Chapter Eighty-Eight: Farewell to the Witchfire Mark!

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Lin Qingqian frowned and asked, "Don't cry yet. What happened?"

"The hospital called. My younger sister... she's in critical condition!"

"But she was fine yesterday. How did she suddenly become critical? Sob, sob, sob!"

Qin Nan wept bitterly, tears streaming down her face.

Lin Qingqian hurriedly helped her up. "Stop crying. The important thing is to go see your sister first. Come on, I'll go with you!"

Ye Tianci naturally followed as well.

Unexpectedly, her sister was also staying at Qingcheng Hospital, which was not far away. Lin Qingqian drove at breakneck speed, racing toward the hospital.

On the way, Qin Nan explained her sister's condition. She and her sister, Qin Xi, were twin sisters.

Two years ago, after that car accident, Qin Xi fell seriously ill and was hospitalized for over two months. Before she could even receive discharge orders, she was told the disease had turned malignant.

Qin Xi had cancer, and for more than a year she had been fighting it in the hospital.

To save her sister, Qin Nan had spent all her savings and even fallen deeply into debt.

As they spoke, the car entered Qingcheng Hospital.

Ye Tianci and Lin Qingqian accompanied Qin Nan upstairs and walked into a hospital room.

On the bed, Qin Xi lay quietly.

She looked almost exactly like Qin Nan, but her whole body was gaunt, her eyes dull and lifeless.

"Xiao Xi!"

Qin Nan rushed forward, sat by the bed, and took her sister's hand, tears falling uncontrollably.

"Jie."

Qin Xi called out weakly, tears sliding from the corners of her eyes.

A female doctor in a white coat stepped forward and handed Qin Nan two sheets of paper, her voice cold and merciless. "This is your sister's critical-condition notice."

"Sign it quickly and take her away."

Qin Nan did not take it. Furious, she asked, "Doctor Song, what do you mean by that?"

"Nothing much. I'm just telling you to discharge quickly. Don't you understand plain words?" the female doctor muttered impatiently.

"My sister has been hospitalized in your hospital for nearly two years! We spent over a million!"

"At first it was only a minor illness. Then, while she was here, it suddenly turned malignant. Fine, it became malignant, but you should have been able to cure her!"

"And what happened? We fought cancer for more than a year, spent all our savings, fell into debt, and now your hospital has treated my sister into critical condition!"

"Now you want to drive us out? Let my sister go out and wait to die?!"

"You must give me an explanation!"

The more Qin Nan spoke, the angrier she became, her face flushing red.

The female doctor frowned, then glared. She said arrogantly, "What are you yelling about? Don't forget, before we treated your sister, you signed a waiver!"

"Your sister's cancer couldn't be cured because her body wasn't up to it!"

"Her being in critical condition now has nothing to do with me, with her attending physician, or with our hospital!"

Qin Nan was so angry she ground her teeth, wishing she could slap the woman across the face.

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"Passing the buck and making it sound so righteous! You don't deserve that white coat!"

At that moment, Ye Tianci's voice reached her ears. "Qin Nan, your sister has cancer? It became malignant?"

Qin Nan turned around and saw Ye Tianci standing by the bed, taking Qin Xi's pulse.

"Yes. That's what the hospital notified us, and that's what the diagnosis says too."

As she spoke, Qin Nan took out the diagnosis papers from the bedside cabinet. There were several booklets.

Ye Tianci glanced through them casually and tossed them aside, saying indifferently, "I've looked. Your sister doesn't have cancer at all, and there is no malignant growth anywhere on her body!"

"What did you say?!"

Qin Nan was astonished.

The female doctor changed expression and snapped, "Who are you? What nonsense are you spouting here!"

Ye Tianci looked at her coldly. "I can say with certainty that Qin Xi has no malignant disease whatsoever."

"I take full responsibility for every word I say."

He then looked at Qin Nan again. "Whoever treated your sister, whoever issued the diagnosis, call them here and confront them."

Qin Nan glared at the female doctor and said angrily, "Call Director Chu over. I want to ask him exactly what's going on!"

"What is there to ask?" the female doctor said, full of irritation. "Your sister is already like this. It has absolutely nothing to do with us. Take her away immediately!"

She actually moved to pull Qin Xi, trying to drag her off the bed!

Qin Nan could no longer bear it. She rushed forward and shoved the woman away, shielding her sister.

"You want to make a scene in the hospital? How dare you! Someone come here!" the female doctor shouted arrogantly, and two security guards rushed in.

"They refuse to discharge and now they want to cause trouble. Throw them out!" the female doctor ordered imperiously.

The security guards lunged toward Qin Nan.

Slap. Slap.

Two crisp cracks rang out suddenly.

The two security guards clutched their faces and fell to the floor, staring in shock at Ye Tianci.

They hadn't even seen how he moved; in the blink of an eye, his hand had landed on their faces.

This man was not someone they could afford to provoke.

The two guards were quick-witted and did not dare attack again.

The female doctor glared at Ye Tianci. "Who are you?"

"Someone who cannot bear injustice and draws a blade to help the weak," Ye Tianci said flatly.

"Draws a blade to help the weak? Then draw one and let me see!"

A contemptuous snort came from outside the door.

The next second, a tall bespectacled male doctor walked in, followed by several doctors and nurses.

Qin Nan rushed forward, grabbed his arm, and demanded, "Director Chu! What exactly is wrong with my sister?"

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Director Chu pushed her away without expression.

At that instant, Ye Tianci's pupils suddenly contracted.

He saw it very clearly: on Director Chu's wrist was a mysterious tattoo.

A flame-shaped mark.

A sigil of the Fire Witch Sect.

This Director Chu was one of them.

"Before treating your sister, I made everything very clear. If your sister recovered, it would be proof of my superb skill, and credit for our hospital."

"If she couldn't be cured, then it was simply because her body was no good to begin with. It had nothing to do with me or with Qingcheng Hospital."

"You agreed to my terms before signing the waiver."

Director Chu spoke without the slightest change in expression.

Then he pointed domineeringly at Qin Xi. "Your sister is already in critical condition. Take her out of the hospital at once. Don't let her die in our hospital."

"Even if she does die here, we will take no responsibility!"

Qin Nan trembled with rage at his words, teeth clenched so hard it seemed they might break.

Director Chu turned to Ye Tianci, his gaze disdainful. "Someone who cannot bear injustice and draws a blade to help the weak, was that you who said that?"

"Yes. I said it," Ye Tianci replied lightly.

"What are you, to be worthy of speaking of justice before me, Chu Feng?" Chu Feng snorted, his face full of contempt.

The female doctor hurried up to complain. "Director Chu, he just made arrogant claims, saying Qin Xi has no malignant disease at all!"

"He is clearly saying your diagnosis was wrong! This is malicious slander. He is trying to extort you!"

A flash of cold light crossed Chu Feng's eyes as he fixed Ye Tianci with a frosty stare. "Kid, watch your mouth. Careless words can bring disaster."

The warning in his tone was unmistakable.

Ye Tianci's expression grew icy.

"What are you, to bark in front of me?"

"Oh? You dare act all tough in Qingcheng Hospital? Kid, do you have any idea how high the sky is and how deep the earth runs?"

Murderous intent surged in Chu Feng's eyes.

"So, Chu Feng, is it? You'd better honestly explain what you did to Qin Xi. Otherwise, you may still have a thread of survival. If not, you'll regret it too late."

Ye Tianci stared at Chu Feng without expression.

"Daring to threaten me? I'll teach you a proper lesson!"

Chu Feng flew into a rage and swung his hand toward Ye Tianci's face.