Ling Zhenfei placed his hand on Xiao Kunkun's pulse, continuing to search for the cause of Xiao Kunkun's illness. At this moment, Ling Zhenfei employed his own spiritual power and activated his Perspective Eye, intending to give Xiao Kunkun a thorough examination.

The spiritual energy controlled by Ling Zhenfei entered into every meridian of Xiao Kunkun's body, moving towards Xiao Kunkun's dantian following the meridians' direction. Drawing upon the experience of traditional Chinese medicine, the problem surely lay in the location of Xiao Kunkun's viscera, and simultaneously, his Perspective Eye was fixed on the meridians leading to the internal organs.

However, to Ling Zhenfei's surprise, the moment his spiritual energy reached the proximity of Xiao Kunkun's internal organs, it suddenly disappeared, and its abrupt vanishing caught Ling Zhenfei off guard.

Ling Zhenfei was persistent and once again stirred his spiritual power into Xiao Kunkun's body, only to find, to his disbelief, that the spiritual energy again dissipated upon reaching that same spot. Its peculiar disappearance greatly astonished Ling Zhenfei.

But it also helped Ling Zhenfei realize one thing, that there was something amiss for such an anomaly to occur. This strange place, so different from the norm, must be related to Xiao Kunkun's illness.

Identifying the issue at hand, Ling Zhenfei focused his attention on that place, a very peculiar location situated approximately midway between the five viscera and the dantian—a node of communication between them, with exceedingly intricate meridians, so fine that even Ling Zhenfei's Perspective Eye struggled to discern the details there.

Ling Zhenfei changed his tactic, this time channeling spiritual energy directly from his own dantian. However, as the energy was transmitted, it suddenly vanished, as if it were being absorbed by something. This truly shocked Ling Zhenfei. After several attempts that showed the same result and a significant depletion of his spiritual energy, he had nothing to show for it.

Ling Zhenfei could even be sure that there must be something within Xiao Kunkun's dantian that could absorb spiritual energy, and perhaps Xiao Kunkun's illness was caused by this very thing.

Ling Zhenfei focused his Perspective Eye on Xiao Kunkun's dantian, but no matter how he looked, the area seemed to be covered by a layer of black cloth, obscuring his vision and preventing him from seeing what was inside.

Repeated failures left Ling Zhenfei somewhat frustrated. He stood up, walked away from Xiao Kunkun's bed, and moved to the window, pondering treatment options while admiring the scenery outside. Despite his effort, he could not come up with any explanation.

At this point, the herbal medicine had been prepared, and a young nurse personally delivered the concoction into the room.

Ling Zhenfei selected a Dragon Transformation Herb from the Heaven-Dropping Essence Marrow, instructed the nurse about the usage and dosage, and then turned to leave the ward.

The prescription Ling Zhenfei created was meant to stimulate the vitality of the five viscera and six bowels, replenishing any deficient essence qi. According to pathology, it should have an effect on Xiao Kunkun's condition, especially with the inclusion of the Dragon Transformation Herb, an herb from Ancient Times teeming with immense spiritual energy, enough to replenish a person's depleted spiritual energy. However, given the odd condition of Xiao Kunkun's dantian, it was uncertain whether the herb would be effective.

It was already midnight, and unbeknownst to him, he had spent several hours in Xiao Kunkun's ward. Sitting on a bench in the corridor, Ling Zhenfei reflected. Xiao Kunkun's illness indeed posed a real challenge to him. Although so far without any leads, at least he knew the problem lay within the shadows of Xiao Kunkun's dantian.

While Ling Zhenfei was deep in thought, his phone began to ring. Initially, he planned not to answer any calls, but upon seeing the incoming call, he answered out of habit.

"Li Hao, may I ask if this is Mr. Ling Zhenfei?" The voice on the other end of the phone turned out to be a woman's voice, and moreover, it sounded like a young female.

"Who is this?" Ling Zhenfei had not heard this voice before.

"Mr. Ling Zhenfei, I am from the Modu City Public Security Bureau. I know you are very busy right now, but for your safety, we still need to make this call. You have been targeted by a group of assassins, and they are searching everywhere for your whereabouts. I believe your current stay at the Modu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital is no secret anymore. Those people will arrive soon. I hope you leave the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital as soon as possible to avoid being found and harmed by them."

If Long Hai hadn't called him in advance, he would have definitely thought this call was a scam. But at this moment, Ling Zhenfei had no doubts, because it was exactly as Long Hai had told him.

He was now a public figure; his every move was being watched by others. It would be a piece of cake for these assassins to find him. The police were right to tell him to leave the hospital and hide, but he came to the hospital to save Xiao Kunkun. How could he leave at a time like this?

"Thank you very much for the concern, Auntie Police Officer. The hospital has security guards on duty; they surely won't be so brazen as to come here to kill me, right? I feel very safe in the hospital," he said.

The policewoman on the phone became somewhat angry after hearing this, "What's wrong with you? Don't you take your life seriously? We are calling you for your own good. You are a public figure; everyone is paying attention to your movements. If something happens to you in Modu, our entire Modu police force will be implicated by you. So please take my advice, for your own life and for our police, and leave the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital as soon as possible to find a place to hide."

Feigning worry, Ling Zhenfei said, "I'm afraid that those assassins have already arrived at the hospital's entrance. If I go out now, wouldn't I be walking right into their trap?"

Upon hearing this, the policewoman on the call was taken aback, "You have a point. I will send two police officers to protect you now. You should leave under their protection. You could also come to our police department to hide for a while until we catch all these assassins."

"Alright, then it's up to you," he replied.

Ling Zhenfei felt that having two police officers protect him would be quite impressive. After all, it was better than nothing. At least the assassins would not dare to act so blatantly in front of the police.

Ling Zhenfei stood up and walked outside Bai Ling's hospital room. Through the window, he could see Bai Ling sleeping soundly, her beautiful face even more radiant in slumber. The trip to Modu had been arduous, and Bai Ling was truly exhausted.

As he was thinking, Ling Zhenfei's phone rang again with another unfamiliar number, but this time it was a landline ending with 110. He answered it quickly.

"Hello, may I speak with Mr. Ling Zhenfei?" A pleasant female voice came through the phone, different from the woman in the previous call.

"May I ask who this is?" Ling Zhenfei asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hello, we are from the Modu City Police Department. We realize Mr. Ling Zhenfei is very busy, but due to your safety considerations, we had to call you this late. We want to warn you that you have been targeted by a group of assassins, and they are currently hunting for you. We believe they already know on Weibo that you're in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and presume they will be there shortly. We hope you do not leave the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and wait for our department's officers to protect you."

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