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Chapter 166: Mother (Part 2)
In many public service advertisements, to express filial piety and promote the virtue of respect for parents, they often choose a scene where a son washes his mother's feet, accompanied by emotional music that makes you want to rush home, take off her old shoes, and bring her a basin of water to wash her feet.
However, this is merely a promotional tactic and somewhat exaggerated. True filial piety does not require such deliberate actions; from the moment we are born, our mothers' care has always been meticulous.
When a person is making a decision, they subconsciously question themselves: Is it worth it?
Only our mothers, when faced with their children, never consider whether their sacrifices are worthwhile.
Yet most people can do very little for their mothers throughout their lives. Therefore, when Wei Yuan confirmed that his Third Form's Restorative Power could be used to heal the human body, the first person he thought of was his mother.
Once in a classic urban story, Wei Yuan read a line from a seemingly enlightened fat man: "In this world, apart from the kindness of one's mother and father, no other kindness is worth repaying with one's life."
He removed his mother's shoes and socks, slowly uncovering the ointment applied on her feet. Then Wei Yuan placed her feet into the basin and took out a brand-new towel to wipe off the ointment.
Since his mother's legs had very little sensation now, Wei Yuan applied considerable force. Unfortunately, Wu Shuzhen still wore an expression of indifference, as if no one had touched her legs.
This made Wei Yuan realize the severity of the problem; treating her recklessly would be risky. No wonder Yang Ying reached such a conclusion; indeed, even the methods mentioned in the Medicine King Divine Canon would likely be ineffective.
Wei Yuan still did not understand Western medicine and was unsure whether the so-called nervous system had been damaged or even necrotic after his mother's legs were broken.
Thus, he could only place his hopes on his Repairing Ability. However, at this moment, he remained relatively calm because he knew that the worst situation had already occurred.
After preparing himself for disappointment, everyone held little hope. Moreover, to avoid adding pressure on others, Wei Yuan simply said, "Let me give it a try."
While he spoke lightly, Wei Yuan actually held great hope for his Repairing Ability. This directly led to him appearing relaxed on the outside while feeling anxious inside.
After managing to control his emotions, Wei Yuan first used a towel to clean his mother's feet.
Then he pressed a finger on his mother's foot and asked, "Mom, do you remember where the last acupuncture point was?"
From his mother's words, Wei Yuan learned that when Yang Ying had come here last time, she had asserted that she couldn't guarantee the treatment of Wu Shuzhen's legs, so she didn't dare to proceed recklessly.
However, regarding Wu Shuzhen's long-standing insomnia problem, Yang Ying had more than enough means to address it. After the acupuncture treatment, according to his mother’s method, the insomnia situation had improved significantly.
Wu Shuzhen slowly leaned down and pointed to a spot on her foot, saying, "I remember the first needle was probably around here."
Wei Yuan pressed another spot and asked, "Next is this place, right?"
Wu Shuzhen looked at the spot Wei Yuan pressed and nodded, saying, "Yes, it's here."
Then Wei Yuan pressed several more acupoints, receiving affirmative responses from his mother each time. Only then did he feel relieved; it turned out that Yang Ying had indeed used the seventh chapter from the annotated notes of the "Medicine King Divine Canon," which she had summarized herself regarding acupuncture techniques.
The points were all located on and under the feet, where several acupoints could relieve the patient's nerves and improve insomnia after repeated needling.
Although some of his mother's nerves might have already died, as long as the acupoints were accurately needled, they could still exert their intended effects. After receiving a positive confirmation, Wei Yuan already had a clear idea of how to proceed next.
At this moment, although he hadn't started needling yet, the three people watching nearby were already fixated and tense.
The acupuncture method from the seventh chapter primarily aimed to improve insomnia. Its main function did not conflict with the work he wanted to continue and could serve as a diversion while also helping his mother improve her physical condition.
Therefore, Wei Yuan held nothing back. His control over the Third Form's Restorative Power had reached a level of proficiency; even if he used silver needles to create an illusion of acupuncture, he no longer needed to take further action.
At this moment, Cousin Xie Ge naturally took on the role of an assistant. Although he only worked in a pharmaceutical processing factory, the reason he engaged in opening this factory was primarily because he had studied Traditional Chinese Medicine in his early years.
As for his medical skills, Wei Yuan was not yet aware, but he felt very reassured about Xie Ge helping out by sterilizing the silver needles.
He then directly extracted the Dark Cloud Substance from the Mist-like Space in his mind and allowed it to come into contact with the air, transforming it into Transparent Substance. Wei Yuan seized the opportunity to take the silver needle that Cousin handed over and infused it with the Transparent Substance.
Following the direction of the silver needle, under Wei Yuan's conscious control, the Transparent Substance detached from his hands and adhered to the tip of the needle. Then, through Wei Yuan's hand, he inserted the silver needle infused with Transparent Substance into an acupoint on Wu Shuzhen's foot.
Continuing with the same method, Wei Yuan inserted silver needles into all the acupoints mentioned in Chapter Seven, ensuring that a considerable amount of Transparent Substance was infused within each needle.
At this moment, he felt as if the Mist-like Space in his mind was beginning to roll; it seemed to be boiling, as if an earthquake tsunami had occurred in his mind.
Although it was a grand spectacle, Wei Yuan did not feel any discomfort in his body; he could only clearly perceive the situation in his mind.
The several pieces of Dark Cloud Substance that had formed were consumed during the process of repairing the human body. However, those pieces of Dark Cloud Substance had self-replenishing capabilities.
Now, as Wei Yuan extracted them so wastefully and attached them to the silver needles to input into Wu Shuzhen's body, a significant amount was immediately consumed. Knowing that his mother's legs had a low sensitivity to pain, Wei Yuan understood that he needed to increase the quantity.
Thus, in order to complete the Acupuncture work as quickly as possible, he became a bit too impatient, leading to an excessively rapid consumption of Dark Cloud Substance within the Mist-like Space.
By the time he realized this, it was already somewhat too late. The Dark Cloud Substance that had been consumed had already been extracted from the Mist-like Space and transformed into Transparent Substance in the air before being successfully input into his mother's body.
Therefore, those pieces of Dark Cloud Substance sought to replenish themselves quickly, causing them to absorb the surrounding Dark Ink-colored Mist at an astonishing speed.
It was as if there was a force of suction; Light Ink-Colored Mist belonged to the second form of Restorative Power and was inferior to Dark Cloud Substance in terms of level attributes. Thus, under its absorption, there was no resistance whatsoever.
Suddenly, several Dark Cloud Substances were desperately absorbing the surrounding Dark Ink-colored Mist, causing the Mist-like Space in Wei Yuan's mind to face a tremendous test of endurance. Although Wei Yuan felt no pain, he still dared not relax for a moment.
He even had the sensation that the Mist-like Space was undergoing a massive explosion, as if it could be blown apart at any moment. Gradually, the Light Ink-colored Mist was being drawn in at lightning speed by a powerful suction.
The turmoil in his mind never settled until the Dark Cloud Substance began to replenish the consumed areas. At this point, the speed gradually slowed down, but it continued to absorb.
"Shouldn't it have ended immediately?"
Wei Yuan felt very puzzled. The Dark Cloud Substance had already restored its original form after a round of absorption, yet it still did not stop absorbing the Light Ink-colored Mist; it merely slowed down.
After the Acupuncture was completed, the situation in the Mist-like Space continued. Wei Yuan could only pause and wait to observe what was happening within the Mist-like Space.
This absorption process lasted for several minutes. Although the speed of absorption by the Third Form of Dark Cloud Substance had slowed down, it was still impressive. A total of eight Dark Cloud Substances continuously rotated back and forth.
During the rotation, they kept absorbing the surrounding Dark Ink-colored Mist. Following this observation through his consciousness, Wei Yuan saw that those Dark Cloud Substances began to swell slowly.
Their volume kept increasing until they gradually started to touch each other. Wei Yuan even felt two forces pulling against each other within the Mist-like Space.
As a result, during their contact, the larger cloud gradually devoured the smaller Dark Cloud Substance, slowly merging together. Eventually, only two pieces of Dark Cloud Substance remained.
Finally, after only two massive Dark Cloud Substances were left, the reactions in the Mist-like Space ceased. Only these two large Dark Cloud Substances remained, along with a pile of Dark Ink-colored Mist that had been absorbed nearly halfway.
Despite this, he could still sense that the two massive Dark Cloud Substances were slowly continuing to absorb the surrounding Dark Ink-colored Mist at a gradual pace, as if indicating that eventually everything would be completely absorbed.
At this moment, Wei Yuan gradually calmed down. However, after finishing with the silver needles, the Transparent Substance that had penetrated should have already merged into his mother's body. Given enough time, there should have been some reaction by now?
Wei Yuan felt a bit at a loss. According to past experience, after the Transparent Substance entered the body, there would definitely be a reaction within five minutes, the first of which was the chilling sensation of being enveloped in cold air.
However, nearly ten minutes had passed, and there was still no reaction?
How could this not worry Wei Yuan? But he knew he had to remain calm; the person receiving treatment was his mother. If any negligence led to something going wrong with her health, Wei Yuan feared he would never find peace in this life.
"Why is this happening?"
Wei Yuan repeatedly questioned himself about what aspect he had overlooked that led to this situation. Could it be that the acupuncture points where the silver needles were inserted delayed the recovery response?
At that moment, Wei Yuan could only think of this possibility. However, after recalling the contents mentioned in the annotated notes of "Medicine King Divine Canon," particularly in Chapter Seven regarding Acupuncture, it should not have triggered any other reactions.
Or perhaps his Repairing Ability belonged to an unpredictable external force, which meant there were no similar cases recorded?
The more Wei Yuan thought about it, the more confused he became. After nearly half an hour had passed, he seemed as if he were in deep meditation like an old monk, or like a stone statue devoid of any vitality. The three people beside him watched in alarm, unsure of what was happening but dared not disturb Wei Yuan.
"Too much concern leads to chaos; maybe I'm overthinking this?"
After analyzing various possibilities regarding the acupuncture points that had been needled, Wei Yuan felt that such a situation seemed unlikely. He then deduced another conclusion: slow sensation.
It turned out that after that accident, Wei Yuan's mother, Wu Shuzhen, had not received timely treatment for her legs, and some nerves controlling her legs had already died. As a result, over time, even strong slapping on her legs would hardly elicit any pain response.
In other words, her legs had long since lost sensation, which made Wei Yuan realize the severity of the problem.
Initially, he thought that successfully introducing the Transparent Substance into his mother's body meant everything would be fine. But now it seemed that the problem still existed.
Fortunately, he was well-prepared. When he previously helped Zhang Sheng's mother heal her physical issues, Wei Yuan observed the pain caused by the Third Form's Restorative Power upon contact with the human body. To alleviate this pain, he came up with a solution.
In fact, this was something he learned from Yang Ying: he created a type of catalyst-like medicine that could comprehensively catalyze the pain caused by the three reactions of the residual Transparent Substance left in the body after the entire healing process.
Catalysis means accelerating a reaction. While accelerating the reaction would concentrate the pain even more, Wei Yuan was very creative. He added Morphine Ointment to the solution.
Of course, this was just a herbal remedy that shared the same name as medical morphine used for sedation and pain relief. The main ingredient was a herb called Licorice Leaves, which could also relieve pain but had the advantage of being completely free of side effects.
Worried that his mother would continuously endure the pain from the three reactions after the Transparent Substance was introduced into her body, Wei Yuan brought this bottle of Blue Elixir.
The intention was for the solution to catalyze the speed of the entire healing process, and combined with the sedative and analgesic properties of Morphine Ointment in the solution, it could alleviate the suffering of the elderly woman.
However, unexpectedly, this bottle of medicine found a new purpose; it also had a catalytic effect, but this time it catalyzed Wei Yuan's Third Form's Restorative Power.
In his view, it was impossible for his mother's leg nerves to be completely dead, so having no sensation at all was not feasible. As long as he could catalyze the Restorative Power, he believed he could achieve the desired effect.
With this thought in mind, he didn't care that his Mist-like Space was facing a chaotic situation; he pressed on because sitting in front of him was his mother.
He took out the Blue Elixir and thoroughly applied it to his mother's feet. At that moment, Wu Shuzhen's feet had already turned completely blue, resembling the exaggerated skin color of an Avatar.
After waiting for three minutes, Wei Yuan knew that the solution had begun to take effect. He then took out the bottle containing the Blue Elixir.
His idea was crazy, but it was the only way to achieve miraculous results.
At that moment, Wei Yuan controlled through his consciousness to extract energy from two newly formed Dark Cloud Substances in his Mist-like Space and continuously infused it into that Blue Potion.
At this moment, the successfully transformed Transparent Substance entered the Blue Potion without reservation. The primary function of the potion itself was to catalyze, and it was at this moment that it showcased this advantage.
Under the catalysis of the Blue Elixir, the Transparent Substance transformed from Wei Yuan's Third Form's Restorative Power began to react violently. Even to the naked eye, one could see mist emanating from the bottle's opening.
This was the first reaction triggered when Restorative Power came into contact with an object, known as the extreme zero-degree cooling reaction, which caused a continuous flow of cold air and mist to emerge.
The sight was particularly exaggerated; even when Wei Yuan held the Blue Potion, he felt a strong chill penetrating through his arm into his body, which was very refreshing.
Time was of the essence; Wei Yuan could no longer afford to be concerned about the zero-degree cold torturing his hands. He directly poured the water from the basin out towards the door and quickly poured the Blue Elixir into the basin.
Even so, it was still evident that waves of cold air were rising from the basin. At this moment, Wei Yuan could not afford to cherish his hands any longer because the reaction produced by Restorative Power had already become intense enough; there was no time to wait.
Despite the unbearable zero-degree torment, he had to move forward fearlessly. This was a son bravely risking for his mother, just as our parents would never consider their own safety when it comes to their children.
"Your mother’s sake, give it your all!"
Wei Yuan immersed his hands in the water and quickly took a towel. After soaking it in the icy potion, he hurriedly placed his mother's feet in the water and used the towel to help wash her legs up and down.
This was to ensure that the Transparent Substance resulting from Third Form's Restorative Power could fully contact his mother's legs after completely merging with the water. To achieve this effect, Wei Yuan had no choice but to sacrifice his own hands by submerging them in the cold potion that emitted chilling air.
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