Ye Tian flicked his fingers, and the gusts of wind struck the insects, causing them to explode. These Gu were equivalent to a part of the woman's body. When the Gu died, she would suffer a backlash.
The woman's expression became incredibly painful. "You are the Martial King!"
Ye Tian said, "You have nurtured too many Gu, and your body has long been depleted, relying entirely on Gu to sustain it. Without the Gu, your body will decay and rot, turning into pus and blood."
The woman looked at her son, Shen Jian. "Son, Jian'er..."
But Shen Jian, seeing his mother's state, instinctively retreated, unwilling to step forward.
The woman looked somewhat sad. She gave a tragic smile, and her skin began to melt, then her entire body liquefied.
Ye Tian stepped back a few paces, while Shen Jian began to vomit violently, crying as he did.
Ye Tian looked at him with pity and said, "Your mother placed a life-link Gu on you. If one dies, the other cannot survive."
Shen Jian looked terrified. "Why would she do this? Why would she harm me!"
Ye Tian sighed softly. "The Gu on her body could allow her to live for a hundred years. She thought this would ensure you a long life. But she didn't anticipate that the world is vast, and she couldn't do as she pleased."
Shen Jian knelt on the ground. "Save me, I don't want to die, sob..."
Ye Tian's expression was impassive. "Even the greatest immortals cannot save you. I am powerless." With that, he turned and left.
Shen Jian's body began to weaken. He looked at his mother, who had turned into pus and blood, and suddenly cried. But he didn't cry for long before his body grew cold. Black holes appeared on his face, and a worm bit through his skin and flew out. However, after flying a short distance, it was preyed upon by a swallow. No matter how powerful a Gu worm was, it couldn't defeat the most ordinary flying bird.
Back in the car, Ye Tian lit a cigarette. This woman's personality was extremely extreme, and she possessed Gu worms. If he hadn't intervened, she would have threatened his family, his aunt's family.
However, he still felt uneasy and asked Ren Ping to help him investigate the Gu King. Soon, Ren Ping called.
"Brother, the Gu King has been missing for twenty years. Why are you suddenly asking about him?"
Ye Tian replied, "Missing?"
Ren Ping said, "Yes, it's said he went to explore a forbidden area and never came out."
Ye Tian stated, "A Gu master claimed to be the Gu King's daughter. She just died in front of me."
Ren Ping exclaimed, "A Gu master? Those people are vicious and dangerous. Brother, you must be extremely careful."
"It's alright, she's already dead," Ye Tian said with emotion. "I wanted to spare her life, but I couldn't find any reason to."
Ren Ping advised, "Once friends in this world cross paths with Gu masters, even if they die, they must eliminate them. You did the right thing."
After a few more words, Ye Tian finished his cigarette and went to the hospital to continue treating Bai Bing.
Bai Bing was still wrapped in bandages. Seeing Ye Tian return, she smiled and said, "It's getting more and more itchy. I can hardly bear it."
Ye Tian chuckled. "The itchier, the better. I'll brew you some more medicine."
The medicine was very bitter. Bai Bing almost vomited after drinking it twice, but she had no choice; she had to persist.
After taking the medicine, it was already late at night. Ye Tian told her to rest early, while he made do with a night in the doctor's lounge.
Around three in the morning, he was startled by a commotion of hurried footsteps and rushed out to investigate. An emergency doctor recognized him and quickly said, "Dr. Ye, you're here too?"
Ye Tian saw a large number of injured people being brought in and asked, "What happened?"
The doctor replied, "Two passenger buses collided. Seventy to eighty people were injured."
Ye Tian immediately said, "I'll go with you."
The doctor was overjoyed, knowing that Ye Tian's medical skills far surpassed theirs. "That's great!"
Ye Tian changed into surgical scrubs, disinfected himself, and entered the operating room.
Most of these patients had external injuries, and all those brought to his operating room were severely injured.
Dean Liu Shixian personally came to direct. Upon hearing that Ye Tian had entered, he breathed a sigh of relief and told everyone, "This time, we can save a few more lives."
The operating room lights remained on, with patients being brought in and then pushed out, continuing until past eight in the morning.
Even Ye Tian's assistants were exhausted. Fortunately, not a single patient treated by Ye Tian died, including several who had suffered severe blood loss.