Chapter 144: Visiting, Sudden Change Of Events
“How to quietly figure out the specific situation without making a sound.”
Guessing was just guessing; what the situation was in the Medical Department, whether it was really Wei Yinshuo or not, Su Chen also found it hard to know.
He stood under the shade of a tree nearby, his expression gloomy, thinking left and right of many methods, but in the end, he left himself speechless.
“Why think so much? He is a Chief Judge who returned heavily injured, and I am also from the Court of Justice. Isn’t it normal to visit him?”
However, after figuring this out, he still did not act rashly.
If his guess was correct and it was the other party, what if after seeing Wei Yinshuo, the other party suddenly went mad and tried to kill him on the spot?
He turned and headed to the depths of the Court of Justice, but all three Chief Judges who stayed behind were not there.
Chong Jingtian’s and You Shan’s whereabouts could not be probed, but Jiang Shumo had an official mission.
“…Chief Judge Jiang set off half a month ago to welcome the people from Yuan Du.”
The secretary responsible for receiving him explained.
“He went out?” Su Chen was stunned. He still remembered that Jiang Shumo might have his eye on him, but the other party seemed not to care much.
“It’s probably just this old sly fox’s instinctive suspicion. Seeing that I’ve been very obedient for so long, he let it go.”
“I was the first to capture a Heituo Priest. Even if some Follower comes out to report Meng Qi, glancing at me twice would be enough; it’s impossible for him to keep staring at me.”
This was good news for him, and his mind immediately felt much more relaxed.
Then he called Bu Siqi over. When this Senior Brother heard he was going to visit Wei Yinshuo, he immediately bristled and shook his head repeatedly:
“Not going, not going. Teacher doesn’t have a good relationship with many people, but with him it’s the most… most… worst, even to the point of enmity.”
“Moreover, that night, his nephew Xue Fei kicked Old Teng when he was down, aiming to kill him.”
“Besides, he caused such a big mess this time; he probably needs to keep a low profile for a few years. No need to worry about him.”
“Senior Brother, we’re visiting a Chief Judge, not Wei Yinshuo.” Su Chen tried his best to persuade: “He’s one of the nine Chief Judges after all. When he returned, all the factions within the Court of Justice went to visit, except us.”
“This is for the Chief to see; going shows an attitude.”
Bu Siqi frowned, looking thoughtful as he stared at him. “Almost forgot you’re still a Core Seed, destined to become Chief Judge in the future. You definitely need a tolerant mindset; it wouldn’t look good not to go.”
“Before Old Chong became Chief Judge, his relationships with Wei Yinshuo and Yuan Poshan were bad, but later they became ‘as close as family’.”
“Understood, let’s go.”
Su Chen was speechless; he had no tolerant mindset at all. He had quite a few people noted in his little mental notebook, and if his strength were sufficient, he would have plowed through them long ago.
Being able to persuade Bu Siqi, he didn’t explain further and said again: “Call Senior Brother Teng too. Meng Qi has clearly been confirmed to have issues, but the Adjudication Department still won’t release him. This is a good opportunity to make them let him go.”
“Good idea!” Bu Siqi clenched his right fist and smacked it into his left palm, saying repeatedly: “Old Teng took down Meng Qi, Meng Qi took down Chu Xuan, and Chu Xuan was Wei Yinshuo’s student. Now that Wei Yinshuo is seriously injured, Old Teng has to go take a look no matter what.”
This was a perfectly reasonable excuse both emotionally and logically. Bu Siqi’s resistance vanished instantly, and he excitedly dragged Su Chen to the Adjudication Department.
Lei Tieyan sat in the Adjudication Department year-round and almost never left his usual area. Upon hearing Bu Siqi’s request, his dead-still eyes swept over the two, and the muscles on his face hardened like iron blocks.
Under Bu Siqi’s uneasy gaze, Lei Tieyan finally relented: “After visiting Wei Yinshuo, you come right back.”
“Have to come back…” Bu Siqi was disappointed, but noticing Lei Tieyan’s gaze, he jolted and hurriedly said: “No problem, no problem.”
The two found Teng Liang, described the situation to him, and he seemed very calm, with no resistance: “Going once is fine.”
No need for more persuasion, Su Chen also felt relieved. Teng Liang was a Fifth Order Professional; Wei Yinshuo’s serious injury shouldn’t be faked, and any sudden issues could be handled.
……
“You mean, there are still your people inside the Court of Justice?”
In the ward, Wei Yinshuo’s brows furrowed involuntarily.
“Correct. Based on my previous sensing, it should be a Priest.” That voice said: “But it flashed by, and the sensing disappeared in an instant.”
“A Priest?” Wei Yinshuo understood. “It should be that Priest the Court of Justice captured not long ago. Probably during transfer, you sensed it by chance. They’re saying it’s for a public trial, clearly to attract Ying Feng’s remaining Followers. Aren’t you going to stop it?”
“No need.” That voice was very cold. “In Ying Feng City, only ordinary Followers are left. If they can stir up some trouble, it would draw attention to us instead.”
Wei Yinshuo fell silent, deeply feeling he was making a deal with the tiger, and faintly regretting it. If he had taken Xia Hanshi’s words to heart back then, he wouldn’t have been seriously injured by a Heituo Follower, tortured, and threatened.
Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now.
Just then, the door opened, and Xue Fei walked in, his expression very strange.
His brows furrowed; this restless nephew had just been scolded and sent out, and he had instructed him not to disturb casually.
He was about to reprimand when he saw several figures following behind Xue Fei.
“Teng Liang…” Wei Yinshuo’s eyelids twitched. “Bu Siqi, Su Chen?”
“Chief Judge Wei…” The moment Su Chen walked in, his gaze locked onto Wei Yinshuo. The injuries were even more severe than he imagined, with wounds covering his body and Black Blood oozing out from time to time.
“Injured this badly?” Bu Siqi hadn’t expected it either and nearly laughed out loud, quickly suppressing it.
Wei Yinshuo snorted coldly in his heart but sighed on the surface: “Didn’t expect you three to come too.”
“What are you saying, Chief Judge? We’re all eating the Court of Justice’s rice; we’re family.” Su Chen said with emotion, “Seeing you covered in wounds like this, I really…”
He sighed repeatedly.
I see you’re really holding back a laugh. Xue Fei stood by with a blank expression.
“How are your injuries still so serious?” On the other hand, Teng Liang looked the part, solemn as ever, though those who knew him knew he was like that to everyone.
Wei Yinshuo’s long face forced a miserable smile. “The lingering Strange God Power is wreaking havoc in my body. I don’t dare use overly aggressive treatments, so I can only take it slow.”
Su Chen’s brows jumped. He had lingering Strange God’s Power in his own body; was what he sensed this?
A misunderstanding?
No, Su Chen denied it… His sensation was extremely strong and clear; it couldn’t be concealed by mere lingering Strange God Power.
Wei Yinshuo could fool the Court of Justice’s detection instruments, but not him.
The three chatted idly for a few sentences, the atmosphere very awkward; even Xue Fei couldn’t stand it.
Su Chen had roughly gotten the information he wanted and didn’t bother with more talk, bidding farewell and leaving.
Xue Fei saw them off to the elevator with a face full of feigned grief. Once the elevator reached the first floor, he snorted coldly: “What a bunch of weirdos.”
Emerging from the Elevator Door, Bu Siqi was already struggling to hold it in, but Su Chen approached the on-duty Nurse and asked: “How is Chief Judge Wei’s injury situation specifically?”
“Junior Brother, there’s no one else on the first floor.” Bu Siqi thought Su Chen was still in character.
The Medical Department, which rarely had visitors anyway, had been nearly cleared out, dedicated to serving Wei Yinshuo.
The little on-duty Nurse recognized Su Chen, her gaze lingering on his handsome face for a few seconds, not daring to meet his eyes, and shook her head: “No, I can’t say.”
“I see.” Su Chen pretended to understand, a glint flashing in his eyes as the Mental Seed was planted. Not only that, the little Nurse’s eyes also glazed over slightly.
Mental Control + Mental Seed.
He still couldn’t overcome distance limitations for ultra-long-range mental manipulation, so he temporarily planted a suggestion for her to review Wei Yinshuo’s medical Materials next.
That way, once back, he could obtain the information he wanted through the Mental Seed.
Leaving the Medical Department, Bu Siqi finally burst out laughing. “Did you see that? Wei Yinshuo’s smile was so miserable; I was holding it in so hard.”
“How is his vitality?” Teng Liang suddenly asked.
“Almost none left.” Bu Siqi gloated. “His blood is mixed with lingering Strange God Power; that’ll keep him suffering.”
His Profession allowed him to sense others’ blood and infer their health.
At his peak, Bu Siqi naturally couldn’t sense Wei Yinshuo, but now, Wei Yinshuo was barely clinging to life, no different from a dead man.
Su Chen hadn’t spoken the whole way, following Bu Siqi to send Teng Liang back to the Adjudication Department before returning to his residence and entering the Gravity Chamber.
He awakened his Mental Seed, entering the little Nurse’s perspective.
The little Nurse was flipping through the virtual Terminal, page after page of text and images being Wei Yinshuo’s treatment records.
“…The lingering Strange God Power is extremely resilient; conventional therapies cannot remove it…”
“…Spirit Body shattered, repaired by Chief Judge You…”
“…”
A long time later, Su Chen came back to himself, piecing together information from all sides.
“Wei Yinshuo muddled the concept, making everyone think the Strange God’s Power was residual in his body, but actually, it’s not.”
“But his Spirit Body was checked; he definitely isn’t a Heituo Follower. So what’s the Heituo’s Power in his body for?”
Su Chen pondered darkly: “But this situation definitely can’t be hidden for long. With the lingering Strange God Power unable to be expelled, anyone could see something’s off.”
“He should be aware of the risks of this behavior. Either there’s some other hidden story, or the thing he wants to do will be completed in a short time.”
“It couldn’t be aimed at me, right?” Su Chen’s brows locked tight, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. “Best to strike while he’s sick, to take his life.”
But killing a Chief Judge, even a seriously injured one, was extremely difficult.
Su Chen’s brows furrowed; what about finding someone to report him?
He thought of the old method again, then dismissed it—too much trouble, and likely useless. Wei Yinshuo was a Chief Judge after all.
Poisoning?
No, that place was the Medical Department. Unless he could control everyone, and that kind of advanced poison was hard to obtain, easily traceable.
He thought for a long time, truly feeling it was thorny.
Even risking a hands-on approach, getting close to Wei Yinshuo despite his serious injury was a huge problem. His security was strong too; that Xue Fei guy was also a Fifth Order Professional.
Not to mention this was inside the Court of Justice.
Even though the Medical Department was remote, if any big commotion happened, Chong Jingtian might not arrive in the blink of an eye, but close enough.
“If worst comes to worst, hide in the Translation Department.”
After thinking for half a day, he found he really had no good methods and instead thought of a retreat. “First see how long this guy can hold out. If Wei Yinshuo can really keep hiding it, then think of something else.”
He would hide if needed, immediately contacting Sang Hanhai, saying he was prepared to come study for a while.
Old Sang was quite surprised but didn’t refuse, just telling him to come in a week, as he was translating something important and couldn’t free up time.
Su Chen wasn’t in a rush at this moment; Wei Yinshuo’s injuries wouldn’t recover in a short time.
“I can make some other preparations first, just in case.” Su Chen thought, rubbing his chin: “Have that Iron Rock get me some things to aid concealment, and a Mask…”
……
Several days later, Wei Yinshuo received two more visitors.
“…Chief Judge…” Xiao Ying walked in, his face showing sincere grief. “Didn’t expect your injuries to be this severe.”
He then explained: “I went home for Yuan Qing Festival and only returned today; I came to see you first thing.”
“Is your father well?” Wei Yinshuo asked with a smile.
Xiao Ying hurriedly said: “Thank you for your concern; he’s fine.”
He Kang beside him said: “Old Wei just advanced to Fifth Order Professional recently and is working hard to stabilize it; he really couldn’t get away.”
“You already told me last time; I know.” Wei Yinshuo chuckled. “Everyone has their own duties; the Court of Justice still needs to operate. No need for everyone to visit this old guy.”
“I heard Su Chen came to see you a couple days ago?” Xiao Ying probed.
“Yes.” Wei Yinshuo nodded, a hard-to-describe meaning flashing in his eyes as he said with emotion: “Xia Hanshi’s student is indeed different from him.”
Xiao Ying’s expression stiffened slightly, lowering his voice: “But back then, he didn’t leave any face for Chu Xuan at all.”
“You probably don’t know how hard Chu Xuan worked to defeat him, but on the Arena… alas…”
He trailed off, looking regretful. He Kang’s brows furrowed, a sense of disgust rising in his heart.
Wei Yinshuo’s expression was indifferent. “The dead can’t be brought back; Chu Xuan is gone. I don’t want anyone using him to make an issue.”
He Kang breathed a sigh of relief. Though Wei Yinshuo didn’t get along with Xia Hanshi, at least he was reasonable.
Xiao Ying’s face looked quite unpleasant, but Wei Yinshuo said: “I’m tired.”
Xue Fei standing by thought it a pity but immediately stepped forward to see them out.
Xiao Ying could only say helplessly: “Then rest well.”
Outside the Medical Department entrance, He Kang said coldly: “What exactly are you trying to do?”
“Some things have to be done by someone.” Xiao Ying shook his head faintly.
He Kang was annoyed inside; in his view, Competition had limits, and Xiao Ying had crossed the line.
He was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed.
In the distance, the Sky, which had just begun to dim slightly, was gradually dyed blood-red, with streaks of crimson thunder serpents writhing madly in mid-air.
