As they moved toward Wang Xiaotian's room, only a few steps away from the dining hall, everyone froze, their eyes widening in horror.
At the entrance lay Wang Xiaotian, sprawled across the floor.
His bloodshot eyes dripped crimson tears as he stared weakly at them.
Blood streamed from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, pooling beneath him in a dark, sickly stain.
Yet, against all odds, his heart still beat faintly, and he struggled desperately for each breath of air.
Su Moyan nearly collapsed at the sight of Wang Xiaotian's condition.
While Wang Ruoxi and Xin Lin stood frozen in shock, their minds were struggling to grasp the scene before them.
But Su Jianyu rushed forward, lifting Wang Xiaotian into his arms. His voice roared with fury.
"What are you all standing around for? Call an ambulance, summon every doctor in the city—prepare at once for Big Brother's treatment!"
Wang Ruoxi and Xin Lin snapped out of their shock.
In a flash, Wang Ruoxi appeared in front of Su Jianyu, who stiffened in fear but forced himself to remain steady.
Without hesitation, she pulled out several healing pills and quickly fed them to Wang Xiaotian, helping him swallow.
Yet, moments later, he coughed violently, spitting out even more blood. His gaze shifted weakly toward Su Jianyu, a faint chuckle escaping his lips before his eyes slowly closed.
Ji Yuan chuckled inwardly.
"Ah, my naive master… every healing pill you feed him only turns into poison within his body. His inner energy and blood have already become venom, corroding him from within. With his meridians blocked, those pills will only hasten his death".
Su Jianyu rushed toward his car with Wang Xiaotian in his arms, but before he could reach it, Wang Ruoxi appeared before him, blocking his path with an imposing presence.
Trembling, Su Jianyu spoke in a desperate, pleading tone.
"Master Wang, this is no time for punishment. I beg you—please allow me to save my big brother".
Wang Ruoxi raised both hands to block him, her voice firm and commanding.
"Hand him to me. Your car will only slow us down, and we can't risk losing him. Give him to me—now!"
Su Jianyu reluctantly handed Wang Xiaotian over, though distrust lingered in his eyes.
As she received him, Xin Lin spoke in a grave tone.
"I have already summoned the best doctors across Xia to Wujin City Hospital. Take him there—we cannot waste even a breath of time".
Wang Ruoxi tightened her hold on Wang Xiaotian's body, bending her knees as inner energy surged through her whole body.
"Fire Steps—Flying Over the Clouds!"
At her command, flames burst beneath her feet.
With a single leap, she crossed a thousand meters, the ground behind her splitting into a crater that burned with undying fire.
In less than a minute, she reached the hospital, leaving a trail of scorched earth wherever her feet had touched.
Crash….
She stormed into the hospital, shattering the gate with her momentum.
Her voice thundered with fury.
"Where are the doctors? Come here at once and save him—or I will burn this entire hospital to ashes!"
At her command, a group of physicians rushed forward, hastily taking Wang Xiaotian from her grasp.
In the emergency room, renowned doctors gathered, each exerting their utmost skill in a desperate attempt to save his life.
A few minutes later, Xin Lin arrived at the hospital. Wang Ruoxi turned toward her, her voice sharp.
"Xin uses the Medical Valley token and summons Valley Lord for Wang Xiaotian treatment; those doctors can't save his life!"
Xin Lin met her gaze with a solemn expression.
"Don't worry, senior sis…. I mean sect master, I already used the Medical Valley token and summoned the Ghost Saint himself to treat Wang Xiaotian".
Wang Ruoxi's eyes widened in disbelief.
"You fool! Why would you use that token to invite the Ghost Saint?"
Xin Lin frowned, clearly confused. "Huh? What's wrong, sect master? I only used the token to bring him here. Why are you acting so alarmed?"
Wang Ruoxi gritted her teeth.
"You fool! The Ghost Saint is in a closed-door retreat. Before entering, he made it clear—he will not emerge unless Medical Valley itself faces destruction or a calamity of the gravest kind".
"Even if the world outside turns to dust, he will not break his retreat. And now, because you used the Medical Valley token, it's wasted—we cannot call upon it again".
Xin Lin's eyes widened in disbelief. "What? Why was I never told of this? Then what should we do now?"
Wang Ruoxi forced herself to calm her fury.
"For now, let the doctors stabilize his condition. Once he's out of immediate danger, we'll transfer him to the sect. There, we can provide far better treatment than this wretched hospital ever could".
"Don't worry, Sect Master. I've already summoned several physicians from the sect," Xin Lin said, trying to reassure Wang Ruoxi.
While Wang Ruoxi and Xin Lin were speaking, the Su family arrived.
Li Mei sneered, her tone dripping with disdain.
"Master Wang, Master Xin, you're both wasting time on him. I'm certain he's only putting on an act for attention. Look at his blood—it's dark, not red. Everyone's blood is red, not black. That alone proves he's faking his injuries".
Su Linfeng stepped forward in agreement.
"Yes, Master Wang, my wife speaks the truth".
"I was convinced he had died after losing so much blood, yet he still clings to life? And with blood that dark? It's far too suspicious. I also believe he's only pretending to feign death!"
One by one, the other Su family members echoed their disdain, repeating similar accusations—everyone except Su Moyan and Su Jianyu, who stood silently apart.
Wang Ruoxi's eyes narrowed as she glared at the Su family.
"Silence! Do you fools think I can't recognize poison? His blood has already turned venomous—that is why its colour has shifted from red to dark crimson".
"If any of you so much as touch a single drop, death will claim you instantly. I cannot even fathom how many years he has been enduring this blood poisoning".
Xin Lin's eyes widened in shock. "Elder Sister, Wang Xiaotian is an ancient martial artist—then why was he unable to sense that he was poisoned?"
Wang Ruoxi held her head and sank onto a nearby bench.
"Wang Xiaotian is only a martial artist, not an immortal cultivator like us".
"On the way here, I examined his veins—the poison in his body was crafted to kill immortal cultivators, and even I don't know how he got poisoned".
"Now think… if such poison was used on a mere martial artist, what kind of torment would he suffer?"
Xin Lin pressed her lips together, unease flickering in her eyes. "If the poison is truly that deadly, how can the doctors and physicians we summoned possibly save him?"
Wang Ruoxi answered firmly. "Before coming here, I gave him the Nine Reverse Poison Pill. It isn't an antidote, but it can absorb half the poison in his body".
"With this, the doctors will have enough time to stabilize him. After that, we'll take him to the sect for proper treatment".
Wang Ruoxi suddenly realized something and turned to Su Jianyu.
Her eyes widened as she saw his hands turning red and black. Without hesitation, she rushed forward and grabbed his hand, channelling her spiritual energy to halt the poison's spread.
After suppressing the toxin completely, she took out a Nine Reverse Poison Pill and carefully fed it to him.
Li Mei rushed forward in panic to check on Su Jianyu, but Wang Ruoxi quickly stopped her. "No! Don't touch him, or you'll be poisoned too!"
In a fit of rage, Li Mei cursed Wang Xiaotian. "Because of that bastard, my son was poisoned! If anything happens to him, I'll kill that wretch myself!"
Wang Ruoxi glared at her in anger, but soon realized what Li Mei had said. Lowering her head, Li Mei fell silent—yet her heart still burned with hatred for Wang Xiaotian.
Xin Lin spoke in a worried tone. "Sect Master, if Su Jianyu's hand turned black and red just from touching Wang Xiaotian's blood, what about the doctors and physicians who are still treating him?"
Wang Ruoxi shook her head. "Don't worry, I already gave Wang Xiaotian the Nine Reverse Poison Pill. His blood is no longer heavily poisoned, and most physicians from the sect can withstand that level of toxin. But still, I'll go and check to make sure they're all right."
When Wang Ruoxi arrived at the room where Wang Xiaotian was being treated, two disciples wearing Medical Valley Daoist robes stepped forward to block her path.
"Unauthorized persons are not allowed to enter, especially those from the Elemental Sect," one of them said coldly.
Wang Ruoxi's eyes narrowed, but when she saw their robes, she held her tongue. As she turned to leave, her gaze fell upon several doctors and her sect's physicians lying unconscious on the floor outside.
She clenched her fists tightly, barely holding back from unleashing her spiritual energy on the two insolent brats. Knowing that the Medical Valley was responsible for Wang Xiaotian's treatment, she forced down her anger and turned to leave.
When she returned, she didn't say a single word. Xin Lin tried to ask what had happened, but Wang Ruoxi remained silent.
Su Moyan rushed forward and knelt before the two masters, her voice quivering with emotion.
"Master Wang, Master Xin… Wang Xiaotian will be alright, won't he? You can save him, right?"
Xin Lin placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"I've invited the finest doctors across Xia, even physicians from the sect are present. Don't worry—they can pull a man back from death itself".
But Su Moyan's desperation only deepened. "What if this time they can't? What if… they fail to bring him back?"
Wang Ruoxi spoke in a broken tone, her voice trembling. "He isn't dead yet, so don't speak of him as if he is already in the mouth of death".
Xin Lin gently tried to comfort Su Moyan with warmth and care, while on the other side, Ji Yuan and the rest of the Su family secretly relished the scene in their hearts—everyone except Su Jianyu, whose face was filled with worry.
Tomorrow morning, many physicians and doctors come out of the room.
An old man with black fingers wearing a ghostly mask, leading other physicians and doctors from the room.
Wang Ruoxi and Xin Lin were shocked after seeing that man, and they also saw many core disciples from Medical Valley.
Wang Ruoxi was shocked when she saw the man. She thought to herself, "I assumed the Valley Lord came for the treatment, but the Ghost Saint has truly come to save him. That must be why the disciples of Medical Valley acted arrogantly before me. Still, I'm sure he has already saved that brat's life, so I won't press this disrespect any further."
The old man stood in front of Wang Ruoxi and sneered at her with anger and disgust. "I saved him".
Wang Ruoxi clasped her fist and greeted him. "Thank you for saving him, Sir Ghost Saint".
"You are unworthy to be his master. If anything happens to him, I will destroy you and your entire sect." After speaking, he vanished, taking the core disciples of Medical Valley with him.
"You—" Before she could say anything, he had already disappeared.
Xin Lin spoke in a worried tone, "Senior sister, you told me he was in seclusion and wouldn't come out unless Medical Valley faced grave danger. Did he break his retreat to save Wang Xiaotian? But why?"
Wang Ruoxi erupted in anger. "If he truly broke his retreat to save him, then be grateful and stop asking me foolish questions!"
On the other side, Ji Yuan bit his thumb in frustration, cursing in his heart.
"Damn it! Those two old hags actually used the Medical Valley token to summon Ghost Saint".
"After countless schemes, I finally obtained that token from that trash as a gift from the old hag, yet in the end, they wasted it on him".
"Today I lost both my poison and my token. Wang Xiaotian, I will never forgive you—you will die a dog's death!"
Su Moyan rushed toward the emergency room but was stopped by a physician.
"Please wait, Mrs. Su Moyan. You cannot meet the patient right now. His vitals are stabilized, but he is still in critical condition".
"If you disturb him now, his inner energy may go rampant and kill him. For the next few days, we must keep him under strict observation".
He met Wang Ruoxi's gaze. "Forgive me, Sect Leader, but it's not safe to transfer him to the sect yet".
Wang Ruoxi rose without another word and, with Xin Lin, departed. One by one, the others followed, until Wang Xiaotian was left alone in the silent hospital ward.