"But..."
Xiao Zheng didn't understand, "Dragon Lord, if the divine doctor comes, wouldn't he be violating orders? Wouldn't he be punished?"
Why was the Dragon Lord unwilling to budge at this moment? His health was clearly so important.
"Yes, so if he really comes, then he will naturally be punished as he should be," the Dragon Lord nodded and said, "Obeying orders is his duty. Since he didn't obey, he must be severely punished."
After these words, Xiao Zheng felt even more confused.
Why? Why did the Dragon Lord insist on punishing Lin Xiao?
Could it be that he wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of Lin Xiao? That shouldn't be the case! Wasn't War God Lin Xiao the Dragon Lord's favorite person? As the Dragon Lord's personal doctor, the most common sentiment he heard was that one should have sons like Lin Xiao.
Countless times, the Dragon Lord had even regarded Lin Xiao as the future successor of the Dragon Country!
But why, this time, was he letting Lin Xiao be deliberately punished?
"Xiao Zheng, when you should rest, rest well. Don't overthink things," the Dragon Lord patted his shoulder. "Tell me, as a patient, what is the most important thing I need to do now?"
"Rest."
"Yes, then I will go and rest well. Xiao Zheng, you too, go back and rest." The Dragon Lord gestured for Xiao Zheng to leave.
"Yes..."
Upon hearing the Dragon Lord's words, Xiao Zheng immediately nodded and began to pack his things. While packing, he handed a bottle of medicine to the Dragon Lord. "Dragon Lord, remember to take your medicine. For your body to heal, the divine doctor must personally come. This medicine can only alleviate your physical discomfort."
"That's enough."
The Dragon Lord looked at the bottle of medicine, nodded, and put it away.
Afterward, Xiao Zheng left the Dragon Lord's residence.
Once Xiao Zheng had left, the Dragon Lord smiled slightly. Then, his complexion suddenly became very ruddy. He covered his mouth with one hand and then coughed violently.
"Cough, cough..."
When he removed his hand, his palm held a cluster of fresh blood.
"I'm getting old... I can't even handle such a small matter anymore." He looked at the blood on his palm with a hint of loneliness. He was destined to leave this position, to leave this person...
Even if Lin Xiao came, he couldn't save him.
"It's just using a little too much force, I didn't expect to collapse myself first." The Dragon Lord gave a bitter smile.
He had predicted this outcome.
In recent years, he had hardly ever used his own power, because in this era, in many cases, he didn't need to use this kind of power. What he needed more was deterrence! His existence was deterrence.
But now, his deterrence was no longer needed.
Someone could replace him in providing deterrence, incidentally.
Some things, he truly found displeasing, so he went and gave that guy a good lesson.
...
"Dragon Country people! Again, Dragon Country people! I want them to die a horrible death!"
In the presidential suite, Mr. President lay on the bed, his entire body bandaged. He was raging at the security personnel beside him. "What good are you? Letting him walk right up to me so brazenly! You take taxpayer money and do what!"
"I apologize, Mr. President. The intruder was too fast. By the time we reacted..."
"Too fast? Then what about our cyborgs!"