Chapter Eighteen: The Body of Extreme Cold

  Ling Fei said this because he discovered that Hong Jie's body was actually a cold constitution, and it was extremely cold. Logically speaking, she should be more afraid of the cold than ordinary people. Haven't there been reports on TV about people who wear down jackets in hot weather and still feel cold, even when they're sunbathing? That's the kind of person Hong Jie is, but now she's dressed so coolly, almost like a normal person.

  "Your limbs are not warm, you're still sweating at night, and your vital energy has been greatly damaged. You're wearing such light clothes, but you don't even shiver... Hmm..." Ling Fei suddenly exclaimed, because his mind had suddenly obtained the information he wanted. The illness was located in the Zhong Yang, Xuan Ji, Guan Yuan, and Zhong Ji acupoints. It's strange, these acupoints are on the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian and Ren Mai... This is an injury, someone has used a special method to harm her."

  As soon as he thought of this, Ling Fei's eyes closed, and for such a problem, he could only rely on the Ghost Hand. His fingertips lightly rubbed against Hong Jie's soft and greasy pulse gate, feeling the restless stirring of the Ghost Hand bit by bit.

  "Ah..." Hong Jie's face turned red, this Ling Fei was a bit too much, in front of so many people, his hand just touched hers like that. She only said one word, but couldn't say anything else, for the first time being touched by a man like this, she really didn't know what to do, and her heart also had a strange feeling.

  "Don't talk, Ghost Hand is examining the illness, most taboo is disturbance." Yang Yi said, his eyes tightly watching Ling Fei's face, afraid of missing any expression. After all, Hong Jie had been suffering for many years, using various methods to boost her vitality, which was really exhausting. Yang Yi really wanted to know if the legendary Ghost Hand had a way.

  "A lot of mugwort, aged vinegar, and ginger are needed. Prepare the wild ginseng that's been stewed for over a hundred years with an old hen from the countryside..." One method after another came out of Ling Fei's mouth, lasting for a full five minutes before stopping. Fortunately, Yang Yi was prepared and had been taking notes with his pen the whole time; if it were anyone else, they would have definitely missed some."

  "Come with me, I'm afraid of you, if I don't help you treat your illness, you definitely can't hold on for too long. By the way, have you found a boyfriend yet?" Ling Fei stood up, and towards Hong Jie, he actually still had some good feelings, after all she was a beautiful woman like an immortal fairy, so as soon as he worried about her illness, he didn't even have the heart to eat his meal.

  "Nothing, aren't you eating?" Hong Jie looked at Ling Fei with some shyness, but in her heart, she felt a slight sweetness, realizing that her question had made him skip dinner, would she be so important to him?

  "Come on, let's get this over with. It's noon now, the sun is high and the yang energy is strong, so let's start the first treatment right away. Find a spot where we can soak up some sunshine and warm water to treat her. Hurry up, sis, don't drag your feet!" Ling Fei said. The truth was that Gui Shou had given him an astonishing answer - if this illness wasn't treated within this month, the yuanqi in her body would be unable to withstand the depletion and rapidly dissipate. A month later, a large number of lipomas would appear on her body. Three months later, calcification would begin to occur in the lipomas. At most, within a year, this beautiful woman would lose her life.

  "Yes, isn't there a hot spring tub in your office? Hurry up." Yang Yi excitedly pulled Hong Jie: "Then how do we prepare these things?"

  "Mugwort leaves and aged vinegar, boil them in water right away, make sure it's boiling and don't let too much steam escape, then mix it into warm water. Use about half a catty of ginger, boil the water with brown sugar, and have her drink it. Remember to keep it warm, she has to drink this every day for a month..." Ling Fei started instructing according to the method that appeared in his mind, while Yang Yi just nodded, and immediately the cafeteria staff began to carry out the instructions.

  Ten minutes later, Ling Fei entered Hong Jie's office and suddenly had a feeling of being at a loss for words. The design of this office was quite interesting. On the left side were normal decorations, while on the right wall there was a huge bathtub filled with hot water, emitting a strong aroma of wormwood and aged vinegar.

  Hong Jie wore a silk bathrobe and lay in the bathtub, with her legs exposed below the knees as he had requested. Yang Yi sat on the rough stone floor beside the tub, where a microwave was brewing a concoction of red sugar and ginger. When she saw him enter, Hong Jie immediately lowered her head, looking uncomfortable, and said: "The smell is unbearable, how can I face people later?"

  "It smells awful, I don't want to soak in this stuff either. Later on, I'll have to endure some of the cold air inside your body, you're used to it, you've had it since childhood, but I'm not." Ling Fei said with a bitter smile, then took off his shoes and socks, put on a pair of shorts and sat down in the bathtub.

  Hong Jie's face suddenly turned red, and she somewhat shyly pulled her feet back to her side of the body, hugging her knees with her arms. This was still her first time taking a bath with a man, although it was for medical treatment. Ling Fei didn't look bad either, he even had a handsome feeling to him, but she just couldn't help feeling shy, always thinking that some parts of her body couldn't be seen by him.

  Yang Yi smiled lightly and said, "Girl, where's your usual boldness? Be more straightforward and let Dr. Ling treat you. By the way, Dr. Ling, what's going on with her illness?"

  "She was actually harmed by someone, who used a special technique to hurt her stomach meridian and conception vessel's qi and blood, making her vitality always lag behind. And the stomach meridian is also the yangming meridian, just like the warm and gentle sun in the morning, if it's hurt, the qi and blood will naturally be poor." Ling Fei said, then stretched out his hand and grabbed Hong Jie's left foot from under the water, feeling as if he was grabbing a fish, soft and slippery.

  "Be gentle," Hong Jie said, her face growing redder by the second. Her feet were extremely beautiful, but she had never let any other man touch them before. Now, for the sake of treatment, she had to let Ling Fei hold them, and yet she was more nervous than anyone else.

  Of course, in general, women will not let men touch their feet. If a woman is willing to let a man touch her feet, it means that the woman trusts that man very much. This is something that many men do not know and often miss the opportunity.

  "According to traditional Chinese medicine, treatment is from left to right. I need to open the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of your foot first, and then regulate the flow of your body's essence. Bear with it for a moment, it might feel a bit sore." Ling Fei said, and then bent his index finger to gently press the Yongquan acupoint in the middle of that snowy white foot.

  To be honest, I've given massages to many people, but this is the first time Ling Fei has encountered such adorable and delicate feet. The muscles are soft and there's no callus on the ball of the foot that usually forms when women wear high heels. Everywhere is soft, the toes are plump and cute, and the color of the toenails is a lovely pink, just like pearls. It feels so good to hold them in his hands that he really doesn't want to let go.

  A wave of numbness and pain came from the soles of her feet, and Hong Jie's face became increasingly red. Although she knew that Ling Fei didn't have any other intentions, she couldn't help but have some uncontrollable wild thoughts - would he take advantage of the situation? And was his massage intentional? In fact, it wasn't necessary to do it this way.

  One minute later, Hong Jie suddenly stiffened for a moment, because she felt that something inside her body seemed to have moved slightly. Then, on the back of her foot, the second toe suddenly became numb and tingling, as if there was something moving lightly underneath. It was as if there was a small mouse inside, slowly moving along an invisible passage.

  "Ah, I knew it would work! Endure the pain, I'll clear your meridians in one go." Ling Fei said, and his right thumb pressed down on the softest part of the foot, right on the Zhong Yang acupoint. Since he was treating an illness, he used a lot of force, this wasn't about enjoyment, so it would hurt.

  "Ah……" Hong Jie couldn't help but cry out, not expecting him to use such great force. Doesn't he know how to be gentle? However, following Hong Jie, she felt a wave of numbness and pain from the second toe to the knee, and her body suddenly felt very cold, and the illness began to act up.