After parting with Ning Rongrong, Qi Ling went to Shrek Academy's treatment room, where the injured Zhu Zhuqing had been brought. Tang San and the others were also anxiously waiting there for Flender.
"How is she? Are Zhu Zhuqing's injuries serious?" Qi Ling asked Tang San after arriving.
Tang San said gravely, "The situation doesn't look good!"
Qi Ling raised an eyebrow. As a master of poisons, Tang San was also highly skilled at treating illnesses. If even he could do nothing, Zhu Zhuqing's injuries really did seem severe.
"Zhu Zhuqing was injured while sparring with someone. That person used an extremely sinister palm technique, one I've never seen before!" Tang San said.
"All we can do now is wait for Dean Flender to bring back an expert who can treat her! Otherwise, I'm afraid Zhu Zhuqing's injuries will be very difficult to heal."
As they spoke, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly began coughing violently, spitting out bright red blood along with it. The sight was shocking.
"How could this happen! Zhu Zhuqing, you have to hold on!" Xiao Wu couldn't help saying anxiously at the sight of her.
Although Qi Ling was anxious too, unfortunately, he knew even less about medicine than Tang San. At this moment, he could only watch helplessly.
[Ding! The host has been detected facing a choice. Please choose from the following options.] Option one: Do nothing and wait for Flender to bring back a doctor to treat Zhu Zhuqing. Reward: Soul Power Level -1, 30% chance of Zhu Zhuqing being healed. Option two: Treat Zhu Zhuqing yourself. Rewards: Zhu Zhuqing's favorability +20%, Martial Soul Affinity 5%, God Level medical art: Hua Tuo's World-Saving Scripture.
Looking at the two options this time, Qi Ling felt he really was going to become an all-round talent. Now he would even know how to treat illnesses and save lives!
Choosing option two was a given. As a God Level medical art, Hua Tuo's World-Saving Scripture could be said to encompass almost every difficult and unusual ailment. Saving Zhu Zhuqing would be no problem.
However, among these rewards, Qi Ling could understand favorability: the person involved in the choice would become more favorably disposed toward him. But what was this Martial Soul Affinity?
Before he had time to think further, the system had already responded, so Qi Ling could only leave that question for later.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have selected option two: treat Zhu Zhuqing. Rewards obtained: Zhu Zhuqing's favorability +20%, Martial Soul Affinity 5%, God Level medical art: Hua Tuo's World-Saving Scripture.]
"I think I've seen an injury like Zhu Zhuqing's before. Perhaps I can save her!" Qi Ling said casually.
"Big Brother, is that true?" Tang San asked in surprise. "Even with my years of experience, I have no idea what to do about this injury. You can actually treat it?"
"That's right. I happened to see this kind of injury in an ancient book, and I happen to know how to treat it!" Qi Ling simply threw caution to the wind and made things up off the top of his head.
"However, I mustn't be disturbed while treating this injury, or both our lives will be in danger! All of you, go outside first. Once I've healed Zhu Zhuqing, I'll let you know!"
After being ushered out of the room, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar exchanged looks. Oscar couldn't resist speculating, "Boss Qi and Zhu Zhuqing, alone together... surely he isn't planning to do something unsuitable for children?"
"Pah! Oscar, do you think Brother Qi is the same kind of person as you lot?" Xiao Wu said angrily.
"Don't use those filthy thoughts of yours to imagine what Brother Qi would do! He must have had no choice but to do this to save Zhu Zhuqing!"
"But think about it, Xiao Wu. Zhu Zhuqing's development is spectacular by any standard. If Boss Qi is treating her, he can't avoid taking her clothes off!" Oscar's mind raced. It seemed men always had rich imaginations when it came to such things.
"Damn you, are you asking to die? You sleazy sausage uncle, I'll tear that mouth of yours apart!" Xiao Wu angrily moved to teach Oscar a lesson, frightening him into crying for help.
After their scuffle, however, Xiao Wu secretly covered her chest, pursed her lips, and murmured, "Mine... shouldn't be that small, right?"
In fact, Oscar had been right about one thing. The reason Qi Ling had closed the door really was that his treatment method was somewhat unsuitable for children.
Zhu Zhuqing had been struck by an extremely sinister palm technique. If she wasn't treated in time after being hit, it would eat away at her life until she gradually weakened and died.
According to Hua Tuo's World-Saving Scripture, treating this sort of injury required an even more powerful cultivation art to drive it out. The Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art that Qi Ling cultivated happened to meet that requirement.
Looking at the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing before him, Qi Ling felt particularly hesitant. Wouldn't doing this now be taking advantage of her helplessness?
"Listen, Zhu Zhuqing, I'm doing this entirely to save you, not to take advantage of you!" Qi Ling said with a guilty conscience.
"If you agree, just stay silent! If you don't, then... then do a somersault!"
If Zhu Zhuqing hadn't been unconscious, she would have given Qi Ling a backflip no matter what after hearing that.
Unfortunately, right now, she couldn't even move a finger.
And so, with a clear conscience, Qi Ling set to work and unfastened Zhu Zhuqing's clothes. He then saw a blood-red palm print stamped on her chest.
Qi Ling frowned at the palm print. He truly couldn't imagine someone using such a vicious martial art. They had plainly intended to kill!
"Mm! This injury is so big! No, this blood is so white! No, that's not it either. This handprint is so round..."
"No, no! What am I looking at?" Qi Ling said, wiping away his nosebleed. "I need to hurry up and treat Zhu Zhuqing!"
It took tremendous willpower for Qi Ling to place his hand over Zhu Zhuqing's injury. Then he circulated the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art and began treating her.
The treatment process was very simple. What was an incurable, difficult ailment to others immediately faded after the True Qi of the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art flowed through it, like ice melting upon meeting water.
As Qi Ling guided his True Dragon Qi into Zhu Zhuqing's meridians and began circulating it to heal her, color quickly began returning to her face, gradually giving her a rosy complexion.
By the time two hours had passed, Qi Ling had completely healed Zhu Zhuqing's injuries. The dreadful bloody handprint had vanished, replaced by her originally fair skin.
She would probably wake up before much longer.
And what he needed to do now was make a quick getaway before she woke up! Otherwise, given Zhu Zhuqing's personality, once she saw what he had done to her, she would probably fight him to the death on the spot!