"Of course I know she's ill!" Liu Qing snapped. "Judging by her condition, she's clearly been sick for a long time. But why has she let it get this bad without going to a hospital? Why stay in a hot, damp place like this instead?"
"We went to a hospital, but they couldn't cure her!" Ying Kongshi answered honestly.
"Then go to a better hospital! With medical care as advanced as it is today, how could there be an illness they can't cure?" Frustration welled up in Liu Qing. "What about the person you found? Has Shui Nai fulfilled her wish?"
"Young clan leader..." Ying Kongshi suddenly addressed him in a resolute voice and dropped to one knee.
"Shi, what-what are you doing?!" Ying Kongshi's sudden movement startled Liu Qing. Once he recovered, he hurried to help him up, but if Ying Kongshi refused to rise, how could Liu Qing possibly lift him?
"Young clan leader, I'm sorry!" Ying Kongshi's voice carried reminiscence and hesitation. "This is the island where Miss Shui Nai and the person she's searching for lived as children. And I... I also lived here for a while as a child. I'm the person she's been searching for!"
"W-what? You're the person she's looking for?" Liu Qing froze at his words, then broke into delighted laughter. "Haha, Shi, do you remember what I said that day? My words really came true! Looks like I have a gift for prophecy! Get up, Shi. So it's you-why would I blame you for that?! Well, that makes things even easier. We'll take Shui Nai with us right now and get her treated at the Uzumaki's best hospital!"
"Young clan leader, Shui Nai can't be cured!" Ying Kongshi said painfully. "Because... what she has isn't an illness!"
"Shi..." Liu Qing's eyes