rist with the other.Xiao Yu held Zhang Dahai by the shoulder with one hand while rotating his wrist gently with the other: "Bear it!"Zhang Dahai nodded, beads of sweat already forming on his forehead....Chapter 254: Teaching Thus, after the breakfast stall owner returned home and told his wife and son about it, his wife agreed enthusiastically, but his son disagreed. He knew that he had already undergone surgery for this illness and mainly needed recuperation in the future; there was no need to spend money on medicine.

Furthermore, he understood clearly in his heart that his parents had spent almost all their savings treating him. He did not want to add more burden onto them.

"Put your hand here, I'll take your pulse!" Xiao Yu pointed at the pulse cushion and said.

Xiao Yu took a look at this man's complexion before gently placing his hand on the man’s wrist, feeling out his pulse in detail.

After some time, Xiao Yu released the man's wrist, furrowed his brows, and shook his head.

"D… doctor, what is it" Seeing Xiao Yu frown and shake his head, the breakfast stall owner immediately became anxious and asked urgently, "What’s wrong"

Seeing Xiao Yu's expression, Xiao Hongyang was momentarily taken aback. He walked over and gently placed his hand on the slender man’s wrist without retracting it, also feeling out his pulse.

About a minute later, Xiao Hongyang removed his hand, turned to look at Xiao Yu, and understood from the recent pulses that four-fifths of this young man's stomach had been surgically removed. This explained why he was so frail.

Since things were in such a state, it would just be necessary for him to prescribe some tonics to regulate his digestive system, allowing any remaining functions of the stomach to slowly recover on the foundation of increased immunity. What difficulty was there Did Xiao Yu not see this situation or was he merely living up to his reputation

"D… doctor, how is it" The breakfast stall owner saw that Xiao Yu didn't say anything and turned to look at Xiao Hongyang with a questioning gaze.

Before Xiao Yu spoke, Xiao Hongyang would naturally remain silent. He had only felt the pulse out of curiosity as he was curious about why Xiao Yu acted this way, so he did not speak but looked towards Xiao Yu.

"Ah, boss, you two are too hasty. You should first seek out some good traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for a consultation. Forget it, I'll just give him an acupuncture treatment!"

Xiao Yu sighed and said this. From the pulse-taking earlier, Xiao Yu had realized that if he had been treated with traditional Chinese medicine right from the beginning, his stomach would not have needed to be removed.

‘Activating gastric function through acupuncture’ was also an idea Xiao Yu had just come up with.

The Xio family's Lifesaving Five Elements Needles could be used in conjunction when all five needles were applied at once, or separately.

So Xiao Yu can just use a single golden needle to stimulate the remaining part of his stomach, and by doing so, it could tap into its potential to restore its function. This method should yield good results in a short period.

The method thought of by Xiao Yu is merely a means to accelerate the recovery of this man's stomach. In the Five Elements theory, the stomach belongs to Earth due to its nurturing and accommodating nature, which is similar to the characteristics of the earth element.

If left alone, it might take several years for his stomach to recover to more than half of its original condition; however, if Xiao Yu were to perform acupuncture on him, he would have confidence in recovering it to about fifty percent within a month. By then, it should not significantly affect the man's ability to eat.

This method wouldn't apply to other organs but only to the stomach due to its adaptability and strong regenerative capacity. Even after removing a large part of it, with time, it would gradually recover. Since this young man was still so young, his recovery capability is relatively high, allowing him to potentially regain enough function for normal eating.

Hearing Xiao Yu mention acupuncture, Xiao Hongyang paused momentarily. What could acupuncture do In such a situation, only medication could be used to slowly adjust and recover the stomach's function. He intended to ask Xiao Yu about it but refrained due to the patient being present.

"Doctor, is there nothing wrong with my son"

After hearing what Xiao Yu had said earlier, the breakfast shop owner, though not fully understanding, seemed to realize that his son might have undergone an unnecessary surgery.

"He'll be fine, but acupuncture combined with medication is necessary. With this treatment plan of one month, his stomach will recover sufficiently for normal eating; otherwise, he would only be able to consume liquid food."

Xiao Yu informed the breakfast shop owner and thought it best not to mention that if they had sought an earlier TCM consultation, his son's condition might have been cured without surgery.

"Doctor, is this true Can he eat normally within a month" The breakfast shop owner exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Xiao Yu's words.

Since most of his son's stomach had been removed, the boy could only consume liquid food over these months and even then, in small quantities. This resulted in him becoming increasingly emaciated until he appeared like bones wrapped in skin.

Xiao Yu nodded and took out a golden needle from his acupuncture kit, moving them to an examination bed at one corner of the clinic for the patient to lie down on.

"Boss, your son's daily treatment—acupuncture and herbs—will cost around 150 yuan. This must be maintained consistently over thirty days without interruption; please be mentally prepared!"

Before starting the acupuncture, Xiao Yu recalled that he now operated a clinic where smaller expenses were manageable but this patient would incur substantial costs. Therefore, he informed him in advance.

"No worries, Doctor, do your best to treat my son; I'll spare no expense!" The breakfast shop owner replied without hesitation.

"Hmm!"

Xiao Yu nodded, thinking to himself that if he had found a better traditional Chinese doctor earlier, his son's illness could have been cured without spending so much money. Now, just to stabilize the condition, it was already costing him a lot.

"Hongyang, look closely! The Five Elements Life-saving Acupuncture not only can use all five needles together but also allows each needle to be used separately for different treatments."

Xiao Yu called out to Xiao Hongyang behind him and gently inserted the golden needle into his remaining stomach area.

Hearing what Xiao Yu said, Xiao Hongyang was startled. In his father-in-law's family, the Five Elements Life-saving Acupuncture was always used with all five needles together; there had never been a mention of using only one gold needle. Therefore, Xiao Hongyang quickly moved to stand beside Xiao Yu and focused intently on watching him administer acupuncture.

In fact, what Xiao Yu didn't know was that in his family's tradition, the Five Elements Life-saving Acupuncture needles were always used together. But when his grandfather discovered that these needles could only be used for life-saving purposes and not treating illnesses, after years of exploration, he developed this method of using a single needle for treatment.

"Whether it’s one needle or all five needles, the final step in Five Elements Acupuncture is always 'trembling the needle.' There are three ways to do it: twisting, pulling, and tapping. Since you just took his pulse earlier, he needs the tapping method right now..."

While performing acupuncture on the patient, Xiao Yu explained the trembling needle technique passed down in their family to Xiao Hongyang. Of course, he didn't expect him to master it all at once; he merely wanted him to get familiar with it. Although this technique sounds simple when described, mastering its essence takes years of practice.

Xiao Hongyang listened intently as Xiao Yu explained and realized just how much more there was to learn.

About twenty minutes later, Xiao Yu gently withdrew the golden needle.

Back at his diagnosis desk, he picked up his judge's pen to write out a prescription. Despite its size, the pen didn't hinder Xiao Yu’s handwriting in any way.

This was Xiao Hongyang's first time seeing him write and found it surprising that the pen he used was so unusual—typically only used for large characters, but now Xiao Yu was using it to write a prescription.

At the same time, Xiao Hongyang saw how well-written Xiao Yu’s script was and was deeply impressed. Although his own writing could only be described as average, his father-in-law's grandfather was an expert in brush calligraphy. It never occurred to him that Xiao Yu also had comparable skill in this area.

Moreover, after their recent interaction, he began to believe more readily the words of his father-in-law about how Xiao Yu’s medical skills were on par with his own.

Xiao Yu handed over the prescription to Liu Erxiu, who was still present. Whenever there was a prescription, Xiao Yu would give it to Liu Erxiu to fetch medicines, hoping this would improve his efficiency in getting prescriptions filled.

A little while later, Xiao Yu took the medicine that Liu Erxi handed over and gave it to the breakfast stall owner, saying, "Go back and take the medicine as prescribed. Come here at this time tomorrow!"

"Yes, thank you doctor! Thank you doctor!" At this moment, the breakfast stall owner was smiling broadly at Xiao Yu.

"Alas... What a pity!"

After watching the father and son leave, Xiao Yu shook his head and sighed.

"Uncle Shi, what's wrong I wanted to ask you just now."

Xiao Hongyang couldn't help but ask curiously after seeing Xiao Yu shaking his head and sighing. He had wanted to ask earlier, but with patients around it wasn't appropriate.

The two of them bid farewell to Liu Erxi and left the clinic for the antique city's backyard.

"Hongyang, when you checked his pulse just now, apart from his weakened body due to the stomach removal surgery, did you feel any other unusual symptoms"

Xiao Yu asked Xiao Hongyang.

Xiao Hongyang slowed down and thought for a moment before saying, "Apart from the loss of vital energy caused by removing most of his stomach, there are no other symptoms!"

"That's right. What you said is correct—there are indeed no other symptoms. But think carefully; this absence of symptoms is actually the problem!"

Xiao Yu guided Xiao Hongyang with these words after hearing what he had to say.

"Uncle Shi, do you mean that... having no problem at all is the biggest issue Could it be..."

Following Xiao Yu's hint, Xiao Hongyang lowered his head and pondered deeply. Suddenly, as if a light bulb turned on in his mind, he looked up at Xiao Yu with an astonished expression.

Xiao Yu saw the shocked look on Xiao Hongyang’s face and nodded to him, confirming what he had guessed.d from the Li family and charged two billion yuan, his impression of Xiao Yu plummeted to its lowest point—Xiao Yu was just an expert physician with no compassion at all.But for his granddaughter's sa...