Chapter 10

Under his father's urging, Wang Xiaoqiang had already squatted in front of his father and placed his hands on his father's knees.

With a thought, a wondrous scene reappeared. Ten vibrant green auras flowed from his fingertips into his father's body. As the wood-element spirit energy was infused, Wang Xiaoqiang, who had just eaten, suddenly felt hungry again. Along with the hunger came a wave of fatigue. As the fatigue worsened, his mind became hazy, causing the green light flowing from his fingertips to become chaotic and gradually dim...

"Damn, what's going on? I can't afford to fail at this crucial moment!"

Wang Xiaoqiang endured the hunger and fatigue, forcing himself to continue infusing his father with wood-element spirit energy. After barely holding on for a while, the gradually dimming green light finally disappeared.

Wang Xiaoqiang was extremely frustrated, but after a minute of spirit energy nourishment, his father's old leg injuries had improved significantly.

Feeling much lighter in his legs, Wang Kuishan stood up, threw away his cane, and took a step forward, laughing heartily as he walked: "Haha, I, Wang Kuishan, no longer need a cane..."

"Hey, old man, you can walk too!"

His mother stared at his father in surprise and exclaimed.

The shouts and laughter of the two elders of the Wang family startled their daughter-in-law. In fact, Liu Juyi wasn't asleep; she was embroidering in her room. Embroidery products had become very popular in the market in recent years. Skilled women in the countryside would earn some extra money by embroidering during their free time. However, this labor-intensive and mentally taxing work was no longer popular, and without a certain level of skill, the products wouldn't sell. Many young women in Sanmiao Village embroidered, but most did it for fun, and few sold their products, using them mainly for home decoration. Liu Juyi was an exception; her embroidery not only sold but sometimes fetched a high price, making the other young women in the village envious.

Under the bright moonlight, seeing her in-laws walk without a cane, Liu Juyi's large, watery eyes widened, and her rosy, triangular lips parted in shock.

She was very clear about her in-laws' condition. Since she had married into the family, she had accompanied them to Li Tienan's clinic for leg treatments. She remembered the bone-setting expert Li Tienan saying clearly that there was almost no chance of complete recovery for her in-laws. They would have to rely on canes for the rest of their lives, and as their bodies aged, their condition would worsen, eventually leading to paralysis.

Unexpectedly, her in-laws, who had been given a "death sentence" by Li Tienan, could now walk without a cane. How could she not be amazed?

"Father, Mother, your legs are better..." Liu Juyi walked to her in-laws and scanned their legs, looking incredulous.

"Yes, Xiao Yi..." her mother said happily, "Xiaoqiang cured us!"

"Uh..." Although she had already witnessed the miraculous effects of Wang Xiaoqiang's "massage" techniques, Liu Juyi still found it hard to believe. After all, the previous injuries were new and minor, while this time, it was a half-paralyzed old injury, which was a different matter.

"It's true," Wang Kuishan said happily. "Xiaoqiang's massage skills are really amazing. I feel like I'm in a dream, and I can hardly believe it..."

Seeing her father-in-law say this, Liu Juyi's gaze naturally fell on her younger brother-in-law, who was squatting on the ground. She noticed that Xiaoqiang seemed unwell. Surprised, she walked around to the front of Wang Xiaoqiang and saw him with his eyes closed, holding his head, looking exhausted in the moonlight.

Liu Juyi's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Xiaoqiang, are you feeling unwell?"

Liu Juyi's words drew the attention of the two elders of the Wang family. They had been so happy that they had neglected their son. Now, seeing him squatting and holding his head, looking uncomfortable, they were also startled and asked worriedly, "Xiaoqiang, what's wrong with you?"

Wang Xiaoqiang was indeed unwell. He had used wood-element spirit energy to treat his parents' leg injuries while feeling fatigued, which left him feeling drained, like someone who had exerted too much force.

Although he was uncomfortable, he didn't say much, only replying, "Sister-in-law, I'm fine, I just feel a bit hungry..."

Wang Xiaoqiang was right; he not only felt tired but also hungry.

"Hungry? I'll make you a bowl of noodles..." Liu Juyi responded and immediately headed to the kitchen.

Liu Juyi was not only a good cook but also quick. In less than ten minutes, she brought a bowl of fragrant egg noodles. Watching Wang Xiaoqiang devour the noodles, the two elders of the Wang family and Liu Juyi exchanged glances, their faces showing a strange expression. It had been less than three hours since dinner, and even if Wang Xiaoqiang's appetite had increased, he shouldn't have been this hungry so quickly.

Wang Xiaoqiang was also puzzled by this. However, he soon connected his sudden hunger to the Five Elements Spirit Spring within him. He believed that the sudden hunger was due to the excessive consumption of spirit energy, similar to the "irrigation" during the day. Although the Five Elements Spirit Spring was a wondrous spring that could generate spirit energy on its own, it also required consumption. Now that it was in his body, it was consuming the food in his stomach.

Of course, this was just Wang Xiaoqiang's guess.

Wang Kuishan and his wife, along with Liu Juyi, associated Wang Xiaoqiang's hunger with his "massage" and did not delve into the matter further. Instead, they discussed his "massage" skills, agreeing that it was a rare and valuable skill that could change Wang Xiaoqiang's fate.

Wang Xiaoqiang, eating the egg noodles made by his sister-in-law, gradually felt his hunger subside, and the fatigue in his body slowly eased. His spirits also began to recover. Listening to the family's discussion about his "massage skills," Wang Xiaoqiang felt proud. Since the wood-element spirit energy could treat bone injuries, it was clearly a way to earn money. As for how to use it, he would need to think carefully.

The next day.

After breakfast, Wang Xiaoqiang went to the fields. Not long after he left, Aunt Big Mouth, who ran the supermarket, came to propose a marriage.

As a matchmaker, Aunt Big Mouth was always warmly welcomed wherever she went. The reason was simple: Aunt Big Mouth was a famous matchmaker within a ten-mile radius. Whether a family had a son to marry or a daughter to wed, they would need a matchmaker, so there was always a need for Aunt Big Mouth. Although modern society emphasized free love, in the countryside, many places still relied on matchmakers for marriages.

Wang Kuishan and his wife were very happy to see Aunt Big Mouth. They had both secretly planned to ask her to find a match for their second son, Xiaoqiang.