Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 1869 - 1932: A Grand Gesture

Su Tianhai shook his head and said, "Sansheng, I understand your intentions, so I won’t refuse this matter. You can also help inquire around, and if there are other methods, we can give them a try!"Su Jingguo thought of his uncle’s status and realized that his words might have been too optimistic. Su Lio’s illness is beyond ordinary medical skills, so they can only rely on the methods of great experts to change fate against the heavens. However, if someone of Su Tianhai’s cultivation couldn’t handle it, how could he possibly find a solution? Even if five experts from the East, South, West, North, and Center gathered, they might still not have a solution.

Luckily, his grandson-in-law could still help, which gave Su Jingguo some relief.

Just then, Wang Chao walked in, announcing that the meal was ready. Su Tianhai then took his nephew to the dining room.

This time there were even fewer people accompanying them, with fewer than ten people, all of whom were close relatives of Su Tianhai. During the meal, Su Lio’s expression was much better. The cold energy within her had erupted once before a few days ago. Fortunately, Su Tianhai suppressed it for her, but in a few days, she would need suppression again. Otherwise, she would die at any time, frozen to death by the cold.

Who doesn’t fear death? Even though Su Lio was born with this terminal illness, she didn’t want to die. Living is so good, breathing the air, looking at the blue sky, gazing at the green water...

So, she still held a bit of hope for Li Yifei and also tried to persuade herself.

After the meal, Su Jingguo and Li Yifei went to the guest room for a break. At such an advanced age, Su Lao’s health was not good, and the journey, coupled with emotional fluctuations, had left him exhausted. Indeed, it was time to rest.

Li Yifei was still in Su Jingguo’s room, and at this moment, Su Jingguo was solemnly pulling him aside to talk!

"Yifei, grandpa never asked you for anything, but this time regarding Ali’s condition, you must treat it as the most important task. We cannot let uncle’s last bloodline end!" Su Jingguo solemnly told Li Yifei.

Li Yifei also promised, "Grandpa, don’t worry, I will do my best. However, I cannot guarantee how long she can live. After all, this Sky Yin Absolute Vein is indeed incurable."

"Is it truly incurable?"

"Even great-grandfather, a master, knowing countless experts, couldn’t achieve it. They could only suppress it with their cultivation on Su Lio. I... have only been cultivating for a few years, and for now, I can’t think of any methods."

Su Jingguo sighed and said, "Then... for now, we’ll have to rely on you for treatment. Alas, when I think of Su Lio’s parents and everything she’s been through over the years, my heart aches. It’s pitiful that I sit in a high position yet can’t help at all."

"Grandpa, you needn’t think this way. Fate is predetermined, but I believe Su Lio is not someone with a short life. She’s made it through all these years, and I don’t think anything will easily happen to her."

"Hmm, alright then, you should also rest. I’d like to be alone for a moment."

"Okay, grandpa, rest first. I’ll come again in two hours."

After leaving the room, Li Yifei returned to his own room and rested for a while. Then he heard a knock on the door, stood up, and opened it, seeing Wang Chao and Ma Han standing at the door. Li Yifei’s mouth moved a little; addressing them as ’grandpa’ was still a bit difficult for him. Fortunately, both understood his predicament. Wang Chao even patted Li Yifei on the shoulder, saying with a smile, "Second brother already said, let’s keep to our own ranks. Just call us brothers, once the old man is around, you can then use titles based on generations."

"Alright then, it’s not that I’m being disrespectful, it’s just..." Li Yifei said.

Ma Han nodded understandingly and asked, "Have you rested well?"

Letting them both into the room, Li Yifei replied, "Yes, I’m well-rested."

"That’s good. Thank you for letting third brother and father meet. Father was truly happy. We just saw him, and he was smiling, saying he has no regrets."

"Alright, enough with the thanks. Let’s talk about serious matters first." Ma Han sat down and said, "Father asked me to tell you that he has already prepared the medicine, and having rested today, the treatment will start tomorrow."

"Okay, I came thinking to quickly heal the internal injuries, so the old man doesn’t have to suppress Su Lio’s cold energy anymore. I’ll handle it from now on."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao and Ma Han were thrilled, but then their expressions dimmed. After a long sigh, they said, "Thanks to you, otherwise father might not have been able to persist a few more times..."

The poisoning incident a few days ago still affected Su Tianhai’s body. Two days ago, while suppressing Su Lio’s cold energy, Su Tianhai not only took a couple of days to recover, but even vomited blood in the middle.

In earlier years, when Su Tianhai was defending the nation, not to mention vomiting blood, he had even endured having bones broken and limbs fractured. But age was different now. Vomiting blood had become equivalent to losing half a life. One could say Su Tianhai’s physical condition kept deteriorating, and forcing himself to suppress the cold for Su Lio might mean he couldn’t endure much longer before taking the journey to the West.

Fortunately, Li Yifei appeared at this time, just over thirty but already astonishingly cultivated, having reached the realm of an Innate Expert. Most importantly, he was still young with limitless growth potential. If he continued progressing, there was even the possibility of reaching the unspeakable realm. If he truly reached that realm, there would be hope for completely curing Su Lio’s illness.

"Don’t worry, both of you... big brothers, I will definitely do my best, especially since Su Lio is also my aunt!" Li Yifei assured once more.

The two were certainly reassured. They had inquired about Li Yifei from various sources, knowing about some of the things he had done, and judged from those events that Li Yifei was definitely someone they could trust. Plus, with this family connection, they believed that as long as Li Yifei agreed, he would do his utmost.

After a while, the two also stood up to say their goodbyes. Before leaving, Wang Chao said, "If you get bored staying in the room, Yifei, you can walk around. The scenery in the villa is nice, and outside is also great. There are many animals and plants behind the mountain; you can go have a look."

"Okay, Third Brother, you guys go about your business. Don’t worry about me; if I get bored, I’ll just wander around." Li Yifei nodded and said.

"Alright, we’ll be going then."

Li Yifei stayed in the room for a while, sending messages to his wives. When Chu Xiaoyao learned that he had arrived at Changbai Mountain, she became spirited and quickly replied with a message: "Hubby, since you’ve reached Changbai Mountain, you must bring Little Brother back!"

This message actually left Li Yifei a little dumbfounded. He hurriedly replied, "Bring back what Little Brother? Do you have friends over there?"

Chu Xiaoyao then replied, "No, oh my, hubby, don’t you know Little Brother?"

"Nonsense, I’ve never known that you have a brother there."

In some places in the Northeast, people call their own brother "Little Brother," and Li Yifei thought it was a term of seniority, yet Chu Xiaoyao immediately called him, with a hint of shock in her voice, as if it was hard to comprehend that Li Yifei didn’t know about Little Brother.

Li Yifei unhappily said, "What, isn’t it possible for me not to know? I don’t care what Little Brother or whatever, I’m not picking him up!"

"Hey, hey, hubby, it’s not like that. Why are you mad?"

"What else can I do?"

"No, it’s just, I read a character from a tomb-raiding novel..."

"Fictional?"

"Yeah..."

"Then what am I picking up?"

"What if... what if there is? That character is amazing!"

"Hanging up, boring." Li Yifei felt a little sour inside, realizing it was a fictional character from a novel.

Chu Xiaoyao quickly said not to hang up, but Li Yifei still ended the call. The little girl pouted, thinking Li Yifei’s reaction was a bit over the top, so she decided to be a little angry, mumbling, "You made me unable to get up for days, I didn’t say anything, just chasing a star a bit, and you react like this, hmph, I’m ignoring you!"

Li Yifei was somewhat frustrated by Chu Xiaoyao and decided to go out for a walk to relieve himself.

There weren’t many people in the Su Family; those who could live here were basically family members. The villa’s range was large, with a mountain at the back, all under the Su Family’s domain. Naturally, the radius of a hundred miles was also Su Family’s territory. Ordinary people wouldn’t come here; those living around treated this area as a forbidden zone and normally wouldn’t enter. If they encountered outsiders, they would warn them not to enter.

Fortunately, the Su Family wasn’t tyrannical; even if someone intruded and was caught, they were mostly escorted out without further difficulty.

There were many sights in the estate, with some even containing formations. At this moment, Li Yifei was staring at a rockery, having already been looking for five minutes; the more he looked, the more amazed he was. He could only say he had rudimentary knowledge of formations, just about entry-level, yet there were several formations on this rockery: Five Elements, Yin-Yang countering, and additionally, the Spirit Qi on the rockery was more abundant; it seemed like within the hundred-mile Great Formation, a small Spirit Qi gathering formation was built, making it this way, making Li Yifei almost want to climb the rockery and meditate for a while.

However, he held back the impulse since occasionally people passed by here. Climbing up the rockery as a guest wasn’t quite appropriate.

It looked like Elder Su was an expert proficient in formations, Li Yifei concluded. After watching for a while, he then turned and walked away, entering the garden. Li Yifei halted again because here he also sensed the existence of a formation. Besides the Spirit Qi gathering formation, there seemed to be a small water gathering formation. Li Yifei saw water droplets continuously condensing on a stone; this formation could collect moisture in the air, then twist it into small water droplets, gradually gathering them. A pipe on the ground collected them, and other pipes directed them, flowing to the roots of flowers and plants, so even in drought, watering wouldn’t be worrisome.

Having applied a formation like this here, Li Yifei could only say... extravagant. Especially with the materials used for setting up the formation surpassing the costs of watering itself; if this formation were relocated to a desert region, its worth would be monumental.

Li Yifei marveled for a while, shook his head, and moved on to tour the next place. The more he toured, the more he was astonished, impressed by Elder Su’s grand designs.