In the corridor of the hospital's oncology ward!

Every now and then, the corridor echoed with painful cries of patients or the sorrowful sounds of people who lost their loved ones.

If Zheng Lingshan hadn't unexpectedly encountered Yang Hangtian at the sales office the day before yesterday and been subjected to a lot of difficulties, she certainly wouldn't have stormed home out of anger, much less have happened to see her father sitting in distress at the door of the hall, drenched in sweat.

If it weren't for struggling to take her father to the hospital for a check-up two days ago, Zheng Lingshan wouldn't have known that her father had already reached the terminal stage of liver cancer.

It had reached the terminal stage. Over the past two days, the words 'terminal liver cancer' kept flashing in Zheng Lingshan's mind.

She didn't know what to do next. She wanted to treat her father, but what does terminal liver cancer mean? The hospital doctors had already explained to Zheng Lingshan that with conservative treatment, he might live for two more months; with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, it was uncertain—the time might be extended, or it might accelerate the loss of life.

If it weren't for Feng Jiao's mom, her aunt, taking care of things over the past two days, her frail body might not have held up.

Even though Feng Jiao was a police officer, she had just started working and had no savings. Feng Jiao's mom was in an even worse financial situation, a meek woman with no money. Ironically, this cancer required a lot of money, and Zheng Lingshan was ensnared by financial woes.

Tears fell uncontrollably, and Zheng Lingshan felt despair.

Although, many times, Zheng Lingshan would 'lecture' her alcoholic father, now she truly regretted it, feeling she had let her father down.

At this moment, a tissue appeared in front of Zheng Lingshan. Slightly startled, she slowly looked up and saw a calm face—it was Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao had hurried over as soon as he found out where the hospital was.

Zheng Lingshan took the tissue from Ye Xiao's hand and immediately wiped her tears. She asked, "Why are you here?"

Ye Xiao looked at Zheng Lingshan, who was hurriedly wiping her tears at that moment, and sighed, saying, "Why can't I be here? You should have told me."

"This is my family's issue!" Zheng Lingshan said somewhat stubbornly.

Ye Xiao didn't get upset with Zheng Lingshan's attitude. Instead, he said, "Is Uncle Zheng in this room?"

Zheng Lingshan nodded.

"Does Uncle Zheng know about his condition?"

"He knows!"

"Oh!" Ye Xiao said, "I'll go take a look!"

Zheng Lingshan was about to stand up, but Ye Xiao stopped her, saying, "You should rest for a bit."

Ye Xiao carefully pushed the door open and walked into the ward.

There were three hospital beds in the ward, but the other two were empty. On the bed furthest in the corner lay a man in hospital attire, who was Zheng Senlin.

When Ye Xiao entered, Zheng Senlin noticed immediately, turning his head to see it was Ye Xiao. He said softly, "You've come!"

Ye Xiao quickly stepped up to Zheng Senlin's bedside and said, "Uncle Zheng, you've known about this illness for a while, haven't you?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Senlin smiled slightly, saying, "I couldn't hide it from you."

"But you shouldn't have this illness," Ye Xiao looked at Zheng Senlin somewhat puzzled.

Zheng Senlin was definitely a Martial Artist; otherwise, how could he have Inner Power True Qi within his body?

Zheng Senlin clearly understood what Ye Xiao meant and said with a smile, "I never expected to contract a disease that only ordinary people would have."

"You still have True Qi within you, but this True Qi hasn't protected your body. This indicates there's something wrong with the True Qi in your body," Ye Xiao said.

Zheng Senlin smiled slightly and said, "You're very smart."

"What caused all of this?" Ye Xiao asked.

For a normal martial artist, True Qi would always protect their body organs. The only possibility that True Qi fails to protect would be that the martial artist can no longer mobilize it.

Zheng Senlin looked at Ye Xiao and said, "As a martial artist, you should know that the more you know, the more dangerous it becomes."

"If you don't want to say, then I won't ask anymore. Now, I've contacted experts from the State Hospital's oncology department. I think going there will be much better than this small hospital," Ye Xiao said.

Zheng Senlin shook his head, saying, "I won't trouble anyone. I know my time is short!"

"Dying is simple, but have you thought about your daughter?" Ye Xiao looked at Zheng Senlin and said, "While you're alive, you're her support. If you come to any harm, I think your daughter will have no backup, and being bullied will be a normal occurrence. Can you rest in peace leaving her behind?"

Ye Xiao's words froze Zheng Senlin. It was precisely the topic he least wanted to discuss.

In this world, the only thing he couldn't let go of was probably his daughter.

Zheng Senlin's eyes were somewhat misty.

"I don't want her to live the rest of her life for money," Zheng Senlin said.

The reason Zheng Senlin didn't want anyone to help was that he feared his daughter, Zheng Lingshan, might be compelled or financially indebted to someone in the future, something Zheng Senlin never wanted to see.

"I'll cover all the expenses!" Ye Xiao looked at Zheng Senlin calmly and said, "Don't ask why I'm paying; just think of it as me donating to a charity project. Don't all wealthy people donate to good causes? If they can pretend to be good people, can't I do the same?"

Zheng Senlin looked at Ye Xiao, somewhat surprised.

Before Zheng Senlin could speak, Ye Xiao said in a low voice, "If by luck you survive, I can also help you regain the ability to control True Qi. You should know, the Martial Arts World has many miraculous pills."

"What?" Zheng Senlin was utterly astonished upon hearing Ye Xiao's words.

Zheng Senlin was truly amazed. He had no idea there might still be a chance for him to regain the ability to control True Qi.

"You're not fooling me, right," Zheng Senlin looked at Ye Xiao incredulously.

Ye Xiao looked at Zheng Senlin and smiled slightly, saying, "I don't know what you have that's worth deceiving you over."

Ye Xiao's words were straightforward, yet they hit the nail on the head.

Zheng Senlin couldn't help but sigh, clearly aware he was really helpless now.

"So, what's your decision?" Ye Xiao asked, looking at Zheng Senlin.

"Aren't you going to ask why I can't mobilize True Qi?" Zheng Senlin couldn't believe Ye Xiao would help him with no expectations in return.

Ye Xiao, with a deeper smile, said, "I think we should wait until your body's better. If you trust me by then, then talk about it."

Zheng Senlin looked at Ye Xiao, realizing he couldn't see any ulterior motives in Ye Xiao, and indeed, at that moment, Ye Xiao had no ulterior motives.

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