Wang Yuanchao stopped joking and the two of them started smoking. Wang Li, meanwhile, was talking to a nurse in front of her grandfather's ward, asking about his recent condition.
"Uncle, don't be sad, the old man will definitely get better."
“Chen’er, do you know? Only now do I realize how terrifying time is. Lili’s grandfather was once known to be in good health. Friends and relatives all thought he would live to be a hundred years old, but now…” Wang Yuanchao said, his body trembling violently. The cigarette in his hand fell to the ground. He wiped away his tears, took out another one and continued smoking. The ashtray next to him had become a small mountain of cigarette butts.
Xu Chen remained silent. He had never experienced anything like this. His parents had lived a good life after he joined the Tianquan Sect, and even in their final days, they passed away with smiles on their faces, having lived very long lives. Therefore, Xu Chen had no regrets in this regard, and he could neither offer comfort nor say anything more.
Gong Yan was also on her way back on a plane. Upon hearing that her father-in-law was critically ill, she immediately canceled everything, including public lectures and meetings with her superiors. Her father-in-law treated her, his daughter-in-law, just like his own daughter, so she had no reason to waste her time on work.
"Chenchen, are you back in Xingcheng?" Xu Jianguo called, and Xu Chen answered and went into the bathroom.
"Yes, Dad, but something happened to Lili's family, and I'm at the hospital with her now."
"Lili? What happened to Lili?"
"It's her grandfather. He's been critically ill and hospitalized these past few days."
"Wang Yuanchao, you didn't tell me about such a big thing. You should spend some time with Lili first. I'll make a few phone calls."
Xu Chen agreed, and after hanging up the phone, he waited outside the operating room with Wang Yuanchao and Wang Li.
More than two hours later, the doctor walked out of the operating room, looking exhausted. After hearing the words "not optimistic" from the doctor, everyone fell silent. After watching the old man for a while outside the intensive care unit, Wang Li and Xu Chen walked out of the hospital, feeling dejected.
"Chenchen, do you have a solution?"
"Not at the moment." Xu Chen shook his head.
"Currently? Chenchen, do you mean there will be a solution later?"
"Who knows, Lili, don't get excited. Let's eat properly while I look into it."
Wang Li nodded, and Xu Chen took her to dinner.
After taking Wang Li to the hospital, Xu Chen left and went to the library.
"I wonder if it's too late to start learning medicine now," Xu Chen thought to himself, and then he began reading one book after another related to traditional Chinese medicine. Back home, he studied the medical classics compiled by his sect's seniors in his room. In half a month, Xu Chen and Wang Li visited countless traditional Chinese medicine institutions throughout the city, and with the lure of substantial sums, they gained access to the insights and experiences of these elders. Fortunately, cultivators possess extraordinary memories, able to remember everything they see and hear; otherwise, even if Xu Chen had ten years, he wouldn't have been able to finish what he had done or read in those two weeks.
Two weeks later, Xu Chen and Wang Li went to a hospital. Xu Chen was there to try it out and see how effective it was.
"Chenchen, are we going to get arrested?" Wang Li, wearing a mask and disguised as a nurse at the hospital, and Xu Chen, disguised as a doctor, walked down the hospital corridor.
"Trust your husband!" Xu Chen walked into the ward with her head held high.
It was obvious that they had failed. Xu Chen's acupuncture had no effect, but thankfully it was ineffective rather than affecting the patient's vital signs, otherwise Wang Li would have felt guilty for the rest of her life.
"The human body is so complex and intricate, Lili," Xu Chen said helplessly as he walked out of the hospital with Wang Li.
"What if Grandpa...?" Even the all-powerful Xu Chen couldn't do anything about it, so how much better could a mortal doctor do?
Xu Chen was thinking to himself that he should continue to study medical skills, but Wang Li's grandfather's illness could not be delayed any longer. It was late-stage cancer, and even if he could hold on, he probably only had one or two years left. It had to be resolved as soon as possible.
After returning home, Xu Chen began to ask Qin Ziyue for her opinion.
"Senior, you must know medicine, right?"
"I know a little bit, that's all I can do, why?"
"Lily's grandfather has cancer, and I was wondering if I could ask you..."
"Stop! Even if my medical skills are superb, I won't make a move. Junior, how far do you intend to order your senior around?"
"I'm sorry, senior."
"Indeed, I don't." Qin Ziyue said softly as she heard Xu Chen's tone soften.
Xu Chen sensed that this matter was becoming increasingly difficult. Cultivators like him and Qin Ziyue, who focused solely on cultivation, were essentially complete novices in medicine, their knowledge base roughly equivalent to that of an ordinary mortal taking ibuprofen for a headache. However, because both Xu Chen and Qin Ziyue had a very powerful force behind them, their sects could easily provide the resources they needed.
"I've heard that there's a star where doctors live. They come from all over the world and have gathered together to treat the illnesses of people who travel between stars. You could try going there," Qin Ziyue said, sharing her opinion.
Xu Chen thanked her and hung up the phone. He then began to consider the feasibility of Qin Ziyue's suggestion, but ultimately rejected it.
"The fact that so many doctors have gathered here proves that this star is not remote, while Earth... it would take at least a year to go there and back. Besides, I don't have any Galactic Coins that can be traded between star systems, so even if I tried to rob it, it would waste even more time."
Just as Xu Chen was troubled, Han Ying called.
"Senior, are you on vacation?"
"Yes, I'm in Hunan Province. You've returned from your mission?"
"Yes, it feels pretty good to be regarded as someone's backbone." As a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, he could be said to be able to do whatever he wanted on Earth. His teammates thought he was a powerful martial artist and asked him for advice. He was treated as both teacher and boss, a treatment he had never received in his sect before.
"Keep up the good work and try to get some kind of title like me," Xu Chen encouraged, then, as if he had just thought of something, he hurriedly asked Han Ying, "Han Ying, do you know medicine?"
"Of course I will. To be honest, before I met you, I had planned to get my identity sorted out and then take the medical licensing exam in the mortal realm to make a living from it."
"Come to Hunan Province! Come quickly! I'm waiting for you in Xingcheng Furong District, Hunan Province. Bring your junior brother along."
“Senior, my junior brother knows absolutely nothing about medicine, so let me do it.”
"Alright, hurry up and come over, I have something to tell you tomorrow."
Han Ying didn't understand why Xu Chen wanted to see him, but he still flew away from the capital as soon as possible, after all, Xu Chen had his beloved spirit stone and his life, which he cherished very much.
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