Chapter 308: Watch Carefully

"Don't keep bringing up your so-called academic credentials; credentials only allow you to recognize these things. True strength is empathy and the accumulation of experience. In my view, your so-called credentials are just empty talk on paper. Don't think that just because you're a returnee, you're a cut above others," Chen Yu responded unceremoniously.

"I've never seen someone as arrogant as you. I don't believe a single cup of your tea can cure Elder Hong's illness," Yu Lei said, incensed.

"If you don't believe it, just watch carefully. Today, I'll teach you a lesson," Chen Yu smiled. "Elder Hong, may I borrow your tea set?"

Elder Hong's set of purple clay teapots had already been set out; he was a person who loved tea, and this set of purple clay teapots almost never left his side.

Chen Yu cleaned his hands and scalded the pot; a moment later, a cup of clear tea was already brewed.

"Elder Hong, please," Chen Yu made a gesture of invitation.

"Good," Elder Hong nodded, picked up a cup of tea, sniffed it at his nose, and then took a light sip.

"Good tea," Elder Hong praised incessantly. "Little Yu's tea-making skill is truly excellent."

"Elder Hong, tea is like life," Chen Yu smiled. "Do you still remember that battle ten years ago?"

"I remember, how could I not?" Elder Hong said wistfully. "In that battle, nearly a hundred of my trusted followers were almost all wiped out, and my son also died in that conflict."

"Actually, Elder Hong's injury is not the important part; the important part is the heart-sickness," Chen Yu said.

"Heart-sickness?" Elder Hong looked at Chen Yu in surprise.

"Please drink the cup of tea in your hand," Chen Yu said.

Elder Hong said nothing, picked up the tea in his hand, and drained it in one gulp.

"Elder Hong is also an Inner Family Expert. The fact that the injury from those years has flared up and never healed is, firstly, because the injury back then was too severe, and secondly, because the loss of your beloved son damaged your Seven Emotions," Chen Yu brewed another cup of tea for him and offered it to his hand.

"The so-called Seven Emotions are joy, anger, sorrow, thought, worry, grief, and fear. The Seven Emotions are related to the five internal organs and are also called the five aspirations. Because Elder Hong lost your beloved son, you have had long-term emotional stimulation, causing disorder in the Qi and blood of your internal organs, leading to the Seven Emotions causing injury."

"Is this the reason why my injury won't heal?" Elder Hong's hand holding the tea trembled slightly. "My only son never left any bloodline in this world. Actually, I shouldn't have let him walk that path."

"Elder Hong, please drink your tea," Chen Yu reached out a hand.

Elder Hong wore a look of worry; he picked up the tea and drained it in one gulp.

Chen Yu then brewed another cup of tea and offered it into his hand.

"You charlatan." Yu Lei, who was to the side, could no longer watch; she stepped forward to scold him, but a cold, sharp look from Chen Yu made her swallow the words that followed.

"Ten years have passed. If there is Reincarnation, your child should be ten years old by now," Chen Yu said.

"Yes, if there is, he should be ten years old," Elder Hong was emotionally agitated. He held the cup of tea to his lips and, ignoring the scalding heat of the tea, drained it in one gulp.

"But such is Life; life and death are determined by Heaven. People cannot foresee the future, so for such things to happen, it can only be destiny," Chen Yu stared at Elder Hong and said. "The living are like passing guests; the dead are honored ones."

"Your affinity with him only lasted until ten years ago. Since it is destiny, rather than being trapped in grief and unable to pull yourself out, why not push aside the thick clouds and seek a glimmer of light?"

Elder Hong said nothing; his hand shook even more violently. He muttered, "Yes, why can't I step over this hurdle?"

"Therefore, when it is time to let go, one must let go; where one can bestow kindness, one should bestow kindness. Elder Hong, why have you not awakened yet?" Chen Yu stared at Elder Hong, his Divine Sense released along with this deep shout.

Elder Hong's body trembled. Chen Yu's words shocked his heart and spirit, especially the tea he had just drunk, which exploded like strong liquor. The scene in his mind froze on the day his son died; this image was like a mirror in his heart.

Suddenly, with a loud 'Boom', this mirror shattered into millions of fragments. Each small fragment held that scene frozen in place. These fragments became blurred in his mind and finally gradually disappeared.

Elder Hong's face flushed red, and suddenly he spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood.

"Elder Hong, what's wrong with you?" Yu Lei cried out in shock. "Quick, call an ambulance, contact the medical team immediately to bring equipment over."

"No need to panic, no need to panic," Elder Hong waved his hand slightly and said. "Thank you, Little Chen."

"Congratulations, Elder Hong, on your severe injury being healed," Chen Yu bowed slightly to Elder Hong.

"Hehe, this mouthful of stagnant blood that had been knotted in my heart was also the pain I couldn't let go of all these years. If I couldn't let go of the pain of losing my son, my injury would never have healed. Thank you, Little Chen."

"You are right. If there is Reincarnation, my son would be ten years old this year. When it is time to let go, one must let go; it is time, it is Life," Elder Hong sighed up at the sky. "Jun Er, if you have knowledge in the afterlife, you should rest in peace."

"Elder Hong, sit down quickly, the medical team will be here soon," Yu Lei said nervously. "This is medicine to invigorate blood and dispel stasis, take it quickly."

"No need, I won't need to take medicine to invigorate blood and dispel stasis anymore," Elder Hong smiled and shook his head. "Little Lei, thank you for these two years. If it weren't for you using extraordinary means to treat me, I fear I wouldn't have lasted until the day I met Little Chen."

"Elder Hong, you... you are alright?" Yu Lei looked at Elder Hong in astonishment, seeing that his complexion was rosy and his voice was full of vigor, completely different from how he looked before.

She was Elder Hong's personal Yisheng; she knew how severe Elder Hong's illness was when it flared up. Yet, he had just had an episode, and after sitting down and chatting with Chen Yu for a while, he was fine?

Did Chen Yu really cure his injury with just a few cups of tea? Could this be true?

"I'm fine," Elder Hong smiled. "Actually, what Little Chen said was absolutely correct. The reason my injury from these years lingered and wouldn't heal was not because of how severe the injury was, but because I couldn't let go of the pain of losing my son."

"The few cups of tea and the few words just now have allowed me to completely transcend nature. The pain in my heart has been let go, the stagnant blood has been spat out, and this injury has naturally healed."

"Elder Hong, I don't believe he could cure your illness with a few cups of tea. For safety's sake, you should return to the hospital with me to recuperate. This guy is acting all mysterious; I think he's mostly spouting nonsense," Yu Lei snorted coldly.

She was unwilling to admit that Chen Yu had really cured Elder Hong's illness. After all, this illness had lasted for ten years, and with the current level of medical care, Elder Hong's condition could at most be controlled; it was impossible to be completely cured.

"Little Lei, didn't you say that our Huaxia Qigong is all illusory?" Elder Hong said with a chuckle. "Before, most of my Internal Force was used to suppress the injury in my heart, so in your eyes, I must have been a sickly old man who panted after walking a few steps."

"Now that my injury is healed, I don't need to use Internal Force to suppress it anymore. How about I show you a trick?"

"Elder Hong, what do you mean?" Yu Lei was slightly stunned, not quite understanding.

"Haha, joys and sorrows gather and disperse in a cup of wine; ten thousand miles of travel from north to south. Little Chen, I will come to your door another day to thank you. Farewell," Elder Hong said. With one step, his figure flashed, and he was already thirty feet away. He took a few more steps, laughed heartily, and disappeared without a trace within a few breaths.