Chapter 122: Sha Ye
“She’s in the breakroom,” the young man who had been playing a game said.
“Call her to the infirmary, Little Tian.” Chen Ying turned to walk away with Jiang Hao on her back, and Gao Yang and his companions followed.
Entering the infirmary on the side of the office hall, Chen Ying placed Jiang Hao on a surgical bed. She turned to the three of them. “Thank you. You may rest in the reception room.”
“It’s fine. We’ll stay here.”
Gao Yang didn’t want to miss the opportunity to watch another’s Talent in action.
The door opened then, and a woman in her thirties with medium-length hair walked in. She had big eyes, round face, and clear skin. Her baby face made her look more youthful than she was.
Under the white coat she wore were an office shirt and skinny jeans, and she was walking on a pair of stilettos. With a serious expression and both her hands in her pockets, she looked experienced and aloof, a stark contrast from her youthful appearance.
“What happened?” Sha Ye asked in a composed, lower voice.
Chen Ying said, “Jiang Hao’s arm got bitten by something, and he lost consciousness. I suspect it may be a curse.”
Face darkening, Sha Ye strode up to the bed.
Leaning toward her patient, she lifted his eyelids and shone the flashlight at his eyes for two seconds. Then she felt his pulse by pressing a hand to his neck. Her inspection moved to his forearm next, and she took a close look at the faint bite mark.
Sha Ye turned around and opened the door on the side of the infirmary. “Carry him inside.” The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
Chen Ying picked up Jiang Hao and entered.
Gao Yang exchanged a look with Qing Ling and Officer Huang before quickly following.
The room wasn’t large. The square interior was minimalistic with a hexagonal altar at the center, each vertex set up with an unassuming candle stand. Judging from their texture, they seemed to be made with Black Gold.
Gao Yang didn’t have to ask to figure out that the candle stands were items for Talent amplification.
While Chen Ying put Jiang Hao down on the altar, Sha Ye quickly lit the six candles.
“Keep your distance.”
Sha Ye took off her white coat and rolled up her sleeves while she warned them.
They all took a few steps back obediently, keeping their distance from the altar.
Sha Ye took a deep breath and closed her eyes, putting her hands together before her chest while muttering. Then she opened her hands and placed them on Jiang Hao’s forehead. “Cleanse.”
The candlelight seemed to surge for a moment, and Jiang Hao’s body was enveloped with a faint layer of white glow.
Immediately after, the six candles went out at the same time, and the white glow dissipated.
Sha Ye pulled back like she had been electrocuted and stared at Jiang Hao in disbelief.
“Okay.”
Officer Huang checked his phone and stood up. “There’s nothing for us to do here. We won’t overstay our welcome.”
“Ah, right.” Chen Ying got to her feet too. “My thanks to the three of you for today. I’ll give you the reward as promised and arrange your ride back.”
Gao Yang and Qing Ling stood up as well.
“Wait,” Sha Ye called out to them suddenly and looked up at Officer Huang.
“May I help you?” Officer Huang met her gaze.
“You must be Yellow Ox of the Twelve Zodiac Signs.”
“I am.” Officer Huang nodded.
“Thank you, for not giving up on Wang Fei til the end.” Sorrow flashed through Sha Ye’s eyes. “Even though he didn’t make it.”
Officer Huang was stunned for a moment. “Are you...”
“His wife.”
The air went still.
After a few seconds, Chen Ying broke the silence and turned to Officer Huang. “Why don’t you stay here for a little longer? I’ll keep an eye on Jiang Hao.”
She left the reception room.
With some hesitation, Officer Huang sat back down on the couch, and so did Gao Yang and Qing Ling.
“I’m sorry for your loss, ma’am,” Officer Huang said remorsefully.
“I don’t need words of comfort.” Sha Ye smiled with composure. “And just call me by my name.”
Officer Huang nodded, at a loss for words.
“I’ve heard about what happened to Wang Fei in the Rune Cave.” Sha Ye looked directly at Officer Huang. “I believe that you were telling the truth. That is exactly the kind of man I know Wang Fei as.”
“He was a good man, as well as a good husband and father.” Officer Huang’s eyes flickered. “There’s a question I’d like to ask you, Sha Ye. I hope you don’t take offense.”
“Go ahead.”
“Knowing how dangerous the world is, why did you and Old Wang choose to have a child? Don’t you think it’s cruel to bring a child into such a world?”
Sha Ye didn’t say anything for a moment. Instead, she stared down at the cup of coffee in her hands.
Officer Huang took out a cigarette by habit, but he didn’t light it. “To tell you the truth, if I had known that my wife could bear children, I would have avoided getting her pregnant. Now that she’s already carrying our child, however, things are different. I’m willing to give my all for the child. Do you understand what I’m getting at?”
After a brief silence, Sha Ye looked up to meet his eyes.
“I can answer the question for you.”