Zhou Xing's Wonderful Life

Lin Benqiang and Zhao Dapeng's conversation was naturally none of Gao Teng's business.

He left Hongshan Residence and headed straight for Mercy Hospital.

Zhou Xing's wonderful life was about to begin again!

The moment the taxi stopped outside the hospital gates, Gao Teng hurried toward the inpatient building.

When he reached the floor where Zhou Xing was staying, he had just stepped out of the elevator when he heard an argument.

"You've ruined my child! You've ruined my child!"

"He was admitted to your hospital. It would've been bad enough if his health hadn't improved, but he's gotten worse the more you treat him!"

"Look at his physical stats from a week ago, then look at this morning's! His physical strength is 1.72, his mental strength is 1.63, and his cultivation has fallen all the way to the mid-stage of Qi Condensation!

"His physical strength used to be 3.47, his mental strength was 3.11, and his cultivation was at the early stage of Inner Aura. He was a proper third-level martial artist!

"Because he came to your hospital, he won't be able to get into a top university now! You quacks have ruined my child!"

"Pay us! You owe us money!"

"What's my child supposed to do now? You've destroyed his future and left him with no hope at all! Pay us! You owe us money!"

Inside the hospital room, Zhou Xing's mother wailed and sobbed, sitting on the floor and slapping her hands against it.

"My poor son! How could this happen to you?"

"How did you end up in the hands of a bunch of quacks? You've been treated into this state. What are you supposed to do now?"

"Your father and I get up early and work late every day, struggling to put you through school. We hoped you'd make something of yourself and give us a better life. Now a bunch of quacks have ruined everything! They've ruined you!"

Following the sound, Gao Teng went over and peered into the room.

A group of doctors stood there at a loss, not knowing what to do.

As more and more people gathered outside the room, a balding doctor had no choice but to try to calm her down. "Ma'am, please get up. Let's talk this over."

"Who are you calling ma'am? Do I know you?

"What are we to each other for you to call me that? Why are you trying to act familiar?

"You think you can make this go away with a few nice words? You've ruined my child's life. How are you going to make up for that?"

"My poor son! Your father and I were counting on you to make something of yourself. You've been reduced to this. How am I supposed to go on?"

"I don't want to live anymore! I'm going to jump from the hospital building and show everyone what kind of place this is!

"If you can't heal the sick and save lives, why run a hospital? You're hurting people! Hurting people!"

The balding doctor was at his wit's end. How could Zhou Xing's health problems possibly be their fault?

All they'd done was inject him with medicine to repair his meridians and give him the standard treatment for brain injuries.

Nearly every patient on the seventh floor received the same treatment, and not one of them had run into trouble.

Why was Zhou Xing the only one who had?

It had to be something specific to him. What did it have to do with their hospital?

But the balding doctor couldn't say that. Otherwise, Zhou Xing's mother would make an even bigger scene.

All he could do was speak to her gently. "Ma'am, I'm the director of Mercy Hospital. If you have any demands, let's discuss them in my office. There are a lot of patients here who need to rest, so you..."

"Rest? What rest? You've ruined my son's health. Do you think the other patients are safe?

"They should know what kind of hospital this is! If you have something to say, say it here. Don't think you can pull the wool over our eyes!"

The director let out a deep sigh, feeling utterly helpless.

But there was no way they'd compensate her. They weren't going to take the blame.

If she pushed them too far, they'd have no choice but to use force to make her leave!

Gao Teng had no intention of sticking around to watch. He used his Seventeenfold Steal on Zhou Xing.

[You gained 0.12 mental strength]

[You gained 11% proficiency in Basic Body Forging Technique]

[You gained 7% proficiency in Basic Eighteen Fist Forms]

[You gained 78 cultivation points]

[You gained...]

Amid the pleasant notification chimes, Gao Teng's strength rapidly increased.

Zhou Xing, who had been lying listlessly in bed, suddenly sat up. His expression changed dramatically.

"Ah!!!"

He let out a sudden, bloodcurdling scream that nearly echoed through the entire inpatient building.

"It dropped again! My cultivation dropped again!"

"My head's spinning! I'm dying! I'm dying!"

"My son!"

Thinking her son was playing along with her, Zhou Xing's mother let out a hysterical shriek and burst into tears.

Every doctor wore an expression of helplessness. How had they been so unlucky as to run into this pair of troublemakers?

Meanwhile, after stealing Zhou Xing's cultivation, Gao Teng didn't linger. He turned and headed for the elevator.

[Name: Gao Teng]

[Realm: Level 2 (Mid-stage Qi Condensation) (266/800 cultivation points)]

[Physical strength: 3.31]

[Mental strength: 2.48]

[Internal art: Basic Breathing Technique (Level 4, 4%)]

[External art: Basic Body Forging Technique (Level 7, 5%)]

[Meditation method: Basic Meditation (Level 7, 21%)]

[Martial skill: Basic Eighteen Fist Forms (Level 5, 60%)]

[Merit points: 838]

After using his Seventeenfold Steal, he'd gained 245 cultivation points, 0.45 mental strength, 40% proficiency in Basic Breathing Technique, 63% proficiency in Basic Body Forging Technique, and 7% proficiency in Basic Eighteen Fist Forms.

Basic Breathing Technique had broken through again, reaching Level 4, while Basic Body Forging Technique had advanced to Level 7.

Zhou Xing had contributed enormously to the incredible change in his strength over the course of a single day!

"Great."

Gao Teng clenched his fist. Next, he needed to farm more contribution points. If he could use a hundredfold Steal in a day, that would be amazing.

"If I steal from Zhou Xing a few more times, he'll probably be driven crazy, right?"

Gao Teng stepped into the elevator. Once Zhou Xing was driven crazy, Zhao Dapeng would be next.

He thought about that teacher day and night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep!

A short while later, the elevator reached the first floor.

Just as Gao Teng stepped out, his phone rang.

He'd assumed it was a debt collector calling, but to his surprise, it was Zhang Meizhu.

Could she have heard something about the monster?

He answered, and Zhang Meizhu's slightly anxious voice came through the phone.

"Gao Teng, I heard your high school went to Snake Island for combat training today. A lot of people died. Are you all right?"

Gao Teng raised an eyebrow. "Are you worried about me? Why are you so concerned about my safety?"

Zhang Meizhu said, "You're my friend. Isn't it normal for me to care about you?"

"Yeah, especially since you don't want anyone to like you, and you don't want anyone to like you. That must be such a hassle for you."

"...That's enough!"

Zhang Meizhu was getting annoyed. "Are you going to keep this up? You keep repeating yourself over and over. Aren't you sick of it?"

"No, not at all. I'm having a great time."

"Goodbye!"

"Wait a second."

Gao Teng stopped her, then asked, "Didn't you say we'd hunt monsters together? Have you heard anything about any monsters?"