Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 272 - 275: Elder An’s Worries

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Her heart sank at once, especially when she called a few hours later and it still went to voicemail, she subconsciously felt that Xiao Yi might have had an accident, been found by Liu Dongjun. So, she immediately went to confront Liu Dongjun with great fury, only to be told by him that he had not found Xiao Yi yet, and that he was also frantically searching.

She then used her own connections to discreetly inquire around and confirmed that Liu Dongjun was not lying; he really had not found Xiao Yi. With this, she felt somewhat relieved. Soon after, she naturally assumed that Xiao Yi had discovered Liu Dongjun was looking for him and was evading him. Hence, she sent him a text message on his mobile phone.

In the following days, she kept a close eye on Liu Dongjun, fearing that Xiao Yi would be found by him. Fortunately, it seemed Liu Dongjun had not found Xiao Yi after all.

Today, as soon as she arrived at the office, a text message delivery notification popped up on her phone. Seeing that the time was just a few minutes ago, she immediately made a call.

Unexpectedly, the call actually went through and she really heard Xiao Yi’s voice.

"It’s me, Sister Shen. I’ve made you worry."

Xiao Yi said with some guilt.

"Xiao Yi, where are you now? How are things? Do you need me to send someone to help you?"

Shen Xiaoxiao did not even listen to Xiao Yi’s response, urgently asking instead.

"Sister Shen, what are you talking about? What situation?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Xiao Yi was taken aback by Shen Xiaoxiao’s anxious tone and it took him a moment to react. He was simultaneously touched and slightly amused as he chuckled, "Sister Shen, you’ve misunderstood. Nothing has happened to me these days. I just had something to do and went out of town for a bit, left my phone at home. I am safe now. That Liu guy hasn’t found me yet. You don’t need to send anyone to help me."

"Ah? You went out of town?"

Hearing that Xiao Yi had gone out of town rather than being chased by Liu Dongjun, Shen Xiaoxiao was taken aback, and it took her a moment to come to her senses. No wonder Liu Dongjun had been causing such a stir in G City these past few days and never managed to find Xiao Yi—she had thought he was hiding in some underground corner.

"Yeah, I’m really sorry. It was very careless of me."

Xiao Yi said, full of apology.

From Shen Xiaoxiao’s tone a moment before, he could tell that she had been worried about him these past few days because of that misunderstanding.

"Wait, Xiao Yi, where are you now? Back in G City?"

Shen Xiaoxiao immediately thought of another grave issue and asked anxiously, "Xiao Yi, you have to be careful. Liu Dongjun is going crazy searching for you now. Never mind, just tell me where you are, I’ll send someone to find you."

"Sister Shen, I’ve already returned home, but I might have to leave again soon. Really, there’s no need. Let him search. In broad daylight, he probably won’t dare do anything to me."

Xiao Yi, although greatly moved by Shen Xiaoxiao’s concern, immediately declined her kind offer. He really wasn’t used to having someone follow him around, nor did he like it.

"If that’s the case, then... please be careful. I’ll come to find you later tonight."

He wouldn’t dare do anything in broad daylight, would he?

The young master truly knew no fear! Did he even know who Liu Dongjun was? Even if Liu found him during the day and resorted to tricks, even incapacitating him to some degree, or if he actually killed him in front of everyone, Xiao Yi would have nowhere to lodge his complaint. They would simply detain Liu for a few days, to appease the media, and then quickly find a way to deal with it.

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Shen Xiaoxiao was speechless. But when she heard that he was about to leave, assuming he was heading to the university, she said no more. She knew that Liu Dongjun tended to behave on the campus of Z University; he didn’t dare to get too out of hand.

After all, it was a university, whose influence was different. If someone caused too much trouble there, those scholars would not be as easily fooled as the ordinary folk outside.

"Alright, goodbye."

After hanging up with Shen Xiaoxiao, Xiao Yi thought for a moment, then hurriedly made another call to report his safety to Wang Qingqing. Wang Qingqing was tutoring at the time, and upon hearing from Xiao Yi, she was so thrilled that she wanted to drop her lesson and come back to the school to see him. However, after Xiao Yi explained the situation, she gradually calmed down. She asked about his business trip and then arranged dinner together for the evening before hanging up.

After reassuring Wang Qingqing, Xiao Yi sent a text message to Fatty Tang to check in, then picked up his phone and dialed Elder An’s number.

At the Provincial People’s Hospital, An Jinhua looked worriedly at a stack of test results in his hands.

These were the latest results from a patient he had been treating, and to his dismay, the condition had worsened significantly compared to the patient’s previous tests. To describe the situation as critical was an understatement.

An Jinhua, staring at these numbers, was feeling angry, frustrated, anxious, and troubled.

His anger and frustration were directed at the patient, who clearly did not follow his instructions to put work aside and rest properly. Instead, the patient kept dealing with various demanding tasks, which surely contributed to the worsening results.

Although he was very humble in front of Xiao Yi, treating himself with low regard, that didn’t mean he had no confidence in his medical skills. Around others, he was very confident in his practice; he knew the efficacy of his own medicine.

Even if it couldn’t compete with Xiao Yi’s ancient prescriptions, if the patient took his medicine regularly and followed his care instructions, the disease might not be cured, but slowing its progression to extend life by another year or eighteen months wouldn’t have been a problem. Instead, the situation was dire, as if the patient was issuing his own death warrant with each check-up showing a rapid decline in his life force.

His anxiety and sorrow stemmed from the current situation. As a "Divine Doctor," he truly didn’t know what to do.

They had previously arranged for Xiao Yi to treat this particular disease, but since that night Xiao Yi left his home, he had vanished without a trace.

He couldn’t reach him by phone, couldn’t find him, and couldn’t even start looking; Xiao Yi had never said where he was staying in G City.

As time passed day by day, the patient’s condition became increasingly dire. All he could do was to stay here, filled with anger, urgency, resentment, and sorrow.

"Grandfather, life entails birth, aging, sickness, and death. This is the natural order, and you, as a doctor, aren’t a god after all. You cannot change such conditions, such an order, and the patient won’t blame you," An Lili said.

Seeing her grandfather so anxious and troubled, An Lili understood what was on his mind and couldn’t help but speak up to comfort him. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly passes on Qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation.)