Examination and Treatment

Click?

At that moment, the door opened.

After a brief stunned pause, the two turned to look. The person entering again was a burly man.

That was right—it was Yan Shaozhe, a man who wielded influence in both black and white circles. He lightly adjusted his glasses and smiled.

"Hehe, of course that won't be a problem. Elder Zhuang of our Sea God Pavilion happens to have some free time. He just returned from the auction, so I can pass along the request and have him provide aid."

The dark guard's eyes lit up at those words.

If it was a Title Douluo-level expert, he would certainly be able to save him.

The dark guard immediately bowed, a relieved smile appearing on his face. "Then thank you, Dean Yan. On behalf of my young master, I offer my thanks in advance."

Yan Shaozhe merely smiled and waved a hand. Rather than leaving, he continued asking, "Hehe, save the thanks for later. Words alone won't do, either. But I'm curious—what exactly happened that you need a healing soul master's help?"

The dark guard instantly began stammering. How was he supposed to explain that? He didn't know anything. When he arrived, he had only seen his young sect master in such a miserable state.

"Ah, this..."

"What is it? Did someone target you—no, target your young sect master, which is why he was injured?" Yan Shaozhe raised an eyebrow and began making his own guesses.

"If that is truly the case, please tell us in detail to prevent any accidents."

This was a critical time. Yan Shaozhe's opinion did indeed need to be taken seriously.

He could not suppress any incident as casually as he could when there were few people around. There were eyes everywhere now.

There might even be people here to investigate. If they seized upon some weakness and spread it around, it would cause a major backlash against Shrek Academy!

"Uh, I actually don't know how to put it. I didn't see things clearly. I only went out to gather intelligence for Young Master. When I returned, Young Master had already become listless and weak all over."

"Oh?"

Hearing that response, three words instantly appeared in Yan Shaozhe's mind: Evil Soul Master!

Only Evil Soul Masters possessed such methods.

"Could it be an Evil Soul Master?"

Evil Soul Masters often relied on rituals for sneak attacks. Their rituals came in many forms, such as drawing blood or extracting souls, both of which could leave a person listless.

"I don't know either. After examining him, I found no unusual aura on Young Master."

The dark guard shook his head at those words.

"Dean Yan, let's stop chatting for now. How about we talk on the way? Let's find the healing elder first. I'm afraid Young Master... he won't be able to wait, and he'll blame me."

"Right, right, right. Let's go."

An Evil Soul Master had infiltrated Shrek City—this was a major matter!

With excited hearts, Yan Shaozhe quickly brought Elder Zhuang along and followed the dark guard to the luxurious hotel.

The guards standing at the entrance did not dare stop them and immediately stepped aside. The three pushed open the door and entered, only to see Xu Sanshi sprawled miserably on the floor.

Xu Sanshi was extremely excited when he saw someone bringing help. After recovering somewhat with the pills, he could finally make muffled sounds.

"Save... save..."

Elder Zhuang had not thought much of it at first, but when he saw this scene, his expression changed drastically. He quickly stepped forward as the Tree of Life martial soul appeared instantly.

Healing soul power surged forth, flooding rapidly into Xu Sanshi's body. Combined with the pills he had taken, his vitality slowly began to recover.

"Hah... hah..."

As he recovered, he finally regained the strength to speak. Yet before any words came out, heavy breathing burst forth as he panted rapidly.

The feeling of having his heart squeezed just now had been unbearable!

He had practically seen his whole life flash before his eyes!

No one spoke. Elder Zhuang, who was treating him, was the first to open his mouth.

"This loss of blood vitality is severe!"

"Loss of blood vitality?"

The dark guard beside him was bewildered. Weren't those two guards saying he had been enjoying himself?

Even if something had been lost, it shouldn't have been blood vitality. Wasn't that the wrong thing to lose?

Yan Shaozhe said nothing, his gaze still fixed on him gravely.

Xu Sanshi slowly sat up from the floor, still panting heavily. He stroked the area over his heart, as though even its beating reminded him of the blood being drawn from him!

"Young Master, what exactly happened to you?"

"That's right. This loss of blood vitality is truly abnormal."

"I... I don't know either. I was just sitting there, thinking about something, when my heart suddenly hurt. It felt as if a blood vessel was drawing the blood out of my body!"

Xu Sanshi's face was still pale as he shakily recounted what had just happened. Even his eyes trembled, afraid that he would encounter that situation again!

"Hm?"

Those disjointed words left the other three somewhat dumbfounded. What exactly was going on?

Even an Evil Soul Master had to leave some trace, didn't they?

If it truly was an Evil Soul Master who could not be seen at all, or one whom the victim had no recollection of, then they would have to be a Title Douluo or an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo.

But if it really was an Evil Soul Master of that level, why would they leave him alive after using such a method to increase their strength?

"There are quite a few Evil Soul Masters who draw essence blood. It's hard for me to deduce anything from this."

Yan Shaozhe spread his hands after thinking for a while.

There were many Evil Soul Masters capable of sucking blood, but none of them could cultivate to a particularly strong level, because Evil Soul Masters were usually extremely cruel.

Those powerful Evil Soul Masters cultivated through infants, hearts, or souls. They were vicious and evil to the extreme—how could they possibly leave anyone alive?

Xu Sanshi did not know what to say either. What had happened before his eyes was simply too fantastical.

For the next few breaths, no one spoke as they waited for Elder Zhuang to continue the treatment.

Until a quarter of an hour later.

"It's done. The loss of blood vitality was far too severe, as though all his blood had been drained. The only reason he can move now is because the pills and my soul power are barely keeping him alive. He may suffer from anemia or similar issues in the future."

Elder Zhuang withdrew the Tree of Life. As his soul power was cut off, Xu Sanshi's slightly improved complexion immediately collapsed again.

Xu Sanshi asked with trembling pale lips.

"Is there any way to treat it?"

Elder Zhuang smiled. "Hehe, if you lack blood, then naturally you need to replenish blood. For example, a hundred-year Dragon Blood Ginseng—such a heavenly treasure can provide nourishment. And in the future, drink less tea and restrain yourself more. Focus on recuperation."

After a moment of silence, he looked Xu Sanshi over from head to toe. Sensing that aside from his blood vitality deficiency, his kidney yin and yang were also somewhat unbalanced, he hesitated before speaking.

"Uh, of course, it's not entirely impossible. But you should recuperate properly first, at least until you're mostly recovered."

Everyone understood without needing to say it aloud. They did not know the exact circumstances, but he was the young master after all. It was entirely possible that several women had thrown themselves at him.

Yan Shaozhe did not say anything else. After all, he had been quite wild in his youth as well. With his status and talent, it was impossible for him not to stand out.

"Mm, thank you for the trouble. I'll tell my father about this."

Xu Sanshi lowered his head, staring fixedly at his heart as he checked whether blood would start flowing out again.