Chương 176: War God — Chapter 177 - Ye Miyue: I'm Back!

Two days later. Following the annual custom, Wang Xian and his second brother went to the cemetery to burn paper offerings and sweep the graves. This year, the cemetery seemed more crowded than usual.

"Look over there..." Second Brother pointed to a corner of the cemetery and said quietly, "So many new graves." Wang Xian fell silent. Every year, many new tombstones were added here. One after another, row after row. More tombstones meant more people coming to sweep graves. The life and death of martial artists happened every year. This was unavoidable. Only, among those tombstones...

"I wonder how many were from the sanatorium." Second Brother walked among the new graves, looked around, and sighed.

"I remember several Beast Cancer patients were already at death's door starting last year."

"Let's go check on the sanatorium." Wang Xian nodded and followed Second Brother there once again. What surprised them was this: even though the cemetery had gained quite a few new graves, the wards at the sanatorium hadn't decreased. If anything, there were several more.

"Young man, you've come again." The old lady at the sanatorium had noticeably more white hair this year. She looked at Wang Xian with a kindly expression and smiled.

"This year, you won't need to donate so much money." Second Brother asked in surprise, "Could it be that they..." The old lady sighed softly.

"Yes. Quite a few of the martial artists you donated to before have already passed." Both of them fell silent.

"Not a single one survived?" Wang Xian asked.

"There's one left," the old lady said quietly.

"This one had good luck. The child in the family worked hard, spent a huge sum last year, and bought quite a lot of imported special medication. They also hired a highly skilled, high-rank Spirit Pivot Physician to help with care, but with the new year approaching, that physician isn't here right now."

"So they've barely managed to keep him hanging on by a thread."

"But only this one is left."

"Imported special medication for treating Beast Cancer... a single bottle costs over a million, right? And they hired a high-rank Spirit Pivot Physician on top of that..." Second Brother clicked his tongue.

"A full year of treatment... I really can't imagine how much that must have cost. Why didn't the family provide this kind of treatment before?"

"They probably didn't have the money," the old lady said, shaking her head.

"That child said she was lucky too, that someone was secretly helping her, which gave her the chance to get a large sum of money."

"There are still good people out there," Second Brother said with emotion.

"I'll go take a look outside. Xiao Xian, you talk to the old lady about the donation." He walked out. Wang Xian pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Director, for this remaining patient, how much longer do you think he can hold on, even with the special medication?" The old lady glanced at Wang Xian.

"One year. At most, he'll last until the end of this year." Wang Xian nodded slightly and said slowly, "Director, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Go ahead," the old lady said with a smile.

"Please help me contact this patient's family," Wang Xian said.

"Just tell them that I have a method that can treat him, though there is some risk. Ask if they're willing to give it a try." The old lady was stunned. She looked at Wang Xian for a long time, then laughed in spite of herself.

"You child, what nonsense are you talking?"

"Ah, but it is a kind intention." She didn't take it seriously.

"Just give it a try," Wang Xian said.

"Good or bad, it's still an option. What if it works?"

"What if it works..." The old lady smiled.

"Then you'd change the world."

"Alright, I'll find a chance to ask for you," the old lady said after thinking for a moment.

"But this is a matter of great importance. I'd guess the other side may not necessarily agree." If anyone else had said this, she wouldn't even bother to respond. It was pure fantasy. But thinking that this child came here every year and had donated money for several years, even if his ideas were a bit unrealistic, his heart was kind, and his starting point was ultimately good.

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"No need, it's a small matter." The old lady watched Wang Xian walk out of the room. She sighed inwardly. She rose, pondered for a moment, then took out her phone and dialed a number. Brrr! Brrr!

"Hello?"

"Xiao Yue, it's me."

"What is it, Director? Did something happen with my father?"

"No, it's like this..." The old lady recounted what had happened.

"That's the gist of it. As you know, this child comes here to donate money every year. Even though you don't know his name, his heart is in the right place. This year, seeing that several people had passed on, he probably had some fanciful ideas..." The old lady tried to phrase it as tactfully as possible.

"He says he has a method that can treat him, only that there's a slight risk. He wanted to see if you'd be willing to let your father give it a try."

"My guess is that this child knows some rather special Spirit Pivot Physicians... perhaps there's a chance to extend your father's life..." Before the old lady could finish speaking, "I'm willing," came the reply from the other end of the line. The old lady was stunned.

"Xiao Yue, you..."

"I believe in him." The old lady was silent for a moment, then smiled.

"Very well, then."

"So when will you be coming back?"

"I can't come back for now, but he can start the treatment anytime. Whatever the outcome, I'll bear the consequences myself." The old lady was taken aback. Something's off here. This much trust? You haven't even met him!

"Xiao Yue, you..."

"Director, do you still remember what I told you before, about a benefactor secretly helping me, which allowed me to get that large sum of money?" The old lady's heart stirred.

"Could it be that it's this child? Then why do you two seem..."

"He... still doesn't know that the patient's family member is me..." The old lady was immediately amused. You young people nowadays...

"Alright, then I'll tell him. Should I mention your identity?"

"No... I... I'll come back and tell him myself..." The voice on the other end of the phone seemed a bit embarrassed.

"Fine." She hung up the phone. The old lady, as if recalling something, unconsciously revealed a youthful smile.

"Being young, it really is wonderful!" She walked out and waved to Wang Xian, who was outside chatting with Second Brother. Wang Xian immediately walked into the room.

"The family member has agreed," the old lady said.

"She said that whatever happens, she'll bear it herself. You can go ahead and treat him freely." Wang Xian breathed a sigh of relief. His main worry had been that the family wouldn't agree. But thinking about it now, it made sense. Relying purely on special medication to hang on to life, with at most one more year left, they were probably thinking of treating a dead horse as if it were still alive... But for himself, this was certainly a very good opportunity.

Having obtained this opportunity, Wang Xian spent the next few days preparing the insect glue he had brought back. Facing a martial artist already in the late stages of Beast Cancer, with Spirit Malevolence penetrating deep into every limb, every bone, and even the brain, it certainly wouldn't be as simple as it was with the Chiba Ryuzaki siblings, something that could be resolved in one go. It would inevitably require a period of meridian opening, even needing to open at least 10 or more meridians.

He would need to use the insect glue separately to condense primordial energy crystal walls. And it would take at least half a month to show any effect. After a round of preparations, on the third day, Wang Xian once again arrived at the sanatorium and saw this patient. He was lying in the very last ward of the sanatorium. The sanatorium's medical equipment wasn't particularly advanced. It could only maintain the martial artist's basic vital signs.

The man lying on the hospital bed looked extremely aged, his complexion utterly lusterless, his eyes closed. Dense scales had already appeared on his face. Even his palms had gradually transformed into beast-like claws. The muscles all over his body had also become extraordinarily thick and strong. His nostrils heaved with coarse breaths. His heart was still beating, but at a rhythm that did not belong to a human.

"Late-stage Beast Cancer, already approaching full beastification."

"When complete beastification occurs, without sufficiently powerful life force, the heart won't be able to supply energy to such a massive body, and it will instantly fail, leading to death." This middle-aged man's four limbs were all firmly restrained, and he had little consciousness. The restraints were to prevent any accidents. Wang Xian pondered for a moment, closed the door to the room, and took out the insect glue.

Then, repeating his old trick, using the same method he had used to help the Chiba Ryuzaki siblings open meridians and condense crystal walls, he first helped this middle-aged man open the meridians in his arms. During the process, the resistance was very great. Because of the semi-beastification, the meridians inside the man's body had also solidified. It took Wang Xian more than half the day just to open a single meridian for him.

"Come once every day."

"After a week, I'll have opened over 10 meridians."

"Once the Malevolent Qi inside the meridians begins to be absorbed, I'll draw it away. That way, it should gradually take effect." It was far more troublesome. But for Wang Xian, who had considerable experience, it still wasn't difficult. And so it went. Wang Xian came once every day. Until a week later, Wang Xian had opened 10 primordial meridians on this middle-aged man's body.

"The Malevolent Qi inside his body seems to be slowly gathering within the meridians now..."

"The scales on his face show signs of fading... This man must have been a fairly formidable martial artist before. His life force is remarkably tenacious." Wang Xian's face showed a hint of joy. After opening 10 primordial meridians, Wang Xian only needed to come at intervals to absorb the Spirit Malevolence gathering in the other's meridians from now on. This continued all the way until the end of February, near the end of winter break.

"After I absorb the Malevolent Qi from the meridians in his body today, the majority of his beastification symptoms should disappear!" Wang Xian set out from home and headed for the sanatorium. When he arrived at the sanatorium, the old lady, who was practicing fist techniques for health at the entrance, smiled and said, "That family member is coming back today. She should be arriving here soon."

"You two can meet then. After all, you, child, have been diligently coming here to look after him for half a month now." As the director, the old lady hadn't asked too many questions about Wang Xian's treatment. She merely assumed he wanted to help provide care here. As for that patient, since he had been in a vegetative state for years, a Spirit Pivot Physician would only come to check on his condition once a month. After all, that special medication was only administered once every month or so.

Day to day, at most, the sanatorium's nursing staff would come to clean and such. In fact, most people avoided a patient who was already semi-beastified like that, so they wouldn't understand the specifics at all, unless an alarm went off in the room, indicating that the patient had completely stopped breathing. Therefore, the director, the old lady, also had no clear idea of the patient's actual condition over the past half month or so.

"Sure," Wang Xian nodded. Just as he walked into the room, his phone screen lit up slightly. [Ye Miyue: I'm back today!] [Wang Xian: Mm, I'm busy right now. We'll meet up later.] [Ye Miyue: Okay!] Wang Xian turned off his phone screen, walked into the room, and looked at this middle-aged man. He smiled slightly and walked over... No one knew how much time had passed. Outside the sanatorium, a graceful, elegant figure arrived at the entrance.

"Xiao Yue, you're back?" The old lady looked at the newcomer and said with a warm smile.

"Go on up and take a look. That child should be in your father's room."

"Mm..." The latter had a complicated look in her eyes as she gazed at that room in the courtyard. Then she picked up her phone and gently glanced at the screen. She slowly walked up... ➤ Next: Wang Xian: This Is Your Father?