As soon as Ye Tiancheng finished speaking, the fatty fell into a deep coma, unable to even open his eyes. He looked as if he were dead.
"Fatty, you must not be in trouble. You have to be alright. You can't leave me alone!"
The brief show of strength earlier was to reassure Fatty. But now that Fatty had fallen into a coma, Ye Tiancheng could no longer hold back his emotions. He was frantic.
At this critical moment, the ambulance wailed its arrival. Ye Tiancheng quickly told Fatty to be strong, that the ambulance was here and he would be fine soon.
However, as Fatty was fitted with a breathing mask, his breathing had become extremely weak. The doctor conveyed to Ye Tiancheng that Fatty was in critical condition and could stop breathing and leave the world at any moment. He advised Ye Tiancheng to prepare himself mentally and not to hold out too much hope.
"No, Fatty has always been very fortunate. He won't die so easily. He can definitely be saved. I beg you, no matter how much it costs, I have a small company, and I can sell the entire company. I can also give you millions. I hope you can help save my brother and not give up his life."
Ye Tiancheng actually knew that doctors treated patients regardless of their wealth. Even if he didn't offer so much money, they would still try their best to save him. His current behavior was purely due to his anxiety. At this moment, he was willing to trade everything he owned for his good brother's life, but he still needed to express his sincerity.
"We will do our best to save him. Please don't worry too much, family members. Currently, nothing can be seen with the naked eye. We need to wait for the machine examination to determine the exact situation."
Hearing this, Ye Tiancheng was naturally very anxious. These doctors always gave ambiguous answers, which only made people more worried.
About half an hour passed, and they still hadn't reached the hospital. Fatty had already undergone a round of rescue. If the cardiopulmonary resuscitation hadn't been done properly just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Please save him. Please don't let him die."
Ye Tiancheng had been scared out of his wits. Even though Fatty wasn't dead for the moment, his mental state had also deteriorated. He felt as if Fatty was about to die, constantly in a state of fear, unable to control himself, acting as if he had gone mad.
"Ye Tiancheng, you must hold on. At this moment, you are the only one we can rely on."
Hou Mingzhu kept cheering Ye Tiancheng on from the side, hoping he could be stronger. Only when Ye Tiancheng was strong could he handle things later. Hou Mingzhu herself was in a state where her face was covered with a scarf, making it impossible for her to meet anyone, let alone handle problems independently.
"I'm so useless..."
Ye Tiancheng could no longer listen to Hou Mingzhu. He kept repeating that he was useless, and a sense of self-reproach inexplicably took over.
"Don't talk about yourself like that anymore. Everything will be alright. You won't be unlucky forever, and Fatty won't be unlucky either. I believe everything will turn around."
From the other side, the doctors and nurses announced that Fatty had fallen into critical condition. Ye Tiancheng covered his face in pain, not even daring to look. Even a glance would make him feel that everything was lost. He would lose his good brother. Ye Tiancheng couldn't even imagine life after Fatty's departure; he would probably live in the pain of losing his good brother forever.
"No, it definitely won't happen. Even if I've done wrong in the past, I've already paid for it. Heaven won't treat me this way. It won't let me lose the most important person to me."
Ye Tiancheng was in immense pain, but even now, he refused to give up hope. He believed that heaven would not be so cruel as to deprive him of his time with his good brother. As Hou Mingzhu said, misfortune would pass.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Ye. The patient seems to be beyond help. It appears the poison he ingested was indeed too potent. There's nothing we can do. Please accept our condolences."
Ye Tiancheng didn't want to hear this hateful bad news, but when the doctor insisted on telling him, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but grab the doctor's collar and lift him high.
"No, he can definitely be saved. You and that person from the repair shop are in cahoots. You two are committing murder. You wanted to kill my good brother, so you deliberately caused all this trouble. It's all your fault. I'm going to kill you and avenge my brother!"
The immense psychological shock made Ye Tiancheng unable to distinguish friend from foe. A surge of anger burned in Ye Tiancheng's chest. Someone had to pay for his good brother's death. It didn't matter who it was. Ye Tiancheng just needed an outlet for his rage, otherwise, he would go mad.
"Ye Tiancheng, calm down. This has nothing to do with anyone else. You must control your emotions and don't make any more mistakes."
Hou Mingzhu was extremely anxious. She had never seen Ye Tiancheng so out of control. She herself was in a state of chaos, and her emotions were also very bad. She could only yell at Ye Tiancheng to control his emotions, unable to do anything else.
No matter how much pain he felt in his heart, it ultimately couldn't stop Fatty's departure. Ye Tiancheng once had a nightmare where his good brother Fatty died. But even if Fatty died, he should have died a worthy death, at least in the midst of fighting demons and monsters, defeated by a powerful monster far stronger than Ye Tiancheng, not just dying miserably like this. Things shouldn't have been like this.
Fatty had been with him, and after obtaining the divine artifact, the shovel, he was considered half a cultivator. Logically, his abilities should have been quite strong. How could he have died at the hands of a mere youngster? Ye Tiancheng simply couldn't accept this reality.
"No, Fatty is definitely not dead. Fatty has always been very clever and very lucky. He wouldn't leave this world so easily. Something must have gone wrong. It definitely has!"
Even though the doctor told Ye Tiancheng that Fatty had failed to be rescued and had taken his last breath on the ambulance, Ye Tiancheng refused to believe it. He always felt there was a turn of events, and even if Fatty died, he could be resurrected.
"Sir, please accept your condolences and control your emotions. The person is gone. The body can be sent to the hospital first. As for other matters, there are a series of things to do next. We hope you can arrange the deceased's funeral properly."
All the reality was brutally hitting Ye Tiancheng, making him realize that Fatty's death was not anyone's prank but a real event. Nothing could be undone. Once a life was lost, it was irreversible.
Just as Ye Tiancheng was filled with despair, he suddenly felt time freeze. This was an absolutely abnormal phenomenon, indicating that a powerful cultivator was descending upon this place, and it was that cultivator who caused time and space to stop.
As Ye Tiancheng was astonished, Lin Xue suddenly descended from the sky, stepping on a paper umbrella. Lin Xue was the miracle Ye Tiancheng had been hoping for. After her appearance, a massive surge of spiritual energy was injected into Fatty's body. The seemingly dead Fatty coughed a few times and regained his senses.
Everything that happened just now was extremely brief. Ye Tiancheng, being at the Golden Core stage, could feel the cessation of time. Others didn't even realize anything had happened.
"Doctor Jiang, quickly see what's happening! The dead person is alive again. Is it a ghost? Or was he not completely dead!"
"Impossible! He clearly had no breath. There must be something wrong. It can't be a ghost!"
Even the experienced doctor was stunned. The person who had no breath just moments ago suddenly regained his vitality, his complexion even better than before, clearly showing signs of improvement.
"How is this possible? Without any treatment, even with a strong body, such a situation shouldn't occur."
The old doctor was terrified. Even a medical miracle wouldn't be this exaggerated. People usually woke up from a vegetative state, and that was considered a medical miracle.
Resurrection from the dead was not a medical miracle; it was a terrifying event that could scare people to death. No one dared to say such things, believing that only a madman would utter such strange words. A dead person absolutely could not come back to life.
Ye Tiancheng was overjoyed. Even if others didn't believe it, he knew Lin Xue's strength. Lin Xue had been in seclusion during this time, and with good cultivation conditions, her strength must have advanced by leaps and bounds.
Ye Tiancheng was very happy about this, and at the same time, he felt a sense of exhilaration from his good friend's resurrection.
"Xue'er, I know it's inconvenient for you to appear suddenly, and you're afraid of startling people. I understand your situation. I'll see you at the hospital later. As your master, I need to thank you properly in person."
It was no longer just a master-disciple relationship. Ye Tiancheng even felt that Lin Xue was his benefactor. Saving Fatty made Ye Tiancheng feel as if the sky, which had been covered by dark clouds, had suddenly cleared up. Naturally, he was very happy.
Soon, the car arrived at the hospital. Fatty was arranged in a regular ward for treatment. Even the doctors shook their heads. He should have been beyond saving after being poisoned so deeply, but instead, he was full of life. His complexion was rosy, and all the tests were returning to normal. He would likely wake up soon, like a normal person, with no after-effects.
The attending physician walked out of Fatty's ward, shaking his head, and began to doubt whether the medicine he had believed in for so many years was truly reliable. Such a miracle was simply too outrageous.
Ye Tiancheng entered the ward, and suddenly Lin Xue also appeared in the ward. The master and disciple had a telepathic connection and intended to meet here. Ye Tiancheng was very happy to see Lin Xue.
"Xue'er, Master was already in despair, but then I saw you. Thank you so much this time. As your master, not only did I fail to protect you, my disciple, but you always have to save me. I truly feel a bit guilty."
"Alright, don't think too much about it. The most important thing is that Master and Fatty are alright. We are all safe. This is a gift from heaven, and we must cherish it well."
"Yes, I feel that life is particularly beautiful now. Heaven has not treated me unfairly. I will live my life even harder and will not take this grace from heaven for granted."
Thinking of these things filled him with contentment. Fatty lay there peacefully. Even if he hadn't woken up yet, he would soon. This made Ye Tiancheng's heart full, and he felt that everything was filled with hope again, unlike before when he wished the entire world would be destroyed.
That devastating negative state had finally disappeared, and everything would slowly get better.