Chapter 94 Chapter 94: A Disease Rooted in Consciousness...?
Chapter 94: A Disease Rooted in Consciousness...?
For a moment, Pardo genuinely felt like she was the worst. This little girl was already so pitiful, yet she had shamelessly gone and reopened her wounds.
But before Pardo could even figure out how to apologize, she saw the other party shake her little head with an air of maturity and say, "I get it. You see how small I am and think I must be a kid who sneaked out behind my parents' backs."
"Hmph, this is the Xianzhou! Little short-life species sister from outside, don't judge by appearances! We Vidyadhara are self-sufficient through reincarnation; we don't need any mommies or daddies!"
The other party flicked her tail and continued, "This young lady has been studying medicine since hatching from the egg! I'm a properly licensed medical practitioner in the Alchemy Commission!"
At the same time, Qingque, who had arrived a step later, chimed in supportively: "The Vidyadhara on the Xianzhou are also long-life species with long lifespans. Every few hundred years, they revert back into an egg, and after hatching again, they live another lifetime. It's another form of immortality, you could say."
After saying this, Qingque suddenly changed her tone, asking suspiciously: "But... shouldn't Miss Bailu be studying in your Vidyadhara's exclusive academy right now? Are you sure you didn't sneak out to slack off?"
"Uh, well... those elders are just so slow and won't let me come out. But with things so chaotic outside right now, as a physician, how could I not come out to treat the injured!"
Bailu stammered in explanation: "If I hadn't snuck out without bringing enough money, this young lady wouldn't be... ahem, enough idle chatter. I can't play Celestial Jade right now; delaying a patient's diagnosis would be terrible."
Clearly, she didn't believe Qingque had come looking for her, a fellow card player, for any serious business at all. It showed just how deeply ingrained a certain little sparrow's slacker image was.
Pardo: "......"
So in the end, isn't this still a kid who snuck out from home?
And at this moment, thanks to Kevin's help in suppressing the situation, things in the square gradually improved. The Cloud Knights responsible for maintaining order in the square and the relevant personnel clearly also realized that too many people absolutely could not be allowed to gather here anymore. They began bit by bit to disperse the crowds blocking the square's perimeter.
Of course, they couldn't ignore Kevin, who had provided the greatest help. Not long after, a staff member wearing a brown uniform quickly approached: "On behalf of the people here, I sincerely thank you for your help just now. I am Dahao, an executive officer of the Divination Commission in Exalting Sanctum. Um... you don't look like someone from the Xianzhou. Are you a visitor from outside?"
It was no wonder everyone would ask such questions; after all, Kevin and Pardo's attire indeed seemed out of place here.
But of course, Kevin didn't need to explain. Qingque stepped forward and said directly: "These two are guests from the 'Corporation' side. They were just caught up in the 'Luofu's' troubles due to other matters. Regarding their identities, our Preceptor has already verified them previously."
The other person glanced at Qingque's attire and then smiled in agreement: "I see. Since it's something personally inquired about by the Preceptor herself, then there's definitely no problem. But... as you can see, the situation in Exalting Sanctum isn't exactly good right now either..."
He was about to say something urging them to hurry to a hotel or similar, but then he thought of the abilities Kevin had just displayed and changed his question: "If you don't mind, I hope you can spare some time to come to the Divination Commission office for a chat. I'd like to discuss the troubles currently facing Exalting Sanctum with you... Of course, compensation will definitely not be lacking."
Since he wanted to ask for someone's help, how could he not offer any benefits?
"...I'll consider it." Kevin neither nodded nor shook his head, only giving this ambiguous answer for now.
"Alright, thank you. The Divination Commission office is over there. If you decide to come, just look for me." This executive named Dahao smiled and responded a few times before hurriedly running towards a building not far away... Presumably, the troubles he faced at this moment were no small matter. After all, not everyone could be as idle as Qingque.
"Strange... Even if there really are many injured, they should have been taken to the Alchemy Commission for placement. Why bring them to Exalting Sanctum instead?" Looking at the injured people now, Qingque couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Anyone could figure out that placing so many injured patients on the streets couldn't possibly have a good effect on ordinary citizens.
Who knows? Maybe things have already exploded online by now?
"Simple. Because the route to the so-called Alchemy Commission has been completely sealed off. No one can contact anyone inside either. These are all the physicians they have on duty outside."
The doubts in Qingque's heart were quickly answered, but the one providing the answer wasn't someone else... it was Kevin?
"How do you know that?" Qingque looked at him puzzled.
"Heard it from those people over there." Kevin slightly raised his finger, pointing towards a pair of physicians and Divination Commission executive personnel dozens of meters away.
"No way?! You can hear voices from that far away?!"
Qingque was immediately stunned. How powerful would such hearing be if used for playing Celestial Jade?
Kevin didn't answer. He just closed his eyes and listened intently to the chaotic information around him, continuously extracting useful parts from it before speaking again in a low voice: "The Divination Commission has problems too? Plant roots... are they what they foresaw?"
Clearly, if nothing unexpected happened, what they described was definitely related to these people's current outbreak of 'Mara-Struck.' This seemed to be a disease rooted in the genes of Xianzhou people. Then it was absolutely related to the Ambrosial Arbor they had just seen.
Thinking of this, Kevin crouched down, picked up a branch that had fallen from who-knows-what on the ground, and lightly snapped it with some force...
So, was that thing really just a simple dead object as Qingque said?
Then, under the puzzled gazes of Pardo and Qingque, Kevin, who had crouched down, stood up again and walked over to one of the 'injured' people he had controlled. He reached out his hand and pressed it against the other's forehead.
This guy who had been struggling incessantly immediately hung his head. Kevin carefully sensed the abnormalities within his body—
As expected, spreading branches had begun to swirl throughout the other's body. This was definitely not a good sign because Kevin didn't think simple medical techniques could remove these chaotic substances brimming with vitality.
But compared to these surface phenomena, Kevin was naturally more concerned about the root cause of all these changes... It seemed not to originate from some kind of physical mutation but rather was rooted in... consciousness?
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