Chapter 75
Only then did Shang Baiqi step forward and reconnect the little fox to the life-support monitors. Fortunately, Ye Yumeng had arrived in time, so none of the machines had been damaged.
“We may need to keep observing for a while longer.”
Shang Baiqi looked at Hu Yunjin, whose face still bore tear tracks, and could not help frowning.
“I don’t know what happened between the two of you,” she said, “but a patient’s emotions have a huge impact on their body. Family members should pay attention to that too.”
Hu Yunjin lowered his head in shame.
Ye Yumeng used his Aura-Reading Art to check on the little fox, then removed the calming sachet hanging around his neck.
When he opened it, he found that the calming talisman inside had already shattered into scraps of paper.
It seemed the little fox’s mental rampage had exceeded the talisman’s limit, which was why it had failed to soothe him.
The calming talisman might improve and heal illnesses related to mental power, but when a patient fell into a full mental rampage, its effect still was not enough.
Of course, there was also another piece of good news—
Now that he had reached the completion of the second layer, he had regained the ability to use the Soul-Calming Art, which could deal with a patient’s mental rampage.
The Soul-Calming Art could be understood as an advanced version of the calming talisman, and it consumed twice as much spiritual power as the Lesser Spring Renewal Art.
Its greatest function was to calm the soul—
It could even forcibly retain a soul after death, protecting it from dissipating, so that ghosts could be refined into artifact spirits to assist with spells.
Of course, Ye Yumeng had long since completely given up on the idea of turning Lu Qi into an artifact spirit.
Just now, in his urgency, he had remembered Lu Qi saying that mental power might come from the power of the soul, so he had used that spell.
He had not expected it to really work.
The little fox’s spirit still was not stable, so Ye Yumeng infused a Flowing Shadow Talisman with three Soul-Calming Arts, tied the sachet back up, and hung it once more around the little fox’s neck.
Under the effect of the Soul-Calming Art, the little fox finally stopped sobbing, and his sleeping state clearly became much more peaceful. Only then did Ye Yumeng relax.
He glanced at Hu Yunjin, thought for a moment, but still said nothing.
“I’m leaving now. If anything comes up, you can contact me anytime.”
He exchanged contact information with Hu Yunjin, then left amid a flood of profuse thanks.
It was not until Shang Baiqi also left that Hu Yunjin returned to sit beside the bed.
Looking at his younger brother, who had nearly been lost and then regained, he gritted his teeth in the end and opened his communicator to contact Mo Yin.
Hu Yunjin actually knew his brother was right. If there were no fire left in his heart, he would not be this conflicted.
What was more…
During this time on Medical Planet, he had witnessed Doctor Ye’s medical skill with his own eyes, and today he had even swiftly soothed the little fox’s mental rampage.
With a doctor like this around, even if His Majesty could not recover completely, at the very least his life should no longer be in danger, right?
That terrifying mental power from two days ago had absolutely come from His Majesty. Perhaps it was Doctor Ye who had calmed him the same way.
If that was the case, the fox clan should not continue sitting on the sidelines.
Just as Naonao had said, knowing and not reporting it, watching and doing nothing, was also a form of betrayal.
Ye Yumeng returned to the botanical garden.
He first checked on the little rabbit. Seeing that he was cultivating and circulating his energy, he quietly turned and left.
Now that there was no longer any need to worry about the little rabbit suffering an Mystic Flame backlash, he could safely use other treatment methods.
Ye Yumeng went to the medicine research area.
The equipment he had ordered through the smart system two days ago had already been delivered. He could finally begin officially making the burn ointment!
Ye Yumeng took out a mortar.
This mortar was naturally a product of the interstellar age and possessed no spirituality, but since he currently had no spiritual fire to refine tools with, ordinary equipment would have to do for now.
Thinking of this, Ye Yumeng could not help glancing in the direction of the lounge.
Speaking of which, could the little rabbit’s Mystic Flame be used for refining artifacts? He would have to try it later.
Ye Yumeng washed and disinfected the mortar, then went to the pool outside and drew some spiritual water rich in the energy of earth.
Among the hundred spiritual plants Mo Yin had brought back, twenty were aquatic.
All of them had now been planted in the pool, and the spiritual energy they released dissolved into the water, greatly increasing its concentration.
Perhaps if he waited a little longer, the ointment he made would be of even better quality.
But since this was his first time making medicine using materials from this world, Ye Yumeng decided to practice first and did not need to pursue perfection in the materials yet.
After collecting the spiritual water, he went and gathered enough Red Leaf Lotus as well.
The entire Red Leaf Lotus plant could be used medicinally, but he only needed to pluck the leaves. Once they were cleaned, he placed them all into the mortar, then set the mortar over an alcohol lamp.
Ye Yumeng did not use conventional tools to grind them. Instead, he formed strands of spiritual power with a hand seal.
As the spiritual power threads continuously turned and extracted, the useless impurities in the Red Leaf Lotus leaves were slowly stripped away, leaving behind only a mass of crimson, gelatinous liquid.
Ye Yumeng continued stirring it with spiritual power while slowly adding other ordinary ingredients…
Finally, he formed another seal, and a drop of faintly glowing spiritual liquid condensed at his fingertips.
As that spiritual liquid fell into the mortar, the medicinal properties of all the ingredients were fully activated, and a faint herbal fragrance spread through the air.
Only then did Ye Yumeng slowly withdraw his power.
That final drop of spiritual liquid was something condensed and compressed from spiritual energy by the Nine-Turn Spirit Pivot Scripture, and it was an exceptionally precious material in medicine-making.
Looking at the red ointment in the mortar, faintly imbued with spirituality, Ye Yumeng smiled.
At least his first attempt had already produced a spiritual medicine, so things were going quite smoothly.
Although it was primarily for treating burns, with the support of the other ingredients, it could also promote the healing of other exposed wounds to a certain extent.
Ye Yumeng took out a medicine jar, packed away the red ointment, and named it Red Lotus Ointment.
By then, it was already dark outside.
Ye Yumeng carried the ointment back to the lounge. Mo Yin had already switched shifts with Lan Fangyu and was sitting guard in the corridor.
The faint melancholy that had always clung to him seemed to have lightened somewhat, and his clear eyes held a warm smile as he looked at Ye Yumeng.
“Doctor Ye.”
Ye Yumeng glanced at the ward and said, “I was busy just now and came back late. How is the little rabbit?”
“Young Master is in excellent condition!”
Ye Yumeng nodded. “The little rabbit can eat on his own now. If I don’t make it back in time in the future, you can feed him.”
“Use the spirit rice porridge I told the cafeteria about before. The amount should be about the same as what I usually feed him.”
Mo Yin solemnly committed this to memory. “Understood. I’ll also inform Lan Fangyu and Director Lei.”
Ye Yumeng nodded. “You’ve all worked hard.”
“You’re too polite,” Mo Yin said. “Young Master has recovered this quickly all because of you. Whatever you need us to do, please just say the word!”
Ye Yumeng smiled. Then, thinking of something, he asked hesitantly, “I made some ointment for treating burns… if I want Hu Naonao and the others to try it, what kind of procedure do I need?”
At those words, Mo Yin felt an overwhelming surge of emotion and excitement.
He said, “You hold the highest level of authority in the Royal Sanatorium. Whatever you want to do, just say it. There is no need for any procedure.”
Now that His Majesty had successfully taken control of the Mystic Flame and staying alive was no longer an issue, Mo Yin felt he could gradually tell Doctor Ye a little more.
After all, they no longer had to worry that too much pressure would be placed on him, affecting the course of treatment.
“But the ointment I made hasn’t been tested…” Ye Yumeng remembered what Lei Qi had said before.
That was also why the calming sachets had never been sold online—because of that very issue.
“And since I used Red Leaf Lotus to make a new medicine, I can’t guarantee the results either.”
“It doesn’t matter!”
The moment Ye Yumeng finished speaking, Mo Yin said with absolute certainty, “They can use it directly. No one will refuse.”
In fact, if it could be useful, the Blade Squad warriors would probably fight each other to volunteer first.
Ye Yumeng looked at Mo Yin and felt even more certain of his guess.
The patients in the activity room… at least those ten or so little animals with burn injuries were probably not actual young cubs.
Otherwise, Mo Yin would not be reacting like this.
After thinking for a bit, he asked, “Mo, Naonao and the others… they’re your friends, right?”
Meeting Ye Yumeng’s gaze, which seemed to have seen through everything, Mo Yin paused, then finally nodded. “Yes.”
Since Doctor Ye had already guessed it, there was no point hiding it anymore.
“They are entirely capable of making decisions for themselves. You don’t need to feel burdened, and you don’t need to worry about causing disputes.”
Ye Yumeng nodded. In other words, all those little animals were at least twenty-five years old?
He still found it rather fascinating.
They looked like cubs, but inside they had adult souls… It seemed there was still a lot about this world he did not understand.
“Then help me ask them.”
Ye Yumeng said, “If they’re willing to test the medicine, I’d like them to move into the botanical garden. It’ll be easier to look after them here.”
The spiritual energy in the botanical garden was abundant and beneficial to their recovery. And if any sudden problem arose, like what happened with the little rabbit before, they could also receive an immediate supply of spiritual energy during treatment.
“And the patients in the Core Inpatient Department too—I’d like their daily activity area moved to the botanical garden.”
That way he would not need to keep running back and forth and could help them with assisted feeding whenever needed.
Hearing this, Mo Yin hesitated slightly.
Such a movement of people would undoubtedly make control more difficult. And those patients would now be in the botanical garden, much closer to His Majesty.
But…
In the end, he still nodded. “Please leave it to me.”
Ye Yumeng smiled and patted him on the shoulder. “Then I’m counting on you.”
After that, he went into the ward to check on the little rabbit.
The little rabbit was already asleep again from exhaustion, and spiritual power was slowly circulating through his meridians, repairing his body in his sleep.
Upon discovering this, Ye Yumeng could not help marveling at his talent.
How long had it been since he first drew spiritual energy into his body? And yet he was already able to unconsciously guide spiritual power to repair himself.
He really was such a promising little seedling!
Ye Yumeng smiled faintly and cast another Nourishing Art on him. Under the support of that medical technique, the little rabbit’s breathing became more even and deep.
Only then did Ye Yumeng turn and head to the room where he kept his talisman-making materials.
He had told Lan Fangyu before that he would provide two hundred calming talismans every five days. It was just about time again, so he needed to prepare them in advance.
Ye Yumeng drew the talismans one by one and set them aside to dry.
By the time all two hundred calming talismans were done, it was already deep into the night.
Only a small lamp was lit in the room, and the warm yellow light resembled firelight a little, making Ye Yumeng think of all the lonely, desolate nights in the cultivation world.
He took a deep breath, put away the Azure Jade Brush, then draped on his outer robe and went once more to the little rabbit’s room.
“Doctor Ye…”
Seeing that he was still awake so late, Mo Yin was naturally surprised.
Ye Yumeng quickly put a finger to his lips, telling him not to speak. If he woke the little rabbit, he was afraid the little one would start nagging again about staying up half the night.
Mo Yin could only fall silent and watch as the metal door opened soundlessly, then closed again once the young man entered.
Doctor Ye… truly was far too conscientious.
Inside the ward, Ye Yumeng walked over and sat beside the bed. Slowly, he leaned forward and rested against the bedside.
The room was not lit. A streak of moonlight shone in from outside, cutting a silver square across the floor.
It was cool and carried the chill of a winter night.
Resting his chin on his folded hands, Ye Yumeng looked at the little rabbit curled up under all those bandages.
There was tenderness and heartache in his eyes, along with a lingering attachment even he himself had not noticed.
After a long while, Ye Yumeng reached out, and his fingertip landed very lightly on the little rabbit’s back. Warmth immediately seeped through his fingertip.
When he realized the little rabbit had not woken, Ye Yumeng relaxed.
Tilting his head slightly, he leaned his whole body against the bedside, his fingertip still lightly touching the little rabbit as he gently stroked the bandages wrapped around him.
No one knew what he was thinking of, but Ye Yumeng narrowed his eyes slightly and secretly smiled to himself.
After resting like that for a while, he finally withdrew his hand, lifted both arms in a long stretch, and felt his condition recover once more.
He went to sit cross-legged in the corner of the room and began cultivating again.
Spiritual power flowed through his meridians, while the spiritual energy inside his dantian was compressed again and again, slowly forming new spiritual liquid that merged into the tiny vortex…
Ye Yumeng immersed himself in cultivation, entirely unaware of the outside world.
So he never noticed that after he closed his eyes and began cultivating, the little rabbit who had appeared to be sleeping on the bed quietly opened his eyes.
Lu Nanzhou laboriously shifted his body and turned slightly, looking toward the quiet figure in the corner.
He knew Ye Yumeng had started cultivating again.
Now that he had successfully drawn spiritual energy into his body, he finally understood why Ye Yumeng had always spent half the night awake before.
He watched Ye Yumeng, his eyes full of thought.
Yumeng… had he already guessed?
Otherwise, after dealing with the little rabbit’s condition, he should have tried to contact him.
After all, in a situation where he had returned to his body unexpectedly, and not through being summoned by spiritual power, Yumeng should have worried…
Or was it that Yumeng was still angry?
Lu Nanzhou could not help falling into inner conflict. In the end, he withdrew his gaze and began circulating his energy along with Ye Yumeng.
Although he had succeeded in controlling the Mystic Flame, for Lu Nanzhou, this was still not enough.
He had to get better quickly, recover as soon as possible, so that he could appear before Ye Yumeng in his true form sooner.
The next day, when Ye Yumeng opened his eyes and felt the strengthening of his spiritual liquid vortex, he nodded with satisfaction.
Last night, he had compressed another hundred strands of spiritual energy into spiritual liquid, all of which merged into the vortex.
Not only had his spiritual energy reserves increased again, but the rate at which the spiritual liquid vortex absorbed spiritual energy had improved a little as well.
Moreover, the spiritual liquid vortex only needed the basic three drops of spiritual liquid to keep functioning, so any new drop condensed could be called upon at any time.
In other words, his total spiritual power reserve had now risen to four hundred!
That feeling of improving every single day was wonderful.
Ye Yumeng got up, greeted the little rabbit, and then walked out of the ward.
He had wanted to make use of the fresh end of cultivation to practice a set of Healthy Energy Exercises in the sunlight when he noticed robots constantly coming and going through the botanical garden.
They were busily moving things, transporting some equipment and devices into the rooms in the rest area.
Ye Yumeng remembered what he and Mo Yin had discussed last night.
They had already started acting on it? That was so fast!
He watched from afar for a bit without getting involved, then turned and went to the lawn beside the pool to begin the Healthy Energy Exercises.
With his consistent dedication to the routine, his body had already grown much stronger, and practicing under such rich spiritual energy brought even more benefits.
Once he finished and closed the stance, he gave a small hop in place and could clearly feel how much lighter his body had become.
It felt great!
With a little more practice, he might even be able to fly on a magical instrument soon.
Although he already had a mobility device, it still needed recharging and could break. It was nowhere near as useful as being able to fly on his own whenever he wanted.
At that moment, he noticed the robots had stopped moving cargo.
From afar, he could see them pushing one oddly shaped hospital bed after another, escorting them under guard into the botanical garden.
Lying on those beds were naturally the little animals with burn injuries. Apart from them…
A flash of snowy-white fur suddenly broke away from the group and rushed toward Ye Yumeng at incredible speed.
It was the little snow ferret, Bai Shuo.
“Lele.”
The little snow ferret had originally been about to leap up, but after glancing at the mud on his paws, he quickly pulled back and instead squatted on the ground, swaying his head as he greeted Ye Yumeng.
“Gugu— gugu gugu—”
The little snow ferret excitedly darted around Ye Yumeng in circles, his joy impossible to hide.
Affected by his enthusiasm, Ye Yumeng also smiled. Unable to resist, he crouched down and reached out to rub the little fellow’s fluffy head.
Even though he knew this little guy wasn’t truly a real cub, he was just too adorable. Ye Yumeng simply couldn’t hold himself back.
Besides, the little guy was very cooperative, squinting his eyes as he rubbed against Ye Yumeng’s fingers, cheerful little sounds constantly coming from his throat.
Ye Yumeng even started wondering if he had guessed wrong.
Could something this cute really not be a cub?
“Bai Shuo.”
The little snow ferret’s body stiffened. Only after turning around and realizing it was Mo Yin calling him did he relax.
Ye Yumeng also looked up and saw Mo Yin walking toward them from the very back of the group.
The little snow ferret cried out and ran back toward Mo Yin.
He clearly wasn’t as polite with Mo Yin. Without waiting for Mo Yin to bend down, he directly leapt onto him, then quickly climbed upward, leaving dirty little paw prints all over Mo Yin’s uniform.
Mo Yin frowned slightly, but didn’t stop him.
The little snow ferret sat on his shoulder, his breathing still steady, unlike before when even a little movement would leave him panting.
After all, he got to eat meat every single day and received Ye Yumeng’s supportive treatment daily as well. Among all the patients in the activity room, only he and Zhang Zhuyu enjoyed this kind of treatment.
‘Ayin, I was greeting Doctor Ye!’ the little snow ferret’s lively voice rang out.
Mo Yin warned him, ‘You’re not on the treatment list. Whether you can stay or not still depends on whether Doctor Ye agrees.’
‘Alright already, I know.’
Because the little snow ferret didn’t have burn injuries, he naturally couldn’t participate in the medicine trials. But all the Blade Warriors had already transferred to the botanical garden, while he alone had been left behind on the upper floor of the core inpatient department. Naturally, Bai Shuo was unwilling to accept that.
And besides, Zhang Zhuyu was about to be discharged as well.
Losing this little follower, and then losing all his comrades too, would absolutely be a huge blow for Bai Shuo.
So after relentless pestering, Mo Yin finally brought him along. As for whether he could stay, that wasn’t up to him to decide.
‘Hurry up and help me talk to Doctor Ye!’ Bai Shuo urged.
Watching the little snow ferret hopping around on Mo Yin’s shoulder, Ye Yumeng knew they were communicating through spiritual power again.
Sure enough, Mo Yin quickly looked at him and said, “Doctor Ye, Hu Naonao and the others have all been transferred to the botanical garden. They’re all very willing to help you test medicine.”
Then he glanced at the little snow ferret, who kept smacking his face with dirty paws, and added, “Bai Shuo also wants to come along. Is that alright?”
“Of course it’s alright.”
Ye Yumeng nodded. This lively little troublemaker would definitely make the spirit plant garden more lively.
Besides, he was tiny, only about palm-sized, and wouldn’t take up a bed at all.
“Then you all head to the ward first. I’m going to the cafeteria for a bit, and I’ll come check on everyone afterward.”
“Understood, Doctor Ye.”
Mo Yin watched Ye Yumeng leave before shifting his gaze back to the group.
Hu Yunjin stood stiffly in place, his bright red hair especially eye-catching. After contacting Mo Yin yesterday, he had already explained everything in detail.
Today, when Mo Yin came to pick up the little fox, he shamelessly insisted on tagging along.
According to the intelligence Mo Yin had gathered, the fox clan indeed hadn’t directly participated in the rebellion. Although they were guilty of concealing information, for Hu Naonao’s sake, Mo Yin was willing to give them a chance.
Of course, the true authority to decide rested with His Majesty.
“Let’s go.”
“O-Okay, okay.”
Hu Yunjin followed Mo Yin into the building at the center of the botanical garden.
Because there weren’t enough rooms, all ten little animals had been arranged together inside a relatively large lounge.
Hu Yunjin frowned slightly at the sight.
Weren’t the conditions here a bit too poor? Could they really recover properly living in a place like this?
Of course, he only muttered those thoughts inwardly. When Mo Yin called him over, he quickly followed behind him to the outside of another lounge.
Mo Yin didn’t bring him inside. Instead, he simply stood in the hallway and respectfully called out, “Your Majesty.”
Hu Yunjin hurriedly bowed as well.
Then he heard that dignified and indifferent voice sound beside his ear:
‘You’re Hu Yunsheng’s older brother?’
Hu Yunjin’s heart tightened, and he nervously answered yes.
Meanwhile, Ye Yumeng had just arrived at the entrance of the botanical garden.
The winter sunlight was bright, but there was still a chill in the air. Ye Yumeng tucked his hands into his pockets, and the moment he looked up, he spotted a familiar figure standing by the roadside, looking this way.
The silver-gray-haired teenager was none other than the little silver mouse, Zhang Zhuyu.
The moment he saw Ye Yumeng, Zhang Zhuyu happily waved at him and wanted to run over, but after glancing at the guards stationed at the botanical garden, he obediently stayed where he was.
Ye Yumeng rode his mobility device over toward him.
“Little Yu, what are you doing here? Looking for me?”
Zhang Zhuyu nodded. The delicate-faced teenager wore a shy smile, his eyes sparkling brightly as he looked at Ye Yumeng, shining brilliantly under the sunlight.
“Doctor Ye, I’m being discharged today. My parents are coming to pick me up this afternoon. I came to say goodbye to you.”
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