Chapter 461 - 460: A Big Surprise

Based on Yun Zijin’s pulse diagnosis, the condition was indeed treatable, but the process would be somewhat complicated.

Moreover, the patient needed to cooperate one hundred percent. The slightest mistake could mean all their efforts would be for naught.

"Then how do we treat it? Do you need medicinal herbs or something else? Whatever it is, just say the word and I’ll get it."

This was the first time he had heard that Lu Yunzhou’s legs could be saved, so Lu Yunque was understandably anxious.

"The main thing is that the course of treatment is quite long. Starting now, I’ll need to perform acupuncture on Big Brother every day. Also, here’s a prescription. The medicine needs to be decocted and taken three times a day.

These are Nourishing Body Pills, which I made from a recipe my master gave me. They’re the same as the one I gave you before. Taking one a day will help with recovery.

This treatment regimen will likely take one to two months."

After Yun Zijin finished, both Lu Yunque and Lu Yunzhou stared at her, dumbfounded. "You said it would be a long treatment," Lu Yunzhou said. "I thought you meant one or two years! I can’t believe it only needs one or two months."

The smile on Lu Yunzhou’s face was genuine.

Every doctor before had told him he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Only Yun Zijin had told him he might be able to stand again.

"Zijin, you’ve really given me a huge surprise. You kept this hidden so well. After all this time, I never suspected a thing."

Lu Yunque stepped forward and took Yun Zijin’s hand, his eyes shining as he looked at her.

Yun Zijin: ’Heh, who could have guessed? I only found out today that I’m the National Medical Saint Hand, Mr. Qingyun, myself.’

"I didn’t say anything because I was worried you wouldn’t believe me, since I’m so young.

But you said you’ve been looking for me... I never received any notification."

"Not many people have ever met Mr. Qingyun. We used our connections to search, but we were basically just running around like headless chickens.

We had no idea where Mr. Qingyun was, and we didn’t even have contact information for his assistant."

Yun Zijin gave an awkward laugh. ’Looks like from now on, I need to read the supplementary materials that come with the system’s rewards more carefully,’ she thought. ’Otherwise, I wouldn’t have caused such a ridiculous mix-up today.’

"It’s alright. Everything happens for a reason. Even if you had told us directly, we might not have believed you. If it weren’t for the Qingyun Token, I wouldn’t have been so quick to believe it today either."

Lu Yunzhou didn’t seem to mind at all. The decision to treat him or not was Yun Zijin’s to make. Even though they knew each other, that was no reason to guilt-trip her.

It had to be said, Lu Yunzhou’s character was truly perfect.

"Alright, Big Brother, take today’s Nourishing Body Pill first. After you’ve taken it, I’ll give you the acupuncture treatment.

Lu Yunque, you take the prescription to the pharmacy and have it filled. Decoct it with three bowls of water until only one bowl remains."

"Okay, I’ll go get the medicine now."

Lu Yunque had just glanced at the prescription. The herbs required were all quite common; even buying a large batch wouldn’t cost much money.

Lu Yunzhou’s hospital room had its own kitchen, so they could decoct the medicine right there after getting the herbs, making it convenient for him to drink it while it was still hot.

After Lu Yunque left with the prescription, Yun Zijin used her purse as cover to take out her acupuncture kit. "The silver needles need to be sterilized. I’ll have to trouble you, Big Brother, to have someone bring some alcohol."

Lu Yunzhou nodded and pressed his call bell.

Lu Yunzhou was a VIP patient at the rehabilitation center, so someone came over not long after he pressed the bell.

"Mr. Lu, is there something you need?"

At this time, the staff had already completed their rounds, and Lu Yunzhou wasn’t on an IV drip. The nurse who came was a bit confused as to why Mr. Lu would be ringing the call bell.

"Bring a bottle of rubbing alcohol over."

Before the nurse arrived in response to the call bell, Yun Zijin had already put on a mask and sunglasses. Anyone who didn’t know her well would never recognize her.

Sure enough, when the nurse entered, she glanced at Yun Zijin suspiciously several times. But since Lu Yunzhou didn’t introduce her, the nurse tactfully refrained from asking any questions.

’The world of the rich isn’t something a wage-earner like me can understand.’

The rehabilitation center had its own traditional Chinese pharmacy. Lu Yunque took the prescription and went straight there. "Fill this for two doses."

Lu Yunque placed the prescription directly on the counter. The nurse in charge of filling prescriptions picked it up and glanced at it.

Her eyes immediately lit up. "This is an excellent prescription! Which doctor gave it to you?"

The rehabilitation center’s Chinese pharmacy counter was open to the public. Besides people from the center, outsiders would occasionally come to have prescriptions filled.

"It wasn’t prescribed by a doctor here. We hired our own traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. There’s nothing wrong with the prescription, so just fill it."

Hearing that the prescription wasn’t from one of the center’s doctors, the nurse picked it up and examined it carefully once more. Only after confirming there were no issues did she start filling it for Lu Yunque.

"The total is 23,400. Mobile pay or card?"

"Card."

With that, Lu Yunque pulled a black card from his wallet and handed it to the nurse.

The nurse froze for a second when she saw the black card, then quickly processed the payment.

"Alright, here is your card back."

At the rehabilitation center, everyone from the director down to the janitors received special training before starting their jobs, so the nurse recognized the black card.

She also knew that people who owned black cards were not to be trifled with.

Lu Yunque took his card back, grabbed the two bags of herbs, and turned to walk back toward Lu Yunzhou’s room.

Back in Lu Yunzhou’s room, the nurse was dealing with a first: a patient asking her specifically to bring rubbing alcohol. She had been about to ask what it was for, but in the next second, she remembered that this was the family that owned the hospital and swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue.

"Um, if you need alcohol, you need a doctor’s note. There’s a pharmacy right next door, you can buy it there."

Even though Lu Yunzhou was a Lu Family member, the nurse wouldn’t compromise on a matter of protocol.

She absolutely could not give them even a small bottle of alcohol without authorization.

Otherwise, if something went wrong, wouldn’t she be the one to take the blame?

Hearing the nurse’s words, Yun Zijin and Lu Yunzhou exchanged a glance. "I’m sorry, we didn’t think of that," Yun Zijin said. "But it’s inconvenient for me to go out. Could I trouble you to buy it for me?"

’As for the cost, I can just pay her back when he returns.’

The nurse glanced at Yun Zijin and ultimately said nothing more. "Alright. Please wait a moment."

With that, the nurse left the room and walked away quickly.

Not long after the nurse left, Lu Yunque returned with the bags of medicine.

"I just saw a nurse leaving the room. Did something happen?"

"It’s nothing. The silver needles need to be sterilized with alcohol, so she went to help buy some."

Lu Yunque nodded. "I’ll go decoct the medicine."

Decocting medicine wasn’t something that could be finished in a moment. A person without patience wouldn’t be able to handle it.

The nurse who went to buy the alcohol returned quickly. Yun Zijin transferred 100 yuan to her, with the extra amount intended as a tip for her trouble.

Upon receiving the 100-yuan transfer, the nurse quickly looked at Yun Zijin. "Miss Yun, isn’t this too much?"

’How much could a bottle of alcohol cost? Getting a direct transfer of 100 yuan for it made her conscience uneasy.’

"No, the extra is a tip for your trouble."