The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 496 The Patient Wakes Up

Chapter 496 The Patient Wakes Up

"But Professor John would never admit it," he thought. There was no way he would concede thatwhat he represented — modern medicine — was inferior to the practice of a shaman. Modernmedicine was the embodiment of civilization; it represented progress, unlike the supposedbackwardness and ignorance attributed to shamanic practices. How could something deemedregressive and ignorant triumph over modern medicine? If modern medicine couldn't cure thepatient, how could a shaman? Professor John's refusal to admit defeat caught Daniel by surprise.

"Professor John, given your age, you should at least understand what shame is," Daniel chided,causing the professor to explode with anger.

"Country boy, who are you calling shameless? I think it's you who is without shame! You shamelesslittle con artist! It was my emergency medication that revived Kind, not your random needle pricks.To think you’d dare claim my achievement as your own, then have the audacity to accuse me oflacking shame! All you American shamans do is deceive and trick people! You shy away when itcomes to saving lives, only to claim credit after the fact!"

Professor John's outburst shocked everyone present. Jessica, defending her partner, stood up andargued confidently, "Professor John, you were the one who announced my grandfather was dead.You used all kinds of data from these devices to prove it. It was Daniel who said my grandfatherwasn't dead and then revived him with his needles. Now he's back, although he can't speak yet, butall his vitals are recovering. Yet here you are, trying to take credit and slandering Daniel. For arenowned doctor and professor at Harvard University, do you not feel embarrassed by suchbehavior?"

Suddenly, Kind, lying on the bed, coughed twice and then sat up. Jessica rushed to his side.

"Grandpa, you're awake? How do you feel?"

"Much better! Let me get out of bed and walk around. Let’s see if I can move," Kind responded.

Jessica helped Kind out of bed, but he quickly insisted on walking by himself.

"Let go, I want to walk on my own!" Kind was a man forged in battle, with stubbornness in hisbones. He refused to lean on his granddaughter, wanting to walk independently.

"Grandpa, be careful," Jessica said cautiously.

"I’ve faced artillery on the battlefield; do you think I need to be careful taking a few steps? Am I thatfragile?" Kind retorted and began to walk on his own. Although he wasn't striding vigorously, hewalked steadily.

"Grandpa, try jumping and see how high you can get," Daniel suggested from the side.

Jessica heard him and, without hesitation, twisted Daniel's ear, "Shut up!"

Before she could finish her scolding, Kind crouched slightly, then leaped from one end of the bed tothe other. Avery was startled by her father's action.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

"That boy told me to jump, so I jumped to show him," Kind replied, amused by Daniel's request.

"Why are you listening to that idiot? He’s just nonsense," Avery admonished.

Despite her reproach, Kind had already demonstrated that not only was he very much alive, butalso surprisingly spry for his age.