Chapter 9

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Back home, Wang Xiaoqiang did not go to sleep. Instead, he opened the book "The Human Body's Yin and Yang and the Five Elements" borrowed from Old Laoqing, and began to read it carefully under the lamp...

At the beginning of the book, there was an explanation of the Five Elements—everything in the universe can be systematically divided into five categories: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. These five categories are collectively known as the Five Elements.

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth do not refer to five specific individual things. For example, the Metal in the Five Elements does not simply refer to gold, but rather is an abstract summary of the five different attributes of all things in the universe. One should fully understand the true meaning of the Five Elements.

Next, the book provided a general overview of the generation and overcoming relationships of the Five Elements, followed by a detailed description of their correspondence to the human body.

Although Wang Xiaoqiang only had a junior high school education, he was smart and had a high level of insight. After reading the entire book, some of his confusions were resolved.

For example, the green aura that rolled out from his fingertips when he massaged his father during the day should be the "Wood" of the Five Elements, because the color corresponding to Wood in the Five Elements is green. Combined with the concept of the "Five Elements Spirit Spring" generating the Five Elements' spiritual energy, the green aura is precisely the Wood attribute spiritual energy, or simply Wood-type spiritual energy.

When he "irrigated" the corn seedlings, the black aura that overflowed from his fingertips should be the "Water" of the Five Elements, because the color corresponding to Water in the Five Elements is black. To be precise and concise, it is Water-type spiritual energy.

The "Wood" of the Five Elements corresponds to the liver in the human body, which is responsible for growth and development. In other words, the Wood of the Five Elements is also responsible for growth and development. Therefore, the green Wood-type spiritual energy appears vibrant and full of vitality, giving a sense of prosperity.

Thinking about this, Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly became excited because he felt that his Wood-type spiritual energy could not only treat new injuries but also be effective for old injuries. For instance, his parents' legs were crippled in a car accident, with injuries to their knee bones and ligaments. If young people suffered such injuries, they would recover in about half a year without any aftereffects. However, his parents were nearly sixty years old at the time of the accident, and their organs and tissues were already in a state of decay and decline, with little vitality. According to the local rural saying, their bones were almost rotten. Recovering from such severe injuries was as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

But now, with the vibrant Wood-type spiritual energy, it was entirely possible to heal his parents' half-crippled legs.

Although this was just a bold guess based on his summary after reading the book, it was certain that the green aura, even if it did not help with his parents' old injuries, would not cause any harm.

Thinking about this, Wang Xiaoqiang could hardly wait to test and verify it. If his parents' legs could fully recover and they could walk freely again, it would be a very beautiful thing for both them and the family!

At that moment, he heard a cough from the courtyard—it was his father. Accompanied by the cough, his mother's voice sounded: "Old man, why aren't you sleeping again?"

"Ah, it's too hot, I can't sleep. I'm checking if it's going to rain..."

"The weather forecast said there's no rain."

The legs of Wang Xiaoqiang's parents were left with serious aftereffects from the accident, leaving them half-crippled. Although they could walk, it was extremely inconvenient, and they needed to use crutches when no one was supporting them. For safety, the two elders usually stayed together, going out and coming in together.

Seeing that his parents were still awake, Wang Xiaoqiang also went to the courtyard. He saw that both of them were sitting on small stools, and it seemed they wouldn't go to sleep in the house for a while.

People get older and naturally have less sleep, especially in the sweltering summer.

His father looked up at the sky. It was hot, but the sky was clear with not a cloud in sight, showing no signs of rain. He lowered his head and sighed, "Ah, it looks like we need to irrigate again. Xiaoqiang's fifty acres of land will cost about one or two thousand yuan to irrigate..."

Wang Xiaoqiang walked to his parents and said, "Dad, we don't need to irrigate our land..."

Wang Xiaoqiang believed that after being nourished by the Water-type spiritual energy, his fifty acres of autumn crops should be able to last for some time, perhaps even until harvest. The Water-type spiritual energy was not comparable to ordinary water.

His father turned his head at the sound, looking at his son with surprise, "What, are you talking in your sleep?"

Wang Xiaoqiang squatted in front of his father and asked, "Dad, does it sound like I'm talking in my sleep?"

"If it's not sleep-talking, then it's nonsense..." His father took out a pack of Chunlei cigarettes, lit one, and started smoking.

His mother, however, looked at her youngest son with affection and contradicted her husband, "Xiaoqiang never talks nonsense. He means it's going to rain... right, Xiaoqiang?"

Wang Xiaoqiang neither confirmed nor denied it. Instead, he moved to his mother and squatted down, extending his hands to the old injury on her knee, "Mom, let me massage your legs..."

"They're already crippled, what's the point of massaging them..." His mother patted her legs self-deprecatingly and said to her son, "Dear, go to sleep."

Although Wang Xiaoqiang was already an adult, his mother still used affectionate terms to call him when there were no outsiders around. Wang Xiaoqiang did not find it embarrassing but could feel the warmth of maternal love.

On a clear and quiet summer night, experiencing the warmth of family at his parents' knees, Wang Xiaoqiang felt a surge of happiness. Unobtrusively, he placed his hands on the old injury on his mother's knees.

In the semi-transparent orange-blue night, ten streams of green aura emerged from Wang Xiaoqiang's ten fingertips, entering his mother's knees. The vibrant green looked brilliant in the night, but only Wang Xiaoqiang could appreciate this magical and beautiful scene.

Wang Xiaoqiang symbolically massaged his mother's old injury lightly. His mother did not refuse or pay too much attention, but when the cool aura entered her body, she could not help but look down at her son's hands, her face showing surprise.

"Xiaoqiang, are you massaging my acupoints?"

"Yes..." Wang Xiaoqiang pretended to be clueless, "But I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. I learned it from a book and am still figuring it out..."

"Right, very right!" His mother felt the cool and comfortable sensation and exclaimed, "After you massaged, my legs feel much lighter..."

As she spoke, she subconsciously moved her legs, feeling that the stiff and heavy joints had become flexible.

His father's attention was also drawn over. He had experienced his son's magical hands during the day. Now, seeing his wife praise his son's massage technique, he was not only not suspicious but also very envious. He could not help but ask, "Xiaoqiang, can you massage Dad's legs too?"

Wang Xiaoqiang smiled and nodded, ending the massage for his mother. The Wood-type spiritual energy treatment was still in the experimental stage, and he needed to proceed cautiously, testing and verifying as he went.

As he moved to his father, he said to his mother, "Mom, try walking..."

Actually, without Wang Xiaoqiang's prompting, his mother already had the urge to try. Under the expectant gazes of her son and husband, she stood up, put aside her crutches, and took a few steps. To her surprise, she walked steadily without any difficulty or risk of falling. She exclaimed in delight, "Wow, it's really amazing, I can walk!"

She continued walking, like a baby learning to walk, full of enthusiasm. After a few steps, she finally realized that she could really walk without crutches.

Seeing his wife finally able to walk without crutches after a single massage from his son, Wang Kuishan excitedly slapped his thigh, "Xiaoqiang, quickly, massage Dad's legs too..."

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