“`
After hanging up the phone, Li Yuan stood by the window, looking at the cherry blossom trees in full bloom along the walkway in the distance.
The cherry blossoms in March are really beautiful.
But Li Yuan had no interest in enjoying the view, his mood was oppressively somber, his mind echoing the words of his teacher Xu Bo from earlier.
Just now, Li Yuan had forcefully suppressed his impulsiveness, patiently communicated with Lord Wan to understand the other party’s attitude and thoughts before he made his request.
“What could be done, has been done,” Li Yuan murmured as he gently closed his eyes, “It must succeed.”
The window was open.
Li Yuan just stood there quietly, letting the wind brush against his face.
Waiting for the news.
…
Half an hour later, when the bell rang signaling the end of class and dinnertime had come.
Inside Martial Arts Room 4001.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” Sword lights danced, lively yet strong, as the girl in red practice clothes trained in swordsmanship.
Suddenly.
Beep~ “Master, there is a video call from your second brother. Would you like to answer?” the voice of the assistant AI sounded.
“Second brother?”
Lin Lanyue was slightly startled, immediately saying, “Answer it!”
Swoosh~
Countless rays of light converged, forming a holographic projection not far away, and a handsome man in black battle garment appeared on the screen.
“Second brother,” Lin Lanyue greeted with a smile.
“Have you returned to school from Jiangbei Martial University?” the handsome man asked, observing the background in Lin Lanyue’s video.
“Yes,” Lin Lanyue nodded, “Second brother, is there any news?”
“Yes,” the man’s smile faded, “Didn’t you ask me to find someone named ‘Li Changzhou’ this morning?”
Lin Lanyue nodded quickly, “Yes, brother, is there news?”
“I have found him.”
The man nodded, “He is seriously injured, just transferred to the base where I’m stationed, No. 7 Base, this afternoon. I went to see him personally; he has been poisoned with Flame Erosive Bone Poison and began slipping into a coma this afternoon.”
“Flame Erosive Bone Poison? What is that?” Lin Lanyue asked, perplexed.
“It is a toxin originating from a Third Rank Flame Serpent Demon,” the man said solemnly, “He likely became infected during the final crazy onslaught by Star Realm Creatures at Base No. 3… The Flame Erosive Bone Poison from Star Realm is much weaker than the original toxin.”
“Third Rank Flame Serpent Demon?” Lin Lanyue’s face showed concern.
She didn’t know what a Flame Serpent Demon was, but she understood the meaning of Third Rank.
That was a terrifying existence on the same level as a Flying Heaven Warrior.
“Is there a cure?” Lin Lanyue pressed.
“If he was brought here a day earlier, he could have been saved,” the man shook his head slightly, “But now… it’s difficult to treat, especially since Rob Sea has no antidote.”
“Right now, the toxin has penetrated deep into his bone marrow, he’s becoming more and more in pain and weak.”
“He can’t last much longer.”
“Who is this Li Changzhou to you? He shouldn’t be related to you, right?” the man inquired, “Why are you suddenly looking for him?”
“Brother, don’t ask,” Lin Lanyue said with a frown, urgently, “Just tell me, what can be done to save him?”
“To save him now, the best thing that I know of is the ‘Flame Tung Spiritual Spring,'” the man said, “This thing, Blue Star probably doesn’t even have it, and you know that better than I do.”
Lin Lanyue’s face changed again, she didn’t know about other treasures, but she was well aware of the Flame Tung Spiritual Spring.
It was not very expensive, but extremely rare.
Crucially, its source was not on Blue Star.
“And it needs to be quick,” the man added, “In two days at most, he is certain to die.”
“Two days?”
Lin Lanyue was startled, after a short contemplation, she said, “Brother, could you arrange a flight transport to immediately bring him back from Rob Sea?”
“Just before I contacted you, he had already been placed on a flight transport,” the man said, “Based on the timing, he should be able to return to Jiang City by about ten o’clock tonight.”
“That quickly?” said Lin Lanyue.
“He was supposed to be awarded a medal. Under normal circumstances, if he hadn’t been pushed back by others, he should have been scheduled to be moved out of Base No. 3 and wouldn’t have waited until the afternoon,” the man shook his head, “Just now, in a moment, the military, Starfire Martial Hall, and Kunlun Martial University all contacted my No.
7 Base asking about his condition, hoping for him to be quickly arranged to return to Jiang City.”
“So, I rearranged the transport, urgently sending him and another group of injured back to Jiang City,” the man explained.
Now it was Lin Lanyue’s turn to be surprised.
So many forces making calls, could it be Li Yuan?
“Okay, second brother, I got it,” Lin Lanyue shook her head, “I have to hang up now; I’ve got something else to handle.”
Lin Lanyue immediately ended the call.
After some thought, she took out another smart wristband from her backpack.
She dialed another V-call number.
Beep~ Beep~ Each tone seemed especially drawn out.
A full minute later, the call finally connected, but it was not a video call, just an audio conversation.
“Xiao Yue, what’s up?” a hoarse voice came through the phone.
“Uncle, I need your help with something.”
…
As evening approached, in Martial Arts Room 4011.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang, awakening Li Yuan, who was waiting anxiously.
He hurried to open the door. “Teacher.”
“I’ve just received news, your uncle has been put on a rescue flight transport and is expected to arrive at Tianhe Airport in four hours, around ten o’clock tonight,” Xu Bo said in a low voice.
Li Yuan was immediately overjoyed.
At that moment, Li Yuan’s smart wristband also began to ring; it was a call from Hall Master Wan.
Li Yuan promptly answered, and soon after, hung up.
“How did it go?” Xu Bo asked.
“Hall Master Wan said he has already arranged a small flight transport that will transfer my uncle directly from the airport to Xieji Hospital,” Li Yuan’s voice was tinged with excitement.
Xieji Hospital is one of the top-tier hospitals in Xia Country, considered first-rate even by the standards of the entire Blue Star.
After all, Xia Country is the strongest nation on Blue Star.
“That’s good; you should notify your aunt now to wait at the airport,” Xu Bo said.
“`
…
For Li Yuan, today felt unusually long.
10 o’clock at night.
When he had already rushed to the airport and saw his Uncle Li Changzhou’s stretcher being pushed off the plane.
Li Changzhou’s skin was slightly greenish, his face was withered, and he had fallen into a deep coma.
Clearly, the poisoning was severe.
“Uncle,” even though Li Yuan had braced himself for this possibility, seeing this sight still twisted his heart like a knife.
“Changzhou,” Aunt Chen Hui could no longer hold back, tears streaming down her face as she threw herself beside the stretcher, shouting Li Changzhou’s name loudly.
“Aunt, we must hurry,” Li Yuan suppressed the pain in his heart and forcibly lifted his aunt, speaking in a low voice, “Lord Wan, please help us.”
“Li Yuan.”
Lord Wan, who was standing nearby, spoke softly, “Don’t worry, I have arranged for the best doctors to conduct a consultation surgery overnight, doing everything possible to keep your uncle alive.”
“Okay, thank you,” Li Yuan nodded.
Li Changzhou’s stretcher was loaded onto a small aircraft and quickly headed toward the hospital.
All the doctors were already in place at the hospital.
Meanwhile, Li Yuan, along with his aunt, got into the car that had been waiting for some time.
“Li Yuan, that person just now, was he the Hall Master of the Starfire Martial Hall?” Sitting in the car, Chen Hui regained some of her composure.
Right now, her heart was filled with uncertainty.
In these past days, she had been filled with worry. The husband who had supported the entire family was nearly down, and from the looks of it, he was nearing death.
Yet what truly shocked her was Li Yuan.
In fact, she had already received a message from Li Changzhou’s colleague in the afternoon and knew about the danger Li Changzhou was in.
However, she was helpless to do anything.
Chen Hui had never expected that Li Yuan could arrange for an aircraft to bring her husband back overnight from nearly ten thousand miles away at the Rob Sea frontline.
“Aunt.”
“Rest assured,” Li Yuan comforted in a low voice, “my talent has shown to be extremely high, and the Starfire Martial Hall values me greatly. They will definitely be able to save Uncle.”
“What about the treatment costs?” Chen Hui was very worried.
Utilizing aircraft and organizing a medical consultation like this would certainly be very costly.
“Aunt, I currently have over one million on me, and a few million more will be credited soon,” Li Yuan said in a low voice, “Even if we need money urgently here, it won’t be difficult for me to borrow a few million more.”
Li Yuan believed, if he needed to borrow money, there would be no shortage of people willing to lend it to him.
“That money is for your subsequent cultivation,” Chen Hui said, shaking her head.
“Aunt, I forgot to tell you that today, the Martial Hall upgraded my contract from a B-level to an A-level,” Li Yuan said solemnly, “4.5 million Blue Star Coins will be credited tomorrow; we won’t lack funds.”
“4.5 million Blue Star Coins?” Chen Hui was even more shocked.
“Aunt, don’t worry.”
“As long as Uncle can be saved, even if it costs ten million, one hundred million, I’ll find a way,” Li Yuan’s voice carried a fearsome determination.
He had been desperately cultivating since middle school.
Fighting his way to this day.
Apart from the martial artist dreams he harbored in his heart, his greatest desire was to not let his uncle and aunt down, to validate their efforts.
He wanted the entire family to live a better life.
If he lost his family, what would be the point of cultivating so desperately?
…
By the time Li Yuan and his aunt arrived at the hospital, Li Changzhou’s surgery had already begun.
Xu Bo and Wan Qinghe were already waiting there.
In light of Li Changzhou’s condition and to prepare for the worst, Wan Qinghe had arranged for the warriors of the Starfire Martial Hall to bring over Li Qianqian and Li Muhua.
Chen Hui consoled Li Qianqian and Li Muhua.
“Li Yuan.”
Wan Qinghe came over, found Li Yuan, and said solemnly, “Before your uncle was put on the plane, someone at Base Seven recognized the toxin.”
“It’s called the Flame Erosive Bone Poison.”
Wan Qinghe quickly briefed Li Yuan on the general origins of the toxin.
“From a Third Rank Flame Serpent Demon?” Li Yuan’s face changed color.
Third Rank warriors referred to the Flying Heaven Warriors.
“Right now, your uncle’s only chance lies in the fact that the toxin is not the original poison,” Wan Qinghe said seriously, “After all, the Third Rank alien powerhouses from the other side of Rob Sea cannot enter the Star Realm.”
“They use only a concocted toxin, which is much less toxic.”
“So there’s hope,” said Wan Qinghe, “Now, it’s up to the doctors.”
Li Yuan also looked towards the closed doors of the distant surgery room.
“Additionally, we’ve also clarified the reason your uncle was poisoned,” Wan Qinghe continued, “At the time, a defensive fortification in one direction of the war fortress was destroyed, the poison spread, and no laborer dared to go up. Star Realm creatures kept coming in to slaughter.”
“Your uncle risked his life driving a large engineering vehicle to the gap, blocking the breach in the fortress, enduring several attacks from Second Level Star Realm creatures, and delayed until the Prime Warrior came to the rescue.”
“In the end, your uncle was poisoned, but he also saved more than a hundred workers and, crucially, held back the Star Realm creatures’ offensive.”
“This is also why your uncle was awarded a medal,” Wan Qinghe sighed, “Your uncle’s character is truly admirable, and it’s no wonder he was able to raise someone like you.”
“The reason I’ve gone to such lengths to save your uncle is partly because of you, but not just because of you,” Wan Qinghe said, “It’s also because your uncle is someone who deserves help.”
“Such a hero shouldn’t die.”
Li Yuan fell silent, involuntarily picturing the scenario that Lord Wan had described; it must have been extremely brutal.
At the same time.
Li Yuan remembered last September, the night his uncle was leaving for the Rob Sea Star Realm frontline, he had said to him before leaving—
“Little Yuan, I could choose not to go to Rob Sea, but if I don’t, someone else will have to take my place.”
“This war, someone has to go, right?”
…
Time passed, and the surgery continued until after 4 a.m.
Li Qianqian, Li Muhua, and the others had fallen asleep leaning against each other.
Wan Qinghe had other matters to attend to and had left earlier.
Xu Bo was still here, along with several of Li Changzhou’s good friends like Zhong Cheng, Uncle Wang and others who had come.
And Li Yuan, stood silently at the door of the surgery room, waiting.
“Clang~”
The door of the surgery room opened.