Seeing that Claire’s emotions were somewhat out of control, Mu Lin inwardly cursed himself a fool. At this moment, calming the patient’s emotions was the most important thing. Thinking thus, Mu Lin decided to tell her his thoughts and let her make her own decision.
“Sister,” he said, “to cure your illness, we need a quiet environment where you won’t be disturbed. I think treating you in your bedroom would be better. Also, during the treatment, I’ll need to use qigong and acupuncture, which requires you to take off all your clothes so that the acupuncture and qigong won’t be affected by any interference.” After speaking, Mu Lin felt relieved.
Claire stared at Mu Lin for a while, then lowered her head, her face slightly flushed and slightly shy. “If that’s the case, then let’s go to my bedroom. But can you guarantee that you can cure my illness?” Her tone was hesitant.
Mu Lin felt helpless inside. This woman was the familiar aunt of his two younger sisters. If it had been in the past, for male patients, he would have already inserted the needles and proceeded with the treatment. For female patients, there would usually be family members present; if they were unwilling, he would have just left. He wouldn’t have endured such humiliation. Nevertheless, he nodded firmly. “Don’t worry, your illness is just a minor issue; the treatment process is just a bit complicated.”
Claire lifted her head, her eyes showing gratitude, and then stood up and walked toward her bedroom, saying, “Come on! You’re lucky, you little pervert!”
Behind her, Mu Lin almost tripped over his own feet. “Sigh! What kind of person is she!” Mu Lin sighed inwardly and followed Claire into her bedroom.
Turning on the apricot-red wall lamp, the room featured a reproduction of a French oil painting, “Portrait of Madame Rivière,” on the wall. The curtains and bedspread were both deep red velvet, creating a warm yet slightly oppressive atmosphere.
Looking at the room’s decor, Mu Lin thought to himself that this woman seemed to want to completely forget her Chinese heritage, as the entire room was arranged entirely in a Western style.
After closing the door, Claire hesitated for a moment before saying to Mu Lin, “Close your eyes. Don’t open them until I tell you I’ve finished undressing.” Mu Lin had already been put in his place several times that night, so one more wouldn’t matter. He turned around and closed his eyes. Seeing Mu Lin’s actions, Claire felt somewhat reassured. Although Mu Lin’s previous behavior had lessened her wariness towards him, and his words had moved her, she had been hurt in childhood, and had an instinctive wariness towards men. Now, Mu Lin’s actions completely dispelled her suspicions.
After all, Claire had been married twice and quickly took off her clothes and changed into a nightgown. “I’m ready.”
Hearing this, Mu Lin turned around and smiled. “Sister, right now I’m your doctor, and as I told you earlier, to avoid affecting the treatment effect, you need to take off all your clothes.”
Although Claire had been married twice, she still felt shy about undressing in front of a man who wasn’t her husband. She turned her back, slowly taking off her nightgown, revealing her full back, and then slowly turned around, facing Mu Lin with her arms tightly crossed over her chest.
Mu Lin was dazzled by Claire’s snow-white body, almost drooling and looking like a lovesick fool, as this was his first time seeing a mature woman’s body. He quickly composed himself and looked at Claire seriously.
Mu Lin knew how difficult it was for Claire to reach this point. He realized that for someone who had been through familiar situations, it was still an act of vulnerability to undress in front of someone else, even if he was a doctor.
Mu Lin took out the acupuncture needles and said to Claire, “Sister, next I will insert needles into your body. These needles won’t hurt much, but later I will need to unblock some meridians, which might be painful. Finally, I will use qigong to repair your brain nerves, and then you will be cured.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Claire exhaled deeply. Mu Lin immediately began the acupuncture treatment. After a while, he started to unblock Claire’s meridians. At this point, Claire could no longer endure the pain and fainted. After unblocking Claire’s meridians, Mu Lin proceeded to the final step, which was to regulate her brain nerves. During his three years of traveling and studying, Mu Lin had not treated this kind of illness before. However, based on medical theory and his own diagnosis, he was convinced that the root of the illness still lay in the patient’s brain.
First, he pressed Claire’s sleep point, then extended his spiritual awareness into her brain. After an investigation, he indeed found some damaged nerves. As he repaired the damaged nerves, he delved his spiritual awareness into Claire’s mind. Scenes of Claire’s growth process flashed through Mu Lin’s mind. Finally, Mu Lin repaired the deep cracks in Claire’s brain, deleting the images of her childhood molestation, and the treatment was completed.
However, what Mu Lin did not expect was that this kind of investigation was mutual. Although he cured Claire’s illness, he also left a deep imprint of himself in the depths of Claire’s heart. In essence, Mu Lin had accompanied Claire through her life, growing together with her to the present day. Now, Mu Lin was the person closest to her. After releasing Claire’s sleep point, this effect became apparent.
Claire stretched lazily, yawned, and without caring that she was naked in front of Mu Lin, she looked at him as if he were her already familiar lover, then said to him, “Darling, why haven’t you come to bed yet? I’m already sleepy, so I’m going to sleep first.” Without waiting for a reply, she naturally got into bed, pulled the covers over herself, and soon fell asleep.
Mu Lin was stunned by Claire’s reaction. How could this sister be like this? Now she was asking him to sleep with her? He checked Claire’s condition with his spiritual awareness, and everything seemed fine! Could she be teasing him again? Considering that Claire had experienced significant energy depletion that night, Mu Lin quietly left.
Returning to school, the three girls were still waiting for him, which made Mu Lin feel somewhat moved. He briefly told them about what had happened that night and then returned to his dormitory. He needed to think about the events of the night—curing Claire, and her strange expression afterward. If there had been an elder present, someone would have told him about these things to be aware of, but currently, he had not found anyone. After thinking for a while, he decided to sleep first.
The Xuanqing Kung Fu that Mu Lin practiced could be practiced while sitting or lying down. Discovering the book “The True Understanding of the Great Dao” in the college library had given him a deeper insight into Xuanqing Kung Fu. Every morning before dawn, Mu Lin would go to the woods on campus to practice some physical techniques and cultivate the talisman arts he had acquired.
Mu Lin discovered that the talisman arts required powerful true energy. During his travels, he had once found a method to cultivate true energy in a talisman sect’s training cave, which complemented the talisman arts. However, Mu Lin had not practiced it, as he already had his own cultivation method, which had become second nature to his body. What puzzled Mu Lin was why the talisman arts of later generations were no longer practiced.
When the morning sun rose, Mu Lin returned to his dormitory. Just then, the dormitory phone rang. He wondered who it could be at such an early hour. Picking up the phone, he heard Claire’s voice: “Darling, where have you gone? Why didn’t you come back home?”
Mu Lin’s head suddenly felt like it exploded. Oh no, there were aftereffects! Claire’s voice on the phone continued to ask, and Mu Lin quickly promised to come back immediately. He returned to the house where Mei Fang and the others lived.
As soon as he entered the door, Claire rushed forward with a look of anxiety on her face, urgently speaking in Chinese, “Mu Lin, why weren’t you at home last night? I thought you didn’t want your sister anymore?”
Mu Lin hurriedly explained, “Sister, I’m currently attending school. How could I live at home? Besides, how could I not want you as my sister? Also, my younger sisters are still here.” While speaking, he used his spiritual awareness to check Claire’s condition. Her meridians were fine, her nerves were fine, and there were no cracks in her brain anymore. How could this happen? Who could tell him what to do? Mu Lin was at a loss.
That morning, after a great deal of persuasion, Mu Lin finally managed to explain that he was currently attending university. Since he had enrolled in three majors and hoped to graduate within a year, his coursework was quite heavy, so he had to live on campus. Claire reluctantly agreed to Mu Lin’s explanation but insisted that he must come home on weekends.
Seeing Claire’s tearful expression, Mu Lin helplessly agreed. He knew that Mei Fang and the others would soon wake up, and he could only imagine their reactions if they saw Claire like this. Well, he’d deal with it when the time came. Just then, Mei Fang and the others had already woken up and asked Mu Lin, “Brother, is Aunt Claire’s illness cured? Did you not return to your dormitory last night?”
Before Mu Lin could answer, Claire had already replied, “Aunt Claire’s illness is already cured. Your brother just came back now. I’m going to prepare breakfast for you.” Saying this, she went to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast. After the family had breakfast, they walked back to school. Mu Lin was puzzled, unable to understand why things had turned out this way.
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