“Brother Huaian, this is your oncologist, a Resurrector with an awakening healing ability, Xiang Xiaoyuan.”
There was something unusual in a remote spice shop in Panjiayuan Vegetable Market.
Wuzzy Beard sat directly opposite Chen Huaian, with a shy girl standing beside him.
Compared to before, Wuzzy Beard had already ascended to a mechanical level, possessing a cool mechanical arm.
Chen Huaian noticed that there was a woman sitting behind the screen next to Wuzzy Beard, but she didn’t come out. He didn’t ask further and merely politely smiled at Xiang Xiaoyuan.
The girl’s appearance wasn’t particularly outstanding, but she looked very comfortable, giving off a feeling of tranquility like a small bridge over flowing water. Her skin was fair and her eyes were large. She blushed immediately when Chen Huaian smiled at her and lowered her head to look at her toes.
“Brother Huaian, don’t let Xiaoyuan’s shyness fool you; she is a class-A level Resurrector, and I went through great lengths to get her for you! She has already saved hundreds of Resurrectors!”
Xiang Xiaoyuan’s face turned even redder under Wuzzy Beard’s praise, wishing she could hide her chin in her ample chest.
“Is she really that powerful?” Chen Huaian looked at Xiang Xiaoyuan unexpectedly.
He hadn’t expected much when he came, but now that Wuzzy Beard mentioned it, he felt a bit more hopeful.
“She’s incredibly powerful. Let Xiaoyuan check you out quickly! Hahaha!” Wuzzy Beard was confident in Xiang Xiaoyuan, thinking that if Chen Huaian’s cancer was cured, Chen Huaian might be interested in joining the Demon-Slaying Division.
He just learned from Old Man Li that Chen Huaian was the young man with sword qi.
This made him even more eager to recruit Chen Huaian into the Demon-Slaying Division.
“What should I do?” Chen Huaian sat across from Xiang Xiaoyuan.
“Just, uh, put your hand in front of me…” Xiang Xiaoyuan kept her eyes down, avoiding Chen Huaian’s gaze, her voice as small as her petite figure, barely audible.
Upon hearing this, Chen Huaian stretched his hand out, passing over Xiang Xiaoyuan’s head.
Xiang Xiaoyuan: “…”
“Please retract a little, or it will be difficult for me to operate.”
Chen Huaian retracted his hand in front of him, hooking it.
Xiang Xiaoyuan: “…”
Isn’t this person supposed to be a highly skilled master surpassing the ranks of soldiers, according to Wuzzy Beard?
Why does he feel so human-like?
Xiang Xiaoyuan composed herself, looking at the clear yet simple-minded Chen Huaian, and whispered softly, “Just give me your hand!”
“Okay.” Chen Huaian handed his hand to Xiang Xiaoyuan.
He watched as Xiang Xiaoyuan held his wrist. That hand was small, soft, and warm.
A milky-white glow enveloped the connection between her palm and his wrist.
Xiang Xiaoyuan also changed her expression, her eyebrows knitting together, and her face becoming more serious.
After a moment, she released his sweaty hand, staring at Chen Huaian in disbelief, as if she were looking at a monster.
“You, this, how is this possible?”
Wuzzy Beard hurriedly leaned over: “What’s going on? Xiaoyuan, take your time to explain!”
“Seventy percent of his body is already occupied by cancer cells. These cells are constantly absorbing nutrients from his body. Logically speaking, he shouldn’t be able to survive for even a minute…”
Xiang Xiaoyuan paused.
In theory, Chen Huaian should have been drained of energy by the cancer cells during her examination.
But in reality, Chen Huaian was sitting right in front of her, looking healthy with a rosy complexion and bright eyes, completely unrecognizable as a cancer patient.
Cancer cells follow the law of conservation of energy in their host.
Since Chen Huaian is still alive, it means the energy feeding the cancer cells isn’t coming from his life force. There must be another source of energy continuously nourishing these cancer cells, keeping them well-fed and preventing them from causing malignant symptoms.
Wuzzy Beard didn’t care whether Chen Huaian had seventy or eighty percent cancer cells in his body. He asked Xiang Xiaoyuan directly, “Little Sister Xiaoyuan, can you handle Brother Huaian’s problem?”
Xiang Xiaoyuan nodded at Chen Huaian and said, “Before practicing the Breathing Method, my abilities couldn’t work for long periods. But now, with the help of the Breathing Method, I’m confident I can remove all the cancer cells in Chen Huaian’s body.”
Her ability is to generate universal healing factors.
These healing factors not only heal wounds but can also target and eliminate diseased tissue. They can even regenerate flesh and limbs, though Wuzzy Beard abandoned her treatment plan in favor of mechanical ascension.
“Really?!” Wuzzy Beard exclaimed joyfully.
Xiang Xiaoyuan blushed and said shyly, “Apart from me, no one else in the world can probably cure Chen Huaian…”
“Good! Very good!” Wuzzy Beard slapped his thigh.
Of course, he was happy to hear that such a talented person could be cured.
Even if Chen Huaian doesn’t join the Demon-Slaying Division, as long as he stays alive, it’s still beneficial for this world on the brink of collapse.
Hearing Xiang Xiaoyuan say that, Chen Huaian’s heart was filled with excitement.
Previously, he thought the abnormalities in his body were caused by cancer cells and even foolishly believed himself to be some kind of tumor superhero. If someone had told him they could eliminate his cancer cells back then, he might have regretted it.
But now, he knew that his abilities had nothing to do with cancer cells.
What else was there to say?
Just treat it!
“Little Sister Xiaoyuan, do we need any preparations?” Wuzzy Beard asked eagerly.
“No, just give us a quiet room.”
…
The new headquarters of the Demon-Slaying Division in Heavenly Abode District was more impressive than Chen Huaian had imagined.
He thought the secret door in the spice shop was already the limit.
Unbeknownst to him, there was another secret door leading to an elevator.
Going down the elevator revealed a larger space.
Inside, there was a task hall resembling a waiting room and many separate small rooms.
Due to being newly constructed, these small rooms had not yet been assigned specific functions.
He and Xiang Xiaoyuan were placed alone in one of these small rooms.
“Chen… Chen Huaian, just lie down on that bed, close your eyes, and leave everything to me.”
This was the first time Xiang Xiaoyuan was in such close proximity to such a handsome man, and her face was burning hot since entering the room.
But when working, she was focused.
When her hand touched Chen Huaian’s leg, all her shyness was forcibly suppressed, and her face became extremely serious.
“Then, let’s begin!”
As soon as she spoke, a gentle white light shone from Xiang Xiaoyuan’s eyes.
White light patterns resembling leaf veins spread over her exposed arms and legs.
These light patterns were like pipelines transmitting universal healing factors throughout Chen Huaian’s body.
Xiang Xiaoyuan could see what was happening inside Chen Huaian’s body.
The universal healing factors were her soldiers, and these soldiers were fighting the cancer cells.
The treatment was going smoothly.
The cancer cells were retreating.
For these cancer cells, the universal healing factors were like a dimensional strike.
However, when the treatment progressed from Chen Huaian’s legs to his chest,
a sudden change occurred!
The cancer cells near Chen Huaian’s internal organs suddenly erupted, growing and multiplying at an alarming rate. They seemed to have developed a mind of their own, chasing and intercepting the universal healing factors. These giant mutant cancer cells hid behind ordinary cancer cells and swallowed the healing factors once they took effect.
The situation began to reverse.
Xiang Xiaoyuan had never encountered such a challenging scenario, beads of sweat slowly forming on her forehead.
Her attention was entirely focused on Chen Huaian’s body.
She did not notice that Chen Huaian’s chest was visibly swelling.
Countless tumors twisted and burst through Chen Huaian’s short sleeves, forming an arm-like shape.
At the top of the tumors, in the center of the palm, an eye opened, glaring at her viciously.
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Li Qingran
