Look at this, although Gong Jiu is three or four years younger than Xu Jiaqi, you can't tell from their appearance. Besides, a relationship between an older woman and a younger man is pretty good!
Gong Jiu exclaimed, "Wow! Don't get the wrong idea! It's just that Dean Xu is approachable; we were chatting about it. Dean Xu is a good doctor. I fell just now, and it was Dean Xu who helped me up. She's busy right now, but she said she'd come to check my injury as soon as she was done! Look, she's here so quickly!"
Xu Jiaqi smiled slightly, "However, I don't think I'm of any use here. Gong Jiu, your leg looks fine; the redness and lacerations are gone. Let me check you again."
As she said this, although Xu Jiaqi's expression was calm, she was secretly horrified.
She had initially seen Lu Chen using internal energy to heal Gong Jiu's injury through the small window outside the door, but she couldn't see the treatment's effect. She thought it would at most reduce the swelling and stop the bleeding. But now, looking at him, everything was much better. If someone didn't know Gong Jiu had injured his legs, they would only think his calves were slightly swollen.
They didn't look like injured feet at all!
This level of skill was nothing short of a miracle!
Xu Jiaqi, still astonished, examined Gong Jiu for a while. Through acupressure, she discovered that the skin and flesh wounds on Gong Jiu's legs were almost completely healed. Of course, the internal bone injuries were still healing; the steel plates and nails were still playing a role in healing.
Even so, Xu Jiaqi was still incredibly surprised.
Actually, she only examined Gong Jiu's injuries after his first treatment with Lu Chen. Before that first treatment, Gong Jiu was in a terrible state; his legs were festering, and even small white insects were crawling in and out. All of this had been resolved by Lu Chen's miraculous medical abilities.
If she knew Lu Chen's condition back then, she would be even more incredulous.
"Healing so quickly, it's practically a miracle," she said calmly.
Xu Jiaqi didn't directly ask who cured him, not because she had seen it herself—this was precisely her cleverness.
She was filled with curiosity about Lu Chen, but knew that people with such miraculous abilities usually wouldn't readily reveal it: "Ah ha, I have unparalleled superpowers, I can heal you in an instant!"
So, she simply praised him first.
Gong Jiu, without such guile, cheerfully exclaimed, "Ah ha, this is my brother Chen's extraordinary ability! He's practically a superpower! With just one release, my leg was healed!"
Xu Jiaqi smiled slightly: "You can't just casually reveal superpowers, or you'll be in big trouble if the national research institutions capture you for study!" As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Chen, seemingly unintentionally.
Skills like projecting internal energy might not normally qualify as superpowers, but Lu Chen's was definitely extraordinary—it was absolutely a superpower!
Hearing Xu Jiaqi's words, Gong Jiu slapped his forehead, "Oh dear! Dean Xu is right, this matter can't be revealed casually, otherwise my brother really..." He chuckled sheepishly, "Dean Xu certainly wouldn't go around telling everyone!"
Meanwhile, Lu Chen had already noticed the strangeness in Xu Jiaqi's tone. He paid attention and suddenly smiled slightly, "Dean Xu probably saw it at the door already, right?"
"I didn't see anything." Xu Jiaqi looked at Lu Chen, "I just saw that Mr. Lu is very skilled. Not many people in modern society know this kind of technique anymore, and it's rare that Mr. Lu used it so well."
Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat. It seems this Vice Dean Xu knows something after all!
He met Xu Jiaqi's bright gaze directly, meeting her eye firmly, and said calmly, "I believe Dean Xu wouldn't gossip."
"Of course Dean Xu wouldn't gossip!" Gong Jiu, noticing the slightly awkward atmosphere, quickly tried to smooth things over. "By the way, Dean Xu, didn't you twist your ankle? Walking around so much has only aggravated it. How about we let A-Chen treat it for you?" He looked at Lu Chen with pleading eyes, "Okay, A-Chen?"
Lu Chen hesitated. He increasingly felt that this Vice Dean Xu Jiaqi was not simple; it seemed she had some ulterior motive towards him! This feeling made him slightly uneasy.
Xu Jiaqi sighed softly, "That's good, but I'm afraid Mr. Lu will find it troublesome and won't take a look."
"No need to call him Mr. Lu, Dean Xu, just call him Chen! Why be so formal?" Gong Jiu waved her hand, continuing to look at Lu Chen with pleading eyes, "Chen, it's just a small problem, you can definitely do it!"
Lu Chen scratched his head, saying helplessly, "Alright, alright, I agree!"
Treating Xu Jiaqi's foot injury naturally couldn't be done here. Xu Jiaqi led Lu Chen out and found an empty ward next door. Lu Chen then unceremoniously made her lie on the bed.
Xu Jiaqi was stunned: "Why do I need to lie on the bed to treat my foot?"
"Uh, my treatment method requires lying on the bed for better results!" Lu Chen said with a slightly playful smile.
The word "lie on the bed" was emphasized heavily, clearly indicating something unusual.
Xu Jiaqi could easily tell; a slight blush rose to her beautiful face, and a hint of anger flashed in her eyes. However, she still gave in, obediently taking off her shoes and lying face down on the bed.
Even though she was still wearing her white lab coat, the way she lay there was quite alluring. Through the lab coat, Lu Chen could see the full, high curves of her buttocks. He really wanted to slap her; he figured it would bounce high.
Taking a slow breath, suppressing the urge that welled up inside him, Lu Chen removed Xu Jiaqi's white stockings, revealing two clean, white feet, their rosy soles like flower petals.
Xu Jiaqi couldn't help but cry out, "Hey, what are you doing! Why are you taking off my stockings!"
She tried to sit up as she shouted.
Lu Chen shouted, "Lie down, lie down! My treatment definitely requires you to take off your socks! How can I treat you if you don't?"
Xu Jiaqi thought about it and realized he was right. Releasing internal energy couldn't be hindered by anything, or it would affect the treatment's effectiveness. She knew this, so she could only lie back down, muttering, "But you can't take off both my socks, right? I only twisted my left ankle; my right is fine."
Lu Chen shrugged. "I didn't know!" he said, touching her right foot.
"I already said it wasn't my right foot, it was… oh?" She then realized that Lu Chen was putting her socks back on. Her voice trailed off, and her face flushed even more.
Then, Lu Chen slowly activated his healing power, one hand gently covering Xu Jiaqi's smooth, rounded heel. As if by reflex, he felt the sprain in her ankle.
While gently massaging and infusing him with energy, he said calmly, "Dean Xu, this isn't just a sprain and insufficient rest; you also have a significant amount of dampness in your body. This dampness is obstructing the flow of blood and qi, causing blockages in these related meridians, which is why you've been experiencing prolonged pain. You'd better get some traditional Chinese medicine..."
As he spoke, he rattled off a string of Chinese herbs: Rehmannia glutinosa, Poria cocos, Artemisia capillaris, Belamcanda chinensis, Lycoperdon perlatum, Scrophularia ningpoensis... The sheer number of herbs, coupled with their weights, made Xu Jiaqi a little flustered.
"Wait a minute, let me take out my phone to write this down... hey... don't rush..."
Xu Jiaqi's tone was filled with utmost respect.
This young man, so young, yet so incredibly skilled! Not only does he possess profound internal energy projection abilities, but he can also prescribe Chinese medicine! Although Xu Jiaqi is an orthopedic surgeon, the preparation of Chinese herbal medicine is also a key area of her study, and she has considerable expertise in this field.
Hearing Lu Chen recite the names, she gained a deeper understanding of the combinations of traditional Chinese medicine. She was instantly filled with admiration; this young man, though a bit blunt, certainly had the right to be.
Deputy Dean Xu had no idea that Lu Chen was hearing the names of many of these herbs for the first time. It was as if a magical screen in his mind displayed all of this information. Lu Chen simply read them aloud—how easy!
If Xu Jiaqi knew, she'd be furious!
While admiring Lu Chen immensely, Xu Jiaqi also felt the energy emanating from his palm, flowing like a hot spring into the injured area of her ankle.
Xu Jiaqi felt as if the injured area was a withered plant, and the energy was like spiritual water, instantly revitalizing it after seeping into the plant.
Then, this energy swirled slightly, like a whirlpool. With a very slight click, Xu Jiaqi felt a brief, sharp pain, which then vanished completely!
Moreover, an extremely comfortable sensation radiated from her ankle throughout her body, making her limbs feel much more relaxed. Her eyes widened, deeply impressed by the miraculous power of this Qi healing technique.
For Xu Jiaqi, healing her injury was secondary; her primary concern was experiencing the wonder of Lu Chen's treatment method. Although she cultivated internal energy, she had only reached the point where Qi resided in her dantian, far from the level of circulating internal energy throughout her meridians, let alone projecting it externally! Therefore, she had always been very curious about this level.
Now, she had finally experienced it firsthand!
"How was it? Not bad, right?" Lu Chen asked, somewhat smugly.
"It's amazing! This is simply incredible!" Xu Jiaqi exclaimed, getting up. But getting up almost caused Lu Chen to have a nosebleed.
The prone position inevitably led to an arched buttocks when she got up, and the beautiful vice-dean's buttocks, so full they seemed about to burst out of her pants, created an intense sensation. The sheer beauty was irresistible to Lu Chen.
Xu Jiaqi, of course, was unaware of the young man's impulse beside her. She sat up on the edge of the bed, swinging her foot—one sock on, one bare—like a little girl.
She exclaimed in admiration, "Mr. Lu, you're amazing! My foot feels completely fine now. Your internal energy projection technique and your foundation in traditional Chinese medicine are both incredibly strong!"
"It seems Dean Xu already knew this was my internal energy projection technique!" Lu Chen chuckled.
Of course, he wouldn't say that this was a medical superpower, a legitimate superpower.
However, Lu Chen had also considered that this medical superpower was probably a result of reaching the peak of internal energy projection technique. Of course, internal energy projection was just one branch of this medical superpower.
The so-called Seven Flowers of Life represent seven peak states of life, which clearly explains everything.
Suppose there's a cultivator with exceptional talent who cultivates diligently; after sixty or two decades of practice, they could probably achieve the miraculous abilities currently possessed by the God of Healing.
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Xu Jiaqi nodded straightforwardly: "I did see you treat Gong Jiu just now; it was truly miraculous. This fully demonstrates the profoundness of our traditional Chinese medicine."
The external release of internal energy naturally falls under the category of traditional Chinese medicine.
As Xu Jiaqi spoke, she turned to find her socks to put on, then froze: "Huh? Where are my socks?"