Invincible Dad

Fang Zheng's actions caused the complexions of all the doctors present to change.

Even if they said that life and death were out of their hands, they were still doctors. With benevolent hearts, how could they possibly stand by and do nothing? They quickly moved to intervene.

But alas, it was too late.

Fang Zheng had already poured the medicine into his son's mouth.

Time in the infirmary seemed to freeze. In that instant, everyone's eyes widened.

Lin Qiu glared angrily at Xu Lai. "You quack! Do you know what you've done? You've doomed an innocent life—he could have lived for several more years!"

Xu Lai continued to gaze at the cicadas in the tree. It seemed the summer cicadas were far more interesting than the people and things inside the room.

This all-encompassing arrogance was infuriating. It wasn't just Lin Qiu, who held an extremely high status in both the academic and medical worlds, but even the other doctors who began to grow angry.

"Hmph, Li Shouzhong, you're really getting senile with age, considering just anyone to be a 'senior.'"

"How ridiculous."

Several doctors snorted coldly and turned to leave.

"Don't go, everyone! Didn't we come here to discuss medical techniques?" Director Li said anxiously.

Liu Nanwei looked at Xu Lai with a puzzled expression. Although they had only known each other for a few days, she believed that even if Xu Lai wasn't a master physician, he was at least a doctor who understood the pharmacology of Chinese medicine.

Why would he use thirteen ingredients that were all poisons?

Zhou Feng was even more furious. He wanted to become the director of the infirmary and use the position as a springboard for his career. But if Xu Lai were to be expelled due to negligence, and he took over, it would mean that Zhou Feng was merely picking up the scraps. This was the greatest possible insult to his abilities!

COUGH.

Just then, a faint cough instantly silenced the infirmary.

Because that cough—

came from the sickbed!

...

Everyone was stunned.

The infirmary door had already opened, but the few doctors who had started to leave all stopped in their tracks. They stared with wide, unbelieving eyes at Fang Cheng on the hospital bed.

Lin Qiu and Zheng Ping rubbed their eyes hard, suspecting they were seeing things.

But they weren't.

Fang Cheng, who had been in a coma for years and diagnosed by countless doctors as being unable to ever wake up, had opened his eyes. He looked weakly around the room.

Finally, when his gaze fell upon Fang Zheng, his lips moved slightly as he whispered, "Dad..."

"Yes, Dad's here! Daddy's right here!"

Fang Zheng felt his nose sting, and tears instantly welled up and streamed down his face.

Then, he bowed deeply, his voice choked with emotion. "Thank you, Mr. Xu. Thank you for saving my son!"

Xu Lai helped Fang Zheng up.

"Mr. Xu, do you think my son has any hope of continuing on the Martial Dao?" Fang Zheng asked expectantly, while Fang Cheng also looked on nervously.

He had once been a first-rank Martial Artist. Although his talent didn't match that of the Ye Family's Ye Wuxuan, he had still made a small name for himself. Yet a sudden car accident had ruined everything.

Xu Lai shook his head.

Although Fang Zheng was disappointed, his joy at his son's awakening outweighed his regret. After all, being alive was what mattered most.

Xu Lai didn't mention that while Fang Cheng could indeed no longer become a Martial Artist, he could become a Cultivator, for he possessed a Spiritual Root within him. It was only the lowest-grade Fire Spiritual Root, however.

Unfortunately, Spiritual Energy on Earth was now scarce. According to the standards of the Immortal Domain, it was a discarded Cultivation Planet. Otherwise, with this talent, he would have long since surpassed Ye Wuxuan by leaps and bounds.

Perhaps I should restore Earth's Spiritual Energy and usher in an era of universal cultivation? Xu Lai was suddenly lost in thought.

Awakening a planet's Spiritual Energy wasn't difficult. It just required a lot of preparation and was a bit troublesome to carry out. After all, in the Vast Universe, there were countless planets suitable for cultivation. Planets like Earth, which lacked the protection of powerful cultivators, would have long ago been refined to have their planetary cores extracted for creating Magical Treasures or for raising their Boundary. The fact that Earth had remained undiscovered was already a stroke of incredible luck.

"He's really alive! Zheng Ping, what do you think?"

"It's impossible. All those Chinese herbs were highly poisonous, and there were no neutralizing herbs..."

"Director Li Shouzhong really wasn't lying to us! This Xu Lai's medical skill is astounding!"

...

The few doctors who had stepped out the door stopped in their tracks. With an unspoken agreement, they turned back and gathered around Fang Cheng's bed to examine him. They were all top-notch doctors; if they weren't obsessed with the Medical Dao, they would never have reached their current heights. Each one of them looked as if they had discovered a rare treasure.

They poked here and peered there. A few old Chinese medicine practitioners each grabbed one of Fang Cheng's hands to feel his pulse.

Fang Cheng, who had just awoken and was still pale, felt his face darken. "Dad, let's go... Let's get out of here quickly!"

After Fang Cheng left, the doctors stared at Xu Lai, their eyes fervent.

Liu Nanwei's usually tranquil eyes also showed a hint of interest.

Only Zhou Feng was an exception. He was both shocked by Xu Lai's medical skills and a bit sullen, his feelings incredibly complex.

"Director Xu, can you explain the principles to us?"

"Yes, yes! Fang Cheng clearly had cerebral atrophy, so why..."

"Director Xu, why..."

The questions came one after another.

Xu Lai said with a faint smile, "Wasn't I supposed to be a quack?"

...

Quiet returned to the infirmary.

The crowd looked at each other. Lin Qiu, in particular, was flushed with shame.

Zheng Ping, being thick-skinned, pointed at his old friends and chided them. "You bunch of old coots! It's one thing for your medical skills to be lacking, but to doubt Director Xu... Unlike you, I always believed Fang Cheng would wake up!"

Lin Qiu and the others were shocked.

Does he have no shame? You were the one who first said it was poison!

Zheng Ping then said with a pained expression, "Director Xu, please forgive them. They are still just innocent children."

The crowd was speechless.

Xu Lai nodded, not dwelling on the matter. From his perspective, these sixty and seventy-year-old men and women were indeed no different from children.

Besides, with the benevolent heart of a physician, he understood their offense came from a place of ignorance. It wasn't truly their fault.

However, Xu Lai soon regretted this. He spent the rest of the morning debating points of medical knowledge. The doctors, engrossed in the Medical Dao, were utterly intoxicated, as if the door to a new world had been thrown open for them, and they were thrilled beyond measure.

By the end of the discussion, Li Shouzhong and the others were all sitting on the floor, listening intently to Xu Lai's lecture, nodding continuously and constantly raising their hands with questions.

Clearly, they had completely accepted Xu Lai's status as a 'senior in the Medical Dao'!

Zhou Feng watched all of this with a bitter smile.

He had lost.

Completely and utterly lost.

Xu Lai's medical skill made him a veritable titan in the world of Xinglin. How could he, a mere psychologist, ever hope to compete?

Finding an opportunity, Zhou Feng approached Xu Lai and said seriously, "Director Xu, I used to think you were just a scion slacking off and gilding your resume. I realize now how narrow-minded I was. From this day forward, I will work and learn earnestly under you and will no longer vie for the director's position."

Xu Lai was surprised that Zhou Feng was so open-minded. Having never taken their rivalry to heart, he simply smiled. "Mm."

Liu Nanwei's beautiful eyes shone with admiration.

He was young, handsome, and had exceptional medical skills. What woman wouldn't be attracted to a man like that?

But then she thought of the marriage arranged by her family...

Liu Nanwei closed her eyes. Her fists clenched and then relaxed. Finally, with a deep sigh, she went back to reading her medical magazine.

Xu Lai tapped the desk in front of her and joked, "Remember to come to me if you have any trouble. Who will take the night shifts if you're gone?"

Liu Nanwei looked as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she just shook her head. "It's nothing."

Xu Lai didn't press further.

At that moment, the infirmary door was pushed open, revealing an unexpected female student.