Chapter 1937 - 1936: To Treat or Not to Treat

So, is this really good?

Don't be so polite?

Why does it sound so strange when this comes out of the old man's mouth?

He's definitely worried that Tang Rao and the others will take South Barbarian away, afraid they'll stay too long and that Tang Rao might coax South Barbarian into leaving. If they only stay for three days, he's confident South Barbarian won't leave with someone she just met for three days.

"Old man, during these three days, I'd like to chat with you alone, is that alright?"

Tang Rao invites the old man to leave, firstly to see if he can repair his Dantian, and secondly to give Chen Jingyi and the others more time to interact with South Barbarian, trying to help her recover her memory in a short time and go to Central Island with Tang Rao to rescue people.

"Sure, I was thinking the same."

The old man's intention and Tang Rao's are from the same starting point; he's worried that without his supervision, Tang Rao might coax South Barbarian away. If Tang Rao stays with the old man all the time, this issue shouldn't arise, should it?

One old and one young, both with ulterior motives, quickly reach an agreement.

South Barbarian standing to the side has no idea what play these two are putting on.

The old man takes Tang Rao away, while Chen Jingyi and the others invite South Barbarian to another place.

Tang Rao only gave three days, if within these three days the task isn't completed honorably, all four of them will be punished.

"Why did you bring me here?"

South Barbarian is a bit confused, the more time she spends with this group, the more she feels they're here for her?

"South Barbarian, you have no impression at all, have you really forgotten us entirely?"

Wang Han holds South Barbarian's hand, eyes fixed on hers, trying to use Divine Sense interplay to help her remember her past memories as soon as possible.

"Forgot what, I don't know you at all."

South Barbarian has never met these people, how could there be any talk of forgetting?

"I'm Han Bing, she's Qin Se, this is Bei Lin and Ling Er, have you forgotten all of us? We are your childhood best friends, we served the lady together, do these things not ring any bells?"

Before Wang Han retrieved her memories, she was as confused as South Barbarian, thinking others must have something wrong in their heads regardless of what they said. But once her memory was restored, she felt it was a gift from heaven, allowing her to retrieve such important memories.

"I've grown up here since childhood, you're really mistaken."

South Barbarian finds this all absurd and laughable, how could complete strangers become best friends?

"Didn't you mention before, Bei Lin, that there's a Secret Technique to help recover memories?"

Wang Han remembers Bei Lin mentioned this before.

"Yes, but she needs to agree, she has to be willing to accept it."

If South Barbarian doesn't accept it, the Secret Technique cannot be used.

"I won't agree, whatever you're trying to do, I won't allow it."

South Barbarian wasn't as cooperative as imagined, initially thinking these girls were easy to get along with, but now realizing it's due to a lack of understanding of them.

"You can't refuse, if you reject it, what will we do? Without you, we can't gather the five people. Do you know?"

To rescue Fang Fang, none of the five can be missing. South Barbarian is their breakthrough point, without it, everything falls apart and previous efforts are wasted.

"I don't know, nor do I care. Your plans have nothing to do with me, please don't disrupt my life."

South Barbarian may appear modest, but she's not as approachable as she seems.

"Man Man, the lady used to treat you the best, you were the first to jump into the Path of Reincarnation for her, you didn't used to be like this."

Despite Chen Jingyi and the others saying so much, South Barbarian remained unmoved until a message from Tang Rao arrived, saying the old man was crying alone in the study, suggesting they take her to him.

"We'll discuss this later, your father is crying in the study, let's go see him first."

Chen Jingyi interrupted South Barbarian's thoughts, and upon hearing about her father's crying in the study, she rushed there.

"Are we following them or what?"

Rao Linger wasn't asking foolishly, seeing the other three already heading out?

"Let's go, why are you still standing here? Something must have happened with Tang Rao; otherwise, he wouldn't use Illusion City to urge us to go over."

In the study, the old man hadn't wept so freely for quite a while, yet pouring out his heartache only made him feel worse than he thought.

"Old man, take it easy, haven't I said it's not hopeless yet? Isn't it a bit early for you to give up treatment?"

Tang Rao explained the old man's illness without exaggeration, and yet the old man was still deeply saddened?

If he were honest and detailed, would the old man feel even worse?

Definitely, isn't that obvious?

"You've already said my Dantian can't be repaired, having waited all these years hoping to find a way for repair — you've shattered my only hope, you know?"

The old man was nearly swept away by his anger.

"I only mentioned what others said about your Dantian being unrecoverable, not that I said it myself. Why are you so agitated?"

If Tang Rao can't repair it, what leverage does he have to negotiate with the old man?

"You mean there's still a chance of my Dantian being repaired?"

Dantian and that other ability are alike; they're what mean the most to a man.

"Of course there is, I'm Tang Rao, after all, the Divine Doctor of the North Island. I've seen plenty of complex cases, like yours, I've encountered people like you before and treated them successfully."

Tang Rao isn't exaggerating — he's truly seen such cases, like his own.

In order to consolidate his strength, Tang Rao once shattered his Dantian and re-congealed his Golden Core. The suffering he endured then remains vivid in his memory.

"Then treat me; I've been waiting for this day for decades. If not for my daughter, I wouldn't be alive today. I couldn't bear leaving her, so I've lingered on until now."

The old man's wails were so loud they could be heard from afar.

"Can you stop crying, man up a bit? If others hear you, they'll laugh at you. When your daughter comes over, I'll ask her opinion, whether to treat you or not."

Tang Rao appeared to have a hidden agenda, wondering why he would seek the daughter's input on treatment?