Chapter 8 of 100
Chapter 8
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Listen, I just came here out of respect for the elders, not for a single cent! Indeed, you are a righteous hero, loyal and brave!
Looking at the young man before him, who was unmoved by money, Yun Haiyong had a sudden idea. He took off a jade pendant from his neck and handed it to Li Yi.
"Young man, you have such a good heart, I am very grateful. This is a small gift, not much, but it's a token of my appreciation!"
"How can you give this thing to someone?" Zhang Hongjuan, standing beside him, was greatly surprised.
This jade pendant was a treasure that her husband always wore, and no one else was allowed to even take a glance. What had gotten into him today, to give this thing away?
What virtues and abilities did the young man before her have to make her husband part with his treasure?
Li Yi took the jade pendant, glanced at it, and then shook his head. "This gift is too precious, I cannot accept it!"
"It's just a small gift, please don't be so formal! In this world, what gift could be more valuable than my daughter's life?" Yun Haiyong insisted.
Li Yi smiled. "This ancient jade, from its age, is at least 1,500 years old, right? Just in terms of market value, it is an invaluable antique!"
"Ah?" Yun Haiyong's eyes widened in surprise.
According to the high monk who taught him the martial arts, this ancient jade was made by a high monk during the Northern Qi Dynasty and had been passed down for exactly 1,500 years. He had never told anyone about this, not even his wife. How did the young man before him know?
Indeed, a true master is a master!
Li Yi continued slowly, "Of course, its value is not just that of an antique. For those who practice martial arts, carrying it will greatly benefit their cultivation. So this gift is too precious, I cannot accept it. I said, I came here out of respect for Mr. Yun, and I will not take a single cent for the treatment!"
"Too impressive, to see through the mystery of this jade at a glance!" Yun Haiyong silently gave a thumbs up in his heart.
Taking out this jade was actually a test by Yun Haiyong. Li Yi was indeed an extraordinary person, just as he had expected!
Not caring about money, not even accepting treasures, such a person is truly rare!
What he didn't know was that Li Yi didn't want the jade because it was worthless to him. The ancient jade used by the energy collectors to gather energy was, in his eyes, as primitive as a stick used by a monkey to crack nuts. If a monkey gave you its stick to crack nuts as a treasure, would you want it?
"Young man, your temperament really suits me. If you don't mind, let's be friends. I am a few years older than you, so call me Brother Yong, and I will call you Brother Li, how about that?" Yun Haiyong, being a shrewd person, quickly tried to build a relationship with Li Yi.
Li Yi came here to establish a connection with the Yun family, so he nodded and said, "Brother Yong!"
"Ha ha ha!" Yun Haiyong laughed happily, feeling that it was a rare opportunity to have a relationship with such a hermit master.
Looking at Yun Zhenzhen on the hospital bed, Yun Haiyong said, "Zhenzhen, call him Uncle!"
Zhang Hongjuan said, "You are being silly. He looks younger than Zhenzhen, why should she call him Uncle?"
Yun Haiyong thought, "You don't understand. By lowering Zhenzhen's generation, it gives a reason for the hermit master to take care of her. After all, elders should take care of the younger ones!"
"Zhenzhen, call him Uncle!" Yun Haiyong repeated.
Yun Zhenzhen was a very obedient girl. Seeing her father's request, she softly said, "Uncle."
Li Yi had spent 30 million years in another universe and had seen countless younger people. He didn't mind a girl calling him Uncle. So he nodded and said loudly, "Then I will accept you as my niece. Brother Yong, if it's convenient, can we start the treatment today? This way, your daughter can recover sooner!"
"Good, good, whatever you say, we will cooperate!"
Li Yi said, "Just wait outside and don't disturb me during the treatment."
Yun Haiyong had heard that using internal energy to unblock the eight extraordinary meridians was extremely dangerous and should not be disturbed, so he nodded and said, "Alright, we will go out."
After Yun Haiyong and Zhang Hongjuan left, Li Yi closed the door, set the air conditioner to 38 degrees, and then slowly walked to Yun Zhenzhen's bed, lifting the blanket.
Under the blanket was a body as thin as a skeleton. Compared to this body, the large hospital gown was like a sack, empty and heart-wrenching.
"Uncle," Yun Zhenzhen whispered, feeling a bit embarrassed.
After her muscles had completely atrophied, her body was completely unappealing. Even through the hospital gown, it gave a monstrous feeling.
"Don't be afraid, I need to give you a full-body massage. For that, I need to take off your clothes."
"Ah, take off my clothes?" Yun Zhenzhen was surprised and blushed.
Since she had been bedridden, she couldn't take care of herself and had always been helped by others to dress and undress. But those who helped her were all female nurses, and no man had ever done this to her.
"Can... can we not take off the clothes?" Yun Zhenzhen asked softly.
"No, you don't need to be afraid. I have already set the air conditioner to a high temperature, so you won't catch a cold."
Yun Zhenzhen's face was hot, but this wasn't about catching a cold. She was a girl, after all!
However, she knew that her body was just skin and bones, not worth looking at, and would only give nightmares. Li Yi wouldn't have come here to take advantage of her. So, blushing, she nodded.
Li Yi took off Yun Zhenzhen's clothes to save effort. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease, is rooted in the motor neurons.
Motor neurons are responsible for transmitting signals from the spinal cord and brain to muscles and endocrine glands, controlling the activities of the effectors. When these neurons are damaged, it leads to complete loss of control over muscles and the endocrine system, gradually causing weakness and atrophy, turning the person into a vegetative state.
To treat Yun Zhenzhen, Li Yi needed to repair her motor neurons and restore their neural transmission function. This repair was a delicate task; too light wouldn't work, and too heavy would make the situation worse.
If he could use virtual energy, Li Yi could treat her from the other side of the Earth, but the backup annihilation energy system was extremely inefficient. Repairing neurons through the skin required some effort, and an extra layer of clothing would only increase the error and the failure rate, making it unnecessary.
Li Yi decided to use electric shock to repair the neurons. The human body can naturally produce static electricity, and this method was zero-loss.
He gently raised his hand, and immediately, over 600 extremely fine currents appeared, making a crackling sound.
After adjusting the current, he placed his hand on Yun Zhenzhen's face, carefully guiding the current through the skin and muscles to the neurons below. He simultaneously manipulated over 600 currents in different directions to stimulate, repair the neuronal cell membranes, remove neurotoxic substances, dissociate glutamate, and promote the production of nerve growth factors.
Yun Zhenzhen felt an extreme sense of comfort from Li Yi's hand, penetrating her skin, seeping into her muscles, and reaching deep into her soul. This feeling was so wonderful that she wanted to sing out loud!
Actually, being stimulated by electric current is very painful, and Li Yi's direct repair of the neurons would be even more excruciating. But Li Yi didn't want the girl to be painfully killed, so he used a small trick to convert the pain into an excitement in the central nervous system.
This neural excitement was similar to the principle of drug use, but the extreme comfort Li Yi induced was not harmful to health and did not cause physiological dependence; it just made people feel good.
After repairing the girl's facial neurons to about 70-80%, Li Yi's hand moved down to stimulate the neck motor neurons, and then continued to move down...
When Li Yi finished treating the girl, half an hour had passed. Yun Zhenzhen was drenched in sweat, as if she had been washed in water, and every part of her body felt an indescribable comfort.
"Zhenzhen, how do you feel?" Li Yi asked.
"Very good," Yun Zhenzhen said.
Actually, Yun Zhenzhen had only one thought: if the treatment could go on forever, making her feel so comfortable, it would be wonderful!
Li Yi gently lifted Yun Zhenzhen's hand and said, "Try to lift it."
"Lift it?" Yun Zhenzhen was surprised.
For the past three years, her arms had been completely unresponsive. Li Yi actually wanted her to lift them?
But when she tried to move her arm as instructed, she found that it actually moved!
"Uncle, my arm moved! I can move it! Did you see that?" Yun Zhenzhen exclaimed happily.
Although her arm only moved in a clumsy, spasm-like way, it was far from being under control, let alone normal, it was a huge surprise for the completely paralyzed Yun Zhenzhen.
"Um-hum," Li Yi nodded.
He could see that Yun Zhenzhen's motor neurons were about 70-80% restored. A few more treatments would completely restore them. However, since she had been paralyzed for too long, her muscles had completely atrophied, and she would need to start exercising from scratch to move like a normal person.
"Let me help you take a bath!"
Seeing Yun Zhenzhen's sweaty, drenched appearance, Li Yi felt it wasn't good to let her put the hospital gown back on. Fortunately, the high-end ward had a bathroom, so cleaning her up was not a problem.
Yun Zhenzhen's face turned red again, but she nodded. Since her whole body had been touched during the treatment, what was the difference in taking a bath?
Twenty minutes later, Yun Zhenzhen had put on the large hospital gown again and lay back on the bed. Li Yi opened the door, and the anxious Yun Haiyong and his wife immediately rushed in.
"How is it?" Yun Haiyong asked with concern.
Li Yi smiled and said to Yun Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, move your arm for your dad to see."
Yun Zhenzhen tried hard to move her arm, and it twitched again.
"Heaven, Zhenzhen, you can move? Move again for Mom to see!" Zhang Hongjuan shouted.
"Um-hum," Yun Zhenzhen responded, and her arm twitched again.
"Great, the heavens have eyes!" Zhang Hongjuan was in tears.
"Today is just the first day. After a week of treatment, the neurons will be mostly restored. Then it's a matter of muscle problems, which require more exercise. Of course, it should be done step by step. She shouldn't move too much now, and don't keep asking her to move for you to see. It's best to wait until the treatment is over."
"Yes, yes!" Yun Haiyong quickly agreed, like a yes-man.
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