Chapter 86: Such a Hero Shouldn't Die
After hanging up the phone, Li Yuan stood by the window, looking at the cherry blossom trees blooming along the path. The cherry blossoms in March were truly beautiful. However, Li Yuan had no interest in admiring them. His mood was oppressive to the extreme, and his mind was filled with his teacher Xu Bo's previous words.
Earlier, Li Yuan had suppressed his impulses, patiently conversing with Master Wan to understand his attitude and thoughts before making his request.
"I've done all I can," Li Yuan closed his eyes lightly. "It has to succeed."
The window was open. Li Yuan stood there quietly, letting the wind blow against his face, waiting for news.
...
Half an hour later, the class bell rang, signaling dinner time.
In Martial Arts Room 4001.
"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" Sword light danced, agile yet strong. The girl in a red practice uniform was practicing her swordsmanship.
Suddenly.
"Beep~ Master, it's a video call from your brother. Do you want to answer?" The auxiliary AI's voice sounded.
"My brother?" Lin Lanyue was slightly surprised and quickly said, "Answer!"
Swish~
Countless light rays converged, forming a holographic projection of a handsome man in black battle armor.
"Brother," Lin Lanyue smiled.
"Back from Jiangbei Martial Arts University?" The man looked at the background in Lin Lanyue's video.
"Yes," Lin Lanyue nodded. "Brother, any news?"
"Yes," the man's smile faded. "This morning, you asked me to find someone named Li Changzhou, right?"
Lin Lanyue nodded quickly, "Yes, brother, any news?"
"Found him," the man nodded. "He was severely injured and was transferred to my base this afternoon. I personally checked on him. He has been poisoned by a toxin called 'Flame Corrosion Bone Poison' and has fallen into a coma this afternoon."
"Flame Corrosion Bone Poison? What is that?" Lin Lanyue asked, puzzled.
"A toxin from a third-tier Flame Serpent Demon," the man said solemnly. "It must have been contracted during the last wave of attacks by the astral realm creatures at Base Three... The astral realm's Flame Corrosion Bone Poison is much weaker than the original toxin."
"Third-tier Flame Serpent Demon?" Lin Lanyue's face changed.
She didn't know what kind of astral realm creature the Flame Serpent Demon was, but she understood the meaning of the third tier. That was a terrifying existence on par with flying martial artists.
"Can it be cured?" Lin Lanyue asked urgently.
"If he had been sent to me a day earlier, he could have been saved," the man shook his head slightly. "But now... it's very difficult to treat, especially without an antidote in Luo Bu Sea."
"The toxin has now penetrated his bones, causing increasing pain and weakness."
"He won't last long."
"Who is this Li Changzhou to you? He doesn't seem related to you," the man asked. "Why are you suddenly looking for him?"
"Brother, don't ask," Lin Lanyue frowned and said urgently, "Just tell me how to save him?"
"The best thing to save him now is 'Flame Tulip Nectar'." The man said, "This item probably doesn't exist on Blue Star. You know better than me."
Lin Lanyue's face changed again. She didn't know about other treasures, but she knew about Flame Tulip Nectar. It's not extremely valuable but very rare. The key is that it's not produced on Blue Star.
"And it needs to be quick," the man added. "He won't survive more than two days."
"Two days?"
Lin Lanyue was shocked. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Brother, can you arrange for a flying vehicle to send him back from Luo Bu Sea immediately?"
"He was already put on a flying vehicle just before I contacted you," the man said. "He should arrive in Jiang City around ten tonight."
"So soon?" Lin Lanyue asked.
"He was awarded a medal. Normally, if no one had jumped the queue, he should have been sent out of Base Three long ago, not delayed until the afternoon," the man shook his head.
"Just a moment ago, the military, the Starlight Martial Hall, and Kunlun Martial University contacted my base to inquire about his condition and hoped he would be sent back to Jiang City as soon as possible."
"So, I rearranged the flying vehicle to urgently send him and other wounded back to Jiang City," the man said.
This time, Lin Lanyue was surprised. So many forces were calling? Was it because of Li Yuan?
"Alright, brother, I got it," Lin Lanyue shook her head. "I have something else to do. I'll hang up now."
Lin Lanyue hung up the call directly.
After thinking for a moment, she took out another smart bracelet from her backpack.
She dialed another V-communication number.
Beep~ Beep~ Each ring seemed exceptionally long.
After a full minute, it finally connected, but it was a call, not a video.
"Little Yue, what is it?" A hoarse voice came through the phone.
"Uncle, I need your help with something."
...
As night fell in Martial Arts Room 4011.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang, waking Li Yuan from his waiting.
He hurried to open the door, "Teacher."
"I just got the news. Your uncle has been put on a rescue flying vehicle and is expected to arrive at Tianhe Airport in four hours, around ten tonight," Xu Bo said in a low voice.
Li Yuan was immediately delighted.
At this time, Li Yuan's smart bracelet also rang. It was a call from Master Wan.
Li Yuan immediately answered and quickly hung up.
"How is it?" Xu Bo asked.
"Master Wan said he has arranged a small flying vehicle to transfer my uncle directly from the airport to Xieji Hospital," Li Yuan said excitedly.
Xieji Hospital is one of the top hospitals in the entire of China, first-rate even by global standards.
After all, China is the number one power on Blue Star.
"That's good. Notify your aunt to wait at the airport," Xu Bo said.
...
To Li Yuan, today felt particularly long.
At ten o'clock in the evening.
When Li Yuan, who had arrived at the airport, saw his uncle Li Changzhou being wheeled off the plane on a gurney.
Li Changzhou's skin was slightly blue, his face withered, and he had fallen into a deep coma.
Clearly, the poisoning was severe.
"Uncle." Even though Li Yuan was mentally prepared, seeing this still made his heart feel like it was being cut by a knife.
"Changzhou." Aunt Chen Hui couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She cried out loud, throwing herself beside the gurney, calling Li Changzhou's name loudly.
"Aunt, we have to hurry." Li Yuan suppressed his pain, gently pulling his aunt away, and said in a low voice, "Master Wan, please."
"Li Yuan."
Master Wan, standing nearby, said softly, "Don't worry, I have arranged the best doctors for an overnight consultation and surgery to do everything possible to save your uncle."
"Okay." Li Yuan nodded.
Li Changzhou's gurney was loaded onto a small flying vehicle and quickly headed to the hospital.
All the doctors were already in place at the hospital.
Li Yuan and his aunt then boarded a waiting car.
"Li Yuan, was that the hall master of the Starlight Martial Hall just now?" Chen Hui asked, regaining some composure after getting into the car.
She was very anxious these past few days. Her husband, who supported the entire family, had nearly collapsed. From what she saw just now, he was on the brink of death.
But what truly shocked her was Li Yuan.
In fact, in the afternoon, she had received a message from Li Changzhou's colleague about the danger he was in.
But she had no means to do anything.
Chen Hui never imagined that Li Yuan could arrange a flying vehicle to bring her husband back from nearly ten thousand miles away overnight.
"Aunt."
"Don't worry," Li Yuan comforted softly. "With my talent now fully revealed, the Starlight Martial Hall highly values me. They will definitely save uncle."
"What about the medical expenses?" Chen Hui was very worried.
Such use of flying vehicles and arranging doctors for consultations must be extremely costly.
"Aunt, I have over a million on me now, and a few million will be credited soon," Li Yuan said softly. "Even if immediate funds are needed, I can easily borrow a few million."
Li Yuan believed that if he asked to borrow money, many would be willing to lend it to him.
"This money is for your future training expenses," Chen Hui shook her head.
"Aunt, I forgot to tell you, today the Martial Hall upgraded my contract from B-level to A-level," Li Yuan said solemnly. "Four and a half million in cash will be credited tomorrow. We won't be short of money."
"Four and a half million Blue Star coins?" Chen Hui was increasingly shocked.
"Aunt, don't worry."
"As long as we can save uncle, even if it takes ten million or a hundred million, I'll find a way," Li Yuan said with a chilling determination.
Since junior high, he had been training hard.
Striving until today.
Aside from his martial artist dream, Li Yuan's greatest desire was not to disappoint his uncle and aunt, ensuring their efforts were not in vain.
To let the family live a good life.
If his family were gone, what was the point of training so hard?
...
When Li Yuan and his aunt arrived at the hospital, Li Changzhou's surgery had already begun.
Xu Bo and Wan Qinghe were waiting there.
Given Li Changzhou's condition, to prevent the worst outcome, Wan Qinghe had already arranged for Starlight Martial Hall members to bring Li Qianqian and Li Muhua there.
Chen Hui comforted Li Qianqian and Li Muhua.
"Li Yuan."
Wan Qinghe walked over to Li Yuan and said in a low voice, "Before your uncle was put on the plane, someone at Base Seven identified the toxin."
"It's called Flame Corrosion Bone Poison."
Wan Qinghe quickly explained the toxin's origin to Li Yuan.
"From a third-tier Flame Serpent Demon?" Li Yuan's face changed.
A third-tier martial artist was equivalent to a flying martial artist.
"Now, your uncle's only hope is that this toxin is not the original toxin," Wan Qinghe said solemnly. "After all, the third-tier alien strongmen from the other side of Luo Buu Sea cannot enter the astral realm."
"They can only use configured toxins, which are much weaker."
"Then there's still hope," Wan Qinghe said. "Now, it's up to the doctors."
Li Yuan also looked at the closed doors of the operating room.
"Moreover, we've also found out how your uncle got poisoned," Wan Qinghe said. "At the time, in one direction of the war fortress, a defensive structure was damaged, and the toxin spread. No workers dared to go up, and astral realm creatures kept rushing in to kill."
"Your uncle drove an ultra-large engineering vehicle to block the breach, enduring several attacks from second-tier star realm creatures until martial artists arrived for rescue."
"Finally, your uncle was poisoned, but he saved more than a hundred workers and, crucially, delayed the astral realm creatures' assault."
"This is also why he was awarded the medal," Wan Qinghe sighed. "Your uncle's character is admirable, no wonder he could teach you."
"This time, I helped to save your uncle not just because of you, but also because of your uncle. He deserves help."
"Such a hero should not die."
Li Yuan was silent, imagining the tragic scene Wan Qinghe described.
At the same time.
Li Yuan recalled the night last September when his uncle was leaving for the Luo Bu Sea star realm front. Before leaving, he had said to Li Yuan—
"Little Yuan, I can choose not to go to Luo Bu Sea, but if I don't, someone else will take my place."
"Someone has to go to this war, right?"
...
Time passed, and the surgery continued until after four in the morning.
Li Qianqian and Li Muhua had fallen asleep leaning on each other.
Wan Qinghe had left for other matters.
Xu Bo was still accompanying, and a few of Li Changzhou's friends, like Zhong Cheng and Uncle Wang, had also come.
Li Yuan stood silently by the operating room door, waiting.
"Bang~"
The operating room door opened.