Plan

After eating and drinking her fill, Jiang Nannan felt it was necessary to deal with the serious matter first.

Her mother's illness had always weighed heavily on her heart. Even though Jiang Nannan believed that Brother Fang Le and the others would surely be able to cure her mother,

the worry in her heart kept urging her on, making her want her mother healed as soon as possible.

Faced with the girl's request, Fang Le could see the tension in Jiang Nannan's heart. Naturally, he began explaining his treatment plan for Mother Jiang.

"First is the simplest plan, with the least risk and the lowest chance of failure.

And in order to prove that this plan is feasible, it is necessary to introduce the dignified and luxuriously dressed senior before us.

He may already look extraordinary, but if we dig deeper into his background, this senior is even more extraordinary.

Standing before us is—

the one ranked first on the continent's widely circulated list of ferocious beasts.

The strongest Soul Beast, who lived in seclusion in the Land of Great Evil within the Star Dou Forest and had cultivated for eight hundred and ninety thousand years.

A pure-blooded true dragon with ultimate darkness, said to have been born from the union of two of the Dragon Clan's Nine Dragon Kings—the Dark Dragon King and the Light Dragon King.

With his complementary yin-yang twin Soul Cores and the divine skill Dragon God Claw, he could contend with a first-rank main god. A supreme powerhouse hailed as the number one beast beneath the gods.

Formerly a Dragon God Guard, now the Beast God of Star Dou, and the future namesake of the Di Tian Spaceship—the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Senior Di Tian!!"

After that string of introductions, Fang Le was nearly talking himself into a high. He spoke with such impassioned fervor that spittle flew everywhere.

As for his audience, they were left somewhat dizzy and confused, as if being hammered from every direction.

Mother Jiang was shocked. She had known this man was powerful, but she had never imagined he was such an overwhelmingly powerful Soul Beast.

Although Jiang Nannan did not fully understand, her clever little mind roughly translated it for her.

Uncle Di Tian was incredibly strong. Mother could be saved.

As for Di Tian himself...

(On the surface, he remained unruffled, with only the corners of his lips slightly raised. Inside, however, he was nodding frantically.)

Di Tian: Yes, yes! That's me!! I'm just that powerful. Promote me like this from now on.

But didn't this kid know a little too much? And what the hell was the future Di Tian Spaceship? It sounded like it would be something very bad. No, he had to find time to ask about it.

Meanwhile, Rui'er was still digesting her food and pondering what to have for lunch.

Rui'er: After saying so much, won't his mouth get dry? Hmm... I want fruit juice. Watermelon juice, apple juice, peach juice...

"Brother Le, Senior Di Tian is so strong. Can he cure Mother directly?"

Though stunned by Di Tian's tremendous strength, this innocent girl had yet to experience the harsh realities of the soul master world. How could she have any clear concept of strength?

Right now, curing her mother's illness was the most important thing in her heart.

"Uh... no. I was just explaining Uncle Long's strength first to make the first plan seem more credible.

But don't worry. Although Uncle Long can't cure her, through him, we can find someone who can cure Aunt Jiang."

It was Fang Le's first time using the Box Weapon, and he had gotten so carried away that he had nearly gone off-topic. Somewhat embarrassed, he pulled the conversation back on track.

At Fang Le's explanation, Jiang Nannan nodded adorably. Then she forced her little face into a very serious expression.

"Oh, I see! But, Brother Le, back in the Soul Hunting Forest, it was you who saved Nannan, Teacher, and the others. Nannan still hasn't even figured out how to repay you.

And now I have to trouble Brother Le and Uncle Di Tian to save Mother too. How could Nannan possibly not trust you?"

The little girl seemed like an angel right then. Her pure yet deliberately solemn gaze made Fang Le unable to resist awkwardly scratching his face.

After all, whether it was what happened in the Soul Hunting Forest or what happened to Mother Jiang this time, Fang Le himself was actually the real culprit.

Yet not only did the little girl not blame him, she was even deeply grateful to him.

This... he had decided. He was definitely going to change Jiang Nannan's fate.

There would be no selling herself to save her mother, though he had forgotten exactly how it had gone in the original story.

He, Fang Le, was protecting this little girl. As for the Mysterious Underworld Sect, they had better know their place. Otherwise... hmph, Fang Le had a few tricks up his sleeve too.

Right! The one who had injured Aunt Jiang was also from the Mysterious Underworld Sect. If they did not offer half their sect's treasures as compensation this time, the matter would not be over.

Having made up his mind, Fang Le began explaining his treatment plan again.

"In the Star Dou Forest, there is a powerhouse.

On the path of healing, even Wang Xian'er, the continent's number one healing-type Title Douluo, the Medical Immortal Douluo, may not be her match.

As long as we can persuade her to act, Aunt Jiang's illness will be child's play."

As Fang Le spoke at length, Rui'er could not help but wear a proud expression.

That was right. Aunt Bi Ji was the greatest healer on the Douluo Continent. What right did some Medical Immortal Douluo have to compare with Aunt Bi Ji?

Just some roadside nobody. Don't come anywhere near her.

"So amazing!!"

Jiang Nannan looked at Fang Le as well, her eyes sparkling with little stars.

As for why Fang Le was certain there was someone in the Star Dou Forest who could cure Mother Jiang's illness, he had thought it through carefully.

After all, who said the powerhouse he was talking about was Bi Ji?

According to the original story, Mother Jiang's injuries could originally have been cured with nothing more than the Mysterious Underworld Sect's Xuanwu Divine Pill.

But according to Di Tian's diagnosis, after suffering this injury, Mother Jiang's already weak life essence had suffered further damage.

Though she was sitting here chatting and laughing now, if she did not receive effective treatment, she only had two or three days left.

Even if Bi Ji acted, she could at most extend her life by a few months. She absolutely could not cure her.

"Brother Le, who is the powerhouse you mentioned? Could she also be a powerhouse from the ferocious beast ranking, like Uncle Di Tian?"

Jiang Nannan asked curiously, while unconsciously gripping her mother's hand more tightly.

Her mother was her greatest attachment in this world. In order to cure her, Jiang Nannan was willing to give everything.

Even herself.

"Of course! My Aunt Bi Ji's healing ability is the strongest in the world! As long as she acts, she can definitely cure Aunt Jiang!"

Rui'er declared proudly, only to be immediately proven wrong.

And Jiang Nannan's little heart, which had just settled down, leapt back into her throat.

"Bi Ji cannot heal an injury to one's life essence."

A cold, deep voice came from the front of the ox cart. The speaker was none other than Di Tian.

It was not that he was heartless, but what could not be healed could not be healed. From examining Mother Jiang to reaching the diagnosis, it had all been done by him.

Di Tian understood her injuries best. Her life essence was damaged, and she had little lifespan remaining. This was not something Bi Ji could heal.

Damage to one's life essence could be said to be among the most troublesome of all injuries and illnesses.

All life depended on that mass of life essence to exist. Most birth, aging, sickness, and death in this world were manifestations of its loss and damage.

Unless one's level of life itself evolved, it was almost impossible for external means to replenish or strengthen it.

It could be said that every moment one lived was one moment less. Falling ill or getting injured would consume even more of it.

This law applied even to those lofty gods.

Mother Jiang's life essence had now been depleted to an irreparable point. Like those elderly people nearing the end of their lifespan, her life had reached its end.

The only reason she was still alive was because Di Tian was barely keeping her hanging on.

Pulling her back from the brink was no longer as simple as treating an illness or pouring life force into her.

The difficulty was no less than reviving the dead. Unless an existence at the level of a god acted, Di Tian dared say that she was absolutely beyond saving.

And on the current Douluo Continent, if there was any injury even Bi Ji could not heal, then not even the heavens themselves could do anything about it.

Di Tian said that. (Raises finger, plants a flag.)