Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The man wished for a miracle to happen.
Eventually, he saw a young man walking from the hill towards the clinic. After the young man had arrived at the clinic, he unlocked the door.
Heâs here!
The man turned off the engine, then opened the door of his car. Suddenly he felt so cold.
âGee, so cold!â said the man.
âHmmm?â Wang Yao turned his head and saw the man getting out of the car. The man was wearing a down jacket.
Itâs him!
Wang Yao remembered this man, who was in his 30âs. He remembered that the man was as weak as a woman who just gave birth to a baby.
As Wang Yao walked closer, he found that the manâs face was so pale. He was shivering with cold. It seemed that his condition had gotten worse.
What happened to him?
âHello, Dr. Wang,â said the man.
âHello,â said Wang Yao.
âI...â The man didnât know what to say.
âYour condition has gotten worse?â asked Wang Yao.
âYes,â said the man.
âPlease come in,â said Wang Yao.
After they both had settled in the clinic, Wang Yao had a good look at the man.
âHmmm, strange!â said Wang Yao.
He found that the manâs damaged vital energy had started to affect his fundamental health.
âHave you taken the formula I prescribed?â asked Wang Yao.
âYes, I followed your instructions without any problems,â said the man certainly.
âHave you eaten anything you are not supposed to eat?â asked Wang Yao.
âNo, definitely not. You told me not to eat cold and uncooked food. So I have only been eating warm and well-cooked food,â said the man.
âWhere have you been lately?â asked Wang Yao.
âNowhere. I just stayed at home watching TV, taking the medication, and sleeping,â said the man after thinking for a while. âItâs so cold outside, so I havenât gone out. The only place I go is the grocery shop downstairs. I needed to buy vegetables and meat.â
Wang Yao didnât know what to say. The man followed all his instructions, and his formula had no problems. How come he had been getting worse?
According to the man, he had started to be extremely sensitive to coldness since autumn. Then it got worse. He had to leave the heater on all the time in winter. He still felt cold, even with thick quilts covering his body. Wang Yao was pretty sure that the manâs vital energy had a massive deficiency. If the manâs condition got worse, he would be like Yang Haichuanâs mother, whose fundamental health had been damaged.
âWell, Iâll prescribe you a different formula this time. Please try it.â After thinking for a while, Wang Yao prescribed him Sanyang Powder, which he had prescribed for Yang Haichuanâs mother before.
âAnother prescription?â said the man.
âYes?â said Wang Yao with surprise. The man was fed up with medications.
âTell you the truth. Iâve seen at least 10 doctors due to my condition. Every doctor prescribed different medications for me, but none of those medications worked,â said the man.
âWhat medications have you taken?â asked Wang Yao.
The man was prepared. He took out a list out of his pocket, on which he wrote all the medications he had taken.
âWow, you really pay attention to details,â said Wang Yao, smiling.
He took over the list to and read it thoroughly.
Most of the medications were chemical drugs, which Wang Yao was not familiar with. He had never heard of most of the medications, let alone their effect and nature.
The manâs condition is caused by external factors. What damaged his vital energy so badly? thought Wang Yao.
âHave you had any serious injuries before?â asked Wang Yao.
âNo,â said the man.
âHmmm.â Sometimes Wang Yao had difficulty figuring out the cause of a disease.
He had a look at the man again.
What is this?!
He found something different this time.
Such as strong Yin energy! There was a weird cold energy inside the manâs body, which was completely different to the energy he found in Yang Haichuanâs motherâs body. This weird cold energy was not easy to detect.
Inhale, exhale.
Wang Yao suddenly thought about a way. He transferred some Qi into the manâs body, and as he did, he felt a slice of weak Qi coming from the man. If Wang Yaoâs Qi was a burning flame, the manâs Qi was a candle in the wind.
The manâs Qi was weak and in disorder.
âDoctor?â asked the man.
âJust one second.â Wang Yao was still thinking.
âLetâs go.â He suddenly stood up.
âWhere are we going?â asked the man.
âYour house,â said Wang Yao.
âMy house? Why?â asked the man.
âI canât explain it,â said Wang Yao. âIs it okay with you?â
âYes, letâs go,â said the man.
Wang Yao stuck a sign on the door, indicating he was not in the clinic before he left.
âThis way, please,â said the man.
âIâll drive my own car. Can you lead the way? Iâll follow your car,â said Wang Yao.
Wang Yao drove behind the man slowly.
Zhu City was located next to Lianshan. The road between two places was very wide, and it was the only main road. There were a lot of cars on the road.
Wang Yao and the man arrived at the manâs house about one hour later. The manâs name was Lun Hengran.
The heater was on when they entered the house. It was very warm.
âPlease take a seat, Dr. Wang.â The man went to the kitchen to make Wang Yao a cup of tea.
âYou donât need to worry about me, I wonât stay long,â said Wang Yao.
After entering the room, Wang Yao had a strange feeling on top of the warm feeling.
He felt cold!
It was a coldness. Not like a usual coldness, but a strange gloomy and cold feeling. As if Wang Yao was standing in the shadow on a warm winter day. It was a spooky feeling.
The aura in the room was weird. It was in disorder. Normally the aura in a room in winter should be stable because people kept the window closed most of the time. Wang Yao tried to release some of his Qi to have a stronger sense of the coldness.
He walked around the living room and noticed there were a lot of indoor plants. He could see over 20 different plants. The edge of the walls were filled with flower pots.
âYou like flowers?â asked Wang Yao.
âYes, I like flowers. Every time I find a nice pot of flowers, I will bring it home,â said Lun Hengran.
Wang Yao had a close look at those flowers.
âSome of them are not suitable to be put indoors,â said Wang Yao.
âOh, why?â asked Lun Hengran.
âFlowers like lily, tuberose, and mimosa will release some special substances that could your health. And this one, pine, and cypress bonsai. I can see you have least five of them in the living room,â said Wang Yao.
âYes, six actually. Evergreen plants. I really like them,â said Lun Hengran.
âThey are actually worse. Pine and cypress releases a special aroma, which some people are allergic to. In addition, Pine and cypress are evergreen plants, which has a strong Yin energy. They are often planted next to cemeteries,â said Wang Yao.
âOh my! I never thought about it!â said Lun Hengran.
âMost of the plants here have to be moved out of your house, otherwise theyâll have a very negative impact on your health,â said Wang Yao.
He didnât expect that Lun Hengran was so keen to collect bonsai. If he had placed these bonsai in a garden or greenhouse, the impact on his health wouldnât be that profound. However, he placed them all inside his house. The damage was huge.
However, the bonsai was not the biggest problem Lun Hengran had in his house.
Wang Yao stopped in front of the TV cabinet.
âWhatâs wrong, Dr. Wang?â asked Lun Hengran.
âWhere is this stone from?â asked Wang Yao.
He noticed a bluish yellow stone placed on the TV cabinet. The stone was an irregular disc-shape, and there was a line on it.
âOh, I bought it,â said Lun Hengran.
âWhat did you buy it for?â asked Wang Yao.
âOh, because it is such a unique shape. I thought it looks pretty, so I spent 300 yuan buying it,â said Lun Hengran.
â300 yuan? Do you know what it is?â asked Wang Yao.
âOne of my friends told me the stone seems to be from Yellow River. He said 300 is a good price,â said Lun Hengran.
âA Yellow River Stone? No, this is worship stone,â said Wang Yao.
âWhat is worship stone?â asked Lun Hengran.
âA worship stone is something you put in front of a grave to worship your dead family members,â said Wang Yao.
Wang Yao could sense a unique Yin energy when he stood in front of the TV cabinet. The Yin energy was strong and disturbed the aura of the house. It shocked Wang Yao. He took a good look, and found this stone, which was used to worship the dead. He was astonished to see it in a living personâs house.
âWait, the stone is really used to worship the dead?â asked Lun Hengran.
âYes, guaranteed,â said Wang Yao.
The reason why Wang Yao recognized the stone immediately was because that he had seen its description in The Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases. The stone could be used as herb, and his Qi couldnât steer him wrong as to the nature.
âI see. I actually have another stone in my bedroom. Can you have a look?â said Lun Hengran.
âAnother one?â said Wang Yao.
Following Lun Hengran into his bedroom, Wang Yao saw a second worship stone, which was smaller than the one in the living room.
âThat one,â said Lun Hengran.
âSame thing,â said Wang Yao.
He was really surprised to see two worship stones in someoneâs house.
No matter if you looked at it from Feng Shui or just sheer superstition, it was not a good thing to place items related to the dead in oneâs house. In addition, the stones had strong Yin energy. Not to mention they were taken from the grave, which made the Yin energy even stronger.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
A large amount of bonsai trees and two worship stones turned a living personâs house into a grave, especially there considering the two pine and cypress bonsai next to the worship stone in the living room.