Book 2 - Chapter 151: A Promise Between Men 2
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nChapter 151: A Promise Between Men (2)
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nSu Chen dragged Qi Weiyan behind him the whole way, quickly running into the stone cave.
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nSu Chen gently placed Qi Weiyan onto a stone slab and said, “Senior Sister Qin, forgive me.”
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nQi Weiyan said, “We’re all adults; there is no need to be so apprehensive. Do what you need to do.”
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n“Got it!” Su Chen assented, then pulled open Qi Weiyan’s clothes and picked up a blade. He was just about to begin the surgery when he seemed to suddenly think of something. He pulled out a vial of medicine and handed it to Qi Weiyan. “Drink this; it might make the pain a bit more bearable.”
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nQi Weiyan silently drank it.
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nThe blade fell.
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nQi Weiyan’s body tensed up hard, a pained expression appearing on her face.
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nThe surgery had begun.
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nSu Chen carefully directed the knife through Qi Weiyan’s body.
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nHis heart was a mess, but his hands were steady.
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nEven though his heart was full of worry for Gu Qingluo, he knew that he couldn’t afford to be sloppy.
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nIf he was sloppy, Qi Weiyan would die for sure.
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nSu Chen activated his Origin-Energy-seeing eye to its fullest extent, helping him identify all the injuries in Qi Weiyan’s body. He searched intently for the causes of her injuries as he contemplated how to heal them.
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nSu Chen placed all of his attention on Qi Weiyan.
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nAt this moment, there was just the patient in front of him!
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nAnything else was a temptation!
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nSu Chen used these thoughts to steel himself.
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nThe waves in his heart began to subside, and his movements became more stable and decisive.
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nHe continued the surgery as quickly as he could, words coming out of his mouth all the while. “Hold on; it will all be done soon. You know, your luck is better than Old Pi’s; when I was treating him, I hadn’t even come up with this medicine yet.”
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n“What medicine is it? Guess.”
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n“Don’t worry, even though your injuries are serious, they’re still relatively easy to treat. It won’t take too long. We’re almost there…… at the very least, it will take less time than Old Pi’s injuries.”
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nSu Chen never stopped speaking as he attempted to comfort Qi Weiyan.
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nQi Weiyan’s vision was a blur.
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nShe felt that she could faint at any moment.
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nBut Su Chen wouldn’t let her.
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nHe was worried that if she passed out, she might not wake up again.
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nThis was the most critical moment for Qi Weiyan. He had to focus and carefully control all of Qi Weiyan’s energy to give her the best chance of survival.
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nHis hands grew even steadier as he quickly treated Qi Weiyan’s wounds, words continuing to flow from his mouth.
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nPi Yuanhong had done all the talking while his injuries were being treated. Now, it was Su Chen’s turn.
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nHis words were both to help numb Qi Weiyan as well as himself, helping to distract the both of them from the dire circumstances, to distract them from the danger and suffering they were in.
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nQi Weiyan’s eyes began to glaze over. Everything in the room began swirling around her. She felt like she was about to lose her grip.
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nSu Chen fed her another vial of medicine as he furiously tried to keep her awake.
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nQi Weiyan felt like her soul had left her body.
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nSu Chen’s voice seemed to be coming from the horizon.
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nThe pain had become so extreme that she was beginning to become numb to it.
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nHer senses slowly began to slip away, as did the pain.
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nHer life force dipped to its lowest limit, and her consciousness began to fade.
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nAt this point, she no longer cared about the outcome of the surgery. All she could see was the spinning ceiling above her.
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nAs the world revolved around her, Qi Weiyan’s vision slowly began to dim……
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n“Senior Sister Qin!”
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n“Senior Sister Qin!”
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n“Senior Sister Qin, wake up!”
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nSomething seemed to be calling out to her from far away.
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nQi Weiyan’s consciousness began to awaken.
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nShe wanted to move, but the pain left her whole body weak.
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nSu Chen’s face swayed in her vision, his expression filled with worry and anxiety.
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n“I…… am I dead?” she muttered weakly.
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n“No, you’re still alive! And you will continue to live for a very, very long time!” Su Chen grasped her hand as he spoke.
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nAs he gazed at Qi Weiyan’s pale, haggard complexion, his heart, which had been in his throat the whole time, gradually began to return to normal.
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nHe didn’t tell Qi Weiyan that she had really been at death’s door for a moment.
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nThe moment she closed her eyes, Su Chen was about to go crazy.
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nHe yelled Qi Weiyan’s name over and over again to no avail.
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nJust as he was about to lose all hope, however, Qi Weiyan suddenly woke up again.
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nAfter taking a tour of death’s realm, she had returned.
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nIn that instant, Su Chen felt a wave of raw emotion rush over him as tears streaked down his cheeks.
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nHe hurriedly finished up the remaining parts of the surgery before giving her a third vial of medicine. He then fell on his butt, drained of all his energy.
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nThe moment he finally allowed himself to relax, Su Chen felt a bout of weakness come over him. He couldn’t even remain standing.
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nQi Weiyan lay on the bed, breathing in the fresh air around her.
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nShe said, “Is the surgery finished?”
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n“Mhm!” Su Chen replied from his position on the ground.
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n“So will you tell me what medicine you fed me now?” Even though her presence was weak, Qi Weiyan still spoke in the same unhurried, composed manner.
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nAn embarrassed smile appeared on Su Chen’s face. “Even though I really wanted to invent some medicine like that, I wasn’t able to succeed…… I only gave you a Vitality Medicine. Sorry for lying to you, Senior Sister Qin.”
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nQi Weiyan laughed, “I knew it.”
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nSo he hadn’t tricked her at all. Su Chen felt a bit embarrassed.
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n“But it was quite effective. I…… think that it was much less painful than what Old Pi went through.”
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nSu Chen couldn’t help but laugh and say, “You don’t know what Old Pi’s pain was like, do you?”
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n“It’s about the same…… Anyways, I wasn’t that hysterical, was I?” Qi Weiyan giggled weakly.
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n“Yes!” Su Chen nodded. “Senior Sister Qin is the most composed woman on the whole continent. How could such little pain trouble you at all?”
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nQi Weiyan laughed upon hearing this.
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nHer laugh was very graceful and natural.
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nShe said, “You are quite impressive, Third Junior Brother. How many of us can make it out of these ruins will depend on you.”
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nSu Chen nodded with conviction. “I’ll do my best.”
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nUpon seeing the focus in Su Chen’s eyes, Qi Weiyan smiled with relief.
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nHer aura grew noticeably weaker.
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nSu Chen shot over to her side in fear, only to find that she was drained of energy and was about to go to sleep.
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nSu Chen sighed, “Senior Sister Qin, you must be tired. You can sleep now.”
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nQi Weiyan closed her eyes and soon fell into a deep sleep.
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nAs he watched her sleeping figure, Su Chen felt another wave of exhaustion wash over him.
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nHe felt a bit dizzy.
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nThis dizziness was from being overly anxious and exhausted, and it was also from the worry and fear he had been forcefully suppressing this entire time.
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nNow that Qi Weiyan was out of danger, the worries in his heart were no longer being kept in check by him, and they appeared again at this time.
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nFear took over his body again, further draining his energy.
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nQingluo!
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nYou must be okay!
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nHe yelled in his heart.
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nJust as he was worrying, he suddenly heard the sound of people outside.
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nIt was He Yuandong!
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nThey had finally returned!
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nSu Chen’s heart trembled. He raced out of the cave.
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nIndeed, it was He Yuandong and the others.
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nHe Yuandong and the others also wore worried expressions.
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nThe moment they saw each other, they both yelled out simultaneously:
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n“Is Weiyan alright?”
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n“Is Qingluo alright?”
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nThe two of them stiffened for a moment.
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nThen, they both understood the meaning behind each others’ gazes.
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nSu Chen replied. “The mission was successful!”
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nHe Yuandong laughed.
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nHe didn’t reply. A figure darted out from behind him and leapt into Su Chen’s embrace.
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nGu Qingluo!
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