The others who had just followed the crowd for the show, including Mrs. Dong also followed suit while whispering about how Chu Miao was putting on airs and pretending to be able to help the boy when she wasn’t even a doctor.
They thought she just wanted to take other people’s money. Hearing these clueless people slander Chu Miao, Ye Xuan turned to look at them with a sharp eye and released his aura that made it difficult for them to breathe.
They were timid and immediately shut up, behaving like quails. The young man turned to look at Ye Xuan deeply before turning back and walking forward.
Sensing the change in Ye Xuan, Chu Miao didn’t take whatever these people were saying to heart and grabbed his hand to soothe his emotions.she didn’t want him to kill someone for her again without a good reason.
Even though it might not be a big deal, a debt of karma could hinder one’s cultivation and block their path to immortality. So, if they really didn’t deserve to die, she didn’t want him staining his hands with blood.
"No need to dirty your hands with their blood. It’s not worth it." Chu Miao said as she walked forward without looking back.
The people behind them who were gossiping heard her comment and felt their blood run cold. How could they have forgotten how she cut the Fang family’s son in half just because he blocked her way? They really had guts gossiping about her in front of her.
The young man in front of them also heard this comment and raised his eyebrows with a slight smile on his lips. The couple was intriguing and brutal, but that wasn’t going to change his decision. In fact, his eyes became even more determined.
Upon reaching the corridor, Li Wan found a stool from somewhere and sat down then took her son from her husband. The child had been unconscious for a day and his fever had persisted for two days without break.
His lack of response and slightly stiffening body was the reason his parents had panicked. Even though they understood that such signs meant that he was about to become a zombie, they refused to believe it and instead, chose to ignore that little detail.
However, subconsciously, they still understood this, which was the reason they refused to let anyone else touch him. But now they couldn’t stay still anymore without doing anything. If their son turned into a zombie, they might as well follow him and die.
Li Wan couldn’t imagine living without her son. She would collapse. Her husband also knew this which was why despite knowing that his gradually stiffening body meant that he was in the process of zombification, he chose to hold hope just like his wife.
What if a miracle happened? He might survive.
He and his wife were lucky to have escaped the first wave of zombification. Even though they didn’t get any superpowers, they didn’t turn into zombies either. Now, they couldn’t understand why their five-year-old son had to go through so much pain.
Their hearts were bleeding watching their son but they couldn’t do anything. The government hadn’t even extracted the virus successfully, there was no vaccine or cure in sight for this virus. Once contracted, there were only two options. Turn into a superpower user or become a zombie.
They were just praying that against all odds, their son would survive.
"Miss, could you please check our son? Is there something that can be done to alleviate his pain?" Li Wan asked with a begging expression on her face.
Of course, Chu Miao already knew what was wrong with the child. She had used her spiritual energy to probe and realized that the child was mutating. His immune system was still too weak and even though he had fought hard, the zombie virus was still spreading and feeding on the little vitality he had left.
To her surprise, the child was really resilient. Even in such dire straits, he was still resisting and fighting to live. With such strong will to live, it would be a pity to let him die.
Li Wan’s husband also looked at Chu Miao with a hopeful gaze. He too hoped that there was something that could save their son.
"You already know the issue with your son, right?" Chu Miao asked with a flat tone.
Li Wan felt her heart skip a beat. How could she tell at a glance without even touching him? Thinking of such a skill, hope ignited in her heart. If this Miss could tell at a glance what was wrong with her son, then maybe she had a way to help, so she made a decision to be frank and not hide anything.
No matter what happened, it’s either her son got a chance to live or he followed this path of death. She would rather believe in miracles than wait for her son to do.
"Yes, we have already figured it out, but we are parents and can’t give up on our child. Unless...." Before she could finish her sentence, tears were already streaming down her face.
She really didn’t want to give up on her son. While she held him, his body stiffened even more and his temperature started to drop.
She panicked immediately. "Miss, if there is a way you can help me please do. I will be eternally grateful to you. Even if you want me to work as a horse or a cow later, I will not complain." Li Wan said with her voice slightly raised. She really was in a panic now.
"What’s wrong with her son?" A woman who had just joined the crowd asked.
"He has a fever that won’t go down." Another replied.
Suddenly, another voice said sharply, "Her son is about to turn into a zombie. Quickly get away from them." As soon as this voice fell, the crowd scattered like birds.
Only that young man remained where he was.