Chapter 62: The Doctor(s)
Jia Yuan decided to wait for the doctors from HuoShen City
first. While he trusted the two ministers, they definitely weren’t too well
versed in medicine. Jia Yuan still held hope that there would be a surefire way
for Dou Di to recover.
A day after, Dou Di had been released from the medical
center. He was still unconscious, but physical health was good enough that Jia
Yuan felt it safer for him to be out of that medical center.
As such, Jia Yuan had laid Dou Di down on his bed in the
inn, and had been taking care of him ever since.
Just an hour or two before sunset, some carriages arrived at
the inn. It was the doctors from HuoShen City!
The messenger brought the doctors into the inn to Jia Yuan’s
room and knocked.
“Hello sir, I’ve brought the doctors.”
Jia Yuan had some hope in his heart. Maybe the doctors would
be able to save his brother!
“Come in, come in.”
The doctors all walked in. Jia Yuan counted them. The messenger
had brought 12 doctors. A few of them were viewed in reverence by the other
doctors. It seemed that somehow, the messenger had been able to attract some
big names.
“You’ve done well. You brought 12 doctors over, so I’ll give
you 120 large fire shards.”
The messenger was ecstatic! He had spent the previous day
running around HuoShen City trying to persuade doctors to come.
But the payout was worth it! 120 large fire shards would be
able to last him a lifetime. Or at least a few weeks if you wanted to live in
absolute luxury.
Jia Yuan turned and faced the doctors. “The boy there on
that bed is my brother. He was in the middle of progressing his cultivation
when he was dealt a shocking blow. As such, he’s currently unconscious and he
will be unable to utilize his Song when he wakes up. As medical experts, I’m
sure you all know what I mean.”
“Whoever is able to fix the issue at hand will be rewarded
heavily. I can pay 50,000 large fire shards at the time of success and I can
promise another 100,000 large fire shards from the Black Wing Merchant Guild.
The doctors glanced at each other, then approached the bed.
One by one, they began to examine Dou Di with a variety of techniques. This ranged
from feeling his heart rate, to probing his body with their respective auras.
After a while, most of the doctors had withdrawn to the
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treat the patient. However, they wanted to see if any of the other doctors
could.
After a while, only the two doctors who the others had been
looking at with eyes of reverence remained. One of them had taken some
instruments out and was using them to examine Dou Di’s body, while the other
had placed his hand over Dou Di’s chest and had been muttering to himself for
the past while.
They examined Dou Di’s body for several hours. They would
take small breaks, during which they would sit down with their arms crossed or
scratching their head.
Finally, the two doctors stepped back as well.
“Young sir, there truly is nothing we can do. There is
probably not a single medical expert on this continent that is capable of
treating your brother through normal means. Of course, there is the matter of
providing him with a higher level Song… although this method is rather
dangerous.”
Jia Yuan nodded, but there was a frown on his face. He had
already known of this method due to the two ministers.
It seems that there is
truly no surefire way to save my brother.
He waved at the doctors, who took the cue and left the room.
Jia Yuan sat on his bed, looking at Dou Di in despair. Dou
Di had progressed very far in the tournament, enough to grant him a position as
a 10 or 100 man commander in the Burning Legion. But that was with his old
strength!
Now that he was crippled… If he stayed a soldier, he would
only be able to be a common fighter in the Army.
Jia Yuan only had one hope left! He found a pen and some
paper, and began to write a message.
Upon finishing, he left the inn, and called the same
messenger back.
“I have another message for you to send. You will be
rewarded well for this. Go to the Black Wing Merchant Guild Hall and tell them
that Jia Yuan has a personal message for Guo Huo. Let them know that I am a
gold card owner. If they do not believe you, tell them to check their records.
This must be done with the greatest amount of speed.”
The messenger nodded and ran towards HuoShen City with all
the speed he could muster.
Jia Yuan returned to the room. There wasn’t anything he
could immediately do for his brother, but there was something he could do for
himself.
Win the tournament!