strictlysupreme Chapter 644 - 615: Empathic Connection
Chapter 644 - 615: Empathic Connection
Ye Qingya said, "I’ve looked into all sorts of treatment methods. No one can guarantee a complete cure for Grandpa. They all say there will be varying degrees of brain damage sequelae."Qiao Rulong said, "It’s not that there’s no chance of recovery."
Ye Qingya said, "Currently, the best option is surgery. Based on imaging, experts believe there’s a high possibility of a malignant tumor. Even after a pathological confirmation, it requires radiotherapy and chemotherapy. If the malignancy is high, even if the surgery succeeds, the survival time won’t exceed one year. If post-operative electric field treatment is given, it might extend the survival time to three years."
Qiao Rulong said, "Grandpa is seventy-seven this year. If he can live for three more years, he’d be eighty." In his view, reaching eighty could be considered a natural lifespan.
Ye Qingya shook her head and said, "According to their surgical plan, a frontal lobe lesionectomy will be performed. The frontal lobe is the center of human emotion and intelligence, and post-surgery, there will certainly be changes in mental state and personality, showing barriers in emotions, cognition, and self-control."
Xu Chunliang put down the film in his hand and smiled at Elder Ye.
Elder Ye said, "The Five Animal Frolics are useless. If you’re destined to get sick, you’ll get sick. If you’re destined to die, you’ll die."
Xu Chunliang said, "I heard from Brother Long that you have a physical examination twice a year?"
Elder Ye said, "The last check-up was three months ago. My health was fine then. How did a tumor suddenly appear in my head? Do you think it just developed recently, or has it been there all along and the hospital missed it?"
Xu Chunliang said, "What? Are you thinking of pursuing the hospital’s liability for missed diagnosis?"
Elder Ye laughed, "Not to that extent. I just find it strange. I was fine before. They lied to me saying this was a benign tumor, but their behavior has already exposed it. My situation is not optimistic."
Xu Chunliang said, "Benign and malignant are just classifications Western medicine likes to use. In the past, within the realm of Traditional Chinese Medicine, there was no distinction between benign and malignant. The same disease can present differently in different individuals. Benign diseases can turn malignant under certain conditions, and malignant conditions can become benign under certain conditions."
Elder Ye said, "Hearing you say this, there’s some truth in it. Traditional Chinese Medicine also emphasizes dialectics in diagnosis?"
Xu Chunliang laughed, "The biggest difference between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine is the perspective. Western Medicine focuses on the disease itself, while Traditional Chinese Medicine prefers to look at the problem from a holistic view. Let’s take an example, if a person’s surrounding environment changes, their body will react differently. When it’s hot, you take off clothes; when it’s cold, you put on clothes. These ordinary behaviors are actually the body’s way of self-preservation. When external changes exceed your ability to protect yourself, the result is..."
"Death!" Elder Ye said softly.
Xu Chunliang laughed, "I meant to say a major illness."
Elder Ye said, "My illness has nothing to do with the external environment. It’s right here." He pointed to his head.
Xu Chunliang said, "According to this theory, your illness was caused by the tumor in your brain. It rapidly grows, compressing your brain space, leading to a series of symptoms. If this tumor is ’sick’, then..."
Elder Ye said, "How can a tumor get sick? They suggest removing it. Although they all say it’s fine, I know that after the surgery, I’m very likely to have a reduced IQ and become a fool."
Xu Chunliang said, "With your wisdom, even if there’s a reduction, you’re still leagues above us ordinary people."
Elder Ye’s lips curled into a slight smile, "Your flattery is not timely."
Xu Chunliang said, "May I touch your head?"
Elder Ye said, "I’m not feverish." However, he still cooperated and leaned his head forward.
Xu Chunliang extended his right hand, placed it on Elder Ye’s forehead, closed his eyes, adjusted his internal breath, trying to maintain alignment with the flow of Elder Ye’s meridians.
After obtaining the first part of the "Inner Canon of Huangdi - The Nourishing Chapter," Xu Chunliang had mastered the mysteries of channeling energy and renewing essence, and on this basis, restored part of his abilities.
Recently, he began retraining with the "Heavenly Canon of Achievement," which consists of three volumes and nine levels. When he was the Five Poison Sect Leader, he reached the Third Realm, placing him among the top ten experts in the world.
Now, it’s almost like starting anew. However, the First Realm of the "Heavenly Canon of Achievement" involves training perception abilities and is the easiest to achieve.
Particularly after mastering the energy channeling and renewal ability, Xu Chunliang effortlessly completed the First Realm—Sensory Connection.
One of the most important abilities of Sensory Connection is to perceive changes in the target’s body through physical contact, simply put, it’s about establishing a connection between oneself and the target’s meridians.
Xu Chunliang’s palm was placed on Elder Ye’s forehead, and his right middle finger rested on Elder Ye’s Shenting point.
The Shenting point, also known as the hairline, is a convergence point of the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian, Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, and Du Meridian, located in the head, half an inch directly above the anterior hairline. It’s at the junction of the left and right frontal muscles, near the branches of the frontal artery and vein, and the frontal nerve branches.
A thread of True Qi slowly seeped into Elder Ye’s cranial cavity through Xu Chunliang’s fingertip from the Shenting point.
Xu Chunliang didn’t understand Western medicine, but he could judge subtle changes in the body through the human meridians. By connecting with Elder Ye’s meridians using Sensory Connection, he could perceive abnormalities in Elder Ye’s body as if sensing his own.
Elder Ye felt a tingling sensation on his forehead and instinctively tensed up. This is a normal physiological reaction. When a body senses foreign intrusion, it activates its defense mechanisms.
Xu Chunliang said, "You don’t have to be nervous. Try to relax, and be sure to maintain a steady breathing rhythm, following my breathing. Exhale... inhale... very good..."
If he were dealing with someone who practices cultivation, Xu Chunliang could easily achieve synesthesia, but Elder Ye doesn’t know martial arts; the most powerful skill he’s practiced in his lifetime is the Five Animal Frolics.
Therefore, Xu Chunliang had to guide Elder Ye using the most basic methods, helping him adjust his breathing rhythm and stabilize his heartbeat.
After all, Elder Ye has weathered many storms and quickly calmed down; his breathing and heartbeat were extremely steady. Xu Chunliang realized that any level of cultivation leads to the same destination, and anyone who can stand alone in any field possesses an extraordinary mindset and worldview.
Qiao Rulong and Ye Qingya entered the room, and seeing the scene before them, they tactfully remained silent. Ye Qingya made a gesture, signaling him to stay in the room while she went outside to keep watch, preventing other family members from interrupting.
Generally, at times like this, very few people would come to disturb Grandpa, but there’s always a chance.
Ye Qingya heard the sound of a car outside; her father had returned.
Ye Qingya went forward to meet him and took the briefcase from her father’s hand.
Ye Changyuan asked, "Is Rulong here?" He had seen Qiao Rulong’s car in the garage.
Ye Qingya nodded and said, "Xiaoxu is with him."
"Which Xiaoxu?"
"The one who helped you with acupuncture."
Ye Changyuan paused, immediately realizing it was Xu Chunliang. Although Xu Chunliang had cured his facial paralysis aftereffects, he didn’t believe that Xu Chunliang’s medical skills could cure a brain tumor.
Ye Changyuan unbuttoned his coat, and Ye Qingya took it from him.
"Where’s your mom?"
Ye Qingya said, "Grandma’s not feeling well, so she went to check on her and won’t be back tonight."
Ye Changyuan nodded and glanced towards the study. Ye Qingya quietly informed him that Xu Chunliang was diagnosing Grandpa and that it would be best not to disturb them now.
Ye Changyuan took the black tea his daughter handed to him, drank two sips, and said, "Several experts believe surgery is necessary. Judging from the growth rate of the tumor, it seems malignant, and the sooner the surgery is performed, the better."
Ye Qingya asked, "Dad, did you consult Grandpa about this?"
Ye Changyuan said, "I can’t tell him the truth. If he knows, he’s likely to disagree with the surgery."
Ye Qingya said, "Since you know he won’t agree, why keep it from him? Grandpa might not remember anything after the surgery; he deserves to know."
Ye Changyuan pursed his lips and said, "The surgery may not cure him completely, but at least it ensures he’s alive."
"Living like a walking corpse without self-awareness, what meaning does that have?"
Ye Changyuan said nothing, but he had no choice.
Ye Qingya said, "If this happened to me, I’d rather die."
"Shut up!" Ye Changyuan growled, rarely showing such anger towards his beloved daughter. Then he sighed and said, "It’s not that I don’t want to tell him the truth; I’m afraid he can’t face it."
Ye Qingya said, "Grandpa has faced all kinds of storms; what can’t he confront? I think the one who can’t face reality is you. Life belongs to Grandpa, and you have no right to decide for him."
Ye Changyuan looked at his daughter. Although she was already married, she was still immature. She had always lived in a greenhouse, not knowing what her grandpa meant to this family.
If no surgery is performed, his father might only have two months left to live, and when he leaves, he will take all of the Ye family’s glory with him.
Though Ye Changyuan held an important position, he was at a critical stage in his career, needing one more step to achieve real peace of mind. This step depended on his father being alive. If his father passed away, his path to promotion would end.
Being alive or not leads to two completely different situations. Ye Changyuan had been in the system for many years and understood human nature well. He needed just six more months for his father to live, to complete his plans and prepare for everything. At least for now, he didn’t have enough strength to shoulder everything from the Ye Family.
He couldn’t explain all this to anyone, not even his precious daughter. He clearly understood that the root of the disagreement between father and daughter was that he only wanted his father to live, while his daughter wanted her grandpa to live with dignity.
The study was quiet. Qiao Rulong heard Elder Ye’s slow and heavy breathing. If he listened carefully, he could tell that it was actually two people’s breathing mixed together, now completely synchronized, not only in breathing but also in heartbeat.
Through adjustments, Xu Chunliang successfully entered the realm of synesthesia.
Internal Qi flowed through their meridians, and Xu Chunliang perceived the flow of Internal Qi along every path, reconstructing a three-dimensional meridian map in his mind.