"Fortunate," Lin Xiao said.
The bullet passing through was the best possible outcome.
Teacher Ma and the other two had arrived by the bedside. They stared at the person on the bed, their eyes devoid of any trace of the Underworld Doctor.
Ning Fengzhi tugged at his nephew's sleeve, signaling him to pay attention to the gazes of these three.
Their eyes were like those of an artist admiring a masterpiece, not like they were looking at someone from the same Heavenly Doctor lineage.
This look was something both the Underworld Doctor and Ning Fengzhi were all too familiar with.
Every time they encountered someone from the Heavenly Doctors after completing a treatment, they would have this exact expression. It was a state of self-indulgence.
Except now, the intensity of these individuals' state was even stronger than any they had witnessed before.
It seemed as if the person lying there was their ultimate "creation."
"Did you replace his parts?" the Underworld Doctor asked directly.
"Yes."
Teacher Ma replied without looking up, "His life was originally destined to end within a year. To ensure his survival, we replaced all the damaged and diseased parts of his body. Now, he can live for at least another ten years."
It sounded quite impressive, indeed.
"Then why does he hate you so much?" the Underworld Doctor asked.
"Hate us?" Teacher Ma clearly didn't understand. He even seemed surprised. "We gave him new life, a future. We turned him from a dying man into what he is now. Why would he hate us?"
His demeanor and tone even suggested he was a deity who had saved this person.
"You should ask him, not me," the Underworld Doctor raised an eyebrow. This was also why he disliked these Heavenly Doctors so much.
These Heavenly Doctors always believed themselves to be the most noble, that everyone should revere and thank them.
"Then, let's wake him up," Teacher Ma said, and reached out to press the pressure point on the man's philtrum.
"Ah!"
A scream erupted from the man's throat. His eyes opened, and the single eye he had fixed on Teacher Ma.
"It's you... Ma Guo You!"
A voice filled with hatred escaped the man's lips.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited."
Lin Xiao immediately moved to restrain the man, also blocking Teacher Ma and the other two at a distance.
"You deserve to die! You deserve to die!!!"
Even though he was restrained by Lin Xiao, he continued to roar and rage, his voice tearing, his throat's agony faintly audible.
"What exactly happened?" Lin Xiao looked at Ma Guo You curiously. "What could make someone hate you to this extent? As a Heavenly Doctor, did you kill his entire family?"
"No, no, no, divine physician, we Heavenly Doctors would never do such a thing. Only the Underworld Doctor might do something like that. I just healed his injuries," Ma Guo You quickly shook his head.
"The Underworld Doctor wouldn't do such a thing," Ning Fengzhi interjected before the Underworld Doctor could speak. "But from what I know, sometimes your Heavenly Doctors, for the sake of experiments, deliberately harm people who are fine... Looking at the current situation, it seems to be exactly that."
"Teacher Ma, did you ruin his face, break his bones, injure his internal organs, and... also attempt to shoot him?" the Underworld Doctor stared at Ma Guo You, enunciating each word.