C18 (1/2)

19. Disappointed.

Qingzhou City, Reliance Hall.

The emergency room door was opened. A white-haired old man walked out and sighed. He looked at the bright moon in the sky and shook his head.

Behind him, another middle-aged man walked out. His face was covered in sweat; clearly, this was an extremely difficult treatment, and it had taken him a whole four hours.

The elder turned his head to look at the man and said: ”Medicine King, you have already done your best. It's just that the heavens did not allow it, so don't take it to heart.”

He paced a few steps back and forth, then finally shook his head and said with slight anger: ”This is truly unfair. This child has left his parents since he was young, and without the care of his parents, it is fortunate that Old Master Lu raised him. When he was seven years old, he was poisoned by the dragon poison in Poison King's Valley, and this poison will harm him for the rest of his life! And now that the dragon poison is stronger, I …! ”Oh my god, you truly don't have eyes.”

Uncle Ping patted his shoulder and said: ”Pill King, don't blame yourself too much. It's not easy for you to save his life for a few years.”

Bian Jie shook his head and looked up into the starry sky. His eyes were hollow as he said, ”How do you want me to face Old Master Lu?”

Uncle Ping sighed and didn't say anything else.

”Tong Tong”, there was a series of hurried knocks on the door.

Bian Jie was awoken by these sounds and exclaimed happily, ”Old Master Lu must have returned!”

Uncle Ping stroked his white beard and said with a slight smile, ”This time, not only is Mister Lu fine, but Chu Ming can also temporarily escape calamity!”

Bian Jie nodded and said, ”Come with me. Hurry and open the door.”

The two of them quickly arrived at the door and opened it. The opening of the door gave him a shock. In front of him, there were three disciples of the Hall of Subjugation standing in front of the door. One of them was holding an old man covered in blood. That old man was none other than Lu Zeng.

Bian Jie was shocked. He turned to his three disciples and asked, ”What's going on? Tell me quickly.”

One of the disciples took a step forward and cupped his hands: ”Pill King, we will wait for the Medicine King's order to leave the city to search for the old man and the young man. When we passed by the loose man forest, we saw him covered in blood lying on the road, so we three of us brought him back.”

Bian Jie nodded, thinking, ”Mr Lu must have been heavily injured after his fight with those people, but he wanted to come back to see Chu Ming, so he fell down while dragging his bruised body along the road.”

At this time, Lu Zeng opened his eyes a little. Actually, he was not unconscious. He had been using his inner force to protect his heart meridian, so he had some energy left.

When Bian Jie saw that Lu Zeng had opened his eyes, he was overjoyed. ”Mister Lu, Mister Lu!”

Lu Zeng made his move, saying: ”Ming … ”What about tomorrow?”

Bian Jie was stunned for a moment before he lowered his head.

Lu Zeng felt that Bian Jie was a little strange, and he had already guessed that something was wrong. He hurriedly asked, ”Did something happen tomorrow?”

Bian Jie didn't say anything and just shook his head.

The old man beside him interjected, ”Tomorrow, he... the poison of the dragon's poison is too strong. When we started to treat him, we found that the poison is much stronger than before.” We've failed to seal the poison multiple times, so we can only use the Soul-Sealing Pill to temporarily stabilize his poison. However, if we don't find a way to cure him by morning, then tomorrow … ”

Lu Sheng trembled, almost falling over. His face was pale, and his eyes were wide open.

Bian Jie exhaled and said, ”Mr. Lu, I'm sorry!”

”Is there no other way?” Lu Zeng suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of pleading.