Reborn : Space Intelligent Woman

After arriving outside the designated room, Yu Qi knocked lightly on the door before slowly pushing it open with a gentle, deliberate motion.

Inside the quiet hospital room, Sang Yuling sat wearily beside Ji Gu Niang’s bed, silently watching over her unconscious and deathly still daughter. Her exhausted eyes had long since become red and swollen from crying, carrying the heavy toll of endless, sleepless nights. The moment she heard the mechanical click of the door opening, she immediately turned around, her posture stiffening instinctively in apprehension, and saw Yu Qi entering alongside two unfamiliar men.

Sang Yuling quickly stood up from her chair, her movements filled with anxious respect and nervous anticipation as she smoothed down her crumpled clothes.

”Miss Tang, you are here...” Sang Yuling’s desperate gaze shifted uneasily toward the two men standing beside Yu Qi, her heart pounding with a mixture of hope and fear. ”They are...”

”These gentlemen are the specialists who might be able to help your daughter wake up.” Yu Qi calmly introduced them, her composed tone naturally projecting an aura of confidence and reassurance that instantly soothed the frantic mother. ”This is Master Lou Liwei, and this is his lead disciple, Mr Lou Weizhe. They travelled here directly from the Heavenly Crane Pavilion to assess the situation.”

”The Heavenly Crane Pavilion? That famous and legendary...” Sang Yuling’s eyes widened in profound shock and sheer disbelief, her breath catching sharply in her throat as she gripped the back of her chair for support.

Naturally, she had heard of the mythical Heavenly Crane Pavilion before. Ma Chunwei had mentioned the prestigious and secretive organisation numerous times during his erratic, drunken rants in the past. In fact, he often spoke with a disturbing, toxic mixture of arrogance, obsession, and underlying fear about how he wanted to one day destroy the Heavenly Crane Pavilion completely after obtaining enough forbidden power for himself.

Now that she thought about it carefully, if even a terrifying, ruthless monster like Ma Chunwei feared them so deeply, then the cultivators from the Heavenly Crane Pavilion must truly possess mystical abilities far beyond ordinary people. Perhaps... just perhaps... They genuinely possessed a hidden way to pull her precious daughter back from the dark abyss.

”I will first examine your daughter’s vital and spiritual alignment.” Lou Liwei finally spoke, his voice calm, deep, and naturally steadying, cutting through the thick anxiety in the room.

”Yes! Yes, please, Master! Please take a look at her.” Sang Yuling nodded repeatedly, hot tears already threatening to spill from her eyes again as she quickly stepped aside to give Lou Liwei an unobstructed, clear path toward the bedside.

Lou Liwei slowly approached the hospital bed, his expression incredibly solemn as he looked down at the pale and unconscious girl lying there motionlessly beneath the white sheets. He gently reached out and lightly held Ji Gu Niang’s limp, cold wrist between his fingers before precisely pressing against her pulse point. Gradually, he closed his eyes, immersing himself in deep, meditative concentration.

The atmosphere inside the room instantly became incredibly heavy and suffocatingly tense, making it feel almost difficult to breathe.

Sang Yuling stood only a few feet away with both hands clasped tightly against her chest in a silent prayer. Her bloodshot, exhausted eyes nervously followed every tiny movement Lou Liwei made, hanging on his every breath. At this monumental moment, she was desperately praying with everything she had left in her soul that this legendary master truly possessed a method capable of saving her daughter.

Several long and agonising minutes passed in complete, absolute silence. The only sound echoing throughout the sterile room was the steady, rhythmic, and electronic beeping of the heart monitor beside the bed, serving as a fragile reminder of the girl’s lingering life force.

Finally, Lou Liwei slowly opened his eyes once more. A profound, unshakeable gravity had settled deeply into the weathered lines of his face.

”Master Lou, how is it? Can you save my daughter? Is there truly a way?” Sang Yuling hurriedly asked, feeling excited and stepping forward as her voice cracked from overwhelming anxiety and pure desperation.

At that exact moment, she desperately, frantically hoped to hear a positive, definitive answer from him. Because if even someone of Lou Liwei’s legendary calibre and spiritual reputation could not help Ji Gu Niang, then she truly did not know what else she could possibly do anymore. Her daughter would be lost to her forever, trapped in an unending nightmare.

After remaining silent for a brief yet agonising moment while carefully choosing his words to soften the blow, Lou Liwei finally spoke in a grave and solemn tone that sent a shiver down everyone’s spine.

”Half of your daughter’s soul is entirely missing.” Lou Liwei sighed deeply.

The atmosphere inside the room instantly froze, as if all the warmth had been sucked out of the air. Everyone’s expressions changed dramatically after hearing Lou Liwei’s shocking, supernatural words.

Sang Yuling’s face turned a deathly, chalky pale as her hand immediately flew toward her mouth to suppress a horrified, guttural cry of anguish.

”What?” Sang Yuling stammered weakly, her knees trembling beneath her. ”Missing... what exactly do you mean by that?”

Her trembling eyes remained fixed firmly on Lou Liwei’s face as she waited fearfully, dreading his next answer.

”Half of her actual soul is missing.” Lou Liwei repeated calmly, his voice steady despite the grim nature of the diagnosis.

”How can half of a soul be missing?” Sang Yuling asked shakily, her voice already beginning to break apart emotionally as her world shattered. ”Is she... Is my daughter already dead? Am I talking to a corpse? No... Please... I want my daughter to live.”

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