Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess
Chapter 132: 132: Merits (4)

Chapter 132: 132: Merits (4)

Yue Xuexia's treatment of an old senior, Long Huangdi, was successful, as heard by a lot of patients at the Island Hospital. They were all eager to meet her, but she was blocked by the bodyguard from Mystic Mountain. After all, she is a divine doctor; just this title alone made her exalted among the doctors and medical practitioners. Plus, the fact that she had successfully cured one of the dying patients in the hospital gave her hope for the patients in the hospice care department.

After curing Long Huangdi, Yue Xuexia followed the system's instructions and went to the room where her next patient was waiting. But as soon as she saw who it was, coldness appeared on her face. It was the father of that bastard who had almost killed her aunt that day.

She said, "Why is it you?"

[Don't get angry, Xue'er. Like I said before, you can choose to save him or not. It was just that this man possessed merits second only to those of your first patient. Plus, he isn't as bad as you think he is. He is the complete opposite of his stupid son.] The system tried to explain, but the mood of the Divine Doctor had already turned sour, and her eyes slowly turned cold as she looked at the dying old man on the bed.

It is Old Master Qu. Unexpectedly, unlike before, he looks like he is dying and is already at the end of his life. Once he saw Yue Xuexia, he smiled. Old Master Qu didn't smile because he thought Yue Xuexia was here to treat him but not to end his life.

Lao Qu spoke with great difficulty, "Y-ou are... he-re. C-Can... I a-sk... y-ou... to... e-en... me?"

Yue Xuexia's face remained cold, but she still used her appraisal skill on the old man. The following information appeared before her:

[Name: Qu Rouya]

He was the first council leader and accompanied Long Juedi into those wars after the first State Leader had fallen into a coma. He is just an ordinary person yet he possessed righteousness in his bones. He had never broken a law, even the simplest one. His tactic and strategy had saved this country multiple times, saving billions of citizens without even them knowing.

Injury: Death Curse (Someone is trying to steal away his lifespan.)]

[His lifespan is being stolen by a devil practitioner Qu Rouyi had hired. At first, he wanted to kill you but he was terrified of Taiyang and his hatred fell on his parents, especially his father, who didn't even try to save him from you. [He got his money from his mother and both precious things in an auction house and was approached by a devil cultivator for one of his items.]

[Mission: Purify his soul and remove the death curse.]. [Reward: Half of his merits and 1 Special-grade Brocade Gift bag]

[Xue'er, you can decline this mission if you wish to. [I will just find another patient for you to treat.]

Yue Xuexia observed the dying old man on the bed with an expressionless face. No one knows what he is thinking, but the wife of Qu Rouya had kneeled down and hugged Yue Xuexia's leg while kowtowing until her forehead bled with crimson blood.

Madame Qu, with her face strolling down with almost endless tears and one of her hands holding on to Yue Xuexia's ankle, continued to hit her head on the cold floor.

"I beg you. Please save him. Divine Doctor, please be merciful. Our son is trash and he deserves all his punishments. But my husband is a good man; he is a hero. He has never broken any laws and would even pick up trash in the park when we are walking around. Most of his salary is donated to those orphaned children and those affected by the war years ago. He doesn't even have a cent of savings in him."

"Please… please~ I beg you. Please save him. He doesn't deserve to die. You can take my life if you are not satisfied with punishing Rouyi. But I hope that you save my husband."

This is the scene Hospital Director Yi Guang and the other doctors noticed when they got in the room. When they recognized who the patient was and who the woman who was hugging the foot of Yue Xuexia was, they panicked. The only reason Qu Rouya was once again accepted on this island was because Long Juedi pleaded with them. The commotion was so loud that Long Juedi and the rest were attracted to the noise and also saw this scene.

Yi Guang exclaims, "What are you doing!? Let go of the mistress."

"NO! Please save my husband! I beg you~" said Madame Qu while the dying patient on the bed was also crying as he couldn't bear the scene of his beloved wife groveling on the ground and hugging someone's foot for his sake.

Lao Qu, who no longer moves from the bed and has his wrinkled face covered with tears, speaks with great difficulty but still tries his best to do so.

"Hon…ey… En…cough!"

This time he puked blood, and all those who had witnessed it panicked. Some doctors wanted to help the patients, but they didn't dare to walk in front of the cold-faced divine doctor. Silence descends in the room. Yue Xuexia stared down on Qu Rouya as if looking at the dead corpse, making those who were sensitive with this kind of aura and eyes shiver.

Taiyang wanted to speak, but seeing such a cold-face and being completely devoid of emotion, Xue'er made him unable to open his mouth to ask. Instead, it was the system that spoke to her through her mind.

[Xue'er, it's okay. Let's just go to the next patient. Let's forget about this person.]

Silence~

Nobody dares to speak first or make the first move. They are afraid that by doing so, the silent young lady would be offended and her anger would fall on their heads instead. They waited. Waiting patiently for Yue Xuexia to speak. Suddenly, they just heard her let out a soft sigh, as if she had given up her principles for this one moment alone.

Yue Xuexia spoke, "Those who tried to harm my family, relatives, friends, and loved ones had all been buried underground. This includes their children, their ancestors down to their very last bloodline. Why? Because I am afraid that once I am gone or something happened to me, they would retaliate on my loved ones. Wouldn't it be safer to nip the bud of danger instead of letting it be? I don't care if I killed the innocent ones. In the first place, the reason an individual grew to what they are now was because they were influenced by the people by their side, their surroundings, and those they had seen with their eyes."

"You son, he grew up like that because of you two. So what if you are righteous? A hero? A martyr? The fact that he became a person who was arrogant and looked down on others was because of the position you gave him. Without proper guidance, he grew up a crook and was influenced by that trash. That is the result of your neglect. So I ask you again: Do you truly have nothing to do with why Qu Rouyi became like that?"

"He looked down on commoners and treated them no different from trash. In the end, you chose not to correct him. Why? Do you believe he will change ways in the future? Is belief enough? Obviously not! He can even survive now because you helped him, am I right?"

The moment Yue Xuexia asked this, Madame Qu lowered her head in guilt. Lao Qu almost died on the spot because of rage. He had warned his wife to let go of that foolish brat. He will not learn anything if he is in his current state.

Yue Xuexia continues to speak. "I've spared you once because you are the hero that protects the country and because you are a comrade of Grandpa Long. But did you know that the reason your husband is in this state is because of that son of yours whom you saved?"

At this moment, everyone was rendered speechless. They couldn't believe that the reason why Qu Rouya ended up being worse than before was because of their son, Qu Rouyi. Madame Qu was in disbelief and looked at Yue Xuexia with incredulity in her eyes.

"N-No. That's not possible. I only gave a little fund to keep him alive!" Madame Qu said.

Yue Xuexia looked down one coldly with a contemptuous gaze. "A little money? Is it enough for him to buy something precious in the auction house and hire a devil cultivator to steal away your husband's life force? Aren't you very happy with this result?"

"N-No! That's impossible. Would that mean I caused this to happen to my husband? Sobs~" Madame Qu finally let go of Yue Xuexia's leg, which was scratched by the nails of the middle-aged lady. Taiyang, crouches down and helps Yue Xuexia wipe some healing ointment on those bruises and scratches. He is ignoring everyone's gaze and only focusing on the traces of a wound on such a thin ankle.

Yue Xuexia said as she noticed Taiyang looking at her ankle worriedly. "It's okay, Yangyang. There is no more pain. Thank you."

"Um, I will capture that bastard for you," said Taiyang before jumping out of the window and disappearing on the spot. He left to grab Qu Rouyi and the Devil Cultivator, who wanted to harm Yue Xuexia. It would be better if he killed that bastard, but it's better to torture him slowly.

Once Taiyang disappeared, Yue Xuexia approached Qu Rouya, who was already on the verge of death, questioning all the things he had done in the past. Is it wrong for him to love his country too much? Even though he didn't thoroughly ignore his family, it was his fault his son became like that. Yue Xuexia's words hit him alone and the stabbing sensation in his heart made him question his whole life. He didn't even notice the divine doctor coming over by his side.

Yue Xuexia said, "Hey! I changed my mind. I can save you, but... are you willing to give away all your merits in this life?"

"What are the merits?" asked Yi Guang for the patient, who could no longer speak due to weakness.

Yue Xuexia said, "It's the accumulation of good deeds. It's a blessing from the world which one can accumulate while they are still alive. This thing can help you reincarnate into a good family and is extremely helpful to my savior. If you are willing to agree to give us all your merits, then I will save you. As for your son, you can handle him yourself when Yangyang is back. What is your decision?"

With a very raspy voice, Qu Rouya speaks one word with his strong will. "Yes!"

"Smart decision. Well, if you get reincarnated into a pig in your next life, is it not my fault, okay?" said Yue Xuexia as she used Sacred Healing on him.

Once again, that bright shade of gold covered Qu Rouya, like what happened to Long Huangdi before. Everyone watched with terror as they heard a terrifying scream of an old man's voice and a black mist coming out of Qu Rouya's body as if being purified.

{Child! Don't let me find you, or I will kill you and your whole family.}

Yue Xuexia chuckled and said, "Kill me? That's impossible. Yangyang will definitely find you and bury you alive."