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Chen Mo looked at the registration slip in his hand, then glanced at the information on the big screen, and spoke.

"There aren't many people in the orthopedics department, so it'll be almost our turn."

As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, the information on the big screen flashed and Li Chengqian's name appeared.

"It's our turn."

So Chen Mo led Li Chengqian into the orthopedic clinic, where a doctor in a white coat was sitting with a receding hairline.

"What's wrong?"

The doctor in front of the computer looked up and asked.

Chen Mo glanced at Li Chengqian, who then limped forward.

"I have difficulty walking, I hope you can take a look at me."

Li Chengqian bit his lip, his heart pounding.

The doctor reached out and pinched his leg, asking him some questions.

Li Chengqian answered truthfully, and Li Shimin, who was standing to the side, was on tenterhooks.

If Li Chengqian can't be cured even 1,400 years from now, then his leg will probably never get better.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and looked at the doctor.

"Doctor, I don't know if it can be cured?"

The doctor looked up at him, seemingly surprised by the man's demeanor, and pushed up his glasses before speaking.

"Whether it can be cured or not depends on further examination. Let's do a CT scan and an MRI."

Upon hearing these unfamiliar words, Li Shimin remained silent for a moment.

Chen Mo, who was standing to the side, hurriedly spoke up.

"Let's go now."

After saying that, he picked up the prescription from the doctor and took Li Chengqian out.

Li Shimin and Zhu Di followed closely behind.

"Kid, what was the name of that guy in front of the doctor just now?"

Overwhelmed with curiosity, Zhu Di asked again.

"That's called a computer, or a calculator. It's an incredibly powerful thing."

As Chen Mo spoke, he led Li Chengqian to the inspection site.

After a series of examinations that terrified Li Chengqian, he finally received a thick stack of reports.

Zhu Di took a look at it and instantly felt his vision go black.

I can't understand it at all!

He recognized the words on the top, but he couldn't understand anything else!

Sure enough, this is just not suitable for him.

I returned to the previous consultation room and handed the report to the doctor.

The doctor looked at the report, and the entire consultation room was unusually quiet.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian held their breath, their hearts pounding in their throats, staring intently at the doctor's expression, trying to discern good or bad fortune.

The doctor examined the images for a long time, compared them with several different films, and finally put them down, looking at them calmly.

"The situation is clear. The patient has a sequela of an old distal femoral fracture, complicated by severe traumatic arthritis and joint deformity."

The doctor pointed to areas on the X-ray that were clearly misaligned and showed signs of hyperplasia and deformation.

"Look here, the bone must have been broken back then, but it wasn't set properly, or the healing position wasn't ideal, which caused a change in the force line and uneven stress on the joint. Combined with arthritis caused by the trauma, it causes pain, limited mobility, and a limp."

Although they couldn't understand technical terms like force lines and traumatic arthritis, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian understood words like broken bones, not properly set, and deformed bones.

Li Chengqian's face paled slightly, and his hands clenched unconsciously.

Li Shimin pressed for an even more urgent answer.

"Doctor, is there any hope for this leg?"

The doctor adjusted his glasses and said with certainty.

"It is treatable. However, it is quite complicated. Conservative treatments, such as medication and physical therapy, have limited effectiveness for this degree of deformity and arthritis. They mainly relieve pain but cannot fundamentally improve walking function."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the distinguished father and son before him, before continuing.

"To fundamentally solve the problem, restore walking function to the greatest extent possible, and reduce pain, surgery is necessary."

"Operation?!"

When Li Shimin heard this word, his heart skipped a beat.

Although he was somewhat prepared, he still instinctively felt worried and resistant when he heard that he actually needed to have surgery.

In ancient times, this would have been an extremely risky undertaking.

Very few people survive surgery.

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian also fell silent.

Seeing their worried expressions, the doctor began to explain.

"Don't worry, this isn't the kind of surgery you're imagining."

"This is an orthopedic reconstructive surgery, it's minimally invasive."

"Minimally invasive?"

Li Shimin was stunned again.

"Simply put, it involves making a few small incisions to cut the crooked bone inside, correct it to the correct position, and then fixing it in place with a special metal plate so that it can grow back in the correct position."

"At the same time, clean out any scalp buildup or inflammation in the joints."

The doctor tried to explain in simple terms, and even drew a simple diagram on paper.

"Once the bones have healed properly, the shape and weight distribution of the leg will be normal, walking will naturally improve, and the pain will be greatly reduced."

Although he still couldn't understand some of the words, Li Shimin could roughly understand what the doctor meant.

He took a deep breath and looked at Li Chengqian.

"Gao Ming, what...what do you mean?"

Li Chengqian stared intently at the diagram drawn by the doctor, then looked at the X-ray showing the deformity of his leg bones, his chest heaving violently a few times.

He recalled the strange looks he had endured over the years because of his leg ailment, the growing sense of inferiority, and the heavy pressure he had felt...

All fears seem insignificant in the face of immense hope.

He suddenly raised his head and said to the doctor with unwavering determination.

"I'll do it! Please schedule the surgery for me, doctor! No matter how long it takes, no matter how painful it is, I can endure it!"

Li Chengqian's eyes were exceptionally firm.

He was willing to pay any price to be able to walk like a normal person and to break free from the shackles of this body!

It's just a little pain, isn't it?

Compared to the strange looks he'd received over the years, Li Chengqian was completely indifferent!

Looking at the burning flame in his son's eyes, Li Shimin felt both heartache and relief.

He nodded heavily and said to the doctor.

"Okay! We'll do as the doctor says and proceed with the surgery! We'll fully cooperate with whatever preparations are needed!"

"Okay, since you've made the decision, I'll arrange the pre-operative examinations and prepare for the surgery. You can go and complete the admission procedures first."

Zhu Di stood aside watching this scene, and his curiosity began to grow again.

What exactly is this so-called minimally invasive procedure?

He wanted to see how people would be governed in this future world.

Perhaps we can even learn something and bring it back to the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty's medical system can also improve!

It wasn't that Zhu Di was curious!

Rather, it was because he was too eager for his Ming Dynasty to progress!

As I said before, when his Ming Dynasty becomes like this in modern times, he can hold his head high and say something to his old man after he passes away.

"See that?! I'm the one who should be the emperor!"

"Look how brilliantly I've governed the Ming Dynasty!"

"You made a huge mistake by passing the throne to Zhu Yunwen!!!"