Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

After learning that Medicine Farmer Star had come to the Xiahou Family today and was confident in curing Xiahou Huai Gui’s mysterious illness, Ye Mingluo silently formed several images of the person in his mind.

He imagined the person as an old farmer with white hair, who loved to wear black cloth shoes and a straw hat. He also envisioned an older, stern uncle figure.

He hadn’t dismissed the idea that Medicine Farmer Star might be a woman.

But in his view, even if Medicine Farmer Star were a woman, she should be an old lady with extensive herbal planting experience, or perhaps a middle-aged auntie.

He never thought that the person would be a young woman who seemed even younger than himself!

Ye Mingluo was truly shocked.

The last time Ye Mingluo experienced such a strong shock was when he was 13 and unexpectedly discovered that the Bodhisattva Guanyin was not female, but male.

The true self of Medicine Farmer Star stood in front of everyone, and even though Ye Mingluo was reluctant to admit it, he had to accept this shocking truth.

After accepting the truth, Ye Mingluo quickly realized his own narrow-mindedness and prejudice, feeling ashamed because of it.

Throughout history, women have been as capable as men. If Ye Mingluo could be accepted as a young Ghost Doctor’s Divine Hand, why couldn’t Medicine Farmer Star be a young woman?

”How could Medicine Farmer Star be a woman?” After recognizing Medicine Farmer Star was female, not only was Ye Mingluo surprised, but everyone in the observation room found it incredible.

The old daoist who previously suspected that Medicine Farmer Star was a charlatan once again raised a question: ”Can such a young girl really successfully cultivate herbs that have long been extinct? In my opinion, the real Medicine Farmer Star is not her; it must be an elder in her family.”

The old daoist was unwilling to acknowledge the fact that Medicine Farmer Star was a young girl.

At this time, most people in the observation room looked at Xu Xingguang with eyes filled with doubt and inquiry.

Hearing the old daoist’s words, the old lady Luo Xiangyue slowly opened her eyes.

She gazed at the blue figure in the sterile operating room, realizing that the person remained unaffected by the commotion in the observation room, always calm and poised, showing that she was a woman accustomed to major upheavals.

Luo Xiangyue slightly turned and looked at the old daoist, her sharp and aged eyes containing a hint of mockery. ”Lin Daoist, are you questioning Medicine Farmer Star’s youth, or are you questioning her being a woman? Has Lin Daoist lived so long that he also looks down on women?”

Luo Xiangyue, who had dedicated her life to the Alliance and achieved immortal feats, was truly a woman who feared no men. Lin Daoist dared to look down upon any woman, but he wouldn’t dare to belittle Luo Xiangyue.

Under Luo Xiangyue’s sharp, hawk-like gaze, cold sweat appeared on Lin Daoist’s forehead, and he dryly explained: ”General, you misunderstood. The old daoist does not look down on women, he just finds it surprising that this girl is so young. If she truly possesses such skills at her age, it would certainly make the old daoist view her with newfound respect.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiangyue finally withdrew her gaze, focusing intently on the movements inside the operating room.

Frankly speaking, Luo Xiangyue also questioned Medicine Farmer Star’s abilities upon seeing her in person.

Such a young girl, can she really cure Huai Gui?

Knowing what his wife was worried about, Xiahou Xiong silently intertwined his fingers with Luo Xiangyue’s and said in a deep voice, ”She really is young, but the fact that she can accurately point out the cause of Huai Gui’s illness surpasses many renowned physicians.”

Nodded, Luo Xiangyue said, ”I’m just not at ease.” At this point, Luo Xiangyue could only choose to trust Xu Xingguang.

Xu Xingguang coldly glanced at the restless crowd in the observation room, then walked straight to the operating table.

She stood beside the bed, lowering her eyes to examine Xiahou Huai Gui lying on the bed.

The boy in front of her was like a grapevine that had not yet grown robust, whose life force had been taken away by a prolonged drought. Clearly already withered and would break at a snap, yet it still clung tightly around a stump, hoping to sprout again in the spring.

A small creature with vigorous vitality.

Sensing someone approaching him, Xiahou Huai Gui struggled to open his eyes, meeting the deep, pure, beautiful eyes behind the transparent mask of the gas mask.

They were truly a pair of incredibly radiant and captivating eyes, as if countless stars had run into them.

Xiahou Huai Gui’s dry, pale lips moved slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, ”When I was eight, I went to Tibet to see the starry sky; your eyes are like the stars there, all-encompassing and dazzling.”

”If I survive, I will definitely invite you to Tibet to see the stars, to show you how your eyes look.”

If words can be considered a bribe, then Xiahou Huai Gui’s bribe truly tempted Xu Xingguang.

”You have quite a sweet mouth.” Xu Xingguang teased Xiahou Huai Gui in a good mood, ”If you weren’t such a medicine jar, you’d surely be a constant heartthrob.”

Xiahou Huai Gui rarely smiled and said, ”If I survive, I would cherish this life, keep myself pure, and be faithful.”

”Let’s see if you make it first.”

Xu Xingguang opened her portable earpiece, and in the next second, her voice, processed through a voice changer, was transmitted into the observation room via a speaker.

”The thing parasitizing inside Xiahou Huai Gui is a combat-type mutant with astonishing destructive power. It was born in the Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, using the vitality and flesh of the living as nourishment. The thing has many tentacles and resembles a centipede in appearance; I call it the ’Corpse Centipede’.”

Pausing slightly, Xu Xingguang turned to look at the observation room, her gaze falling directly on the elderly lady, and said in a serious tone, ”If the Corpse Centipede explodes, it can instantly destroy Yujiang City.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiangyue’s brows furrowed tightly, while the expressions of everyone else underwent a drastic change due to the alarming news.

”How can such a thing exist?” Lin Daoist and others found it unbelievable.

They couldn’t help but suspect that Medicine Farmer Star was trying to scare them.

Xiahou Shang’s expression immediately turned stern upon hearing Xu Xingguang’s words. If Medicine Farmer Star was telling the truth, then this thing was terrifying.

Its existence would threaten the safety of the entire world.

Ye Mingluo exchanged glances with Huo Wen’an, showing a look of frustration, murmuring in annoyance, ”It’s actually a living combat mutant weapon. How did I not think of that?”

He had long suspected that a mysterious creature was parasitizing Xiahou Huai Gui’s body, but despite going through a huge amount of data in recent days, he couldn’t find any clues.

Yet he never thought that this thing would be a man-made combat bioweapon.

If Medicine Farmer Star’s analysis was correct, then she was truly incredible.

Ye Mingluo’s gaze at Medicine Farmer Star unconsciously became ardent and filled with admiration.