"Good morning, Doctor Wan..."
As Wan Yunting entered the lobby of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, the nurses greeted him enthusiastically.
"Morning..."
Wan Yunting nodded at them with a smile and went upstairs directly to his consultation room. After washing his hands and putting on his white coat, he saw Butler Lin Si pushing Fang Shoushan in, accompanied by Li Chengde.
"Old Master, you're here so early."
"Yes."
Looking at Wan Yunting, Fang Shoushan smiled and said, "You weren't at work yesterday, so you didn't give me acupuncture. I came earlier today."
"Okay, please wait a moment then."
Wan Yunting took out his acupuncture needles and an alcohol lamp to prepare.
"Doctor Wan, please proceed with acupuncture for Old Master Fang. I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." Li Chengde said his goodbyes and left.
Wan Yunting nodded and decisively closed the door to his consultation room, not wanting to be observed by others.
This puzzled Fang Shoushan and Lin Si. In the previous few acupuncture sessions, Wan Yunting had been completely open, allowing others to watch. Why was he preventing it this time?
"Old Master, I'm going to use a different acupuncture technique, so it's not suitable for others to watch and disturb!"
Wan Yunting brought over the acupuncture needles and alcohol lamp. He and Lin Si helped Fang Shoushan lie down on the bed. Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "Alright, as long as I can stand up on these legs, I'm willing to undergo any treatment."
Wan Yunting smiled, "Don't worry, after this acupuncture session, you should be able to get out of bed and try to walk."
"Really?"
Fang Shoushan was excited and happy. "Good, good, good. Please begin quickly."
Wan Yunting nodded, and without further ado, he first massaged Fang Shoushan's legs to stimulate blood circulation. Then, he took out a seven-inch silver needle and sterilized it by passing it through the flame of the alcohol lamp.
Next, with a serious expression, he used his left hand to measure an acupoint on Fang Shoushan's left leg. He channeled his 'qi' from his dantian, and an invisible 'qi' enveloped the silver needle in his fingers. With the twirling technique, he slowly inserted the needle into the acupoint.
"Hiss..."
Fang Shoushan couldn't help but gasp. This time, he clearly felt a burning sensation as Wan Yunting's silver needle entered, causing his left foot to tremble involuntarily. "Old Master, please bear with it. It's a bit painful."
"Okay."
Fang Shoushan nodded. Then, Wan Yunting took out another silver needle and silently recited: "Gui Xin Ci pierces three fen deep, three needles below the great toe's nail, named Gui Lei, inserted two fen..."
This was the incantation for the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate. And this time, Wan Yunting was performing his master Gui Shou Yi Sheng's signature technique, the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate, on Fang Shoushan!
Actually, this needle technique was not specifically for orthopedic diseases. The Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate were primarily used to treat conditions like mania and other mental disorders.
However, Wan Yunting was utilizing the first six needles of the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate, combined with the Yin-Yang Harmony Needle Technique, to use 'qi' to transform the needle and completely unblock Fang Shoushan's leg meridians and blood vessels, greatly increasing the effectiveness.
This was also why Wan Yunting had closed the door and prevented others from watching.
Because the time was not yet right, he could not expose his master, Gui Shou Yi Sheng!
As for Fang Shoushan and Lin Si, they naturally couldn't understand the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate technique that Wan Yunting was performing. They only felt that he was exceptionally serious and focused in his needling today. Sweat beads, like beans, even dripped from his forehead due to the extensive use of internal energy 'qi'...
Fifteen minutes later
"Done."
After finishing the acupuncture, Wan Yunting stood up and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
Looking at Fang Shoushan's legs filled with silver needles, he wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Remove the needles after another half hour."
"Good, good, good. Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Wan." Fang Shoushan felt the pain lessen. He could now clearly feel a burning sensation from each needle inserted into his legs, continuously stimulating them, which felt very comfortable.
"It's nothing."
Wan Yunting moved to the desk and sat down, taking out a brush, ink, and paper. "I'll write you a new prescription. After three more days of medication, you should be fine."
Fang Shoushan nodded. Lin Si asked him how he was feeling. After Wan Yunting finished the prescription, he used his carved seal to stamp his name on the lower left side of the prescription. He then got up and handed it to Nurse Yan, asking her to take it to the pharmacy for the pharmacists to dispense the medicine.
When he returned, he chatted with Fang Shoushan for a while. After half an hour, he began to remove the needles. Fang Shoushan clearly felt his legs were full of strength. He sat up and said, "Xiao Wan, I want to try getting out of bed."
"You can."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile. Lin Si wanted to say something but didn't stop him, only nervously helping Fang Shoushan to be slow.
Barefoot, Fang Shoushan, with the help of the two, slowly placed his feet on the ground. The cool floor stimulated the soles of his feet, a long-lost sensation that made him agitated, his body trembling uncontrollably. Wan Yunting smiled, "It's okay, try taking a couple of steps."
Fang Shoushan nodded. He then made an effort to control his left foot to lift and take his first step in three years...
His legs trembled slightly, but he steadied himself. Fang Shoushan's old face was filled with emotion. Lin Si exclaimed, "You can walk, Master, you can really walk..."
"Mmm..."
Fang Shoushan's old face flushed red, overjoyed. He then gestured for Wan Yunting and Lin Si to let go, attempting to take his second step himself...
This time, he also stood steady. He could no longer contain his excitement and shouted, "I can walk! Xiao Wan, I can walk!"
At this moment, Jiang Yichun and Li Chengde walked in. Sister Yan and others also came over upon hearing the commotion. They were surprised to see Fang Shoushan standing up, exclaiming, "Look quickly, Old Master Fang is really standing up..."
"Old Fang, congratulations..."
Jiang Yichun was overjoyed and happy for Fang Shoushan.
"Haha, I can finally stand up."
Fang Shoushan laughed excitedly, tears streaming down his face, overjoyed.
For more than three years, he had consulted countless doctors and physicians, believing he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
Unexpectedly, today, he could stand up and walk. At this moment, Fang Shoushan's inner excitement was beyond words...
"Old Master Fang, let's stop here for now. You're not quite accustomed to it yet. After tomorrow's acupuncture session, you'll be able to walk normally." Wan Yunting and Lin Si helped Fang Shoushan back into his wheelchair. Being able to walk a couple of steps on his own was already a miracle.
"Good, good, good..."
Fang Shoushan tightly grasped Wan Yunting's arm with his old hand. "Xiao Wan, thank you, thank you..."
Seeing the old master's eyes well up with tears of joy again, Wan Yunting patted his old hand and smiled, "It's alright, Old Master. Healing people is our duty. Please don't be so polite with me."
Fang Shoushan wiped away his happy tears, calmed his excited heart, and then said, "Xiao Wan, tomorrow evening, I'm hosting a family dinner. You must attend."
Wan Yunting hesitated, but Fang Shoushan said, "Don't refuse!"
"Alright." Wan Yunting thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
After Sister Yan brought the dispensed medicine packets, he saw Fang Shoushan and Lin Si off.
Wan Yunting smiled. This was also a good opportunity to meet Fang Yanxi!
Just then, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was an unfamiliar number. Wan Yunting pressed the answer button. "Hello, who is this?"
"Xiao Wan, it's me, Kang Hongwen."
"President Kang!"
Wan Yunting hadn't expected it to be him.
"You forgot, I told you I wanted to treat you to a meal last time."
Kang Hongwen was currently sitting in his office. "I happen to have time at noon. I'll have Secretary Lin pick you up later to have lunch at my place."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting nodded in agreement. Kang Hongwen said, "Then that's all for now. We'll talk more when you get here."
After ending the call, Wan Yunting returned to his consultation room. Jiang Yichun and Li Chengde hadn't left. The three of them happened to be having tea together, discussing the upcoming conference of the Chinese Medicine Association to be held at Huadu Traditional Chinese Medicine University on the fifth of next month. They were talking about who would attend...
At this moment, Su Ke'er called. "Brother Yunting, we have a very strange patient in our emergency department. Sister Jiang and I can't figure out the cause of her illness and would like to ask you to come and take a look."
"Okay, I'm coming over now."
Wan Yunting nodded, said goodbye to Jiang Yichun, and then got up to leave the Traditional Chinese Medicine department and head towards the emergency department...