Old Doctor Du did not keep the siblings waiting long. After closing his eyes for a moment, he opened them and looked at Wang Yongfu before saying, "Your elder brother was severely injured back then. If he had been meticulously cared for, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to stand again. However, he later took medicine as fierce as tiger and wolf, which completely drained his body."
"Though the medicine he took afterward healed his body and mended his bones, it harmed his foundation. That was a method of desperation, and the aftereffects are numerous. By now, nearly half of the medicine's effect has worn off—"
Wang Yongfu's gaze dimmed; he understood these words and comprehended their meaning.
Since the beginning of this year, his body had been weakening by the day. On days with changing weather, the pain was intense. He used to be able to suppress it with medication, but now, it no longer works; he has to endure it.
