Chapter 81 Chapter 81 A Candid Meeting
"I can cure this disease,"
Li Xiaoyao's voice was not loud, yet it was filled with confidence.
Officer Zhang's body shook slightly, as if he still could not quite believe it.
He had taken his wife to many major hospitals, but all of them had told him that his wife's condition was incurable.
Yet now, Li Xiaoyao, after looking for less than a minute, had just told him that he could cure the disease.
Officer Zhang's lips trembled, both excited and anxious, he asked, "Li... Mr. Li, can you really... cure her?"
Li Xiaoyao nodded with a smile, "Yes."
"Li Xiaoyao, you'd better not be joking," Zhu Xiaoyue interjected from the side, genuinely afraid that Li Xiaoyao was just saying this to tease Officer Zhang.
Li Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "A healer has a heart of a parent; I would not joke about such a matter."
Zhu Xiaoyue let out a sigh of relief, "That's good then."
On hearing Li Xiaoyao's assurance, Officer Zhang said, "Mr. Li, as long as you can cure my wife, I'll give you anything you ask for."
Li Xiaoyao waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhang, let's not talk about that. Since I promised to treat your wife, I will definitely not take a penny from you. If you talk about money, then I won't treat her."
Officer Zhang took a deep breath, picking up on a lot of useful information from Li Xiaoyao's recent words.
First, Li Xiaoyao calling him "Brother Zhang" indicated that Li Xiaoyao was indeed interested in forming a bond with him. And if he could cure his wife, Officer Zhang would owe him an enormous favor.
What Li Xiaoyao wanted was not money, but his favor.
Officer Zhang nodded firmly, looking at Li Xiaoyao, "Young brother, since you put it that way, I won't say much else. If you ever need me in the future, I'll be there, no questions asked."
What Li Xiaoyao needed was Officer Zhang's promise. He said, "Brother Zhang, I can definitely cure your wife's illness, but, I'll need you two to leave the room for a while."
Zhu Xiaoyue asked, "Why should we leave?"
Li Xiaoyao gave her a glance, "The medical skills I possess were imparted to me by an elderly predecessor, and must not be seen by outsiders during the treatment."
Officer Zhang nodded, "I understand, let's go, Xiaoyue."
Zhu Xiaoyue was slightly annoyed, but she didn't lose her temper at such a time.
After the two left the room, Li Xiaoyao turned his gaze to the woman on the bed.
He actually didn't have any medical skills. That earlier talk was just a convenient excuse. After all, what he possessed was not medical expertise, but intention.
However, the fact that he possessed Qi Cultivation had to remain a secret.
Officer Zhang's wife was a stunning beauty with fair skin, a slender figure, and delicately beautiful features. It was a pity for Li Xiaoyao to think of such a beauty lying unconscious.
But soon, this beautiful woman was going to wake up.
Li Xiaoyao closed his eyes, extended his forefinger, and gently placed it on the woman's brow.
Intention concentrated at his fingertip, entering the woman's brow.
The woman was brain dead, meaning her consciousness was asleep.
What Li Xiaoyao needed to do was awaken her consciousness. Simply by awakening her dormant consciousness, he could bring the woman back to consciousness.
Such a feat was impossible for an average person, even the most renowned doctors of the day couldn't revive someone who was brain dead.
But Li Xiaoyao could do it, because he possessed intention.
Li Xiaoyao's intention penetrated deep into the woman's mind, and soon, he located her consciousness, hidden deep within her mind.
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It was a miniature woman, naked and huddled in a corner.
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Li Xiaoyao's consciousness also took the form of a tiny person and walked up to the woman.
The woman glared at Li Xiaoyao and cursed, "Pervert!"
Pervert?
Li Xiaoyao was momentarily confused, then looked down and had an epiphany.
Because he had entered the woman's mind in the form of consciousness, he found himself in the same state as the woman, without a stitch of clothing on.
Li Xiaoyao coughed twice, covering his embarrassment, and said, "I'm here to save you."
The woman asked doubtfully, "Save me?"
"Yes, you've been unconscious for a whole year, and now, I'm here to take you out," Li Xiaoyao said, his gaze drifting around the room, avoiding looking at the woman.
The woman murmured to herself, somewhat bewildered, "I've been unconscious for a year?"
Li Xiaoyao didn't waste any more words with her and stepped forward, reaching for the woman's hand.
The woman was startled by Li Xiaoyao's sudden move and instinctively struggled, but couldn't break free.
Li Xiaoyao coughed and said, "Close your eyes, I'll take you out of here."
"Mhm," the woman replied in a barely audible voice and closed her eyes.
Li Xiaoyao looked down at the woman, whose face was as beautiful as blooming peach blossoms, and couldn't help but sigh; such fleeting beauty, what a pity.
Carrying the woman, Li Xiaoyao retraced his steps. As they moved through the previously dark space, a glimmer of dawn began to shine from afar.
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Ten minutes later, Li Xiaoyao opened his eyes; he was pale and his forehead was covered in sweat.
Rescuing someone with consciousness was not as simple and easy as Li Xiaoyao had thought.
The woman's consciousness was hiding in the deepest recesses of her mind. To wake her up, Li Xiaoyao had to use almost all his strength. He originally thought it would be a straightforward task to rouse her with his consciousness, but it turned out to be far from simple.
"I was careless; it seems I must gauge my own strength in the future," Li Xiaoyao whispered to himself.
The path of cultivation is divided into realms.
And Li Xiaoyao, he was just an ordinary cultivator. The lowest realm for a cultivator is the Qi-Training Mirror.
Above the Qi-Training Mirror is the Condensing Qi Bone Refining Realm, which is further divided into nine levels.
And Li Xiaoyao had only just managed to reach the fourth level of the Condensing Qi Bone Refining Realm.
The woman on the bed also slowly opened her eyes.
Propping herself up with her hands, she slowly sat up from the bed, then turned her head and saw Li Xiaoyao sitting by her side.
"Is it you?" The woman looked at Li Xiaoyao in surprise. She had just had a dream—a very long dream.
In the dream, she had been trapped in an extremely small space, and she didn't know how long she'd been there until one day, a man appeared.
This man looked exactly like Li Xiaoyao before her eyes.
She dreamt that this man, stark naked, appeared before her, and then carried her away from that cramped space.
Then, she woke up.
[More to come~ Stay tuned~]
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