Free Web NovelChapter 80: Chapter 80: Mu Tangfeng Awakens
He Hanshi shook his head. "No, it’s just that we aren’t ready yet. We’re not willing to be treated by a female."
The Director felt a little relieved. Although these men’s spiritual power had collapsed, their backgrounds were not to be underestimated. She couldn’t afford to anger them.
"But Vice Admiral He, if you continue to refuse treatment, your collapse values will keep increasing. If your spiritual power collapse flares up one day, it could become life-threatening."
This had indeed been He Hanshi’s concern before, but now that they had Lanlan, they didn’t have to worry so much for the time being.
Besides, even without Lanlan, seeing Mu Tangfeng’s state made it clear that they truly couldn’t bear the touch of another female.
His tone was firm. "It’s fine. Let’s leave things as they are for now."
He Hanshi put an end to the topic and added, "While I’m grateful that the hospital sent someone to treat us, I still have doubts about your institution’s professionalism."
The Director was alarmed. Her hospital had always worked very closely with the military, which was the main reason it was ranked number one. And although He Hanshi was currently imprisoned on Black Star, he was still a Major General in the military. Even after being sidelined for two years, his influence and public recognition hadn’t waned in the slightest.
The Director wiped the sweat from her brow and listened attentively. "Vice Admiral He, please, tell me. If there are any problems, our hospital will absolutely correct them."
"I would think that a hospital’s comforting physicians, even if they have mastered soothing Skills, should not lack the basic common knowledge of a regular doctor. If their ignorance of these fundamentals were to lead to someone’s accidental death, who would be held responsible?"
He Hanshi told the Director about the incident with Doctor Zheng’s tranquilizer gun. He didn’t embellish the story, simply stating the facts in a placid tone.
He wasn’t trying to file a complaint, he was just worried something like this would happen again.
If he hadn’t stopped Doctor Zheng today, Mu Tangfeng’s life might have truly been in danger.
The Director’s heart began to race in fear. ’How could Doctor Zheng make such a disastrous mistake?’
If the other two more experienced, senior doctors hadn’t been busy, she wouldn’t have chosen Doctor Zheng to lead the team. But she had wanted to give Doctor Zheng a chance to gain experience, especially with her next promotion in mind.
She took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Yes, Vice Admiral He. I understand. From now on, I will strictly supervise our doctors’ training." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
"Mm."
With that, he ended the call.
The Director rubbed her temples, replaying He Hanshi’s words in her mind. She was incredibly relieved that, at the very least, no one had been hurt.
’Thank goodness nothing actually happened. Young Master Mu’s mother’s Beast Husbands are all formidable, not to mention he’s the sole heir of the Mu Family. If something had really gone wrong, I’m afraid my hospital would have been finished.’
"Oh well, so be it. It’s for the best that they returned."
The Director felt a wave of unease and temporarily shelved all thoughts of Doctor Zheng’s promotion.
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Perhaps because Shi Lan had treated him for a little longer today, Mu Tangfeng woke up much faster than expected.
He woke up just as Shi Lan was getting off work.
He recalled the moments before his spiritual power collapse had flared up and subconsciously glanced at the back of his hand. Since he was in his beast form, however, what he saw was his wing.
He stared at the large bald patch on his wing, his eyes widening in self-disgust. "What is this ugly thing?"
Then, as if struck by a thought, he immediately ripped the cloth off the mirror. When he saw how his once magnificent and noble beast form had become so hideous—his feathers sparse and both wings missing large patches—he couldn’t help but cover his eyes and shriek, "AHHH! How did I get so ugly?"
"Where are my feathers?!"
He Hanshi had been about to ask how he was doing, but seeing that the first thing Mu Tangfeng did upon waking was look in the mirror, he was rendered speechless.
Mu Tangfeng had always taken immense pride in his beauty. Seeing how ugly he’d become, he immediately shifted to his human form, thoroughly washed his hands, then wrapped himself in a blanket and went searching for his leftover feather-care cream.
He’d previously had Chen Xiong buy him several bottles, but he used it over a dozen times a day, admiring his reflection and wallowing in self-pity whenever he was idle. Now, only one bottle remained.
He immediately slathered the cream all over himself, then covered the mirror again, a single, heartbroken bird in the shadows.
’I’m ugly.’
’I can’t even bear to look at myself anymore.’
’How can a bird as ugly as me ever win a mate?’
Mu Tangfeng took the projection and recording device out of his storage space. His original plan would have to be postponed once more.
’But I’m so ugly now... Lanlan must be disgusted by me.’
Listless and filled with self-loathing, Mu Tangfeng hid himself away completely, avoiding even the others in the prison.
It was a rare sight to see Mu Tangfeng so quiet. Knowing he was awake, Jiang Xia asked with concern, "Mu Tangfeng, are you all right?"
Mu Tangfeng was not all right.
He was in a foul mood, his bird form was a mess, and his reply was even fouler. "I’ll live."
Jiang Xia wanted to slap himself. ’I shouldn’t have bothered asking.’
He ignored Mu Tangfeng and went back to playing with the ball of yarn Shi Lan had given him.
Mu Tangfeng couldn’t stand to see someone else so happy, especially when he thought about how Jiang Xia was more favored by their future wife. Every sound he made was grating.
’Now that I’m ugly, Lanlan is bound to like that short-legged beast even more.’
’What do I have to win her heart?’
The more he stewed, the more resentful he grew. Just as he was about to lash out at Jiang Xia, He Hanshi, who had given him plenty of time to process his emotions, spoke up. "Mu Tangfeng, check your spiritual power collapse value."
Mu Tangfeng swallowed the curse that was on the tip of his tongue.
He was still willing to show his idol some respect.
But his mood remained foul. ’Not only was I touched by that disgusting female,’ he thought, ’but now I’m not just ugly, I’m also dirty.’
Even though it had only been the basic contact required for treatment.
He couldn’t resist washing his hands again. Only after applying fragrant feather-care cream did he change back into his beast form, hide in a dark corner, and run the test on himself again.
Soon, the test results came in.
"52%."
Seeing this result, Mu Tangfeng’s sorrowful wallowing came to a halt. In disbelief, he ran the test again.
The value was still the same.
"Could it be... that female actually managed to treat me successfully?"
Even though his tone was one of shock, his voice was still weak and listless from his gloomy mood.
"No. It was Lanlan."
He Hanshi shook his head in denial. Because Mu Tangfeng had been hit with a tranquilizer, his thoughts were a complete jumble, and he couldn’t remember what had happened after his collapse. He had no idea that Xiao Du had treated him.
Mu Tangfeng’s voice grew louder. "What? Isn’t Lanlan’s spiritual power an F? How could she possibly treat me?"
He Hanshi explained, "You should remember that Lanlan’s spirit body is a green mushroom. When your spiritual power collapse flared up today, her spirit body is what treated you."
"But why did your spiritual power collapse value drop by 2% this time?"
He Hanshi had suspected that the 1% drop in both his and Ye Ming’s collapse values was related to Lanlan’s spirit body, because he remembered seeing little green specks when his own spiritual power had collapsed.
He had asked Ye Ming about it that afternoon, and Ye Ming had said he thought he’d seen them too.
’It’s just, I always thought the collapse value only dropped by 1%. Why was it 2% for Mu Tangfeng this time?’
’Could it be because Mu Tangfeng’s collapse value was lower to begin with?’
