From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"Then please prepare yourself, Mr. Li, I'm about to have brain surgery."

After saying that, Jiang Liu took out medical equipment and a bag of masks from his storage ring, which he distributed to everyone present. Then he reached out to Duanmu Ying.

The latter understood immediately and handed over the crystal scalpel.

The craniotomy procedure is actually quite simple, consisting of only five steps:

Determine the location of the brain tumor!

Cut open the scalp!

Open a window in the skull!

Cut open the dura mater!

Remove the brain tumor!

Suturing and repositioning!

The most difficult step is opening a window in the skull, because the skull is hard and it is difficult for an ordinary person to open it without an electric drill. However, with the help of a crystal scalpel, even an ordinary person can easily cut open the skull, let alone Jiang Liu.

As the scalp was cut open, the skull was opened, and the meninges were cut, the brain with its grooves and folds was revealed to the public.

Gray with hints of white, white with hints of red.

It is pink.

In the very center of the exposed brain, there was a red, crab-like lump.

Jiang Liu inserted the crystal scalpel into the center of the tumor, made a small hole, removed the flesh inside, and then started from the edge to cut the entire tumor off the brain tissue.

simple!

easy!

# Chapter 997 There is still one more tribulation to overcome

"President Jiang, why do we need to dig a hole first?"

Dr. Duanmu was engrossed in watching, and after Jiang Liu removed the tumor, he asked in confusion.

"First, we need to determine the diameter of the tumor."

"Secondly, we need to determine the internal situation and see if the tumor is mixed with brain tissue."

"Thirdly, it is for the convenience of removal."

In fact, if there were no outsiders watching, Jiang Liu would not need to go through all this trouble. He is only doing this so that Master Liu, Doctor Duanmu, Mr. Niu and others can see things more clearly.

After removing the tumor, Jiang Liu began suturing the dura mater, inlaying the skull, and covering the scalp, while also activating Li Hongyang's own innate Qi to accelerate the repair process.

In just a short while, it healed completely.

This incredible scene left everyone speechless, with only the lump removed from Li Hongyang's brain proving that everything just now was real.

“This craniotomy can be performed on ordinary people, but they can’t mobilize their innate Qi like I can, so they can’t make the patient’s incision heal quickly.”

Jiang Liu explained, then sighed, "The longer the healing time, the greater the chance of infection and suppuration, and the greater the risk of recovery afterward."

"Since we have control over the existence of Qi, as long as we find a way to activate the Qi within another person's body and accelerate healing, we can greatly reduce the risks."

After saying that, Jiang Liu reconnected Li Hongyang's pain receptors.

The latter got out of bed, touched his smooth head, and when the headache subsided, he knelt down and kowtowed, exclaiming, "Divine doctor! Buddhist disciple! In the past, Mr. Niu gave me acupuncture, massage, and medicine, which could relieve my headache for a while, but it would still cause me to have headaches from time to time."

Today, however, I no longer feel any bloating or pain, and my mind is much clearer!

God!

"Amazing!"

Li Hongyang's wife, concubines, and children composed themselves, refusing to look at the disgusting lump, and knelt down to thank Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu turned away and said leisurely, "No need to thank me. However, although you have recovered from your illness, you still have a tribulation to overcome. If you want to live, you must take out 90% of your family property to build bridges and roads and do good deeds for others. Only then will your Li family have a chance to survive."

Li Hongyang was shocked.

The wealthy gentlemen present were also surprised.

This isn't just referring to Li Hongyang alone, but to his entire Li family!

"Please, Living Buddha, save him!" Li Hongyang exclaimed in alarm.

"I've already explained the method. Whether you listen or not is up to you. Also, please pay the treatment fee of 20,000 silver dollars. Thank you for your patronage."

Li Hongyang was taken aback when he heard Jiang Liu ask for money.

But then Jiang Liu said, "Even when Tang Sanzang went to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures, he had to leave behind a golden alms bowl as a token of his gratitude. Look at that, trying to get something for nothing. Even Buddha wouldn't allow that. How can you compare yourself to Buddha?"

"I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!"

Li Hongyang hurriedly ordered his children to go to the money exchange to withdraw money, and then heard Jiang Liu say, "I want coins, not legal tender, gold yuan, or banknotes issued by the local bank. Gold, silver, copper, iron, and other equivalent metals will also be fine."

Real gold and silver are easy to understand, but Jiang Liu wants equivalent amounts of copper, iron, and other metals...

This left Li Hongyang and the others quite puzzled.

But since it was a request from a "Buddhist disciple," he could only order his own women to bring over cartloads of copper, iron, and other materials as requested.

Gold and silver items—

He couldn't bear to part with it.

Seeing this, Jiang Liu didn't mind. With a flick of his hand, the cartloads of red copper and black iron were put into his storage ring.

This unexpected move once again left Li Hongyang and the others shouting in disbelief and questioning their existence.

"Grandpa Buddha, would you be so kind as to visit my humble abode? I would be happy to host a grand banquet!" Li Hongyang invited.

"Since we've already paid, why bother with a banquet?"

Jiang Liu, however, refused without giving him any face.

Li Hongyang assumed that he was being blamed by the descended Buddha for being unwilling to part with real gold and silver, and instead brought red copper and black iron. He was secretly annoyed at his own foolishness, but then took his anger out on his children.

After all, the copper and iron were transported there by horse-drawn carts they hired...

After Li Hongyang's family, local gentry, and the county magistrate left, Duanmu Ying teased Jiang Liu: "They call you Buddha Grandpa, aren't you going to explain?"

"If I explain, will he believe me?"

Jiang Liu countered, "Furthermore, I've already told him how he's going to live. But if he continues to do as he pleases, running casinos and brothels, or does nothing of substance but chant Buddhist scriptures and eat vegetarian food..."

Don't say there are no gods or Buddhas in this world; even if there were, they wouldn't protect him.

"If I get purged and dragged out into the street to be shot, then don't blame me."

Upon hearing this, Master Liu, Doctor Duanmu, and Mr. Niu gained a deeper understanding of Jiang Liu: he was resourceful, upright, and understanding, yet not pedantic.

Confucian Society —

It might actually be able to stand firm!

"President Jiang, I thought that a master healer wouldn't ask for money," Huang Feihong joked.

"Master Huang, have you ever read Journey to the West?"

"I've seen it."

"Then you should know that if you pass on your knowledge from scratch, your descendants will starve to death!"

Jiang Liu smiled faintly, "If the two major sects of Taoism and Buddhism can concentrate on their cultivation on the mountain, how can food be conjured up out of thin air?"

Or should they have to manage the fields themselves every day?

It must be the people living down the mountain who are supporting us!

Our Confucian Society originally intended to prove the Way in the human world, but it is inevitable that we will be tainted by wine, women, wealth, and anger.

It's just not as extreme as the saying, "Wine is a deadly poison, lust is a steel knife that cuts to the bone, wealth is a deadly devil, and anger is the root of all trouble."

It also doesn't go to the other extreme: "Without wine, there is no etiquette; without beauty, there are few people in the world; without wealth, how can one run a business; without composure, one will be bullied."

He follows the path of controlling the four elements: wine, lust, wealth, and anger.

Drinking is for pleasure, enjoying beauty is for appreciation, and making a living is for honest purposes. As for anger, it should be in accordance with one's own desires and empathy. Why then should one be so magnanimous or swallow one's anger?

If we only consider cultivating Qi, Jiang Liu certainly doesn't need any money, but if he follows such rigid principles when walking in the world, he really will "starve to death".

Huang Feihong understood this principle, but putting it into practice was not easy. He could only sigh, "Perhaps only Chairman Jiang can be so at ease in this world."

"The world is in turmoil these days, so it's too early to talk about being carefree." Jiang Liu chuckled twice, then shook his head. He then exchanged a few words with Huang Feihong, Lin Shirong, and Mr. Niu before preparing to leave.

Master Liu and Doctor Duanmu also planned to leave.

After all, Wong Fei-hung and Lam Sai-wing came to visit their own disciples and fellow disciples. If these outsiders stayed any longer, they would probably "waste time".

As for Lin Shirong, Jiang Liu's arrangement was: if he was willing to come to the Confucian Association, he would depart in two months.

Why two months later?

This was because Wong Fei-hung's time was running out; he wouldn't live more than a month.

In ancient times, people were required to observe a three-year mourning period.

However, practitioners... unless they die in a feud and seek revenge, they will not hold a grand funeral for relatives or friends who die of natural causes, nor will they observe a long period of mourning.

Two months: one month to accompany Wong Fei-hung, and one month to observe mourning for Lam Sai-wing, while also giving him time to think carefully about the future and decide for himself whether or not to join the Confucian Society.

Afterwards, Jiang Liu said to Mr. Niu, "If you are willing, you can let Brother Zizhong come to Yuhang to find me when he has nothing left to learn. The Mingxin Medicine and Medical Research Association is currently short of people, especially young talents like Brother Zizhong who are both young and interested in medicine..."

# Chapter 998 Duanmu Ying's matter is settled

"Master..."

Watching Duanmu Ying and Jiang Liu's departing figures with Master Liu and Doctor Duanmu, Wang Zizhong looked at Mr. Niu and asked, "Did you promise me you'd go to the Mingxin Medicine and Medical Research Association?"

"Learn my skills first! Don't be too ambitious!" Mr. Niu understood that Wang Zizhong would have a brighter future in Yuhang, but he couldn't let go of the master-disciple relationship.

Besides, he was also afraid that the Confucian Association would capsize.