Chapter 38

Fang Tianfeng was delighted at the sight of the unclaimed qi.

These qi, being unowned, were easier to absorb with the Qi-Inducing Technique and also easier to control. In the past, he had little primordial qi, but now it was sufficient.

Fang Tianfeng immediately mobilized a quarter of the primordial qi in his body, forming a tiny primordial qi sphere as small as a grain of rice, and released it into the air. The primordial qi sphere then began to rapidly absorb the various qi light points around it, like a vacuum cleaner.

The primordial qi sphere, resembling a transparent and colorless balloon, grew larger and larger. The colors inside the balloon became increasingly mixed and intense, as if various pigments were being poured into water simultaneously.

When the primordial qi balloon expanded to the size of a fist, it stopped absorbing. The power of the Qi-Inducing Technique then retracted the entire primordial qi balloon back into his body. The qi river inside his body immediately flushed the primordial qi balloon.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Fang Tianfeng's forehead, and he closed his eyes, beginning to focus inward.

The qi river had consumed half of its primordial qi and retreated to its original position. Below the qi river, several light spheres had appeared.

A blue-black sphere of sick qi, a gray sphere of mold qi, a gray-brown sphere of gloom qi, a pale white sphere of mourning qi, a dark green sphere of disaster qi, a blue sphere of resentment qi, and even a few rare black spheres of death qi.

Fang Tianfeng's "gaze" swept over the seven qi light spheres, finally settling on the most familiar sick qi sphere.

With a slight excitement, he seized the opportunity and began to use the Qi-Soldier Technique, which he had never used before.

The remaining qi river split off three-quarters, entering the sick qi sphere. The sick qi sphere immediately transformed into a constantly deforming blue-black jelly, twisting and changing continuously.

After an unknown amount of time, the sick qi sphere stopped twisting and returned to a spherical shape. Then, threads of primordial qi began to emerge, slowly coalescing above the sick qi sphere. Soon, they formed a semi-transparent qi soldier hammer.

Fang Tianfeng's mind immediately established a connection with the qi soldier hammer. With a thought, the qi soldier hammer was raised high and then fiercely struck the sick qi sphere.

"Boom!"

Fang Tianfeng felt a massive explosion in his ears, causing his body to tremble slightly.

Just one strike had consumed a third of the remaining primordial qi, roughly equivalent to one-fiftieth of his total primordial qi.

One strike was one refinement. A hundred refinements were needed to form the most basic qi soldier. Once a hundred refinements were successful, the qi soldier would exist forever, and all the sick qi absorbed by the Qi-Inducing Technique would automatically enter this qi soldier.

Above a hundred refinements were a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, and a million refinements, each higher level making the qi soldier stronger. A powerful qi soldier could even sever a nation's fortune with a single strike, causing the entire country to collapse.

With the remaining primordial qi in his body, Fang Tianfeng temporarily put aside the refinement of the qi soldier. Starting from tomorrow, besides treating Shen Xin, all the remaining primordial qi would be used for this purpose.

Fang Tianfeng stretched, stood up, and found that no one was paying attention to him, so he descended the stairs with satisfaction.

Seeing someone carrying food, Fang Tianfeng checked the time on his phone and realized it was already noon.

Feeling his rumbling stomach, Fang Tianfeng walked toward the main entrance of the hospital. Opposite the hospital was a fast-food market where various fast foods were sold. He had been there before. The fast food was generally average, but a few snacks were quite delicious.

Crossing the street, before he reached the fast-food market, Fang Tianfeng was blocked by the crowds. The sidewalks were lined with temporary food stalls selling porridge, buns, egg pancakes, boxed meals, tofu pudding, and more.

Many people were buying food, including family members of patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses, and even patients wearing wristbands.

Fang Tianfeng slowly pushed his way through the crowd. Suddenly, someone shouted from the left front.

"No money? If you have no money, why are you buying porridge? Return it? What kind of joke is this!"

Fang Tianfeng followed the voice and saw a female nurse in a pink uniform holding a plastic bag of porridge, her face flushed and on the verge of tears.

The porridge vendor was a middle-aged man in a dirty white coat, with a fierce expression.

"Xia Xiaoyu?" Fang Tianfeng pushed through the crowd and quickly reached her side.

Seeing Fang Tianfeng, Xia Xiaoyu felt even more embarrassed.

"Mr. Gao, no, Mr. Fang, can you lend me two yuan?" Xia Xiaoyu looked at Fang Tianfeng as if he were a savior, her eyes red.

Fang Tianfeng immediately took out two yuan and handed it to the vendor, saying, "My friend forgot his money. Here's the payment."

Xia Xiaoyu immediately said, "Thank you, Mr. Fang," her face turning red with even more embarrassment.

Fang Tianfeng smiled and said, "If you're not comfortable calling me by my full name, just call me Tianfeng." He knew Xia Xiaoyu might not remember his name, as they had only met once, and An Tian Tian only called him "Gao."

"Thank you, Tianfeng." Xia Xiaoyu's gratitude deepened.

"A bowl of porridge isn't enough for you. Have lunch with me." Fang Tianfeng said.

Xia Xiaoyu quickly replied, "No need, my appetite is small, and a bowl of porridge is enough. Thank you, Tianfeng. I'll pay you back when I visit your place."

"Consider it part of the food fund, paid for by An Tian Tian."

Xia Xiaoyu was very stubborn and shook her head. "No, you work hard for your money. When I pay you back, you can treat me to a meal, and I won't refuse."

Fang Tianfeng laughed. "No wonder you're An Tian Tian's best friend."

"I didn't mean it that way..." Xia Xiaoyu was flustered.

"Let's not block people from doing business here." Fang Tianfeng said, grabbing Xia Xiaoyu's wrist and pushing through the crowd. He looked back and soon arrived at the fast-food market.

"Do you really want to pay me back?" Fang Tianfeng released her wrist and turned to ask.

"Yes!" Xia Xiaoyu nodded vigorously, her chin almost touching her prominent chest. She was dressed in a pink nurse's uniform, looking beautiful and adorable with her nurse's cap.

"Then today, you owe me the cost of a chicken leg. Follow me, unless you like me holding your hand."

Xia Xiaoyu blushed and reluctantly followed Fang Tianfeng.

Xia Xiaoyu had auspicious qi and a good temper, making her far better than the female police officer Lu Yingna. Fang Tianfeng had already decided to make Xia Xiaoyu his tenant when they first met.

Fang Tianfeng found an empty table and had Xia Xiaoyu sit down. He quickly returned with several packages.

"This chicken leg is yours." Fang Tianfeng pushed the chicken leg toward Xia Xiaoyu and began to eat his own food.

After finishing their meal, Fang Tianfeng and Xia Xiaoyu walked back.

"Remember to bring money in the future. I thought you were meticulous, but you're as careless as An Tian Tian." Fang Tianfeng said.

Xia Xiaoyu looked slightly troubled. "I didn't forget my money; I lost it, probably by accident. Fortunately, I didn't bring my wallet, just a few dozen yuan to buy food."

"Be more careful in the future and stay alert."

"Okay."

"I'll go first. See you later."

"Wait a moment, I'll go upstairs and get the money for you."

"Let's talk about it later." Fang Tianfeng said and left.

Xia Xiaoyu stood there for a moment, then turned and walked toward the hospital.

Fang Tianfeng walked two streets and saw a bus stop. His phone rang.

"Hello, Sister Xin."

"Xiaofeng, I have a question. An elderly man with multiple organ failure—heart, lungs, and kidneys—is over ninety years old. The doctors say he has only one to two months to live. Can you save him?"

"I don't know much about this condition, but it's almost impossible to cure such a severe case."

"Can you delay it for a while?"

"Other things aside, delaying it for a while is definitely possible." Fang Tianfeng said.

"Good. I'll pick you up at Chang'an Garden this afternoon. We'll go to the provincial hospital to see a patient."

"Provincial hospital? I'm near the inpatient department of the provincial hospital, about to go home."

"What are you doing here?"

"Just a small matter. You're at the provincial hospital? I'll come find you then."

"Wait a moment."

A moment later, Shen Xin said, "I'm waiting for you at the entrance of Building 2. See you there."

Fang Tianfeng turned and walked toward Building 2, soon seeing Shen Xin and an elderly woman standing next to her.

As he approached, Shen Xin smiled at the elderly woman. "Grandma, this is Xiaofeng. Xiaofeng, this is my grandma." At this moment, Shen Xin seemed less mature and more playful.

"Hello, Grandma." Fang Tianfeng bowed slightly.

"Good child." The elderly woman smiled kindly, nodded, and carefully examined Fang Tianfeng.

The elderly woman was dressed in gray, looking very spirited and dignified, with neatly combed gray hair.

Shen Xin smiled. "Xiaofeng, Grandma came down just for you. Not many people get such treatment."

Fang Tianfeng's mind flashed, remembering that someone had said Shen Xin was from the Leng family. He subconsciously observed the surroundings and noticed a middle-aged man nearby, staring at them.

The elderly woman's thin lips moved. "What treatment? If you can make my precious granddaughter happy, I'll come down even if I have to crawl."

Fang Tianfeng quickly said, "Grandma, you're too kind. I don't want to sound like I'm seeking gratitude. As Sister Xin's brother, it's my duty to do this."

"Good child, truly a good child." The elderly woman was very satisfied.

Shen Xin said, "Grandma, let's go upstairs."

"Okay."

The three of them walked toward the elevator, and the person Fang Tianfeng had noticed earlier immediately followed them, getting on the same elevator.

Fang Tianfeng followed them to the VIP ward area, which was more spacious and had less crowded doors. Turning a corner, he saw a dozen people standing or sitting outside a ward, mostly middle-aged or elderly.

The corridor was lined with various gifts, all of which looked very high-end.

The people sitting all stood up, making way for the elderly woman.

Fang Tianfeng heard some of them call her "Madam Leng."

A young man in his late twenties walked over, smiling. "Grandma Leng, why don't you rest in the family waiting room?"

Madam Leng shook her head. "I'll just stand here. I don't want to join that crowd."

The young man was very helpless and had to leave.

A few people curiously examined Fang Tianfeng, secretly wondering what kind of person could make Madam Leng come down personally.

Fang Tianfeng waited quietly. Every so often, someone would come. The young man would receive them as a family member, take their gifts and money, and then tell them the patient was still unconscious, suggesting they leave.

From the visitors, Fang Tianfeng learned that the young man was named He Changxiong.

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