How The Little Medical Cultivator Saves the Furries

Chapter 79

When little rabbit agreed, Ye Yumeng picked him up and carefully placed him into the temperature-controlled carrier he had used to bring him to the spirit plant garden before.

After greeting Lan Fangyu, who had just come to take over the shift, he carried the carrier out with him.

Lan Fangyu stared blankly after his retreating figure.

He had been attending to His Majesty for two years, so compared with Mo Yin, he felt the changes in His Majesty more deeply than anyone.

Watching Doctor Ye simply carry the temperature-controlled box away, taking His Majesty outside as casually as if they were heading out for a picnic, he still found it unbelievable.

Taking His Majesty out just like that… was it really all right?

It was only when Ye Yumeng’s figure was about to vanish from sight that Lan Fangyu hurried after him. Of course, he did not get too close and only followed from afar.

As long as they stayed inside the spirit plant garden, safety would not be much of a concern.

The spirit plant garden covered a wide area, and with the landscaping designed to suit the growing environments of different plants, there were quite a few secluded, hidden corners.

Ye Yumeng wound his way around several bends, and before long, the sounds of the little animals playing and chattering gradually faded out of earshot.

He came to a patch of shade beneath a tree.

The large tree planted beside it was the longan tree transplanted from the low hill. Uncle Shi had said it would blossom and bear fruit in spring, though no one yet knew what the fruit would look like.

Ye Yumeng set the temperature-controlled carrier on the stone table, then opened the lid.

He did not take little rabbit out. It was winter, and the wind was rather strong, so it was still better to let him stay inside the carrier.

Ye Yumeng looked at the control panel and switched it to transparent mode.

The previously opaque metal shell slowly transformed, and at last a transparent window appeared at the front, making the outside scenery visible.

Looking at little rabbit inside the carrier, he smiled. “Doesn’t the air outside feel nice?”

Lu Nanzhou nodded.

If being summoned by Ye Yumeng did not count, then this should be the first time he had truly left the ward and come outdoors in the real sense.

The fresh air was carried in by the breeze, tinged with a faint chill.

White clouds drifted across the azure sky, tree shadows swayed, and dense leaves brushed together with a rustling sound in the wind.

It was very pleasant.

He felt a kind of inner peace and ease.

And of course, more important than anything else—

Lu Nanzhou’s gaze fell on Ye Yumeng. As long as he could stay by his side, no matter where they were, he would feel content.

“Cultivating here will absolutely get twice the result with half the effort!” Ye Yumeng said.

After learning that the number of spirit plants had increased drastically, Ye Yumeng had set up a simple spirit-gathering array in the spirit plant garden according to the five-element properties of the plants.

It was already beginning to show results. In the future, not only would the spirit plants themselves produce spirit energy, but the spirit-gathering array would also constantly draw in spirit energy from all directions, just like the vortex of spirit liquid in his body.

The place where they were now was the array core, where the spirit energy concentration in the entire garden was the densest.

“I’ll go tell Lan Fangyu first.”

This was also Ye Yumeng’s first time coming here after arranging the gathering array, and feeling the rich spirit energy, even he could not help feeling tempted.

There was still time before the next meal. Better to seize the opportunity to cultivate.

So he directly called Lan Fangyu and told him to lock down the area and not let anyone come in and disturb them.

Unlike him, little rabbit had only just begun drawing qi into his body. The cultivation process required a stable environment, or it would be easy for him to suffer qi deviation.

Lan Fangyu naturally agreed at once.

Ye Yumeng then sat cross-legged beside little rabbit.

Lu Nanzhou, however, did not begin cultivating immediately.

He looked at the blue sky and white clouds, and at Ye Yumeng’s side profile as he sat cross-legged beneath the green trees. That strange sense of familiarity rose again in his heart.

It felt as though… he had seen this scene before.

Ye Yumeng lifted his eyelids and looked down at him. “What’s wrong? Too tired?”

Lu Nanzhou shook his head and also closed his eyes.

Ye Yumeng then settled himself and focused on cultivation again.

Thus, beneath the shade of the tree, the two of them entered a state of complete absorption in cultivation.

An hour passed.

Ye Yumeng slowly withdrew from his cultivation. Seeing that little rabbit was still immersed in it, he did not disturb him and instead cast a silencing spell for him.

Then he got up lightly and quietly and left to help Little Pine Squirrel and the others with assisted feeding.

He had decided to increase the assisted-feeding quota to twenty patients a day. Ten fixed slots would remain for the little animals in the treatment room, while the remaining slots would rotate among the patients who lined up each day in the spirit plant garden.

As soon as that news was announced, cheers naturally broke out in waves.

After finishing assisted feeding for those ten patients, Ye Yumeng went to see little lamb as well.

“Doctor Ye!”

Little lamb happily bounded around Ye Yumeng in circles.

Ever since regaining consciousness, little lamb had been growing stronger day by day. By the Royal Sanatorium’s standards, she could actually already be discharged.

But since Shi Yichun did not want to resign and leave, she was still temporarily staying in the core inpatient building.

Shi Yichun brought this up too.

“I don’t think continuing to stay in the ward or in my current dorm is a long-term solution. I may look for a place outside.”

There was no need to mention the ward. As for the dorm, the conditions were rather basic, and he had no authority to renovate it. Shi Yichun still hoped his daughter could live somewhere more comfortable.

He added, “But please don’t worry. I’ll continue taking care of the work in the spirit plant garden. I won’t neglect it.”

Ye Yumeng reached out and stroked little lamb’s head. He had not expected Hanhan to be discharged so soon too.

By this world’s standards, she had indeed recovered. As for not being able to return to human form… even the Royal Sanatorium was powerless about that.

Fortunately, Uncle Shi was willing to stay.

As long as Hanhan could cultivate, there would still be hope for her to transform in the future.

“Would you like to live in the spirit plant garden?” Ye Yumeng asked. “If you do, I can go talk to Ah Mo for you.”

The garden had a rest area, and even several standalone two-story cottages. Giving one set to Uncle Shi and Hanhan should not be a problem.

If Uncle Shi lived in the spirit plant garden, he could also take care of it nearby.

Now that there were nearly two hundred spirit plants planted there, many of them unfamiliar species even to Ye Yumeng, having a planting expert like Shi Yichun stationed there would put his mind more at ease.

“Live here?”

Shi Yichun hesitated and glanced toward the center of the spirit plant garden. “Would that really be appropriate?”

Ye Yumeng looked puzzled, but still said, “If you want to, I can try to get it arranged for you.”

“Then I’ll trouble you with it, Doctor Ye.”

Little lamb bleated happily as well, showing her delight.

Ye Yumeng rubbed her head, said goodbye to father and daughter, and headed to the treatment room.

After applying the Red Lotus Ointment, the little animals were all resting quietly. Under the enhancement of his qi-observing technique, Ye Yumeng could see faint spirit energy spreading from the ointment as it repaired their wounds.

Naturally, the one showing the most obvious effect was still panda cub, Shen Chunming, on whom Ye Yumeng had personally used the Decay Removal and Flesh Regrowth Technique.

His burns were concentrated on his back and front limbs. At the moment, they looked somewhat red, and under the ointment’s effects, the hard scabs over the wounds had already begun to soften.

Ye Yumeng carefully avoided the ointment-covered areas as he helped feed him, then cast a Nourishing Care spell.

After that, he replaced the calming sachet hanging on him with a Flowing Light sachet.

With the improved ink and paper, plus the evolution of the Green Jade Brush, the Flowing Light talismans he drew now could mostly store five Little Spring Rejuvenation spells, and the number of times they could be reused had also increased.

After using the Decay Removal and Flesh Regrowth Technique on panda cub, Ye Yumeng had decided to focus his treatment on him first, while keeping the previous treatment plans for the others.

Once he had finished assisted feeding for the remaining little animals, Ye Yumeng returned to the longan tree.

When he got back, from a distance he saw a pair of rabbit ears sticking up out of the open top of the temperature-controlled carrier.

Ye Yumeng hurried over on his hover disc and discovered that little rabbit, who had originally been lying down, was now sitting up.

Of course, because his whole body was wrapped in bandages, this movement was extremely difficult for him, but at least he had managed it.

“Little rabbit!”

Hearing Ye Yumeng’s voice, little rabbit lost strength and nearly toppled backward again, but Ye Yumeng caught him just in time.

“Are you all right? Does it hurt?”

When he lowered his head, he met little rabbit’s pitiful eyes.

“Sorry, I came back late.”

Lu Nanzhou tilted his head slightly and gently rubbed against Ye Yumeng’s palm.

Even though he knew Ye Yumeng would come back, and even though his mental power allowed him to know Ye Yumeng’s whereabouts at any time…

Still, when he woke from cultivation and found Ye Yumeng gone, leaving only himself under the tree, Lu Nanzhou had very clearly felt the panic and unease in his heart.

He knew it was unnecessary, but he could not control it.

Looking at little rabbit’s actions, however, another figure rose in Ye Yumeng’s mind.

His heartbeat skipped once, but guilt quickly replaced it. He said, “I’m sorry. I should’ve stayed with you until you woke up…”

Lu Nanzhou shook his head.

That only made Ye Yumeng feel even guiltier.

He gently picked little rabbit up out of the carrier and said, “I brought you porridge. Today I added a little minced meat to it, so let’s see if it tastes good.”

The hand holding little rabbit slowly released Little Spring Rejuvenation to ease his bodily pain, while with the other hand he used a spoon to feed him carefully.

Lu Nanzhou’s sense of taste had already recovered.

The porridge had minced meat in it, making it pleasantly savory. Compared to the plain porridge from before, it truly was much more flavorful.

Every day at this time, for Lu Nanzhou, was a moment of pure enjoyment. He looked at Ye Yumeng’s face so close at hand, at the focused look in his eyes. The unease had already dissipated, leaving behind only satisfaction.

Ye Yumeng sat there beneath the tree, gently feeding little rabbit.

Not far away, Lan Fangyu was secretly watching the scene.

He had actually noticed earlier when His Majesty tried to sit up, but the moment he thought of going over, His Majesty had stopped him cold.

Just from the tone, he could tell His Majesty had been in a very bad mood.

And then Doctor Ye had come back carrying the lunch box.

Now, looking at the situation…

Had His Majesty been coaxed back into a good mood again?

Wait, why had he thought “again”?

By evening, Ye Yumeng brought little rabbit back to the room and finally remembered Du Jia and littlequeen of the night.

He had not received any updates all day, so it seemed littlequeen of the night was in good condition and nothing had gone wrong.

Ye Yumeng went to the pond and, sure enough, saw littlequeen of the night planted in the soil, gently stretching its leaves. The leaf that had just sprouted this morning had clearly grown a little larger.

Du Jia was crouched by the pond, frowning down at the green plant in the water.

When he heard footsteps, he quickly turned around. “Doctor Ye, you’re here!”

Ye Yumeng nodded, looked down at littlequeen of the night, and asked, “How is Chuanchuan? Has he adapted?”

At once, littlequeen of the night shook its leaves energetically.

Not long after Ye Yumeng had left, Yu Zhenchuan had woken up. When he first realized he had been planted in the soil, his first reaction had naturally been confusion.

The grass-and-tree clan was different from other beast-blood humans. When they reproduced, they still retained human form.

But the children they gave birth to were seeds.

In the earliest generations of the grass-and-tree clan, those seeds really had been planted directly in the soil. But too many children died young from disease and blight, and after many generations of improvement, grass-and-tree children were now raised in containers with specially prepared nutrient solution instead.

So from childhood to adulthood, Yu Zhenchuan had truly never rooted himself in actual earth.

When he had only just learned to run around, his family had repeatedly warned him that the soil outside was too dirty, filled with all kinds of bacteria, diseases, and pests, and that he absolutely must never put his roots into it.

Back then, Yu Zhenchuan had been confused. If ordinary plants could grow in the soil, why couldn’t they, the grass-and-tree clan?

And then the elders would lecture him again and again that although their clan had plant bloodlines, in essence they were still human. How could ordinary plants be compared with them?

So after being smacked around a few times, Yu Zhenchuan had learned his lesson and grown up knowing he had to stay away from dirty soil.

That was why, when he realized he had truly been planted in the earth, his first reaction had naturally been bewilderment.

But before he could pull his roots back out, a sensation unlike anything he had ever known surged over him.

Yu Zhenchuan discovered that his roots were constantly extending deeper into the earth, instinctively absorbing nutrients and energy from the soil.

He felt no discomfort at all. Instead, a sense of belonging welled up from deep within him—something intimate, grounded, and as though this was exactly how things ought to be.

He belonged to the earth.

This thought suddenly surfaced in Yu Zhenchuan’s mind.

It somewhat overturned everything he had been taught in the past, but at that moment, he truly felt very comfortable and had no desire to move.

So he maintained that state until evening.

Now, seeing Doctor Ye appear again, littlequeen of the night lightly waved its leaves in greeting.

Ye Yumeng reached out and touched the new leaf he had grown.

“Doctor Ye, Chuan—”

Before Du Jia could finish, littlequeen of the night stretched out a thin vine and slapped him lightly. The force was very light, more like a little scratch than a hit.

But the fierce protest that accompanied it made Du Jia’s head buzz.

“Who are you calling Chuanchuan?”

“My name is Yu Chuan! Yu Chuan!”

Hearing littlequeen of the night’s angry roar, Du Jia once again recalled the fear he had once felt when dominated by grass-and-tree patients. He hurriedly corrected himself.

“Yes, Yu Chuan. He’s in very good shape today!”

Although the mental power wasn’t directed at him, Ye Yumeng could still sense the emotion carried within it.

Looking at Du Jia’s trembling, fearful expression, how could he not understand what was going on?

Ye Yumeng frowned and looked at littlequeen of the night. “Chuanchuan, are you losing your temper at Du Jia?”

The littlequeen of the night, who had been wildly lashing his vines, instantly stiffened.

Yu Zhenchuan stole a glance at Ye Yumeng, and when he saw the serious, disapproving look on his face, he immediately guiltily retracted his vines.

Only then did Ye Yumeng belatedly recall something. “So when we met on the road that time, and you wrapped your vine around my finger, were you actually throwing a tantrum at me too?”

The entire littlequeen of the night froze solid.

No, he could explain… no, actually, back then he really had been angry…

Even more terrifying was—

You were throwing a tantrum at him?

A powerful mental pressure that made his soul tremble suddenly enveloped the littlequeen of the night without warning.

He heard His Majesty’s icy voice in his ear.

Yu Zhenchuan, who gave you the nerve?

Ye Yumeng and Du Jia remained completely unaware.

This only proved that His Majesty had not only regained control over the Mystic Flame, but that his control over mental power had also returned to its former level.

This should have been thrilling news. But when that mental pressure was directed at Yu Zhenchuan himself, it did not feel thrilling at all.

Your Majesty, I was wrong…

The littlequeen of the night, who had always been lawless and would go head-to-head whenever displeased, now looked ready to cry.

Ye Yumeng saw the whole plant droop and crouched down to say to him, “If you want to throw a tantrum in the future, just direct it at me.”

Yu Zhenchuan was stunned, then shook his leaves frantically in panic.

But Ye Yumeng said, “After all, I can’t hear what you’re saying anyway, even if you’re cursing me. But the medical staff can.”

“They work very hard, and they take their responsibilities seriously. I know your body feels uncomfortable, but you should still give them the respect they deserve.”

Du Jia stared blankly at Ye Yumeng, suddenly feeling his nose sting a little.

Ye Yumeng continued, “If you have any emotions in the future, just vent them at me. It won’t affect me anyway.”

Yu Zhenchuan did not know whether to nod or shake his head.

Just as he was in full panic, on the verge of exploding again, a cold snort sounded, and the terrifying mental pressure on him vanished.

Yu Zhenchuan instantly felt as though he had come back to life.

“You figure it out,” the cold voice said.

Hearing that icy tone, Yu Zhenchuan dared not delay. He immediately apologized to Ye Yumeng and had Du Jia translate for him.

Du Jia said, “Doctor Ye, Yu Chuan says he knows he was wrong, and he’s sorry.”

“That’s not who he should be saying it to,” Ye Yumeng replied, shaking his head.

Yu Zhenchuan understood what Ye Yumeng meant. Though unwilling, after thinking of the terrifying mental pressure just now, he still chose to apologize to Du Jia.

Sorry…

Du Jia stared blankly at littlequeen of the night, then slowly smiled. “Then can I call you Chuanchuan?”

Yu Zhenchuan felt a little irritated, but the moment the bad temper rose, he forcibly suppressed it.

His Majesty was definitely still watching!

Do whatever you want.

Call him whatever—he wouldn’t lose a piece of himself over it…

Du Jia looked a little excited, but when he turned to Ye Yumeng, he saw Doctor Ye had already sobered again and was asking, “And you? After observing all day, what have you learned?”

Du Jia’s scalp instantly tightened.

He awkwardly scratched at his hair and said, “It seems like… the water in this pond is pretty special…”

As soon as he said it, he wanted to smack himself.

Wasn’t that just nonsense? If the pond water weren’t special, why would Doctor Ye have brought littlequeen of the night here?

Yet Ye Yumeng was not disappointed. He only continued asking, “Mm. And then?”

“When I use my mental power to sense it, it feels very comfortable. Full of life, full of vitality.”

Du Jia spoke of his impressions. “As for where that vitality comes from… it seems to be the plants at the bottom of the pond?”

He looked at Ye Yumeng nervously. “That’s… that’s all I could tell.”

Ye Yumeng nodded, very satisfied with his answer.

It seemed Du Jia was also someone who could sense spirit energy, only just as little rabbit had been before, he could not directly see the spirit-light motes.

A glimmer lit in Ye Yumeng’s eyes. With qi-observation active, he saw the layer of merit-light around Du Jia.

It was faint, but at least much stronger than that of the medical grandmaster named Liang Yu.

Ye Yumeng nodded. “Mm, not bad.”

Then he turned once more to littlequeen of the night. “It’s getting dark. Chuanchuan, do you want to keep staying here, or come back to the treatment room with us?”

Hearing Doctor Ye speak to him gently again, littlequeen of the night immediately perked up.

I want to stay here!

Then his voice weakened again. Is that okay?

Du Jia hurriedly relayed what he meant.

“It’s okay.” Ye Yumeng nodded.

If treated as an ordinary spirit plant, then yes, it really wasn’t something that should be moved casually.

So Ye Yumeng arranged two more assistants, together with Du Jia, to take turns watching over littlequeen of the night. After all, they now had seven or eight assistants in total, so manpower was still sufficient.

And so, the Blade warriors settled into the spirit plant garden and began receiving Ye Yumeng’s treatment every day.

Days passed one after another.

With Ye Yumeng’s treatment and his own cultivation, Lu Nanzhou’s recovery was visible to the naked eye.

From suffering terribly every time he moved at all, he had reached the point where he could turn over and sit up with ease. From having to stop and rest after only two bites, his appetite grew larger and larger…

Every one of his changes was witnessed by Mo Yin and Lan Fangyu.

Director Lei was coming by less and less often.

After all, he could not really be of much use here, while there were many other places that needed him more. Besides, he could devote more energy to his research on the calming sachets.

Other than Lu Nanzhou, the one who had changed the most was panda cub Shen Chunming.

The scars on his body, under Ye Yumeng’s treatment… had become more and more ghastly and horrifying. Layer upon layer of ointment had been applied, bringing wave after wave of itching.

Panda cub already had to wear a collar, and to keep him from scratching at the wounds, his limbs had also been tied down.

Although Shen Chunming endured it with all his strength, during this period he still went berserk twice. Fortunately, Ye Yumeng was able to soothe him in time.

Watching him like this, the Blade warriors were worried and uneasy.

But no one chose to give up.

After all, while Shen Chunming looked terrifying, his body had clearly grown stronger, and the force of his struggles was getting greater and greater.

Finally, after a week—

Shen Chunming woke from sleep. He instinctively wanted to scratch the itch, but then—

Eh? Why didn’t it itch anymore today?

“It’s almost done,” Ye Yumeng said as he checked him over.

With all the little animals and assistants gathered around watching, Ye Yumeng performed the Decay Removal and Flesh Regrowth Technique on panda cub one last time.

The moment he finished the spell, there came a rustling sound, and the blackened, rotting, hardened layer on panda cub’s back—mixed with sticky ointment—peeled off in one whole piece.

As if peeling a boiled egg, once that ugly outer shell came away, it revealed the tender pink, delicate, nearly flawless new skin underneath.

Everyone who saw it was stunned.

It wasn’t only Shen Chunming who felt his whole body relax. The others, too, felt a strange sense of release surge through them when they saw that ugly, heavy black shell peeled away all at once.