Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor

Chapter 2736: Chapter 2736: Hope

"Repayment? No need! We fishermen go out to sea, and someday we might encounter the same situation as you. At that time, we naturally hope other fishing boats will save us. So saving you is essentially accumulating virtue for ourselves!"

The fishermen who saved Fang Bai truly weren’t thinking about repayment. Hearing Fang Bai’s words of gratitude, they couldn’t help but smile warmly.

Fang Bai was not one to leave kindness unreturned. He thought for a moment and said, "Then... do you have any wishes or desires that have not been fulfilled? Tell me, perhaps I can help you."

The fishermen looked at each other, assuming Fang Bai was joking.

But the lean teenager who seemed around seventeen or eighteen said, "Speaking of wishes, I hope a miracle happens, allowing my sister’s illness to be cured."

As soon as he said this, his father’s expression, that of a burly middle-aged man, darkened, and his eyes reddened, letting out a heavy sigh.

Through chatting, Fang Bai learned that the lean teenager was named Gu Hai, and the burly man was his father, Gu Shan.

Gu Hai’s sister, Gu Jie, was only twenty years old this year. She was diagnosed with leukemia a few months ago, and is currently hospitalized for treatment, though the results are not ideal.

During this trip at sea, Gu Hai and his father visited his sister in the hospital and discovered that her once beautiful hair had fallen out, leaving her frail and emaciated. In the conversation, words of despair were revealed.

The doctor had also privately informed Gu Shan and his son that the chances of curing Gu Jie’s disease were negligible, which was tantamount to a death sentence.

Gu Jie was studying at Huaxia’s most prestigious university, achieving excellent grades. Her future should have been bright, yet unexpectedly she encountered such misfortune.

Gu Jie’s daily hospitalization costs were a significant burden for the Gu Family, and fortunately, other family members pooled together money for Gu Jie. Otherwise, a beautiful young woman could only return home to await death.

Currently, Gu Hai’s mother is staying alone in the hospital to care for her daughter, while Gu Shan and Gu Hai suppress their sorrow by going to sea to catch fish, hoping to earn more money for Gu Jie’s treatment.

Even if there’s only a glimmer of hope, they don’t want to give up.

"I’m a doctor, skilled in medicine. If you don’t mind, can you take me to see the patient?"

Fang Bai spoke to the grieving father and son, Gu Shan and Gu Hai.

To Fang Bai, curing Gu Jie’s illness would be equivalent to repaying their kindness.

As for the other fishermen’s kindness, Fang Bai would repay it in different ways.

How could the esteemed Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Realm owe favors to mortals?

"Leukemia is equivalent to a terminal illness... this disease cannot be cured..."

Gu Shan said in low spirits.

Every time this subject was mentioned, his heart was in profound pain, like a knife being twisted. He truly did not want to discuss it further.

Seeing Gu Shan’s demeanor, Fang Bai knew he didn’t believe him, so he changed the subject.

Using the excuse of being penniless and having no family or relatives, Fang Bai followed the fishermen to a small coastal village and temporarily stayed at Gu Shan’s house.

Gu Shan’s family used to be relatively prosperous, but to afford his daughter Gu Jie’s medical treatment, they spent all their savings and accrued considerable debt.

Currently, the Gu Family could be aptly described as impoverished.

"Our family is poor, there’s nothing much to offer, please forgive us."

Gu Shan asked his son Gu Hai to prepare a room for Fang Bai to temporarily stay in and made some simple dishes for dinner, inviting Fang Bai to join them.

Fang Bai didn’t mind; as an Immortal, he was tired of eating Immortal Fruit and drinking Immortal Brew in the Immortal Realm, and now in the mortal world, he found eating steamed buns and stir-fried cabbage to be a delicacy.

Regrettably, Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring was empty, otherwise he could have gifted the Gu Family some Immortal Fruit and Immortal Brew as a token of gratitude. Although they wouldn’t live forever, living healthily for three to five hundred years would certainly be achievable.

"Tomorrow, my son and I will be going to Yanjing to visit my daughter. Brother Bai, you just stay here. If you manage to contact your friends, there’s no need to inform us, just leave the key with the neighbor."

After dinner, while Gu Hai was washing the dishes, Gu Shan spoke to Fang Bai.

Fang Bai said, "I have some friends in Yanjing, among them are renowned doctors in Huaxia. Let’s go together tomorrow."

Previously, Fang Bai had inquired with Gu Shan and others about the current era in the mortal world and discovered that the saying "One day in the Immortal Realm equals one year in the mortal world" was nothing but nonsense.

Fang Bai had left the mortal world for over a hundred years, yet only ten years had passed here. Now, perhaps those friends who couldn’t accompany him to the Minor World, Major World, and Immortal Realm might still be found.

For instance, Huaxia’s four National Doctors and five Medical Gates had left descendants or successors in the mortal world to ensure the continuation of their legacy.

Fang Bai was prepared to directly intervene, but thought it prudent to wait until they reached Yanjing. He planned to gather those individuals from the Medical Gates to the hospital where Gu Jie was staying, let them give it a try first. If they were helpless, then he would step in.

Having inadvertently returned to the mortal world, unable to swiftly return to the Immortal Realm, Fang Bai decided to take the opportunity to travel throughout the mortal world. He wanted to see if, after ten years, the people of the Medical Gates had expanded their predecessors’ medical skills or had lost their heritage, regressing instead.

"Really?"

Hearing that Fang Bai had famous doctor friends in Yanjing, Gu Hai’s eyes lit up.

Although the doctor treating his daughter was also quite renowned in Huaxia, having a few more known doctors take a look couldn’t hurt.

Fang Bai nodded and said, "Once we’re in Yanjing, leave the task of contacting other doctors to me! Rest assured, the doctors I know are National Doctors of Huaxia; your daughter’s illness in their hands may be curable."

Gu Shan wasn’t well-educated and hadn’t heard of "National Doctors," but instinctively believed their medical skills must be highly advanced.

When Gu Hai finished washing the dishes and returned to the living room, Gu Shan told him about it. Gu Hai was delighted, saying, "Brother Bai, if you can cure my sister’s illness, I’m willing to serve you in any way!"

Fang Bai waved his hand, smiling, "You saved my life, I’ll save your sister’s life, and then we won’t owe each other anything."

He paused and continued, "By the way, Brother Gu, where are the other fishermen who saved me living? Take me to see them, I haven’t properly thanked them yet!"

Gu Shan quickly said, "We’re all from the same family, there’s no need for that."

Fang Bai insisted on having Gu Hai accompany him outside, and seeing this, Gu Shan felt it was inappropriate to argue further, so he waved them off.

Gu Family Village has more than a thousand households, with each family not far from each other. Fang Bai and Gu Hai walked for just a few minutes before arriving at another fisherman’s house.

The master of this house was called Gu Yuan, who was actually Gu Hai’s uncle and one of the fishermen who saved Fang Bai.

"My uncle has two sons, both finished junior high, but because of the poor economic condition at home, neither of them, one in his early thirties and the other nearing thirty, has been able to marry. My uncle and aunt are worried so much they’ve gone gray."

Gu Hai spoke while walking about his uncle’s family situation.

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