"Terminal leukemia?"

This one sentence from Lu Heng stunned everyone present.

Every face bore an expression of disbelief.

Especially the Daoists of the Shangqing Tao.

They couldn't imagine that their fellow disciple, with whom they lived day and night, had terminal leukemia!

"Senior brother, senior brother..."

"I don't want you to die..."

Qingyue clutched Lu Heng's sleeve, pouting, with tears streaming down.

"Qing... Qingfeng, is what you're saying really... really true?"

Xuanming asked, his voice trembling.

"How would I dare to deceive you, Senior Uncle?"

Lu Heng feigned sorrow as he replied.

"Poor child!"

Xuanming's eyes were full of pity, and he couldn't help but heave a long sigh.

"Junior brother, you must be joking, right?"

"How could someone so young have leukemia?"

"And at a terminal stage too..."

Yuan Ji shook his head, chuckling softly.

"What are you talking about?"

"Why would our Junior Brother Qingfeng lie to you?"

"Exactly, I trust junior brother's character!"

"You three must be just like the people from the Religious Affairs Bureau last time, not wanting our Shangqing Tao to have peace, right?"

Yuan Ji's untimely laughter immediately provoked the anger of the Shangqing Tao disciples.

Everyone couldn't hold back anymore and started criticizing.

"Senior Uncle, fellow senior brothers, I truly did not deceive you!"

Seeing this, Lu Heng shook his head helplessly.

Then he added, "If Senior Brother Yuan Ji doesn't believe it, I have hospital records here as proof."

"Everyone, please wait a moment, I'll get the medical records now..."

With that, Lu Heng turned around and returned to his room.

He opened the drawer beside his bed and took out a file wrapped in a manila envelope from the bottom layer.

Inside these documents were the medical examination report and diagnosis records from when Qingfeng went down the mountain to the hospital before he traversed.

He originally wanted to find a time to burn these things.

Unexpectedly, they came in handy today...

"Senior Brother Yuan Ji, these are the records from when I went to the hospital for a checkup."

"The medical examination report, diagnosis records, and so on are all inside."

"If you don't believe it, you're welcome to take a look..."

Lu Heng said as he handed the file folder to Yuan Ji.

Yuan Ji hesitated for a few seconds, but in the end, he took it.

As he opened the envelope and took out the documents inside, Hua Ming and Yu Yang also leaned in to see.

The two of them also wanted to see if the person who cooked porridge with Immortal Rice truly had a terminal illness.

But after reading the contents of these documents, the three of them were dumbfounded.

"How could it really be terminal leukemia?"

All three of them exchanged glances again, sharing a look.

What exactly is going on?

Both guesses turned out wrong!

They originally thought this "Immortal" must be Taoist Xuancheng without a doubt.

But before they could verify, they smelled this rich and unique fragrance of rice.

This kind of extraordinary rice they had never heard of or seen before.

To call it "Immortal Rice" wouldn't be an exaggeration.

So, they naturally placed the title of "Immortal" onto Lu Heng.

But now, Lu Heng produced a diagnosis of terminal leukemia...

"Have any of the disciples of our Shangqing Tao deceived you?"

At this moment, the always straightforward Xuanming lost his temper.

"Senior Uncle, we were just curious."

"We didn't mean to make things difficult for Junior Brother Qingfeng!"

Hua Ming's eyes darted around, hastily explaining.

"Hmph!"

Xuanming snorted coldly, his displeasure now written all over his face.

"I'm sorry, Junior Brother Qingfeng, I shouldn't have doubted you."

Yuan Ji forced a smile and returned the folder to Lu Heng.

"No problem."

Lu Heng said with a bitter smile.

He had already decided that he would take three Bad Luck Talismans and stick them on these three fellows.

Let them understand what it means to know the dark side of human nature!

"Junior Brother Qingfeng, where did you get this Immortal Rice from?"

Hua Ming pressed on with his questions.

He was convinced that the young Daoist before him was definitely related to the "Immortal."

Otherwise, there was no way he could obtain such otherworldly Immortal Rice.

Yuan Ji and Yu Yang thought the same thing.

Their eyes were fixed intently on Lu Heng, eager to extract the truth from him.

"Well..."

Lu Heng feigned hesitation, "The expert instructed me not to divulge any information about him."

"Junior Brother Qingfeng, do you know the importance of this expert to our Taoist schools?"

"Junior brother, if this expert could be invited to help, our Taoist school would thrive even more!"

"Junior brother, don't hesitate any longer! For the future of our Taoist school, you should tell us!"

Hua Ming, Yuan Ji, and Yu Yang pressed on.

They began speaking of the future of the Taoist school, trying to morally coerce Lu Heng into revealing information about the expert.

"Enough!"

Suddenly, Xuanming shouted.

"This is the Shangqing Tao!"

"Not a police station, nor your Taiyi Dao, Jingming Tao, or Louguan Tao!"

"Whether Qingfeng wants to speak is his freedom—it's not for you to coerce!"

"Even if he did reveal the person's identity, what could you do?"

"Someone who prefers to remain hidden has decided to be a recluse, a pure, otherworldly master!"

"Just what qualifications do you three have to persuade anyone to come out of seclusion?"

"Utterly ridiculous!"

Xuanming, enraged, scolded Hua Ming and the others.

Hua Ming and the others hung their heads, embarrassedly accepting the reprimand.

Not only was this not their territory, but Xuanming's seniority made it impossible for them to retort.

Lu Heng, standing on the side, was stunned.

It was the first time since his reincarnation that he had seen the usually good-natured Xuanming get angry.

No wonder people say not to provoke the mild-mannered.

Just look at Senior Uncle Xuanming, berating Hua Ming and the others to the extent they couldn't lift their heads.

As Lu Heng lamented, he suddenly thought, this situation is not ideal.

Plans really can't keep up with change!

He intended to use this opportunity to reveal the identity of the "Immortal."

But now, it was interrupted by Senior Uncle Xuanming—what to do now?

If he continued with the original plan and revealed the identity of the "Immortal," it would seem too abrupt!

Adhering forcefully is not a good way!

Only under external pressure will what is said be valued and more convincing...

Thinking of this, Lu Heng quickly worked his brain and temporarily changed the plan once more.

"Senior Uncle, we three have realized our mistake!"

Hua Ming and the others quickly admitted their fault to Xuanming.

They understood their mistake now.

However, the mistake wasn't for pressing Lu Heng.

It was for forgetting that this wasn't their territory!

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