He slapped his thigh: "If I'd known, I should have kissed you in front of him earlier, to make him furious, haha!"
Shangguan Bei blinked: "How about I let you kiss me now to make it up to you?"
Lu Chen stammered, scratching his head, and said awkwardly, "I'm a little embarrassed!"
Suddenly, a cherry-like mouth came over and planted a kiss on his cheek with a soft "plop." The wet saliva still clung to his lips, making Lu Chen pause in surprise. Wow, what a sweet kiss!
Shangguan Bei lowered her head: "Yeah, actually I'm a little embarrassed too."
Lu Chen touched his face and grinned foolishly, then pulled off the large towel covering Shangguan Bei's legs, revealing her jade-like legs again. He stretched out his hands and gently massaged them, saying, "Let me give you a massage."
Shangguan Bei obediently hummed in agreement.
As before, Lu Chen subtly released his healing energy, meticulously pressing from Shangguan Bei's groin down to her delicate toes. Her fair legs were red from the pressure, as if the blush on Shangguan Bei's face had spread to her legs. She supported herself with her hands behind her back, gazing intently at Lu Chen as he carefully treated her.
The warm energy slowly flowed through her legs, making her feel very comfortable.
That feeling of gradually filling her with strength was quite pleasant.
Finally, Lu Chen sat opposite Shangguan Bei, holding her two jade-like feet in his lap, pressing firmly on the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of her feet with his two thumbs.
Suddenly, Shangguan Bei cried out in surprise, her whole body trembling.
Lu Chen asked with a smile, "How does it feel?"
Shangguan Bei was both surprised and delighted: "It feels like an electric current is shooting up from the soles of my feet! Brother Chen, you're so amazing! I haven't felt this way in so long. Now my feet feel slightly numb, and both legs are burning hot. It's been so long since I've felt anything, except for last time… when you massaged me…"
She was almost crying with excitement.
Lu Chen said, "I have to praise you. It seems you've been diligently doing the exercises I taught you these past few days. Now, the tendons in your legs are stronger, and the stagnant blood and qi in your veins are showing signs of loosening. The foundation for treatment has been laid, which will make it twice as effective. Maybe it won't even take half a year."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but lean down and kiss Shangguan Bei's delicate feet.
Shangguan Bei looked at him excitedly: "Brother Chen, thank you!" Tears welled up in her eyes.
Then, Lu Chen got up and helped Shangguan Bei to the wheelchair beside him.
Shangguan Bei looked at Lu Chen sweetly, asking him to push her into the lounge area. Then, she asked him to take off her hot pants and put on a long skirt next to her.
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment.
Shangguan Bei said coquettishly, "Brother Chen, hurry up!"
Well, under such urging, Lu Chen could only grit his teeth, take off her hot pants, and then put the long skirt on her. Then he muttered, "Do you usually have someone change you?"
Shangguan Bei smiled sweetly, "I used to need a nanny to change me, but now, actually, I can do it myself, it's just a little difficult when lifting my bottom. But I just want Brother Chen to change me, it feels so nice."
Lu Chen scratched his head and rubbed his face, feeling that his charm was truly immense.
Next, Shangguan Bei wanted to take Lu Chen to see all the medicine she had bought to treat her leg.
Lu Chen patted his forehead. "Oh, right, there's something else I need to tell you."
Then, he took out the two gourds of pills, the gourd containing the jade-green snake, and the two prescriptions he had copied from his satchel, and handed them all to Shangguan Bei.
Lu Chen didn't mention where the pills and prescriptions came from, but explained their uses and his thoughts. Then, he shook the small gourd containing the snake and said:
"There's a small venomous snake in this gourd, the jade-green snake mentioned in the prescription. It's very venomous, but also very precious; I reckon there aren't many in the world. I'm giving them all to you. I think if we could mass-produce these medicines, they shouldn't be inferior to the Living Dragon Elixir. At least, it would enrich your company's product range."
Shangguan Bei looked at the two prescriptions, then poured out the two kinds of pills to examine them carefully. She even scraped off a small fragment with her fingernail and tasted it.
She became excited again, her whole body trembling slightly. She said, "Brother Chen, I really don't know how to thank you enough. You know, the original formula for the Living Dragon Elixir was actually incomplete. I bought it from an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor for a full three million eight hundred thousand! Then it took several years of research to finally produce this Living Dragon Elixir!"
"But your two formulas are complete and flawless. They hardly need any further research; we can just refine them directly. At most, we might need to discuss the mass production method, but we already have a lot of experience with that, so it's not a problem. Honestly, I'd be willing to buy each of your two formulas for ten million!"
"And this Jade Green Snake, I know about it. It's an ancient snake species, existing tens of thousands of years ago. It always keeps a small size, the largest being only about the size of an adult's finger. However, its lifespan is incredibly long; legend says it can live two or three thousand years. Judging from your description, this one has lived for at least a thousand years. Moreover, it's quite peculiar; it can endure even longer than a tortoise. In a small, enclosed space, like this gourd, without opening the stopper, it can survive for one or two years."
"The Jade Green Snake's venom is a rare treasure, worth a fortune with just one drop. A live snake is even more valuable! I once saw a specimen of a Jade Green Snake, perhaps slightly larger than this one, and it sold for thirteen million at auction!"
What Shangguan Bei said shocked Lu Chen.
What? These two prescriptions he casually copied down could sell for twenty million? If I ever see any miraculous elixirs or medicines, I can just have my medical god scan them and report the data, wouldn't I become a multi-millionaire?
From this perspective, the economic value of this Medical God's ability is no less than that of the Treasure God's ability! Moreover, it doesn't involve as much risk. This is truly domineering!
The value of the Jade Green Serpent was also something Lu Chen never expected.
Even the Grim Reaper could sell for over ten million?
This feeling of money being like dirt was something Lu Chen had never experienced, even when he was a wealthy young master.
After Shangguan Bei finished speaking, her beautiful eyes fixed on Lu Chen: "Brother Chen, I can name a price for these things, fifty million, how about it?"
Lu Chen lightly patted Shangguan Bei's head: "Silly girl, are you trying to negotiate with me? Do you know that saying something will hurt me?"
He said this, but in his heart he was thinking, fifty million! If I had fifty million, tsk tsk, I'd go to Hawaii to pick up girls, have a romantic encounter in the Aegean Sea, go… basically, I'd go everywhere.
Shangguan Bei wasn't bothered at all by the pat on the head; in fact, she seemed quite pleased.
She said, "Alright, then I won't talk about a deal with you. However, once these two pills are developed, you'll get a share of the profits, at least 40%. You can't refuse this!"
Lu Chen nodded, feigning helplessness, but inwardly he was overjoyed. This was truly a long-term, sustainable arrangement.
Next, Shangguan Bei locked all these treasures into a thick filing cabinet.
Then, Lu Chen pushed her wheelchair and led her to a room.
More than thirty kinds of Chinese herbs for treating Shangguan Bei's leg ailment were neatly arranged in bamboo trays, emitting a fragrant aroma tinged with a slightly bitter scent.
Many of these herbs were extremely rare, such as Tiger Whip Cinnabar, Scorched Willow, and Gallbladder Indigo, practically considered sacred medicines. Ancient Taoist priests invariably used these herbs in their alchemy. Compared to them, those mystical things described in martial arts novels, like thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, He Shou Wu, or ten-thousand-year-old ginseng and Crimson Blood Fruit, were utterly insignificant.
If it weren't for the immense financial resources of the Flying Eagle Group, they probably wouldn't have been able to find all of them.
Lu Chen checked them over and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, that's it, all of it, excellent!"
He spent almost an hour preparing all these precious and rare Chinese herbs. They were mainly divided into two categories. The first category was for decoction to promote blood circulation and improve qi flow, about a hundred packets were there. The second category was for foot baths. These herbs were decocted, then ground into powder, mixed with other herbs, and boiled into a paste to be applied to the legs.
"The so-called foot bath is actually more like a leg bath. Make a special pine wood tub, cover it, and leave two large holes so your legs can fit in. You stand on it; it's both a soak and a steam treatment. The water temperature should be around 55 degrees Celsius..."
Lu Chen explained clearly and fluently.
"With the help of the medicine, I'll massage your legs once a week. I estimate that in about four months you'll be able to stand up. Then you can even dance for me!"
Hearing this, Shangguan Bei's eyes sparkled, radiating affection.
She beckoned to Lu Chen and said softly, "Brother Chen, come here!"
Lu Chen walked over and squatted down in front of her. He chuckled and asked, "Silly girl, what's up?"
Shangguan Bei pouted her pink lips: "I'm not silly at all. Everyone says I'm very smart. But I heard that a man only calls a woman 'silly girl' when he likes her, so go ahead and call her that!"
As she spoke, she took out a tissue and gently wiped the sweat from Lu Chen's forehead.
He had been sorting through Chinese herbs for an hour, a lot of work, and he was sweating.
"Brother Chen, you've worked hard," Shangguan Bei said with concern. After wiping Lu Chen's sweat, she cradled his head in her arms, kissed his forehead, and then, surprisingly, pulled him close, letting his head rest against her chest. Instantly, two soft mounds pressed against his face through his clothes.
Lu Chen was somewhat stunned. What was she doing? Why was she treating him like a child?
However, this feeling was heartwarming. Although her breasts weren't large, they still gave Lu Chen a unique sense of warmth.
Shangguan Bei lowered her head, tilting it to the side, and pressed her face against the top of Lu Chen's head.
Lu Chen sighed inwardly, feeling like he was melting. Although he had been with many women and girls, he had never experienced such maternal comfort!
And it was from a girl in her early twenties!
He couldn't help but reach out and embrace Shangguan Bei's slender waist.
He felt that he was indeed falling in love with this girl. Compared to Zhuang Keluo, another daughter of a prominent family, Shangguan Bei possessed a greater degree of tenderness and affection that made Lu Chen feel comfortable.
Shangguan Bei whispered, "Brother Chen, I love you."