Chapter 577: Every Second Counts Like an Year

Two weeks later, Luo Cheng and Zhang Qianwu returned. Luo Cheng invited me to dinner. I declined, because this day marked a significant turning point.

I will open up Dana's Ren and Du meridians. This is commonly known as whole body acupuncture.

Sasha informed the Charun couple in advance, and they were waiting for me in the small living room early.

The two sides met, put their hands together, sat down, and the servants brought tea and fruit and left.

I gestured to Sasha and she nodded.

I started talking, and Shasha translated:

"Mr. and Mrs. Chalun, my plan for Dana's treatment is to give her 490 injections, seven a day, for 70 days. 42 days have already passed. Today is the 43rd day.

Following the Chinese cultural principle of "every seventh day brings about change," I observed her progress at every milestone. These days were the seventh, fourteenth, twenty-first, twenty-eighth, thirty-fifth, and forty-second days.

I promptly informed my wife of the results. The above milestones are normal, routine progress. Today is the forty-third day, and I will conduct the first full inspection."

Mr. Chalun asked: "Besides the routine inspection, why do we have to conduct the first comprehensive inspection on the 43rd day?"

"Because 43 is a critical period. Adding them separately equals 4+3=7. I've said that in traditional Chinese culture, every seven brings about change."

"25, 34 add up to 7, so why not do a full inspection?" Chalun asked.

This doesn't pose a problem for me, but it takes some time to explain a culture clearly.

“Because, in the numbers 25 and 34, the first tens digit is smaller than the last ones digit, which means that we were still weak at that time.

Only the three groups of numbers, 43, 52, and 61, where the first tens digit is greater than the last ones digit, can be used to check whether the positive energy is rising and the negative dampness is declining.

Despite my explanation, Mr. and Mrs. Charon still found it difficult to understand.

To them, this amounts to a metaphysical numbers game.

Finally, Chalun said: "Chinese culture is so broad and profound. They trust me and actively cooperate with whatever I say."

I told them that Shasha and I would be the ones doing the whole day. Full acupuncture points meant all 21 acupuncture points. Later, I would also do full acupuncture points on the 52nd and 61st days.

Dana's recovery was accelerated by three full injections.

After listening to my explanation, Mr. and Mrs. Chalun put their hands together and muttered something.

Sasha didn't have a translator, so I guess it's the same as Chinese people going into a temple and praying for Buddha's blessing.

Finally, Chalun said that he would not go to work today and would stay at home.

I understand how he feels.

I said a few words to Sasha, then stood up and walked towards the tourist pool house at the back.

They went in first to make preparations.

After a while, the door opened.

After I went in, I first comforted Dana, telling her that today would be a difficult day with lots of needles.

In the morning, acupuncture is done on the front, and in the afternoon, acupuncture is done on the back. For some acupuncture points, this is the first time, and there will be a feeling of swelling and pain. You must endure the swelling and pain. The more swelling and pain, the better. If you can't bear it, you can moan.

A smile appeared on her face, but it disappeared in an instant.

After all, fear of pain is a human sympathetic condition, especially when it's a distending pain. It spreads gradually from the injection site. Is it intensely painful? No. It's like the feeling of an ant gnawing inside you—very uncomfortable, yet helpless.

I started at Baihui acupoint and inserted another needle into the sole of her foot. After the two needles were fixed, I started from her calf, inserting needles into each acupoint one by one.

Finally, an injection was given on the Tanzhong point between her breasts.

After all the injections were done, I was sweating profusely and Mrs. Charun kept handing me tissues.

After a while, Dana began to feel uncomfortable.

This discomfort reached a new level—she couldn't move. If she moved, she would hurt herself. Her body was densely covered with silver needles.

Her lips trembled and sweat broke out on her forehead.

Mrs. Chalun wiped her sweat and held her hand, while Sasha also held her other hand.

I had no other options, no way to relieve her pain. If it weren't for acupuncture, I could hypnotize her, but acupuncture doesn't induce hypnosis; it's meant to stimulate her nerves.

I can't leave the room either. If it were a normal four-shot session, she'd be very quiet. I could go outside and smoke a cigarette.

But now, if she can't bear it and moves, the needle will bend.

She finally couldn't bear it anymore and said something. Sasha translated it for me. Her breasts were extremely swollen and painful.

I had to give her acupressure.

Time ticked by second by second. It passed so slowly that I felt like I was climbing Mount Everest. I was sweating profusely, as if the oxygen in the air was becoming increasingly thinner.

I wish time would go by faster so I wouldn't feel so bad and Dana wouldn't be in so much pain.

If there is such a job next time, I would not want to take it even if you offer me 100 million.

It was a torture to my nervous system.

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It's as if billions of years have stood still.

It seems as if the ancient civilization is pale.

It seems that once I walk out of this door, I will just fall down.

Half an hour is long enough for me.

As I looked at the needles hanging on the wall again and again, and heard the ticking of seconds that felt like years, I finally arrived at the time to put away the needles.

"Move the needle." I ordered Sasha.

The two of them collected the needles together.

After putting away the needle, I quickly left the room and saw Chalun at the door. He had been waiting outside?

All I said was, "The results won't be out until four in the afternoon."

I refused to say a word and returned to my room and said to Haru:

"I'll take a shower and rest. Don't wake me up before 2 pm."