There are two types of human physical defects, one is acquired and the other is congenital.
Snap! A brick falls from the sky and hits someone's head, causing an acquired physical defect. Congenital defects, on the other hand, are present at birth such as congenital heart disease, cataracts or Hirschsprung's disease. Some can be cured while others may cause lifelong suffering.
Looking at Jia Simiao's talent and elegant demeanor, he actually suffers from a rare condition called "congenital pure yang meridian obstruction". The Yang Meridian is one of the eight extraordinary meridians in the human body that mainly transports Qi to nourish six organs. It circulates like a ring to maintain normal bodily functions both inside and outside of the body. However, Jia Simiao has a complete blockage in his Yang Meridian which was only kept alive by his grandfather Jia Banxian’s medical skills since childhood through soaking him in medicinal baths and using "Fu Xi Nine Needles" to prolong his life.
This was also Jia Simiao's only memory from childhood - besides medicinal soup it was just more medicinal soup. According to Jia Banxian himself, it was already miraculous for him to live this long with this condition so he spent most of his life preparing a pill called Xuyang Dan specifically designed for connecting Jia Simiao’s Pure Yang Meridian.
In earlier years he would have attacks almost every month but now as he grows older they occur less frequently. Each attack comes without warning suddenly engulfing him in unbearable pain akin to being burned alive making it difficult for him to even speak properly during these times. If he takes Xuyang Dan before an attack there will not be any danger but unfortunately there are no signs indicating when an attack might happen nor can Jia Simiao control them himself; if nobody is around during an episode then he is left with no other option but to face death.
Jia Banxian said: "Everything in the world is mutually beneficial and complementary, including people. You have innate pure Yang and absolute pulse, so you must also have innate pure Yin and absolute pulse. As long as you marry her or have a relationship with her, and rely on the water ring on your finger, gradually you can make up for the defects in both of you. At that time, you two can return to normal."
Jia Simiao was afraid: "Grandpa, as you know, I am always very pure and do not have any bad habits. What if she is a man? Won't my reputation be ruined?"
This scared Jia Banxian too because he hoped that Jia Simiao could continue the family line of Jia's family. If he married someone who had bad habits then smoke would rise from their ancestral grave instead of incense.
Jia Banxian comforted him: "It's okay. Generally speaking, those who possess innate pure Yin are women."
Jia Simiao asked: "You said generally speaking; are there any special circumstances? Or rather, have you ever seen anyone with an innate pure Yin pulse?"
"No."
"Uh...so maybe I will never see it in my lifetime?"
"Grandpa is half-immortal; let me tell your fortune."
Jia Banxian was known as Jia Banxian among martial artists not only proficient in medicine but also various types of sorcery such as astrology divination techniques like Five Elements Eight Trigrams and yin-yang duality etc.. He taught all these things to Jiasimiao who learned them all too.
In his own words,"Learning more skills doesn't weigh down one's body; it helps when flirting with girls". However he didn't believe in astrology divination at all - how could two bamboo sticks determine fate? It was all nonsense.
Jia Banxian hit his head hard and said, "The diviner must have a sincere heart. If you don't even believe in it yourself, how can you fool others...oh, are you telling fortunes for others?" For this reason, Jia Banxian fasted and burned incense for three days before taking out a bamboo tube with sixty-four bamboo sticks inside. He asked Jiasimiao to draw two of them.
Jiasimiao asked: "Is this enough?"
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Jia Banxian shouted: "Just draw them! Don't talk so much nonsense."
Jiasimiao didn't argue anymore and finally drew two bamboo sticks which read 'nourishing Yin' and 'eliminating poison'.
"Grandpa, what does this mean?"
"Haha! Heaven has mercy on us. Grandson, your illness can be cured."
Jiasimiao did not understand and asked: "With just these two bamboo sticks my life can be saved?
Jia Banxian exclaimed loudly, 'Of course, just look at the words "nourishing yin", what does it make you think of?'
'Enhancing male potency.'
'Enhancing male potency? Yes, that's right. People always say things like nourishing yin and enhancing male potency. What does this mean? Enhancing male potency is obviously for men, while nourishing yin means it's for women.'
Grandpa was really good at talking! Jia Simiao asked, 'Then what does "extremely toxic" mean?'
Jia Banxian asked back, 'What do you think is the most poisonous animal in the world?'
Jia Simiao had read about this in books before and said loudly,'The Australian box jellyfish, puffer fish, king cobra...'
'Alright alright,' Jia Banxian waved his hand. 'None of those are correct. The stinger on a wasp's tail is more poisonous than anything else; but the most toxic thing of all is a woman's heart. This "extremely toxic" refers to the most poisonous thing there is - so it must be a woman. When combined with earlier mention of nourishing yin... Grandpa can guarantee 100% that whoever has innate pure Yin pulse must be a woman.'
'...'
'Why are you feeling downcast? This is great news! If you have relations with this woman who has an innate pure Yin pulse then your incurable disease will be cured!'
Jia Simiao forced a smile and said,'What's so surprising about that? A woman's heart being the most poisonous thing - she’s still just a woman after all; second-hand goods don't interest me much.'
'Second-hand goods?! Let me change my wording then: The stinger on a wasp’s tail represents the most toxic beauty’s heart – how about that?' Jia Banxian patted Jia Simiao's shoulder and said solemnly, 'My master Qin Shou once wanted to revitalize the traditional Chinese medicine industry in China but failed. Now it falls on your shoulders, Simiao. Don't disappoint me.'
Jia Simiao felt a little depressed - if his father couldn’t do it, why should he? His father had tried hard but was defeated by Wen Renlaofo who was known as "Immortal Buddha" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces; this caused him to flee overseas. Looking back now, everything seemed like a dream.
Grandpa, have I disappointed you?
Jia Simiao forced two more smiles before pushing open the door and walking over to a large tree in the courtyard.
This tree had thick rings around its trunk indicating its age; however, the trunk was deeply sunken. He gently stroked the trunk then took off his coat revealing an unimpressive body shape. His figure was perfect with no flaws from head to toe – all thanks to being soaked in medicinal water since childhood which even Jia Simiao himself found quite satisfying.
This, we have to thank Grandpa Jia Banxian for. Then he punched several times in the air, moving like a stretched bow and thundering like an explosion. After that, his back hit the tree trunk repeatedly with a "pu pu" sound which sounded particularly clear in this silent night.
"Jia Ge, what are you doing?" Tang Ziyu who had just finished taking a shower walked over and looked at Jia Simiao's movements with surprise in her eyes.
The main door was also pushed open and Shen Junao and Zhang Xixi ran out in amazement looking at Jia Simiao. Today, Jia Simiao has given them too many "surprises". What kind of person is he? They couldn't figure it out; he was not quite like normal people.
Jia Simiao smiled and said: "You guys go to sleep; I'll practice some kung fu."
Zhang Xixi exclaimed: "Hitting a big tree is also practicing kung fu?"
She didn't know that this was the most powerful move in Baguaquan - Tie Shan Kao (leaning against the mountain). Although Jia Simiao's body wasn't very strong, he practiced fierce Baguaquan which had already reached maturity. Shen Junao was surprised because she had practiced Sanda (Chinese kickboxing), fighting skills, grappling techniques so naturally she could see how powerful Jia Simiao was. Zhang Xixi and Tang Ziyu wanted to say something else but were called into their room by Shen Junao.
After all, this is someone else's old house of the Jias', and since Jiasimiao did not do anything voyeuristic or exhibitionist there was no need for them to worry about it so much. After practicing for a while here, the heat inside of him finally dissipated completely from his body making him feel calm.
"Grandpa, I don't want to revive traditional Chinese medicine or defeat Wen Ren Laofoye. It's good for me to live a simple life. I hope you can understand me."
As for the huge sum of money frozen by the Five Continents International Trading Company, it didn't matter much anymore; he had really let go and realized that inner peace was more important than anything else. As for Ye Lanqiu, she was also a student at Nanjiang Medical University. Jia Simiao wanted to ask Tang Ziyu if she knew her but finally held back.
He didn't want anyone to know about this matter so he would find an opportunity to see her himself.