengrong hurriedly answered. It was a completely different attitude from when he saw Wang Yao last time.

“Jing City?” Wang Yao was silent for a moment. “May I go along with Mr. Sun to have a look tomorrow?”

“Sure,” Sun Zhengrong replied promptly.

They came slightly late in the day. After chatting for a while, it was dinner time.

“Brother Yao, why don’t we have a meal together tonight? It’s my treat,” Guo Zhenghe invited him with a smile.

“It’s okay. Thank you,” Wang Yao declined politely.

Guo Zhenghe did not insist and left with Sun Zhengrong.

“Dr. Wang doesn’t like to participate in banquets?”

“Yes. He really doesn’t like it. My sister, Sister Su and I have invited him more than once, but he simply declined,” Guo Zhenghe replied with a smile. “It’s fine, as long as he has agreed.”

“Yes, it’s all thanks to you.”

“You’re like one of the family. There’s no need to be so courteous. What did Lao Li say after he saw Mr. Sun?”

“He said that there’s no cure,” Sun Zhengrong responded.

“Then, we’ll have to see Dr. Wang’s capability,” Guo Zhenghe lifted his head and looked at the sky. “What a pity.”

“About what?” Sun Zhengrong was startled.

“Nothing. I suddenly thought of something, and I got a little emotional. Why don’t we have a meal together?”

“Sure. It’s my treat. Why don’t you choose a place?” Sun Zhengrong said with a smile.

“Sure. What about the place over there?”

Guo Zhenghe pointed with his finger and Sun Zhengrong looked in the direction where his finger was pointing. It was a barbecue stall by the roadside. The business was pretty good and there were many customers. Many men among them bared their backs while drinking beer.

“Here?”

“Yeah. What’s wrong?”

“Sure. I haven’t eaten barbecue in such a long time.”

“We’ll try it out then?”

“No problem.”

Of these two people, one was from a noble family in Jing City, and the other was a wealthy man. They chose a seat at the roadside barbecue stall and ordered some skewers and beer. They chatted while eating.

…

In the small courtyard, Wang Yao and Chen Ying ate together.

“The relationship between Mr. Sun and Mr. Guo seems to be unusual.”

“Yes. Speaking of which, I should call him Uncle,” Wang Yao said.

“Do you know Mr. Sun?”

“Yes. I knew him a long time ago,” Wang Yao replied with a smile.

“His son has a strange illness. He once came to Jing City and asked Li Lao and Chen Lao to treat his son, but the result wasn’t satisfactory.” Chen Ying was aware of this information.

“Yes. I’ve seen his son before,” Wang Yao said as he ate.

“Did you treat his son?”

“I didn’t. I just had a look.”

“What’s his illness?” Chen Ying asked almost subconsciously.

“What?” Wang Yao smiled while looking at her.

He realized that this woman seemed to be changing. If she had been the same person as when he was in Jing City last time, she would not have asked this question.

“Sorry,” Chen Ying immediately apologized when she realized that she seemed to have said something that she should not.

“It’s not a big deal. There’s no harm telling you. He’s suffering from the extreme yang disease.”

“Extreme yang?”

“According to the theory of Chinese medicine, the human body emphasizes on the balance of yin and yang. Solitary yang energy will fail to grow and solitary yin energy will fail to increase. The body can only be healthy when there is a balance of yin and yang energy. In Mr. Sun’s body, the yang occupies 90 percent of the body, whereas the yin occupies less than 10 percent. Therefore, it is called an extreme yang energy illness.”

After being dumbfounded for a while, Chen Ying only came back to her senses.

“Actually, I’m very curious as well,” Wang Yao said with a smile.

“About what?”

“How did Mr. Sun survive all these years?”

The extreme yang disease was like pouring oil over the flames, and it depleted a lot of energy. Even if the body of the person was healthy and strong, he could not last for three months. However, Mr. Sun had been dragging on for a few years.

Who did it? What medicine was used? By what means?

These were the things that Wang Yao was interested in.

Everything would be known the next day.

That night, there was a thunderstorm in Jing City. The rain stopped but the thunder kept rumbling until the middle of the night.

Wang Yao went to bed very late. He was thinking about Sun Yunsheng’s condition.

The extreme yang illness had to be neutralized by medicine or treatments which were extremely yin in order to produce an effect.

Extreme yin medicine. He had licorice roots with him now.

Frost grass: it laid dormant through the summer and grew in winter. It could reduce inflammation and remove the yang toxins.

He could give it a try.

11 o’clock at night until about one o’clock in the morning was the time when yang Qi was the weakest and yin Qi was the strongest between the heaven and the earth.

There was wind after the rain.

Wang Yao took a pot of ancient spring water and placed a frost grass leaf inside.