The Law of Heaven

Chapter 141 A Dead End

In the parking lot downstairs from the special clinic building, an elderly man, frail and frail, got out of his car. With the help of his assistant, he walked down the road, his back trembling, and coughed painfully.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Chu."

The old chairman, leaning on his cane, was waiting with his men. He said apologetically, "You're so old, and we still invited you here. To be honest, if we hadn't really run out of options, we wouldn't have bothered to ask you for help."

Led by Ruan Yang, the top officials of the five major families also bowed and paid their respects to each other.

As a veteran of the Spirit Medicine Gathering, Elder Chu was certainly entitled to such treatment, since he was the one who would be needed to completely overcome the genetic disease caused by the Curse of Heavenly Principles.

Old Master Chu waved his hand: "Yun Shu, we've known each other for over eighty years, why be so formal? Speaking of which, I should thank you. With You Qing at the Spirit Medicine Gathering, we don't have to worry about the successor anymore."

The old chairman sighed, "Back then, I felt really bad when Professor Li died because of Xiang Tian's matter."

Professor Chu said quietly, "It's all about timing and fate. Although it's really not worth it for that beast Ruan Xiangtian, everyone else is innocent. To this day, I still don't know why Xiao Li went mad and committed suicide back then. But I've compiled all the information he left behind and made improvements."

Once your people have dealt with Ruan Xiangtian's cells, we will begin the first serum treatment. If we can neutralize the activity after Tianli's transformation, we can use radiation therapy to destroy the mutated DNA.

Although surgery still carries risks, it is the best possible treatment option; there is no other way.

The assistant took out a large pile of documents from the trunk. People of the old gentleman's generation didn't really like using electronic devices and often relied on handwritten documents.

"So best."

The old chairman felt much relieved: "But we need to hurry. I'm worried that the investigation team from the Central Academy of Sciences might stop the surgery because of the risks..."

Mr. Chu, of course, knew the consequences of a failed surgery, and scoffed, "Is the curse of heaven spreading? After all these years, these people's ways haven't changed. They don't understand the value of life; what's a little risk to them?"

"After all, not everyone has your level of awareness."

"Haha, what kind of enlightenment do I have? I've just spent my whole life treating patients and saving lives, so it's just a habit."

The group walked down to the lobby, and no one noticed that in the corner of the flower bushes, two girls were squatting on the lawn, stroking a cat that was rolling around on the ground.

It was a black and white calico cat with fluffy, shiny fur. Although it was a bit dirty, it was very round.

"Is your name Bobo?"

Xiangsi gently stroked the kitten's round belly, occasionally scratching its chin: "You're so brave."

The black and white cat rolled comfortably, stretching its long limbs and wagging its tail.

It had a collar around its neck, so it was definitely not a stray cat; it was clearly raised and carefully fed by someone.

Ye Xiaoman took out a wet wipe and gently cleaned its eye discharge. She said softly, "I was also startled when I saw it at the hospital. I thought I was seeing things."

It's hard to imagine how a kitten could run more than ten kilometers from the old town all the way to the central hospital.

For Bobo, the world is vast and dangerous, like a giant machine that is constantly running, with rolling traffic and surging crowds. Away from the protection of home, it is very easy for it to get hurt or even die.

No one knows how it survived that period. When it was thirsty, it had to go to the lake to find water to drink. When it was hungry, it had to rummage through the trash cans on the roadside. Sometimes it might be chased away by people, and sometimes it would be chased by big dogs on the street.

Living a nomadic life would probably be very scary.

It was a journey destined to be fraught with thorns, yet it still risked injury and even death to pursue it, wandering through a vast world, dodging hidden dangers, chasing the taste of memories, working tirelessly day and night.

Why are you so brave?
Perhaps it's because a place with an owner is a home.

Even such a small animal longs for a home and will risk everything to find it.

"That's great."

My heart is melting with longing.

“I’ve been feeding it a lot lately. A few days ago, I saw it being bullied by other cats for food. I wanted to catch it and take it away, but every time I tried to do that, it would notice and struggle violently, almost to the point of stress.”

Ye Xiaoman lifted the fur on the kitten's belly and saw a shallow scar: "Sometimes I wonder, what would it do if I were really gone?"

The first few times Xiangsi met this girl, she always felt that she was like a lifeless paper flower, as if she had lost her soul, lonely, sensitive, melancholic and fragile.

But when Ye Xiaoman held Bobo, she suddenly became lively, and her dim eyes regained their light.

Actually, she wasn't an orphan.

She also has a cute little cat.

Although she is just a cat, she can receive a lot of love; she doesn't need anyone's pity.

Perhaps many people are like this: as long as there is something called love in their hearts, even the most barren body can be nourished into a warm and shining soul.

"Meow."

Bobo rolled over and jumped around in the grass.

Xiangsi fed the kitten some fresh beef jerky. The kitten first rubbed its head against her ankle, and then lowered its head to eat.

"So good."

Her smile was full of doting affection.

"Does your sister like it?"

Ye Xiaoman pursed her lips and hesitated, "If my illness can't be cured, can you take care of it for me, sister?"

"Don't say such things."

Xiangsi said earnestly, "You have to try your best to survive, and you still have to take care of your cat. I'll talk to my family later to see if we can send Bobo to the gatekeeper's place to be cared for for a while, so you can come down and see him every day."

Ye Xiaoman had little hope of surviving, but she was pleasantly surprised to hear this: "Sister Xiangsi, is it really possible?"

What she was most worried about during this time was her cat, which was constantly wandering around the area and in great danger.

"OK."

Xiangsi nodded vigorously and said with a smile, "When I have free time, I'll help you take care of it."

"Thank you sister."

Ye Xiaoman stood up and bowed deeply.

There seemed to be tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Xiangsi quickly helped her up.

Just then, the head nurse came over with a group of people and called out, "Xiaoman, what are you doing here? The volunteer surgery is about to begin, come over for your physical examination quickly."

"Here it is."

Ye Xiaoman wiped her eyes: "Coming right away."

Xiangsi was slightly taken aback: "What volunteer surgery?"

"The first serum therapy surgery required volunteers to participate because the risks were uncertain. My condition was already very serious, and I had no other family members, so I signed up."

Ye Xiaoman smiled silently: "If the surgery is successful, I can take care of Bobo myself from now on. If my surgery fails, only Bobo will be sad for me. But I've heard that cats have short memories, so maybe after a while, it will forget me?"

She gently knelt down and kissed the kitten's head, her eyes filled with affection and reluctance.

"Then can I..."

Xiangsi felt she should do something because her illness wasn't serious and her physical condition was better than others.

"Sister, it's not possible. Your physical condition doesn't meet the criteria for surgery. For now, we can only offer conservative treatment."

Ye Xiaoman raised her head and blinked her eyes: "No matter whether my surgery is successful or not, the risks will be lower when my sister has surgery in the future, right? Hehe, my parents always told me to grow up to be a useful person to society. Does this mean I haven't let them down?" The girl gently stroked Bobo's head.

Bobo affectionately rubbed against her withered hand.

"Meow..."

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In a villa on the outskirts of Longhu, Aihara sat on the sofa, looking down at the materials in the email. It was a Kendo video sent by the former chairman, a valuable learning resource.

Compared to ordinary people, those who are immortal are enhanced in all aspects, and their learning ability is also improved. They can memorize sword techniques by watching them once, but they still need to practice repeatedly if they really want to learn them.

But for now, Aihara only needs to remember it.

As long as he memorizes these sword techniques, he can replicate them in his consciousness space, allowing Xiaolongnu to repeatedly observe and master them in her spare time.

It is worth mentioning that, as a being of the Heavenly Principles, Xiaolongnu's level of life is far superior to that of humans, and her learning speed is also different. No matter how exquisite and complex the movements are, she only needs to practice them once to basically master them, and even integrate them into her understanding.

The old chairman's kendo materials combine the essence of Chinese and Japanese swordsmanship, drawing on the strengths of many schools and fusing them into one.

Qi Family Army Knife Techniques, Xinyou Knife Techniques, Shaolin Knife Techniques, Tai Chi Knife, Bagua Knife, Baji Knife...

The styles include Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Hokushin Itto-ryu, Kyoshin Meichi-ryu, Shinto Munen-ryu, Niten Ichi-ryu, and so on.

It is said that to practice the Demon God Slash, one must master the techniques of many sword styles, then simplify them, discarding fancy techniques and leaving only the instinct to kill.

What is extremely difficult for ordinary people to grasp in swordsmanship is like a child's calisthenics in Xiaolongnu's eyes. It is clear that as a being of the Heavenly Principles, she has a higher level of thinking and learning ability. However, because of her overly naive and innocent personality, she does not appear to be very smart.

I thought that getting started with the Demon God Slash would be an extremely long process, but now it seems that it is not so far away.

In particular, you can use the Time-Traveling Wooden Fish to cheat when you go back.

"I underestimated Xiao Qi; she's quite capable."

After watching the old chairman's kendo video at three times the speed, Aihara turned to look at the steaming bathroom.

Jiang Youqing was taking a shower in the bathroom.

"My beloved concubine."

Aihara asked loudly, "If you hurt your ankle, won't it be inconvenient for you to take a bath by yourself? Do you need my help?"

"I'm soaking in the bathtub, so please don't bother, thank you."

Jiang Youqing's voice remained cold.

Through an opaque glass door, Jiang Youqing was soaking naked in the water, with rose petals floating on the surface and white foam drifting like clouds.

She had just washed her hair; her wet, black hair was piled up at the back of her head and wrapped in a white towel. Her cool, clean face was slightly flushed, revealing delicate collarbones and slender shoulders.

However, her eyes were rather strange, as if they were covered with a layer of misty fog, yet also seemed cold.

"Aihara."

Jiang Youqing realized the problem and, after hesitating for a moment, asked, "Can your senses see this?"

This is a critical problem.

"Holy crap, don't make false accusations."

Aihara visibly panicked, raising his voice to explain, "Every time you shower or change clothes, I withdraw my senses! Do I look like that kind of pervert? This ability isn't for peeping. It's not like I'm some kind of hentai anime protagonist who uses time-stopping abilities to threaten people!"

"You better be."

Jiang Youqing was relieved. How embarrassing it would have been if he had really seen her naked.

It was at this moment that Jiang Youqing's phone, which was in the waterproof bag, rang, displaying an unknown number.

Her expression changed slightly as she took out her phone and answered the call.

"Youqing".

Senior Yin's voice rarely carried a hint of urgency: "Did Deep Blue Union invite Mr. Chu to conduct the initial treatment for patients with genetic diseases today?"

Jiang Youqing was slightly taken aback, then hummed in agreement.

"The surgery must be stopped."

Senior Yin said in a deep voice, "Professor Lan has woken up, although his condition is not very good, but we still obtained crucial information from him. Before Professor Li treated Ruan Xiangtian, he first performed serum therapy on other seriously ill patients. However, after the serum was injected, the Heavenly Curse in the patients' bodies would go into a state of chaos!"

Jiang Youqing was taken aback: "Can't neutralize it?"

Senior Yin explained, "It's not that it's impossible to neutralize, but rather that the reaction during the neutralization process is unbearable for the patient. During this process, the patient's bodily functions will collapse due to the rampage of the Heavenly Curse. In other words, according to normal treatments, the patients cannot be cured; instead, it will cause the rampaging Heavenly Curse to leak out and infect others again."

Unless we can use radiation therapy to destroy the genetic chains of the mutated cells when the Curse of Heaven goes berserk, which our current technology cannot do, this is impossible. This is because when the Curse of Heaven goes berserk, the mutated cells and normal cells are tightly mixed together.

Current equipment is not yet able to accurately identify the mutated cells infected by the Curse of Heaven. Professor Li used a spiritual microscope to observe the cellular structure of patients with genetic diseases, but he suffered from mental pollution, went insane, and committed suicide.

In other words, the prerequisite for serum therapy is to decipher the structure of the "Curse of Heaven" and identify normal cells within it. However, the projection from our AI device shows that almost all the cells are infected…”

Treatment for patients with genetic diseases, apart from injecting Tenri serum, is similar to that for normal cancer patients. Ultimately, it involves radiation therapy to destroy the genetic structure of mutated cells and prevent its spread.

However, patients with genetic diseases are also potential or already awakened longevity beings. Their physical structures are different, and they have spiritual qualities, making treatment more complicated.

The "dirty stuff" in the bodies of patients with genetic diseases is not simply cancer cells, but rather the genes of mythical creatures.

Therefore, whether it's the injected serum, the oral medication, or the treatment equipment, almost everything is modified using black magic and alchemy, resulting in extremely high costs.

The purpose is to break the curse of heavenly principles.

But now, this plan is all wrong...

Jiang Youqing felt her blood run cold.

"No wonder Ruan Xiangtian wanted to kill Professor Lan to silence him after the defeat; it turns out it was for this reason..."

She said softly, "Ruan Xiangtian just wants to see us perform serum therapy on the patients, hoping to spread the Curse of Heaven again and cause an even greater tragedy."

This Ruan Xiangtian is truly born evil.

They are worse than pigs and dogs.

"The Curse of Heaven is essentially the gene of a mythical creature, and it cannot be fathomed. Professor Li died because he tried to unravel its secrets."

Professor Yin took a deep breath: "We've reached a dead end. As long as we can't break the structure of the Curse of Heaven, serum therapy is unusable."

The curse of Heaven's principles must not be spied upon!
Jiang Youqing glanced at the time on her phone.

"That's too late."

She murmured softly, "They've already begun."

There was a crash.

The sound of running water was heard, and the bathroom door was opened.

"Aihara."

Aihara turned around and paused for a moment.

Jiang Youqing covered her naked body with a bath towel, her cold face looking as if she had seen a ghost.

"problem occurs……"

(End of this chapter)