CHAPTER 1257: CHAPTER 1256: TETANUS

Recalling his time at the Heavenly Court Imperial Medical Bureau, Ye Qiu realized that he always stopped at the last step with Su Luoluo. Although they had been childhood friends for eighteen years, thinking back now, he felt he had really failed.

However, he realized he was still somewhat far from cultivation and foundation establishment. If he really touched Wen Xin now, he feared his cultivation efforts might be wasted.

"Next time!" Ye Qiu said.

Wen Xin didn’t expect Ye Qiu to reject her after she took the initiative, which made her a bit unhappy, thinking Ye Qiu didn’t like her.

But she thought it was impossible. If he didn’t like her, why would he come looking for her?

"I can’t get involved with women now."

"Why?"

Ye Qiu asked, puzzled.

"I need to cultivate."

At around ten at night, Ye Qiu drove Wen Xin back to the dormitory building of the Affiliated Hospital, then drove back to the Peach Blossom Spring Villa.

Upon returning to the villa, he took a bath and continued cultivating.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Ye Qiu went to the Jin University Campus for classes. Previously at the Heavenly Court Imperial Medical Bureau, he hadn’t felt much, possibly due to the long lifespan of immortals, making each day feel the same. But in this world, time seemed to pass quickly, feeling like a new day had come with each awakening.

Upon reaching the Jin University Campus, Ye Qiu got out of the car and headed to the classroom.

After less than ten minutes in class, Ye Qiu suddenly noticed a familiar figure outside the window, the stunning beauty Cao Ling.

Apart from seeing the other during military training a few times, it had been a long time since Ye Qiu had seen her.

Unexpectedly, she was there now, looking at him through the window.

Clearly, the beauty had come to find him.

"Brother Qiu, a beauty is here for you!"

Luo Yang and the others recognized her, the impression was deep.

Ye Qiu quietly left the classroom, went outside, and saw Cao Ling in a winter dress standing in the corridor, looking like a high-up princess under the sunlight.

"You’re looking for me?"

Ye Qiu asked.

"Hurry, my uncle is in trouble." Cao Ling, not minding gender etiquette, pulled Ye Qiu and headed out. Luo Yang and the others watched in surprise as Cao Ling said while pulling Ye Qiu, "My uncle was leading training half a month ago, got pierced by a rusty nail without noticing, and now shows symptoms of tetanus, the situation is serious."

Severe tetanus is akin to rabies, with a high mortality rate, not a hundred percent but potentially incurable at its worst.

Cao Ling’s uncle, Wei Dajun, is being treated at the Military Hospital now, and the situation is unfavorable. Cao Lao and Cao Ling thought of Ye Qiu and urgently sought him out.

Ye Qiu withdrew his hand, saying, "Miss Cao, we’re not very familiar, I can walk by myself."

"You!" Others wanted her to pull, but Ye Qiu acted like that.

In reality, Cao Ling’s beauty was merely her appearance; her personality was like those from a military family, leaning more towards masculinity.

Going down the teaching building, a military vehicle was already waiting to take Ye Qiu away.

"I have my own car."

"We’ll send you back after looking at him."

Cao Ling said.

Ye Qiu joined her, got into the Jeep, where two soldiers were waiting, and left when Cao Ling directed the military driver to drive. Cao Ling kept sizing Ye Qiu up, finding it odd that Ye Qiu, whose age seemed similar to hers, was possibly afraid of her.

It didn’t seem so, given her understanding that Ye Qiu feared neither heaven nor earth.

"I heard you collaborate with Wu Shuang."

Speaking of Wu Shuang, Ye Qiu hadn’t seen him for a long time and wondered if he had been reassigned as an anti-terrorism head in the borderlands?

"Where is he now?"

"He is now the team leader of the Jinling Assault Team."

Cao Ling said.

So he hadn’t been transferred.

"My collaboration with him doesn’t concern the military, right? He hasn’t violated any regulations."

"I didn’t say he violated regulations."

Cao Lao and Cao Ling knew, for sure, the reward distance was from the French airline company, with the rightful recipient being Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu left initially, so it went to Wu Shuang.

Moreover, besides the French airline reward, upon returning to the domestic military region, Wu Shuang received rewards and commendations for exceptional service, not only protecting Cao Lao but also saving many on the plane, achieving great merit for the country’s soldiers.

That’s why Cao Ling was puzzled about how Ye Qiu managed it.

"That’s alright then."

Cao Ling looked at Ye Qiu again.

Ye Qiu gazed out the car window, and witnessing this, Cao Ling couldn’t help but laugh. Now a third-year student at the military academy, aside from regular classes, she underwent various military training during her free time. Though outwardly fragile, she could take down several thugs effortlessly due to her rigorous training.

She was a ’military flower’ both at the military academy and within the Jinling Military Region’s military compound, appealing and from an uncommon family background, with many pursuing her.

Yet, Cao Ling remained unmoved, occasionally reminiscing about Ye Qiu handling those terrorists on the plane as if dealing with common thugs.

Of course, Ye Qiu’s confrontation with that instructor left a deep impression on Cao Ling, as she had never witnessed anyone dare such a feat for many years.

When the military driver drove them to the Military Hospital, Ye Qiu and Cao Ling alighted and rushed into the hospital.

The military hospital predominantly served military personnel and partly civilians. Cao Ling escorted Ye Qiu to the intensive care unit where her uncle was.

Along the way, Ye Qiu encountered soldiers in uniform passing by hurriedly. Upon reaching the intensive unit’s entrance, two soldiers in uniform guarded the door.

Seeing Cao Ling approach, they allowed the two inside.

Inside, Ye Qiu noticed many people, some in military attire, others in civilian dress. On a hospital bed lay a middle-aged man with a robust appearance, yet his face showed immense pain. The tetanus symptoms had begun causing discomfort throughout his body.

If he weren’t from a military background, an ordinary person would be unable to withstand the current situation.

Initially, he experienced headache, dizziness, fatigue, jaw weakness, localized muscle stiffness. Now he mainly showed difficulty opening his mouth and jaw clenching, his abdominal muscles were rigid like a board, neck stiff, head tilted back. As the back and abdominal muscles contracted simultaneously, the stronger back muscle groups caused his torso to arch, resulting in an awkward lying posture on the bed.