Chapter 60
Ye Yumeng could not sense the little sapling’s emotions.
He only felt a faint itch on his fingertip, and this time, when the little sapling did not wrap itself tightly around him, he was actually a little surprised.
Smiling, he cast a Nourishing Care Technique on the little sapling.
Because his cultivation had broken through again that morning, his spiritual energy was still fairly abundant, so Ye Yumeng did not hold back.
As that life-filled energy washed over it once more, there was no need for any conscious control at all. Every cell in the little sapling began greedily absorbing it.
Yu Zhenchuan’s consciousness also started growing drowsy.
Just before he could no longer hold out and fell asleep, Yu Zhenchuan stretched out a vine and curled it around the flower silver mouse, Zhang Zhuyu, pulling him over.
The timid little mouse was so frightened that he did not dare move at all.
Curled up into a tiny ball and suspended in midair by Little Tyrant’s spiritual power, he trembled from head to toe.
Then he heard Yu Zhenchuan’s voice by his ear, and with a shaky little stutter, he translated, “Doctor Ye… Yu Chuan says th-thank you…”
Ye Yumeng was a little surprised. The little sapling was actually pretty polite.
“Yu Chuan also s-says… he wants to sleep…” the flower silver mouse continued translating.
Ye Yumeng could feel that the thin vine hooked around his finger was losing strength, growing looser and looser, almost unable to hold on anymore.
“If you’re sleepy, then sleep. That’s your body telling you what it needs. Don’t force yourself,” he said softly, stroking the leaves at the top of the little sapling.
Only then did Yu Zhenchuan let himself drift off, sinking into sleep.
Although they had seen it before, the patients watching nearby still could not help marveling.
Doctor Ye’s ability was just too strong! Even someone from the flora race could be lulled to sleep by him with just a touch?
As for the flower silver mouse, who had been dragged over to serve as a translator, he was finally released and landed steadily in Ye Yumeng’s palm.
Ye Yumeng did not stand on ceremony. He immediately gave the fluffy little silver mouse a good round of rubbing and kneading.
Round, soft, and plush—he felt amazing!
The flower silver mouse was terribly shy. After all, there were so many older brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts watching!
But he was also unwilling to refuse Doctor Ye, so he obediently let Ye Yumeng rub and squish him to his heart’s content.
After all, he was now able to sleep every night, and that was all thanks to Doctor Ye. On top of that, the symptoms of his spiritual disorder had already improved significantly.
When his parents found out, they said they were going to take leave to come visit him.
Zhang Zhuyu had been born into an ordinary family. Both his parents worked in mech repair.
Because of that background, he had been exposed to mechs from a young age, which was why he achieved so much while still so young.
Unfortunately, because he became famous too early and stepped on the interests of certain groups, he was set up and gravely injured. Although the people behind it had been caught, his life was still ruined.
In order to stay by his side during treatment, his parents had both quit their jobs and come to Medical Planet. They were now working as maintenance engineers at the garrison base.
Though they still did not get much leave, it was far closer than the distant Capital Star.
When Zhang Zhuyu heard that his parents were coming to see him together, he had been overjoyed and had been glowing with happiness since morning.
All of this was because of Doctor Ye!
Zhang Zhuyu was deeply grateful, so of course he did not dare resist, afraid of making Doctor Ye unhappy. Of course… he actually quite liked being held in Doctor Ye’s hands and kneaded into a little ball too…
Ye Yumeng knew he should not overdo it, so after just rubbing him for a little while, he prepared to set the little silver mouse back down.
But the moment he lowered his head, he met a pair of eyes opened wide in a fixed stare.
The honey badger, known by the nickname “flat-headed brother,” was famous for its fearless fierceness and was one of the most troublesome families in the Golden Empire.
Looking at the little honey badger’s round, staring eyes, Ye Yumeng could not help wondering if he had offended him again somehow.
Could it be that the little guy was still hung up on being mistaken for a pet before?
Fortunately, the little silver mouse was still there as a translator, and his youthful voice rang out again.
“Gu Dong… he says he’s sorry. Before, he had a bad attitude toward you, and he asks you to forgive him.”
The little honey badger looked visibly relieved. With a little translation assistant by his side, he did not have to apologize in person. That really was a wonderful feeling!
But then Ye Yumeng blinked.
“Gu Dong?”
The little honey badger: “…”
The flower silver mouse hurriedly corrected him, “It’s Gu Dong.”
“Oh, oh.”
Ye Yumeng nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, “Then what’s your nickname? Dongdong?”
The little honey badger: “…”
He suddenly felt that Little Tyrant being called Chuanchuan actually sounded pretty good.
“Then I’ll call you Dongdong from now on, okay?” Ye Yumeng teased, looking at the unwillingness in the little honey badger’s eyes.
The people watching nearby all sucked in a sharp breath.
The honey badger and thequeen of the night—Little Tyrant—were the two famously explosive tempers of the Core Inpatient Division. Who did not respectfully call Gu Xingdong “Brother Dong” when they saw him?
It was already shocking enough that Gu Xingdong had actually lowered his head and apologized to Ye Yumeng just now.
And now this little Doctor Ye was teasing him like this too. Could Gu Xingdong really endure it?
Then they heard the little translator speak again.
“Do-Dong… Gu Dong says you can call him whatever you want. It’s up to you.”
Zhang Zhuyu was a little scared. Doctor Ye could say it, sure, but that did not mean he could.
Ye Yumeng was pretty surprised too.
He thought for a moment, then smiled. “Alright, then I’ll call you Dongdong from now on.”
As he said that, he placed a hand on the little honey badger’s head and, under the little guy’s gaze full of resistance, cast Minor Rejuvenation on him.
The embarrassment and indignation in Gu Xingdong’s eyes was replaced by surprise.
So it was true… just getting his head touched really did make the pain go away…
That thought drifted fuzzily through his mind, and very soon he could no longer fight off the exhaustion and drowsiness in his body. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The patients who had not yet received treatment all stared wide-eyed.
It happened again!
Little Doctor Ye’s special talent skill—Sleep by Head Pats!
Even Flat-Headed Brother could not escape it?
The spiritual-power “group chat” instantly became lively again as the patients started chattering excitedly.
Meanwhile, Ye Yumeng began calling names.
“Molly, Yueyue…”
When he got to the little turtle, Ye Yumeng could not help feeling a pang of sympathy. Her shell was charred black and covered in quite a few cracks.
The fact that she had survived until now already meant she was incredibly strong.
Then it was the next patients, and when he called the very last name, everyone who heard it was stunned.
“Guangye.”
It was actually Peacock King Guangye. He had been one of the first six to sign up yesterday!
Damn it, the slots today had once again been mostly taken by members of Blade Squad. Those patients who had held back out of pride and failed to sign up in time could only sigh bitterly in regret.
At the same time, the number of doctors who wanted to observe had grown even larger.
Still, Ye Yumeng ended up keeping only Li Ke and Shang Baiqi behind to help him—the two doctors who had been willing to believe in him from the very beginning.
The other doctors, who had come early to watch and see for themselves, were naturally not very happy about it.
“Doctor Ye, we are the attending physicians for today’s patients.”
But Ye Yumeng did not budge.
The first day, since he had not yet built up a reputation, allowing people to crowd around had been one thing. But today there were far too many people. The small room simply could not fit them all.
Besides, when he was treating patients, he actually disliked having strangers close by. It distracted him.
He turned to Chen Limin and asked, “Uncle Chen, I should be allowed to designate assistants, right?”
“Of course!”
Chen Limin immediately stepped forward. “And according to procedure, anyone who wants to observe another doctor’s treatment process needs to submit an application and get approval from the director.”
He looked toward the doctors who wanted to watch and said, “I assume all of you know that better than I do.”
Ye Yumeng had been hired as a specially recruited doctor. His technique was broadly applicable. If it were ever established as a formal rehabilitation program in the future, it would definitely become hugely popular.
The doctors did not really dare offend him, though inwardly they could not help muttering to themselves.
This Doctor Ye might look young, but he certainly had his own mind. Then again, when they remembered he was still technically underage, their expressions softened with a bit more tolerance.
A genius having his own personality and temper was only natural.
“Then we’ll be going first.”
“If Doctor Ye has time later, you should come by the exchange room and share your experience with everyone. A lot of people would love to get to know you.”
“Yes, yes—come exchange a few insights with us when you have the chance.”
Ye Yumeng, on the other hand, had expected some sort of conflict. He had not anticipated it passing so peacefully, with all these unfamiliar doctors being so unexpectedly friendly. It actually left him feeling a little embarrassed.
All he could do was keep replying, “Sure, sure,” as he watched the group of doctors leave.
After that, the feeding work went much the same as it had the day before.
At last, it was Guangye’s turn.
He looked at Ye Yumeng, his eyes full of scrutiny.
Medicine was not like other fields. It required the accumulation of rich experience. It was difficult to imagine that someone as young as Ye Yumeng could possess a life-saving medical skill so extraordinary.
And Mo Yin had even said…
He could heal all of them. Was that really possible?
Ye Yumeng also noticed Guangye’s gaze and could not help smiling.
Now that he could finally read the patients’ files, he no longer thought this “Yeguang” cub was some kind of little sparrow like before.
Who would have guessed he was actually a beautiful male peacock?
Looking at his bald little body, Ye Yumeng could not help feeling sorry for him. This must have been a huge blow to him, no wonder he always looked so lifeless whenever Ye Yumeng saw him.
In this way, he was rather similar to Little Rabbit.
Still, Little Rabbit had gotten a little livelier recently. Hopefully this little peacock would recover in the future too.
While feeding Guangye and treating him, Ye Yumeng’s thoughts drifted back to the ointment for burns he wanted to make with red lotus.
He did not yet have a complete understanding of red lotus’s medicinal properties, and he still needed to research them further. One single red lotus from the top-floor room definitely would not be enough.
Maybe ordinary red lotus could be used instead?
But if ordinary red lotus actually worked, then with the medical level of this world, they should have discovered that already.
When Ye Yumeng returned to the top-floor ward, he went to ask Lei Qi about it.
“The burns on Little Rabbit’s body have taken so long to heal because of the fire power inside him. But what about the burned cubs in the activity room?”
He asked, “With Medical Planet’s technology, there’s no way to operate on them?”
Take the little lamb Shi Hanyu, for example—even when her body had been pierced by insect limbs and her internal organs damaged, they were still able to repair her. Burned skin should be repairable too, right?
But Lei Qi shook his head.
“Their condition is rather special. Their bodies are in a delicate balance. Once that balance is broken, it can easily lead to fatal danger.”
Regressing into an infantile state was the final life-saving method of high-ranking beast-blood warriors.
This method originated from bloodline power. One could say it was a kind of adaptive form that reduced the body back to the minimum level needed to sustain life.
External intervention could very easily break this adaptive form.
And besides, using current technology to repair skin in that adaptive state would be meaningless. It would be like the little lamb who had received artificial organs—it would mean truly losing all hope of ever returning to normal.
Lei Qi spoke somewhat vaguely, and Ye Yumeng was still confused and about to ask again when Lei Qi continued.
“You should know about Major Mo’s situation too, right? For them, transplanting and repairing skin is no different from attaching prosthetic limbs.”
At that, Ye Yumeng finally understood.
“So that’s it. Skin is also an organ. Once outside material is used, they’ll have to stay in beast form for the rest of their lives.”
“Exactly.”
Ye Yumeng could not help sighing. They really were too pitiful.
“Then are there no effective medicines for treating burns?” he asked.
Lei Qi nodded. “There are, but they may cause adverse reactions. Their bodies can’t withstand that kind of risk.”
No medicine was absolutely safe, especially not for patients whose bodies were this fragile.
Of course, the most important reason was still the fact that they were in an adaptive state.
The little snow ferret might look fluffy and intact, with no visible burn scars, but he had also gone through a planetary explosion. How could he possibly have come away unscathed?
If he returned to human form, there was a high probability he would be severely burned as well.
To take such a great risk to treat burns in an adaptive state, for so little gain—naturally doctors would not do that.
“Could you provide me with several of the common burn medicines?” Ye Yumeng asked, unwilling to give up.
Seeing how persistent he was, Lei Qi could only nod. “Yes. I’ll have a robot caregiver deliver them, and I’ll send you the detailed experimental reports on the medicines afterward.”
Although Ye Yumeng was not sure he could understand all of it, he did not refuse.
After that, he spent his days guiding Little Rabbit in sensing the spirit-energy sphere, assisting the cubs in the activity room with eating, and occasionally checking on the other little animals.
Take the little mountain sparrow, for example. After using the calming sachet, the little bird called “Noisy” was finally able to settle down.
His older brother had been so grateful that he even sent Ye Yumeng a silk banner of thanks, which left Ye Yumeng both amused and helpless.
Of course, most of Ye Yumeng’s time still went into researching those several burn medicines. Just understanding all the terminology had already taken an enormous amount of effort.
About a week later—
Ye Yumeng suddenly received a call.
Shi Yichun, who had gone out to gather plant kings, had finally returned!
“Doctor Ye, I’ve bought a batch of plant kings and high-quality plants. Would you like to come take a look?”
On the screen, Shi Yichun still looked worn and tired, but his eyes were bright, and there was a smile all through the corners of them.
“Uncle Shi, you’re finally back!”
Ye Yumeng asked happily, “Did you go see Hanyu yet?”
“Of course. The very first thing I did after coming back was go see her.” Shi Yichun’s face was full of smiles, and there was no trace of his former desolation.
“Hanyu is doing very well. She kept pressing herself against me and happily calling me Dad.”
“Thank you for taking care of her.”
Shi Yichun had already heard from Caregiver Ji that during the week and more he had been away, Doctor Ye had gone to visit his daughter every single day.
She had even told him in a mysterious tone about the hand gestures Doctor Ye used.
Though Shi Yichun could not understand it, he knew Doctor Ye must have been treating his daughter.
Because while he had been away, he had video-called with his daughter every day. He could clearly see that her condition was getting better and better day by day.
The recovery was visible to the naked eye.
On the first day, she had still been very weak, her voice so small when she called out. But in only a little over a week, she had already been able to stand up on her own four legs.
He believed a huge part of that was thanks to Ye Yumeng.
Naturally, that made him pour even more effort into the task Ye Yumeng had entrusted to him.
Although he had been unable to stay by his daughter’s side or personally accompany her through recovery, as long as she could get better, Shi Yichun would die without regret.
After reuniting with his daughter, he did not dare waste any time and immediately contacted Ye Yumeng.
“It was just a small effort.” Ye Yumeng smiled. “Besides, it was what I should do.”
On the day the little lamb fully escaped mortal danger, Ye Yumeng had received a thread of merit power from her.
To him, that was already the best reward he could have asked for.
Shi Yichun, of course, knew nothing of that. He still shook his head.
“No matter what, from now on, whenever you need me, Doctor Ye, please just say the word.”
“You saved Hanyu. That makes you my great benefactor.”
Ye Yumeng did not want to continue the topic.
“Where are the plants? Can I come take a look now?”
Shi Yichun nodded. “Any time. You can see how many of this batch meet your requirements. If they don’t, we can still return them.”
Aside from the plant kings that came with complete data records, most of the rest were simply high-quality plants.
Plant kings were extremely valuable, especially on Medical Planet, where the sanatorium had enormous demand for them. On top of that, plant kings could stimulate the growth of nearby crops, making them a natural way to increase yield.
Local flower markets and planting bases were generally unwilling to sell the whole plant.
You could buy the fruit and vegetables, yes, but the plants themselves, and even the root systems of vegetables, were things the planting bases wanted to keep.
Besides money, you also needed connections to purchase them.
Shi Yichun had gone to several places, but the number of whole plants he managed to buy was limited. Feeling that it might not be enough to satisfy the request, he shifted his attention to those high-quality plants instead.
Perhaps there might be some hidden gems among them.
But he did not have Ye Yumeng’s eye, and could only rely on experience. How many of them would actually prove useful, he really could not guarantee.
“Okay, I’ll come right now!”
Ye Yumeng had been looking forward to this batch of spirit plants for a long time, and at once set aside everything else he was doing.
He left the Core Inpatient Division and followed the location Shi Yichun had sent him to the Horticulture Department.
Even from a distance, he spotted Shi Yichun standing at the main gate.
What surprised Ye Yumeng was that there was actually a tiny figure beside him.
That, of course, was Shi Yichun’s daughter, Shi Hanyu.
She was still in little lamb form, wearing an adorable pink dress. Under the dress were soft cotton pants that covered her little rear, leaving only a short tail sticking out.
Even her four hooves had been wrapped in matching lace shoes, tied with ribbon bows.
With such a delicate pink outfit, plus the calming sachet hanging around her neck, she looked just like a tiny little lady—so cute it was ridiculous.
At that moment, the little lamb was hiding behind her father, peeking out this way and that.
“Baa—”
The moment she saw Ye Yumeng, the little lamb recognized him. She immediately let out a sweet call, then bounced toward him in little hops.
Ye Yumeng quickly brought his floating mobility device to a stop, jumped down to the ground, casually shrank the device and tossed it into his zero-gravity sensing backpack.
“Can Hanyu go outside now?” he asked, crouching down and gently rubbing the fluffy little lamb’s head.
Thanks to the daily nourishment art, the little lamb’s dried-out body had finally begun receiving enough energy.
Not only had she put on some weight, but new little curls had grown in, and she looked more spirited every day.
The little lamb did not reject his touch at all. Her long-lashed eyes curved into a lovely arc, and she smiled with sweetness and vitality.
“Baa—”
She called out again, as if answering Ye Yumeng.
Shi Yichun looked at them with a broad smile, his eyes full of affection. His whole demeanor had changed too, as though he had come back to life.
As long as his daughter could stay healthy, safe, and by his side, that was the greatest happiness in the world for him.
“Doctor Ye, let’s go into the greenhouse,” Shi Yichun reminded him only after letting them play for a while.
“Mm, okay!”
Ye Yumeng followed Shi Yichun through the gate of the Horticulture Department.
“Baa—baa baa—”
The little lamb trotted along beside them, never able to stay still for even a second. She bounced everywhere, her little hooves tapping cheerfully on the ground in bright little sounds.
She peered here, looked there, curious about absolutely everything.
When she accidentally ran into a patrolling robot, she got so startled that she hurriedly scampered back and hid beside her father, though her big round eyes still couldn’t resist peeking curiously at the robot.
Just watching her made people feel happy.
The Horticulture Department managed the Royal Sanatorium’s flowers, grasses, and trees, and had its own workrooms and greenhouses.
As they walked in, Ye Yumeng saw one greenhouse after another. The place covered quite a large area, and the plants Shi Yichun had purchased were being temporarily stored in one of the greenhouses.
Shi Yichun led him straight into one.
Inside were also two of Shi Yichun’s colleagues. Looking at the merit-light radiating from them, Ye Yumeng could not help guessing at their identities.
Could these be two more big-shot planting experts too?
“This is Old Yu,” Shi Yichun introduced.
When he gestured toward the other colleague, the man was already smiling and introducing himself, “Hello, Doctor Ye. My name is Li Yangbo.”
His tone and attitude were extremely respectful.
Ye Yumeng thought these two were the real big shots. Little did he know that in their eyes, he was the genuine big shot.
They had both already heard Shi Yichun talk about this Doctor Ye before and knew that it was at Doctor Ye’s request that Shi Yichun had been searching for king-grade calming plants.
Who could have imagined that before the plant kings they found had even arrived back from their interstellar journey, Shi Yichun’s daughter—who had been unconscious for two or three years—would wake up just like that!
Patients recovering and healing was not exactly rare in the Royal Sanatorium, so Shi Hanyu’s awakening had not caused the sort of uproar that assisted feeding had. It had only spread in a limited way among the medical staff.
But to the family of the patient, it was an event of enormous importance.
Old Yu and Li Yangbo had watched the little lamb grow up. They could practically be considered family too. Seeing her recover her health in such a short time had been an immense shock to them.
When Shi Yichun had shown up with his daughter today, they had not dared believe their own eyes—until the little lamb’s sweet, crisp voice sounded in their ears through spiritual communication.
“Grandpa Yu, Uncle Li!”
That voice was so bright and lively that both men could not help reddening their eyes.
Only after questioning Shi Yichun did they learn that the reason the little lamb had been able to wake up was all thanks to this Doctor Ye.
And hearing that he was coming today to inspect the plants, they both had followed eagerly along.
Although the illnesses of their own family members were not exactly the same as the little lamb’s… what if? What if this Doctor Ye could help them too?
They wanted very much to talk more with Ye Yumeng, but unfortunately, after the simple introductions were over, Shi Yichun had already led Ye Yumeng off to look at the newly arrived plants.
