Chapter 162: Healing

The hospital at night was frighteningly quiet. In an area of the hospital where no one was paying attention, a figure slowly emerged. Lingyun looked around, then formed a hand seal with his right hand, and his figure slowly merged into the Void.

Before long, Lingyun appeared in front of an intensive care unit. Lying on the hospital bed in the intensive care unit was a woman who looked somewhat similar to Asuna; she was Yuuki's older sister, Yuki Konno.

In the original work, Yuki Konno should have already passed away by this time, as Lingyun and the others had stayed in SAO for several months longer. However, Heaven seemed to favor the child Yuuki, forcibly extending her life by nearly a year, dragging it out until Lingyun's arrival.

The heavily guarded intensive care unit was like nothing to Lingyun; he entered the ward with great ease. Due to her illness, Yuki Konno's body was extremely weak, and her immunity was almost zero; even a small cold could take her life. Therefore, Lingyun had to come here quietly first to stabilize her condition.

However, Yuki Konno's complexion was not very good right now, and her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she were enduring some kind of pain. Lingyun looked at her state and placed his right hand on her forehead.

Powerful Source Power was slowly input into Yuki Konno's body, constantly repairing her severely damaged physique. Because no effective method for HVI had been found yet, Yuki Konno's physical condition was even worse than Lingyun had imagined. Fortunately, the Source Power that Lingyun had cultivated himself seemed to have miraculous effects in terms of healing. Under the nourishment of the Source Power, Yuki Konno's body, which had been on the verge of collapse, finally gradually stabilized.

Lingyun withdrew the hand he had placed on Yuki Konno's forehead and let out a light breath. When he was inputting the Source Power into Yuki Konno's body, he still needed quite delicate operations to take care of her body that was on the verge of collapse, and this point had consumed quite a bit of his mental energy.

Light footsteps came from the quiet corridor; it was likely a nurse coming to check the rooms. Lingyun glanced at Yuki Konno, whose breathing had calmed down, and formed the hand seal once more, his figure gradually fading away. However, he did not notice that Yuki Konno on the hospital bed slowly opened her eyes at this moment, just in time to catch his disappearing back.

"Who are you?" Yuki Konno wanted to open her mouth to ask. But fatigue and weakness dragged her back into the darkness once again, and she could only deeply etch that unfamiliar back into her mind. Although she did not know what Lingyun had done, she could feel that it was Lingyun who had eased her pain.

Not long after, Lingyun appeared in front of a small house. This small house was one that Lingyun had specifically rented, considering that Yuuki needed to go to the hospital to take care of her sister.

As soon as Lingyun entered the house, Yuuki came to greet him with an anxious look: "Master, how is my sister's condition?"

"The situation is somewhat serious, but you don't need to worry. I have already used Source Power to stabilize her condition; in the short term, her situation will not deteriorate." Lingyun touched Yuuki's head and comforted her. "Afterwards, as long as we find a reason to take your sister out, we will be able to treat her!"

"Is that so? That is truly great!" A flash of excitement also crossed Yuuki's eyes.

Luo Yexi, who was on the side, also smiled and said: "The most important thing now is what reason to use to get Yuuki's sister discharged!"

"You don't need to worry about this; just submit an application to the hospital when the time comes. The hospital cannot forcibly demand that we keep the person here, right!" Lingyun said.

The next day, Lingyun and the others arrived at the hospital. After Lingyun used a bit of psychological suggestion, they very easily took Yuki Konno, who was still in a deep sleep, out of the hospital.

"Master, when do we start the treatment?" Yuuki asked.

"Let's start now, otherwise I don't think you will be at ease!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Then I will leave it to you, Teacher!" Yuuki touched her own head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Lingyun shook his head, then sat by the bed, pressed his right hand on Yuki Konno's forehead, and slowly input Source Power into her body.

Although Yuki Konno's situation was very serious, Lingyun's Source Power was an even more profound force. Under the nourishment of the Source Power, Yuki Konno's pale complexion gradually became rosy.

The changes in Yuki Konno's body were naturally seen by Yuuki. Seeing Yuki Konno's complexion gradually improve, a joyful smile also appeared on her face.

After infusing Yuki Konno with another portion of Source Power, Lingyun stood up and said to Yuuki: "Let's stop here for today. After all, your sister's body is truly too weak to withstand too much of my power!"

"Mm, thank you, Master!" Yuuki said to Lingyun with a joyful face.

"I estimate your sister will wake up in a while. If there is anything, you can talk to her about it. I'm going out first!" Lingyun rubbed Yuuki's head and then walked out of the room.

Outside the room, as soon as Luo Yexi and the others saw Lingyun come out, they gathered around one after another to ask about Yuki Konno's condition.

"Rest assured, with me here, Yuuki's sister will not have any accidents. As long as we persist for a few more days, the illness on her body can be brought under control. After recuperating for a period of time, she will be able to fully recover!" Lingyun said with a smile. "Now I just don't know how the situation is on Asuna's side; Sugou Nobuyuki is not an easy person to deal with!"

"With Kirito on their side, there shouldn't be any problems!" Lingqi said. "After all, Kirito is very formidable. With that meticulous mind of hers, as long as Sugou Nobuyuki shows any flaws, she will definitely catch him!"

"Kirito went to help Asuna?" There was some surprise in Lingyun's tone.

"That's right, you must never underestimate Kirito. She has astonishing insight, and she also has extraordinary attainments in the field of computers. If she takes action, whatever tricks Sugou Nobuyuki is playing in the dark will likely be uncovered very quickly!" Busujima Saeko, who was on the side, also chimed in.

"The three of them are investigating Sugou Nobuyuki; doing this is too dangerous! You have to know, this is in the real world, and the power of Kirito and the others is currently under a seal. If Sugou Nobuyuki notices something and takes direct action against them, it would be terrible!" Lingyun's brows furrowed all of a sudden.

"Don't worry, Brother, I have already provided them with insurance." Ruoxi pushed the door open and walked in. "As long as they touch the Seal Bracelet you gave them, they can recover a portion of their own strength within a certain amount of time. In this world without any mystery, the strength they recover is enough for them to escape safely when facing light firepower!"

"You went to modify the Sealing Array I put on the Seal Bracelet? You really worked hard!" Lingyun reached out and touched Ruoxi's head.

"No matter what, Kirito and the others are companions who have stayed by Brother's side for so long. As Brother's younger sister, how could I let them be in danger!" Ruoxi's eyes narrowed, and she burrowed into Lingyun's arms and rubbed against him, seemingly very much enjoying Lingyun's head-patting technique.

"By the way, how is the situation on Yui's side?" Lingyun asked.

"Yui? The digitization of the SAO world is already more than halfway done. If it continues like this, in just another day or two, Yui will be able to organize her world and then come to find Brother!"

"It seems things are progressing very smoothly!"