"Brother? Can you feel it?"
Huo Tingjun noticed her brother's unusual behavior and stared at him expectantly.
"Huo Tingxiao, can you feel it?" Wen Xingyue leaned closer to his face.
"Yes, there is a slight pain, although it is not very obvious, but I can feel it."
Huo Tingxiao slowly exhaled, his calm and reserved voice revealing a hint of barely suppressed excitement.
A faint pain traveled along the tiny blood vessels to every part of his body, reaching his heart, causing even his mature and steady heart to beat faster uncontrollably.
His leg had been injured for three months, and he had been numb and unaware for three months. Now, even the slightest pain was enough to excite him.
However, he has always been steady and mature, so even when he was excited, his emotions did not fluctuate much.
"Your leg isn't in the worst condition yet. Luckily, you didn't agree to surgery at the hospital, otherwise, your leg would be beyond saving."
Seeing his condition, Li Tianbai withdrew his hand and said calmly.
"I'll prescribe a new prescription for you. Have someone get the medicine and drink it for three days. I'll teach Xingyue massage within those three days. You'll gradually regain more and more sensation, but it will take at least a month for you to stand up. Xingyue needs to learn acupuncture."
Li Tianbai stood up, washed his hands, and turned back.
"Grandpa Li, really? One month? My brother will be able to stand up in just one more month? Will he be able to go back to the army? Will there be any long-term effects on his leg?"
Unexpectedly, Li Tianbai dropped another bombshell. Huo Tingjun excitedly rattled off a string of words, his excitement barely concealed.
The fact that his leg would heal in just one month was something none of them had ever imagined.
Their family had anticipated that treating the older brother's leg would take a long time, since doctors had even suggested amputation. Unexpectedly, not only was amputation unnecessary, but the older brother's leg recovered in just one month, which was truly incredible.
This is so exciting and wonderful!
He must tell his parents when he gets back, so they can be happy too. He also wants to share the good news with his maternal grandparents so they can all be happy as well.
With her brother's leg healing, Huo Tingjun felt the weather had brightened considerably.
Today is a good day~ a really good day~
"Yes, just keep up with the rehabilitation and rest well, and there won't be any problems. You can return to the army after you've recovered."
Li Tianbai said calmly.
It reassured them.
"Wow, Grandpa Li, you're amazing! Can I learn medicine from you too?"
Huo Tingjun stared at Li Tianbai with admiration.
"No, you're too stupid."
Li Tianbai refused.
They don't care at all whether they might damage their child's self-confidence.
"Okay, but Grandpa Li, you're really amazing." Huo Tingjun was easygoing and not saddened by the rejection. Thinking that his brother's leg would recover soon, he couldn't help but praise him again.
Huo Tingxiao stood to the side, his cold and hard features softened by the influence of the other person's expression, and he began to look forward to the days that would come a month from now.
"Yes, Master, you are so amazing. I wonder if I will be able to become this amazing in the future if I follow you."
Wen Xingyue was also happy to have such a powerful master. Her little face was beaming with joy. Even though the praise wasn't directed at her, she was even more proud than Li Tianbai.
No wonder Huo Tingxiao's leg recovered in the end; with my master being so powerful, it's perfectly normal for Huo Tingxiao's leg to heal.
My master was once an extremely skilled successor of traditional Chinese medicine. If it weren't for that upheaval, he would still be respected by everyone today.
It's a pity that Master was heartbroken and no longer wanted to use his medical skills to save people.
The more Wen Xingyue interacted with Li Tianbai, the more she could see what had happened to him.
She didn’t know how terrifying the turmoil was more than a decade ago, but she knew that her master had suffered a great deal during that time.
The suffering was so great that the master could never be happy again in his entire life.
Wen Xingyue felt very sorry for this old man who had suffered so much, so she would come here whenever she had a spare moment, not only to learn medical skills, but also to keep him company.
"But it's alright, I'll study hard, and I will definitely carry on my master's medical skills."
Wen Xingyue knew that although Li Tianbai was disappointed with what they had done at the time, traditional Chinese medicine had been passed down from ancient times, and he also hoped that one day traditional Chinese medicine could be carried forward and passed down.
The wisdom of our ancestors should not be lost to them.
The turmoil of more than a decade ago.
Huo Tingxiao also knew.
At that time, his father was just a regimental commander, and his family had not yet been affected by the upheaval. However, he had heard his father say that because of that turmoil, many people were sent down to the countryside.
Most of them are intellectuals, research institute staff, and university professors.
Many people died in the places where they were sent down.
A small number of them survived, and even those who were later exonerated were heartbroken. Some immigrated abroad, some went insane, and in short, many could never return to a normal life.
He vaguely heard his friend mention it. At that time, his friend's grandfather was sent down to the countryside. He originally wanted to divorce his wife and sever ties by publishing a notice in the newspaper, but did not want to implicate his wife.
The wife disagreed and insisted on going to the countryside with her husband. However, the environment there was worse than they had imagined. They lived in a cowshed with the cows, did the heaviest work, and ate food that even dogs and cows wouldn't eat. Their space was limited; apart from working in the fields, they could only move around in the cowshed. They lived worse than animals.
His wife's body couldn't take it anymore, and she also had to endure being hated by everyone in the village. Eventually, her body couldn't hold on any longer, and she collapsed.
The old man asked the village head to give him a letter of introduction so he could take his wife to see the doctor.
The captain, fearing trouble, did not dare to agree.
Rural areas are resource-scarce, and everyone avoids them like the plague; no one is willing to help them.
The old man secretly tried to go up the mountain to find some herbs to cure his wife's illness, but the villagers discovered this and reported him to the brigade leader. The brigade leader gave him a severe scolding and then ordered people to keep an eye on him. The old man was not even allowed to leave the cowshed.
The poor old man had all the medical skills, but he couldn't save his own wife.
He watched helplessly as his wife died in his arms.
His close friend was also devastated when he found out.
Later, when the situation stabilized, his friends did everything they could to bring the old man back.
The old man took his wife's ashes home and settled them in, but disappeared the next day.
Leave only a letter and do not look for him.
The old man suffered many hardships. Even after he was exonerated and the state provided compensation, it sincerely invited him to become the director of the Chinese Medicine Research Institute. However, the old man was no longer willing to continue his medical career.
...
Her words of concern made Li Tianbai's aged hands tremble slightly. He suddenly felt that the world wasn't so bad after all.
At least he got to have such a good disciple, didn't he?
"Xingyue, come here, your master will teach you other things."
Li Tianbai beckoned to Wen Xingyue, his indifferent eyes softening with tenderness.
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