Under his father's urging, Wang Xiaoqiang had already squatted in front of his father and placed his hands on his father's left and right knees.
With a thought, a wondrous scene reappeared, ten vibrant streams of green Qi flowed from his fingertips into his father's body. As the Wood Element Spiritual Qi was distributed, Wang Xiaoqiang, who had just eaten, suddenly felt hungry again. Along with the hunger came a wave of fatigue. As the fatigue grew stronger, his mind became somewhat dazed, and the green light flowing from his fingers became disordered and gradually dimmed...
Damn it, what's going on here? Can't afford to fail at a critical moment!
Wang Xiaoqiang, fighting the hunger and exhaustion, forced himself to stay spirited and continued to channel Wood Element Spiritual Qi into his father. He barely held on for a while longer, but the gradually dimming green light eventually vanished.
Wang Xiaoqiang was incredibly annoyed, but after the Spiritual Power had nourished for as long as a minute, his father's old leg injury had mostly healed.
Feeling much lighter in his legs, Wang Kuishan had already stood up, cast away his crutches, and took a step forward, laughing joyfully as he walked, "Haha, I, Wang Kuishan, will no longer need crutches from now on..."
"Oh, old man, you can walk too!"
Mother stared at father, exclaiming in surprise.
The cries and laughter of the Two Elders of the Wang Family startled their daughter-in-law too. In fact, Liu Juyi hadn't gone to bed at that time but was embroidering in her room. Embroidery had a booming trend in the market in recent years, and skillful women in the countryside would earn some extra money through embroidery during the slack farming seasons. However, hardly anyone was willing to do such mentally exhausting work, and without a certain level of skill, their crafted products wouldn't sell. Many young wives in Sanmiao Village took up embroidery, but most did it for fun, and the products they made rarely sold. Instead, they served as decorations in their homes. Liu Juyi, however, was an exception. The items she embroidered not only sold but sometimes fetched a high price. This made the other village women envious.
In the bright moonlight, seeing her father-in-law and mother-in-law suddenly able to walk without crutches, Liu Juyi's moist, large eyes widened, and her rosy, diamond-shaped lips gaped in shock.
Liu Juyi was very familiar with her in-laws' condition. Since marrying into the family, she had accompanied her in-laws to every check-up for their legs at Li Tiena's clinic. She remembered clearly that the renowned bone-setting master Li Tiena stated, that for her in-laws' situation, the chance of complete recovery was almost nil. They would have to rely on crutches for the rest of their lives, and their condition would worsen every year, leading to paralysis.
But unexpectedly, her in-laws' legs, which had virtually been sentenced to "suspended execution" by Li Tiena, were now able to walk without crutches. How could this not astonish her?
"Dad, Mom, your, your legs are healed..." Liu Juyi walked up to her in-laws, her gaze sweeping back and forth over the Elder's legs in disbelief.
"Yes, Juyi..." Mother happily said, "It was Little Qiang who healed us!"
"Uh..." Although she had previously seen the marvelous effect of Wang Xiaoqiang's "massage" technique, Liu Juyi still found it hard to believe. After all, the previous massages were for new and minor injuries, while now, they dealt with an old injury that had resulted in near paralysis. The two were incomparable.
"It's true." Wang Kuishan also said joyfully, "Little Qiang's massage skills are really miraculous. I feel like I'm dreaming right now, it's a little hard to believe..."
Seeing her father-in-law also saying so, Liu Juyi naturally turned her gaze to her brother-in-law who was squatting on the ground. At this moment, she noticed that something was wrong with Little Qiang; he seemed to be feeling unwell. Surprised, Liu Juyi walked over to Wang Xiaoqiang and saw him with his eyes closed, hands clasping his head, and his face weary in the moonlight.
Liu Juyi's heart skipped a beat, and then she asked, "Little Qiang, you're not feeling well, are you?"
Liu Juyi's words drew the attention of The Two Elders of the Wang Family as well. They had been too busy celebrating earlier to notice their son, but now, seeing him squatting and holding his head, looking uncomfortable, they were all startled and asked worriedly, "Little Qiang, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Xiaoqiang was indeed not feeling well. Just now, when he used Wood Element Spiritual Qi to treat his parents' leg injuries, he had exerted himself too much while feeling tired, like someone who had overexerted themselves, leaving him feeling exhausted.
Although he was unwell, he didn't say so and simply replied, "Sister-in-law, I'm fine, I just feel a bit hungry…"
Wang Xiaoqiang was right; not only did he feel tired, but he also felt hungry.
"Hungry, ah, I'll go make you a bowl of noodles…" Liu Juyi responded promptly and immediately headed to the kitchen.
Not only was Liu Juyi skilled in cooking, but she was also quick at work. In less than ten minutes, she brought over a bowl of fragrant egg noodles. Watching Wang Xiaoqiang gobble down the noodles, The Two Elders of the Wang Family and Liu Juyi exchanged glances, their faces showing bemusement. It hadn't been three hours since dinner, and even if Wang Xiaoqiang's appetite had increased drastically, he shouldn't be getting hungry this fast, right?
Wang Xiaoqiang found the situation just as curious, but he soon associated it with the Five Elements Spirit Spring within him. He felt that the sudden hunger was due to the excessive consumption of Spiritual Energy, similar to the "irrigation" during the day. Although the Five Elements Spirit Spring was an incredibly wonderful source and could generate Spiritual Energy on its own, it also needed sustenance, and now that it resided within him, what it consumed was naturally the food in his stomach.
Of course, this was just Wang Xiaoqiang's speculation.
Mr. and Mrs. Wang Kuishan and Liu Juyi connected Wang Xiaoqiang's hunger with his earlier "massage" and didn't delve any deeper into the matter. Instead, they were engrossed in discussing the merits of Little Qiang's "massage" technique. After much discussion, everyone unanimously agreed that it was an extraordinary skill that could change Little Qiang's fate.
Eating the egg noodles made by his sister-in-law, Wang Xiaoqiang's hunger gradually subsided, the fatigue in his body eased, and his spirits began to recover. Listening to his family discuss his "massage technique," Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help feeling proud. Since the Wood Element Spiritual Qi could heal bone injuries, it was clearly a way to earn money. As for how to put it into practice, that required careful thought.
The next day.
After breakfast, Wang Xiaoqiang headed to the fields. Not long after he left, Aunt Big Mouth, who owned the supermarket, came to propose a match.
As a matchmaker, Aunt Big Mouth was warmly welcomed wherever she went. The reason was simple: Aunt Big Mouth was a well-known matchmaker within ten miles, and anyone who had a son in need of a wife or a daughter to be married off inevitably needed a go-between, so there was always a time when Aunt Big Mouth's services were required. Although modern society emphasizes love marriages, in rural areas, many marriages still involved a matchmaker.
Seeing Aunt Big Mouth visit their home, Mr. and Mrs. Wang Kuishan were delighted because they had both secretly considered asking Aunt Big Mouth to find a match for their younger son, Little Qiang.