Super Doctor - Chapter 189

Seeing the pleading look and teardrops on his daughter’s lovely face, Father Sun sighed inwardly. However, he knew he couldn’t soften his heart in this matter. After all, the family’s hopes rested entirely on their daughter. If she couldn’t form a connection with a powerful ally for the family, the foundation the Sun family had built over the years would be destroyed.

The Sun family’s roots were simply too shallow. His ability to climb to his current ministerial position over the years was primarily due to the support of that old man, which had brought him to this point.

But with that old man gone, he and the entire Sun family were like rootless duckweed, at constant risk of being swallowed in the deep, murky waters of Yanjing. They urgently needed to find a new foundation to rely on.

As long as they had the backing of a major Yanjing family, others would naturally think twice before targeting them. Only then could the Sun family’s current prestige and status continue.

Thinking of this, Father Sun’s heart hardened once more. Looking at Sun Lingfei, he said in a low voice, “No matter what… I must make it clear that this isn’t a decision you get to make…”

“For the sake of this family, for our continued foothold in Yanjing… Lingfei, you must understand your responsibility…”

“From now on, you are not allowed to have any contact with that boy, Xu Ze.”

Hearing her father’s despairing words, the hopeful light in Sun Lingfei’s eyes dimmed further. Yet, the expression on her face remained stubborn. She looked at her father resolutely and said, “Dad… No matter what, I just hope you can give Xu Ze and me a chance… I believe in Xu Ze… I believe he will make you see him in a new light someday.”

Seeing the stubbornness in his daughter’s eyes, Father Sun felt a surge of frustration. He knew his daughter’s personality all too well; once she set her mind on something, it was incredibly difficult to make her change it. He inwardly cursed himself for not making his daughter leave Xing City earlier when he first noticed things going awry.

“This is impossible…” Father Sun looked at his naive daughter and couldn’t help but snort coldly. “Lingfei… You need to understand, some things are predetermined. No matter how hard he tries, it will be futile…”

“Starting next semester… You will not return to Xing City for school. You will study here in Yanjing, or you can go abroad.”

Hearing her worst fear confirmed, Sun Lingfei’s face instantly paled. Even though she had mentally prepared herself, hearing it spoken aloud still filled her with despair.

Sun Lingfei slowly sat down on a nearby sofa. She was quiet, unnervingly still and silent…

Seeing the sudden, subdued expression on his daughter’s beautiful and vibrant face, Father Sun opened his mouth but said nothing. He knew his daughter’s temperament all too well; she could be incredibly stubborn in certain aspects. He had made his position clear; now it was up to her to process it. He could only hope she would see reason, as persuading her otherwise would be a formidable task.

Having only this one daughter, it was good that she had her own opinions. But being too strong-willed in certain matters was indeed a troublesome thing.

Sure enough, after thinking for a while with her head lowered, a look of determination appeared on Sun Lingfei’s lovely face. She raised her head to look at Father Sun and said, “No… Dad… I will continue my studies at Xing University next semester…”

“You… Lingfei, you must understand, there is absolutely no future for you and Xu Ze…” Hearing his daughter’s persistently stubborn words, Father Sun said angrily, “I will never agree to you continuing your relationship with him…”

“Dad… Let’s not discuss this further…” Sun Lingfei’s face was full of resolve. Looking at her father, her eyes held unwavering determination as she said firmly, “I only ask that you give Xu Ze and me a chance… I still have two years until graduation. If, within those two years, Xu Ze cannot meet your requirements… then I will abide by your words…”

“No… I absolutely cannot let you and Xu Ze continue like this… It will hurt you… You and Xu Ze will have no future…” Faced with his daughter’s resolute words, although Sun’s father was angry, he was also helpless. He knew his daughter’s character best. If she made a decision, there would be nothing he could do even if he tried to control her by force.

“Dad… Give us two years. If by the time I graduate, the situation hasn’t improved at all… then I will accept it…” Sun Lingfei looked at her father and said calmly, “Dad… Please don’t push me.”

“You…” Hearing his daughter’s stubborn words, Father Sun’s eyes widened in anger, but he was powerless. He understood his daughter’s temperament too well. If he forced the issue, he had no idea how she might react.

In the end, Father Sun could only heave a helpless sigh. Looking at Sun Lingfei’s determined face, he said, “Fine… I agree to let you continue at Xing University for these last two years. But you must remember one thing: you and Xu Ze can only be friends… You cannot cross that line… Do you agree?”

“If you promise this, then I will allow you to finish your final two years at Xing University! After those two years, you must return to Yanjing and follow my arrangements!”

Hearing her father relent, Sun Lingfei breathed a sigh of relief. Although the future still looked bleak, she had at least secured two years for herself and Xu Ze. Given the abilities Xu Ze was already demonstrating, perhaps within two years he could achieve something that would make her father take notice.

Meanwhile, our dear friend, Xu Ze, was completely unaware of the scene unfolding at the foot of the Western Hills. At that moment, he had just arrived at Old Master Li’s place to perform the second round of electro-acupuncture treatment.

With the assistance of bio-electric stimulation, the effects of Xu Ze’s acupuncture were, of course, highly effective. At the very least, since the morning session, Old Master Li had only just begun to cough a little by this evening.

Seeing Xu Ze arrive, Old Master Li was very excited. He grabbed Xu Ze’s hand and laughed heartily, “Xu Ze… I can’t thank you enough. In all these years, today has been the most comfortable I’ve felt. I haven’t coughed at all!”

Li Yue, standing nearby, also had a face full of excitement and gratitude. He never expected that this friend he’d made on a whim would truly have such skill, easily controlling his grandfather’s chronic illness of over a decade.

Facing the gratitude of the grandfather and grandson, Xu Ze remained very calm. He smiled and said, “Grandpa Li… This is what I should do. Please, there’s no need to be so polite.”

“Alright… I won’t stand on ceremony. You are Old Tang’s honorary grandson, which makes you my honorary grandson too… From now on, if you need anything, just tell Grandpa Li…” Old Master Li was beaming, looking at Xu Ze with satisfaction. “Grandpa Li still carries some weight in Yanjing. If anyone dares to bully you here, you tell me, and I’ll back you up.”

Hearing Old Master Li’s promise, Xu Ze broke into a smile and promptly replied, “Thank you, Grandpa Li…”

After a short rest, Xu Ze proceeded with the second electro-acupuncture treatment for Old Master Li. Before starting, he carefully examined Old Master Li again, but the results still left him somewhat disappointed.

The lung pathways that had been slightly cleared earlier were, after about seven or eight hours, gradually becoming filled again with the stagnant cold energy. Only a small space remained not completely congested.

“It really is a long-term treatment process…” Xu Ze sighed quietly to himself. He thought that if he could advance to Level 3 or Level 4, and his bio-electric energy could be further enhanced—if the energy cycles he practiced could allow him to project internal energy externally—then he would be able to cure Old Master Li’s condition in a short time. But for now, he could only take it step by step and see how long it would take to bring it under control.

Once again, he inserted the nine silver needles into the points: Yunmen, Tianfu, Lieque, etc… Then, he slightly increased the intensity of the bio-electric energy and sent it vibrating into the needles again.

Under the curious gazes of Dr. Lao Jiang and the other physician, the tails of the silver needles began to quiver rapidly and continuously once more…

This time, Xu Ze carefully administered two rounds of bio-electric energy infusion for Old Master Li, striving to clear the blocked lung pathways as much as possible to prolong the time before the symptoms returned.

This time, the old master’s reaction during the treatment was much milder. Under the two rounds of bio-electric stimulation, he only coughed a few times, not as severely as the previous session, which relieved the two doctors watching.

After the treatment, just like in the morning, Old Master Li’s coughing stopped promptly. He was like a perfectly healthy person again, astonishing everyone present once more.

Xu Ze was also quite hopeful. Since he had performed two rounds of bio-electric stimulation this time, he wondered how long the effects would last. If it could last longer, then it would be entirely feasible to bring Old Master Li’s condition under control within a month… That would make things much less troublesome when he needed to return to school…

Returning to his hotel, Xu Ze lay on the bed and began his energy cycle practice again. However, he was frustrated. The environment in the hotel really wasn’t ideal. During the energy cycle, the amount of external energy particles he could absorb was significantly less compared to the North Lake area.

Consequently, the energy accumulated during the cycle was greatly reduced, perhaps barely enough to cover daily consumption. This left Xu Ze extremely annoyed.

But there was nothing to be done. The environment throughout Yanjing city was probably similar. Unless he could find a hotel near a park, it might be slightly better.

Thinking this, Xu Ze could only sigh. It seemed that in the future, he would have to find time to visit the woods in the suburbs. Otherwise, continuing like this would likely deplete the energy he had accumulated previously, and Little Knife would surely give him a hard time about it.

With no other choice, if the efficiency was low, he could only run a few more cycles. Xu Ze pushed himself to maintain the energy cycle’s operation, striving to absorb as much as possible from the sparse energy particles in the surroundings.

Just then, someone passed by his room and suddenly seemed to sense something. They stopped in surprise, turning to look at Xu Ze’s door, and exclaimed in a low voice, “Huh? How can someone be practicing cultivation here?”