Super Doctor - Chapters 216-217

The autumn wind gradually grew crisp, and Xing City, which had been hot for a long time, finally began to cool down slowly. Moving from September into October, Xu Ze gradually grew accustomed to the routine of shuttling between school and the hospital.

He was now completely out of sync with his group from the internship. Every day, he would go to the hospital with them, but once inside, they would part ways—he went to the director’s office while the others went to the doctors’ office.

Although many classmates envied Xu Ze’s treatment, they also knew they simply couldn’t compare to him. They could only watch with envy.

Xu Ze’s schedule was now much tighter than before. Besides attending classes and going to the hospital, he now flew to Beijing every week to administer acupuncture treatments for Elder Li.

Elder Li’s condition was excellent. After Xu Ze and Dr. Lao Jiang consulted and decided on a combined treatment with anti-infective drugs, his lung and bronchial infections were completely under control. Coupled with the weekly acupuncture sessions, his condition was managed very well, and he no longer experienced any coughing.

Dr. Lao Jiang now admired Xu Ze even more. Not only was he knowledgeable about acupuncture, but he also completely controlled Elder Li’s infection using several very common medications. An ordinary person would never dare to be so confident.

Elder Li looked at Xu Ze with a warm smile, his eyes full of kindness. “Xiao Ze… how have you been lately at school?”

“Pretty good… heh, besides classes, I’m doing my hospital internship… staying quite busy!” Xu Ze replied with a faint smile.

“Just two more years until graduation, right?” Elder Li asked with a smile.

Xu Ze nodded lightly with a chuckle. “Yes… two more years.”

“Would you be interested in coming to Beijing after graduation?” Elder Li looked at Xu Ze meaningfully.

“Beijing?” Xu Ze raised an eyebrow, thought of Sun Lingfei, and then smiled. “We’ll see…”

“Mmm… alright, we’ll see then…” Elder Li nodded, then suddenly added, “The Sun family… their situation isn’t very good right now, but I’ll keep an eye on things for the time being… So don’t worry. I’ll do my best to buy you these two years, but you must work hard yourself…”

Hearing this, Xu Ze was momentarily stunned, then slowly looked up at Elder Li and smiled. “Thank you, Grandpa Li…”

The balcony at night was noticeably cooler than a month ago. The lake breeze, once carrying a hint of warmth, now held a faint chill.

Wearing thin black sweatpants, Xu Ze stood quietly on the balcony, eyes slightly closed, standing straight and tall. His well-built chest rose and fell gently. With each breath, energy particles in the surrounding air began to rapidly gather towards him, converging into his body.

They passed through his skin, muscles, and bones, slowly merging into the Ren and Du meridians, blending into the energy mass, gradually strengthening the circulating energy force.

After more than a month of intense cultivation, Xu Ze had now broken through to the fourth cycle of the third loop. This meant he could now complete up to twenty-two energy circulation cycles in one session. He was eight cycles away from officially advancing to Level 3 Medical Corpsman.

Before advancing to Level 4, Xu Ze simply needed his energy circulation and physical fitness to meet the standards. Currently at Level 2, he was rapidly approaching Level 3.

Level 3 and below are merely the lowest tiers of the Super Medical Corpsman hierarchy. Only upon reaching Level 4 does one truly begin to become formidable. In Xiao Dao’s era, a Level 4 Super Medical Corpsman could already be called a Medical Officer…

However, in today’s world, Levels 2 and 3 are already considered very powerful. Yet, Xu Ze remained unsatisfied. He needed to advance to Level 4, even Level 5, as quickly as possible within the next two years.

For him now, while he felt confident in curing most diseases, he still had no solutions for many of today’s terminal illnesses.

Such as cancer, malignant leukemia, AIDS, osteosarcoma, and many others… he couldn’t treat them. According to some future medical data analyses, these diseases were curable. However, as Xu Ze had only studied primary-level medicine, he lacked knowledge in these areas.

To learn further, he must first advance to Level 3 or even Level 4. As for treatment, he also needed the Super Medical Corpsman System to advance quickly. In the current era, many treatment methods from the future couldn’t be implemented. The System’s advancement could compensate for many of these shortcomings.

Advancing the Super Medical Corpsman System could unlock more treatment functions, forming a powerful foundation for Xu Ze’s future practice…

In this world, birth, aging, illness, and death are fundamental facts. Possessing powerful, unparalleled medical capabilities would be Xu Ze’s greatest asset. Only with stronger abilities and greater power could he have the capital to stand before certain people and forces…

A Super Medical Corpsman possesses not only formidable medical skills but also powerful combat abilities. Although Xu Ze preferred not to use violence to resolve matters, in the end, for certain situations, violence might be the only means.

Therefore, regardless of the reason, Xu Ze continued to strive forward with all his might, climbing as high as he could, because he needed strength.

In the dark night, no one would notice a young man on this dark balcony, head held high, standing straight and motionless for one hour, two hours, three hours…

Only those invisible energy particles in the air remained active, leaping around Xu Ze, rushing into his body… merging into the energy mass within his Ren and Du meridians, strengthening it, and propelling its gradual ascent.

Beads of sweat gradually formed on Xu Ze’s forehead. He was now attempting the twenty-third cycle. After accumulating energy for over a week, he began another breakthrough attempt.

Over the past month and a half, he had successfully attempted four breakthroughs. This was the fifth attempt since reaching Level 2. He was now very confident. These days, his mental power had significantly improved through persistent musical training, sufficient to meet the demands of each breakthrough attempt.

Coupled with ample energy and thorough preparation, breakthroughs were no longer very difficult for Xu Ze. Essentially, each small breakthrough was almost guaranteed success…

Thus, Xu Ze’s confidence was very high. He firmly believed that soon, his strength would grow greater and greater…

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes… a hint of dawn gradually appeared on the horizon… Xu Ze suddenly let out a long, relieved sigh, a relaxed smile appearing on his face. Finally, the twenty-third cycle…

On the early autumn campus, with a gentle breeze, Xu Ze—a rare sight—held a book and strolled slowly toward the lake.

By the lake, Sun Lingfei sat under a cherry blossom tree, looking around. Seeing Xu Ze approach, her bright face finally broke into a charming, joyful smile.

Seeing that radiant smile, Xu Ze also smiled and strode over. He placed his book on the ground and sat down beside Sun Lingfei. They leaned against each other lightly, enjoying a rare moment of warmth.

“Xu Ze… it’s been four days since we were last together…” Sun Lingfei gently rested her chin on Xu Ze’s shoulder, pouting slightly.

Xu Ze shook his head with a wry smile. “You’re the one who said we should meet less often…”

“Mmm… I hate my family so much…” Sun Lingfei blinked her clear, large eyes and sighed softly. “My dad has asked quite a few people at school to keep an eye on me… If we aren’t discreet and he finds out, I’ll probably be dragged back to Beijing…”

“So… even though I really want to see you, I’m not complaining…” Xu Ze gently turned his head to look at the lovely face resting on his shoulder, his eyes reflecting a warm smile. “Let’s both work hard. We must be together in the future…”

“Yes… we must work hard…” Sun Lingfei gently tightened her arms around Xu Ze’s, softly pressing her head closer to his neck, inhaling his faint, pleasant scent, her face full of contentment…

Not far behind them, a figure in light purple was vaguely visible behind a tree. The charming face wore a look of loss. Her teeth, like glistening jade, lightly bit her lower lip. After a long moment, she let out a soft sigh…

Watching Sun Lingfei’s figure gradually disappear into the distance, Xu Ze shook his head with a helpless, bitter smile. This was truly agonizing. That they now had to meet in secret, hiding like this, was utterly depressing…

Once Sun Lingfei had disappeared around the corner of a dormitory building, Xu Ze stood up gently, picked up the book from the ground, sighed softly, and began walking out, intending to head home.

But after just a few steps, he heard a familiar, charming voice from ahead. “Xu Ze…”

Looking up, he saw a pretty figure in a lovely light-purple dress with small white flower patterns. A faint, surprised smile appeared on his face. “Yiyi… What are you doing here?”

“I got a little dizzy from reading for too long, so I came here for a stroll… What about you?” Tao Yiyi smiled sweetly, her face showing no trace of the disappointed expression she had just a few minutes ago.

“Oh… me too!” Xu Ze lightly raised the book in his hand, which still had a bit of dust on it, and replied with a faint smile.

Hearing Xu Ze’s obviously improvised answer, Tao Yiyi pouted her lips slightly but showed no displeasure. She just smiled and asked, “Have you eaten yet?”