Kill Xiao Qi?
Academy Head Gu looked at Xiao Qi doubtfully, as if he didn't understand him. "Say that again."
"Daddy … kill Xiao Qi … kill me, Xiao Qi …"
The child's pleas moved everyone, but the two leading figures of Cloud Realm Medical Academy who saved countless lives every year remained indifferent and cold-blooded to the extreme.
Academy Head Gu even laughed in disbelief. "Xiao Qi, daddy worked so hard to get you. Why should I kill you? Do you know how much time and effort daddy spent on you? You're joking with daddy, aren't you? "
"Little Seven, Daddy knows that you're feeling terrible, but if you're the only one feeling terrible, Daddy will be able to help countless patients, reduce their pain, and save their lives. Daddy is proud of you! "
Xiao Qi had no words to reply. He looked at his beloved daddy, the only family he had in his life, and suddenly felt like a stranger.
No matter what he was afraid of before, he still had his daddy. But now Xiao Qi was most afraid of his daddy.
The tears that had been welling up in his eyes finally fell without a sound.
Xiao Qi pursed his lips, not daring to cry out loud. He was so scared!
Academy Head Gu grew anxious at the sight of Xiao Qi crying. He quickly wiped away the boy's tears. "Xiao Qi, be good … Xiao Qi, don't cry. Daddy's here."
He was still as gentle and kind as before, carefully wiping away Xiao Qi's tears with his fingertips. "Xiao Qi, be good. Daddy's here, don't cry … daddy's always here. Daddy will always be by your side."
As soon as he said this, Little Seven suddenly burst into tears. It was incomparably mournful.
The companionship he once craved had now become a curse he feared the most. His child, all he could do was cry …
He didn't want his daddy anymore! He didn't want his daddy anymore.
But he couldn't bear to say it out loud. If he didn't want his daddy anymore, who else could he want?
Xiao Qi cried for a long, long time.
Off to the side, Grand Elder Ling was getting annoyed, but Academy Head Gu remained patient and placated him.
There was no doubt that Dean Gu's patience was abnormal. Like a madman, he firmly believed that he could pacify Xiao Qi.
However, the more he tried to appease him, the more scared Xiao Qi became and the more he struggled. The sealed stone room was filled with screams and cries.
Suddenly, a crisp "Pa" sound was heard.
Xiao Qi's crying stopped abruptly. Dean Gu slapped Xiao Qi hard across the face and said sternly, "That's enough!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he signaled for Grand Elder Ling to continue using the poison.
Of course, they wouldn't just experiment with one kind of poison. They had already prepared at least a hundred kinds of poison. They would use all of them on Xiao Qi to find the most satisfactory result.
For the next two years, Xiao Qi was locked up in this secret room, suffering from the pain day and night, repeating the process of being sick and being treated.
Without exception, he suffered from all sorts of incurable illnesses. The inhumane torment was indescribable.
At first, Little Seven would still cry, but gradually, there were no more tears in his clear eyes. There was only resentment, endless resentment.
Two years later, a rare epidemic swept through Cloud Realm Continent. Despite the combined efforts of the medical academy and Medicine City, the epidemic only grew worse and worse. All of Cloud Realm Continent grew fearful.
Academy Head Gu found a few cases to follow up on, but none of them yielded any significant results. In the end, he chose to treat Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi's body was different from the average person's. Diseases spread rapidly in his body, and his body was highly resistant to diseases. He wouldn't die easily.
But this time, Xiao Qi had almost died! His condition was more serious than any of the other patients. He seemed to have fallen into a deep coma and didn't react to any of Academy Head Gu or Grand Elder Ling's provocations.
"Academy Head, Xiao Qi couldn't have …"
Grand Elder Ling didn't get to finish before Academy Head Gu's angry glare cut him off.
Just like when Xiao Qi was born, Academy Head Gu had been terrified. He'd watched over Xiao Qi for days without rest, thinking of ways to save his life. But this time, Xiao Qi didn't get better. Instead …
"He's not breathing!" Grand Elder Ling exclaimed.
Academy Head Gu sprang to his feet. Actually, he had known since last night that Xiao Qi's pulse was very weak, but he didn't dare admit it.
He reached out with a trembling hand to check Xiao Qi's breathing, but didn't dare.
"Academy Head, the child really isn't breathing …"
Compared to Academy Head Gu's madness, Grand Elder Ling was very calm and rational.
Academy Head Gu dropped his hand and muttered, "He's dead?"
"Yes!" Grand Elder Ling replied.
Academy Head Gu fell to the ground as if he'd lost his soul. He stared blankly at the floor, unmoving.
Academy Head Ling sat down beside him. "Academy Head, since he's dead, we should get rid of his body as soon as possible. After all, he was infected with the plague."
Academy Head Gu was silent for a long time. Finally, he began to talk about the past.
He talked about how he'd found many pregnant women and promised them a large sum of money as long as they cooperated with his medicine, but they all turned him down. He talked about how he didn't love Xiao Qi's mother at all, and how he'd only forced himself to have that one night stand with Xiao Qi. He talked about how he'd forced himself in the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds, how he'd suppressed his impatience to play with Xiao Qi. He talked about how he'd planned to reap the rewards from Xiao Qi.
Head Elder Ling listened quietly without interrupting. Academy Head Gu continued to murmur, reminiscing endlessly about the past. He spoke from dusk to dawn.
They sat cross-legged on the ground, right in front of Xiao Qi.
In the darkness, they were immersed in their memories, but they didn't realize that Xiao Qi had long opened his slanted eyes behind them … he'd been listening the entire time!
He'd already stopped breathing, and his pulse showed that he was dead. But he was still alive and well, and he could feel the pain clearly.
He didn't know why either. Actually, there weren't many whys.
He was a monster to begin with. He'd been a monster since he was in his mother's womb. Why would there be so many whys?
Xiao Qi was already fourteen years old by now. He was no longer as delicate and delicate as he'd been when he was a child. Instead, he was pure and youthful, and his youthful spirit was gradually showing. His facial features were no longer delicate, but his beauty was enough to topple cities. Especially his long, narrow eyes, which were narrowed dangerously and filled with overflowing malice. They were like a beauty poison, enchanting yet deadly.
In the darkness, he was strapped to a cross. He was clearly a prisoner, but he looked like a lofty, vengeful demon. His slanted eyes narrowed as he looked disdainfully at the two old men at his feet.
As he stared, his blood-soaked lips suddenly curved into a cold, evil smile. It was full of self-mockery and pain.
Those six years in the Poison Sect, the memories he'd carefully stored away, the past he'd yearned for, had all been nothing but a conspiracy. So unbearable to think about!
His entire life had been nothing but someone else's scheme.
He'd started reminiscing when he was six years old, and had been tortured for eight whole years!
Gu Yuntian, just you wait. One day, I'll make you regret giving birth to a monster like me!
Gu Yuntian had taught him poison since he was young. Why did the esteemed head of the medical academy know poison?
He'd lived in Head Elder Ling's courtyard since he was young. How could the shady dealings of the medical academy escape his eyes?
In the past, he'd never taken these matters seriously. But now, they'd become bargaining chips for his future revenge.
One day, he wouldn't just destroy Gu Yuntian, he'd destroy the medical academy, the place where he'd been born, raised, and harmed!
As Academy Head Gu spoke, he fell asleep. Head Elder Ling sighed and got up. He'd already ordered people to take care of Xiao Qi's body, but when he checked Xiao Qi's pulse, he found that it was back to normal.
"Academy Head!"
Head Elder Ling's startled cry echoed through the secret room.
Academy Head Gu woke up from his sleep, but before he could stand, he heard Head Elder Ling cry out, "Academy Head, Xiao Qi isn't dead! He's not dead! "
Academy Head Gu jumped in fright and hurriedly checked Xiao Qi's breathing. He found that Xiao Qi really was breathing. He hurriedly checked Xiao Qi's pulse and found that it was back to normal. However, this didn't refer to his original pulse, but to Xiao Qi's normal pulse!
His plague was cured! The strange pulse he'd had from eating medicine all year round had disappeared as well.
What's going on?
Academy Head Gu and Head Elder Ling looked at each other in shock.
The two of them hurriedly put Xiao Qi down and took turns examining him.
"Everything is normal … How can this be …" Head Elder Ling was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
Academy Head Gu's brows were tightly knitted, his expression solemn as he repeated the word 'impossible' over and over again. He checked Xiao Qi's pulse, body, and even used a few acupuncture techniques. Unfortunately, the results were the same.
Aside from his pale complexion and weak pulse, the youth lying on the bed looked no different from a normal person.
If not for the fact that they looked the same, Academy Head Gu would've suspected that this wasn't his Xiao Qi, but someone else's child.
"Is he … unconscious?" Grand Elder Ling murmured.
Recalling what he had said last night, Academy Head Gu immediately pulled out the dagger he had hidden under his clothes and tried to kill Xiao Qi. However, just as he was about to stab Xiao Qi, he stopped himself.
Just as he'd said, he couldn't bear to give up on this hard-won child.
In the end, he said, "Let's … wait and see."
For the next three days, the two of them watched over Xiao Qi without rest. Unfortunately, other than being unconscious, Xiao Qi was completely normal.
Academy Head Gu was unwilling, and Head Elder Ling was worried.
The two of them began using all sorts of cruel methods to try and wake Xiao Qi up, testing whether Xiao Qi was faking it.
The cruelest thing was that they pierced Xiao Qi's fingernails with golden needles. All ten of his fingernails were pierced into the golden needles, but Xiao Qi didn't even frown, let alone move.
How could it not hurt?
He'd been in pain for eight whole years. It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of pain anymore, but that he'd become extremely sensitive to it.
Only, his overflowing hatred forced him to endure it! He had to endure it!
After such cruel torture, Xiao Qi didn't wake up. Academy Head Gu and Head Elder Ling finally believed that Xiao Qi was really unconscious.
But why had Xiao Qi come back from the dead? Why had he been unconscious? Why had he returned to normal? The two of them pondered over it day and night, but they couldn't figure it out.
What were they supposed to do with an unconscious Xiao Qi? It would be a pity to abandon him, but there was no possibility of experimenting with him. Instead, it would be dangerous …
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