Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2061 Acupuncture Cosmetic Techniques

That graduate student had been ill for several years and had become somewhat estranged from his family. By the time his classmates noticed something was wrong with him, his condition had already become quite serious.

The school takes this matter very seriously and has assigned someone to accompany him to seek medical treatment everywhere. So far, most doctors at various hospitals have concluded that even if he goes to Beiqi and receives more advanced specialized treatments, the aftereffects will still be quite severe. Some doctors with a pessimistic view even believe that the boy will gradually lose most of his ability to work and will have to be cared for by his family for most of his life.

Dr. Wei basically agrees.

Unexpectedly, Bian Mu immediately claimed he could cure it.

Seeing the relaxed expression on Bian Da's face, Doctor Wei couldn't help but doubt the length of his already not-so-short medical career...

"Dr. Bian! To be honest, some of the terms used in traditional Chinese medicine sound a bit...unpleasant to us...could you explain them in a more colloquial way?" Dr. Wei asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Bian Mu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Let me put it this way! People, regardless of their innate endowments or the effects of their living environment... there are actually quite a few differences. This guy is a bit ugly, and his family wasn't well-off. Later, in order to change his so-called fate, he started studying desperately. If we trace it back from his pulse... he basically had that kind of 'life-or-death' kind of ruthlessness. Over time, the amount, degree, and duration he extracted from his body's essence, energy, and spirit... were many times that of ordinary people. Generally speaking, this extraction path originates from the kidney essence at the Guanyuan point, and then goes through the spinal cord, which we call marrow essence. It's a relatively broad concept; you can think of it as roughly equivalent to the 'dantian' primordial energy. Whenever faced with a competitive selection process, he would fight like his life depended on it. Every 7 years is a cycle, and he extracted it too much. Now, there's no going back." Bian Mu explained it in the simplest and most understandable way possible.

"Oh! The injury is too severe?! Irreversible?! Does Dr. Bian mean... that traditional Chinese medicine has a way to rebuild it or something?!" Well! Dr. Wei obviously didn't know much about the business of his fellow traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, so he just made a casual guess based on common sense.

“If the injury is as bad as you say, then we can just use minimally invasive surgery and some medicine to slowly repair it. So… why is no one willing to take that risk?!” Bian Mu sat there and smiled as she slightly retorted.

Upon hearing this, Dr. Wei smiled and gently shook his head, saying nothing.

"As mentioned before, he's quite ruthless. Every time he extracts energy, he wants to squeeze out every last drop of vitality. When he was young, his metabolism was fast. Although his hometown didn't seem to have great living conditions, it was very natural, and he could make up for any deficiencies in time. At most, he would look a little thinner than other people his age, but fatigue was already commonplace for him. His vitality ultimately had to 'return to the heart,' receiving ample power from the heart; it had to 'enter the brain,' as he had to work hard to compete with other people his age; it had to 'enter the lungs,' constantly converting old and new energy while providing fresh oxygen for his limbs... All of this had to go up the major meridian of the spinal cord. His family wasn't well-off, so his nutrition was relatively poor from a young age, or rather, his nutrition was always rather unbalanced." "First, as he gets older, the extraction process becomes less effective, requiring frequent breaks. This wears down his marrow and meridians, which is visible on X-rays – the high-signal areas. At this stage, it's relatively easy to treat. However… his troubles don't end there. With all the back and forth, his internal energy system has gradually separated from his internal organs, becoming two increasingly distant systems. So… as you just witnessed, the bioelectrical conduction, information transmission, and energy exchange between these two relatively disconnected systems have all experienced serious problems to varying degrees, like a short circuit, making it impossible to tell whether an egg is cooked or raw!" Bian Mu was quite patient, sitting there explaining the whole process.

"It sounds reasonable, but... can you really tell by taking a pulse?!" Doctor Wei found it hard to believe, but she was basically convinced by Bian Mu's explanation.

“Our traditional Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis method has gradually formed a relatively independent system. Various effective information can corroborate and correct each other. There is an element of reasoning involved, but with physical testing, massage, and other medical information complementing each other, a conclusion can basically be drawn,” Bian Mu replied with a smile. “I see. No wonder you’re so young and already the head of the National Medical Center. You really have a knack for it! I understand! So… how exactly does it work?”

"First, we'll use acupuncture to help him build up some Qi, and then temporarily block several pathways of the lung meridian from the middle. They must strictly follow the medical orders I give for their three meals a day. I've already prepared the menu before I came, and I'll send it to you now!" As she spoke, Bian Mu forwarded the menu she had drafted for three meals a day, including what to eat and how much to eat, to Doctor Wei.

"He needs to be admitted to a hospital here, right?"

"No need! He can stay temporarily in the school hospital's observation room. He can be looked after by nurses and family members. Someone will need to help him do rehabilitation exercises to guide the accumulated Qi in his body into the channel I designed beforehand. When the pressure level reaches a certain value, someone will need to help him go to the toilet. He may not be used to it at first and may even soil his pants. That's okay, it's actually a good thing. It's just tough on his family, who will have to take care of him almost like a child."

"Sigh! What can we do? We've run into these 'phoenix men'... Sigh! Never mind, I'll just have to process their discharge papers first thing tomorrow morning?"

"Let's postpone it for two or three days! I see you're getting along quite well with his mother, so it's best if you relay some messages for her. You need to make it clear to them that acupuncture is just a temporary measure, and the real treatment is yet to come! I'll give you a heads-up first. As for how to talk to his mother, I'll leave that to you to figure out and convey it in a way that's unique to women!"

"Understood! So how exactly will the treatment go in the later stages?! I'm really curious!" Dr. Wei asked with a smile.

"Let's try acupuncture to make him more handsome. You've probably noticed that he's always been a bit insecure about his looks. Later, he discovered that he was an excellent student, at least among the best in his area. Soon, he clung to this path like a lifeline, desperately trying to find a way to succeed through academic excellence. But he ended up going astray and almost ruined himself! Also, he's addicted to online games. If I'm not mistaken, he's at least a 9-dan level player in the amateur Go community... I mean Go."

"Huh?! You can even tell that?!" Doctor Wei could hardly believe his ears.

"Didn't you notice his fingers? They're calloused from years of repeatedly handling Go stones and studying game records! To be honest... his life was actually quite pitiful..."

Just then, the nurse who had gone to the ophthalmology clinic to borrow a special flashlight returned.

After thanking the nurse, Bian Mu smiled and said to Dr. Wei, "Let's go! His eyes aren't actually small, but for various reasons they haven't fully developed. If my treatment plan is effective, his eyes will change noticeably in less than six months. Also, his skin will gradually become less dark. As long as he strictly follows the medical advice, I guarantee he'll be completely transformed within 10 years!"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Wei could hardly believe his ears.