Medical and Martial God

On the plane to Nanjing, Ye Xiu sat by the window, his face serious as he watched the clouds outside. He had already received a message from Leng Yue. When he learned that the Eternal Islands were actually a nation with a population of over one hundred million, his mind exploded on the spot. When he learned that the Eternal Kingdom had more than thirty million martial artists, his mood instantly plummeted to rock bottom. The three Judicator Families! This was a terrifying force capable of overturning the existing global order!

How could they fight this? Over one hundred million people! Even if they stood still and let me chop away, it would take decades to finish... For the first time in ten years, Ye Xiu felt pressure.

”Young man, my daughter gave birth! It’s a big, chubby boy! I’m a grandfather now,” the middle-aged man sitting next to Ye Xiu said, tugging at his arm.

”Uncle, you’ve said that to me eight hundred times already,” Ye Xiu replied impatiently. The man had been babbling non-stop since they boarded the plane.

”Have I?” The man scratched his head awkwardly. ”My daughter and son-in-law asked me to name my grandson. What do I, a junior high school graduate, know about picking names? Sigh, it’s killing me...”

Although he claimed it was killing him, his face beamed with happiness.

”How about I help you pick one?” Ye Xiu offered.

”Oh, would you? That would be great!” the man nodded repeatedly.

”What’s your son-in-law’s surname?”

”Gu.”

Ye Xiu thought for a moment. ”Then call him Gu Huozai.”

The man was stunned.

Gu Huozai? Is that even a proper name? If I gave my grandson a name like that, wouldn’t my in-laws beat me out of the house?

The man decisively ignored Ye Xiu from then on. Now, Ye Xiu just didn’t seem like a respectable person to him.

Finally, Ye Xiu’s ears were at peace.

Just then, a doubt flashed through his mind. With such an astonishing number of martial artists, the Eternal Kingdom could easily annihilate all other martial artists in the world. Why would they make a move during the Mist Chant Martial Meeting? It seems this Mist Chant Martial Meeting is different from previous ones, not because the three Judicator Families intend to eliminate all the First and Second Realm War Gods from around the world. This time, there must be another trick up their sleeve! What could it be?

Ye Xiu fell into deep thought and still hadn’t figured it out by the time the plane landed.

After getting off the plane, Ye Xiu saw the man eagerly making a call to his daughter. He felt incredibly envious. Having a father like that must be wonderful!

”What? The baby was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and heart failure and was admitted to the emergency room?”

Suddenly, Ye Xiu heard the man exclaim, and he slowed his pace. When the man hung up, Ye Xiu walked over and asked, ”Uncle, which hospital is your grandson in?”

”What’s it to you?” The man was now very annoyed with Ye Xiu, and since he was in a rush to get to the hospital, he was in no mood for small talk.

Ye Xiu didn’t ask again but followed the man all the way to the hospital.

It wasn’t that he was being nosy. It was just that it would be a terrible shame if a happy and harmonious family like this was destroyed by an unhealthy baby.

”Dad...”

Outside the emergency room, a young woman saw the man and immediately burst into tears, throwing herself into his arms. ”Dad, the doctor said the baby’s condition is very grim and told us to prepare ourselves mentally. What should I do?” she sobbed.

”Don’t cry, don’t cry. The baby will definitely get better. If this hospital can’t cure him, we’ll transfer him to another one,” the man consoled her, patting his daughter’s back.

At this moment, Ye Xiu noticed a young man walking over with a middle-aged couple, presumably the young woman’s husband and her in-laws.

The young man said, ”Dad, the doctor said transferring hospitals is futile. The baby’s current physical condition can’t withstand the journey.”

”But we can’t give up.” The man gently pushed his daughter away and faced the young man and the couple. ”You are the baby’s father, and you are his grandparents. The baby is still alive. Are you giving up on him already?”

”Please don’t get excited, In-law,” the other middle-aged man said comfortingly. ”I know you’re hurting. We’re hurting too. As long as the baby is still breathing, we’ll do everything we can to treat him, even if it means selling our home. We’ll never give up.”

”Oh, what sin did our family commit to deserve this...” The middle-aged woman just sobbed endlessly.

Just then, a group of doctors exited the emergency room, each with a heavy look on their face. The man quickly grabbed the hand of the leading doctor. ”Doctor, how is my grandson?”

Ye Xiu, the young man, and the middle-aged couple also turned their gaze to the doctor.

The doctor’s expression was solemn. He hesitated, but finally said, ”The patient’s heart failure is extremely severe. Unless the Xuanse Medicine King, Divine Doctor Ye Xiu, intervenes, I’m afraid the patient won’t live to see tomorrow.”

This was essentially a critical condition notice, yet it also offered a glimmer of hope.

”Can Divine Doctor Ye Xiu cure the baby?” the man asked, quickly grasping the essence of the doctor’s words.

”He should be able to,” the doctor said uncertainly. ”If even Divine Doctor Ye Xiu can’t treat the patient, then... well... Besides, the patient’s condition is critical. It’s not just a matter of whether you can convince him to come. Even if you could, there might not be enough time.”

”I’ll go to Jin Ye City right now. Even if I have to kowtow until my head breaks, I’ll bring Divine Doctor Ye Xiu here,” the man said, his eyes filled with resolve.

”Dad, I’ll go with you,” the young woman said.

”No. You’ve just given birth and are weak. You stay right here,” the man said sternly.

”Dad, I’ll go with you, then,” the young man offered.

The man hesitated for a moment. ”Okay!”

Just as the two of them were about to leave, Ye Xiu finally spoke up. ”There’s no need for you to go to Jin Ye City.”

”You?” The man looked at Ye Xiu, startled for a moment before his anger flared. ”What are you doing here?” Remembering the name Gu Huozai that Ye Xiu had suggested for his grandson, he was filled with rage.

Ye Xiu didn’t answer, asking instead, ”May I go in and see the baby’s condition?”

”What for?” the man said angrily. ”Our family is already in this state. Stop making trouble!”

”Dad, who is he?” the young woman asked.

”Just some guy who sat next to me on the plane,” the man said impatiently.

The young woman understood and said apologetically to Ye Xiu, ”Sir, my son is seriously ill, and my dad is not in a good mood. Please don’t take it to heart. He is going to Jin Ye City now to beseech Divine Doctor Ye Xiu for help. Please don’t stop him.”

”Don’t waste your breath on him. Let’s go!” The man couldn’t be bothered with Ye Xiu. He urged the young man on, intending to walk right past him.

”I am Ye Xiu,” Ye Xiu stated.

What?

The man’s footsteps came to an abrupt halt. He scrutinized Ye Xiu from head to toe. ”What... what did you say?”

The young woman, the young man, the middle-aged couple, and the doctors all stared at Ye Xiu with skepticism.

”This is my Identity Token.” Without another word, Ye Xiu took out his Identity Token and showed it to the man.

When the man saw the name ’Ye Xiu’ on the Identity Token, he dropped to his knees with a thud and slapped his own face. ”Divine Doctor Ye! I... I was blind! I spoke rudely, please don’t take offense. I beg you, please save my grandson.”