Chapter 77: Qingcheng Hospital

Ye Tianci said coldly, “Try to channel your inner energy.”

“Ah!!”

Qi Xian attempted to muster his energy, but a cry of pain escaped him.

His eyes filled with terror as he shouted in a trembling voice, “You! You destroyed my dantian? You ruined my cultivation!”

Qi Xian was nearly in tears.

The martial prodigy of the Qi family, ruined by Ye Tianci? Without his cultivation, without his strength, from this moment on he would be no different from a weak scholar who couldn’t even lift a chicken.

What was left for him to boast about? All his sense of superiority had vanished!

How could he ever win Shen Ying back now? She would likely never spare him another glance!

How could he enter the Hall of the War God? The Hall would never accept a powerless cripple.

Thinking of all this, Qi Xian’s face turned ashen as he collapsed helplessly to the ground, utterly devastated.

“Young Master Qi Xian, what’s happened to you? Where’s that arrogance you had just moments ago?”

“You can’t just slump in despair, you need to pull yourself together!”

Ye Tianci’s words were mercilessly cutting.

Qi Xian glared at him, teeth clenched so tightly his cheeks quivered.

“Ye Tianci, the day after tomorrow is my grandfather’s seventieth birthday. My master, Duan Peng, is the head of the True Martial Hall, a true grandmaster of martial arts!”

“He will avenge me!”

Ye Tianci curled his lips into a wicked smile. “The day after tomorrow is your grandfather’s birthday? What a fine day!”

“I won’t kill you. Go back and tell your grandfather: the day of his celebration will be the day your Qi family is destroyed.”

With that, Ye Tianci strode away.

“Ye Tianci! My Qi family will tear you to pieces!!”

Even after Ye Tianci had walked far from the alley, Qi Xian’s furious shouts still echoed behind him.

He looked down and opened his palm, where a faint scar from a knife was still visible.

It was the scar left when his mother was abducted by Qi Changling years ago, and he had grabbed a blade with his bare hand.

Even after more than ten years, Ye Tianci remembered that day clearly, remembered Qi Changling’s savage face.

“Mom, those who hurt us back then—I will not let a single one escape!”

“I know you’re still alive. Wait for me; your son will find you soon!”

Ye Tianci murmured to himself.

He had tried to divine his mother’s whereabouts, but not only did he fail, he suffered backlash and coughed up blood.

Ghosthand had warned him that someone even more powerful had sealed his mother’s fate. If Ye Tianci forced another divination, both he and his mother would be injured.

So Ye Tianci dared not attempt it again.

He could only begin his search with Qi Changling of the Qi family.

Just as Ye Tianci was about to head home, he received a call from Tang Ying.

“Big brother, something’s happened!”

“What is it?”

“Last night, someone died at Longxiang Grand Hotel! And this morning, the hotel’s breakfast was poisoned—over ten guests were poisoned and none have been saved yet!”

“They’re all at Qingcheng Hospital. Please hurry!”

There was unmistakable urgency in Tang Ying’s voice.

Ye Tianci hung up and immediately hailed a taxi to Qingcheng Hospital.

He felt the name sounded familiar, and suddenly recalled that Shen Wanshan had mentioned it earlier—the person who performed surgery and planted the parasite in Shen Cangyun was from Qingcheng Hospital!

There were likely members of the Fire Worship Sect inside Qingcheng Hospital!

With this in mind, Ye Tianci urged the driver to hurry.

In just over ten minutes, Ye Tianci arrived at Qingcheng Hospital.

Tang Ying greeted him anxiously, “Big brother, you’re finally here! I was worried sick!”

“What’s the situation?” Ye Tianci asked.

As they walked, Tang Ying explained: that morning, someone had poisoned the breakfast at Longxiang Grand Hotel, causing more than ten guests to be poisoned and rushed to the hospital, yet none had been detoxified.

During the hotel’s investigation, they discovered a guest had died in their room the previous night.

The hotel had now suspended its operations.

With Tang Yunhao and Tang Jiao confined to the old house, Tang Ying was in charge of Longxiang Grand Hotel, so this crisis was particularly vexing for him.

“Don’t worry. With me here, those poisoned guests will be fine.”

Ye Tianci’s reassurance calmed Tang Ying.

They entered a spacious hospital room.

There were three beds, each occupied by a patient who groaned in pain.

Xue Huaishu had also been summoned, and upon seeing Ye Tianci, hurried over to greet him.

“Divine Doctor Xue, have you figured anything out?” Tang Ying pressed.

Xue Huaishu shook his head in embarrassment, looking at Ye Tianci. “Mr. Ye, the poison these people have ingested is too strange. I can’t identify it and dare not prescribe blindly.”

“Better let you take a look.”

Ye Tianci nodded. He was just about to open a patient’s eyelid when a male doctor in a white coat entered.

“Stop!”

“What’s the matter?” Ye Tianci glanced at him.

“You’re not part of Qingcheng Hospital, are you?” The doctor’s tone was unfriendly, his presence authoritative—clearly someone of rank.

“Deputy Director Song, this is Mr. Ye Tianci. His medical skills surpass both yours and mine,” Xue Huaishu explained.

Song, the deputy director, snorted, visibly displeased. “You can claim his medical skills outshine those of an honorary director like yourself, but why include me?”

“I refuse to believe a twenty-something kid could be more skilled than Song Gaonian!”

“These patients are in dire straits. If an outsider makes a mistake, Xue, you’ll be held responsible!”

Xue Huaishu’s face darkened. “Song Gaonian, Mr. Ye was brought in at my request by Young Master Tang. You have no right to stop him!”

Song Gaonian showed no respect, coldly snorting, “Xue, you’re just an honorary director, you wield no real authority!”

“You…” Xue Huaishu was at a loss.

Tang Ying spoke coldly, “Deputy Director Song, Mr. Ye was invited by me to handle the emergency. Are you going to obstruct him?”

Song Gaonian’s attitude softened slightly, but he remained stern. “Young Master Tang, it’s not that I want to disrespect you, it’s just that lives are at stake!”

“He’s an outsider, not part of Qingcheng Hospital. If he causes any mishap, you won’t be able to bear the consequences!”

Tang Ying tried to argue further but Ye Tianci stopped him.

Ye Tianci calmly looked at Song Gaonian, “Do you want these people to die, or do you want them saved?”

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

“Of course I want them saved! Their blood samples are undergoing a third round of testing—once we get results, we’ll handle it ourselves.”

Song Gaonian’s face was proud.

A young doctor rushed over, calling out anxiously, “Deputy Director Song, the tests still show no results! What should we do?”

Song Gaonian lashed out angrily, “What is the testing department doing? Three rounds and still nothing?”

“Go test again! Find a way!”

The young doctor was about to leave when Ye Tianci stopped him. “No need for more tests. Let me take a look.”

“And who do you think you are? Why should I let you?”

“Get out!”

Song Gaonian irrationally tried to drive Ye Tianci away.

If Ye Tianci failed, it would be easy enough to explain. But if he succeeded, wouldn’t it make all the doctors of Qingcheng Hospital look incompetent?

Song Gaonian could not allow that.

“These patients are already in grave danger. If this drags on, their lives will be at risk!”

“If you keep blocking me, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Ye Tianci’s voice was icy.

These patients were guests at Longxiang Grand Hotel, which belonged to him, so he felt responsible for their lives.

“Oh, you dare threaten me? Do you know who I am?”

“I am the First Deputy Director of Qingcheng Hospital! I am also a member of the Song family of Shu City!”

“On my turf, who gave you the courage to act so brazenly?”

As he spoke, Song Gaonian stepped forward and shoved Ye Tianci aggressively.