Treatment

Awakened often fought in the wilderness, and injuries and scars were unavoidable.

Male Awakened regarded scars as marks of honor. Unless a scar was truly unsightly, they would not actively seek to remove it. Female Awakened were different. Even if they were injured and left with scars, they would seek out a familiar physician to remove them after returning to Mingzhu City.

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Mingzhu City had many healing-type Awakened who could remove scars. It was not difficult.

Zhang Ping did not know what Liu Sishan had experienced, nor did he know why she had kept her scars.

But as a member of the Cleanup Team, if Liu Sishan wanted to remove her scars, it would definitely be easier for her than for an ordinary Awakened. Therefore, he guessed there were two possibilities.

One was that Liu Sishan herself did not want to remove the scars.

The other was that the scars on Liu Sishan's face were unusual, and ordinary abilities simply could not remove them.

Never urge others to be kind when you have not endured their suffering.

Zhang Ping was not Liu Sishan, so he had only casually mentioned his ability. If Liu Sishan was willing to let him try removing the scars, she would naturally tell him.

If she did not want to remove them, he would not force the issue. After all, it was Liu Sishan's own choice.

In his eyes, Liu Sishan was a strong young woman. Although she was only nineteen, she was calm and dependable. She never threw childish tantrums, and she was a qualified comrade and a partner he could trust with his back.

As for romance between a man and a woman, there truly was none.

He preferred girls who were petite and cute. Liu Sishan was not his type.

They returned to the safehouse.

Liu Tiefeng was already fast asleep on the bed. Zhang Ping used Nether Mist to support himself and silently floated to Liu Tiefeng's side. He turned his right hand into Pure Blood, then gently touched Liu Tiefeng's severed arm with a blood-red finger.

His blood slowly seeped through the pores at the severed limb and into the capillaries.

Once his blood mixed with Liu Tiefeng's, he could control the blood and begin repairing Liu Tiefeng's injuries.

The sensation was strange. He did not need any medical knowledge. When he closed his eyes, it was as if he saw countless crumbling walls, and all he needed to do was repair them one by one.

Liu Tiefeng had many old hidden injuries.

The injury to his waist in particular had already healed, but in Zhang Ping's field of vision, it had not been repaired perfectly.

He expended his own blood to continuously treat Liu Tiefeng. Gradually, Liu Tiefeng's breathing became calm and smooth, and the tightly furrowed lines between his brows slowly relaxed.

After repairing all the hidden injuries in his body, Zhang Ping's gaze fell on the severed arm.

This was Liu Tiefeng's most serious injury at present.

Zhang Ping knew very well that the amount of blood in one arm alone was not enough to treat such an injury. So, he completely transformed into Pure-Blood Form, and his entire body slowly seeped into Liu Tiefeng's blood vessels.

This feeling was completely different from before.

He discovered that he could sense Liu Tiefeng's breathing, heartbeat, and even the circulation of part of his blood. He knew how long Liu Tiefeng could live. If no disasters befell him, Zhang Ping even knew how he would die.

In fact, when he had first met Liu Tiefeng, he had already appraised him with the Appraisal Technique.

At that time, Liu Tiefeng's attributes had been:

[Name: Liu Tiefeng]

[Race: Human]

[Affiliation: Investigation Team (Retired)]

[Potential: None]

[Lifespan: 86] (Subtracting his age gave the time he could actually live.)

[Rank: Intermediate Awakened] [Level: 18]

[Talent]

[Golden Binding Rope: Consumes a certain amount of stamina to control gold and turn it into ropes that bind the target. The stronger the mental strength, the stronger the binding force.]

[Advanced Skills]

[Intermediate—Multiple Golden Ropes: Consumes more stamina to control three golden ropes at once.]

...

But based on Zhang Ping's current judgment, Liu Tiefeng's actual remaining lifespan was only five years.

According to the previous appraisal, Liu Tiefeng was currently seventy-four years old and should have had around twelve years left. In other words, this injury had cost Liu Tiefeng seven years of his lifespan.

After learning this, Zhang Ping felt extremely distressed. He also made up his mind that no matter the cost, he would restore Liu Tiefeng's severed arm.

The Pure Blood Body could repair bodily damage.

As long as there was enough blood, theoretically, even if someone only had their head left, he could regrow their entire body.

At that moment, new flesh gradually sprouted from Liu Tiefeng's severed arm. The bandaged wound was gradually forced apart and torn open by the newly grown arm. Like a severed branch, it sprouted tender new growth.

Zhang Ping did not need to understand the distribution of blood vessels or the structure of bones. He only needed to provide a constant supply of blood, and Liu Tiefeng's body would repair the wound on its own.

When Liu Sishan came back in from outside, Liu Tiefeng's severed arm was already more than halfway restored. Only the hand had yet to grow back.

Liu Tiefeng had woken up long ago. The regrowing arm was both painful and itchy, so there was no way he could sleep through it.

"Miss, what potion did you give me? Why is my hand growing back?" When he saw Liu Sishan enter, he immediately asked.

Liu Sishan answered, "Zhang Ping is treating you."

"Kid Zhang? He... where is he?" Liu Tiefeng asked in surprise.

Liu Sishan smiled faintly. "You'll know in a moment."

"What kind of ability does that kid have? He can eat fire, and now he can heal people too," Liu Tiefeng asked curiously.

Liu Sishan replied, "You can ask Zhang Ping that question."

Although she admired what Liu Tiefeng had done, she had not lowered her guard around him.

In truth, she trusted no one. Her loyalty belonged to Mingzhu City, and Mingzhu City was also what she protected. Even with Situ Shibai, whom she respected most, she still held something back and did not trust him completely.

Half an hour later, Liu Tiefeng's hand had regrown as well. However, the arm was far too young and pale compared to the rest of his body.

It felt as though he had been fitted with the arm of a young man in his twenties.

Then, a large amount of blood seeped out from the arm. He immediately felt dizzy. Once he adjusted, he saw the blood on the ground gradually take human shape.

Zhang Ping's arm transformed back into flesh and blood. Then a great amount of Nether Mist surged out from the arm. Hidden by the Nether Mist, he put on his clothes before dispersing it.

"Kid Zhang, you were inside my body just now?" Seeing this, Liu Tiefeng finally understood what had happened.

Zhang Ping nodded and smiled. "Yes, Grandpa Liu. Please see if there's anything wrong with this arm. This is an ability I just obtained, and it happened to be useful for treating your injury."

"What exactly is your ability? You can devour fire, control fire, release smoke, and turn your whole body into blood. Could you be... a legendary ability copier?" Liu Tiefeng did not care about his arm at all. He stared at Zhang Ping and asked in astonishment.

Zhang Ping said with some distress, "My ability is a little complicated, so it's troublesome to explain. It's somewhat different from an ability copier, but broadly speaking, it's similar. The abilities will keep increasing."

"Then doesn't that mean your ability is... Infinite Tier!" Liu Tiefeng's eyes widened as he stared at Zhang Ping in shock.

An Infinite Tier ability user.

As Liu Tiefeng looked at Zhang Ping, his emotions gradually became excited.

Mingzhu City had not produced another Infinite Tier ability user in more than two hundred years. He had never expected to see a living, real, young Infinite Tier ability user.

This was Mingzhu City's precious treasure.

He immediately realized why Liu Sishan had appeared at just the right moment to save him. It was because Liu Sishan had originally been protecting Zhang Ping.

If this had been thousands of years ago, when nations still existed, Zhang Ping would absolutely have been considered a national treasure.

Every Infinite Tier ability user was a national treasure!

"Grandpa Liu, don't get excited. Take a deep breath, calm down, and don't get worked up."

Seeing Liu Tiefeng's face turn red with excitement, Zhang Ping hurriedly stepped forward to calm him. As he patted Liu Tiefeng's back to help him catch his breath, he spoke nervously.

"I'm fine. I just never expected to live long enough to see a new Infinite Tier ability user. Remember this: there are countless Awakened abilities. Even if you are Infinite Tier, you may still encounter troublesome enemies. Until you are absolutely certain, never reveal that you are an Infinite Tier ability user," Liu Tiefeng said seriously, his face flushed.

Previously, he had regarded Zhang Ping as the inheritor of the Liu family's forging craft, as his junior. But now, in his eyes, Zhang Ping had become Mingzhu City's jewel—a future savior who could safeguard Mingzhu City's fortunes and bring happiness to countless people.

Zhang Ping nodded. "Mm, I understand."

"Good, good, good. Mingzhu City has finally produced another true pearl," Liu Tiefeng said happily.

After the great sorrow and great joy, he insisted on chatting with Zhang Ping for a little longer. Only when his energy failed him did he fall asleep again. Zhang Ping simply sat at the bedside to keep watch.

Vast Sea Academy.

Chen Xueli sat upright in his room, holding a longsword in his hand.

Ever since his granddaughter Chen Juntaing had gone missing, he had remained in this state, as if guarding against something.

"Scholar Chen, everything has been packed. Shall we depart tonight?" At that moment, a servant quietly entered the room and asked softly.

Chen Xueli opened his eyes, sighed wearily, and asked, "Still no sign of Juntaing?"

"..."

The servant lowered his head and did not answer, but the answer was obvious.

Chen Xueli pondered for a moment before saying, "Then we'll leave Mingzhu City directly through the secret passage. Prepare to depart."

"Yes!" the servant answered.

The entire Vast Sea Academy mobilized. Many people brought their families and left Mingzhu City through the secret passage.

Although Vast Sea Academy resembled a martial arts school, it actually functioned more like a sect. Its students were selected directly from orphanages and raised by Vast Sea Academy from childhood to adulthood. Therefore, these students were extremely loyal to the academy.

"Teacher, why must we leave?"

Inside the secret passage, Chen Xueli walked at the front with his longsword in hand. A middle-aged disciple behind him asked unwillingly.

Vast Sea Academy had operated in Mingzhu City for more than a hundred and fifty years. Leaving now was equivalent to abandoning everything they had in Mingzhu City, and their road ahead was uncertain. Even their next destination remained unknown.

There were 1,645 people in all of Vast Sea Academy. How many of them could reach their destination alive?

The price was far too heavy.