5 A Ray of Hope (1/2)
Jun Xie had spoken in a soft voice. However, his words felt like thunderclaps resounding through the skies to Jun Wu Yi’s ears.
Jun Wu Yi’s eyes were wide open. A layer of brilliant yellow glow emitted out of his body; so much so that no one could dare to look at him. He grabbed Jun Xie’s arm with an unusual strength, and asked in an eager manner, ”Mo Xie, are you saying that you have the means to cure me?”
Jun Wu Yi hadn’t stopped practicing his Xuan Qi cultivation while he had recuperated. The layer of yellow light emitting out of his body symbolized the strength of an Earth Xuan ranked expert. Jun Wu Yi’s achievements were quite rare in correspondence to his age; even though he was only at the early stages.
One could rarely find an Earth Xuan ranked expert in the Tian Xiang Kingdom. Jun Wu Yi had climbed to the Earth Xuan rank in only thirty years; this feat was similar to that of a sky-shaking genius. His strength would’ve entered a higher stage if the meridians of his lower body weren’t severely defective.
Cracking sounds issued out of Jun Xie’s arm due to Jun Wu Yi’s powerful grip. However, his face didn’t show even the slightest trace of pain. He remained calm and indifferent. He smiled and replied, ”I can’t guarantee it… but I can try.”
Suddenly, Jun Wu Yi became aware of his surroundings, and retracted his arm. A trace of doubt crept up in his mind as he looked at his own hands. He turned towards Jun Xie and asked, ”Weren’t you in pain? Why aren’t you crying?”
”It did pain. But, would the pain stop if I cried? If so… then I would’ve definitely cried out loud. But… unfortunately… it isn’t so,” Jun Xie replied.
Jun Wu Yi was startled to see the indifferent look on Jun Xie’s face. Suddenly, he laughed out loudly and said, ”Haha! Now you have at least managed to convince me that you can cure me.”
[This nephew of mine seems different from before], Jun Wu Yi thought.
”For now… your body needs to be massaged thrice a day – in the morning, afternoon, and evening. If possible… get servants with a background in martial arts to massage along your meridians. Moreover, you must soak your body in hot water every night… for an hour. No breaks are allowed in this routine. We can start your treatment when the preparations on my side are done. Is that alright?” Jun Xie smiled.
Jun Wu Yi controlled his emotions and said, ”Very well, Mo Xie! Third Uncle is willing to trust you this time.” His hands slowly balled-up into a fist as he said, ”I’ll accept it… even if it fails.” However, he didn’t say something else that he felt, [I’ll accept it… even if you’re just messing around with me.]
A strand of hope is better than none at all.
However, Jun Xie sensed something wasn’t right. ”Third Uncle would surely have consulted many doctors during these years of being restricted to the wheelchair.” Jun Xie checked Jun Wu Yi’s body again, and realized that he wasn’t in a positive state. The meridians at his waist had been completely blocked-off. Moreover, a heretical drug was slowly eroding his meridians. In fact, his muscles would’ve started to suffer from atrophy if it not for the high level of care and maintenance. That would’ve made him a cripple in the true sense, and would’ve left no scope for recovery. How could the high level doctors not detect that?
”The well-known doctors from all over the kingdom have been invited to cure me. But, none of them have been successful. I was attacked with an insidious skill, and it sealed off my meridians. Moreover, I was inflicted with a highly peculiar and toxic poison which left me with a life worse than death. We didn’t find any drugs that could fight off against this poison,” Jun Wu Yi replied with a face full of hate. ”Father had tried to break the insidious seal on my meridians several times. But, it hasn’t yielded any results. It seems that the only possible way to force out the poison is to utilize an extremely powerful Xuan Qi.”