398: Chapter 42 Treatment and Meeting

The next day.

Meng Li, having shed his White Sword Immortal persona, recalled his No. 1 Avatar. In his true form, he accepted Xu San's invitation and arrived at the VIP ward of a certain hospital, looking travel-worn. There, he met the waiting Xu San, Lu Jin, Lu Linglong, and the masked Yun.

"Meng Li."

"San'er."

After greetings, Xu San briefly introduced Meng Li to Lu Jin, Lu Linglong, and Yun. He then pointed inside the ward and said, "The injured person we asked you to treat is inside. Go in and take a look at the situation."

"Alright."

Meng Li agreed and walked into the ward, where he saw the injured Xi and Xiao Xiao lying on two separate hospital beds.

He walked over and carefully checked their conditions. He soon had a clear understanding and turned to point at Xi, saying to Xu San and the others, "There are traces of poisoning in his body, but the toxins have been mostly cleared out."

"The blade wounds on his body are severe, but he has passed the most dangerous stage. From here, he just needs proper recuperation to make a full recovery."

Then, Meng Li looked at Xiao Xiao: "As for this one..."

"San'er, you called me here because you want me to reattach his severed arm, right?"

Xu San nodded and asked, "Are you confident?"

Meng Li said, "The stump on his body looks fine, but whether it can be done depends on the condition of the severed arm itself. Where is the arm?"

Xu San replied, "The arm is being preserved using the method you described. I'll have someone bring it over."

With that, he made a phone call.

Seeing this, Xiao Xiao and Xi on the beds, as well as Yun and Lu Linglong on the side, all had their eyes light up slightly, secretly praying for success.

Before long, an employee from Everywhere Connect delivered a specially made safe.

Xu San opened it, and inside was indeed Xiao Xiao's severed arm.

Meng Li inspected it carefully and nodded. "It's well-preserved. It can be reattached."

"Really?!"

Xiao Xiao, Yun, Xi, and Lu Linglong were overjoyed, finding it somewhat hard to believe.

Lu Jin also showed a look of joy.

Xu San adjusted his glasses and smiled. "Meng Li has reattached severed limbs for people before, and he never makes empty boasts. If he says it can be reattached, then there's definitely no problem."

"That's wonderful!" Lu Linglong laughed, then looked at Xiao Xiao. "Xiao Xiao, did you hear that?"

"Your arm can be reattached. You don't have to worry about only having one hand in the future."

"Yeah." Xiao Xiao nodded, his face filled with excitement.

Then, Lu Linglong looked at Yun again. "Yun, Xiao Xiao's hand can be saved. You don't have to blame yourself so much anymore."

Yun nodded slightly.

Lu Jin spoke to Dr. Meng, "Dr. Meng, when can this reattachment surgery be performed?"

Meng Li said, "The sooner, the better."

"Then I'll go find someone to arrange it immediately," Lu Jin said at once and left.

...

Half an hour later, inside the operating room.

Meng Li looked at the sleeping Xiao Xiao, removed the gauze from the stump of his arm, held the severed limb in one hand, and activated the Red Hand of the Shuangquan Hand with the other.

Before obtaining the Shuangquan Hand, he had used a secret technique he researched himself to reattach severed limbs.

But that method was very complex and not as convenient as the Shuangquan Hand.

The Shuangquan Hand was a Miraculous Skill realized by Duanmu Ying with the goal of curing all ailments in the world. It emphasized the concept of 'Shuangquan,' and its most basic or primary effect was to repair and complete the target's Xing and Ming—namely, the Soul and the Physical Body.

Among them, the Red Hand targeted the Physical Body.

Since Meng Li "learned" the Shuangquan Hand, he had mostly used animals for practice and research. This time, he intended to take the opportunity to try it on a human.

After activating the ability, he found that the difference wasn't great. He first reattached the severed arm, then performed detailed repairs and specific adjustments.

In just a few minutes, this "surgery" was successfully completed.

However, for Xiao Xiao to make a full recovery, he would still need to recuperate for quite a while.

This was something Meng Li had specifically set using the Red Hand to make the situation align with his previous methods, so it would look normal.

To this end, he specially arranged the scene and played on his phone for a while. When the time was about right, he finally went out.

"How is it?" Yun asked.

Meng Li replied, "The surgery was very successful. He'll make a full recovery after six months of normal recuperation. Have someone take the patient back to the ward."

"That's great!"

Lu Linglong cried out in excitement.

"Ahem." Lu Jin coughed twice and reminded her, "Linglong, this is a hospital. Remember to keep quiet."

Lu Linglong realized and sheepishly stuck out her tongue.

Lu Jin turned to Dr. Meng and said, "Dr. Meng, thank you so much. Do you have time tonight? Let's have dinner together."

Meng Li shook his head. "I have things to do tonight. Let's talk about dinner another day."

...

After leaving the hospital, Meng Li took a taxi to the airport, intending to catch the nearest flight back to the manor.

However, not long after he got in the car, he noticed something was wrong. The driver wasn't heading toward the airport.

Meng Li narrowed his eyes and said with a puzzled look, "Mister, you've taken a wrong turn, haven't you?"

The driver replied, "I haven't. I just got word that there was a traffic accident on the nearest road and it's been blocked, so we have to take a detour."

Meng Li's eye twitched. "You aren't lying to me just to make more money, are you?"

The driver said, "Look at what you're saying. I'm not the kind of person who makes money against my conscience. If you don't believe me, you can pay based on the shortest route later."

"Fine then," Meng Li responded without saying more.

But before long, things became even more suspicious. The driver actually drove the car into a remote industrial park.

Meng Li suddenly said with a half-smile, "Mister, is your airport located here?"

The driver stopped pretending and said directly, "Dr. Meng, to be honest, our boss wants to meet you."

As he spoke, the car stopped in front of a villa.

Immediately after, a bodyguard in black came over to open the car door and made a gesturing motion for Meng Li to follow.

Meng Li sighed, got out of the car, and walked into the villa. Led by the bodyguard in black, he soon met the masterminds behind it.

Wang Ai, Lü Ci!

And Lü Gong, standing beside Lü Ci.

Upon meeting, Wang Ai said with a smile, "Dr. Meng, it's really not easy to meet you."

Meng Li said helplessly, "It can't be helped. I'm a doctor; saving lives keeps me quite busy. Tell me directly why you two sought me out. I have things to do and no time for small talk."

Wang Ai didn't answer but asked instead, "You know us?"

Meng Li nodded. "The heads of the Wang Family and Lü Family among the Four Great Families of The Realm of Extraordinary People, as well as members of The Ten Elders. Although I only linger on the fringes of the circle to live a peaceful life, I'm not completely ignorant of the outside world."

Wang Ai said, "In that case, I will get straight to the point."

"Our two families are very interested in the Medicinal Pill cooperation between you and the Tianxia Society, and we hope to cooperate together."

Meng Li said, "I've already signed a contract with the Tianxia Group regarding this. If you want to discuss cooperation, you'll have to invite Chairman Feng as well."

Wang Ai waved his hand and said, "I'll speak to Feng Zheng Hao; he definitely won't have any objections. The reason I called you here specifically this time is that I want to change the method of cooperation."

"Change the method of cooperation? In what way?"