20: Chapter 20 Repaying Kindness

At the Jianghai City First Hospital, on a chair outside a patient room.

Wang An, who had lost his right arm, kept his head lowered as he scrolled through his contacts on his smart brain, looking for people to borrow money from before dialing.

"Brother An, I'm a bit tight on cash lately, I don't have any money to lend you!"

"Xiao An, the price of the water of life is too expensive; it's not something you can afford! Instead of drowning in debt to save your daughter, you're better off saving the money for your old age and having a few more daughters with your wife!"

"Wang An, given our relationship, lending you ten million wouldn't be a problem at all! But I just bought a Cultivation Technique recently and spent a huge sum of money, so I'm a bit tight on cash right now. I can only lend you one million!"

"Brother An, I know my situation—I'm broke, how could I have any money to lend you?"

"……"

After calling over a dozen people and only managing to borrow five million federal credits, Wang An's eyes flashed with helplessness. He rested his forehead on his right hand and sighed silently.

The recipients of those dozen calls were all Wang An's Martial Artist friends, and their relationships were decent enough.

However, what Wang An didn't expect was that most of his Martial Artist friends would make excuses to refuse him the moment they heard he wanted to borrow money, unwilling to part with a cent. Only three friends lent him five million federal credits because they were also tight on cash.

Five million federal credits was an astronomical figure for an ordinary person, a sum they could never earn in their entire lifetime.

But for the water of life, which cost one hundred million federal credits, it was like a drop in the bucket, practically useless.

"Brother An, how much have you borrowed? How much more do we need to buy the water of life?"

At this moment, a young woman walked slowly up to Wang An and asked softly.

"I've borrowed eighteen million. We still need sixty-three million more to buy the water of life!"

Wang An replied with a dejected look on his face.

"Brother An, you've done your best, don't blame yourself anymore!"

"This is fate!"

"If Xiao Qin's leukemia had been discovered earlier, with your strength as a Ninth Level Martial Artist, it wouldn't have been too difficult to borrow one hundred million federal credits!"

"Now that you've lost an arm and can't go out hunting to earn big money, trying to borrow one hundred million federal credits again is as hard as ascending to the heavens!"

The young woman sat beside Wang An, saying this with a look of helplessness.

As she spoke, crystalline teardrops flowed from her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.

"Wang An, your daughter's condition is too severe! If you are unable to purchase the water of life, I suggest you take your daughter home, take good care of her, and let her spend her final days happily. Don't waste time in the hospital, suffering until the end!"

A doctor wearing a white coat approached the couple and said softly.

After speaking, the doctor shook his head and walked toward his office.

"Brother An, why don't we take our daughter home and let her have some fun for a few days?"

The young woman whispered.

"Without the water of life, our daughter doesn't have much time left. Rather than letting her suffer in the hospital, it's better to take her home and let her finish her final journey happily!"

Wang An nodded gently, saying this with difficulty.

"Wang An, someone is looking for you!"

Just then, a crisp female voice came from not far away, causing Wang An to involuntarily look up toward the source of the sound.

He saw a handsome young man walking toward him, led by a nurse.

"Uncle Wang, hello. I am Yang Juncheng. Thank you for saving my mother!"

"If it weren't for you, my mother would definitely have died after jumping from the twelfth floor!"

"Here, I would like to solemnly say thank you!"

Led by the nurse, Yang Juncheng arrived in front of Wang An, speaking with a sincere expression before bowing to express his gratitude.

"You don't need to be so polite! That day, I just happened to catch your mother. It was completely a matter of convenience!"

"At that time, any Martial Artist on the scene would have unhesitatingly stepped in to save your mother!"

Wang An stood up and shook his head gently.

"Uncle Wang, regardless, you are my mother's savior, and you are also my, Yang Juncheng's, savior!"

"As the saying goes, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring! Especially when it comes to the kindness of saving a life!"

"I heard that Uncle Wang's daughter has leukemia and needs the water of life to save her!"

"I specially went to the Jianghai City Martial Arts Hall to purchase a bottle of water of life to give to you, Uncle Wang. Please, you must accept it!"

After listening to Wang An's words, Yang Juncheng smiled slightly, took a wooden box from his bosom, and handed it to Wang An.

"The water of life!"

As soon as Yang Juncheng finished speaking, Wang An couldn't help but raise his voice, his eyes filled with surprise and anticipation.

Afterward, Wang An quickly took the wooden box and opened it. A blue bottle of water of life came into his view.

"Wife, this is the water of life! Our daughter is saved!"

Looking at the water of life in the small wooden box, Wang An's eyes flashed with excitement as he immediately shouted to the young woman beside him, his tone filled with excitement and joy.

"Yes, our daughter is saved!"

The young woman replied, her face tear-stained, her eyes filled with excitement and agitation.

Yang Juncheng, who had taken in the whole scene, revealed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth and left the hospital silently.

Glancing at Juncheng's departing back, the nurse cast her gaze toward Wang An and the young woman, sighing softly: "This truly is a case of good people getting good rewards!"