125: Chapter 5 The matter is settled.

"I can, but..."

"If you need anything, Young Hero, please don't hesitate to say so." Seeing a turn in the situation, Lu Guanying hurriedly pressed for more.

Meng Li smiled and said, "The Young Village Lord has misunderstood. It's not that I have any conditions, but rather that this treatment method is a bit cruel."

"What do you mean by that?" Lu Guanying asked.

Meng Li said, "There are two key points to Village Lord Lu's injury: first, the tendons in his feet were severed, and second, the bones were broken. After the injuries occurred, they weren't reconnected in time. Over time, these two areas partially healed through the body's natural recovery process, but they healed out of alignment."

"To cure him, the healed tendons and bones must first be broken again, their positions corrected, and then allowed to heal once more."

Lu Guanying's face showed shock. "They can be reconnected even after being broken?"

Lu Chengfeng also found it hard to believe.

Meng Li said calmly, "Others might not be able to do it, but I can. I have a unique needle technique that can reconnect meridians and tendons. I also have a secret medicine that can heal newly broken bones."

"As for whether to proceed with the treatment or not, Village Lord Lu must decide for himself."

"This..." Lu Chengfeng looked hesitant and finally said, "Could you allow this old man to consider it for a moment?"

Meng Li smiled. "Of course. I will stay at your village for a few days and leave once Silly Aunt has settled in."

Lu Chengfeng stroked his beard and smiled. "Guanying, take Young Hero Meng and your Senior Sister Qu to the guest rooms and see if they need anything else."

"Young Hero, Senior Sister, please follow me."

Meng Li nodded and followed Lu Guanying with Silly Aunt.

After they left, Lu Chengfeng looked at his legs, his gaze wavering.

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In the evening, Lu Guanying invited Meng Li and Silly Aunt to dinner.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Lu Chengfeng smiled and said, "I'm ashamed to say that I still don't know who your Master is, Young Hero Meng."

Meng Li asked, "Are you asking about my Martial Arts or my medical skills, Village Lord Lu?"

Lu Chengfeng was slightly stunned. "Could it be that your lineage comes from different places?"

Meng Li nodded and then said, "I learned my Martial Arts from Yihua Palace and my medical skills from Poison King Valley."

Yihua Palace, Poison King Valley?

Lu Chengfeng thought seriously for a moment and realized he had no impression of them at all. He couldn't help but say, "Forgive my ignorance, but I have never heard of your sects, Young Hero Meng."

Meng Li chuckled, "Yihua Palace and Poison King Valley are both hidden sects from overseas. They have few disciples, and even fewer set foot in the Central Plains. It's normal for you not to have heard of them, Village Lord Lu. If you had heard of them before this, I would actually be surprised."

"I see."

Lu Chengfeng realized, then added, "Then how did you meet my martial niece and come to know about Senior Brother Qu?"

Instead of answering, Meng Li asked, "Has Village Lord Lu ever heard of King Wen's Innate Divine Divination?"

Lu Chengfeng was taken aback. "King Wen's Innate Divine Divination?"

He had heard of it, of course. It was a profound art of divination and calculation that his Master, Medicine Master Huang, knew.

It was said that once mastered, one could peer into the secrets of heaven through calculations and foresee the future at certain times.

But he had only heard of it and had never seen Medicine Master Huang use it.

"Could it be that you know this miraculous art, Young Hero Meng?" Lu Chengfeng asked tentatively.

Meng Li replied, "I don't, but I have learned a similar art of calculation. Occasionally, on a whim, I can catch a glimpse of the secrets of heaven."

"Meeting Silly Aunt happened because while I was traveling in Linan Prefecture, I had a sudden whim and calculated that there was an Opportunity in Niu Family Village."

"Bringing her here to settle down was also to resolve the Karma of that Opportunity."

"So that's how it is," Lu Chengfeng said with some surprise.

As for the Opportunity Meng Li mentioned, he had a vague guess as to what it was and did not press further.

Then, he continued, "I wonder, how much confidence do you have in curing my legs, Young Hero?"

Meng Li had already estimated this. Hearing the question, he said without hesitation, "Seventy percent."

"Seventy percent?" Lu Chengfeng murmured softly. He didn't continue the topic but instead changed the subject.

Meng Li understood immediately.

Lu Chengfeng had not yet decided to let him treat the legs.

Perhaps he didn't trust Meng Li's medical skills, or perhaps he had concerns and other considerations.

No matter the reason, Meng Li didn't care much.

The other was the patient, and he was the doctor.

There was no reason for the doctor to be anxious if the patient wasn't.

The reason he offered to treat the other was not because he was plotting anything, but because he saw that Lu Chengfeng was willing to take in Silly Aunt. It was a spontaneous thought to do him a favor.

Whether it succeeded or not didn't matter.

Next, Lu Chengfeng began to chat with Meng Li, Tan Tian and Say Earth.

Lu Chengfeng came from Peach Blossom Island and had managed Guiyun Village for many years, so his knowledge and experience were extraordinary.

Meng Li had memories of three lifetimes; in terms of accumulated knowledge, he surpassed even Lu Chengfeng.

For a time, the two of them were deeply engaged in conversation.

Lu Guanying and Silly Aunt, who were beside them, became background figures. However, one was listening intently and the other was eating happily, so neither of them minded.

It wasn't until Silly Aunt was stuffed, felt sleepy, and said she wanted to go to bed that the feast finally ended.

A few days later, Lu Chengfeng felt that Meng Li truly had ability and finally made up his mind.

That day, he found Meng Li and got straight to the point: "Little Friend Meng, regarding the treatment of my legs, I have considered it. Please, show your skill."

Meng Li said, "No problem. However, I don't have any Black Jade Intermittent Ointment left, so I need to prepare some."

This Black Jade Intermittent Ointment was not the secret medicine of the Vajra Sect from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, but a secret medicine he had developed in his previous life with Chang Bai Cao and Su Rushi based on its characteristics. Because the inspiration came from the Black Jade Intermittent Ointment in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and the effects were similar, he simply used the name.

Lu Chengfeng said, "That's fine. List the medicinal Materials you need, and I'll have someone fetch them."

As he spoke, he had someone bring the Four Treasures of the Study.

Meng Li took up the brush and wrote down all the medicinal Materials to be used.

Guiyun Village was powerful; in just a day or two, they had gathered all the dozens of medicinal Materials.

Meng Li, without another word, directly began preparing the medicine.

Once the Black Jade Intermittent Ointment was ready, he began the treatment.

In the Late Stage of his previous life, in order to improve his medical skills, he had treated many people and understood the structure of the human body very well. Before the formal treatment, he also repeatedly examined the condition of Lu Chengfeng's injuries, so the effect of re-breaking the bones and tendons was handled with precision.

After breaking the tendons, Meng Li used the Golden Needle Qi Guidance Technique learned from Su Ying to perform the correction and reconnection.

As for the bones, it went without saying that the Black Jade Intermittent Ointment could solve it.

All that remained was quiet recuperation to allow the muscles and bones to slowly recover.

A hundred days for broken bones and tendons. Lu Chengfeng had Martial Arts, and his Physique was stronger than an average person's, so it naturally wouldn't take that long, but under Meng Li's advice, he recuperated for two months.

To prevent accidents, Meng Li did not leave during this period, but he wasn't idle either. Instead, he used Guiyun Village to collect Materials and built a mobile home based on the Lotus Tower from the Lotus Casebook he had seen in his first life, combined with the mechanical arts of the Qiao Duo Tian Gong Secret Manual from his second life, naming it "Dream Travel Residence."

By the time the Dream Travel Residence was finished, Lu Chengfeng's legs were also healed.

The moment he regained the ability to walk, the usually steady Lu Chengfeng burst into tears of joy.

Lu Guanying, who witnessed this from the side, was also full of excitement.

Silly Aunt, holding her snacks, exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Martial Uncle, are you not going to sit in the sedan chair or wheelchair anymore?"

Lu Chengfeng laughed through his tears, "No more, never again."

Then, he wiped his tears with his sleeve and bowed deeply to Meng Li with hands clasped, "Thank you, Teacher, for helping me return to normal."

Meng Li was amused.

"Teacher"? This meant their relationship had progressed another level.

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