After the third course of treatment, Niu Dabao could already walk a few steps with the help of the wall. The remaining course is just to consolidate the effect, and there shouldn't be any problems. So far, Lin Dan has collected a thick stack of information, all of which are her experiences and precautions written down during the treatment process. With this, she should be quite confident in treating her elder brother.
That day, she said goodbye to Niu Dabao and Niu Dasao, collected enough herbs, and hurried back home. After her brother finished his dinner, she held his hand and said carefully: "Brother, from today on, I will treat your leg."
Xue Boyong had learned about what Lin Dan had done in Toyota Township from the two guards, so he was not surprised.
"Then I'll leave it to you." He held Lin Dan's hand, his eyes full of trust.
"Brother, the method I use is relatively risky. If you have internal strength, don't use it to resist. Just accept it calmly. After the first course of treatment, you should feel numbness in your legs. After the second course of treatment, the sensation in your legs will be mostly restored. After the third course of treatment, you can stand up and walk a few steps on your own. However, brother's body is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and his martial arts are very strong. Perhaps instead of three or four courses of treatment, only one or two courses will show miraculous effects." Lin Dan said calmly.
"Okay, I understand. I don't care whether the treatment is successful or not. Don't be too stressed." Xue Boyong took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off the little girl's forehead. It was already the middle of winter, and the house was still very cold even with the brazier lit. However, she was sweating without realizing it, which showed that she was very nervous. However, the guards said that when she was treating the teenager in Toyota Township, she was calm and composed throughout the process, and did not show any lack of confidence. As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion. There is a difference between treating an unrelated person and treating a close person.
Thinking of this, Xue Boyong chuckled twice and his expression became more gentle. Lin Dan snatched his handkerchief and wiped the sweaty back of his neck, causing his low chuckle to turn into a loud laugh.
A guard standing at the door suddenly said, "General, this matter is of great importance. Should we notify the old lady and the lady, and then write a letter to inform the general?" General Xue had returned to the mansion once, and seeing that his son was being well taken care of by Lin Dan, he left with peace of mind. Now that he has arrived at the border, he may not be able to return home for a year or two.
"No need to tell them. Grandma is old, and being startled is not good for her health. Mother is a worrywart, and she will be worried all day long. It's better to wait until I recover completely before going to see them." Xue Boyong waved his hand to refuse, but the most important reason was that he didn't want to put too much pressure on the little girl, nor did he want so many people to appear in front of her and disturb her peace.
The guard nodded in agreement and never mentioned telling the front yard again.
Lin Dan asked his elder brother to take off his shirt and trousers, leaving only his shorts, and lie flat on the bed. She was just about to rub the pills when she heard her eldest brother speak in a deep voice, "Did he also dress like this when he was treating Niu Dabao?"
"Yes." Lin Dan blinked with an innocent expression.
Xue Boyong gritted his teeth secretly, but said nothing more. Doctors are like caring parents to their children. When it comes to human life, both men and women have to put their guard down. There is nothing wrong with the little girl doing this. He tried hard to comfort himself, and his expression finally softened.
Lin Dan had no idea what his elder brother was thinking. He just placed the rolled pills and pill holders on his major acupoints and lit them, then gave him acupuncture after they were heated thoroughly. It turned out that the eldest brother's physique was countless times better than Niu Dabao's. As soon as the golden needle began to tremble, he had already reacted. His legs, which had been paralyzed for a long time, twitched uncontrollably.
"General, how do you feel?" All the guards guarding outside the courtyard had now come to the door, looking at him nervously and expectantly.
The feeling of being bitten by ants is not comfortable at all, but compared to the previous feeling of no sensation, the current pain seems like a joy. Xue Boyong gritted his teeth and said, "I'm fine, better than ever before!"
"Brother, do you feel a slight numbness now?" Lin Dan gently twisted the end of the needle.
"It's not a slight numbness, but an intense sour and numbness, as if countless ants are drilling into my flesh." Xue Boyong stared at Lin Dan intently, then raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Lin Dan didn't dodge, but instead pressed her cheek against his and rubbed it against his sleeve. She was now twisting the needle tail with both hands, using the vibration of the needle tip to detect the situation of the internal energy rushing into the blood. She had no time to take care of herself who was sweating.
Xue Boyong was amused by her kitten-like behavior. Even though he was in deep physical pain and his heart was churning violently, compared with the real person in front of him, everything seemed less important. He often said that it didn't matter whether the legs could be cured or not, and asked Lin Dan not to study too hard and not to put too much pressure on himself. Those were absolutely true. It would be great if he could recover, but even if he can't, his life is still happy.
Lin Dan had not expected his elder brother's reaction to be so strong, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. When she was treating Niu Dabao, she could remain calm, but when she saw her elder brother suffering, she felt very uncomfortable and even had an indescribable sense of panic.
"Brother, just hold on, you'll be fine once you get through this." She kept murmuring these words, not knowing whether she was comforting her brother or herself.
Xue Boyong immediately suppressed his pain, and then tried his best to control his twitching legs, and comforted him: "I feel much better."
"Really?" Lin Dan looked at the vibrating golden needle with an uncertain expression.
"It really doesn't hurt or feel numb anymore, and my legs are starting to feel numb again." Xue Boyong smiled slightly, looking surprised.
Lin Dan heaved a sigh of relief and said, "No wonder there is a saying in the industry that 'doctors don't treat themselves'. I was so distracted before that I almost made a mistake."
Xue Boyong held her hand and patted it gently. In an instant, he felt that his own pain had gone away, leaving only warmth and joy.
Another quarter of an hour passed before the golden needle stopped vibrating. After removing the needle, Lin Dan boiled a bowl of medicine for his elder brother. She watched him take it with her own eyes, lie down, close his eyes, and then she went back to her room with peace of mind. But what she didn't know was that after she left, Xue Boyong sat up again, rubbing his sore, numb and swollen legs, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
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Half a month later, Xue Boyong started to go out more frequently. The old lady and Mrs. Xue sent people to inquire about him, but they only heard that he "went out to relax" and nothing more. They could only let him go. It's a good thing that he is willing to leave the Xue Mansion. It's better than staying at home.
Lin Dan went out to practice medicine as usual every day and came back after dark. The old lady didn't care about her, but Madam Xue was quite dissatisfied. Every time she wanted to call her to the main courtyard to scold her, the maid she sent to call her was first severely scolded by her eldest son, and she came back crying to report. The eldest son's protection of Lin Dan is to the point of not distinguishing right from wrong. He supports Lin Dan in whatever he wants to do and gives her whatever she wants, without asking why.
In just a few dozen days, Lin Dan converted half of his Xiaofeng Pavilion into a pharmacy. All kinds of herbs were dried in the yard, and the smell was enough to kill a person. Not only did he not care, he also bought the courtyard of the neighboring family, saying that he wanted to break through the courtyard wall and build more warehouses for Lin Dan to store medicinal materials.
Mrs. Xue sometimes even wondered: If Lin Dan wanted her son’s life, he would probably be willing to give it to her, right? He was simply poisoned by Lin Dan!
At this point, Lin Dan's influence on Xue Boyong has reached a level that no one can replace. When she is in the mansion, he is happy. When she is not in the mansion, he has a sullen face, and is silent, neither happy nor angry. He is really cold and frightening. What's worse, he was too lazy to stay in the mansion for too long. As soon as Lin Dan left, he left too. He came back with Lin Dan in the evening. When he was carried out of the carriage by the guards, his face was full of gentle smiles, as if he had become a completely different person.
Mrs. Xue watched her son become more and more dependent on Lin Dan, and she didn't know whether to dissuade him or let him go. She ran to the old lady and told her about it. The old lady waved her hand and said to her - children and grandchildren have their own blessings. In this case, Mrs. Xue didn't care anymore and just let them go.
The eldest son's future seemed to be settled, but the younger son had problems. He refused to go to the military camp and did not want his job. He stayed at home all day drinking and got himself drunk. Mrs. Xue knew without thinking that Wu Xuancao must have caused some trouble again, which made her youngest son upset.
She was just about to talk to her youngest son and comfort him, but Wu Xuancao, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, came to her house on her own and brought many gifts. Mrs. Xue wanted to find out what was going on, but her youngest son refused to let her in. The two talked secretly for a while, and then reconciled as before, which made Mrs. Xue very angry. She hated herself deeply for her disappointing pregnancy. The two sons she gave birth to were so spineless that they lost their way after being coaxed by a woman!
After that, Wu Xuancao often came to Xue's house to play. One day, she saved the second wife's eldest grandson who accidentally fell into the pond, making the second wife grateful to her. Whenever she came, the old lady of the second house and the eldest daughter-in-law would accompany her personally, treating her as a guest of honor, and from time to time they would ask the old lady when she would hold a wedding for her and Xue Jiming.
Although Mrs. Xue felt aggrieved, she was grateful to Wu Xuancao for saving her life, and was no longer as resistant to her as before.
One day, Wu Xuancao heard that Xue Boyong's wheelchair was broken and was going to be taken to a carpenter's shop for repair, so she volunteered to help take a look. Since the wheelchair was invented by her, and the Second Young Master brought her here personally, the guards did not dare to stop them and invited them into Xiaofeng Pavilion.
Wu Xuancao looked at the wheelchair and said she could fix it, but she didn't have the tools, so she asked the guards to find it. The guards did not suspect anything and left quickly. Wu Xuancao found another excuse to send Xue Jiming away, then quickly ran into Lin Dan's study and took one look at the large mahogany box with gold decoration.
A strong thought kept echoing in her mind - yes, it was this box! What you want is in there!
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