"The Village Chief said that since no newcomers have come for a long time, the other villagers will come to see me tomorrow. So, he asked me to get a good sleep today."
"Since the doors were all blown off, the Village Chief had no choice but to switch my room. Or rather, just move me next door—the rooms on this floor are all exactly the same."
"I’m going to sleep now."
Ren Suo decisively didn’t allow him to sleep, sending him to explore instead.
The Village Chief’s place is a courtyard, a golf course, and a palace all rolled into one. It must have a lot of energy points. If nothing else, letting the adventurer munch on some flowers and grass would do.
Ren Suo had just considered going to bed—he hadn’t slept much these past few days—and hadn’t been lying down for long when his phone suddenly rang.
"When I tear apart this half-mile expanse of dawn and dusk, a three-foot green light will spin to wash away the smoke and dust~"
Ren Suo checked the phone number and answered, "Hello, why are you calling so late?"
"Hello, I’m a friend of Yu Kuangtu," a panicked female voice said from the other end. "Yu Kuangtu is injured. Could you come and save him?"
"May I ask who this is...?"
"My name is Qin Lian! I’m Yu Kuangtu’s friend!"
Qin Lian gave an address. Ren Suo checked it and found nothing suspicious. Moreover, the phone number was indeed Yu Kuangtu’s.
An emergency? But why was a girl calling me about it?
After a moment’s thought, Ren Suo changed into his gear, went downstairs, rode a shared bicycle to the college gate, and hailed a rideshare. A little over ten minutes later, he arrived at an old residential building in the Old Town.
When Ren Suo was studying at Lian River University, he often visited the Old Town. Almost all of Lian River’s famous desserts, snacks, and old shops were located there. However, this was his first time visiting a residential building in the Old Town.
The residential building at the given address was in a fairly large residential area, which even had a kindergarten. Ren Suo arrived late at night and encountered no obstructions. There were no access restrictions, not even a security guard. It seemed there was no property management office. Below the residential building, a barbecue Ghost Stall was still open for business.
Although I once ran a Ghost Stall (in the game) in deserted parks—it wasn’t noisy, didn’t spread pungent smells, and didn’t cause oil stains—the floor tiles near this barbecue Ghost Stall have lost their patterns. They reflect a greasy gleam under the warm yellow streetlights.
It seems there isn’t just a lack of property management. Perhaps even the residents’ committee is slacking off, as allowing a Ghost Stall in a residential area is already a disturbance.
Although the complex had no access control, an iron gate still barred the entrance to the residential building. Ren Suo keyed in the unit number Qin Lian had given him, and the intercom on the gate connected. "Who is it?"
"A friend of Yu Kuangtu."
The iron gate opened with a CLICK, and Ren Suo walked in. As he had anticipated, there was no elevator.
The destination was the seventh floor. In the past, reaching it would have been somewhat challenging for Ren Suo. However, since he had started his Cultivation, his back no longer ached, and his legs no longer hurt. He ascended to the seventh floor effortlessly, each stride covering the distance of five ordinary steps. Upon reaching the seventh floor, he saw that the door to apartment 702 was already open. A girl dressed in Hello Kitty pajamas stood anxiously at the doorway.
Upon seeing Ren Suo, she asked, "Are you... the doctor? I’m Qin Lian. Come quickly; Bro Yu still hasn’t woken up."
Ren Suo glanced inside. The living room lights were on, so there probably wasn’t any danger. Despite this, he kept part of his attention on the necklace around his neck, ready to activate it at any moment. If he did, Dong Chengling would directly rip through space and pull him away.
In the living room, Yu Kuangtu lay on the sofa, pale as a sheet, looking as if he might be dead. His Qi Cyclone Sensing was faint, almost non-existent, which, perversely, made him seem quite tempting to Ren Suo.
Ren Suo’s heart skipped a beat. He went over to check and found Yu Kuangtu was still breathing. Qin Lian, standing nearby, asked nervously, "Bro Yu should be fine, right?"
"There’s no life-threatening danger." Ren Suo saw no obvious external injuries; Yu Kuangtu simply looked asleep. He asked, "But why didn’t you call 120? Why use his phone to contact me?"
"Bro Yu told me not to call 120 right before he passed out, and then just..." Qin Lian trailed off. Hearing Ren Suo’s reassurance, she breathed a sigh of relief. Although Yu Kuangtu hadn’t seemed to be in mortal danger, such a sudden incident would naturally panic an eighteen-year-old girl like her. "I was thinking of calling Bro Yu’s family, but then I saw two contacts labeled ’Doctor,’ so I called you."
"Two?" Ren Suo asked. "Besides me, did you call the other person?"
Ren Suo blinked. "Why not?"
"Because... because..." Qin Lian faltered, hesitated for a moment, then picked up Yu Kuangtu’s phone, tapped on it, and handed it to Ren Suo.
In the contacts, under the label ’Doctor,’ were two entries:
’Ren Suo (Ample milk quantity, Saving Lives and Healing the Injured milk) (Male)’
’Yao Meilü (Average milk quantity, but abundant in other aspects) (Female)’
...Seriously, I’m so grateful for Yu Kuangtu’s high opinion of me. Ren Suo’s clenched fist CRACKLED.
’Negative emotions from Ren Suo, +666’
"So, what exactly happened? Why did Yu Kuangtu pass out? He’s not usually this weak."
"I’m not sure..." Qin Lian shook her head. "We went out to set up our stall tonight. Halfway through, Bro Yu said he needed to use the restroom and left. A little while later, we heard a loud explosion from that direction. It looked like the restroom had blown up; Fireballs shot into the sky, and all the customers ran away."
"I ran to find Bro Yu and saw him staggering back. He told me to pack up and go home. He looked really bad, so I asked if he needed to go to the emergency room. He refused to go to the hospital, and then he passed out."
Ren Suo narrowed his eyes.
He secretly used ’Spell Healing’ to check Yu Kuangtu. There were no injuries, but his Qi Cyclone Sensing was extremely weak.
It seemed Qin Lian was the girl Yu Kuangtu had a crush on. Tonight, while they were out at their stall, Yu Kuangtu must have suddenly encountered an enemy. He likely fought until his Spiritual Energy was depleted, causing him to faint.
Although there’s still no consensus on the relationship between the Qi Cyclone and the human body, for a Cultivator, it’s undoubtedly like a brand new internal organ. Right now, it was as if Yu Kuangtu had completely burned out his Qi Cyclone, leaving him unconscious. However, he also knew it wasn’t life-threatening, which was why he hadn’t wanted to go to the hospital.
But what Demons and Ghosts in Lian River could be strong enough to challenge Yu Kuangtu? Given his position as Director of the Tactical Bureau, his personal combat power is naturally unquestionable. I still remember the first time I saw him; the man could throw Fireballs with his bare hands.
I’ve never personally seen Yu Kuangtu in action. However, according to internal reports from the Tactical Bureau, a single punch from him could demolish a dump truck without any problem.
Even though Dong Chengling is also at the third turn, she isn’t currently focused on combat. Yu Kuangtu’s awakened spells, on the other hand, were made for fighting.
Qiao Muyi once said that Yu Kuangtu ranked first in combat power in Lian River. Currently, all the captains of the Lian River Countermeasure Bureau combined would be no match for him alone. His awakened spells were too devastating—in both area-of-effect and single-target attacks—for anyone below the third turn.
Thinking it over, Ren Suo said to Qin Lian, "I need to take off his clothes to check him, and I’ll also try stimulating his acupoints. Do you want to step outside for a bit? Though I don’t think he’d mind."
Qin Lian clearly did mind. She went to wait in the bedroom in the back room. Ren Suo took the opportunity to use ’Spell Healing’ on Yu Kuangtu’s head, pressing his hand firmly against Yu Kuangtu’s buzz cut.
"Key is in a comatose state. Commencing retrieval."
"Key is fully formed. Retrieval will take 100 seconds. Constant contact must be maintained during retrieval. 99, 98, 97..."
Yu Kuangtu actually ascended to the third turn, silently and unnoticed! No wonder I felt he was quite alluring when I came in. I realize now it was the Key Search System prompting me.
Tsk tsk, no wonder Yu Kuangtu went chasing girls; he had already advanced!
I don’t know how to treat a coma caused by the depletion of Cyclone Spirit. Or rather, there aren’t many established methods for this situation yet. At least, I haven’t seen any on the internal network, and the ’Barefoot Doctor’s Study Manual’ from the academy offered no solutions either.
But in the end, a coma is a matter of the brain. Treating the brain is the way to go.
Three minutes later, Yu Kuangtu groaned and slowly opened his eyes.
An unfamiliar ceiling.
"You’re awake," Ren Suo said, looking down at him from a superior position. "Do you feel tired? Weak in your limbs? Don’t worry, the surgery was a complete success. You’re a girl now. From now on, you’ll debut as the idol of the Lian River Countermeasure Bureau..."
Yu Kuangtu’s face instantly turned deathly pale!
’Negative emotions from Yu Kuangtu, +1024’