"Just as I thought..." Su Wanyan's calm words carried a hint of sorrow.
The woman's heart had been replaced by Xiao Chensheng. Not only her heart, but Su Wanyan also reached inside and found that all her other internal organs had been replaced.
The woman's skin had been treated with special methods, leaving no scars on her body.
Even without scars, and despite being frozen for so long, it still feels soft to the touch, without any stiffness from being frozen.
His body had not decayed for more than ten years and was specially placed in this cave, which also contained an array set up by Xiao Chensheng.
This woman must be a special person to Xiao Chensheng.
Su Wanyan quietly sewed up her chest. Xiao Chensheng was pinned down on the stone bed by Yu Nanqing, his face contorted with rage for the first time: "Let me go! She can still be saved!"
He went to great lengths to preserve her scent until now, not so that Su Wanyan could pronounce her death sentence.
If it doesn't work now, then he'll keep waiting; there'll always be a way to save her!
Su Wanyan helped the girl in front of her straighten her clothes, then suddenly turned to Xiao Chensheng and said calmly, "Actually, you already knew she was beyond saving, but you just wouldn't give up."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chensheng's heart skipped a beat, and his previously struggling expression instantly fell silent as he stared wide-eyed.
“I found it strange from the beginning. If it was just about treating illnesses, you could have just said so. Even if the patient was difficult, knowing me as you do, I wouldn’t have refused to come.” On the contrary, she would be happy to receive such patients, as she could learn while also broadening her knowledge.
"But you used illusion magic on me and brought me here. You insisted on using this confrontational method because you already knew in your heart that she was beyond saving a long time ago."
“You can’t accept this result, and you don’t want to hear this answer from anyone else, so you want to force me to treat her.” Su Wanyan said slowly, “But when a person dies, they are dead. We are human, not gods. No matter how skilled we are in medicine, a person cannot be brought back to life.”
At this moment, Su Wanyan finally understood why he had asked her that day if she had been hiding anything about the medical skills she taught.
Xiao Chen probably felt that once his medical skills improved further, there was hope that he could cure her.
But how could there be a medical technique in the world that could bring the dead back to life?
Asking her to treat a corpse that has been dead for twenty years is giving her far too much credit.
However, Su Wanyan also had a vague suspicion that Xiao Chensheng used such extreme methods to kidnap her in order to make him face reality.
This corpse has been dead for at least twenty years. Does that mean Xiao Chensheng has been trapped here for twenty years?
Su Wanyan didn't know how to persuade him, or perhaps she didn't need to persuade him at all. Xiao Chensheng was smart; how could he not have thought of these things?
It's just that they don't want to face it.
"..." Xiao Chensheng seemed to have given up struggling, his face darkening considerably.
Suddenly, a wisp of mist rose from the corner of her lips, and a sweet fragrance instantly filled the cave.
Yu Nanqing's brows furrowed. Before she could react, she saw that Xiao Chensheng, whom she had been holding, had vanished like smoke. She frowned and looked at her empty hand, puzzled.
He had already taken the Hundred-Cure Pill before coming in, so he shouldn't fall for Xiao Chensheng's illusion again.
Su Wanyan's expression also darkened. Xiao Chensheng had just said that after exchanging medical knowledge with her, his illusion magic had reached a new level. Presumably, he had improved and refined his illusion magic based on the original foundation.
“It shouldn’t be like this.” As he pondered this, Xiao Chensheng’s voice slowly echoed through the cave.
Yu Nanqing flicked his sleeve slightly, shielding Su Wanyan behind him.
Then, Xiao Chensheng appeared before Yu Nanqing and Su Wanyan, puffing on his long pipe.
Although they were several meters apart, Su Wanyan felt an immense sense of oppression from Xiao Chensheng. His unsmiling expression and sharp, fierce eyes seemed to be denying everything Su Wanyan had just said.
"If I can survive in this world through a heart transplant, then she must also be able to..."
“But she’s already dead.” Su Wanyan said coldly, “You’ve experimented on so many dead people, you should know that no matter how much you mess with a dead person, they can’t come back to life.”
Su Wanyan did not deny Xiao Chensheng's replacement technique; on the contrary, she felt that Xiao Chensheng's medical philosophy was very similar to modern medicine.
As for the remaining risks of infection, he was able to develop corresponding drugs to minimize the harm, which is why Xiao Chensheng's reputation in the martial arts world was so renowned.
Because of Xiao Chensheng, Su Wanyan also gained more advanced medical skills. However, no matter how hard she tried, it was impossible to bring the dead back to life.
Xiao Chensheng took a light drag of his cigarette, a chilling smile playing on his lips: "If I say it's okay, then it's okay..."
The moment the smoke was exhaled, a sweet fragrance filled the air, especially strong.
Xiao Chensheng laughed: "Heal her, or... don't even think about leaving this place..."
Thick fog had risen in the cave at some unknown time, and only Yu Nanqing, Su Wanyan, Xiao Chensheng, and the woman on the stone bed could be seen. Everything in the cave was swallowed up by the fog, as if one were in a void.
Su Wanyan lowered her eyes slightly and sighed softly: "If you want to deceive yourself, so be it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a melodious and clear voice suddenly rang out: "Chen Sheng?"
Xiao Chensheng's expression suddenly trembled, and he stared in disbelief at the stone bed behind Su Wanyan. The sound that floated up sounded like a voice from another world to him.
He stood there, stunned, without reacting for a moment.
Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing's figures gradually disappeared without anyone noticing. Right under Xiao Chensheng's nose, the woman on the stone bed slowly, gradually sat up.
Her eyes, which had been closed, suddenly opened under a ray of light, revealing a delicate and gentle beauty.
She looked around curiously, but all she saw was a vast expanse of white. Her pale yellow, crystal-clear dress perfectly complemented her twelve or thirteen-year-old age, and even her hair was perfectly styled without a single disheveled detail.
Her gaze finally settled on Xiao Chensheng, and their eyes met in a long silence.
Suddenly, the woman on the stone bed smiled and said, "How come you've grown so much? I almost didn't recognize you."
Xiao Chensheng felt another tremor in his heart, and he gripped the long pipe that was hanging limply tightly.
Seeing the woman on the stone bed awaken, Xiao Chensheng felt no joy at all. Instead, he subconsciously took a step back.
But then he saw that the woman on the stone bed had gotten off the ground, her bare feet walking on the cold ground. Before Xiao Chensheng could react, the woman was already in front of him.
How many years have passed since I died?
Xiao Chensheng stared blankly.
When he didn't reply, the woman laughed to herself again: "It must have been many years. When I left, you weren't even as tall as my shoulder. Now I have to look up to see you."
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