After agreeing to Tian Yong's request, I didn't linger any longer.
I got straight into the car and left the hospital.
When I got home, I offered incense to Grandmaster as usual, but I didn't see where Master had gone.
I tidied up the ritual implements in my room.
I ordered takeout, ate a little, then began regulating my breath and circulating my qi...
Although I could still feel that the qi within me was currently very strong.
The Four Misfortune Qi had become somewhat proactive and restless, and I was currently at the peak of the Strength Soul Realm, on the verge of a breakthrough.
But I didn't dare break through. Mainly because the Four Misfortune Qi was beyond my control.
If the numbness hadn't improved, then if I broke through now, I definitely wouldn't be able to suppress the Four Misfortune Qi.
Even if I did break through, my meridians would be damaged, and I might even suffer internal injuries.
It was also entirely possible for my realm to fall.
So I merely stabilized my cultivation before going to sleep when the time came.
The next day, I got up and went in for my final day of work.
I discovered that Li Ru still hadn't come to work. Her seven-day Lunar New Year holiday should have been over by now, so she ought to have returned.
But she still hadn't.
And that afternoon, when I went to another department to hand over some paperwork, I heard a few young nurses discussing how Li Ru had resigned.
"Really?"
"It's true. Sister Li Ru said she's leaving tomorrow. I saw her go to Finance."
"That scumbag must've hurt her badly!"
"..."
I froze slightly when I heard that.
Then I asked:
"Um, Li Ru resigned?"
I wasn't familiar with