Chapter 2: A Robust Patron

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Chapter 2: A Robust Patron

On the rooftop of the top floor of A City’s largest private hospital, Lin You silently watched the rising sun.

Compared to the joy he should have felt at not being annihilated by the sunlight despite being a wandering soul, Lin You was even more miserable about his current situation.

Starting from when that guy named Yanxiao was pushed into the emergency room on the nineteenth floor, Lin You had exhausted every means he could think of to leave this place. Yet in the six hours since then, not a single one had worked. From his initial frustration and anger to finally resigning himself to his fate and starting some rather boring tests, Lin You had only needed three hours.

During the next three hours, Lin You passed through all sorts of obstacles and, after some precise calculations, discovered that no matter how he floated or moved in his wandering-soul state, he could not go more than fifty meters away from the Yanxiao who had killed him.

Don’t think that fifty meters was very far or very free! If he wasn’t careful, he might not even have the chance to use the bathroom! …Alright, even though he didn’t need to use the bathroom anymore, fifty meters really was too short. It was basically just a slightly longer dog leash…

Lin You remained depressed about this for two whole hours. That was until the sun of April second rose.

Watching the pale-yellow, gentle semicircle slowly rise and release dazzling rays of light, Lin You softly clicked his tongue. He had been overthinking things. No matter what, compared to those people who were killed instantly in accidents, he still had a soul left. That was basically like winning the grand prize in the lottery. Furthermore, Lin You absolutely believed that his entire family of mystics would not just watch him become a wandering soul. They must already be doing something. Hm, definitely!

While Lin You was thinking this, in a mountain villa in A City, a silver-haired old man who looked somewhat dispirited was nervously looking at the other old man across from him. His eyes were filled with expectation, while the other old man could only shake his head and sigh.

“Brother Lin, Yanxiao is your junior no matter what. The two of us have been through three life-and-death situations together. No matter what, you have to help my grandson this time!”

The old man called Brother Lin secretly rolled his eyes, instantly destroying the immortal-like presence he had paired with his traditional tang suit.

“Little Muzi, all that mess with your family is caused by human disasters. There’s no need for me to deal with it at all. As for your grandson’s matter, that is his fate. Although there will be twists and dangers along the way, he’ll ultimately turn misfortune into good fortune. What else do you want me to do? Calm down, calm down. You dragged me over first thing in the morning, and I haven’t even had breakfast yet. If it were anyone else, this lord would…”

“Brother Lin! Even if you call down heavenly lightning to strike me, I don’t care! Yanxiao’s medical report is already out! Forget the burns and scrapes elsewhere on his body. Those don’t matter! But he’s blind! A piece of shattered glass went directly into his brain and is pressing against his optic nerve! I want him to have surgery to remove the glass, but I’m afraid he’ll become a vegetable!”

Mu Tianqiang became so agitated that the veins on his right hand, which was pressing against the sofa, bulged.

“Doctor Ouyang told me earlier that if we perform surgery to remove the glass, the chance of successfully removing it without damaging Yanxiao’s brain is only 0.09%! How could I dare let Yanxiao undergo that kind of surgery?! It’s practically the same as killing him!”

“Brother Lin, my son and daughter-in-law are already gone. Now I only have my two grandsons left. Do you really have the heart to watch me send another young person off before me? If something happens to Yanxiao, I really won’t be able to go on…”

Mu Tianqiang was practically in tears as he said this, and the sight made Lin Chensheng sigh. Although this tribulation of Mu Yanxiao’s was not a death tribulation, the suffering he would endure was almost no different from one. Those who practiced Daoism could not casually change fate or ward off tribulations. However, if they could find a “variable” capable of stabilizing the tribulation, perhaps there would be a good opportunity for a change.

After thinking it over, Lin Chensheng still performed a divination. But after he finished, his expression changed from slightly worried to extremely conflicted and twitchy.

Mu Tianqiang saw Lin Chensheng’s expression and assumed something terrible had happened. He immediately stood up in fright, the sudden movement bringing Lin Chensheng back to his senses. With some helplessness, he said,

“Little Muzi, I really do have a way for your eldest grandson to safely pass through this tribulation. However, it might not necessarily be such a good thing.”

Mu Tianqiang was delighted at first, but his expression quickly stiffened. Before long, he gave a bitter smile. “As long as Yanxiao can live a long and healthy life, I can accept whatever the result is.”

Lin Chensheng sighed before slowly saying, “After Yanxiao is discharged from the hospital, have him raise an animal.”

“An animal?”

“Yes, an animal. It doesn’t matter what kind. You can choose one for him.”

“What about after that? Is there anything else he needs to do?” Mu Tianqiang continued pressing him for answers, but all he received was a huge eye roll from Lin Chensheng.

“The secrets of Heaven cannot be revealed. The rest is up to your eldest grandson! Just tell him not to mistreat the animal.”

After saying these two sentences, Lin Chensheng had no intention of staying to mooch breakfast and immediately got up to leave. Mu Tianqiang wanted to chase after him and ask a few more questions, but the old man walked so quickly that he could not catch up no matter what.

“Tsk, my eldest grandson is helping your eldest grandson get through his tribulation, and you’re still asking what else? If that youngster weren’t the opportunity for my Little Linzi, would this lord let my precious grandson get bullied by your family’s gloomy zombie-face?! …I really want to give that youngster a Five-Thunder Strike…”

As Lin Chensheng gritted his teeth and muttered, he also calculated when his precious grandson would finally escape his death tribulation.

……

April 2nd, nine in the morning…

Mu Yanxiao had already been transferred from the emergency room to a VIP ward.

Although Lin You could float around within roughly fifty meters of the ward, a hospital was hardly a 5A scenic attraction. Everywhere he looked, there were all sorts of sorrowful expressions. Rather than staring at everyone’s faces, he would really rather stay beside that blind guy Yanxiao.

That’s right, a blind guy.

When Yanxiao was pushed out of the emergency room, Lin You saw that everyone accompanying him, whether doctors or nurses, had expressions that were extremely grim. Normally, the doctors treating a rich guy who drove a Rolls-Royce should have seen all kinds of big situations and difficult patients. Yet for their expressions to be this terrible, there could only be one explanation: this rich guy’s condition was not good.

Mu One had the same thought as Lin You, except he directly asked, “Doctor Ouyang, how is Young Master’s condition?”

Doctor Ouyang was around forty years old and had the refined appearance of an elite professional, but his expression was truly awful at this moment.

“…Mr. Mu’s physical condition is very good. Although there are sedative drugs in his body and the car crashed into a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, he himself did not suffer any serious injuries. He should be fine after about five days in the hospital.”

Mu One’s tense body relaxed slightly when he heard this, but his eyes remained fixed on Doctor Ouyang.

“Although Mr. Mu’s body is not seriously injured, there is an extremely fine piece of glass inside his skull that is pressing against his optic nerve. Therefore, until the piece of glass is removed, Mr. Mu will temporarily be blind.”

Mu One’s body stiffened, and his voice was extremely suppressed as he asked, “Then when can we perform the surgery?”

Ouyang Ming answered with a helpless, bitter smile.

“What do you mean by that?!”

“…The success rate of the surgery is extremely low. It could easily cause brain damage and leave him in a vegetative state.”

Mu One used almost all his strength to keep himself from exploding in anger, but his expression had already become horribly twisted.

“Do you know… if you don’t treat Boss until he fully recovers, what kind of consequences you’ll have to bear?!”

“Mu One.”

A deep, slightly hoarse voice sounded in the quiet corridor. “You’re too noisy. I want to rest.”

Hearing that voice, Mu One almost instinctively straightened his body and immediately answered, “Yes! Boss.”

Only after Mu One took over from the nurses and pushed Mu Yanxiao into the VIP ward did Ouyang Ming and the other doctors and nurses secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Ouyang Ming shook his head with a bitter smile. Just now, he had almost thought he was going to be threatened with harm to his entire family. But even he had never expected the eldest Young Master of the Mu Family to suffer an accident like this. His days ahead would probably be difficult.

Lin You floated directly above Mu Yanxiao, narrowing his eyes as he fell into thought. Only now did he get a clear look at this Yanxiao’s face. He had a straight nose and thin lips. Although his deep black eyes had been declared blind, when they were open, they were still deep and bright, capable of drawing in anyone who caught their gaze.

…Tsk, this young master was actually a hottie.

Lin You curled his lips, but after thinking about it, he nodded. Although this guy was the culprit who had killed him, after finding out everything that had happened from last night until now, he knew that this guy was also an unlucky victim who had been set up. His involvement in Lin You’s death could therefore be forgiven… Besides, the fact that he had just stopped his subordinate from threatening or beating the doctor gave Lin You a somewhat better impression of him.

Although his identity was a little frightening, his character… Hm, for now, it was pretty good.

Lin You’s train of thought was about to wander even further when he suddenly heard Mu Yanxiao’s deep, magnetic voice.

“Mu One, go check the scene of the accident… I seem to remember that I hit someone.”

Mu One immediately stood up. “Boss, should we find that person and deal with him?”

Wandering Soul Lin You, “…”

Mu Yanxiao closed his eyes and shook his head. “Find him. If he’s alive, give him some money. If he’s dead… give his family some money. Anonymously.”

“Yes!”

Wandering Soul Lin You, “I will hehe your family.” This lord had just thought you were a good person! You’re just a damn richie who thinks money can solve everything?! And anonymously? You think you can get away with it? Keep dreaming! Just wait and see how my dad, mom, Little Uncle, Big Uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather deal with you! A Five-Thunder Strike would be getting off lightly! Believe me when I say I’ll curse you to be childless for the rest of your life!

Ahem. Wandering Soul Lin You would like to clarify that things had developed too quickly. He definitely hadn’t deliberately forgotten that his body had already been reduced to a mangled mess.

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