Chapter 50

Chuci opened his eyes, and the doctor and the curse official immediately noticed and approached to ask about Chuci's condition.

"Still okay, the curse hasn't deepened. As for the virus in my body, the doctor needs to re-examine it," Chuci frowned, feeling his condition, and nodded in satisfaction.

Without a word, the doctor directly took a blood sample from Chuci for testing, while simultaneously casting healing and identification spells on Chuci's face, ensuring a comprehensive and thorough examination, leaving no blind spots.

The curse official seemed even more relaxed. Knowing that the exorcism spell was ineffective against the combination of spiritual energy and the virus, she still repeatedly cast it on Chuci. The white light flickered, looking very motivated, as if she had never given up on the treatment. However, the more Chuci watched, the more he felt that the curse official was teasing him.

"Stop casting, we have serious matters to discuss," Chuci said helplessly, stopping the curse official's actions. Repeatedly casting the spell would affect the doctor's diagnosis.

"Oh!" The curse official responded coldly, as if she hadn't done anything at all.

In less than a few minutes, the doctor had a bewildered expression.

"Master, there's a piece of news, good or bad, I'm not sure."

"Stop being mysterious, just say it."

"Master, the spread of the spiritual energy virus in your body has slowed down," the doctor said, hardly believing the diagnosis.

Chuci asked in confusion, "Isn't that good news?"

The doctor showed a mixed expression of joy and worry, "But it has started to erode and destroy your internal organs."

"How many days do I have left?" Chuci felt this news was neither good nor bad, just unsure how much time he had left to fight.

"Six days."

"Isn't that the same as before?" Chuci rolled his eyes at the doctor.

"It's different!" The doctor felt his professionalism was greatly insulted and quickly defended himself, "If the diseased tissue doesn't spread, in the worst case, we still have the final option to cut out the diseased tissue to stop the curse."

"Where is the diseased tissue?"

"Oh, in the heart."

"What use are you!" The doctor was on the verge of tears.

Oshima is a large name but not a large area. The place where Chuci was staying was originally a large fishing family. Now, with the high degree of mechanization, there are more spare hands, so they built a hotel on the main property to accommodate tourists.

Coincidentally, not far from the hotel was Shizuko's hometown, the Yamada family. After the three of them got off the boat, Chuci hurriedly came to book a room, then watched a movie, while Lei Xuan and Gao Zhongsheng were responsible for investigating the statue of Yaku no Kaku.

Although this event happened forty years ago, since most of Shizuko's generation was still alive, they still remembered the woman who was once at the center of controversy. Therefore, Lei Xuan and Gao Zhongsheng quickly found out that the Yamada family indeed had an empty room, which used to be Shizuko's, and is now used for the worship of a deity.

They weren't sure which deity was being worshipped, but they were certain that such a thing existed.

It must be the statue of Yaku no Kaku! Lei Xuan and Gao Zhongsheng exchanged glances, both seeing excitement and eagerness in each other's eyes.

Everyone has their own thoughts. Even though Lei Xuan and Chuci got along well, it didn't mean Lei Xuan wouldn't seek benefits for his team. If the statue of Yaku no Kaku was a key clue, having it in their team's hands would significantly boost their final evaluation by the deity. Of course, if the statue could remove Chuci's danger, Lei Xuan wouldn't be stingy.

The process of obtaining the statue of Yaku no Kaku went smoothly, so smoothly that even the author was too lazy to describe it. They simply made a fake and switched it out.

Chuci hadn't finished his dinner when the two returned, looking like victorious generals.

Slam!

"Come, try it out."

Lei Xuan directly threw a dusty statue in front of Chuci. Before returning, he had experimented many times, and this thing was protected by some mysterious force, making it indestructible. So, he threw it without hesitation, not worried about breaking it.

Plop!

A piece of sashimi from Chuci's chopsticks fell onto the statue's staff.

Chuci turned his head, looking at Lei Xuan speechlessly, "Captain Lei, I'm still eating!"

"Sure, sure, eat first. After you finish, try to see if there's any reaction," Lei Xuan waved his hand, indicating he wasn't in a hurry.

If you're not in a hurry, why don't you sit down and eat something! Chuci grumbled inwardly, seeing Lei Xuan's excitement even from his toes.

Lei Xuan also realized he might have been too enthusiastic and quickly invited Gao Zhongsheng to sit down, ordering food for both of them. After eating and drinking to their satisfaction, they began to study the statue of Yaku no Kaku.

There's no need to describe what Yaku no Kaku looks like. If you really want to see, just search on Baidu. At least Chuci, a Libra and a member of the appearance association, couldn't bear to look directly.

From the patterns, the statue seemed quite old, but it was covered in dust, indicating that after Shizuko and Sadako's deaths, the Yamada family no longer worshipped Yaku no Kaku.

As soon as Chuci touched it, a peculiar warmth spread through his body, making him feel refreshed. The slight shadow that was hard to notice before also dissipated from his bones.

"Feels so good!" Chuci squinted his eyes, his face showing a look of comfort, almost moaning.

Lei Xuan and Gao Zhongsheng had never shown such expressions, perhaps because they hadn't been cursed by the video tape.

Chuci opened his eyes again and suddenly felt the same sensation that Shizuko had felt years ago, when she was in the sea, cold and near death. Perhaps no one knew the answer, but when Chuci asked the doctor to re-examine him, he was surprised to find that the spiritual energy intertwined with the virus had suddenly disappeared, and the virus had returned to its original form.

"Master, it's the smallpox virus. I'll prepare and give you the vaccine tomorrow," the doctor finally found his sense of purpose, quickly isolating Chuci and instructing him on how to prevent infection. He then called 119 (Japan's emergency number) to arrange for the smallpox vaccine.

If one contracts smallpox, there's almost no chance of recovery, but with the doctor's help, if there's a vaccine, it can be completely eradicated through healing magic.

"Is it solved that easily?" Chuci felt as if he were in a dream. If this solved the problem, wouldn't it directly complete the main quest?

Lei Xuan had the same thought. A perfect run with no one dying was something he had only experienced once in a low-level cycle world. This was a high-level difficulty.

But no matter what, being able to return alive was always good.

The appearance of the smallpox virus caught the attention of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. The doctor had just made the call, and in less than half an hour, a helicopter with chrysanthemums flew over, and Chuci was taken away by a group of white-coated doctors before he could react.

At this time, Lei Xuan also received a call on the phone given to each of them by Jia Tengying when they entered society.

"Shizuko Asakawa has appeared, and the real video tape has mysteriously appeared." Date: September 18, Saturday.

PS: Apologies in advance, I have to catch a train back to school tomorrow. If all goes well, I'll try to write another chapter tonight. If not, I'll take a break!