Free Web NovelChapter 76: Chapter 76: The Ideological Chasm Between Two Eras
A flash of white passed before Shi Lan’s eyes. She looked up at the tissue in front of her, then at the heroine, the surprise in her eyes deepening.
Bai Rao impatiently tossed the tissue at her and didn’t say another word.
Shi Lan took the tissue and said softly, "Thank you."
’Though, she really did think this heroine was strange.’
After the meal, Doctor Zheng and her team returned to the prison. She intended to continue treating the next few individuals. freewebnovёl.ƈom
However, upon arriving at the prison and seeing the gruesome scene in cell block two—the bloodstains splattered across the walls and protective door—everyone was still a little shaken.
’So this is how terrifying a Beastman’s spiritual power collapse can be.’
Doctor Zheng was conflicted about whether to continue. Beastmen suffering from a High-Level Spiritual Power collapse were indeed at higher risk during treatment and more easily provoked into a frenzy.
She glanced at the Eldest Prince. His spiritual power collapse value was 70%, a dangerously high level. Perhaps she could try someone else first. If the same thing happened again, this treatment session would have to be terminated.
With this in mind, she turned her attention to Jiang Xia. Among the remaining few, Jiang Xia had the lowest collapse value at 63%. The risk should be a little lower.
She walked over and said in a gentle, accommodating tone, "Young Master Jiang, how about I try treating you first?"
Jiang Xia had just recently been hit with the thunderbolt that was the fact that Shi Lan didn’t like him, so he was in a foul mood. He shot a mournful gaze toward Shi Lan, who was hiding in the back, then snapped irritably at Doctor Zheng, the fur on his round, fluffy cheeks trembling with anger. "No."
With that, he evasively hid under his Snowfall Chair, completely ignoring everyone.
Doctor Zheng and the others looked at each other, at a loss. Shi Lan, feeling somewhat responsible, averted her gaze. In doing so, she inadvertently met the ghostly green eyes of Ye Ming in cell block three and immediately lowered her head, not daring to look around again.
Downcast, Ye Ming retreated deeper into the shadows.
And so, Doctor Zheng, intending to switch targets, found herself being ignored once again.
She walked to cell block five. Yan Huoshui’s attitude was comparatively milder, but he was just as merciless. "Doctor Zheng, you should all go back. We don’t need treatment anymore."
"Heh. Looking at how your ’treatment’ is going, I’m afraid you’ll just trigger another spiritual power collapse."
Bai Rao felt the veiled criticism and anger flared in her otherwise cold eyes.
’A useless male on the verge of spiritual power collapse is still acting so high and mighty. Fox Beastmen really are the worst. Vice Admiral He is still the best.’
Thinking of He Hanshi, regret welled up in Bai Rao’s heart again. She had always aimed to marry an outstanding and powerful Beastman, but her original primary target’s spiritual power had collapsed to an almost unsalvageable point.
’This Mu Tangfeng, on the other hand, showed more promise. He could still take human form.’
’But I didn’t expect him to have a spiritual power collapse just from my touch. A male without even that much tolerance is useless.’
As her thoughts churned, she suddenly shot Shi Lan a pitying glance.
’A useless female like Shi Lan is a good match for these useless males.’
Doctor Zheng was about to try persuading them further, but He Hanshi spoke up directly. "Doctor Zheng, you should go back for now. I will contact the Imperial Central Hospital to explain. Our current condition is indeed unsuitable for treatment."
"Alright."
Since He Hanshi had spoken, Doctor Zheng sighed and didn’t insist.
She could also sense it; the attitudes of these men were completely hostile to the proximity of females. From this perspective, treatment was utterly impossible.
Doctor Zheng quickly contacted the spaceship waiting for them near Black Star.
Black Star had long-standing restrictions on the number of people allowed on the surface, which was why only the medical team had disembarked from the ship.
The ship’s crew was surprised to receive Doctor Zheng’s communication but immediately flew toward Black Star.
Doctor Zheng led her people out of the prison complex. After they exited, Bai Rao, who had fallen behind, looked at Shi Lan and said suddenly, "Even though you’re a useless female, you don’t have to debase yourself like this. If you need it, I can send you to another planet to be an ordinary doctor. In any case, it’s better than a place like Black Star, which is full of useless males with collapsed spiritual power."
Shi Lan focused on the last part of her sentence, finding it inexplicably harsh. She couldn’t help but retort, "Thank you for your kind offer, but Bai Rao, you should know that their spiritual power collapsed because they were protecting the populace and killing the Insect Clan. And you are part of that populace."
Bai Rao frowned. "So what? Isn’t it a powerful male Beastman’s duty to protect females?"
She didn’t see anything wrong with that. It was the ideology she had always been taught.
Females should be put on a pedestal and protected by males. That is their mission.
She hadn’t said this quietly. Shi Lan glanced at the others and saw from their expressions that none of them seemed to find anything wrong with the statement.
She understood. This was an ideological chasm that spanned two worlds.
As the revered females of this world, males were expected to give their lives for them. Protecting females had become their most glorious symbol.
"But," she said after a moment of silence, "I believe no one isn’t afraid of death. You should also know that after a spiritual power collapse of their Level, death is almost inescapable. Yet they still stood on the front lines without a second thought."
"I think... that kind of courage shouldn’t be mocked."
Her voice was soft, but the gentle tone she had maintained while hosting the group suddenly carried a solemn gravity. She was supposed to be an insignificant, useless female in everyone’s eyes, yet she unexpectedly inspired the reverence one would have for the strong.
And those two short sentences struck a heavy blow in the hearts of all the females present.
Bai Rao’s lips pressed into a thin line, unable to utter a single word of rebuttal. For some reason, the others lowered their heads as well...
After seeing Doctor Zheng off, Shi Lan still felt uneasy.
’So in the end, were all the sacrifices He Hanshi and the others made just taken for granted by everyone?’
She had no intention of attacking this era’s ideology, nor did she want to be the first person to change the world’s way of thinking.
But perhaps she had unconsciously come to see He Hanshi and the others as her own family and friends. She couldn’t bear to hear others criticize them so harshly.
Her heart ached for them.
Shi Lan stood at the gate of the prison complex for a long time before taking a deep breath and heading to the back garden.
She prepared an armful of fresh flowers. This time, in addition to the ones for Yan Huoshui’s bath, she also had an extra flower for each of them.
’It’s okay. I will cure them. I’ll make them shine brilliantly once more, like this radiant flower. They will never again be useless males in the eyes of others.’ freeweɓnovel.cøm
When he received the flower, life seemed to seep back into He Hanshi’s dim, azure eyes. He didn’t understand what Shi Lan meant by it, but he knew that in that moment, he liked her a little more than he had the moment before.
Seeing the flower, Ye Ming finally emerged from the darkness. He carefully hooked it with a claw, pulling it into his embrace.
Shi Lan smiled at him, not shying away from his beast form.
As for Jiang Xia, he grew bold and presumptuous from the attention, asking joyfully, "Lanlan, have you decided? Are you going to let us be your Beast Husbands after all?"
