Chapter Ninety-One: Terrifying Experience Gain

The Imperial Affairs Department.

“Have you found that Ultraman?” the department director asked.

“No. We used specialized equipment to search the entire empire, and there is no trace of him at all. Could he really have done as those cartoons say and disguised himself as an ordinary citizen? If that’s the case, there’d be no way to find him,” the head of the criminal investigation division said in distress.

The director’s mouth twitched. You believe cartoons too? Leaving aside whether this Ultraman is real, even if he is, why would he come here instead of staying in the Red Sun Empire?

And why would he appear in a tiny little place like Mayun Town, rather than in a major city?

More than that, if this Ultraman was real, why did he leave at the end by riding a sword through the air? Could it be that, having come to the Heavenly Dragon Empire, he had adapted to local custom and developed a taste for immortal-cultivation dramas?

Finally, if Ultraman was real, would all the various monsters from the cartoons also appear on Earth? If they did, what then? With current technology, could they even be defeated? Would they really have to establish some kind of Earth Peace Alliance, just as in the cartoons, to fight the monsters?

For a moment, the director of the Imperial Affairs Department thought of far too many things, until his mind itself seemed to reel under the weight of the information.

“The higher-ups have already issued orders. We must get to the bottom of this no matter what. I’m giving you one week. Handle it,” the director said, too weary to think any further.

“One week? How could we possibly... uh, yes!” Under the director’s unfriendly gaze, the head of criminal investigation had no choice but to agree.

Chen Yun rode his electric bike back along the road leading from the outskirts of town to the county seat. After something so huge had happened, he figured he should go to the scene and see how it was being handled.

Thinking that he had just leveled up several times, Chen Yun silently called up the menu in his mind.

Character Attributes.

Player Chen Yun, level 15, experience points 18500/160000...

At that sight, Chen Yun’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. Trembling, he counted the experience required for the next level...

System, damn your grandmother to hell! Level 16 takes 160,000 experience? What do you think this is, some kind of fantasy game? Even in early levels, that game never had experience requirements this absurd!

“Hey! Master! What are you doing here?!”

Chen Yun turned his head and saw the very person who had insisted on taking him as a master to learn acrobatics last time—Wei Yu.

“I came to take care of something. What about you?” Chen Yun asked, looking at Wei Yu riding his bike with a bulging black plastic bag in the basket.

“My dad had a relapse of his heart disease and was hospitalized. I just got home and made some food to bring him,” Wei Yu said.

“You’re not in Blue Melody City? Why is your father here?” Chen Yun was confused.

“Here’s how it is. My sister and I live in the city, while my parents live in a village near Mayun Town. I wanted to bring them over, but no matter what I said, they refused to go.”

“Oh...” Chen Yun murmured. He knew heart disease was no easy thing to treat, but since Wei Yu called him master, he ought to help if he could.

After thinking it over, Chen Yun took out a basic life-restoration potion and handed it to Wei Yu. “Just in time. My master, Jiang Shan, recently developed a special medicine for treating heart disease. You can let your father try it.”

Wei Yu accepted the lovely little red bottle and looked at the crystal-clear red liquid inside with suspicion. “Master, your master is Jiang Shan? Doctor Jiang? Don’t you work in a hotel?”

“Working at the hotel is only one of my identities. I have another one: I’m Jiang Shan’s disciple.”

Wei Yu pondered for a moment, then took it. “If it’s a medicine from Doctor Jiang, then it must be fine. Thank you, Master. Please also thank Doctor Jiang for me.”

“Mm, I understand. Go on, then.”

“Mm.”

On the way, Wei Yu glanced at the little red bottle in his hand and muttered, “Master does seem thoughtful, but let’s see.” For caution’s sake, he did not intend to give the so-called special medicine to his father. After all, although he and Chen Yun had the name of master and disciple, they had only met twice in total and knew nothing about each other.

He casually tossed the little red bottle into the plastic bag holding the meal and headed toward the hospital.

When he arrived at the county hospital and entered his father’s ward, he saw that the doctor had just finished examining his father, so he hurried over and asked, “Director Li, how is my father’s condition?”

The doctor called Director Li said calmly, “Come to my office with me and I’ll tell you.”

Wei Yu’s heart tightened. He had seen this kind of scene many times in television dramas, and there was usually no good news.

“All right,” Wei Yu said, putting down the meal and telling his mother, “Mom, I brought the food. Feed Dad for me. I’m going with Director Li.”

“Go ahead. I’m here, that’s enough,” his mother said with a nod.

Department of Cardiology, director’s office.

“Director Li, my father’s condition...” Wei Yu asked carefully after sitting down.

“Your father’s condition is very pessimistic,” Director Li said, taking out an examination report and pointing to it for Wei Yu to see. “These are today’s test results. Look at these figures—far below normal. And because your father has been on medication for so long, his body now has a strong resistance to all drugs. The effect is very weak; you could say it is nearly nonexistent.” Director Li’s expression grew grave. “My personal recommendation is... unless he receives a heart transplant, you should begin preparing for the end.”

What? Prepare for the end!

After hearing this, Wei Yu’s heart throbbed violently. His face turned deathly pale as he asked, “There’s no other way?”

Director Li slowly shook his head. “No. I’ve tried all the heart disease medicines available in our country, and the results have been minimal. As for foreign ones... I do not recommend them.”

“No! Use them anyway. No matter how much it costs, cure my father,” Wei Yu said firmly.

“This isn’t a matter of money. Many medicines are monopolized overseas; even if you have the money, they won’t sell them,” Director Li said. “And with your father’s current condition, he won’t even survive until the medicine arrives.”

“What!” Wei Yu stood up in shock. “What did you say?”

“Given your father’s bodily functions, he has at most three days left,” Director Li finally said after a long silence, giving Wei Yu a number that shattered him utterly.

Three days...

Wei Yu painfully raked his fingers through his hair and stood up. “Director Li, I understand. Thank you.”

“Sigh... try to take it in stride. I didn’t expect your father’s condition to worsen so quickly either. Life, aging, sickness, and death are things everyone must go through. Go and make your preparations,” Director Li consoled him.

Wei Yu, overcome with grief and fury, returned to the ward. Before he even reached the door, he heard his mother inside, crying in a trembling voice.

Wei Yu was startled, and his face changed drastically.

Oh no... Dad... Dad won’t be...

No, impossible. The doctor said he still had three days. In these three days, I will definitely find a way to treat my father’s heart disease!

Just as Wei Yu was about to rush in, he heard his parents talking inside.