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Chapter 196 - 174 - "A Blessing in Disguise

Chapter 196: 174 Chapter "A Blessing in Disguise

Just as Ye Wenhao and Chu Ji reached an agreement, Ye Fan once again walked over to Situ Ruoshui.

Just like before, Situ Ruoshui appeared to have lost her soul, staring blankly ahead with dull eyes, motionless, completely unaware of Ye Fan’s approach.

"Ruoshui."

Seeing this, Ye Fan couldn’t help but reach out to grab Situ Ruoshui’s fragile hand, trying once more to awaken her.

Situ Ruoshui still did not respond, not even moving her head slightly.

Ye Fan understood from Situ Ruoshui’s reaction that her consciousness was severely damaged; if not healed, she would surely become a vegetative person in the future.

Realizing all this, Ye Fan thought about it and did not rush to heal Situ Ruoshui’s damaged consciousness.

He knew that damage to the consciousness (soul) was the most difficult illness to treat, and even with his heavenly medical skills, he had to be careful and cautious, leaving no room for error.

What’s more important was that healing the consciousness would greatly exhaust mental power.

Just now, after Ye Wenhao’s shout that contained a spiritual attack, Ye Fan’s damaged consciousness did not become more serious but instead inexplicably healed and seemed to grow stronger.

This made him very puzzled; he had to first understand his own situation and completely recover his spiritual energy before he could attempt to heal Situ Ruoshui.

"Ruoshui, don’t worry, big brother will definitely cure you."

After making up his mind, Ye Fan took Situ Ruoshui into his arms and said softly, his tone exceptionally firm.

"Uh..."

Hearing Ye Fan’s firm words, Lv Canghai and the other two, who were previously in a daze, were as if under a spell, simultaneously turning their gazes towards Ye Fan.

Under the light, their eyes were filled with doubt!

Although humanity had successfully resisted the destroy virus, until now, human science has been unable to explain the mystery of the consciousness (soul), and similarly, the medical field is unable to treat patients with damaged consciousness (soul).

Of course, this does not include martial artists.

Martial artists, with their far stronger consciousness than ordinary people, can generally recover gradually through special medicine combined with meditation cultivation, as long as the damage is not too severe.

In their view, now that Situ Ruoshui’s consciousness is severely damaged and even the chance of being empowered to become a martial artist is lost, there is no possibility of cure.

In such a situation, Ye Fan’s claim that he could heal Situ Ruoshui was met with their skepticism.

Unlike Lv Canghai and the others, upon hearing Ye Fan’s words, Ye Wenhao subconsciously thought Ye Fan intended to ask Chu Xuanji to heal Situ Ruoshui and did not fuss over whether Situ Ruoshui’s consciousness could be restored.

At this moment, his emotions were like a jar of mixed flavors spilled - both relieved and guilty.

Relieved because he felt that his son was a person of deep compassion and loyalty, who even at the risk of his life, broke into danger to rescue Situ Ruoshui out of gratitude.

Guilty because the contrast between Ye Fan’s deep compassion and loyalty and Ye Wenhao’s own lack of them from years ago was stark.

"Sigh..."

Even Chu Ji couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh upon hearing this.

Because she had seen too much of the world’s harshness and experienced life and death, she had developed a silent character, caring only about the safety and well-being of her loved ones, completely indifferent to strangers.

Although she sympathized with Situ Ruoshui’s plight, she did not want Ye Fan to repair her damaged consciousness.

Because she knew that repairing the consciousness was a very dangerous affair, and the slightest carelessness could not only cause the patient with the damaged consciousness to completely become a vegetative person, but also inflict severe trauma on the healer’s own consciousness, even to the point of being irreparable!

If Ye Fan were to encounter an accident while healing Situ Ruoshui’s consciousness, resulting in severe damage to his own, then the grand plan meticulously laid out by Chu Xuanji over twenty years would end in failure, and Ye Fan’s martial arts journey would also come to a standstill, or even regress!

Beyond that, deep down, Chu Ji did not want Ye Fan to be too compassionate and loyal - if it hadn’t been for Ye Wenhao’s timely arrival, she didn’t believe Ye Fan could have escaped from Lv Canghai’s clutches!

More importantly, a character of deep compassion and loyalty would become Ye Fan’s Achilles’ heel!

Ye Fan might have narrowly escaped disaster this time, but who could guarantee he would be so lucky every time in the future?

Although deep inside she strongly disapproved of Ye Fan’s actions, Chu Ji also knew that Ye Fan was a person of strong resolve; once he made a decision, not even the falling of the sky could make him change it. Thus, she refrained from the futile effort of trying to persuade Ye Fan to give up his risky behavior and silently walked out of the villa with Ye Wenhao.

"Xiao Fan, didn’t you say your dantian was shattered? How can you say it’s okay now?" Once outside the villa, Ye Wenhao asked with concern.

"Uncle Ye, although my dantian is shattered, the Power Seed inside is undamaged. As long as the dantian is repaired, I’ll be fine," Ye Fan replied, half-truthfully, seeing that Ye Wenhao was still worried.

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wenhao suddenly understood. He didn’t question why Ye Fan’s ’Power Seed’ was untouched, but instead he let out a sigh of relief, "If that’s the case, there’s no major problem then. When you get Miracle Doctor Chu to treat this girl, have him fix your dantian as well."

"Xiao Fan never thought of asking my master for help; he wants to heal this girl himself," Chu Ji said with a wry smile.

"Heal her himself?" Situ Chen asked with surprise.

"Yes, his medical skills are no less than those of my master!"

Seeing their reaction, Chu Ji gave a wry smile, thought for a moment, and ultimately did not reveal the secret that only she and Chu Xuanji knew to Ye Wenhao.

"What... what??"

Even so, Ye Wenhao was still shocked and stood frozen, looking at Ye Fan in disbelief.

If he hadn’t known Chu Ji’s nature well, he might even have suspected Chu Ji of trying to make him happy!

"Sister, watch Ruoshui for me while I fix my dantian."

As Ye Wenhao became engulfed in astonishment, Ye Fan didn’t bother to explain further and handed Situ Ruoshui over to Chu Ji.

"Alright."

Chu Ji stretched out her hands and embraced Situ Ruoshui in her arms.

"Hmm~"

Ye Fan took a deep breath, sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes slightly closed, gathering his consciousness.

"Is he going to repair his shattered Dantian through meditation?"

Originally, upon hearing what Ye Fan had said, Ye Wenhao had managed to recover from his shock, but seeing that Ye Fan didn’t take out any medicine and was merely sitting in meditation, he was taken aback again.

"Hmm."

Chu Ji nodded and explained, "He has a Pure Yang Body, and the inner strength within his body contains Pure Yang Qi."

"I see!"

Ye Wenhao recalled a saying that came to mind: All things are born from yang, and all things die from yang as well.

This was a statement once made by Chu Xuanji when Ye Wenhao was on his deathbed and had gone to heaven to seek medical treatment from him.

Now, having transformed from a sickly boy into a supreme powerhouse in the Martial Arts World, he had long understood the meaning of that saying: Yang energy is the primal force of physiological functions and material metabolism in the human body, and it is the determining factor in human reproduction, growth, development, aging, and death. The normal survival of a person requires the support of yang energy. Without sufficient yang energy, one would fall ill. If yang energy is completely exhausted, death ensues.

Pure Yang Qi is an extremely rare existence among yang energies, not only providing its possessor with vigorous vitality and full spiritual energy but also possessing the ability to nourish and repair bodily organs.

"Hmm~"

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Ye Wenhao exhaled a breath of pent-up air, seemingly expelling all the shock from his heart in one go, his entire demeanor instantly returning to calmness. Yet, deep down, he now faintly understood the reason why Chu Ji had once told him, "When he spreads his wings and soars into the sky, everyone, including you and me, will feel proud of him."

While guessing this, he also couldn’t help but recall that unforgettable white figure, plunging into a sea of endless memories.

Hmm?

Sometime later, after Ye Fan completely gathered his consciousness and introspected, he discovered that not only had all the injuries to his consciousness fully recovered, but it had also become more than ten times stronger than before!

This discovery caused Ye Fan’s heart to tremble violently!

Long ago, Ye Fan had realized that his consciousness (soul) was much stronger than that of martial artists of the same realm, which resulted in his Mind Power (spiritual power) far surpassing that of his peers.

He had always believed this to be innate!

Now, having discovered once again that his consciousness had grown stronger, Ye Fan was completely astonished!

Because... according to Martial Arts theory, a martial artist’s consciousness (soul) would only become stronger when their realm increased, and their Mind Power (spiritual power) would subsequently intensify!

Yet at this moment, without any increase in his realm, his consciousness had suddenly grown stronger...

This went completely against Martial Arts theory and overturned his understanding of Martial Arts!!

"It seems that the strength of my consciousness is not innate but due to some special reason."

After the shock passed, Ye Fan gradually calmed himself down, his mind filled with curiosity, "Why did my consciousness suddenly become so strong?"

Without an answer, no matter how hard Ye Fan racked his brain, he couldn’t figure it out.

"Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. I should see if my Mind Power has also grown more than ten times stronger like my consciousness!"

Unable to figure out the reason, Ye Fan stopped pondering and, with a movement of his consciousness, discovered that indeed, his Mind Power had grown more than ten times stronger than before!

Despite being somewhat prepared for this, the realization still thrilled Ye Fan.

In his excitement, he didn’t pause, and with a movement of his consciousness, the inner strength in his body immediately responded to his call, controlled by him, surging towards his shattered Dantian.

Quickly, the Power from the nine major acupoints turned into a torrent that washed over the broken Dantian once, separating the Pure Yang Qi from the Power to form a net that enveloped the Dantian fragments, silently integrating into them, beginning the repair.

Join!

After an unknown period, when Ye Fan sensed that the Dantian fragments were once again brimming with vitality, his consciousness moved, and all of his Power suddenly converged, enveloping the Dantian fragments like an eggshell. The Pure Yang Qi turned into fine threads, linking all of the Dantian fragments together, akin to stitches in surgery, causing the fragments to gradually fuse.

After a considerable time and Ye Fan’s relentless efforts, all the Dantian fragments fused together, revitalizing with life!

Whoosh!

Feeling this change, Ye Fan’s heart relaxed, and he abruptly opened his eyes.

"Is it done?"

Chu Ji asked in shock, as she had been keeping a close watch on Ye Fan. Although she knew Ye Fan could certainly repair his Dantian, she hadn’t expected it to be so quick.

Hmm?

Hearing Chu Ji’s question, Ye Wenhao also snapped out of his reminiscence, looking at Ye Fan with a face full of surprise and doubt.

"Hmm."

Ye Fan nodded, thought for a moment, but decided not to tell the two about the sudden increase in the strength of his consciousness. Instead, he turned his gaze towards Situ Ruoshui, his eyes brimming with confidence.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

With his consciousness strengthened and his Mind Power increasing more than tenfold, Ye Fan no longer needed to worry about making mistakes while repairing Situ Ruoshui’s damaged consciousness!

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