Chapter 62: The Doctor(s)

Jia Yuan decided to wait for the doctors from HuoShen City

first. While he trusted the two ministers, they definitely weren’t too well

versed in medicine. Jia Yuan still held hope that there would be a surefire way

for Dou Di to recover.

A day after, Dou Di had been released from the medical

center. He was still unconscious, but physical health was good enough that Jia

Yuan felt it safer for him to be out of that medical center.

As such, Jia Yuan had laid Dou Di down on his bed in the

inn, and had been taking care of him ever since.

Just an hour or two before sunset, some carriages arrived at

the inn. It was the doctors from HuoShen City!

The messenger brought the doctors into the inn to Jia Yuan’s

room and knocked.

“Hello sir, I’ve brought the doctors.”

Jia Yuan had some hope in his heart. Maybe the doctors would

be able to save his brother!

“Come in, come in.”

The doctors all walked in. Jia Yuan counted them. The messenger

had brought 12 doctors. A few of them were viewed in reverence by the other

doctors. It seemed that somehow, the messenger had been able to attract some

big names.

“You’ve done well. You brought 12 doctors over, so I’ll give

you 120 large fire shards.”

The messenger was ecstatic! He had spent the previous day

running around HuoShen City trying to persuade doctors to come.

But the payout was worth it! 120 large fire shards would be

able to last him a lifetime. Or at least a few weeks if you wanted to live in

absolute luxury.

Jia Yuan turned and faced the doctors. “The boy there on

that bed is my brother. He was in the middle of progressing his cultivation

when he was dealt a shocking blow. As such, he’s currently unconscious and he

will be unable to utilize his Song when he wakes up. As medical experts, I’m

sure you all know what I mean.”

“Whoever is able to fix the issue at hand will be rewarded

heavily. I can pay 50,000 large fire shards at the time of success and I can

promise another 100,000 large fire shards from the Black Wing Merchant Guild.

The doctors glanced at each other, then approached the bed.

One by one, they began to examine Dou Di with a variety of techniques. This ranged

from feeling his heart rate, to probing his body with their respective auras.

After a while, most of the doctors had withdrawn to the

corner of the room. They knew that they didn’t have the knowledge nor skills to

treat the patient. However, they wanted to see if any of the other doctors

could.

After a while, only the two doctors who the others had been

looking at with eyes of reverence remained. One of them had taken some

instruments out and was using them to examine Dou Di’s body, while the other

had placed his hand over Dou Di’s chest and had been muttering to himself for

the past while.

They examined Dou Di’s body for several hours. They would

take small breaks, during which they would sit down with their arms crossed or

scratching their head.

Finally, the two doctors stepped back as well.

“Young sir, there truly is nothing we can do. There is

probably not a single medical expert on this continent that is capable of

treating your brother through normal means. Of course, there is the matter of

providing him with a higher level Song… although this method is rather

dangerous.”

Jia Yuan nodded, but there was a frown on his face. He had

already known of this method due to the two ministers.

It seems that there is

truly no surefire way to save my brother.

He waved at the doctors, who took the cue and left the room.

Jia Yuan sat on his bed, looking at Dou Di in despair. Dou

Di had progressed very far in the tournament, enough to grant him a position as

a 10 or 100 man commander in the Burning Legion. But that was with his old

strength!

Now that he was crippled… If he stayed a soldier, he would

only be able to be a common fighter in the Army.

Jia Yuan only had one hope left! He found a pen and some

paper, and began to write a message.

Upon finishing, he left the inn, and called the same

messenger back.

“I have another message for you to send. You will be

rewarded well for this. Go to the Black Wing Merchant Guild Hall and tell them

that Jia Yuan has a personal message for Guo Huo. Let them know that I am a

gold card owner. If they do not believe you, tell them to check their records.

This must be done with the greatest amount of speed.”

The messenger nodded and ran towards HuoShen City with all

the speed he could muster.

Jia Yuan returned to the room. There wasn’t anything he

could immediately do for his brother, but there was something he could do for

himself.

Win the tournament!