Chapter 4

After a brief shock, the doctors hurried forward and began to perform an emergency physical examination on Wang Haiquan.

Huang Yuan, however, knew that there was no need to look at the test results. From Wang Haiquan’s face, which, though still somewhat sickly, had already returned to a normal expression, it was clear that his illness had improved. At least he had come out of the hysterical state and was now in a deep sleep.

“Director Huang, the patient’s vital signs are normal, and his consciousness has returned. His pupils are focused, and he is no longer unconscious; he is just sleeping,” a doctor in a white coat reported. Although he was speaking to Huang Yuan, his eyes of reverence were fixed on Zhang Jue.

Although Huang Yuan had already anticipated this, he was still overwhelmed with shock upon hearing the report. Besides shock, he felt a deep fear. The thought of the method Zhang Jue used to treat Wang Haiquan made him shudder.

“Mr. Zhang, thank you, thank you so much,” Zhang Panshi, unable to hold back her tears, bowed repeatedly to Zhang Jue. However, Zhang Jue kept dodging and helping her up, his face full of helplessness.

At this moment, Huang Yuan mustered his courage and approached. Pretending not to see the cold light in Zhang Panshi’s eyes, he asked with a stiff face:

“Mr. Zhang, is there really such a thing as ghosts in this world?”

Huang Yuan was now completely softened. Wang Haiquan’s symptoms and Zhang Jue’s treatment methods left him no choice but to believe. This made him recall the incident where Zhang Jue revealed the cause of his nightmares, which made his heart as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cave. The deity in his dream had said that he had caused countless deaths and that being childless was the best outcome for him. This was truly terrifying.

Huang Yuan felt that he was probably on the deity’s radar, and he didn’t know what to do. So he had to gather his courage to consult Zhang Jue. He had just witnessed Zhang Jue’s abilities, and if he could help resolve his issues, he would be able to rest easy.

Zhang Jue smiled and shook his head: “No.”

Huang Yuan quickly asked: “Then what just happened?”

“Ha ha, it’s the work of the human mind,” Zhang Jue said calmly.

Although Zhang Jue himself was a messenger between the netherworld and the human world, he never talked about ghosts and deities. His ancestor’s teachings had long stipulated: speak human language in the human world.

Huang Yuan was really getting anxious. How could there be no ghosts? He grabbed Zhang Jue’s hand and said anxiously:

“Mr. Zhang, please help me. How can there be no ghosts? I don’t want to be childless. It was all a misunderstanding before. I was just trying to be responsible for the patients. Please help me.”

Zhang Jue smiled and shook his head: “There is no problem in the world that a foolish person cannot worry about. There are no ghosts, so why create one in your mind? I can’t help you with being childless; you should go to a fertility clinic.”

Huang Yuan wished he could kneel before Zhang Jue. His son had been married for eight years, and even a stone would have rotted in that time. But his daughter-in-law’s belly remained unchanged, which was causing great distress to both families. They had gone to the hospital for a check-up, and both were found to be fine, but they still couldn’t have a child.

“Mr. Zhang, please help me, you must help me. There must be ghosts in this world. Please help me. I am willing to fast and pray for a month to atone for my sins.”

Zhang Jue sneered. Fasting and praying for a month? You’re thinking too simply.

Before this, Zhang Jue had already used his right eye to see through Huang Yuan’s entire life. This person, strictly speaking, was not a major evildoer, but he had indirectly caused the deaths of countless people. If it were unintentional, it would be one thing, but this person was narrow-minded and held a high position. Most of the time, it was due to his selfishness that he disregarded the lives of others, causing countless deaths.

If fasting and praying for a month could atone for sins, then murderers wouldn’t need to go to jail; they could just become monks.

Who could not lament the unpredictability of life? A few minutes ago, everyone sincerely believed that there were no ghosts in the world and no deities above. But in just a short while, they sincerely believed that there were ghosts.

Zhang Jue smiled indifferently, subtly pulling his hand away from Huang Yuan, showing a distant demeanor. He did not want to have any interaction with Huang Yuan or any causal relationship with him:

“I am powerless to help. There are no ghosts in the world, but if enough people believe in them, they exist.”

Saying this, he looked at Huang Yuan and sighed: “It’s just that you have a ghost in your heart.”

Huang Yuan’s face turned pale. This was a metaphor from Zhang Jue, equivalent to “if you have a clear conscience, you won’t fear the knock of a ghost.” But Huang Yuan misunderstood it to mean that there was a real ghost in his heart.

He began to wonder if the ghost in his heart might come out at any time, making him like Wang Haiquan. The more he thought about it, the more he believed it to be true. Cold sweat poured down his face, and then his eyes went black, and he fainted from fear...

Amidst the commotion, Zhang Jue quietly left with his suitcase, descending the stairs while quietly focusing inward. The white grain in his dantian, which had been glowing, had grown a bit, and a smile appeared on his face. This was a merit point, and when the grain grew to the size of a fist, the merit points would be full.

This also indicated that he had saved the right person. If he had saved an ordinary person, the change in the grain would have been negligible, and the merit would have been limited to the individual. Wang Haiquan, however, held power and wealth, controlling the Feilong Group. Saving him indirectly saved the Feilong Group and indirectly helped many employees who needed jobs. This was true merit.

Zhang Jue was focused on the merit points and didn’t notice a middle-aged man, also preoccupied, who was not looking where he was going and bumped into him. Zhang Jue was unharmed, but the middle-aged man took a step back and immediately looked angry.

At this moment, a young man with a big backhead hairstyle came forward from the left side of the middle-aged man, full of concern, and supported him: “Director Wan, are you okay? Did I hurt you anywhere?”

Director Wan frowned and shook his head: “It’s fine.”

The young man nodded and pointed at Zhang Jue’s nose: “How do you walk? Do you have eyes? Is there something wrong with you? Do you want me to help you see an ophthalmologist?”

Zhang Jue touched his nose helplessly, smiled, and shook his head, intending to leave.

But the young man blocked his way: “Hey, are you listening to me? Do you know who you just bumped into? You bumped into Director Wan and didn’t even apologize?”

Zhang Jue stopped and said calmly: “What Director Wan? I don’t know him.”

Director Wan’s face turned red with anger, and he looked at Zhang Jue coldly: “Young man, watch where you’re going in the future.”

“Ha ha,” Zhang Jue laughed, not wanting to argue with such people, and waved to leave.

The young man wanted to say more to flatter Director Wan, but Director Wan stopped him: “Forget it, we need to visit Comrade Haiquan.”

Zhang Jue, who had not yet walked far, heard this and sighed inwardly. Comrade Haiquan? Wang Haiquan?

After Zhang Panshi settled everything, she was about to find Zhang Jue but found that he was already gone. She immediately became anxious and called her secretary to chase after him.

Just as she stepped out, she bumped into Director Wan again.

Director Wan was furious, and the young man was also furious, but when Director Wan looked up and saw that it was Zhang Panshi, the Minister of the Feilong Group, his anger turned to tension: “Oh, it’s my fault, it’s my fault. Minister Zhang, are you okay? It’s all my fault. I wasn’t looking where I was going, and I bumped into you.”

Zhang Panshi didn’t pay attention to him, not even glancing at him, and hurriedly chased after Zhang Jue.

Secretary Li also ran out and, seeing Minister Zhang bump into someone, his face turned red with anger. He looked at the quickly running Minister Zhang and pointed at Director Wan’s nose, cursing: “You dog, can’t you watch where you’re going?”

Director Wan was terrified, his face turning white: “Secretary Li, it’s my fault, please give me a chance to apologize to Minister Zhang.”

Secretary Li didn’t pay attention to him, following Minister Zhang, and said softly: “Do you think anyone can apologize to Minister Zhang?”

Director Wan’s face turned a deep purple with shame but pretended not to hear and glanced into the VIP ward, saying awkwardly: “It seems Comrade Haiquan hasn’t woken up yet. We shouldn’t disturb him too much, as it might affect his condition. Let’s go back to the bureau.”

“Yeah, I think so too. Let’s go, Director Wan.”

The young man quickly agreed, terrified. He had seen Director Wan’s embarrassing moment and was afraid of being treated unfairly. He had come to try to connect with Minister Zhang under the pretext of visiting, but before he could say a word, this incident happened...

“Mr. Zhang, I really can’t express my gratitude enough.”

At the hospital entrance, Zhang Panshi finally caught up with Zhang Jue and expressed her gratitude.

Zhang Jue stopped and smiled: “I’m not a master; you can call me Zhang Jue or Xiao Zhang.”

Zhang Panshi hesitated: “Okay, I’ll call you Xiao Zhang. My son is younger than you. If you don’t mind, you can call me Aunt Zhang.”

“Ha ha, okay, Aunt Zhang.”

Zhang Panshi laughed for a long time, liking Zhang Jue more and more. He was young but had incredible skills, and he was also very humble and easy-going. After a long conversation, Zhang Panshi said:

“Aunt Zhang sees you with a suitcase. Where are you going?”

Zhang Jue had no reason to hide this: “The world is vast, and I have no specific destination. I’m just traveling through the human world.”

Zhang Panshi was moved and patted Zhang Jue’s shoulder seriously: “How can a young person just think about traveling? You should have a goal. Since you have nowhere to go for now, why don’t I find you a place to stay?”

Zhang Jue thought about it and found this plan quite good. Although his goal seemed clear, it was actually quite vague. It would be better to use Zhang Panshi’s influence to find some opportunities.

“Then I’ll follow your advice. Thank you, Aunt Zhang.”

Zhang Panshi was delighted but showed a scolding face: “What’s this about trouble? We’re family. I’ll have Xiao Li arrange a place for you to stay. Rest for a couple of days. When Old Wang wakes up, he will definitely want to thank you personally.”

Zhang Jue nodded: “Then Aunt Zhang, go ahead and take care of things. Don’t worry about me.”

He knew that this gratitude would not be lacking.

Xiao Li, whose real name was Li Ding, was Wang Haiquan’s personal secretary.

He stood by and witnessed the conversation between Zhang Panshi and Zhang Jue, feeling a shock like a nuclear explosion. Zhang Panshi was usually a serious and steady woman who never showed such genuine affection to anyone. Even saving Wang Haiquan’s life wouldn’t have made her act this way; at most, she would have given a larger red envelope.

But today, she showed such favor to Zhang Jue, which was a strange event. However, it also made Secretary Li realize that Zhang Jue was about to rise to prominence.

Don’t think that because Zhang Jue followed the teachings of his ancestor, he could disdain the world’s prosperity. This is a misconception. On the contrary, Zhang Jue actually needed to grasp real power and wealth. Only by taking the high road could he complete his grand plan before reporting to the underworld.

Moreover, only by being in a high position could he accumulate more merit points. Merit points are for great good, and great good benefits a group of people, not just an individual. If Zhang Jue traveled around, saving people one by one like a doctor, he would never accumulate enough merit points in his lifetime.

Secretary Li was a quick learner. After understanding Zhang Jue’s status in Zhang Panshi’s heart, he dared not be careless in arranging things for Zhang Jue.

He drove the car and took Zhang Jue straight to the Guotai Hotel in Jiangbei City. This was the only five-star hotel in Jiangbei and was also a property of the Feilong Group. It was said that when the central leaders came to Jiangbei for work, they stayed here.

In the car, Li Ding began to think about how to flatter Zhang Jue. He knew very well that although Zhang Jue was currently an ordinary young man, it wouldn’t be long before the entire Jiangbei City couldn’t contain him. If he didn’t take the opportunity to curry favor now, would he wait until Zhang Jue was already successful to add to his glory?

But seeing Zhang Jue close his eyes and rest as soon as he got in the car, Li Ding couldn’t find a good excuse to start a conversation. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly had an idea. The Guotai Hotel was a property of the Feilong Group. If he treated Zhang Jue with more respect, maybe Zhang Jue would be happy and remember him.

Thinking this, Li Ding took out his phone and sent a text message to the hotel manager, Wang Liping: “A VIP will be staying soon. Prepare immediately. Do not be negligent.”

Manager Wang, who was at the Guotai Hotel, jumped up from the sofa like a spring when he received the text message and shouted: “A VIP will be staying soon. Prepare immediately.”

The hotel staff sprang into action. Then Wang Liping hurriedly replied: “How much time do I have?”

“I’ll drive around Jiangbei for a bit, giving you a full twenty minutes. Do not be negligent.”

“Please rest assured, Secretary Li. The reception will be completed perfectly. May I ask who the VIP is?”

Li Ding thought for a long time and didn’t know how to introduce Zhang Jue, so he just sent two words: “Zhang Jue.”

Wang Liping looked at the name, his brows furrowed. He had never heard of it. But not knowing it didn’t mean it wasn’t a VIP. Just because he hadn’t heard of the name, should he not treat it with respect?

So Wang Liping thought for half a minute and decided that the main idea for the reception was to be grand.

If Secretary Li called someone a VIP, they must be important, probably at least a provincial leader.

Since Zhang Jue was in the car, Li Ding couldn’t call and explain, and he was driving, so he couldn’t send a detailed text message. Thus, Wang Liping misunderstood it to be a provincial leader, and the reception ceremony was as grand as possible.

But Zhang Jue, the main person involved, was completely unaware. He was using the time in the car to rest and had no idea that an unprecedentedly grand reception was waiting for him.

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