Chapter 31
Although Mo Yin was surprised by Lu Yuanqing’s decision, he was also happy to see it happen.
After all, among the remaining seven patients, aside from the nearest one in the East Campus, there were also two on the West Campus and North Campus. The distances were long. If something happened on His Majesty’s side, there was no guarantee they would be able to rush back in time.
Since the assessment had been passed ahead of schedule, Doctor Ye no longer needed to run around outside, which was naturally for the best.
“I understand,” Mo Yin said. “Do you have any other instructions?”
Lu Yuanqing thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll find time to meet this Doctor Ye in person.”
After all, he was his imperial brother’s attending physician. No matter what, he had to meet him personally.
Mo Yin hesitated a little.
“Doctor Ye… still doesn’t know my identity or His Majesty’s.”
At first, it had simply been for safety reasons. They had not trusted this little caregiver from the Xihe Federation either. But now…
“I think it would be better to continue hiding it.”
Over this month at the Royal Sanatorium, Mo Yin had seen things very clearly. The medical skills of those old medical authorities were not lacking, and none of them dared to be negligent toward His Majesty.
However, perhaps because they took it too seriously, every decision had to be discussed in meetings with everyone gathered together.
No one dared shoulder responsibility alone. Only after a long meeting and unanimous agreement would they finally settle on a treatment plan for His Majesty.
Especially after that adjustment in medication had nearly killed His Majesty, they had become even more cautious.
Since then, no new treatment plan had been proposed.
It seemed that as long as His Majesty did not develop a new problem, they would just continue this conservative treatment indefinitely.
Mo Yin was not a doctor, so before, it had not been easy for him to question anything. But now that there was Ye Yumeng for comparison, everything had changed.
His Majesty once again had hope of recovery—and a very strong hope at that.
Mo Yin felt they should protect Doctor Ye’s current state of mind.
“I believe that since he volunteered on his own to become His Majesty’s attending physician, then he will definitely do his utmost to cure His Majesty, even if he is simply treating him as an ordinary patient.”
So there was no need to place any extra pressure on him.
Lu Yuanqing nodded. “What you said makes a lot of sense. I’ll keep it in mind.”
He had just been about to end the call when Mo Yin asked, “Then how should Doctor Ye’s identity andTreatment be arranged?”
Only then did Lu Yuanqing remember that since Ye Yumeng had already proven his ability, then what he had said before had indeed been true—
He had saved his imperial brother twice.
Such a great favor could not simply be brushed aside so lightly, could it?
But the problem was that it was not the right time to publicly reward him in a big way. There were still many forces watching the Royal Sanatorium.
To heavily promote him now and put him out in the open would not be repaying him. It would be setting up a bright, obvious target and telling everyone—
He can treat His Majesty the Emperor!
Lu Yuanqing had always suspected that the reason those old medical authorities had achieved nothing in treating his imperial brother was because they were greedy for life and afraid of death.
If they remained mediocre, their lives would not be in danger.
Though he could understand that logic, Lu Yuanqing simply could not accept it, and so he had a very poor opinion of that group of doctors.
Mo Yin was right—Ye Yumeng’s boldness was also tied to the fact that he knew nothing of the full situation.
If that was the case, then things really were a bit tricky.
“I’ll discuss it with my imperial brother and see what ideas he has.” This time, Lu Yuanqing did not dare decide on his own.
Thinking of Ye Yumeng’s importance, he looked at Mo Yin and instructed him seriously.
“You must ensure Doctor Ye’s protection. I’ll give you the authority—you may mobilize all security forces on Medical Planet, and if necessary, you may even dispatch the military.”
“I’ll have Lan Fangyu return to Medical Planet at once to assist you. The two of you must protect Doctor Ye well. There must not be the slightest mishap!”
Mo Yin accepted the order immediately. “Yes, Your Highness!”
—
Meanwhile, Ye Yumeng was already eating in the cafeteria.
After arriving at the cafeteria, he did not even glance at the staff dining area and instead went straight into the paid section—
Although staff meals were free, the ingredients and preparation were naturally much poorer. The paid section, meanwhile, was also divided into low, medium, and high tiers.
Although the work meals in the premium wards had a high chance of including spirit plants, getting them once a day was already considered good.
During the two days he had been injured and on leave, he had practically gotten spirit plants in every meal. Just thinking about it, he knew there was no way his luck could stay that good forever. But now…
He could pick for himself!
Ye Yumeng felt like planting his hands on his hips and laughing wildly, but since this was a public place, he held himself back.
He took a lunch box from the robot and began choosing his food…
Even though the boss was treating him, Ye Yumeng still started by looking through the low-tier section first. Unfortunately, he did not find any spirit plants.
When he reached the medium-tier section, spirit-plant dishes finally started appearing. By the high-tier section, the number of dishes had decreased, but the amount of spirit plants had increased.
Even after going all the way around, Ye Yumeng only found six spirit-plant dishes total: one in the medium-tier section and five in the high-tier section.
To be honest, this was a serious test of willpower.
Ye Yumeng truly wanted to sweep every spirit-plant dish into his tray!
But as a medical cultivator, he understood the importance of moderation. Eat too much, fail to digest it, and it would do more harm than good.
So in the end, he only picked a few that suited his own taste, and only a little more than his usual appetite.
Taking the food, swiping his card, paying—everything done in one smooth motion!
And when the food entered his mouth, Ye Yumeng—
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His happiness exploded through the roof! He really loved this world too much!
Back in the cultivation world, how could he ever have imagined living a life where he could actually pick and choose spirit-plant dishes?
Ye Yumeng enjoyed himself blissfully.
Halfway through eating, Gan Xiaoyang and Mo Jingyun also arrived.
“Yezi! I haven’t seen you in forever!”
Gan Xiaoyang came over carrying his lunch box and sat beside him. “Feels like you haven’t been coming to the cafeteria lately?”
Because they worked in different areas, their shifts were different too. They normally did not specifically arrange meals together, only eating together if they happened to run into each other on the way.
Ye Yumeng nodded, his cheeks puffed out as he mumbled indistinctly, “Mainly been eating work meals…”
Seeing how deliciously he was eating, Gan Xiaoyang and Mo Jingyun both suddenly felt hungry too.
“That’s too pitiful,” Mo Jingyun said. “Since you’re finally here today, eat a little more.”
Ye Yumeng blinked. “Do you guys think work meals aren’t good?”
“Well of course they can’t compare to the cafeteria!”
Ye Yumeng could not help feeling suspicious, but after thinking it over, he figured maybe the top-floor ward had a higher level, so naturally the work meals there were also of higher quality.
After all, the little rabbit was personally being treated and watched over by the director.
“Speaking of which, it’s such a shame you missed the team-building event!” Gan Xiaoyang said. “At District One, they were showing battle footage of the Yaojin Emperor and his subordinates. It was insanely cool!”
“Yeah, yeah, His Majesty was so handsome!”
Mo Jingyun said excitedly, “And Guang Ye! Jiang Yufei! That Yan Wangshu was super handsome too, ahhh! Oh, and Hu Yunji—he looks just like a little fox!”
She counted the members of Blade Squad on her fingers, and even though she had lowered her voice, she still could not hide her excitement.
Yan Wangshu?
Ye Yumeng thought of Elder Yan, the old gentleman he had treated today, but there were so many people with the surname Yan that it was probably just a coincidence.
Ye Yumeng smiled. “I remember there’s a little fox in the activity room too.”
At that, the excitement on Mo Jingyun’s face faded, and she sighed. “Ugh, let’s not talk about work after hours.”
Ye Yumeng blinked. “You’re not happy working in the activity room?”
Mo Jingyun paused, then shook her head. “Nothing like that.”
She quickly pulled the topic back. “We’re already organizing the next team-building event. You absolutely have to come then!”
“Yeah, yeah!” Gan Xiaoyang chimed in. “We also did shooting, rafting, and roller coasters last time. It was super exciting!”
“Yeah, it was so much fun! I want to do it again!”
As Ye Yumeng listened to them describing those attractions, he felt himself getting tempted too, and mentally noted them down to try later.
“Oh, right.” Thinking of something, he asked casually, “Do you know if there are any particularly famous rabbit families in the Yaojin Empire?”
Mo Jingyun shook her head blankly.
Gan Xiaoyang said, “I don’t know specific families either, but since rabbits are herbivores, they should all be pretty rich in the Yaojin Empire.”
“Why?”
“Because there are a lot of them, and they’re very good at farming,” Gan Xiaoyang said. “I think a lot of the agricultural planets in the Yaojin Empire are run by herbivore clans.”
“Shouldn’t the plant-kin be even better at farming?” Ye Yumeng thought of Director Lei Qi.
“That’s a stereotype.”
Gan Xiaoyang explained, “There are very few plant-kin, and most of them actually aren’t good at farming. Instead, you often see plant-kin in the combat field.”
“In fact, one of the members of Blade Squad in the Yaojin Empire is plant-kin, and when he fights, he’s insanely fierce!”
Mo Jingyun nodded and added, “Herbivores eat plants, so of course they’d spend more effort thinking about how to grow more plants and make them taste better.”
“Exactly!”
Gan Xiaoyang suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice. “Like in the ward next to mine, there’s a little lamb staying there. Her father is actually our sanatorium’s gardener!”
Ye Yumeng was startled, and the face of that disheveled, brooding gardener surfaced in his mind.
“Shi Yichun?”
“Yeah, yeah, I remember that’s the name,” Gan Xiaoyang said. “Isn’t he the one who takes especially good care of the sanatorium flowerbeds?”
Ye Yumeng nodded. That was definitely true—after all, he had even grown spirit plants.
But the little lamb Gan Xiaoyang mentioned should be the one he had seen in the activity room. He had not expected her father to be that gardener…
If he got the chance later, he should probably go see her.
As for the little rabbit’s family… they were probably major agricultural tycoons who operated farming planets.
Ye Yumeng finished eating first and left. He went to the dorm manager to retrieve the pot of green jade bamboo, as well as the pure wood paper and red rock sand he had purchased.
When he returned to the dorm, the robot dog Wugang came forward to greet him.
Ye Yumeng handed the things to it, then gathered his clothes and went into the bathroom.
After taking a long, comfortable bath and coming back out, he flopped onto the sofa once more and felt utterly satisfied.
Looking inward into his dantian and seeing the few strands of spiritual energy still circling around a golden point of light, he could not help grinning stupidly.
Although he was tired, when he thought of how he had successfully saved that little girl today—not only keeping her alive, but also gaining merit power—he felt that every bit of effort had been worth it!
The fact that the little rabbit’s family carried such bright merit made Ye Yumeng start looking forward eagerly to tomorrow’s assessment.
Aside from Elder Yan, there should be other assessment targets arranged tomorrow too. Maybe there would even be more good people carrying golden merit-light?
As long as he healed them, he could continue collecting merit power!
At the thought, Ye Yumeng became so excited that his cheeks flushed red. He had not had any alcohol, but he was already feeling almost tipsy.
Probably only a medical cultivator who had spent years struggling in the cultivation world could understand how precious merit power was!
At that moment, his gaze swept over something, landing on the virtual holosim device in the corner of the dorm room, and he could not help thinking of Lu Qi.
If not for his suggestion, Ye Yumeng might not have gone to Ah Mo so quickly—
Although he had considered doing it, he had gotten too used to being cautious. If Lu Qi had not pushed him, who knew how long he would have kept hesitating?
Not only would that have delayed the little rabbit’s treatment, but he probably would never have met that little girl today either.
Thinking of how smoothly everything had gone these past two days, Ye Yumeng could not help chuckling.
He got up, walked over, and reached out to stroke the metal shell of the virtual holosim device. It felt cold under his hand, but strangely pleasant.
“Honestly, you really didn’t think to leave me a contact number?”
Ye Yumeng murmured softly, “That way I could’ve shared this good news with you…”
Although today he had told Mo Yin that they were friends, Ye Yumeng knew clearly that Lu Qi held a different weight in his heart.
Without realizing it, the image of those cool green eyes tinged with a little gentleness surfaced in his mind again.
He was clearly such a cold person, yet he had been especially patient with him—not only giving him advice and helping him plan, but even worrying that he would be concerned and trying to use a gift to report back that he was safe…
Ye Yumeng bent down slightly, his warm cheek gently pressing against the smooth, cool metal shell of the holosim pod.
He counted on his fingers. There were still five days left until the next summoning…
When Ye Yumeng straightened back up, he saw Wugang squatting nearby, its head tilted as it looked at him. Who knew how long it had been watching?
Ye Yumeng’s face heated again.
“Go charge yourself.” He patted Wugang on the head.
“Woof woof!”
The robot dog barked once, then wagged its tail and trotted away.
Ye Yumeng patted his face and went over to the bed to lie down.
He had been busy all day, and on top of that had continuously maintained the Heart-Guarding Art for over two hours. He felt utterly exhausted.
Drowsiness washed over him. Ye Yumeng decided that tonight he would not cultivate, but would instead have a proper sleep.
He turned over. In the dim light of the room, the outline of the virtual holosim pod could just barely be made out…
“Good night… Lu Qi.”
At last, Ye Yumeng closed his eyes and drifted deeply to sleep, sinking into dreamland for the first time since arriving in this world.
On the windowsill, the green jade bamboo swayed gently in the breeze, releasing more motes of spiritual energy.
Part of those pale green motes floated toward Ye Yumeng, where he absorbed them unconsciously even in his sleep, while another part drifted to the side—
Toward the little scallion seedling whose leaves had all been trimmed off. Under the nourishment of the nurturing spell, it had already sprouted a tiny bit of green again, and now, surrounded by those pale green motes, it seemed to stretch out a little more.
Under the moonlight, the two spirit plants gently swayed their leaves, as though expressing their shared joy…
The next day, Ye Yumeng woke up full of energy.
After sleeping through the night, the dantian that had been almost empty had recovered about half its spiritual energy.
Seeing that it was still early, Ye Yumeng sat in meditation and circulated his power until his spiritual energy was completely restored, then practiced a round of health Qi-Exercise on the balcony.
Only after he felt himself fully restored did he pick up the pot of green jade bamboo and head toward the core inpatient division, preparing to treat the little rabbit and then continue facing today’s challenges!
But just as he arrived at the top-floor ward full of fighting spirit, Mo Yin stopped him.
“Congratulations, Doctor Ye,” he said. “You’ve passed the assessment.”
Ye Yumeng froze. Huh?
Mo Yin continued, “From this moment on, you are the young master’s attending physician. You only need to be responsible for his treatment now.”
“Doctor Ye, I’ll entrust the young master to you.”
Faced with Mo Yin’s serious and solemn words, Ye Yumeng was completely dumbfounded.
“The rest of the assessment is canceled?”
Hadn’t they said there were three assessment patients? And he had only really intervened in one case… and that already counted as passing?
That employer behind Ah Mo was way too straightforward!
“Then we’re not going to the East District Medical Division today either?” he asked.
“That’s right.”
Mo Yin nodded, then saw the obvious disappointment on Ye Yumeng’s face.
Though somewhat puzzled, he still explained, “The trip back and forth takes time, and the young master could have problems at any moment. To be safe, we won’t be going there.”
Ye Yumeng nodded. He understood the logic, but still hesitated. “But that Elder Yan…”
Aside from him, there was probably no one else who could prolong that old gentleman’s life anymore.
Mo Yin said, “But Doctor Ye, didn’t you say yourself that you can’t truly cure him?”
Thinking it over, Ye Yumeng felt that was true too.
There were countless things in life that could not go as one wished. Who could possibly get everything they wanted? For that old gentleman to be able to die peacefully of old age was already luckier than most.
Compared to that, the little rabbit needed him more.
As for those others he had not met, he did not even know what kind of people they were. Although it was a little regrettable, he did not dwell on it too much.
After all, there were so many people in the world in need of treatment, and he was only one person. He could never care for everyone.
Then Ye Yumeng thought of something else and asked, “What about Shan Hai? How is he doing?”
“Don’t worry,” Mo Yin reassured him. “Once the cause of the illness was confirmed, the doctors at East Campus knew how to handle it.”
The medical staff on Medical Planet were not useless. Before, they simply could not determine the cause. Now that they knew it, there was naturally a treatment method.
“Okay, I understand.” Ye Yumeng nodded.
“Mm. I’ve already applied for access privileges for you. From now on, you can move freely within the Royal Sanatorium.”
At that, Ye Yumeng’s eyes immediately lit up.
“When you say move freely, the range includes…”
Mo Yin answered, “All areas, including the core inpatient division.”
“So that means I can go to the activity center too?” Ye Yumeng asked happily.
He had been wanting to treat those cubs in the activity room!
Seeing Ye Yumeng’s sparkling eyes, Mo Yin could not help pausing. Hearing that the rest of the assessment was canceled had not seemed to make him this happy.
Doctor Ye had always wanted to go to the activity center—was it because he wanted to treat the patients there too?
Mo Yin’s expression softened even more.
“You can,” he nodded.
“That’s wonderful.” Ye Yumeng could not help smiling. “Ah Mo, thank you! You’re such a good person!”
He had only mentioned it once before, yet Ah Mo had remembered and even fought to get him this permission…
Mo Yin, however, shook his head. “If you want to thank someone, thank the young master. It was his suggestion.”
Ye Yumeng froze. “The little rabbit?”
Mo Yin had already grown used to that title by now, and nodded. “That’s right. The young master specifically brought it up.”
Although becoming His Majesty’s attending physician would naturally mean a much broader range of movement, it would not normally go as far as complete freedom of movement.
That was already within the director’s level of authority.
Ye Yumeng had no idea his privileges had been raised to such a high level. He was surprised, but only nodded and said, “All right, thank you for telling me.”
He said goodbye to Mo Yin and prepared to return to the ward.
But just as he reached the door, his light brain vibrated. It was a video call request from “Sheng Hao.”
Ye Yumeng stopped and accepted it.
Sheng Hao appeared on the screen first, followed by the blue-haired little boy squeezing his way to the front of the frame from beside him.
The child in the video looked even more listless than last time, but the moment he saw Ye Yumeng, his round eyes still shone brightly.
“Brother Ye!”
He forced himself to greet Ye Yumeng energetically, though there was obvious weakness in his voice.
“Are you at work? Is it convenient to talk right now?”
Ye Yumeng nodded. “It is.”
“That’s great!” the little boy said happily. “I’ve wanted to talk to you again the whole time, but Sheng Hao said it would disturb you…”
“So I kept counting and counting, and finally held out until the fifth day. I really couldn’t hold back anymore, so I contacted you…”
It really had been several days since the last call, and Ye Yumeng still remembered that was the day he had picked up a little snow ferret.
“Brother Ye, do you think I’m annoying?”
Looking at the little boy in the video, counting on his fingers and then staring at him pitifully and nervously, Ye Yumeng’s heart softened into a complete mess.
“Not at all.”
He said gently, “It’s just that when I’m busy, I might not be able to answer the call right away. You may have to wait a little.”
“But when I finish up and see the missed call, I’ll call you back.”
“Really?”
The little boy instinctively leaned closer, his face nearly pressing right against the camera—an amplified adorable attack.
But he quickly realized it himself and withdrew awkwardly, saying shyly, “Thank you, Brother Ye. Then I’m relieved.”
What an obedient child!
Looking at that pale, sickly little face, Ye Yumeng thought for a moment and then said with a smile, “I’ll find time to come see you today.”
Now that he had freedom of movement, not only the activity center but the other districts as well were open to him!
Little Shan Lan went blank for a moment, then burst into joy. “Wow! Brother Ye, really? You’re really coming to see me?”
Ye Yumeng smiled faintly. “Yes.”
What he was thinking, however, was that he happened to be short on animal hair for making brushes, and could ask Sheng Hao whether he had any collected…
Of course, he would treat little Shan Lan in return!
“Then I’ll wait for you!”
Little Shan Lan said happily, “Brother Ye, go do your work first. When you’re done, come see me early.”
“Okay.”
Ye Yumeng ended the call and turned to walk into the ward.
He said good morning to the little rabbit, and the mechanical voice answered with a flat “Mm.”
Ye Yumeng was already used to how quiet the little rabbit was. After all, being injured so badly at such a young age would definitely have an effect on one’s temperament.
“I wasn’t here yesterday. Did you miss me?”
He said with a smile, placing the pot of green jade bamboo beside the red-leaf lotus and sitting down at the bedside.
But the mechanical voice fell silent and did not answer his question. Who knew if it was being shy?
Ye Yumeng’s smile did not fade. Just as he was about to cast Minor Rejuvenation Technique to ease the little rabbit’s pain, the mechanical voice sounded again.
“Who… were you talking to just now?”
Ye Yumeng froze.
That definitely was not asking about Ah Mo, so… had the little rabbit heard his conversation with Shan Lan in the corridor just now?
Earlier, he really had sensed that kind of spiritual force similar to divine sense.
So spiritual power could not only pass through walls and control objects—it could also hear sounds within its area of coverage?
Ye Yumeng mulled that over inwardly, but his mouth did not stop, and he explained, “It was a little patient, about your age, named Shan Lan.”
“I met him before when I came over from the Xihe Federation, on the spaceship.”
“Shan Lan is a very cute little kitten. If the two of you got to know each other, you’d definitely be friends.”
A little rabbit and a little kitten playing together—just imagining it was adorable.
But after he said that, the little rabbit fell silent again.
Ye Yumeng thought about it, then leaned over the bedside slightly and said with a bright smile, “Little rabbit, are you jealous?”
Lu Nanzhou kept his eyes closed and said nothing, not wanting to respond to such nonsense.
He had simply seen the little caregiver smiling so happily, heard him speaking so gently, and so… he had asked, that was all.
Besides, he knew that little kitten too. He was the little prince of the Lanxi Kingdom, a genuine five-year-old child. It was not as though he would get jealous over a child.
And then he heard the young man’s warm voice by his ear again.
“Don’t worry.”
He said in the softest, sweetest way, “My favorite is the little rabbit. Nobody can compare to you.”
Lu Nanzhou opened his eyes involuntarily.
Even knowing full well that Ye Yumeng was only coaxing a “child,” he still could not stop the ripples rising in his heart.
He gazed into the young man’s smiling eyes. After a long moment, he used his consciousness to operate the machine.
“I’m not jealous,” he argued very seriously.
Ye Yumeng laughed. “Mm-hm, not jealous, then not jealous.”
As he said that, he reached out and placed a finger on the little rabbit’s forehead. As his mana circulated, the Minor Rejuvenation Technique was cast.
“Ah Mo should already have told you—I’ve passed the assessment arranged by your family.”
“So from today onward, I’m your attending physician, and your treatment will be entirely my responsibility.”
Ye Yumeng drew back his smile, his expression turning serious.
“I’ll do my utmost to cure you. You also have to hold on. No matter what, don’t give up hope.”
Lu Nanzhou once again felt the pain ease.
Weakly, he gazed at Ye Yumeng. When that warm, melting gentleness faded away, the mechanical voice sounded once more in the room.
“All right,” he answered.
Ye Yumeng smiled slightly. Sometimes a patient’s own willpower was more important than anything else. It could even create miracles.
He looked at the small beast curled up on the bed, a flicker of spiritual light passing through his eyes.
The already black little rabbit was now completely shrouded in black qi.
He was truly gravely injured.
Ye Yumeng had never seen a patient still clinging to a thread of life and fighting so stubbornly to survive under such dense black qi.
“You’re really incredible,” Ye Yumeng could not help saying.
At the same time, he felt his nose sting with emotion.
Over this past year, the little rabbit must have been suffering under pain every single moment, right? It was just too pitiful…
Ye Yumeng took a deep breath. After calming himself, he focused his gaze again.
Other than the black qi, he could just barely make out an earthy yellow aura and… that strange, powerful flame force.
Remembering those black-red flames, Ye Yumeng found it very strange. Why would such an adorable little rabbit awaken such a terrifying power?
But then, thinking of how plant-kin were active in combat fields, he felt perhaps it was not so strange after all.
This was not the cultivation world. He could not keep restricting himself to old ways of thinking.
As Ye Yumeng observed the little rabbit’s condition, his brows gradually drew together.
The little rabbit had probably been struck by a powerful external force. In order to resist that force, the Mystic Flames inside his body had erupted at the cost of his own life.
Although he had managed to withstand that external force, the Mystic Flames had completely gone out of control.
So not only had the injuries left during that struggle not healed, they were still worsening constantly because of that strange flame power.
To cure him, he could not simply treat the injuries.
Treating the injuries would only slow the loss of life. Most importantly, he had to help him regain control over that flame force.
Otherwise, no matter how much treatment he gave, it would all be useless. Once the flame force backlashed, everything would be undone.
Ye Yumeng recalled the earlier scene in Ward 001.
He remembered Ah Mo telling him that it was a rejection response caused by the hospital increasing the dosage of coagulants and cellular repair fluid.
Actually, the line of thinking there was not wrong. Only by becoming stronger himself could he control the flame force. But the problem was—
That power attacked even its own host without discrimination, let alone foreign things.
Probably only something like the Minor Rejuvenation Technique—a gentle, balanced, almost harmless life force—could be accepted so easily.
And moreover… this flame force seemed stronger now than it had been before?
Was it because the little rabbit’s body had recovered somewhat under the nourishment of the Minor Rejuvenation Technique, and that in turn had strengthened the flame force?
Ye Yumeng’s expression grew grave. He felt how thorny this was.
Perhaps he would need to find time to talk with Director Lei and learn more details. After all, Director Lei had been following the little rabbit’s case for a full year and should know more about it.
Then Ye Yumeng thought of something else, and a flicker of light flashed in his eyes.
The dense black qi covering the little rabbit instantly vanished, replaced by—
A blazing, dazzling golden merit-light so bright it nearly blinded Ye Yumeng!!!
Ye Yumeng: (???????)??
Caught completely unprepared, Ye Yumeng took the full hit and hurriedly withdrew the Qi-Reading Art, only then feeling that his eyes had been saved.
What was that? Had he just hallucinated?
Ye Yumeng stole another glance, and—ah, so blinding.gif
He immediately dropped the Qi-Reading Art again.
Staring at the little rabbit on the bed, Ye Yumeng’s face was full of shock. He could not recover from it for a very long time.
He had never, ever seen merit-light this strong before. Earlier, when he saw Mo Yin, he had already thought Mo Yin was a great good person.
But compared to the little rabbit’s, it was like comparing a firefly to the moon.
This was practically saint-level already, wasn’t it?!
Had the little rabbit’s ancestors once saved people from suffering, fed hundreds of thousands, millions, even hundreds of millions of starving people? Otherwise, how could they have left him with so much merit!
As for the possibility that the merit had been accumulated by the little rabbit himself?
Ye Yumeng did not think that was possible. Of course, the little rabbit himself was also blessed with immense fortune, or he would not have been able to inherit such powerful merit from his ancestors.
After staring blankly for quite a while, Ye Yumeng finally suppressed his shock, and joy replaced it.
Earlier, he had felt some regret over missing possible good people in the assessment and the merit power they could have brought him, but now that problem simply no longer existed.
And moreover, though he had just been feeling disheartened because the flame force was too powerful, after seeing this, he suddenly felt much more confident about curing the little rabbit.
After all, with such powerful merit-light protecting him, as long as even a thread of hope remained, the merit power would help keep him alive.
Unless he had truly fallen into utter despair, into a hopeless dead end with absolutely no way to turn things around, the merit-light would not fail to work. He simply would not die.
With luck this enormous backing him up, how could he lose!
Ye Yumeng’s fighting spirit immediately returned.
He continued casting the Minor Rejuvenation Technique, and only withdrew his hand when he felt it was enough.
“I may go out for a while later. Sleep properly and wait for me to come back.”
“And thank you for helping me get those permissions.” He expressed his thanks with a smile.
“That was what you deserved…”
Soon the mechanical voice quieted again, and before long the monitor showed that he had entered a state of deep sleep.
While Ye Yumeng had gone out for his assessment, Lu Nanzhou had once again been tormented by insomnia. Now, at last, he could make up for it.
Ye Yumeng carefully withdrew his hand and propped up his chin, looking at the little rabbit.
Once his fur grew back, he would definitely be very cute! He wondered what color it would be.
If it were white like Xueqiu, that would be nice.
After a while, he withdrew his gaze and took out the red rock sand and pure wood paper he had brought with him.
Although he was no longer worried about money, he still had not given up researching talismans.
After all, they were also one kind of treatment method.
He took out some red rock sand, placed it in a small dish, added a little water, and gently stirred it with the brush the seller had included as a gift.
Once the pigment became smooth and even, he took out a sheet of pure wood paper and, directing spiritual power through his fingers, drew the calming talisman pattern on it.
This brush was not a proper calligraphy brush, so the ink broke off constantly. It was very difficult to use smoothly.
In the end, after wasting several sheets of paper, Ye Yumeng finally managed to draw one that was barely usable.
The facts proved that pure wood paper could indeed be used as talisman paper, and that red rock sand also had a certain ability to store spiritual power.
Now, what remained was to see how long the storage would last.
At the very least, it needed to hold for a day or two, right? If the duration was too short, then the limitations would be too strong.
After all, interstellar shipping took time. If its effect was too short-lived, then it could only be used on Medical Planet, or even only inside the Royal Sanatorium.
Thinking of those posts in the medical section of the forum, Ye Yumeng still hoped his talismans could help more people.
After letting the calming talisman dry, he put it away.
As for the rest of the materials and tools, he stored them in the empty next-door Room 006. Although the medical office also had storage cabinets, it would be such a hassle to keep running back and forth.
Anyway, no one would probably be moving into that ward anytime soon, right? If someone really did move in, he could always take his things away then.
After putting the items away, Ye Yumeng returned to Room 005.
Because Mo Yin was resting, he would have to wait until Director Lei came to take over before he could leave for other places.
Core inpatient division, conference room.
At that moment, Lei Qi and several of the old medical authorities were receiving instructions from the prince.
Without exception, every one of them had an ugly expression on his face.
None of them had expected that after waking up, they would actually be dismissed from their positions!
“I refuse to accept this!”
“Your Highness, are you preparing to abandon His Majesty’s life?” Elder Cheng, the most respected among them, stood up.
Lu Yuanqing sneered. “Anyone in this world might abandon my imperial brother. I never will!”
“Then why are you doing this?” Elder Cheng asked in confusion. “On this Medical Planet, aside from us, who else can take on such a responsibility?”
“You can take on such a responsibility?”
Lu Yuanqing’s voice turned icy. “Then tell me—since His Majesty’s dual bloodline and spiritual power rampage, what remedial measures have you actually taken?”
The faces of the medical authorities darkened.
“His Majesty’s condition has been stable these past few days. It isn’t suitable to introduce more medication. He should continue with conservative treatment and observation…”
“His Majesty’s condition is stable? That’s because someone has been carrying the burden for you!”
The moment Lu Yuanqing said this, one of the older gentlemen sitting beside Elder Cheng slammed the table and stood up.
“Absurd! Your Highness, don’t go too far!”
But Elder Cheng frowned.
“Your Highness, who is this person you speak of? And how exactly has he been carrying the burden for us?”
What Lu Yuanqing said did sound incredible, but thinking carefully, it was not entirely impossible either. After all, they could not watch His Majesty twenty-four hours a day.
Elder Cheng’s gaze could not help turning toward Lei Qi.
But Lei Qi himself also wore a bewildered expression, clearly seeming not to know anything about the matter.
Lu Yuanqing had no intention of explaining it to them either. He stared at everyone in the conference room, his eyes cold.
“Everyone, I am informing you, not discussing this with you.”
“Whether you like it or not, whether you accept it or not, this matter will be carried out according to my orders. Do you understand?”
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