Chapter 18

Another helicopter searching the mountain let out a cry of surprise: "Look, that's Teacher Liu Rushi, the Life teacher from the Inner Courtyard's Natural Department!"

The fact that Teacher Liu had to take emergency action made everyone realize that the situation was dire.

Seeing the hero lying on the ground, barely breathing, Old Master Hua frowned. At that moment, his eyes glowed with a pattern, and a crest appeared in both of his eyes.

That crest was precisely the 'Falcon's Eye'!

Through the Falcon's Eye, Old Master Hua vaguely saw countless roots intertwined inside the hero's body!

Old Master Hua couldn't help but frown slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Old Master Hua, like Teacher Liu, mistakenly believed that the hero had been infected with the Natural Department's Parasitic Plant Technique!

Those who practice the Natural Department's abilities are called Naturalists.

Among the ability users, the status of Naturalists is not as high as that of Life Masters, but even the Destructionists of the Destruction Department dare not easily offend them.

Naturalists not only have extremely powerful destructive abilities but also have extremely high values in binding and controlling the battlefield.

The Parasitic Plant Technique is a very vicious ability pattern of the Natural Department, capable of implanting parasitic plants into living bodies, using the living body as nutrients to nurture rare plants for others to enjoy.

Old Master Hua had also heard that there were people in the Spider organization who engaged in such vicious deeds. He couldn't help but sneer inwardly: "To dare to treat my grandson in such a way, I will settle this score with you!"

This misunderstanding was indeed a bit exaggerated, and the Spider organization was wrongly accused by Old Master Hua.

Coming here to find someone was just one of the reasons. Old Master Hua had another matter to attend to: personally testing his grandson's bloodline using special methods.

Living to Old Master Hua's age, if he didn't know about the existence of living face masks, he would have been a fool. Now, the rumor that the Hua family has obtained ancient secrets has spread throughout China. Before the world confirms or speculates, precautions must be taken to prevent any malicious individuals from infiltrating. Old Master Hua has already decided that if the test confirms it's his real grandson, he will provide double compensation.

Seeing the hero's current condition, Old Master Hua still hardened his heart. Just as he was about to step into the helicopter cabin, an old woman who had taken a step to the hero's side turned and glanced at him, whispering to Old Master Hua, "Get out of the way, don't hinder me from saving him. We can talk about your stuff when he wakes up."

Old Master Hua fell silent.

When Teacher Liu bent down to examine the hero's body, the hero immediately felt a powerful aura enveloping him: natural, vast, compassionate, and nourishing all things!

The hero's first instinct told him: This is an incredibly powerful Life Master!

A gem in Teacher Liu's left glove glowed, and a crest appeared in her palm. Her hand transformed into a透视镜 (透视镜 means "X-ray glasses" or "penetrating lens" in this context) and pressed against the hero's chest.

Teacher Liu immediately saw the condition inside the hero's body and felt a headache. She frowned and thought: "According to that old man, someone hired people from the Spider organization to kill him. This could be a parasitic plant implanted by the Spider people. But I've never seen such a plant before. The root system is extremely developed, already spreading throughout every inch of his body. If the parasitic plant is provoked, it will instantly torture him to death."

Just as Teacher Liu was at a loss for a solution, Lü Ying landed on the ground, retracted her fairy wings, and came to Teacher Liu, asking, "Teacher, how is his condition?"

Teacher Liu replied solemnly, "It's very bad. The parasitic plant inside him is very aggressive, and its roots have spread throughout every inch of his body. It's impossible to remove it; it would cost him his life."

Lü Ying also bent down and placed her hand on the hero's chest.

Her left glove glowed, and her left hand gained the ability of the透视镜 (penetrating lens).

Just as she was about to investigate further, she noticed the hero's peripheral vision greedily peeking at her chest.

"He's still so despicable at this critical moment. This person truly deserves to die. Hmph," Lü Ying coldly snorted and stood up.

The hero felt a sudden sadness: "Miss, it's you who bent down in front of me. No matter which direction I look, I can't help but catch a glimpse of you with my peripheral vision!"

Suddenly, the battle between the gourd and the jade scroll intensified, causing the hero to roll on the ground in pain.

Teacher Liu did not detect the existence of the inheritance jade scroll and assumed it was the parasitic plant causing the trouble. She knew that if she didn't come up with a solution soon, the boy wouldn't last an hour.

Teacher Liu ignored how Lü Ying viewed the hero. The cross on her survival box glowed, and a small amount of red powder in a red bottle in one of the compartments disappeared.

Under the influence of the crest, the red powder transformed into a powerful medicine and entered the hero's body. The hero's body was immediately anesthetized, and even if he were to be cut into a thousand pieces, he wouldn't feel a thing.

This anesthetic could even knock out a super-strong ability user.

The hero's body was anesthetized, but the tearing sensation in his soul continued. The roots of the bird gourd could penetrate and root in the Land of Burial, let alone the hero's soul, which was as fragile as tofu.

If not for the turtle shell jade scroll, the hero's soul would have been instantly sucked dry, and even the Great Turtle and the Black Spider would have suffered.

The anesthetic effect was only partially successful, and Teacher Liu felt the situation was serious. She muttered to herself, "Who did this to him? What blood debt did this boy owe you in his past life?"

Teacher Liu glanced at Old Master Hua, who had walked out of the helicopter. She seemed to understand something. This poor boy was likely a victim of internal family struggles. She had left this family and knew the complexities of such large families.

Feeling the hero's soul being tortured, Teacher Liu's compassion surged. Moreover, because this boy was that man's grandson and had a similar experience to her, the overly compassionate old woman sighed and decided to use the pill she had obtained from the ancient ruins to temporarily save this poor boy's life.

Even if this boy had no connection to her, she would do everything in her power to save a life, even at the cost of a divine pill in others' eyes. In the face of life, these external things are nothing.

At this moment, Old Master Hua came to the hero, looking at his face, which was seven-tenths similar to his own, but found no similar aura. He then said to Teacher Liu, who was about to take further action to save the hero's life, "Rushi..."

Who would have thought that before Old Master Hua could finish his urgent words to verify the hero's identity, Teacher Liu shouted, "Get out of the way first, don't hinder me from saving him."

As she shouted, she punched Old Master Hua in the chest, sending him flying.

This scene left the people who had walked out of the helicopter stunned, their eyes full of confusion: "Are they old lovers? What did this old man do to Teacher Liu that she would punch him as soon as he opened his mouth?"

"Before I save him, please respect my patient," Teacher Liu coldly whispered to Old Master Hua.

Although the hero did not hear the conversation between these two old people, he could sense their attitudes toward him. He couldn't help but curse the old man who was eager to verify his identity: "You damn old man, no wonder your grandson ended up in such a miserable state. It's probably your doing. I curse you to die and go extinct."

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