C15 Millennial Spirit Tortoise Shell

"Mrs. Yang!"

"Yu!"

Yang Lanfang instantly recognized Ye Yu. Though she had only met him in person a few times, Yang Yi would always show her Ye Yu's photos during her visits.

Lately, Yang Yi hadn't brought up Ye Yu, and Yang Lanfang had wondered if they'd had a falling out.

Unbeknownst to her, Ye Yu had been in a car accident, which was why Yang Yi had stopped mentioning him.

Seeing that Mrs. Yang remembered him, Ye Yu skipped formal introductions and started chatting with her by her bedside.

"Hey, who's this young man?"

"Never seen him. Could he be her daughter's boyfriend?"

"No way, that girl is gorgeous. She should be with some rich heir, not this guy who looks like a beggar. He's not a good match for her!"

"Exactly, he's not a good match at all. Look at what he's wearing on his feet - liberation shoes! My husband has been wearing tourist shoes for years!"

...

The fellow patients whispered among themselves about Ye Yu.

They assumed he couldn't hear them, unaware of Ye Yu's exceptional medical expertise, which included the traditional skills of inspection, listening, inquiry, and palpation.

These skills, corresponding to the eyes, ears, mouth, and hands, made Ye Yu's abilities in observation and diagnosis nothing short of remarkable.

The patients continued to gossip, but Ye Yu paid them no mind. Engaging in petty squabbles with the elderly would only lead to more backbiting.

Ye Yu had come to see Mrs. Yang, but Chiang Ling had allowed him only fifteen minutes for the visit.

So, as he conversed with Yang Lanfang, he discreetly used his medical knowledge to assess her condition.

...

At the nurse's station.

Chiang Ling sat on a stool, lost in thought, resting her chin on her hands. She had wanted to stay in Yang Lanfang's room with Ye Yu, but whenever she saw him, her heart raced, and she became so flustered she could hardly speak.

"Oh, our lovely young nurse seems so forlorn. Is it because I interrupted a tender moment with your boyfriend?" The head nurse, noticing Chiang Ling's prolonged daydreaming, approached her with a playful tease.

Nursing can be quite monotonous, so the nurses often resorted to teasing each other and sharing gossip to pass the time.

"No way, I've got a girlfriend now. She's the daughter of the long-term patient in Room 305!"

Chiang Ling's voice carried a hint of bitterness, although she couldn't quite pinpoint what she had to be bitter about.

...

The examination concluded.

Ye Yu discovered that Mrs. Yang's body was suffering from the effects of overwork and premature aging, particularly her cardiovascular system, which was severely deteriorated.

The upcoming surgery was to implant six stents to prevent her heart from failing due to inadequate blood supply.

Yet, when it comes to organ aging, modern medicine tends to treat only the symptoms, not the root cause. Even after Mrs. Yang's surgery, she wouldn't be able to leave the hospital ward to lead a normal life.

"To rejuvenate aging organs, what's needed is a Millennial Spirit Tortoise Shell!" Ye Yu pondered the remedy for Mrs. Yang.

The Millennial Spirit Tortoise Shell, capable of accumulating spiritual energy of the heaven and earth over a millennium, could be ground into powder for consumption, potentially restoring Mrs. Yang's bodily functions to their normal state.

In the otherworld, a Millennial Spirit Tortoise Shell wasn't hard to come by. Diving a thousand meters into the sea, one could find not just a shell but even a living tortoise to make a restorative soup for Mrs. Yang.

In the modern world, however, the task was daunting. Industrial pollution had taken its toll, making it nearly impossible to find even a century-old tortoise, let alone one from a millennium past.

But Ye Yu quickly realized that while a living millennial tortoise might be elusive, a Millennial Spirit Tortoise Shell might still be within reach.