298: Chapter 294 Road 298: Chapter 294 Road Bai Xiaohang, collapsed on the ground, had unwittingly fallen unconscious.
The injuries on his body had looked quite horrific at first glance.
But after Chen Hai applied the Blade Sealing Technique to treat his wounds, his condition hadn’t improved much.
His complexion remained deathly pale without a trace of blood.
However, the breathing of the now unconscious man was still relatively steady.
As long as his life wasn’t in danger, Chen Hai felt somewhat reassured.
Of course, it was essential to take Bai Xiaohang to the hospital.
After Chen Hai used the Blade Sealing Technique, the results were incredibly miraculous, but it was only suitable for temporary treatment of injuries.
With one leg and one arm almost completely useless, Bai Xiaohang’s injuries required systematic and comprehensive treatment at a hospital for a quicker recovery.
Of the three ninjas who had infiltrated to attack Chen Hai, two had been burned to ashes by direct flames.
The final one, dealt with by Bai Xiaohang, was lying askew several steps away on the ground.
Approaching the man, Chen Hai crouched down to check him.
After confirming that this person was also dead and devoid of any signs of life, he took out a Corpse Transformation Talisman.
Muttering an incantation, he slapped it directly onto the corpse.
In current times, any case involving foreign individuals was a significant matter.
As for these Japanese ninjas like Hirano Keiji, regardless of why they came to attack him, since they died here, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chen Hai did not forget to completely destroy their bodies.
After the final ninja was reduced to pus seeping into the ground, Chen Hai burned their remaining clothes until nothing was left.
After ensuring that, apart from some scorch marks, no trace of the Japanese ninjas remained in his yard, he then thought about taking Bai Xiaohang to the hospital.
This guy, having passed out, seemed to be sleeping soundly.
Chen Hai, frail himself and with his body also severely compromised, hardly had any strength left.
He tried to carry Bai Xiaohang on his back to the car parked outside the yard.
Unfortunately, Bai Xiaohang’s build was too burly, too heavy.
Chen Hai felt powerless even just trying to drag him, let alone carry him.
“In Capital City, they’ve apparently set up a dedicated emergency call center, something like ‘120’ or so…” Chen Hai mumbled, frowning.
He had heard about this casually while chatting with Ye Qingqing.
As for whether calling 120 for an ambulance would be useful or whether medical staff would arrive promptly, he really had no clue.
After all, in his hometown in Liuyuan County, they did not have this hotline.
And in Capital City, he had never had the experience of dialing this number.
If he were in better health, he could have managed to get Bai Xiaohang into the car.
But given his current condition, his only other option besides calling 120 was to phone someone else for help!
However, since it was already around two or three in the morning, it seemed inappropriate to ask others for assistance…
He looked around, then stood up and walked towards the living room.
After he called 120 and received confirmation that help would be dispatched immediately, he went back to the spot where Bai Xiaohang lay unconscious.
Soon, he could hear sirens.
“I just made the call, was it only two or three minutes ago?
How could 120 arrive so quickly?”
“In our flourishing Yanhuang Country, with its peace and prosperity, things have become so much easier for us ordinary folks.”
“But I remember, aren’t there no major formal hospitals nearby in this area?”
“Where did this ambulance come from so quickly?”
Though he was somewhat skeptical, Chen Hai couldn’t help but comment and rose to approach the gate.
After waiting for three to five minutes, the vehicle with the siren drove into Liuhua Alley and neared his house, Chen Hai was dumbfounded.
“Who made the call?
Where’s the fire…” The vehicle that arrived was a fire truck.
As soon as the truck came to a halt, several fully geared firefighters jumped down.
After looking around and seeing no fire, the firefighters angrily shouted and interrogated the surroundings.
Liuhua Alley was densely populated.
When Chen Hai had used his Flame Power to kill Hirano Keiji and Uchida-kun, the towering flames had undoubtedly caught the attention of the nearby neighbors.
Perhaps, fearing that the fire might spread to their area, the neighbors called the fire brigade.
But now, the fire was completely extinguished, with not even a hint of a flame visible.
The person who called the fire truck must have been worried about being held accountable for a false alarm.
Several firefighters cursed and grumbled in the alley for a long time, and although people in the nearby courtyards peeked curiously in their direction, no one stepped forward to admit that they were the ones who had made the call.
As for Chen Hai, upon seeing that it was a fire truck, he only briefly lingered at the entrance to the courtyard, disappointed.
A few minutes after the fire truck had left, a white vehicle with the words “120 Emergency” finally arrived.
Bai Xiaohang, carried on a stretcher, was taken to the ambulance, but he still hadn’t regained consciousness.
In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
Although Bai Xiaohang’s injuries were not life-threatening, he would need at least a few weeks in the hospital bed to fully recover.
Moreover, even after healing, his right arm would not be able to exert much strength and would never be as flexible as before.
It was fortunate enough that he survived such injuries; it was mainly due to Chen Hai applying the Blade Sealing Technique immediately, which promptly stopped Bai Xiaohang’s bleeding.
When Bai Xiaohang was taken to the hospital, the urgency with which his wounds had scarred greatly shocked the emergency doctors.
After notifying Bai Xiaohang’s family to come and look after him, Chen Hai spent most of the recent days at home.
His own physical condition was equally terrible.
However, he disliked undergoing treatment in a hospital bed; for him, recovery just required sufficient rest over time.
“Tao Cultivation is a method that requires one to abandon the Physical Body and focus solely on cultivating the Divine Soul.”
“To ascend to Sage means to hone oneself with the power of the Divine Soul, and ultimately merge the Divine Soul completely with the Physical Body.”
“Tao Cultivators are those whose Divine Souls are undying, while Saint Cultivators possess indestructible Physical Bodies.”
“Regrettably, both these paths of cultivation must wait until I have reached perfection in the Object Controlling Realm before they can truly begin…”
In the Cultivation Room within the courtyard of Liuhua Alley, Chen Hai sat cross-legged on the cushion at the center.
Some days ago, while using visualization, he glimpsed the Black Water Leech Emperor and that Curved Eel.
The greatest insight he gained was two mysterious talismans representing Tao and Saint, which surged into his mind.
However, at that time, he fell unconscious.
Upon waking up and dealing with the attack from the Japanese Ninja and Bai Xiaohang’s critical condition, there were delays.
After settling Bai Xiaohang’s affairs and returning to his house in Liuhua Alley, Chen Hai finally had the time during his convalescence to deeply understand the knowledge contained within these two symbols.
These two symbols do not belong to any script ever used in Yanhuang Country.
Yet, upon seeing these two symbols, Chen Hai could immediately comprehend their meanings.
Every stroke seemed naturally imbued with mystery.
Chen Hai didn’t need to be literate or deeply cultured to understand; merely by observing these symbols, he could instinctively grasp certain things.
Whether Tao or Saint, both seemed to represent a path of cultivation.
Regrettably, these two Dharma Methods, one for cultivating the soul and the other the body, were completely opposed to each other.
Choosing one path necessitated forsaking the other.
It was impossible to have both, as one cannot have both the fish and the bear’s paw.
Currently, Chen Hai had just stepped into the Object Controlling Realm and wondered how many years it would take to advance to its peak perfection; he still had a long way to go.
Regardless of his choice between Tao and Saint, at least now he clearly understood the direction ahead!
His reckless insight into those two great existences had left him in a terrible state, covered in injuries, with no idea when he would recover.
Yet, obtaining the paths of Tao and Saint made it all worthwhile; even if his injuries had been more severe, as long as he survived, he would still consider it valuable.
“Tao must have originated from that Curved Eel, while Saint probably derived from the Black Water Leech Emperor.”
“In terms of strength, the Curved Eel seems to be slightly more powerful than the Black Water Leech Emperor, but I have always followed the path of the Black Water Leech Emperor.”
“Moreover, abandoning the physical body that parents bestow upon entering the path of Tao is somewhat hard to accept!”
“If I choose the path of Saint, using the Divine Soul to nourish the Physical Body, it would probably suit me better.”
…
After pondering deeply in his mind for a long while, Chen Hai silently thought.
Why had he received two completely different heritages from both the Black Water Leech Emperor and the Curved Eel?
He felt that his rash intrusion had made him a pawn to those terrifying beings.
Being a pawn was not scary; it was much more tragic to lack even the qualifications to be one.
After all, life is fleeting, barely a hundred years; if cultivation could extend Chen Hai’s life by decades or more, many would eagerly volunteer for such a role.