“Why are you at this hospital?” I looked at Mei Xue and asked curiously.
For some reason, Mei Xue blushed, then said, “My father asked me to intern here, so I came!”
“I see…” I gave a helpless smile and turned my gaze to the unconscious Qin Mengdie.
Seeing that I had stopped talking, Mei Xue continued, “What happened to your friend?”
“Oh… it’s nothing!” I smiled, then asked, “When will your doctor arrive?”
“They should be here very soon—” Before Mei Xue could finish her sentence, a fat man rushed in.
He asked urgently, “Where is Miss Qin!”
“Are you the doctor?” I raised an eyebrow and asked. This guy was covered in fat and didn’t look like a doctor at all.
The fat man was taken aback, then said, “I am the director of this hospital. May I ask, Miss Qin, she…”
“Some things are better left unknown. Why hasn’t your doctor arrived yet?” I looked at the fat director and asked doubtfully.
“Coming, coming!” Just then, a doctor in a white coat hurried over and said to me somewhat apologetically, “Sorry, I’m late!”
“Stop dilly-dallying and check Miss Qin’s condition immediately!” the fat director shouted at the doctor.
The doctor acknowledged twice, walked to the bedside, and began examining Qin Mengdie’s condition.
Since a quiet environment was needed, we all stepped out of the ward.
After a while, the doctor came out of the ward and walked over to us.
“How is she, doctor?” Tang Shuyao asked nervously.
The doctor sighed and said, “Miss Qin has no fatal injuries, just some abrasions, but…”
“But what?” I was very worried about Qin Mengdie. After all, her current condition was directly related to me. If I hadn’t been careless, Qin Mengdie wouldn’t have been possessed by the demon.
“But…” The doctor hemmed and hawed for a long time without saying anything.
Seeing this, my heart sank.
I gritted my teeth and said, “Doctor, just say it. There’s no need to hold back.”
“Miss Qin seems to have suffered a severe mental shock. It’s very likely she will remain bedridden for the rest of her life!” After saying this, the doctor leaned against the wall as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
Xu Xin asked tentatively, “You mean she… has become a vegetable?”
“Although I don’t want to admit it, that is indeed the case…” The doctor sighed helplessly.
Tang Shuyao was closest to Qin Mengdie. Hearing this, tears immediately streamed down her face: “You’re joking with me, right?! How could Sister Mengdie become a vegetable? You’re lying, right!”
“Yaoyao!” I called out to Tang Shuyao, hoping to make her see reason, but unexpectedly, she redirected her anger toward me: “Narcissist, you must know how Sister Mengdie became like this! Did it happen because of you? Tell me! Tell me!”
Tang Shuyao’s words left me speechless. Indeed, Qin Mengdie’s condition was directly related to me.
“Yaoyao, calm down! None of us wanted this outcome!” Sister Lin shouted at Tang Shuyao, then hugged her and began to cry as well.
Mei’er looked grave and said to me in a low voice, “Xia Tian, the state Mengdie is in now clearly indicates soul damage. What exactly happened?”
“Sigh…” I shook my head, signaling to Mei’er that now was not the time to discuss it.
But Mei’er continued softly, “Soul damage isn’t untreatable. As long as we find the Soul-Returning Grass, she can be healed!”
“You know about the Soul-Returning Grass too? Have you seen it?” I looked at Mei’er and said excitedly.
Mei’er nodded, seeming to recall something: “Back when Mei’er was accepting the inheritance, she consumed a stalk of Soul-Returning Grass…”
“Where can this Soul-Returning Grass be found?” Since Mei’er had consumed it, it proved the Soul-Returning Grass truly existed. Nothing comes from nothing; it seemed the legend was true.
Hearing my question, Mei’er shook her head helplessly: “Mother found it back then. Mei’er doesn’t know where to find this Soul-Returning Grass, but people in the cultivation world should know now.”
Right! Although the swordsman didn’t know where to find the Soul-Returning Grass, that didn’t mean others in the cultivation world didn’t!
Those with profound cultivation spend every day meditating in caves; how would they have time to care about soul-healing herbs?
After all, once a cultivator reaches Moon Shadow level, their soul becomes fortified and is rarely injured.
But where could I contact these cultivators?
Besides the swordsman, I only knew Li Qingxiao. That’s it… right, Li Qingxiao! The Demon-Slaying Web!
The currency exchange section on the Demon-Slaying Web must have information on the Soul-Returning Grass!
“Do you have a computer here?” I asked the fat director anxiously.
The fat director was taken aback, as if he didn’t understand why I was asking, but still said, “My office has one. I don’t know…”
“Take me to your office right now! Quickly!” I said urgently.
The fat director was initially hesitant, but after glancing toward Qin Mengdie’s ward, he said, “Alright, follow me!”
“What are you doing using a computer at a time like this?” Sister Lin said to me irritably.
I didn’t have time to deal with her and followed the director to his office.
“The computer is over there. Let me know if you need anything!” After saying this, the fat director closed the door and left.
I turned on the computer and was about to log into the Demon-Slaying Web when I subconsciously opened Qv0d Player.
Huh… This fat director has quite a collection of resources. Friends who want them can leave their email addresses.
Dammit! What am I thinking? Finding the Soul-Returning Grass is urgent!
The heavy ink-wash animation appeared again, but this time it didn’t give me any good feelings. Instead, I felt like the person who made this website must be an idiot! A cultivation site—what’s the point of making it so flashy?!
I quickly logged into my account and immediately posted a listing in the currency exchange section.
“Urgently seeking Soul-Returning Grass! Price negotiable! Contact information…”
“Confirm posting?”
I clicked confirm and posted the listing, but after waiting for a long time, no one contacted me.
“You’re quite clever, kid. But the Demon-Slaying Web doesn’t have everything!” Suddenly, a voice appeared behind me, startling me.
The only one who could appear behind me without a sound was probably that idiot swordsman.
Ignoring him, I closed the webpage and called Qin Shousheng.
“Uncle Qin, something happened to Mengdie. Come to the University’s hospital!” I got straight to the point and told him about Qin Mengdie.
Qin Shousheng had laughed a couple of times when he first answered the phone, but upon hearing this, he immediately said, “I’ll be right there!” Then he hung up.
Waiting around wasn’t going to help, so I went to Qin Mengdie’s ward.
“Shh…” As soon as I entered, Sister Lin shushed me, then said quietly, “Yaoyao just fell asleep. Don’t wake her.”
I nodded without speaking.
Tang Shuyao was already asleep, tightly holding Qin Mengdie’s hand, her brows furrowed. It was clear she was very worried about Qin Mengdie’s condition.
But I couldn’t explain what really happened…
Before long, the door opened. The person who entered was none other than Qin Shousheng.
Qin Shousheng asked with a face full of anxiety, “What happened to Xiao Die?!”
Tang Shuyao was jolted awake. Seeing Qin Shousheng, she immediately threw herself into his arms and cried, “Uncle Qin, Sister Mengdie, she… Sister Mengdie, she…”
Uncle Qin? I remembered the Qin family head should be older than the Tang family head. Did Tang Shuyao misspeak because she was so worried about Qin Mengdie?
While comforting Tang Shuyao, Qin Shousheng looked at me and said, “Xia Tian, what is going on?”
“Let’s go outside…” I sighed, and was just about to ask Qin Shousheng to step outside to talk, when my phone suddenly rang. I took it out and saw it was a text message.
I couldn’t bother with that now. I said to Qin Shousheng, “Uncle Qin, I need to step out for a moment!” Then I took a deep breath and shouted, “I’m going out for a bit! Qin Mengdie’s safety is in your hands! I know you’re here!”
“Alright, but it’ll cost you!” The swordsman, who had somehow appeared at the doorway, said with a laugh.
No time to waste words with him, I directly ran out of the hospital.