Chapter 70: Mountain God Grandfather Has Died

Facing the doctor's inquiry, Hu Xiaocao solemnly shook her head: "No, it was Mountain God Grandfather who helped treat my mother."

Hearing this, the doctor couldn't help but chuckle, thinking it was just a child's random babble.

But he also knew that this condition had no solution even in major hospitals; it could only be attributed to a rare miracle, and although uncommon, similar cases have occurred in medical history.

Because the human body inherently contains endless mysteries and potential, many things remain beyond the reach of current medical technology to understand.

"Alright, no matter what, I still congratulate you—don't overexert yourselves, rest well, and come back for a follow‑up when you have time."

Seeing a critically ill patient improve is undoubtedly a joyful thing for a doctor devoted to saving lives and healing wounds.

The doctor prescribed some medicine for the woman, watched their departing figures, and lamented that miracles still exist in this world.

In the hospital, birth, aging, sickness, and death are ordinary human experiences, although miracles can also occur.

But the woman's condition—someone on the brink of death managing to extend life by a year—is simply unprecedented.

He also took this case as an example, shared it with other colleagues, and even turned it into a seminar for investigation.

Yet no matter how everyone studied it, they found that under such circumstances the woman's survival probability was zero; to inexplicably gain a year of life is utterly bewildering.

It was as if a new energy had been injected into an otherwise exhausted body, causing it to regain vitality.

Moreover, the abnormally active cells left the doctors unable to discern their cause.

Perhaps this truly is a miracle of life.

And the doctor could never have imagined that this miracle would be brought by a snake.

……

Hu Xiaocao and her party walked out of the hospital, looking up at the bright sunshine overhead, feeling an unprecedented relaxation that swept away the gloom of the past few days.

Compared to the joy of the mother and daughter, the village chief and Wu Yuan's expressions appeared somewhat complicated.

It's not that they aren't happy; it's just that they personally witnessed the woman on the verge of death, yet now she stands healthy before their eyes, and the impact is truly immense.

"Could it really be that the Mountain God saved the Hu family's daughter?"

Before this, they had been in constant contact with the woman, observing her condition firsthand; the only variable was that period spent on the mountain.

Besides the mother and daughter, no one knew exactly what had happened.

Wu Yuan rubbed his hands, stepped forward, and said, "Hu family's daughter, could you tell us in detail what happened on the mountain? Did you really see the Mountain God?"

Actually, the woman herself wasn't sure either, because along the way she indeed hadn't noticed anything particularly unusual.

When Xiaocao said she saw the Mountain God, she could barely make out the scenery before her, her consciousness had sunk into a coma, and she never saw the Mountain God's true appearance.

After hearing the woman's account, everyone fell silent.

"So you also didn't see the Mountain God?"

Facing the village chief and Wu Yuan's questioning, the woman nodded.

In other words, the last person who saw the Mountain God was still Hu Xiaocao.

According to Hu Xiaocao's account, the Mountain God did nothing more than blow a breath at the woman, after which the mother and daughter descended the mountain.

This matter quickly spread back to the village, immediately causing an uproar.

Many villagers initially didn't believe it, but when they rushed to the Hu household and saw that the woman had truly gotten out of bed and could even do simple chores, they were almost shocked senseless.

"It's too miraculous—the Hu family's daughter actually got better."

"Impossible—when I went to see her then, she barely had half a breath left; they said it was untreatable, so how could she just be fine?"

"Your news is outdated—I heard it was that little girl Xiaocao who brought her to find the Mountain God, who blew a breath on her, and then she was fine."

"There's still this kind of marvel! The Mountain God can even bring the dead back to life!"

"Who says it isn't? If you don't believe it, go see for yourself—even the hospital doctors said that the Hu family's daughter's life has now been extended by a year."

"I also want to go worship the Mountain God, asking him to bless me with longevity."

"Take me along—I'll go worship the Mountain God too, praying that he blesses my wife with a big, fat son."

This matter spread from ten to ten to a hundred; soon, even people from other villages heard about it and came to watch the excitement.

For a time, Hu Xiaocao and her mother became celebrities, with many people loitering around their courtyard each day.

Besides that, the previously somewhat deserted Mountain God temple became lively again, all visitors coming by reputation to worship the Mountain God—nearby villagers could be described as an endless stream.

The story was spread as something divine, and moreover many villagers had seen the woman at death's door, even having prepared coffins, yet now she is lively and jumping about.

A living example stood before them, leaving them no choice but to believe.

A person on the brink of death went up the mountain once, and afterward came back to life.

Aside from the Mountain God manifesting his power, they simply could not think of any other cause.

Various incense, offerings, and such things were about to cover the ground.

Amid the curling incense smoke, the small temple was enveloped; the clay deity inside looked on, neither sad nor joyful, at the worshippers arriving.

Unlike those who came to worship blindly, Hu Xiaocao's devout heart remained unchanged; she carried many offerings up the mountain.

The mountains remained tranquil, a world unto itself, as if the mundane affairs of the mortal realm had nothing to do with it.

At the highest point, the edges of the stones were covered in green moss, and many unknown wild greens surrounded them, looking vibrant and lush.

Yet on the stone lay a snake.

Its posture unchanged, just as it was when Hu Xiaocao and her mother left, it remains the same now.

"Pa-da!"

The basket Hu Xiaocao was holding fell to the ground, many offerings rolling out, but she didn't bother to pick them up, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on Ye Qin.

"Mountain God Grandfather—"

Hu Xiaocao's voice trembled as she stared in disbelief at the scene before her.

This snake was lifeless, devoid of any vitality.

Hu Xiaocao knelt on the ground, big tears dropping, "Mountain God Grandfather, did you become like this because you saved my mother?"

Initially Ye Qin's condition wasn't good either, yet he still blew a breath at the woman.

Hu Xiaocao thought it was because of this—that it had consumed too much of Ye Qin's divine power, causing his divine power to exhaust and him to die.

Hu Xiaocao cried uncontrollably, "Mountain God Grandfather, I'm sorry, I didn't know things would turn out like this."

Although she could hope her mother would survive, she did not want it to be built on harming others; if possible, Hu Xiaocao would be willing to trade her own life.

Besides, the Mountain God had already owed her a favor; now, to save her mother, he has ended up like this.

Self-reproach and guilt almost overwhelmed Hu Xiaocao. However, no matter how much she regrets, she cannot change the fact.

Hu Xiaocao cried as she went down the mountain and told the woman what had happened.

"Mother, Mountain God Grandfather is dead!"

The woman was also a bit dazed, "Silly child, what are you saying now? How could the Mountain God possibly die?"

Hu Xiaocao recounted what she had discovered in the mountains, sobbing as she spoke:

"What I saw with my own eyes was that Mountain God Grandfather had no breath, and moreover, the last time he treated Mother, he looked to be in poor condition."

The woman immediately fell silent.

(End of chapter)