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Chai Liang saw Liu Guanfeng walk into his home without hesitation, and he could only brace himself and follow. At that moment, Liu Guanfeng had already reached the bedside, where a woman lay. She appeared to be in her fifties or sixties.
The woman was pale, clearly a result of long-term bed rest. Liu Guanfeng turned to Chai Liang and his brother, asking, "Is this your mother?"
The two brothers nodded. "Yes, our father was conscripted by Severe Winter when we were young and died at the Gates of Hell. Since then, our mother and we three have lived here. Three years ago, our mother fell while repairing the roof. All the little money we had went to her medical treatment, but all the doctors said she couldn't be cured. Yet our mother still fights to live; we know she wants to see us succeed." As Chai Liang spoke, he began to cry.
Liu Guanfeng nodded and placed his right hand on the woman's wrist. A stream of Fighting Qi flowed from his fingers into her body, circulating within her while information about her condition transmitted to Liu Guanfeng's brain. His brow furrowed in concern. He was impressed by the woman's resilience; he never expected someone with such severe internal injuries could still be alive.
After his initial examination, Liu Guanfeng found that all of the woman's organs were damaged, indicating a serious fall. Additionally, she had multiple fractures in her legs that had healed improperly due to lack of medical care. The only solution would be to re-break her legs and reset them; otherwise, even if her illness were cured, she would never be able to stand again.
Moreover, due to prolonged immobility, the blood flow in her legs had long been obstructed, and her meridians were blocked and needed gradual unblocking.
Liu Guanfeng withdrew his hand from the woman's wrist and sighed. "Your mother's condition is not optimistic. She has multiple internal injuries, and her legs have become disabled due to lack of timely treatment."
At this moment, Chai Liang knelt down. "Liu President, please save my mother! If you can bring her back to life, I will serve you for the rest of my life."
Chai Guang also knelt down upon hearing this. "Liu President, as long as you can save our mother, I will serve you too."
Liu Guanfeng grasped both brothers' shoulders firmly; they could no longer kneel and slowly stood up instead. "You two get up and speak. I can treat your mother's injuries, but it will be painful for her."
"Don't worry, Liu President; my mother is very strong. She will pull through."
"Alright then, I will prepare to treat your mother now. You both go outside and wait for me. Didn't I just give you some money? Go buy some food; you wouldn't want your mother to wake up without anything to eat, would you? Remember to buy something light; there will be plenty of opportunities for meat later."
"Yes," the brothers replied before turning to leave.
Liu Guanfeng looked at the woman on the bed and seemed to speak to himself: "I am about to begin; if it hurts, just shout out. It might lessen the pain a bit."
After speaking, Liu Guanfeng helped the woman sit up and placed his hands on her wrists. Streams of Fighting Qi surged from Liu Guanfeng's body into the woman. The first thing Liu Guanfeng needed to do was to unblock the meridians in her legs. Although breaking her legs again would be painful, it would aid in her recovery and healing.
Liu Guanfeng's white Chaotic Qi flowed continuously within the woman's body, quickly reaching the meridians in her legs. Under the pressure of Liu Guanfeng's Fighting Qi, the blocked meridians that had been obstructed for years were cleared. At this moment, the woman on the bed remained unconscious, but as her leg meridians were unblocked, she let out a comfortable sigh.
Liu Guanfeng did not rest; he increased the flow of Fighting Qi. After circulating in her legs for a while, all of it concentrated on the area where she had previously broken her leg. A large amount of Fighting Qi gathered around her legs, slowly enveloping her bones.
Liu Guanfeng's hands gradually clenched into fists. The Fighting Qi around her legs began to shrink and tighten. Finally, with determination, Liu Guanfeng quickly formed his hands into fists, and a cracking sound came from the woman's legs. Immediately after, the woman lying on the bed gasped in pain and woke up.
She desperately tried to move her body, but at that moment, her body was completely surrounded by Liu Guanfeng's Fighting Qi and firmly pinned to the bed; she could only speak but could not move otherwise. Tears streamed down her face.
Looking at the now awake woman, Liu Guanfeng said, "Due to a lack of timely treatment, your fractured legs have healed improperly. I must re-break your legs and then re-bandage them so they can heal correctly. Otherwise, even if I save you, you won't be able to fight again. I know it will hurt; if it does, just scream. It's okay. Your two sons are outside; you'll see them soon."
After saying this, Liu Guanfeng continued to focus on sensing the condition of the woman's legs with his Fighting Qi and began to set the bones. He understood that this process would be extremely painful, so he was very careful with each use of Fighting Qi to prevent her from becoming disabled. Despite the excruciating pain, when Liu Guanfeng mentioned that her two sons were outside, she did not cry out once. No matter how much it hurt, she gritted her teeth and persevered.
When Liu Guanfeng finally set both of her leg bones properly, he looked up to see that the woman was drenched in sweat, biting down on a thin blanket with little cotton stuffing while she had already fainted from the pain.
Liu Guanfeng admired this mother's strength; she endured immense suffering just to keep her children from worrying.
After setting the woman's legs, Liu Guanfeng found four wooden boards nearby and tore strips from the blanket to secure her legs.
Then he infused more Fighting Qi into her to help her slowly regain consciousness. Taking out a pill from his pocket along with a bowl of water, he said when he saw she was awake:
"Take this pill and sleep for a while; you should feel better by tonight. You will recover within a month. However, I must warn you: for two weeks, do not walk on your legs; otherwise, they may heal improperly again. At that point, simply resetting them won't be enough."
The woman looked at Liu Guanfeng gratefully and nodded. "Thank you, Benefactor; you have saved my life."
"You don't need to thank me; thank yourself instead for raising such a good son. Rest here while I take my leave."
"Benefactor, why don't you eat here before you leave?"
"No, I have things to do. You should take care of yourself," Liu Guanfeng advised before turning and stepping outside. By this time, nearly two hours had passed, and lunch had long since ended.
Chai Liang and his brother saw Liu Guanfeng come out and rushed over to ask, "Benefactor, how is my mother?"
"The injury is no longer serious. However, your mother's legs need to be rested for another two weeks after I set them. Remember, do not let her move at all during these two weeks."
"Yes, Benefactor, we will remember."
Liu Guanfeng glanced at the house and said to Chai Liang, "Chai Liang, I mentioned earlier at the Royal Hotel that you should follow me from now on. What do you think? Are you willing to follow me?"
Hearing this, Chai Liang was about to kneel again when Liu Guanfeng lifted him up with one hand. "Just speak; there's no need to keep kneeling."
"I am certainly willing to follow Benefactor."
Liu Guanfeng nodded. "In that case, starting today, you won't need to stay here anymore. You should give your house away; see who doesn't have a place to live and give it to them. This house can at least provide shelter for four or five beggars."
Chai Guang asked in confusion about giving the house away, "Benefactor, what will we do then?"
"Your brother is following me now; can you still stay here? Don't you want to go with your brother?"
"Benefactor, is that really possible?" Chai Liang asked cautiously.
Liu Guanfeng smiled and said, "Why wouldn't it be? From now on, you can take your mother and younger brother with you. It will save them from suffering here."
"Benefactor, please accept me as well," Chai Guang said before attempting to kneel before Liu Guanfeng.
Liu Guanfeng quickly grabbed him and said, "Didn't I tell you? Speak your mind instead of always kneeling; that won't solve anything. Since you want to follow me, you can go with your brother."
After saying that, Liu Guanfeng took out a bag of coins from his pocket and handed it to Chai Liang. "I have over sixty gold coins here. You two can take them and stay at a hotel with your mother for a few days. Once your mother is healed, come find me at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the fishing village near Winter City."
"Benefactor, you have already healed our mother and brought her back from the brink of death. How can we still accept your money?"
"Do you have any money right now? Your mother has just been treated, and where you're staying isn't conducive to her recovery. You need to find a better place for her. Besides lodging, you'll also need to buy her some nutritional supplements; all of this requires money, doesn't it? If you truly feel uncomfortable accepting it, consider this as your wages. I will deduct it from your future salaries; does that work for you?"
"Thank you, Benefactor." Chai Liang accepted the bag of coins, and the two brothers bowed deeply to Liu Guanfeng.
"You two should prepare now. Give your house to someone in need, and it would be best if you bought a carriage with softer bedding for your mother’s comfort when traveling to Winter City. As for you two, get two horses for transportation; once you arrive at my place, I'll see what kind of mounts I can provide for you. I estimate your mother is already asleep; let her rest a bit more. She should wake up around eight o'clock tonight. At that time, find an inn to stay in."
"Benefactor, are you going back to the Royal Hotel?" Chai Liang asked.
Liu Guanfeng nodded. "I promised someone I would go; how could I not?"
"Benefactor, let me accompany you."
Liu Guanfeng waved his hand. "You stay here and take care of your mother. Remember to buy her some nice clothes, and you both should change out of those outfits as well. I'll go there by myself and head straight back to the fishing village afterward; just come find me there later. And please stop calling me Benefactor all the time; it makes me sound old. Just call me President. Alright, I should be going now; otherwise, those two adults will be waiting anxiously."
After finishing his words, Liu Guanfeng leaped onto Little Black's back and pointed towards the Royal Hotel. Little Black galloped towards the Royal Hotel while XP closely followed behind. The three figures quickly disappeared from the street.
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