He took an elegant sip of wine, a faint smile curling at the corners of his lips, evoking a dangerous and chilling smirk.
Mo Chen paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled, his delicate face strikingly handsome. "My ambition is great, but it's all for you."
Nangong Yehen raised an eyebrow, his gaze deep and unreadable. He seemed to dislike Mo Chen's words.
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Chu Lingzhi's assistant quickly brought over her medical kit.
Chu Lingzhi began treating Old Master Mo's body.
Old Master Mo was paralyzed on the right side, a condition caused by an imbalance of yin and yang on the left side.
She lit an oil lamp, took out silver needles, and prepared to stimulate the key meridians with them, followed by moxibustion.
Nangong Yehen and Mo Chen stood nearby watching. Her focused and serious demeanor exuded professionalism.
She inserted the red-hot silver needles into Old Master Mo's acupoints: Zhongfu, Dachangshu, Tianshu, and Feishu.
These acupoints were the core of this stroke treatment. The moment the needles pierced in, Old Master Mo felt a searing, burning pain.
Later, the acupoints began to heat up, transitioning from scorching to a warm sensation, which felt quite comfortable.
Chu Lingzhi then took the moxa wool, which her assistant had rolled into soybean-sized balls, and placed them on Old Master Mo's Riyue acupoint before lighting them.
Moxibustion at this acupoint aimed to balance the body's interior and exterior. After burning fifteen moxa balls in succession, she moved on to moxibustion at the Zhongwan and Gongsun acupoints to regulate the spleen and stomach, allowing the fire element of the spleen and stomach to generate metal. Again, after burning fifteen moxa balls, she proceeded to moxibustion at the Guanyuan and Tongli acupoints to balance the overactive gallbladder meridian in the body.
By the time these acupoints were treated with moxibustion, twenty minutes had passed.
Chu Lingzhi removed the silver needles and performed another round of moxibustion on the spots where the needles had been inserted.
For each acupoint, she lit fifteen soybean-sized moxa balls, letting one burn out before lighting the next, again consuming fifteen in total.
The entire treatment took nearly an hour.
After the moxibustion, small, burn-like scars remained on the treated acupoints.
Chu Lingzhi looked at Old Master Mo with concern and asked, "Old Master Mo, how do you feel now?"
"Good... good... comfortable..."
During the moxibustion, there was a slight burning pain when the moxa balls were lit.
But after a dozen repetitions, the pain faded. Now, Old Master Mo felt as if all his meridians had been unblocked, experiencing a refreshing clarity he hadn't felt in a long time.
While Chu Lingzhi was performing acupuncture on him, he had been watching her technique intently.
Whether it was heating the needles or inserting them, her skilled movements and focused expression reminded him greatly of his old friend.
Old Master Mo not only felt physically at ease but also inexplicably comforted in his heart.
As Chu Lingzhi packed up her medical kit, she smiled and said, "After a few more sessions, you'll feel even better. Within three months, you'll be able to hold a bowl and chopsticks to eat."
"Really?" Mo Chen's peach-blossom eyes sparkled like stars, a mix of disbelief and overwhelming joy as he looked at Chu Lingzhi.
Chu Lingzhi replied, "I have no reason to deceive an elder."
After packing the kit, she handed it to her assistant and looked at Nangong Yehen. "Young Master Nangong, there are guests waiting for me at the company. I need to head back."
"I'll see you off," Nangong Yehen said.
"No need," Chu Lingzhi said, glancing at her assistant. She could just ride back with her assistant; there was no need to trouble him.
"Eat... eat... before you go..." Old Master Mo looked at Chu Lingzhi with reluctance in his eyes.
Chu Lingzhi smiled. "Old Master Mo, next time. There are still many guests waiting for me at the company today."