The divine medical ability within his body began to swirl like a vortex, constantly accumulating wondrous energy. It was like a large fish, ready to leap out at any moment.
Through his divine medical ability, Lu Chen had a general understanding of Sai Zhi's condition.
Difficult to treat, very difficult to treat, extremely difficult to treat?!
But it was still treatable.
Sai Zhi's heart was like a dried-out pig liver, extremely shriveled. It was still beating, of course, but while other people's hearts pounded outwards, his was contracting inwards.
No wonder it caused such a severe lack of blood supply; it wasn't pumping blood outwards, but rather shrinking inwards.
In this condition, the blood also became viscous, almost like paste.
The information from the divine medical ability indicated that curing this kind of heart disease would be extremely difficult. It's a congenital heart failure condition. Once the heart fails, it continues to shrink until it becomes a stone-like mass.
By then, there's nothing more that can be done.
With current cardiac medicine, this is indeed a terminal illness, incurable. Prolonging the condition by three to five years is considered good. Neither traditional Chinese medicine nor Western medicine can effectively treat it.
However, a medical genius has a solution. Their treatment involves expending a large amount of energy to form an energy ring around the heart, surrounding the shrinking heart. Like water nourishing a fish, it continuously sustains it.
This energy ring will eventually run out, so it must be constantly replenished.
The effective time of one energy ring is approximately seven months, which is equivalent to one course of treatment. About seven courses of treatment, or seven energy rings, totaling forty-nine months, are needed to essentially heal the heart.
The so-called "difficult to treat" condition refers to its extremely high energy consumption. Even with the internal energy Lu Chen has gained from absorbing an ancient jade pendant, it's not enough to create an energy ring that can last for seven months.
Besides this, there are some auxiliary treatments, such as soaking the patient in a medicinal bath made from precious Chinese herbs, using steam to stimulate the blood vessels, thereby reducing the burden on the heart and increasing its vitality.
Forty-nine months, that's four years and a month!
Lu Chen muttered to himself, glancing up at Liu Sha.
Just then, Liu Sha's captivating eyes looked at him.
Her expression seemed a little tense.
So, even the seemingly composed Miss Liu Sha harbored some worries. Lu Chen chuckled inwardly. He was now thinking, although Yang Jiangyu hadn't explicitly stated how long he wanted to delay the John Wen family patriarch's treatment, four years seemed a bit long.
Then let's make it ten years or so.
Lu Chen immediately understood the situation; the procedure wasn't too difficult. He simply needed to reduce the energy level when setting up the energy ring. The treatment course remained seven months, but with less energy, the effectiveness would be lower.
Thinking this, Lu Chen began the treatment. He raised his hands and placed them on Seji's chest.
His internal energy, transformed into miraculous healing energy through his medical divine abilities, slowly flowed into Seji's heart through Lu Chen's hands, quickly taking effect. Lu Chen even felt the energy seep into Seji's heart, which had shriveled into the shape of a peach pit, and within minutes, it revitalized.
The feeling was like a seed that had seemingly died suddenly sprouting.
Seji's heart condition began to improve. Although he hadn't fully regained consciousness, the contortions on his face had lessened.
At first, the medical experts on the health team wore mocking expressions, each one looking disdainful. Especially when they saw Lu Chen simply raise his hands and place them in mid-air on Old Master Seji's chest, their laughter rang out:
"What is this? Is this some kind of witchcraft? Witchcraft can cure heart disease? This is the first time I've heard of such a thing!"
"Curing heart disease with witchcraft, haha, it's truly laughable!"
"Are you kidding me? Where did this third-rate doctor come from?! It's utterly absurd!"
...
However, soon everyone saw the change in Seji's face. Although it was subtle, it was noticeable unless you were nearsighted and not wearing your glasses.
It was clearly a sign of improvement!
At this point, the atmosphere was tense. Everyone craned their necks to see, even Ryusei on the sofa. Her two pale blue eyes were wide open.
Although they believed Lu Chen had some skill, they hadn't expected it to work so quickly.
Her expression was also somewhat grim and uncertain. What if Lu Chen didn't keep the agreement and cured Sai Zhi in one go?
Thinking this, a hint of murderous intent appeared on her face.
After the treatment lasted for more than ten minutes, Lu Chen's expression became extremely pale.
More than pale, it was downright difficult.
Large beads of sweat streamed down his face, which was ashen, and his lips were pale. He looked like he had exerted himself to the point of exhaustion, a sight that made one's heart race.
Xu Jiaqi, seeing this, felt even more distressed and unconsciously took two steps towards Lu Chen, but Xu Zhou grabbed her arm. Xu Zhou shook her head slightly and said in a low voice, "Don't disturb him at this crucial moment. Daughter, the doctor you brought is good."
As she spoke, her eyes shone brightly.
Of course he was good! In just over ten minutes, Master Sai Zhi's condition had significantly improved. Xu Zhou seemed to envision that with Sai Zhi's recovery, he wouldn't have to pay his two million dollar gambling debt and would even receive a one million dollar prize.
His heart gradually filled with joy.
Meanwhile, Liu Sha, watching Lu Chen's scene, slowly relaxed from her tense expression, a mysterious and enigmatic smile even appearing on her lips, tinged with subtle admiration.
She lowered her head, continuing to file her still-unfinished toenails.
After a while, Lu Chen's body began to tremble, as if he were about to collapse.
Finally, he let out a long breath, withdrew his hands, took two steps back, and appeared unsteady on his feet. Xu Jiaqi, without hesitation, rushed forward and grabbed Lu Chen's shoulders, even hugging him tightly.
Those two beautiful, soft mounds pressed tightly against Lu Chen's arms.
She asked worriedly, "Chen, are you alright?"
Lu Chen said, "It's nothing serious, it's just that this illness is quite difficult to treat, and I was exhausted just now. Sigh, this old man, Seji, is seriously ill; you could say he's on the verge of death. But I will do my best!"
As he spoke, his face appeared very determined.
Only one person present knew that there was an element of acting involved.
Meanwhile, the medical team's experts had begun conducting various measurements on Seji.
The measurement results were remarkably accurate; all the data indicated that Seji's heart was gradually regaining its vitality. Although the recovery was very slow, it had already astonished the experts.
They wanted to put the plasters back on, but Lu Chen coldly shouted, "Wait! Did I say I was done? Let me rest for a while before continuing. Although it's extremely difficult, I will do my best to reach a certain standard!"
Upon hearing this, the experts all stopped, and Louis quickly added, "Quick, quick, the Chinese miracle doctor said to remove it! Remove it now! Let us see the Chinese miracle doctor's miraculous hands again! My God, it's simply the hand of God!"
This exclamation, though it might displease God, was Louis's heartfelt expression.
This was a complete case of going from arrogance to obsequiousness! No wonder, witnessing such a miraculous event, how could he not be impressed!
He had been in the field of cardiology for over thirty years and had never seen anything so miraculous—merely waving his hands to improve Mr. Seji's heart condition.
In fact, it was far more than just waving his hands!
With each wave of his hand, an incredibly powerful energy seeped into Seji's chest, nourishing his heart.
As for Lu Chen, he was far from being completely drained of internal energy or physically exhausted; the treatment he had just received had only consumed one-fifteenth of his internal energy.
He did this for show, to demonstrate two purposes. First, as everyone saw, I can cure Seji's illness, but it's also quite a struggle for me! Second, as you saw, my act of putting on a show of great effort to cure him satisfied you, didn't it?
Just as he pretended to have recovered his strength and prepared for the second treatment, a series of applause suddenly came from behind him, followed by a sarcastic voice: "Not bad! Not bad! As expected of someone who can beat me at racing! So this is the divine doctor I invited! It seems the treatment of my grandfather has already shown initial results, hasn't it?"
As he spoke, a tall Australian youth walked over, brimming with arrogance and haughtiness. He exuded an air of royalty, incredibly arrogant.
That was Frank.
It was rare that after such a crushing defeat to Lu Chen, he could still maintain such an expression in front of him, showing no sign of dejection. Truly a formidable figure, with incredibly thick skin.
Xu Zhou quickly rushed over, beaming, "It's showing initial results! It's showing initial results! Young Master Frank, the miracle doctor I invited this time will definitely cure Master Sai Zhi! Don't worry. By the way, did you two know each other before?"
A hint of displeasure finally appeared on Frank's face. He snorted and shoved Xu Zhou aside.
Xu Jiaqi was somewhat surprised upon seeing him. She hadn't expected that one of the two drivers from before was actually her father's creditor. Seeing him so rudely push her father, causing him to stumble, she couldn't help but angrily say:
"Is this how arrogant the young master of the John Wen family is? He has no manners or class whatsoever! My father may owe you money, but he's at least twenty years older than you, practically an elder. How can you be so disrespectful?"
Seeing his daughter's audacity, Xu Zhou, who was terrified of Frank, was startled and waved her hands repeatedly: "It's alright, Jiaqi, don't talk nonsense. This is young master Frank! Apologize quickly!"
Upon seeing Xu Jiaqi, Frank's eyes lit up, and he immediately revealed a lecherous expression.