Chapter 351 - Woes of Fatherhood (1/2)

Doctor Lou sat watching Xiao Ying's unrelenting rescue efforts from his corner of the room. After that outburst from earlier, he had let her be and she had been going at this for a few hours now...for the most part.

Doctor Lou sighed, ”See, it's not working. The moment you let go, she will die... I can still save her soul though. Just let me -”

”NO.” Xiao Ying bit out, cutting him off again, ”What are you even doing here? I thought you were recovering in seclusion...”

”Hmph, I'm perfectly healthy. Why would I need to recover?” Doctor Lou mumbled with a pout, pulling his long beard. No wonder she had the thought to steal from him. Doctor Lou sighed, ”...I'm telling you, this is useless.” She was obviously having a difficult time and watching his baby suffer like this was not easy for him either. Despite his cool appearance, he was very attached to his baby, no matter how troublesome she was. Trouble meant spirit, spirit meant alive, therefore, trouble was a good thing.

Not that he was one to talk but he did not understand why she was so set on saving this mortal girl either. He had already told her that Tung Mei would have died regardless of her intervention in her life. Therefore, it was not her fault one way or another. Not to mention, his Xiao Ying was not a s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e person, something like this should not bother her to the point of stealing from him.

Doctor Lou sighed again, ”Why won't you let this girl rest in peace? You've been clinging on to her for too long. If this is about Yong -”

”This is not about anyone!” Xiao Ying barked again, causing Doctor Lou to jump a bit.

The room was silent for a bit until Doctor Lou mumbled, ”Being angry also doesn't suit you...”

”She is not at peace...” Xiao Ying mumbled back.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click for visiting.

”Not everyone can leave at peace...” Doctor Lou advised with another sigh, closing his eyes. She really was too obstinate, but then again, he had raised her to be that way. Doctor Lou shook his head.

{...No, obstinate is good! No one can bully her then! But then again, if anyone dares that then I'd crush on them and then scramble them and then roast them alive and the-...}

Xiao Ying ignored him, this was a very important part. She was sure she had healed her, now she just had the guide the vitality pill out of her body - it was not something a mortal body could handle, which was why she had used her own powers as a foil to protect Tung Mei's soul while she used the vitality to restore her body.

Xiao Ying took a deep breath and then slowly began to move one hand up Tung Mei's body, while the other remained centered on her abdomen, keeping the vitality centered as her other hand channeled it out of her body, releasing the blue energy into the air.

”What a waste...” Doctor Lou lamented with a sigh and a disgruntled pout. People would kill for what she was dissipating into the air like nothing - uselessly too considering he had already told her that this would not work but some lessons needed to be learned on a personal level. Still, he closed his eyes and tried to ignore the crime this child of his was committing.

The last of the blue light washed through Tung Mei's body and dissipated into the air and the pink glow sank into her body, gradually dimming as Xiao Ying brought her hands down and with a nervous almost disbelieving smile quietly said, ”I did it...” finally letting out the breath she had been holding the entire time.

Doctor Lou rushed over and scrutinized the unconscious girl with knit eyebrows, her face had regained its color and well, she seemed healthy now. ”How did you - This should not be possible.” He said, frowning in confusion.

”Well, naturally I learned for the best~” Xiao Ying said, her smile blooming even more as she looked at Doctor Lou.

Doctor Lou grabbed his long beard and tried not to smile, clearing his throat, ”My daughter is naturally brilliant but..” His discerning eyes moved between Tung Mei and Xiao Ying. Normally, he did not need to read pulses to tell most situations, but this truly perplexed him. He could not trust his reading right now. So he took Tung Mei's hand and checked her pulse and then frowned as he got his confirmation, ”... this should not be possible.”

But it was true, her pulse was strong and steady... and oddly, somewhat familiar. But before he could discern that familiarity, Xiao Ying retrieved Tung Mei's hand and proceeded to tuck her in as she dismissively said, ”There is a first time for everything...”

”I keep encountering perplexing things recently...” Doctor Lou mumbled to himself and then crouched down, ”... I didn't teach you this, who did you learn it from?” He seriously asked, squinting at Xiao Ying.

”No one...I told you, I just had a theory” Xiao Ying responded, quickly rising to her feet, looking about ready to bolt.

”Okay, then enlighten me.” Doctor Lou said, playfully twirling his beard with raised eyebrows.

Xiao Ying blinked at him and then awkwardly cleared her throat, ”Well... I just repurposed your vitality pill, as you saw an-”

Doctor Lou snorted, ”I taught you to be a better liar than this -”