These words sounded like heavenly music to Zhang Yongqi, indicating that the divine doctor was willing to treat him and that there was hope. Although the divine doctor before him was young, all his doubts vanished at that moment.
"Miracle Doctor, please wait a moment, I'll get it for you right away." Zhang Yongqi jumped off the bed with movements completely out of character for his physical condition, roughly tore open the zipper of his suitcase, took out a bunch of packaged medicinal herbs, and respectfully handed them to Lin Yao.
People in the real estate industry are well-informed and often accompany high-ranking officials for leisure. In addition to romantic matters, they also need to cater to everyone's preferences by discussing the past and present. Collecting and memorizing interesting anecdotes is often an important part of their work.
Lin Yao's amazing acupuncture technique was something Zhang Yongqi had never heard of before, which gave him hope. He didn't care about Lin Yao's attitude at all, because he thought that capable people were all temperamental, and he himself was even more hostile to people who had no money or power.
"Mr. Situ, please come out with me for a moment." Lin Yao, carrying a package full of medicinal herbs, glanced at Situ Hao and turned to leave the room.
"Brother Lin, are you alright?" Situ Hao followed him out the door, looking at Lin Yao with great concern. Lin Yao's attitude just now had surprised him.
"Give me the room key, I need it right away." Lin Yao calmed himself down a bit and looked at Situ Hao apologetically, "Brother Situ, I won't be so affectionate with you in front of outsiders, so as not to cause you any trouble."
After a pause, seeing that Situ Hao's expression was even more puzzled, Lin Yao added, "My dad was kidnapped yesterday. You should also keep your distance from me from now on. Find someone reliable to treat your illness in the future, and don't call me an angel, so you don't make things difficult for yourself later."
"Ah!" Situ Hao was shocked when he heard the news. "How is Uncle? Has he been rescued? Brother Lin, if you have something to do, go and take care of it first. You can hold off here for a bit."
"They're out, don't worry." Lin Yao's face regained its composure, but then he remembered the potential danger. "Give me the room key. I'm in a hurry. You stay with the patient for now, and I'll contact you later."
Lin Yao knelt dejectedly on the hotel bed, staring at the pile of medicinal herbs spread out in front of him, tears welling up in his eyes. No matter how he called to Xiao Cao, there was no response; the little tail that had brought him so much joy never appeared again.
Was he about to lose Little Grass forever? Had he really killed it by messing with it like that? He shouldn't have been so rough with Little Grass yesterday, ordering it to do so many things; he might have seriously harmed it. Lin Yao's expression shifted rapidly, showing sadness, grief, doubt, and deep thought.
It's all that mastermind's fault! We must never let them get away with this once we find the real culprit! Lin Yao gritted his teeth and swore, feeling extremely sad.
After some time, Lin Yao suddenly felt thirsty. He got up and poured himself a glass of water from the small cabinet next to the TV. Just as he was about to drink from the disposable paper cup, a sudden idea struck him, and he rushed to the bed.
At this moment, he suddenly recalled the initial state of the grass. Back then, the grass was very weak and could not leave his body. All the medicinal herbs had to be stuffed into his mouth so that the grass could barely absorb the medicinal energy. This was perhaps the only way, because the grass had now merged with him. Perhaps after the herbs were put into his mouth, the medicinal energy inside could attract its attention, or he could simply swallow the herbs and let them be absorbed by his body and reach his chest, so that the grass could be nourished.
After much deliberation, Lin Yao chose the most common medicinal herb: a 100-year-old wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain. This herb has relatively mild medicinal properties, and even if the small plant doesn't absorb it, he can digest the medicinal properties with his true qi without causing any problems for his body.
Lin Yao grabbed the wild ginseng and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with difficulty, and then drank a large gulp of water from the paper cup in his hand.
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Chapter 89 Extortion
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The clear water mixed with wild ginseng juice slowly flowed into his esophagus. When it passed his chest, Lin Yao was pleasantly surprised to feel the grass stir. The end of the apricot pit cracked slightly and stretched out its long-lost little tail.
The little tail quickly extended, reaching all the way to his esophagus. Lin Yao felt the medicinal energy in the water being instantly sucked away. The tail, having absorbed the medicinal energy of the wild ginseng, became even more active, extending further into Lin Yao's mouth and instantly sucking away all the medicinal energy from the wild ginseng.
It worked! Lin Yao almost jumped up from the bed. Suppressing his joy, Lin Yao kept stuffing the herbs into his mouth. The tendrils of the small grass became more and more active, gradually branching out and filling his entire mouth, just waiting for Lin Yao to continue stuffing herbs in.
Lin Yao's movements became faster and faster. He would put the herbs in his mouth and spit them out a second or two later, directly onto the bedspread. At this moment, he couldn't care less about anything else; the little grass was the only thing he cared about.
This time, Xiaocao's absorption of the medicinal energy from the herbs was different from before. In the past, after absorbing the medicinal energy, Xiaocao would release some neutral medicinal energy, which Lin Yao could integrate into his true energy and enter his meridians to aid his cultivation. This time, however, Xiaocao purely absorbed the medicinal energy from the herbs without producing any neutral medicinal energy herself, which puzzled Lin Yao. But he didn't think too much about it; as long as Xiaocao was alright, that was fine. He could also absorb the essence of heaven and earth to improve his cultivation, although this method would make the cultivation process very slow.
After the little grass became more and more active, Lin Yao finally had time to think about other things. It was then that he remembered there was a patient upstairs who needed to be treated, so he immediately stopped consuming the medicinal herbs. He wanted to use the little grass's ability to first determine the medicinal energy that should be used to treat Zhang Yongqi.
A knock sounded at the door. Situ Hao opened the door and noticed the change in Lin Yao's mood. He raised an eyebrow at Lin Yao and gave him an inquiring look.
Lin Yao felt a warmth in his heart, thinking that this Brother Situ truly cared about him, his first reaction being to inquire about his condition. He gave a slight smile and nodded slightly to reassure Situ Hao.
"Lie down on the bed, let's check again." Lin Yao's mood had improved, but his tone was still very impolite; the other party's identity as a real estate developer made him somewhat disgusted.
The profit margin in the US real estate market is around 15%, while in China it's ten times higher, and sometimes even dozens of times higher. These are the people who created the bubble, increasing the burden on ordinary people. I recall reading a report online once, where a real estate developer from the south said, "Our profits are so high we're embarrassed." I felt a surge of disgust. If you're embarrassed, why don't you lower the prices? Why don't you use some of that money to help the poor? What a hypocrite!
Zhang Yongqi was very obedient and immediately got into bed. She even took off her shirt, revealing a body that was too gruesome to look at.
Lin Yao walked to the bedside, reached out and smoothed the wrinkles on Zhang Yongqi's abdomen. He placed his right palm on the stomach and channeled a large amount of true energy from his palm into Zhang Yongqi's stomach. The tendrils of the small grass also entered along with this true energy.
About ten seconds later, the grass retracted its tendrils. Lin Yao pulled up the blanket to cover the wrinkled skin. "Mr. Situ, come out with me for a moment."
"What's wrong?" Situ Hao asked, slightly nervous. "Brother Lin, is there a problem? Can it be treated?"
“Brother Situ, treatment is no problem, but the cancer cells are very active and will require many treatments.” Lin Yao had an idea. He disliked this real estate developer, and now that he had come to him, he could use his funds and resources to collect medicinal herbs. He did not intend to cure this patient easily.
"Oh, is there a problem?" Situ Hao didn't understand and asked directly, "Brother Lin, just say what you want to say. I'm definitely on your side."
“Alright,” Lin Yao made a decision after thinking it through in his mind. “This disease will require many treatments, and each one will have a noticeable effect. After this treatment, he can start eating, but he must follow my doctor’s instructions to arrange his life.”
"Now let's get to the important thing. First of all, because the treatment is quite complicated, the cost will be very high." Lin Yao glanced at Situ Hao and, seeing that there was no troubled expression on the other's face, immediately knew that Zhang Yongqi was wealthy and money was not an issue; he could extort more from him.
"Secondly, treating this disease requires a lot of medicinal herbs, a lot of them. Of course, the more precious and older the herbs, the better. For example, bloodstone. This kind of herb is very common and cheap, but if we can get bloodstone from the deep sea that was formed tens of thousands of years ago, it will be very helpful." Lin Yao began to lie. He was really short of medicinal herbs. He had a lot of things to do at home and was short of funds. He couldn't do this himself, so he could only deceive the patient. This time, he planned to hide it from Situ Hao as well, so as not to be exposed and make Situ Hao look down on him.
“These should all be fine.” Situ Hao pondered for a moment, then his expression relaxed. “Brother Lin, to be honest with you, Zhang Yongqi helped me in a critical moment before, which is why I’m so eager to introduce him. Of course, things will be as they are. It’s already a great honor for me that you can help with the treatment. Money is not a problem, and the medicine should be available as well. Zhang Yongqi has a wide network of connections and is very capable. He will definitely take this matter of saving his life very seriously.”
"Alright, then I'll trouble Brother Situ to talk to him first. I'll go prepare the medicine right away. The herbs are almost ready to be extracted." After Lin Yao finished speaking, he prepared to leave, adding as he left, "The consultation fee is at least ten million, after tax. Also, the follow-up herbs must be obtained for me in the next few days, otherwise I'm worried that the condition may change."
Situ Hao agreed and went into the room; he wanted to tell Zhang Yongqi. Lin Yao returned to his room downstairs, grabbed the medicinal herbs from the bed, and ate them voraciously.
Staged treatment of stomach cancer is easy. The first stage requires very little medicinal energy, so the herb can absorb as much medicinal energy as it needs, and only a little bit needs to be reserved.
The pathogenesis of cancer is due to mutations in epidermal cells. These mutated epidermal cells are called cancer cells. In fact, they were originally normal cells of the body's tissues, but under the influence of heredity and external stimuli, they became highly active, constantly replicating and proliferating, consuming large amounts of the body's substances and energy. In this process, these cancer cells gradually lose their original functions, causing the body's organs to lose their function and bear the enormous burden of nourishing the cancer cells.
The treatment plan offered by the little grass is very simple: use the excess toxic gas on the seed shell to kill these cancer cells or reduce their activity and inhibit their self-division and proliferation. Then, combine it with some medicinal gas to nourish them, allowing some of the cells to restore their function and become normal epidermal cells again.