A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 328 Critically Ill, Surrounded on All Sides: Genjiro
Genji Heavy Industries. Eager to return to Genji Heavy Industries, Genji Shiki didn't even want to waste time going to the underground parking lot, so he got out of the car at the first-floor entrance.

Crow and Sakura Yabuki quickly followed, leaving the carriage to Yasha, who parked it outside, ready to depart at any time.

Genji rushed forward, ignoring the subordinates who bowed to him one by one along the way: "Sakura, have Kaguya-hime confirm whether everyone has arrived."

Previously, Genjiro and Aso Makoto were on-site handling the aftermath and confirmed that the old church could control public opinion. Genjiro then left the scene, eager to hold a meeting with the heads of various families.

To be more precise, he was in a hurry to return to the small mountain village to dig up that abandoned ancient well! However, with the Snake Clan on his shoulders, he had to prioritize holding a meeting to resolve the issues with Ince, the Oni Clan, and Herzog.

Yuan Zhisheng was now thinking about getting everything done quickly, so that the meeting could be over in a few minutes and he could return to that small mountain village.

Sakura Yabuki asked a couple of questions into her phone, then her expression immediately showed surprise: "Clan head... Clan head Tachibana is critically ill."

"He is currently receiving emergency treatment at the family hospital."

"What did you say?!" Yuan Zhisheng slammed on the brakes, the force of which cracked the floor tiles in the lobby.

When Genji turned around, his eyes were already golden. For once, Yabuki Sakura saw a rare hint of weakness on her family head's face.

“Dad? How could Dad…” Yuan Zhisheng opened his mouth, but couldn’t utter a single word afterward.

The crow also looked surprised. "Wait, just a few days ago when I saw Mr. Tachibana Masamune, wasn't he full of energy? How could he suddenly be critically ill? That's too fast!"
Mixed-race individuals are not ordinary people; their overall physical condition is so strong that they are unlikely to suffer from minor illnesses even in old age.

Leaving aside the increasingly vigorous old monster like Principal Angers, even Henkel from North America, a centenarian, was able to have a showdown with Nuwa in the capital.
How come Mr. Tachibana Masamune is now... not just seriously ill, but critically ill? It's too exaggerated, making the crow subconsciously somewhat disbelieving.

Of course, no one dared to say these things in front of Genjiro. Genjiro was like an angry lion, his fierce aura suppressing everyone on the first floor of Genji Heavy Industries.

He had a lot in common with the members of the pachinko parlor gang from before.

Genji gritted his teeth, and all the teachings his father, Tachibana Masamune, had given him flashed through his memory like a movie.

The first time I took him out of the small mountain village, the first time I taught him to use a sword, the first time I took him out to hunt Deadpool.

He was taught the principles of being a good person, the responsibilities of royal blood, and how to become an excellent patriarch...

Genjiro took two steps toward Yabuki Sakura. Yabuki Sakura looked at him worriedly and reached out her hands to help him, but Genjiro did not accept her offer.

Genji shook his head in pain, indicating that he didn't need help: "Sakura, come with me to the hospital."

“Crow, go upstairs and inform the heads of the various families about Ince, the Ghosts, and Herzog.”

"Please have each family head discuss this and call me when you reach a decision."

Because of the time constraint, Genjiro didn't have time to say much. He gave a few instructions and ran out of Genji Heavy Industries, even faster than before.

Sakura Yabuki could only hurry after her, throwing a message at the crow without turning her head: "Hurry up and get on!"

Just as Yasha was leaning against the car, lighting a cigarette and preparing to enjoy a puff, he saw the head of the family and Yabuki Sakura rush out even more urgently.

"Damn it." Yasha quickly opened the door, got into the car, and restarted it. During all this, he had an epic lung attack, and his cheeks were almost sunken into the shape of an "8" before he could barely smoke half a cigarette.

Then he quickly exhaled the half-smoked cigarette along with the smoke out the window. When Genjiro and Yabuki Sakura got into the car, smoke was still billowing from Yasha's mouth and nose, and he could even step on the gas pedal while smoking: "Where is the head of the family going?"

"Family Hospital!" Sakura Yabuki knew that Genjiro was not in the mood for words at this moment, so she announced the destination as quickly as possible.

Upon hearing the location, Yaksha knew the situation was serious and drove the car extremely fast.

Yuan Zhisheng sat in the back row, burying his face in his hands in anguish, feeling as if God was particularly targeting him today.

Everything happened at once: the younger brother, Genjiro, was suspected to be alive; the father, Tachibana Masamune, was critically ill; the barely surviving Oni Clan was taken over by Ince, a traitor from the Old Church; and there was Herzog hiding behind the scenes.

Each of these was a major event that Genji was extremely concerned about, and they just happened to coincide at the same time, making it impossible to avoid or escape them.

A young girl who was supposed to be dead suddenly appears; a father who should be in good spirits suddenly falls critically ill; Herzog, who was said to have died in Black Swan Harbor in his father's description, reappears.

It was as if Genjiro was standing right in the middle of a crossroads, with cars coming from all directions, surrounding and blocking him, leaving no gaps, as if determined to hit him no matter what.

This left this man, who had always upheld justice and responsibility, so exhausted that he could not escape and was forced to endure four consecutive collisions, leaving him so haggard that all he wanted to do was fall into a deep sleep.

Before Genji could bury his face in his hands again, Yabuki Sakura forcibly turned his head and upper body around and roughly placed them on her lap: "Master, take a rest for a while."

"No matter how good Yasha's driving skills are, he can't get to the hospital instantly."

"During this time, I must rest well so that I can have more energy to make decisions about what to do next." According to Genjiro's usual style, he would never be so vulnerable as to need Yabuki Sakura to comfort him, but he was too exhausted, like a small boat battered by wind and rain, desperately needing a safe haven.

As Yabuki Sakura gently massaged her head, she gradually fell asleep.

This whole mess left Yasha wondering whether to go faster or slower. In the end, he decided to listen to Genjiro. Since Genjiro was in such a hurry, he figured he might as well go faster.

Sakura Yabuki used one hand to press and pinch Genjiro's head, while using the other hand to quickly tap her phone to contact Princess Kaguya and request help clearing the road.

With Princess Kaguya's intervention, there was no longer a stop-and-go traffic jam; all the lights were green, whereas the long red lights in other directions caused major traffic congestion.

However, none of this was within Yabuki Sakura's considerations. Half an hour later, they arrived at the private hospital of the Snake-Headed Hachi family.

"Master of the house."

At Sakura Yabuki's call, Genji quickly opened his eyes, looked at her gratefully for a moment, nodded to her, and was about to get out of the car immediately: "How is Dad? Sakura."

Sakura Yabuki got out of the car: "I received a call from the hospital 5 minutes ago. They said the rescue was successful, but the head of the Tachibana family is not in good condition and has been transferred to the intensive care unit."

Upon hearing this, Genji quickened his pace. Thanks to Yabuki Sakura's prior arrangements, the medical staff were already waiting in the lobby and kept pressing the elevator button on the first floor so he could go up as soon as he arrived.

A short while later, Genjiro brought Sakura Yabuki to the outside of the intensive care unit. The attending physician was also waiting there and took the initiative to help Genjiro put on an isolation gown, hat, mask, and shoe covers.

As he dressed, Yuan Zhisheng's face betrayed his unconcealed panic, as if the mountain he had relied on since childhood was about to collapse, and he would have no one to rely on from now on: "Doctor, I, I..."

"Dad, what happened to Dad? He was perfectly healthy before! Why? How could he...?"

The attending physician sighed and carefully helped Yuan Zhisheng put on the isolation gown: "Please accept my condolences, sir."

"The head of the Ju family suffers from Pablo disease, which is very rare even among mixed-race individuals. The cause of this disease often comes from bloodline mutations in mixed-race individuals, usually resulting from sudden contact with a higher bloodline."

Yuan Zhisheng didn't understand and immediately asked anxiously, "What is this, Luo syndrome? Can it be cured?"

The attending physician shook his head: "We can only say that we have done our best. Modern medicine has done too little research on dragon blood, and we actually cannot find a solution for many dragon blood-related diseases."

"How could this be?" Yuan Zhisheng's face paled even more. He couldn't understand why his father would come into contact with a higher bloodline and end up like this.
Filled with confusion and doubt, Genji entered the intensive care unit equipped with a large number of devices and saw Tachibana Masamune, whose complexion was extremely poor and who was almost on the verge of death.

At this moment, Tachibana Masamune's eyes were no longer as bright as before, but rather cloudy. When he saw someone enter, his eyes seemed to take a few seconds to focus: "Chisei, is it...Chisei...?"

"Dad, it's me." Yuan Zhisheng's throat tightened, and he suppressed the urge to shout, obeying the doctor's instructions to respond as calmly as possible.

Seeing Tachibana Masamune like this, no matter how many questions he had, he couldn't bring himself to ask them.

"Okay...okay." Tachibana Masamune seemed particularly ill, speaking weakly and pausing for several seconds between each few words: "I, Chisei...help me."

"I want to see... Erii again."

Genjiro knew that Erii was Tachibana Masamune's biological daughter and could understand Tachibana Masamune's thoughts before his death. He nodded his head frantically, saying, "Father, Father, don't worry."

"I'll bring Erii back right now, I'll bring her back right now."

Tachibana Masamune forced a smile, trying to force it, but he couldn't manage it. He could only stare intently at Genjiro.

The doctor stepped forward at the right moment to indicate that the visiting time was over and that Tachibana Masamune needed rest now, so it was not appropriate to talk for too long.

It was also stated that the attending physician and a top-notch nurse remained on-site at all times to closely monitor Tachibana Masamune's condition so that they could provide timely emergency care if things went wrong.

Yuan Zhisheng could only leave the intensive care unit and sit blankly on a chair in the corridor outside, lost in thought.

"Master...?" Sakura Yabuki cautiously approached, her tone more than ten times gentler than usual, but to no avail; she couldn't rouse Genji's spirit at all.

After staring blankly for a few minutes, Genji finally pulled himself together and tried to reach for his phone, but he couldn't get it out no matter how many times he tried.

An unnamed rage suddenly surged within him, making him want to punch the wall, but he was also worried that doing so would disturb Tachibana Masamune. He wanted to shout, but the hospital required silence.

Increasingly agitated, Yuan Zhisheng forcefully ripped open the pocket of his black trench coat, grabbed the phone that fell out, and called Nuwa.

He wanted to fulfill his father's dying wish and let his father see Erii one last time.

(End of this chapter)