Chapter 38
“You mean…”
“A house that would be completely mine?”
Ye Yumeng looked at Mo Yin, his eyes sparkling brightly. It was obvious he was tempted.
A whole house!
Whether it was him or the original owner, both of them had grown used to a life of drifting from place to place.
A house that belonged entirely to him, one he could make all the decisions about, truly held enormous appeal for Ye Yumeng.
And on top of that, this house would be on the Yaojin Empire’s capital planet. That meant it had to be incredibly valuable!
“Mm.”
Seeing how excited Ye Yumeng was, Mo Yin could not help feeling moved.
He said, “If Doctor Ye likes houses, my employer is also willing to provide one for you. Whether on Capital Star or Medical Planet, arrangements can be made.”
His Majesty’s identity was too sensitive. In order to avoid drawing attention, and also to lessen Ye Yumeng’s suspicion toward His Majesty’s identity, they could not rashly grant him overly generous treatment or honors.
According to the proper process, starting next month, Ye Yumeng’s post would officially be changed to doctor.
On the surface, he would be a caregiver from the Xihe Federation who had been specially recruited as a doctor because of a special massage technique that helped patients eat. His rank would also only be junior doctor, but privately, the benefits could still be given.
Unexpectedly, Ye Yumeng waved his hand and said, “No need for now. Even if you arranged one for me, I wouldn’t have time to go live there.”
Of course, the main reason was that the little rabbit had been one of the patients he had decided from the very beginning that he would save.
This was also part of fulfilling the original owner’s wish.
And with the little rabbit carrying such unbelievably dense golden merit light, if he could heal him, the benefits Ye Yumeng would gain would be far greater than any house.
If he accepted payment in advance, then the merit he would receive in return later would be greatly reduced.
“Alright then.”
Seeing that Ye Yumeng insisted, Mo Yin could only say, “In the future, if there’s anything you need, you can tell me.”
Ye Yumeng suddenly thought that the little rabbit’s family was very likely also from a family involved in cultivation or planting. Could they perhaps help him find spiritual plants?
It was just that he still had not learned how this world normally identified spiritual plants.
If he only said “spiritual plants,” no one would know what kind of plants he meant. In the end, he would probably still have to identify them personally… and in that case, there was no real shortcut to be had.
Ye Yumeng decided that later on, he definitely had to find time to talk with the gardener uncle and feel him out.
At the very least, he had to find out whether this world had any method of distinguishing spiritual plants.
So all he could do for now was nod and say, “Alright, thank you, Ah Mo.”
“Then Doctor Ye, your decision is?” Mo Yin asked again regarding Old Master Yan’s request.
This time Ye Yumeng did not hesitate in the slightest and nodded. “Sure. But I need to make some preparations first.”
It was obvious that extending that old gentleman’s life was not something that could be solved in a moment or two. Of course he had to prioritize the little rabbit’s safety first.
“Understood.”
Mo Yin nodded. Just when Ye Yumeng thought there was nothing else to discuss, he heard him say, “My employer would like to meet you.”
Ye Yumeng froze. “The little rabbit’s family?”
“Yes.”
Mo Yin explained, “He wants to meet you in person and express his thanks face to face.”
“Oh, alright then.”
Ye Yumeng nodded. After all, he was a generous rich man with excellent judgment, a truly great benefactor. Meeting him would not do any harm.
Mo Yin glanced at the information, then said apologetically, “You may need to wait a little while.”
“That’s fine, that’s fine. Then I’ll go busy myself first!”
So Ye Yumeng first went to check on the little rabbit’s condition. After confirming there were no problems, he turned and went to Room 006 next door.
He took out the mountain spring water he had collected yesterday and mixed the Crimson Rock powder to the proper consistency.
Then Ye Yumeng took out a brush, dipped it in the ink, and began drawing a talisman.
As the talisman pattern took shape, the red ink on the paper flickered faintly, rippling like flowing water. Then all the spiritual light suddenly drew inward, sinking back into the talisman paper and growing still.
This new talisman was called Flow Shadow, a relatively low-level talisman that could be used to store spells.
Just drawing this talisman alone consumed twenty strands of spiritual energy.
After creating the talisman, Ye Yumeng set down the brush and formed hand signs with both hands, pouring the power of the Minor Rejuvenation Technique into it.
The lines on the talisman brightened again, and only when he withdrew his power did the light fade away once more.
Thus, this single-use Flow Shadow Talisman infused with the Minor Rejuvenation Technique consumed nearly one-third of his spiritual energy!
Actually, a Flow Shadow Talisman should normally be reusable. Once the spell energy dissipated, one could simply pour another spell into it. However, the materials and tools in his hands were far too poor, so the result was only barely successful.
As a result, what should originally have been a reusable Flow Shadow Talisman had now become a one-time consumable.
By that calculation, it was really not very cost-effective.
Originally, the amount of spiritual energy he had used could have cast the Minor Rejuvenation Technique three times, but now it could only be used once through the talisman. Still, because it allowed delayed use, for the little rabbit’s current situation it was still worth it.
Thinking this, Ye Yumeng put everything away and prepared to return to the next room, but suddenly stopped.
Looking at the talisman in his hand, he hesitated a little.
“What’s wrong?”
Lu Nanzhou’s voice sounded beside him.
Ye Yumeng came back to himself, only then remembering that he was no longer alone. He now had Lu Qi, someone he could discuss things with.
“Lu Qi, do you know Director Lei and Ah Mo?” he asked. “You understand the Yaojin Empire and the Royal Sanatorium better. Do you think they can be trusted?”
Lu Nanzhou looked at him, then at the paper in his hand covered in crimson characters and symbols.
“Does it have some kind of special function?”
So that was why Ye Yumeng had suddenly begun reconsidering whether Mo Yin and Lei Qi could be trusted.
“Yes.”
Ye Yumeng nodded and explained the use of this Flow Shadow Talisman to him.
This single-use Flow Shadow Talisman could be used even by ordinary people with no spiritual energy. As long as the talisman paper was torn slightly, the spell stored within it would be released.
In other words, it was equivalent to a Minor Rejuvenation Technique that anyone could use once.
Even Lu Nanzhou could not help drawing in a sharp breath after hearing Ye Yumeng’s explanation.
Almost at once, he understood the application scenarios for this Flow Shadow Talisman, as well as the potential and value it carried.
After a moment of silence, Lu Nanzhou said, “Those two would never do anything to harm you. If anything, this would only increase your weight and help you gain more benefits.”
“It’s just… are you really certain you want to bring out something this precious?”
Then, thinking of something else, he looked Ye Yumeng up and down. “Making this talisman—did it cause you any harm?”
Hearing the tension and concern in his voice, Ye Yumeng grinned.
“No harm, it just consumed a fair amount of spiritual energy. Compared to directly using my medical arts, its cost-effectiveness is much lower.”
Since Lu Qi said so, then it should be fine, right?
Seeing Ye Yumeng’s inclination, Lu Nanzhou stopped him again. Looking at Ye Yumeng, his expression carried a seriousness that had never appeared before.
“Can you tell me what it is that you truly want?”
Ye Yumeng froze slightly. “What do you mean?”
“You do not seem to understand the value you possess.” Looking at Ye Yumeng’s innocent, clear-hearted expression, Lu Nanzhou could not help sighing.
In truth, before Ye Yumeng accepted the assessment, before he truly displayed even just the tip of the iceberg of his abilities, Lu Nanzhou himself had not had a clear understanding of it either.
That was why he had made that sort of suggestion to him in the first place.
But now, things were no longer the same.
As Ye Yumeng revealed more and more—especially after taking out this talisman of such magnitude—Lu Nanzhou felt, for the first time, something like… fear.
Yes, at this moment he felt flustered. In his heart, a question began circling that he had never considered before.
Lu Yuanqing, the next ruler of Yaojin whom he had chosen—could he truly protect Ye Yumeng?
Between life and death lay the greatest terror.
This sort of ability, almost akin to bringing the dead back to life—once it could be separated from Ye Yumeng, once it could become an object anyone could use…
The moment it became known to the world, would Ye Yumeng still be free?
Lu Nanzhou stared at him, his brows deeply furrowed. Had he perhaps been wrong from the very start to ever make that suggestion?
He should have let Ye Yumeng leave the Royal Sanatorium, leave Medical Planet, and return to the Xihe Federation, rather than becoming involved in the vortex of the Yaojin Empire.
“I don’t really understand…”
Ye Yumeng looked at Lu Nanzhou, then hesitantly lowered his gaze to the Flow Shadow Talisman in his hand.
“It can’t bring the dead back to life. It only extends time by a tiny bit. The faster someone’s life force is draining away, the faster it gets consumed, and the shorter the extension.”
“As for people whose lifespan is already at its end—if they have truly reached the time when they must die, then even a more powerful Minor Rejuvenation Technique won’t have any effect.”
So in the cultivation world, the Minor Rejuvenation Technique was only a fairly ordinary spell. Almost all medical cultivator methods had a similar power.
And a Flow Shadow Talisman storing the Minor Rejuvenation Technique was indeed popular among cultivators in the markets, but it did not sell for any especially high price. It relied entirely on small profits and high sales volume.
After all, it could not truly heal injuries. It only stopped pain and hung onto life for a while. Healing medicine was far more practical.
So Ye Yumeng felt that since he had already used the Minor Rejuvenation Technique openly, taking out a related talisman as well should be… fine, right?
Lu Nanzhou looked at him, deep worry filling his icy green eyes.
“Yumeng, you understand human nature far too little.”
Ye Yumeng was momentarily stunned.
Not because of what Lu Nanzhou said afterward, but because… it was the first time Lu Qi had called him by his name like that.
Yumeng.
In the cultivation world, only those in especially close relationships would call one another by name like this.
Even though the atmosphere was somewhat wrong, Ye Yumeng still found it hard to suppress the corners of his lips from curling upward. It was only when he saw Lu Nanzhou frown that he hurriedly schooled his face into seriousness again.
“So what you mean is, this kind of talisman would attract competition from all kinds of powerful people, which would then threaten my safety, right?”
Lu Nanzhou nodded.
“What it is you truly want, what kind of life you want to live in the future—you need to think it through clearly.”
Ye Yumeng fell into thought.
After a while, he said, “I want to stay on Medical Planet and treat the sick and save people.”
At present, what he had experienced on Medical Planet was a comfortable and peaceful environment. This place also felt very much like “medical cultivation” to him. Though their methods were different, the paths ultimately converged in the same direction.
Here, he could exchange ideas with doctors, devote himself to the medical path, do the things he liked, and allow his occasional overflowing compassion to exist without restraint.
The story of the farmer and the snake—he had not encountered it yet. On the contrary, after helping people, what he received in return had been gratitude and good will.
This was a life he would never even have dared dream of back in the cultivation world.
“I really, really like it here.”
As he spoke, Ye Yumeng lifted his head to look at Lu Nanzhou and stated his decision.
“So I still want to bring out this talisman.”
Seeing Lu Nanzhou frown and open his mouth as though to say something, Ye Yumeng continued first, “I understand your concerns.”
He was not truly a fool. In the cultivation world, this kind of thing happened all the time. Treating this talisman as though it were a supreme treasure was understandable.
Though personally, he felt the talisman was not worth quite that much.
Ye Yumeng glanced toward the surveillance camera and lowered his voice. “But to me, the more good people I save, the safer I become.”
The Nine-Turn Spirit Pivot Scripture could absorb the power of merit and the energy of corruption.
Corrupt energy could become powerful enough to grant a physically weak medical cultivator strength in battle. Compared to that, righteous-path medical cultivators were much frailer.
And yet, the power of merit was not useless.
Aside from making breakthroughs easier and making righteous cultivators less likely than evil cultivators to face inner demons, it also brought the favor of Heaven’s Dao.
That was a little difficult to explain.
Roughly speaking, it meant that so long as even the faintest thread of hope still existed, it could help preserve your life.
Beyond that, it could also bring good fortune.
Back in the cultivation world, it had been hard to meet even one person bearing golden merit light. But in this world, they were everywhere!
Ye Yumeng felt that life was really looking up for him.
If, because of fear of greater exposure and possible covetousness, he became timid and overly cautious now, then he truly felt he would be letting down the person he used to be!
He was someone naturally used to being careful, yes—but he did not lack the courage to take risks.
Wealth and honor are found amidst danger.
Take the gamble, and a bicycle might become a motorbike!
What was more, his current circumstances were a hundred, a thousand times better than back in the cultivation world.
The good people in the Royal Sanatorium were really so very good, and then there was the little rabbit—someone who, if transported into the cultivation world, would have achieved sainthood on the spot!
“My own strength alone is too limited.”
In this world, Ye Yumeng had seen a system of medical cooperation, something he had never encountered before.
“If I hand talismans to people I can trust, and they can assist me and handle non-urgent situations, then I can free up energy to do other things!”
“Before people with bad intentions notice me, I need to grow quickly and build up a team of my own…”
“I want to live freely, and I want to save many, many people. For now, I’ll start by curing the patients in the Core Inpatient Department.”
“That’s what I want.”
Finally, Ye Yumeng said, “So I still want to bring out this talisman. Ah Mo and Director Lei are both good people.”
Besides Ah Mo, Director Lei also carried golden merit light. He was a good doctor.
While Ye Yumeng spoke of his thoughts, Lu Nanzhou listened quietly the whole time. Looking into Ye Yumeng’s bright, clear eyes, he finally sighed inwardly.
“If that is what you want to do, then go do it.” Lu Nanzhou no longer interfered in Ye Yumeng’s decision.
At the same time, he felt that he had found the meaning of his own continued life.
Even if he had to live in such a form, so long as he remained alive in this world, no one would be allowed to harm Ye Yumeng.
The meaning of his life was to protect Ye Yumeng.
Ye Yumeng returned to the next room.
Not only Mo Yin, but Lei Qi was also already waiting there. So Ye Yumeng handed the one-time Flow Shadow Talisman storing the Minor Rejuvenation Technique to Lei Qi.
Faced with Lei Qi’s confused expression, he said, “If the little rabbit shows signs of declining life functions, tear a small opening in this talisman and place it on his body.”
Lei Qi looked at the slightly yellowed pure-wood paper in his hand and the crimson characters on it that he could not understand.
“Tear it open and place it on his body?”
“Yes. As long as it makes contact with his body, that’s enough.”
This was the crudest and simplest way of activating a talisman. Even ordinary people with no spiritual energy could use it. Since this Flow Shadow Talisman was only a one-time consumable anyway, Ye Yumeng did not feel much heartache over it.
But to Lei Qi, this was still a little too far ahead of its time—or perhaps too far behind?
“What kind of effect will this actually have?”
Although every individual word Ye Yumeng spoke made sense to him, strung together, the meaning became completely incomprehensible.
“It can preserve the little rabbit’s life as much as possible until I get back.”
“Huh?”
Seeing Lei Qi’s utterly lost expression, Ye Yumeng thought about it, then added, “You can think of this as part of my medical art.”
The moment he said this, even Mo Yin turned to look. Not to mention Lu Nanzhou, who had already known about it beforehand—even he found it hard to suppress the turmoil in his heart.
Lei Qi and Mo Yin exchanged glances, both wanting to confirm whether they had heard correctly.
In other words, this was a… life-saving talisman?
Given their status and position, it was easy for them to think of this talisman’s uses and value.
Lei Qi’s hand, which had just received the Flow Shadow Talisman, could not help trembling.
Afraid that the sweat from his hand might affect its function, he quickly set it down on the worktable beside him and carefully placed something on top to keep it in place.
“Doctor Ye, is everything you said true? This thing called a talisman really can save lives?”
Ye Yumeng shook his head. “It can only delay things for a little while. Whether the patient can truly be saved depends on the patient’s condition and the doctor’s emergency treatment.”
Lei Qi thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, “Can I understand it like this…”
“This talisman is sort of like a healing potion in a game. It restores a certain amount of HP to the user, but it can’t remove the negative status effects on them?”
He continued, “Only by removing or suppressing the negative status effects so the patient stops losing HP can their life truly be preserved?”
Ye Yumeng, who had never played interstellar games, was blank for a moment, but quickly grasped the concept Lei Qi was talking about, and brightened.
“Yes, exactly like that!”
As expected of a director-level figure—his comprehension really was strong!
Yet after receiving confirmation, Lei Qi’s brows knit together.
Once the initial excitement faded, calmness returned, and doubt began to surface in his heart.
Could such a miraculous thing really exist in the world?
There was no beast-blood fluctuation in Ye Yumeng’s body. His medical art was not a use of bloodline power. Then the appearance of this life-saving talisman… simply was not scientific!
Lei Qi felt a little dazed. It was not that there was something wrong with his mind—it was that there was something wrong with the world.
How could something like this possibly exist!
Fantasy becoming reality?
Faced with something that exceeded his knowledge and might even shatter his entire worldview, there was naturally no way for Lei Qi to believe it at once.
As for Mo Yin, standing to the side, in addition to the original respect in his gaze toward Ye Yumeng, there was now inevitably a few degrees more caution.
Although it had not yet been tested, based on what he knew of Ye Yumeng, Mo Yin did not believe he would lie.
Which meant that Doctor Ye not only possessed the means to preserve His Majesty’s life, and even to cure him, but also…
He was a doctor capable of creating “healing potions”!
Setting aside the use of these “healing potions” in other fields, just within the Royal Sanatorium, just on Medical Planet alone—how many people could this save?
Given Doctor Ye’s medical abilities… aside from His Majesty, perhaps the other members of Blade Squad might also have hope?
In any case, no matter what happened, not the slightest accident could be allowed to befall Ye Yumeng!
“Doctor Ye, could this talisman be sent to the East Wing for Old Master Yan instead? Then you wouldn’t need to go in person.” Without realizing it, Mo Yin had once again begun speaking with formal honorifics.
Ye Yumeng, however, shook his head.
“I need to confirm Old Master Yan’s condition face to face. If things are serious, one talisman may not be enough.”
Because the unauthorized use of Summoning Spirit Art had consumed fifty strands of spiritual energy, and combined with his treatment of the little rabbit, he now had only about twenty strands of spiritual energy left. He had no way to make more Flow Shadow Talismans right now.
On the trip to the East Wing, he would have to circulate his technique and recover some energy along the way.
“And besides, are you really sure you want to use this talisman at the East Wing?” Ye Yumeng looked at Mo Yin and Lei Qi.
Lu Qi’s attitude had already made him realize the value of this “life-saving talisman.”
Mo Yin was startled. He looked at Lei Qi, and each saw the solemnity in the other’s eyes.
Indeed. As a branch hospital, the East Wing could not compare with the Royal Institute here in terms of control and security. Something this important absolutely could not be exposed before proper arrangements were made.
“Understood. Then I’ll make the arrangements.”
Mo Yin stopped objecting. He glanced at the young beast lying asleep on the bed. Until His Majesty gave further instructions, it would be best to keep this secret for now.
As for the prince…
Before leaving to make preparations, he said, “My employer is already ready. He can speak with you at any time.”
Ye Yumeng nodded. “Sure, then let’s do it now.”
“Understood.”
Mo Yin adjusted the light screen, then pulled the still-stunned Lei Qi along and left the room with him.
Before leaving, he even drew the curtains over the glass window connected to the corridor, blocking all outside view.
Thus, the only ones left in the room were Ye Yumeng and the little rabbit sleeping unconscious on the bed.
And of course, Lu Nanzhou himself, who remained by Ye Yumeng’s side.
Before long, light flickered across the screen, and a figure appeared in the image. He seemed to be seated in a study, the background restrained yet elegant.
Lu Yuanqing’s desire to meet Ye Yumeng was, of course, known to Lu Nanzhou, and he was more than happy to see his younger brother place so much importance on Ye Yumeng.
And yet now, looking at Lu Yuanqing on the screen, Lu Nanzhou’s brows drew tightly together.
Usually fond of luxurious and flamboyant clothing, eager to display his status, the prince today was instead dressed in a very plain, homey set of casual clothes.
His light golden curls, usually tied into a ponytail, had been dyed black and let down, giving him a much gentler appearance.
All of that was fine.
But what made Lu Nanzhou frown was—
Lu Yuanqing’s head was actually topped with a pair of long rabbit ears, white-furred with pink skin beneath.
They were not ornaments, but a real pair of beast ears.
Because he had not awakened the divine-beast bloodline, though he was of the imperial family and possessed a weakened version of the bloodline talent, his beast form after adulthood still remained rabbit-shaped.
This was the form that the Yaojin imperial family had never shown to the public.
Of course, what truly made Lu Nanzhou unhappy was—
When he turned his head to look at Ye Yumeng beside him, he saw exactly what he expected: Ye Yumeng’s eyes were shining brightly as he stared fixedly at Lu Yuanqing.
Such beautiful curls!
Such adorable rabbit ears!
This was the first time since arriving in this world that Ye Yumeng had seen beast ears on a human.
So when the little rabbit changed back into human form in the future, would he look like this too?
Wow, he was really looking forward to it!
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