How The Little Medical Cultivator Saves the Furries – CH26

Chapter 26

“Is this really mine?” Ye Yumeng asked for confirmation.

“That’s right. This is your bonus.” Lei Qi nodded. “Thanks to your timely discovery, the sanatorium was able to avoid quite a bit of loss.”

“Then can it be paid to me today?”

“…”

Faced with the look of eager anticipation in Ye Yumeng’s eyes, Director Lei hesitated for a moment, but still helped him consult the smart system.

“Normally it would be paid together with your salary at the end of the month. But if you want an advance, you can also submit an application through the smart system.”

“Okay! Thank you, Director!”

Ye Yumeng had never expected that he could still receive a bonus during his probation period. Thinking about the money that was about to land in his hands, he was thrilled.

“Director, do you have any other business with me?”

If not, then he was going to go deal with the application procedures!

Seeing how impatient he looked, Lei Qi quickly nodded and continued, “The Royal Sanatorium would like to invite you to participate in a medical research project, headed by several of the Empire’s renowned medical authorities.”

After calming down over the past few days, they had realized that even if they asked Ye Yumeng directly, they would probably not get the answers they wanted.

They wanted to find out how resistant he was to mental suppression and bloodline pressure, whether his resistance to the Mysterious Fire had been accidental, and whether this was unique to him or something common among the people of Xihe.

All of that could only be understood through experimentation.

Besides Ye Yumeng, they would also be inviting other Xihe nurses and orderlies, treating this as a formal research project.

But after hearing him out, Ye Yumeng shook his head. “Sorry, Director. I won’t be participating.”

Lei Qi immediately grew anxious. This project existed because of Ye Yumeng in the first place. Anyone could be missing from it except him!

“There’s a bonus for participating in the experiment too. And it’s very generous.”

Ye Yumeng wavered for a moment, but after thinking it over, he still shook his head and refused.

From the sound of it, aside from the bonus, this experiment had no other benefits. It might even expose his information. It felt like the losses would outweigh the gains.

Seeing how firm Ye Yumeng was, and remembering Mo Yin’s concern for him, Lei Qi did not dare force the matter. He could only persuade him, “Don’t make your decision in such a hurry. Think it over.”

In any case, before His Majesty’s condition was completely stable, they would not have the time to launch the project anyway.

“Mhm, okay.”

After leaving his office, Ye Yumeng immediately began looking into how to get his bonus in advance.

The result…

[According to the Royal Sanatorium Management Regulations, probationary employees have one chance to request an advance on their wages. Your remaining number of applications: 0]

The original owner had probably already used up that chance by advancing all of his probationary salary to repay debts. That meant Ye Yumeng could no longer request another advance.

Ye Yumeng felt a little disappointed, but then he thought about it again—salary day was only ten days away.

As long as he held out for another ten days, he would be able to get those twenty thousand in hand. Thinking about it that way, it was actually pretty soon! His mood instantly brightened.

Ye Yumeng returned to his post on duty.

“I’ll leave Young Master in your care, Caregiver Ye.” After staying up all night on watch, Mo Yin went off to rest after the shift handover.

Now he was already able to leave His Majesty in Ye Yumeng’s care with peace of mind. At least in his opinion, Caregiver Ye was far more reliable than Lei Qi and the others.

Still, last night, when His Majesty had suddenly awakened from deep sleep and then asked him about Caregiver Ye’s Treatment—his treatment and benefits—it was something Mo Yin had never expected.

His Majesty was really paying more and more attention to Caregiver Ye…

Ye Yumeng watched him leave, then cast a Minor Rejuvenation Technique on the little rabbit once more.

Afterward, he went to call over the nursing robot and had it move the two pots of spirit plants from Ward 006 next door into this room.

Actually, after being left there for several days, the spiritual energy concentration in Ward 006 had already risen noticeably. Unfortunately, he was not in a position to make decisions, so he could not take Little Bunny over there on his own.

If he came clean with Ah Mo about his ability, would Ah Mo be able to help him contact Little Bunny’s family?

If it worked, how much authority would he be able to gain?

He was not a doctor at the sanatorium. Even if he obtained the family’s approval, he would probably only count as a privately hired caregiver. It was hard to say how much authority that would actually give him in the sanatorium.

Still, it would at least be better than now.

At the very least, he would have some say in Little Bunny’s treatment.

As he told Little Bunny stories, Ye Yumeng continued thinking, carefully weighing how he should begin this conversation with the guard.

When Lei Qi returned after finishing his work, he ran right into this scene.

“…”

Although he had already learned from the surveillance footage that Ye Yumeng told fairy tales to His Majesty, seeing it with his own eyes still had quite an impact.

If this kept going on, would there really be no problem with His Majesty’s emotional state?

Lei Qi checked the monitoring data and found that all the indicators were very good. Even the readings from the consciousness-linking machine had not crossed the red line.

This meant that His Majesty’s emotional state was currently fairly calm, and Lei Qi could not help letting out a sigh of relief.

So Lei Qi stayed behind on duty.

But he was extremely busy and had to step out from time to time. Every time he came back, he checked the data again, constantly keeping an eye on changes in Lu Nanzhou’s body.

Whenever he left, Ye Yumeng secretly opened his light brain and browsed forum posts.

Lu Nanzhou watched him quietly.

Last night, when he had opened his eyes and returned to this familiar hospital room, although he had prepared himself mentally, Lu Nanzhou still felt as though he had fallen from heaven back into hell.

People were most afraid of comparison.

After suddenly gaining peace and comfort only to lose it again, the torment of pain became even clearer and harder to bear.

Time turned concrete and sharp. Every second felt like being sliced by a dull blade. Just as his consciousness was beginning to blur and he was about to lose consciousness again, he heard that heavenly voice once more.

Just as he had hoped, every time the little nurse came, it brought him relief, even if only for a short while.

Lu Nanzhou greatly enjoyed the time he spent with Ye Yumeng.

He could not tell whether it was because Ye Yumeng eased the pain in his body, or because of something else… and Lu Nanzhou had no desire to sort it out.

He did not know how much longer he had left to live. Every day he remained alive had an expiration date. No one knew when that time would suddenly run out.

Ye Yumeng sensed a strand of mental power surrounding him. There was no need to guess who it belonged to.

Left with no choice, he stopped scrolling through posts and thought for a moment before asking, “Little Bunny, do you want to watch cartoons?”

Lu Nanzhou: “…”

Without waiting for an answer, Ye Yumeng had already closed the forum and opened LeapGold Video Network to start choosing something.

He did not search blindly either. He used the smart search feature, asked for recommendations suitable for children around five or six years old, and selected from the recommended list.

Lu Nanzhou, who had never experienced a normal childhood, had been working through all sorts of typical child activities recently.

To be honest, Ye Yumeng had never really experienced them either.

So he picked a science-education cartoon that interested him and started watching it with great enthusiasm!

Seeing how engrossed the little nurse was, Lu Nanzhou said nothing. Instead, he watched along with him, and gradually found a bit of enjoyment in it too.

When Mo Yin came back after catching up on sleep and took over from Lei Qi, he saw that the projector in the ward—which had not been turned on in years—was currently playing… Kitty and Mousey.

And Caregiver Ye was sitting by His Majesty’s bedside, the two of them both watching with total focus.

At least when he came in, neither of them noticed him.

Mo Yin: “…”

After thinking it over for a moment, he quietly backed out again.

He had just sat down on the bench in the hallway when his communicator rang. After accepting the call, the figure of a young man appeared on the screen.

“Brother Mo Yin, I’ve arrived at Capital Star!”

The young man on the light screen was named Lan Fangyu, Lu Nanzhou’s adjutant. Before Mo Yin had come to Medical Planet to take over, Lan Fangyu had always been the one staying by Lu Nanzhou’s side and looking after him.

Since he had not rested for nearly two full years, and because something had come up with his family as well, once Mo Yin arrived to relieve him, he had immediately set off back to Capital Star.

“How has His Majesty been lately?” he asked with concern.

“Quite well. He’s already watching cartoons now.”

“Huh?”

Mo Yin shook his head, then told him, “Be more careful on Capital Star. Lately… things probably aren’t very peaceful.”

“Don’t worry, I know!”

“Take care of your family matters and come back as soon as you can.”

“Understood!”

Mo Yin nodded, gave him a few more instructions, and then ended the call.

He looked up at the sky outside the corridor window. Before long, the Hu family would also be arriving. This time, was Hu Yunjin really coming to visit his younger brother—or did he have some other motive?

Mo Yin pondered this, a trace of worry surfacing in his eyes.

After a while, the tightly shut ward door slowly opened, and Ye Yumeng stepped out.

“Caregiver Ye.”

Mo Yin stood up to greet him. Seeing the grave look on Ye Yumeng’s face, something stirred faintly in his heart. “Is something the matter?”

Ye Yumeng nodded. Looking at the silver-haired young man, he said seriously, “Ah Mo, I want to talk to you.”

Mo Yin looked at him, clearly surprised.

“What do you want to talk about?”

“About treating Little Bunny.”

The moment he heard that answer, Mo Yin narrowed his eyes and immediately became serious.

He did not start the conversation right away. Instead, he glanced at the nursing robot in the corridor and said, “Let’s go inside.”

He brought Ye Yumeng into the ward next door—that was, the very Ward 006 where Ye Yumeng had recuperated these past two days.

Once the ward door was shut, Mo Yin casually stuck a signal jammer onto it. That would block all monitoring devices.

Then he looked at Ye Yumeng.

“Caregiver Ye, go ahead.”

Ye Yumeng glanced curiously at the thing he had put on the door, but now was clearly not the time to ask about it. After gathering himself a little, he said in a low voice:

“Ah Mo, do you want to save your young master?”

The moment the words left his mouth, Mo Yin’s gaze turned razor-sharp.

Staring at Ye Yumeng, Mo Yin frowned and said, “Caregiver Ye, what exactly do you mean by that?”

Under that stare, Ye Yumeng felt as though he had returned to that very first time in the activity room when he had met Mo Yin.

The silver-haired young man was like a sword about to leave its sheath. If Ye Yumeng made even the slightest wrong move in answering, he might very well be cut down without hesitation.

Ye Yumeng felt his scalp go numb, his back unconsciously tensing up.

But now that he had already spoken, there was no reason to retreat anymore. The more critical the moment, the calmer he became.

Ye Yumeng said steadily, “What I mean is—if I can treat him, are you willing to help me and fight for this chance on my behalf?”

Mo Yin froze. Alongside his surprise, he also felt a bit of relief.

He already knew that Ye Yumeng possessed a special ability and could treat patients with it.

It was just that this Caregiver Ye had kept it hidden all along. Why had he suddenly chosen today…?

Ye Yumeng continued explaining.

“Do you remember the activity room from before?” Ye Yumeng said. “The reason I picked Little Bunny up wasn’t actually to examine him.”

Since he had already decided to come clean, then naturally he had to explain the things he had done before as well. That way, he could strengthen his bargaining position.

“At that time, his vital signs were already extremely weak. If I hadn’t intervened, he would already have died.”

Ye Yumeng’s calm and clear explanation instantly pulled Mo Yin’s thoughts back to that day—only he knew that His Majesty had gone to the activity room in order to say goodbye.

Because the night before, His Majesty had gone into critical condition. His heart had even stopped beating, though a few seconds later it had miraculously started again…

But they all knew that this was most likely just a final flicker before death.

They had all prepared themselves for the worst.

And yet, after returning from the activity room, not only had His Majesty’s condition stabilized, it had even improved day by day.

If His Majesty had not suddenly spiraled into frenzy that day, Mo Yin truly would have believed his condition had already stabilized.

“If you really had that kind of ability, why didn’t you tell us from the start?” Mo Yin asked.

In truth, after discovering Ye Yumeng’s unusual ability, Mo Yin had already harbored suspicions for quite some time.

Ye Yumeng replied matter-of-factly, “I came from the Xihe Federation, and I don’t know much about the Yaojin Empire. To be cautious, it was obviously better to keep it secret.”

Mo Yin nodded. “And now… you think you understand enough?”

Unexpectedly, Ye Yumeng shook his head.

“To be honest, no,” he said. “That’s why I chose to come to you instead of Director Lei.”

“Ever since I was transferred to the top-floor ward, I’ve been treating Little Bunny every day. His condition was indeed improving…” Ye Yumeng went on.

When he mentioned His Majesty’s violent outburst that day, and how his own treatment might have clashed with the sanatorium’s medical plan, Mo Yin’s heart skipped.

“Actually, I treated Little Bunny in secret again today.” Ye Yumeng sighed. “But I don’t think this situation can continue like this.”

“If there’s another conflict like the one from a few days ago, not only will it waste my effort, Little Bunny will suffer too.”

Mo Yin looked at him. “So what you mean is…?”

Meeting his gaze calmly, Ye Yumeng said, “There can only be one primary doctor. Either let me try, or starting today, I stop treating Little Bunny altogether.”

In truth, Ye Yumeng was not even sure he could persuade Mo Yin.

In an era where everything depended on credentials and certificates, what right did a nameless, unproven little orderly like him have to make people trust him?

What surprised him, however, was that Mo Yin merely fell silent for a moment before asking, “Young Master once said that staying by your side made him feel very comfortable. Is that also connected to your ability?”

Ye Yumeng thought about it, then nodded. “When I treat him, I can ease his pain.”

“Is this your bloodline ability?”

Of course it wasn’t.

Ye Yumeng did not answer. He merely looked at him quietly.

Seeing that he stayed silent, Mo Yin did not press the question. After thinking it over, he asked, “Are you confident you can cure Young Master?”

Ye Yumeng shook his head. “My ability is still not enough. I need time to grow. But at the very least, I can keep him alive.”

“Whether you believe me or not, I’ve already done that twice.”

Once in the activity room. Once during the frenzy.

“If you need it, I can prove myself as well.”

Ye Yumeng knew full well that people could not trust him for no reason, especially in this era where everything depended on qualifications.

“I’m willing to be tested. I only hope you can help pass this along to Little Bunny’s family.”

Mo Yin looked at him. In those beautiful eyes of the little nurse, he saw no dodging, no panic—only frank sincerity.

“I can’t make the decision myself.” In the end, Mo Yin said softly, “I will report this matter to… my employer. And I will do my best to persuade him.”

Now it was Ye Yumeng’s turn to be stunned.

“You believe what I said?” He had thought he would need to prove it for Mo Yin first.

Mo Yin nodded. “You fed Bai Shuo chicken and carrots. At first he had abdominal pain, but after your treatment he really did recover.”

He was still lively and kicking now, constantly clamoring for meat.

Looking at Ye Yumeng, Mo Yin said with certainty, “That should be because of your treatment, right?”

Ye Yumeng nodded.

Mo Yin let out a breath of relief and promised, “Even if you can’t become Young Master’s attending physician, your ability will not be buried. And…”

“I also apologize for my rudeness that day.”

Was Mo Yin referring to the time he had pointed a gun at him? Ye Yumeng looked at him several times, and in the end, he could not help smiling.

It seemed that today’s decision… had been the right one.

“Your Majesty, did you already know?”

After returning to Lu Nanzhou’s ward and truthfully reporting his conversation with Ye Yumeng, Mo Yin discovered that Lu Nanzhou did not look surprised at all.

Lu Nanzhou gave a soft acknowledgment.

Despite his young age, the little nurse was remarkably composed. After coming to Medical Planet, he had never exposed his ability.

If not for the sanatorium’s mistake this time, and the fact that something nearly happened to him, the little nurse probably would have continued hiding it…

In the end, it was all because of him.

A strange emotion surfaced in Lu Nanzhou’s heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

Even Ye Yumeng did not have confidence he could cure him…

Which also meant that even if he did survive in the end, there was no hope of him ever recovering fully. He might have to remain forever like this—like a puppet, like a lump of useless flesh—living on in humiliation…

Lu Nanzhou closed his eyes.

Although he had long expected as much, he still found it hard to reconcile himself to it.

After a while, he spoke again.

“Let him do whatever he wants. Cooperate with any needs he has as much as possible,” Lu Nanzhou said. “As for Yuanqing, I’ll speak to him personally.”

After Ye Yumeng’s treatment, his mind was much clearer, and his control over his mental power had become much smoother as well. The instructions he transmitted were very clear.

But Mo Yin still hesitated. “Elder Cheng and the others will probably oppose it with all their strength.”

“This is a notice, not a discussion,” Lu Nanzhou said coldly. “I already gave them their chance. You’ve seen the result.”

Mo Yin was in fact somewhat dissatisfied with the Royal Sanatorium as well, but… did His Majesty really have that much confidence in Caregiver Ye?

To be honest, although he acknowledged Ye Yumeng’s ability, he felt it would be more appropriate to assign him first to care for Bai Shuo and the others.

Once there were results, it would be far more convincing.

But looking at the little beast curled up on the hospital bed, weak and barely breathing, Mo Yin ultimately did not say any of that.

Compared to the others in the Blade Squad, His Majesty needed Caregiver Ye more.

Whether physically or emotionally, even if all he could do was lessen His Majesty’s suffering by a tiny amount, Mo Yin believed it was worth it.

“I don’t agree!”

Inside the encrypted conference room of the virtual community.

Lu Nanzhou sat at the head seat with his eyes closed in rest, while Mo Yin had just finished reporting to Lu Yuanqing.

Just as expected, Lu Yuanqing could not understand this absurd decision at all.

“I’ve reviewed his records. His grades in school were very average. He studied nursing, and even his graduation thesis was utterly ordinary.”

After accidentally catching Ye Yumeng telling stories to Lu Nanzhou earlier, Lu Yuanqing had developed a great deal of interest in this little nurse.

He had specifically investigated him and gone through all of his performance in the Xihe Federation in detail.

“There’s nothing particularly wrong with his family background.”

“His parents had a harmonious marriage and doted on their only son. It’s a pity they died in the insectoid tide, leaving behind a mountain of debt for him.”

“He started helping repay his parents’ debt when he was still in his teens. If he truly had this kind of ability, he should have been able to clear those debts long ago. There would have been no need to wait until now.”

Lu Yuanqing’s doubts were well reasoned and supported. At such a critical time, how could he possibly trust a little nurse from a foreign country, who had no prior record of achievement?

Seeing Lu Nanzhou sitting there with his eyes shut, enduring pain, Lu Yuanqing paused and softened his tone. “Your Majesty, I understand your feelings, but this decision is simply… too risky.”

Lu Nanzhou opened his eyes, his green irises seeming frosted with ice and snow.

In the face of obstruction from the Royal Sanatorium, he could take a hard line and force them to submit. But in front of his younger brother, he could not.

After his death, Lu Yuanqing would become the actual ruler of the Yaojin Empire.

In truth, over the past year and more, the Yaojin Empire had not descended into chaos. On the contrary, after a war lasting more than ten years, it had been able to steadily restore order. Lu Yuanqing deserved great credit for that.

No matter from what angle, he had to give him due respect.

But for Lu Nanzhou, who had long been used to having the final say, this shift in power and status would ultimately take time to get used to.

He looked at Lu Yuanqing. After a brief standoff, he finally asked, “What would it take for you to believe him?”

Though they were three years apart and had different upbringings, they had still grown up together. How could Lu Yuanqing fail to see the anger and restraint in his elder brother?

Thinking back to the emperor full of vigor and absolute authority from over a year ago, and then looking at him now…

The image of Lu Nanzhou in reality, curled up on a hospital bed in juvenile form, barely clinging to life, rose in Lu Yuanqing’s mind.

Along with grief, his heart softened a little.

After thinking for a moment, he compromised. “Words alone aren’t enough. Unless this Caregiver Ye can prove it for me to see. He himself also said he’s willing to undergo evaluation.”

Lu Nanzhou frowned. “What kind of proof do you want?”

“That’s simple.”

“On Medical Planet, every day there are dozens—if not hundreds—of patients who’ve already been declared beyond saving, right? Ten patients. Or no, just half of that.”

“As long as he can keep at least five of them alive, I’ll believe he truly has this ability.”

“That condition shouldn’t be excessive, should it?”

Lu Nanzhou fell silent. After a moment, he looked up at him and said, “He’s already saved me twice.”

Lu Yuanqing was just about to say there was no evidence, when Lu Nanzhou added, “I’m not so muddleheaded that I can’t judge people clearly.”

“…”

Even though they were only on the star network, Lu Yuanqing still felt cold sweat break out across his forehead.

Elder Brother seemed angry…

And yet, to let a foreign nurse with not even a medical license become the attending physician directly—he still felt that was far too absurd.

He opened his mouth, just about to beg forgiveness, when he heard Lu Nanzhou say, “What counts as success?”

Lu Yuanqing paused, looking at him in some confusion, but still answered.

“As long as he can make five patients who have already been declared beyond saving hold on for another three days, that will do.”

One or two cases might be coincidence. Five would mean the person really had something.

“As long as he can do that, I’ll allow him to interfere in your treatment, and even let him become your attending physician.”

Of course, that was simply his own opinion.

Lu Yuanqing looked at the elder brother he respected so deeply.

No matter how lofty and powerful he might appear to outsiders as the Prince, in front of Lu Nanzhou he was still nothing more than his elder brother’s??—his younger brother and subject.

He had never wanted to become emperor. So if his elder brother insisted, then no matter how many doubts he had about this foreign little nurse, in the end he could only grit his teeth and accept it.

And yet Lu Nanzhou nodded and actually agreed.

Facing Lu Yuanqing’s surprise, he merely turned his gaze away with indifference.

Even though Lu Nanzhou could directly promote Ye Yumeng, Ye Yumeng himself had said that he was not confident he could cure him, so…

Ye Yumeng needed this stage.

Only by displaying his ability and forcing everyone else to shut up would his future path be smoother.

And if, in the end, he still died beyond saving… then with this evaluation in place, perhaps the blame others would cast on the little nurse would be somewhat lighter.

“Screen the list as soon as possible.”

With that, Lu Nanzhou’s figure disappeared from the conference room.

Lu Yuanqing’s clenched hands immediately slackened, and he collapsed back into his chair as if drained. Confronting his elder brother truly took courage.

Looking at that now empty seat, worry gradually surfaced on his face.

“Ah Yin, do you think that little nurse is really trustworthy?”

Mo Yin, who had also been preparing to sign off, paused for a moment. After hesitating, he still said, “You should trust His Majesty’s judgment.”

With that, Mo Yin also left.

In reality, he removed his light-brain glasses and looked toward Lu Nanzhou on the hospital bed.

The nursing robot was removing the virtual holographic helmet for him. Once the robot left, Mo Yin said, “Your Majesty, His Highness the Prince is only confused because he cares too much…”

“I know.”

Lu Nanzhou interrupted him. “Go ask him. See if he’s willing.”

Mo Yin had no choice but to swallow the rest of his words. He answered that he would obey, then got up and left the ward, preparing to tell Ye Yumeng the result.

Lu Nanzhou gazed quietly at the ceiling, his eyes dim and without light.

He only hoped that this little nurse would be able to pass the evaluation and show the future ruler of Yaojin enough of his ability.

That way, even if one day he was no longer here, the little nurse’s road ahead would be smoother…

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