Chapter 44: Intuition

Little Lu, the reason we came to see you this time is to ask for your help and see if there is any possibility for Xiao Rui’s legs to heal!

This was the main reason Elder Gu had sought out Lu Jiaoluer once again. Ever since he used that ointment for rheumatism, backaches, and leg pain and discovered how miraculously effective it was, the old man’s thoughts immediately turned to his eldest grandson’s legs.

Ever since Gu Fengrui suffered severe leg injuries during a mission three years ago, he had no choice but to leave the military and be discharged. The blow of the disability to him had been unimaginably colossal.

Mentally and physically, as well as in his family life and career, it had almost completely destroyed Gu Fengrui.

Elder Gu doted on his eldest grandson and longed for him to recover, hoping he could regain at least some measure of mobility.

Lu Jiaoluer had long since realized that Gu Fengrui’s lack of mobility was due to his legs. While his legs were still attached to his body, they were no longer strong enough to support his entire weight.

Grandpa, I am not a doctor. I know how to make certain medicines, but I do not practice medicine.

She did not step forward to examine Gu Fengrui’s condition, merely shaking her head as she told the old man.

However, what she said was half-true and half-false.

Lu Jiaoluer truly did not know how to diagnose illnesses; after all, she was not a medical cultivator, and the pills she knew how to refine were merely low-grade ones.

However... she did have medicine.

In the cultivation world, as long as someone was not dead, the regeneration of severed limbs and recovery from mortal wounds were not major problems. Such pills were neither astronomical in price nor impossible to acquire due to scarcity; they were merely third or fourth-grade elixirs.

Back when she was still in the cultivation world, Lu Jiaoluer, who had an intense fear of death, had worked extremely hard to earn quite a few spiritual stones, eventually managing to purchase one bottle each of third and fourth-grade pills.

She had prepared these elixirs specifically for herself, and although she never ended up using them, they were still resting quietly inside her tiny spatial dimension.

Yet, it was utterly impossible to take out such miraculous pills that defied the laws of reality and give them to someone else—even if that person was Gu Fengrui.

Therefore, Elder Gu was destined to be disappointed.

Elder Gu, of course, had never expected anyone to completely cure his eldest grandson; he simply refused to let go of even the tiniest glimmer of hope.

Then, Little Lu, isn't there any medicine that can help Xiao Rui recover just a little bit?!

The old man’s wish was for a partial recovery. He dared not hope for a full recovery, though naturally, being able to stand up again would be the absolute best outcome.

Grandpa.

What do the doctors in Beijing say?

Gu Fengrui knew his own condition all too well. Seeing his grandfather grow so anxious over his legs, he could not help but try to stop him.

However, the moment his words fell, Lu Jiaoluer looked calmly at the old man and asked.

Xiao Rui’s lower body suffered severe damage; his spine was injured, which is why everything below his waist cannot move. In the past few days, after using your ointment, we found that it was quite effective, so we wanted to ask if you have any way to heal Xiao Rui’s spine.

This was the old man’s greatest wish, as well as his final hope. Otherwise, with his eldest grandson not even forty years old, if such an outstanding man were forced to spend the rest of his life confined to a wheelchair, it would be far too painful and despairing.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiaoluer understood immediately. In cases like Gu Fengrui’s, the chances of ever standing again were exceedingly slim—let alone under the current medical conditions, it would remain a massive problem even decades into the future.

Then has anyone tried acupuncture? Or traditional herbal medicine?

We tried. The results were not good.

How could they not have tried?

Given the old man’s status and position, he could naturally summon the finest physicians for his eldest grandson and provide him with the absolute best medical care available.

Regrettably, the hope was virtually nonexistent.

I heard that many skilled doctors have left.

Many ancestral secret prescriptions were also taken away by people, and through the turbulence and catastrophes of recent years, truly capable individuals and herbal formulas are no longer around.

Grandpa, please don’t worry about me anymore; life and death are up to fate. Truth be told, I am already much better off than many of my comrades. At least I am still alive, even if I cannot stand up. What does that amount to? I can take care of myself.

Over the past few years, Gu Fengrui had given up all hope for his legs. At the very least, he was fortunate to still be alive; he could not expect to have everything go his way, as that would be far too greedy.

This was simply his fate.

Hearing this, Elder Gu felt a deep ache in his chest, and much of his spirit and vitality seemed to drain away.

Grandpa, Big Brother Gu, I suppose I could give it a try, but I cannot guarantee a cure. I can only say that for a severe spinal injury like this, first, it will require long-term treatment, and second, it will depend on luck—no one can predict these things.

However, I believe that even if it can be treated, he will not be able to return to his uninjured state. The best-case scenario would be for him to stand up, walk slowly with the aid of crutches, and be able to take care of his own daily needs. That would be the ultimate recovery.

Lu Jiaoluer hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to listen to the voice within her heart and chose to help Gu Fengrui.

She certainly would not cure Gu Fengrui overnight; without two or three years of time, Gu Fengrui need not even dream of standing up.

The prerequisite to curing Gu Fengrui was that she must first protect herself and ensure no one would ever suspect her.

Good, good, good! Little Lu, feel free to try whatever you need. No matter the outcome, neither Grandpa nor Xiao Rui will blame you.

Seeing that Lu Jiaoluer had agreed, Elder Gu was overjoyed and repeatedly assured her.

He still trusted her—a pure gut feeling.