"Mr. Chen Yu, this is Qinzi''s medical report." In Chen Yu''s office, having justpleted her examination, Qinzi and Jounouchi Hiromi ced her newly finished medical report in front of Chen Yu.


    Chen Yu picked up the medical report and began to read it carefully. Unable to resist Qinzi''s pleading, he had already agreed to have Jounouchi Hiromi transfer Qinzi into his care as a patient.


    Although Chen Yu''s main focus since bing an associate professor was to research broad-spectrum anti-cancer drugs, after the research on these drugs was on the right track, he and the other doctors in his research group still needed to be responsible for regr consultations. It was only the trainee doctors who spent all day in theboratory conducting experiments and analysis.


    Having carefully reviewed the examination results, Chen Yu''s brow furrowed, and his expression undoubtedly caused Qinzi, who was standing by his side, to be extremely anxious, "Doctor, what disease do I have? I''m not going to die, am I? Please save me! I really don''t want to die!"


    "Calm down! You''ll be fine!" Seeing Qinzi suddenly be agitated, Jounouchi Hiromi hurriedly soothed her and, while doing so, asked Chen Yu, "Mr. Chen Yu, what exactly is Qinzi''s illness?"


    "Based on the examination results, it is not possible to determine the exact illness for the time being. However, we can rule out tumors and infections. Unfortunately, your spleen is likely unsalvageable and will need to be removed," Chen Yu put down the medical report and looked at Qinzi, "Rest assured, you''re not going to die.


    Although spleen removal will impact your body''s immunity to some extent, you will still be able to live a normal life after recovery. You''ll just need to be mindful of keeping warm, maintaining dietary and personal hygiene, and getting adequate exercise to enhance your immune system, understand?"


    Qinzi''s spleen was just as Chen Yu had surmised; the inside was almost entirely white with calcification spots, having lost its proper function, leaving surgical removal as the only option.


    "Doctor, am I really not going to die?" Upon hearing Chen Yu''s words, Qinzi immediately clung to them as if they were a lifeline, anxiously looking at Chen Yu, afraid of hearing bad news from him.


    Seeing Qinzi''s worried look, Chen Yu couldn''t help but smile reassuringly and said, "Don''t worry, it''s just the spleen. Even without it, you won''t die. Although your immune system might be weaker than others, making you more susceptible to illness, as long as you take some precautions in your daily life, it won''t significantly affect you.


    However, I am still curious about what caused your spleen to end up like this. It''s the body''srgest immune organ, and logically, it shouldn''t be like this. The inside is filled with calcification spots; it''s as if it''s packed with stones."


    "I... I don''t know! If I hadn''te for a physical examination today, I wouldn''t have known that it had be like this!" Hearing Chen Yu''sments, Qinzi''s emotions, although more stable now, were still full of a sense of injustice and a desire to cry. She waspletely unaware that her body had developed such a serious problem without her noticing.


    Seeing Qinzi on the verge of tears, Chen Yu decided not to say anything further. After all, for a girl in her twenties, this news was already frightening enough.


    Shaking his head slightly, Chen Yu, though sympathetic towards the young girl, still asked her, "When was yourst physical examination? With the situation this severe, you must not have had a check-up for quite some time, right?"


    "Myst physical examination... It was three or maybe four years ago, I''m sorry!" The question from Chen Yu immediately made Qinzi feel a burst of shame and regret. If she hade to the hospital for a physical earlier, perhaps her condition wouldn''t have progressed to this stage.


    "There''s no point in worrying now. Just focus on getting better," Chen Yu shook his head slightly and looked towards Jounouchi Hiromi at his side, "Hiromi, I''m going to need your help. Please arrange for her hospital admission and prepare for the surgery. You''ll be my assistant."


    "Understood, Professor Chen~" Jounouchi Hiromi responded with a smile to her boyfriend after hearing the tasks Chen Yu had assigned to her, and then she took Qinzi and left Chen Yu''s office.


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    Under Chen Yu''s orders, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kyuuzai Ryousen naturally increased their efforts in collecting various materials to construct the ritual site ording to Chen Yu''s requirements.


    Originally, the two had nned to recruit some help, but following Chen Yu''s directive not to entrust the task to anyone else, they only dared to assign the collection and preparation of materials to people they trusted, taking it upon themselves to arrange the ritual site.


    Although Chen Yu had initially provided them with a batch of materials, it was clear that the materials were not sufficient, forcing Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu to continue gathering more to fulfill the tasks assigned by Chen Yu as soon as possible.


    Luckily, due to the release of the Cunning Speaker''s legacy, many minor schools within Temple Shrine Shinto and Yin-Yang Dao got wind of it and took action, which greatly facilitated Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu''s material collection. Compared to the Samurai families, Temple Shrine Shinto and Yin-Yang Dao had a natural advantage in this regard.


    "Ryousen, how much more material is needed for the ritual?" Carrying newly collected materials, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu arrived at the ritual site in an old warehouse in Shitamachi, where Kyuuzai Ryousen was arranging the ritual site, and asked.


    Kyuuzai Ryousen, who was seriously carving runes on a piece of obsidian needed for the ritual, raised his head upon hearing Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu''s question. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, relieving the fatigue in his eyes, before saying, "We still need twenty kilograms of obsidian, preferablyrge, intact pieces for constructing the base of the ritual altar.


    I needrge pieces of obsidian to build the altar. Of course, if we can''t getrge pieces, small ones will do, but they''re more troublesome to piece together."


    "I''ve brought ten kilograms of obsidian with me for you to use first," Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu handed the box of materials over to Kyuuzai Ryousen and continued with concern, "I''ll find a way to getrge pieces of obsidian, so it won''t dy your progress. What other materials are youcking? Make a list for me, so I can collect them."


    After checking the materials brought by Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and tallying the quantity, Kyuuzai Ryousen cross-referenced it with his own list before responding, "We have almost enough of the other materials. It''s just the Spirit Blood Ink that has a shortfall. If you collect some more, that should be sufficient."


    "Alright, I''ll go and get some moreter," Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu said without further ado, nodding in agreement. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he looked at the nearlypleted ritual site, "We''re finally about to get it done. I''m sure the master will be delighted to hear this news."


    "With this aplished, our own paths to promotion are just within reach!" Kyuuzai Ryousen was also very happy. Although arranging the ritual site was exhausting, the thought of Chen Yu''s promise to help him and Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu achieve Expert Level promotion filled him with anticipation.