After opening the door, a wave of heat rushed towards them. It was early summer, and the temperature outside was already more than 20 degrees, but compared to the room, it was much cooler.

This room was simply a steaming cage.

Zhu Bufan's cultivation was "profound," so this temperature wasn't much for him, but Du Yujia furrowed her brows for a long time before biting her teeth and entering the room together. The reason for the crazy status inside the room was mainly due to the simultaneous operation of the electric heater and the stove.

According to the indoor thermometer, the temperature in the room reached 39 degrees. Surprisingly, Zhou Hai was actually sitting in front of the stove warming himself. Even though Du Yujia knew about this beforehand, she was still shocked and her mouth gaped open.

Firstly, the fact that Zhou Hai could sit independently on a stool by the fire already proved that his health had indeed improved a lot. After Zhu Bufan entered the room, he even personally stood up, limping towards Zhu Bufan.

"Doctor Zhu, you've finally arrived. I need to stay home for treatment and it's inconvenient to come out and greet you, please forgive me!" Zhou Hai spoke while extending his arm towards Zhu Bufan.

On the contrary, Du Yujia, who was behind Zhu Bufan, was temporarily ignored.

This old man was just so pragmatic; last time he came, he negotiated with Du Yujia the whole time, never minding Zhu Bufan. But now seeing the value of Zhu Bufan, he immediately became enthusiastic about Zhu Bufan, disregarding his old friend Du Yujia.

Zhu Bufan quickly responded, "Haha, Mr. Zhou, I appreciate your effort, please sit down. You must sit by the stove for your treatment, otherwise, it will affect the effectiveness."

Zhou Hai quickly released Zhu Bufan's arm and hurried back beside the stove. He had been warming himself by the stove for several days, which was a bit dry and hot, but it actually had real benefits for the carbuncle on his body.

After sitting down, Zhou Hai reached out his hand to unfold the bandaged wound, and Zhu Bufan quickly spoke to stop him: "Mr. Zhou, you must not!"

The old man's face was full of doubts.

Zhu Bufan quickly explained, "I've already told you before, carbuncle is not a traditional disease, it's a comprehensive one. The wound itself is easy to handle, but if the root cause is not eliminated, even if the wound heals, it will recur!"

"Yes, yes," Zhou Hai nodded and said, "It must be treated thoroughly to eradicate the root!"

Zhu Bufan reached into his chest, pulled out a packet of medicine, handed it to Zhou Hai, and said, "Mr. Zhou, the first phase of your treatment went quite well, the malicious carbuncle within your body has started to disperse. For the second phase, you don't need to sit by the stove all day, just warming yourself for 6 hours a day will suffice."

"What about this packet of medicine?"

"This packet is for oral intake, the wound on the skin can be left alone for now, as long as the internal toxin is expelled, the carbuncle will heal on its own!"

"Oh, I see," Zhou Hai nodded repeatedly.

Du Yujia quickly stepped forward and added, "Mr. Zhou, as Doctor Zhu also said, your disease is deep-rooted and very severe, and it must be nurtured over a long period of time to be completely cured, so you must not rush!"

"Oh?" Zhou Hai quickly asked, "How long will it take for my illness to be cured?"

Du Yujia just reminded Zhu Bufan with that remark, and naturally, Zhu Bufan couldn't let her down.

"Zhou Hai's illness requires a series of five treatment courses including Detoxification, bolstering Qi, transforming weakness, further Detoxification, and solidifying the root before it can be cured. Previously, we conducted the Detoxification, which is just the first phase treatment, with four more phases spanning 28 days remaining for the illness to be completely eradicated."

Then, the young child at the back challenged him, "Uncle Zhu, didn't you say last time that you could cure my grandfather in a week? How come it has now turned into a month?"

Bufan's face flushed upon hearing this, but with everyone in the room staring at him, he had no choice but to tough it out and say, "Curing it in a week would only address the symptoms and there's a 20% chance of recurrence. Zhou Hai and Second Aunt have been friends for many years. How can I be irresponsible with his illness?"

The innocence of a child knows no bounds as one child carelessly said, "Just hurry up and cure my grandpa, I'm waiting for him to get better so he can play with me. If it recurs, we can just seek treatment from you again, after all..."

"Shut up! You little brat, what do you know!" Zhou Hai's face turned stern and he scolded harshly, "Treatment must address both the symptoms and the root causes, completely eradicate it. Do you think this is child's play? Even if it takes a month or even a year to cure, I still have to go through with it!"

"Grandpa..."

"Enough, enough, just shut your mouth!" The noblewoman quickly intervened, covering the child's mouth. If he continued rambling like that, the old man was going to lose his cool!

The child continued to make a fuss, so the woman immediately signaled for the servant to come over and forcibly remove the child.

With the troublemaker kicked out, Zhou Hai continued, "Doctor Zhu, please don't take the child's words to heart. A month is fine, as long as my illness can be thoroughly cured, I don't mind an extra day or two."

Zhu Bufan nodded and responded, "Mr. Zhou, the month I mentioned is primarily the recuperative phase. After several days of treatment, your physical functions have significantly recovered, although you haven't fully recuperated yet, you've regained your mobility. During the subsequent treatment, you can move about freely without any issues."

"That's good to hear, staying cooped up in a room all day is indeed very stifling." Zhou Hai nodded repeatedly, feeling greatly relieved by Zhu Bufan's words.

Du Yujia hurriedly stepped forward to remind, "Mr. Zhou, your illness has lasted a long time, you need an exceptionally tranquil place for recuperation."

"This villa area has a nice environment though," Zhou Datong interjected indifferently, apparently missing Du Yujia's intent.

But Zhou Hai, astute and cunning, immediately understood Du Yujia's implication. It was an indirect prompt for him to buy a house there.

"Datong, go buy a large villa in Chunjiang New Village later. I want to recuperate there. Also, make sure to arrange the servants," he ordered.

"Yes, I'll go handle it immediately," Zhou Datong replied "habitually," then added, "Dad, our family's place is very spacious, and the environment at Chunjiang New Village isn't as good as..."

"Enough, enough, no more talk," Zhou Hai cut him off decisively: "Yujia and Yi are really busy, how can I ask them to come over daily to treat me? It's more convenient if we move over there."

"Alright, I'll go right away," Zhou Datong nodded, and did not say anything further.

Du Yujia hastily stepped forward to insist, "Mr. Zhou, why do you say that? No matter where you live, we will come to treat you!"

"Hehe, Yujia always says the sweetest things," Zhou Hai nodded, very pleased.

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