Free Web NovelChapter 70: Chapter 70: The Female Lead is Here, They Will Be Fine
The first phase of the spirit body examination went quite smoothly.
However, when Doctor Zheng sent the assistant behind her to go observe, Mu Tangfeng immediately retreated on guard. His black, avian eyes glared fiercely at her. "Who told you to get so close to me?"
The assistant was a rather young female. Hearing his words, she almost burst into tears, her eyes pleadingly turning to Doctor Zheng for help.
Doctor Zheng walked toward protective door number two. She was well aware of Young Master Mu of the Empire’s foul temper. Rubbing her temples to ward off a headache, she said in a placating tone, "Young Master Mu, we just need to look at the data."
"Then look. Why are you getting so close?"
Doctor Zheng stared at the prison’s protective door that separated them, rendered speechless. Still, she didn’t dare lose her temper. "It’s too far to see clearly. It’ll just take a few seconds."
"Wait. I’ll read it out to you myself."
Mu Tangfeng read the data aloud, but Doctor Zheng still wasn’t reassured. She had dealt with cases where people concealed their true data before.
Mu Tangfeng looked at them impatiently. "I’ve already told you. Now get out of here."
Doctor Zheng remained rooted to the spot, helpless. "Young Master Mu, can we please just take one look?"
Mu Tangfeng glanced over at Shi Lan and shook his head firmly.
He was a man who would soon have a female of his own; naturally, he had to keep other females at least three meters away. He would absolutely not give any other female the opportunity to get close to him.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate. Left with no choice, Shi Lan had to step in.
"Lord Mu, let Doctor Zheng take a look."
Since Shi Lan herself had spoken, Mu Tangfeng, though reluctant, switched on the chip for them to see. Once he saw the assistant write down the data, he retreated a few more steps.
Witnessing this, both Bai Rao and Doctor Zheng looked at Shi Lan in surprise. ’Young Master Mu is actually willing to listen to her?’
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Doctor Zheng’s expression relaxed. ’As long as someone can keep them in line, that’s all that matters.’
A faint smile appeared on her lips. After that, the assistant’s work of registering the data for the remaining men went much more smoothly.
Doctor Zheng took the diagnostic documents to review them, and her brow, which had just relaxed, instantly furrowed again.
"Vice Admiral He, your spiritual power collapse value is astonishingly high—it’s already at 86%!"
He Hanshi nodded calmly. In fact, it had been even higher not long ago; surprisingly, it had actually dropped two points in recent days.
His gaze shifted imperceptibly to Shi Lan, a soft light flickering in his eyes.
’Perhaps this is the good fortune Lanlan has brought us.’
Shi Lan’s face filled with shock when she heard his collapse value. From the books she had read, she knew that once a Beastman’s spiritual power collapse was triggered at a value over 85%, death was certain.
And yet, He Hanshi was still alive, even after his spiritual power collapse had been triggered more than three months ago. ’Could it be?’ she wondered. ’After all this time, has my spirit body not lowered his collapse value? Has it actually made it rise?’
Because she didn’t know He Hanshi’s previous spiritual power collapse value, this information gap led Shi Lan to the wrong conclusion.
She began to doubt herself.
’So, my spirit body can’t actually heal them?’
Once again, Shi Lan’s eyes filled with the helpless confusion of someone unable to control the story’s plot. ’Do I really have to just stand by and watch He Hanshi and the others die?’
Meanwhile, Doctor Zheng was still speaking. "Your current situation is critical. If we attempted a spiritual power intervention, your own spiritual power would certainly reject the Basic Healing. That could trigger a full-blown collapse. The risk is too great; we haven’t figured out a course of action yet."
"I understand. Go ahead and treat the others first."
He Hanshi had perhaps already come to terms with this outcome long ago.
’In truth, I’m already very happy,’ he thought. ’To have met Lanlan in my final days here in prison... even if I really am to die, I can accept it calmly.’
’It’s just... I’ll still have regrets. The regret of not being able to become her Beast Husband.’
He Hanshi lowered his eyes, his pale eyelids and the long, thick lashes characteristic of a White Lion concealing the profound disappointment within them.
Standing to the side, Bai Rao gazed at He Hanshi’s beast form, a hint of admiration still showing in her eyes despite herself.
It was undeniable; she had come for He Hanshi. Ever since she first saw a video of him fighting the Insect Clan on the Star Network, she had been determined to become his wife.
As a female with Spiritual Power A-level and a high Fertility Value, Bai Rao was accustomed to getting her way. She was fully confident in her ability to win over the most exceptional males, yet she had hit a wall with He Hanshi.
She had always considered herself superior and paid no mind to ordinary males. With countless male admirers, she had always disdained the idea of humbling herself or playing games to win someone over.
For He Hanshi alone, she made an exception. She had discreetly orchestrated several "chance" encounters with him, but unfortunately, he had never once given her a proper look.
Now, seeing that his spiritual power value was so high, her eyes revealed a trace of pity and regret.
Nearby, Doctor Zheng sighed silently. ’I absolutely can’t touch him in this condition,’ she thought. ’If we accidentally trigger his spiritual power collapse, we’ll become the very executioners who hasten Vice Admiral He’s death.’
She then looked at the others.
Mu Tangfeng’s spiritual power collapse value was 54%, the Eldest Prince’s was 70%, Jiang Xia’s was 63%, and Yan Huoshui’s was 66%.
The more she looked, the deeper her frown became.
’Not a single one of them is going to be easy.’
’Fortunately, none of them are at 85%. If we accidentally trigger a collapse, we should still have emergency measures we can take.’
With this in mind, Doctor Zheng signaled to her nearby assistant. "Prepare the tranquilizer gun."
If any of them went into a spiritual power collapse, the first step would be to try and sedate them with the tranquilizer gun.
Dealing with Beastmen who had such high spiritual power collapse values, Doctor Zheng was worried the tranquilizer gun might not be effective enough, so she had her assistant prepare an extra-strength dose.
The assistant retrieved medical equipment from a storage space, and others came forward to help. Once everyone had completed the basic preparations, Doctor Zheng announced, "Our team consists of one S-level spiritual power female and the rest are A-level. We will now begin with Basic Healing. Please do your best to relax."
Normally, they could handle low-to-mid-level spiritual power collapses of B-Level and below. For these High Level cases, they had specifically brought an all A-level team.
The S-level specialist was Doctor Zheng herself. Finding more S-level females was extremely difficult; there were only a handful known to exist. Of those, only Doctor Zheng, who worked in the medical field, was available for this assignment. Two others were stationed at a military base.
The medical center was still short on exceptional females, so they had to resort to public recruitment for this mission. After two days of rigorous training at the hospital, the top candidates were selected to be brought to Black Star.
Doctor Zheng assigned herself to the most severe case, Ye Ming. She then gave out the other assignments. "Bai Rao, you’ll be responsible for Young Master Mu. Yun Qing and Chaochao, you will handle Teacher Yan and Young Master Jiang, respectively."
Doctor Zheng had her reasons for this arrangement. Bai Rao was from the Bai Family, which maintained close ties with the Four Great Families of the Empire. Furthermore, she was the future wife of the Second Prince. No matter what, Young Master Mu would have to give her some face.
Bai Rao’s gaze shifted to Mu Tangfeng, and she nodded. "Alright."
She had heard of Mu Tangfeng’s reputation but had never interacted with him much. However, Mrs. Bai had once tried to set the two of them up. The matter was dropped, however, when he suffered a spiritual power collapse and was sent to prison not long after.
Bai Rao pushed aside her thoughts and, undaunted by Mu Tangfeng’s terrible attitude, walked toward prison cell number two.
Meanwhile, Shi Lan, who had been lost in a trance, suddenly heard Bai Rao’s name. It was as if she were grabbing onto a final lifeline, and her eyes instantly lit up.
’That’s right! With the female lead here, they’re sure to be fine.’
