Chapter 38: How long is this kind of life going to last?

The doctor was a middle-aged man who looked quite normal, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses. Before he spoke, his sparse hair and clearly receding hairline gave Lu Mingfei a considerable sense of security.

But the moment he opened his mouth, Lu Mingfei couldn't quite hold it together.

"Doctor, please don't scare me. I'm telling you, I'm a timid person; I can't handle being scared!"

Lu Mingfei was so nervous he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his mind already beginning to conjure up the worst-case scenarios; he even prepared for his life to flash before his eyes and had already mentally queued up the background music of "A Plum Blossom," the whole process flowing as smooth as water.

"Could it be that I've contracted some incurable disease?"

"Ah? No, you've misunderstood."

The doctor pushed up his glasses and studied the report repeatedly. "Based on a comprehensive judgment of all your physical data, it certainly has nothing to do with an incurable disease."

"Oh..."

Lu Mingfei let out a shallow sigh of relief. He still had a wonderful life ahead of him that he hadn't enjoyed yet; how could he fall here? If he were to die of an incurable illness, it would truly be heaven envying his talent!

"It's just that it's completely detached from common sense," the doctor added.

"That's clearly even worse news, isn't it?"

Lu Mingfei felt as if struck by a bolt of lightning and sat there stunned.

"What do you mean by 'completely detached from common sense'? Has my body undergone some unknown mutation, becoming unlike a normal human... like an alien or something?

Doctor, please don't let what you say next be 'good news,' and then tell me this condition has to be named after me!"

If he weren't still feeling weak all over, Lu Mingfei would have jumped up.

"That's not it either."

The doctor shook his head, placed the thick stack of test reports on the table, took off his glasses, and sighed, rubbing his forehead. It was as if he had encountered a problem that required calling a mentor or "flipping through medical books thicker than a dictionary."

At this moment, his sparse hair and receding hairline were no longer so reassuring; how rare and serious could a problem be to make a doctor like this feel such a headache and struggle?

"Doctor, just say it straight. Sticking your head out is one blade, pulling it back is also one blade; keeping me hanging like this is worse than just being quick and painless!"

Lu Mingfei's patience was finally exhausted; he would rather be thrown into a frying pan than be a fish on a chopping board.

"Then I'll say it straight?" the doctor asked tentatively.

"Say it, I can handle it!"

"Alright, then prepare yourself mentally... do you want to take some blood pressure medication first?"

"No need. Doctor, do I look like someone who could have 'three highs'? It'd be good enough if I weren't malnourished," Lu Mingfei said.

"Alright, then I'll say it. Your body, all your data, is..."

The doctor put on his glasses and looked at Lu Mingfei solemnly, his gaze filled with pity and sorrow, as if he were about to sentence him to death in the next second.

"Very normal."

The office fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, Lu Mingfei finally reacted. He opened his mouth and asked earnestly: "Doctor, are you short on this year's medical dispute quota?"

"Ah?"

This time it was the doctor's turn to be stunned. He froze for a moment before reacting and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, no, my fault, I didn't explain clearly. I meant that all your physical data is too normal—so normal that you seem like an ordinary person!"

"Isn't that a load of nonsense? If I'm not an ordinary person, could I be Superman? Do you want me to demonstrate heat vision or ice breath for you?"

If Lu Mingfei could move, he would definitely be slamming the table right now.

"But how could you be an ordinary person? Aren't you a Hybrid? Just now, this Agent Chu told me you used a Spirit Speech, it's just unclear whether it was Spirit Speech: Instant or Spirit Speech: Time Zero..."

The doctor was left completely bewildered by Lu Mingfei's righteous words.

Lu Mingfei blinked. "Hybrid" and "Spirit Speech"? He didn't know anything about information involving those aspects.

Moreover, he had previously promised Chu Zihang not to tell anyone else the details of tonight... so he tried hard to roll his eyes and look at Chu Zihang, who had been silent the whole time, but because of his angle, he could only see a corner of his clothing.

He was currently sitting in a wheelchair, and to prevent his whole body from losing strength and his neck from being unable to support his head, causing it to droop, he was even wearing a neck brace meant for a stiff neck.

Chu Zihang lowered his eyes, noticed this scene, reached out to move Lu Mingfei's head to help adjust the angle, and then looked at the doctor: "Explain in detail."

"Alright. Because time was urgent and per your request, we only performed a routine physical examination at first. Palpation, auscultation, observation of external injuries, tenderness, ECG, etc., and we found no abnormalities.

Subsequently, given that Mr. Lu's most obvious symptom was total body weakness, we performed an urgent MRI and CT, as well as BIA... that's where the problem appeared.

It's too normal. Muscle morphology, muscle density, body fat percentage, and muscle mass are completely within the range of an ordinary person! It feels to me like the short-term aftereffects of an ordinary person who has suddenly exceeded their exercise intensity."

The doctor said, "But after a Hybrid's Bloodline Awakening, their physical fitness should be different from an ordinary person's, not to mention being at a level where they can use a Spirit Speech. Therefore, I suspect..."

He glanced at Lu Mingfei, his tone heavy, "During this operation, Mr. Lu may have encountered the influence of some unknown Spirit Speech, leading to an all-around decline in his physical fitness.

A discrepancy has appeared between his brain nerves and his body's hard conditions, hence the symptom of short-term total body weakness.

This situation is very rare, but not impossible; after all, there are still many unknown Spirit Speeches that haven't been discovered yet.

As for whether there are deeper influences, it's unclear for now, unless you allow us to perform further examinations, such as drawing blood..."

"No." x2

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang said in unison.

Chu Zihang's refusal was inevitable; he had even made this a requirement from the very beginning. Because he had already realized that something seemed not quite right with Lu Mingfei, and this "not quite right" must never be exposed to others until it was figured out.

Lu Mingfei's reason for refusing was even simpler: he knew very well why his body data was normal... it was because he was normal to begin with!

As a husky who had accidentally stumbled into a wolf pack, it was already difficult enough. If they checked him and found that everything else was normal, and he was completely an ordinary person rather than a "Hybrid," heaven knows what would happen!

A "normal person" who could use a "Spirit Speech"? Laboratory dissection might be arranged immediately.

"Understood, understood..."

The doctor laughed dryly and abandoned the proposal; in his view, this was normal. Execution Department agents, after all, are high-and-mighty figures, and their information confidentiality is extremely high; of course, their blood cannot be drawn for testing at will.

"In summary, other than the data being too much like an 'ordinary person,' there are no other problems. His physical condition is very good, the weakness is just a temporary state, and it should be fine after resting for a period of time."

The doctor said, "If you are still worried, you can stay in the hospital tonight to monitor his physical state. If there are no problems by tomorrow, it means he is stable. After that, just come back for a check-up every three days to evaluate his muscle recovery."

"Good."

Before Lu Mingfei could speak, Chu Zihang agreed for him.

……

For the sake of convenience, Chu Zihang requested a double VIP hospital room specifically for agents of the Execution Department, the kind with an independent bathroom, about the size of a three-bedroom apartment and equipped with various medical instruments.

According to Lu Mingfei, the only thing missing was a kitchen for cooking.

Lu Mingfei's state of exhaustion came on fiercely and left quickly; by now, he was already able to leave the wheelchair and move about with difficulty. This avoided an awkward situation—

He was soaked through and absolutely had to change clothes and shower, otherwise, he would certainly catch a cold or fever. If he still couldn't move, he would have had to ask someone else for help.

Looking at Chu Zihang, he didn't seem to mind, but Lu Mingfei minded very much!

Even if a nurse were to come, he wouldn't be willing; he had a sense of reserve like a virtuous woman who felt that if her pure body were seen by others, it would be equivalent to being ruined.

Moreover, being able to sleep in the same room as Senior Brother Chu was already a stroke of luck spanning three lifetimes; if word got out, Lu Mingfei would likely be beaten to death by girls filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, and if it escalated further...

Then there probably wouldn't even be any scraps left, right?

"I told you it was nothing, Senior Brother. I'm someone who has always loved telling the truth; I feel uncomfortable if I don't tell the truth for a single day!"

After taking a hot shower, the exhaustion debuff state on Lu Mingfei was finally completely cleared. He said this while blow-drying his hair, even hopping up and down on the spot to prove it.

Chu Zihang was the one who showered first, but he had only simply dried his hair before standing pressed against the wall, holding his phone and sending some message, probably contacting his "superiors," that is, Cassel College?

When Lu Mingfei was hopping around, he observed him carefully for a few moments, confirming that he was truly recovered and not experiencing something like a "final flash of clarity," and only then did he feel relieved.

The reaction in his actions and words was very simple—a nod and an "Mm."

Lu Mingfei also felt relieved in his heart; this was the normal Senior Brother Chu!

"Speaking of which, Senior Brother, playing on your phone is one thing, but why aren't you lying on the bed?" Lu Mingfei was a bit puzzled.

"I'm practicing my standing posture while I'm at it. I stand for half an hour every night; it's very good for the spine. I suggest you try it too," Chu Zihang said.

"Forget it, I finally have some time to relax! I haven't even had a good chance to play with the phone you bought me..."

Lu Mingfei was, of course, not interested in this kind of self-training that was somewhat torturous to himself; he had already suffered enough because of the Schedule Plan! There was no need to add to his own burden.

Moreover, probably because of the 【Temporary Schedule】, that deadly Electric Shock Warning hadn't sounded for a while.

Lu Mingfei didn't know when the Schedule Plan would realize what was happening; he only knew he had to take advantage of this rare time to relax!

So he threw himself onto his bed, took his phone out of his schoolbag, and excitedly prepared to go online.

And then—

【Temporary Schedule completed】

【Detecting next Schedule Plan...】

【Detection complete, determined as 【Go Home】 plan completed, 【Wash and Gargle】 plan completed...】

【Warning, it is now time for the 【Self-study】 plan, please execute immediately...】

Schedule Plan, I screw your grandfather! Did you hear that? I, screw, your, grand, father!!!

【Warning, electric shock countdown...】

The Schedule Plan did not speak, only blindly issuing the electric shock warning.

It's back, the familiar feeling, everything is back!

Lu Mingfei silently threw down his phone, his face bitter, and fished out his "Five Three" from his schoolbag, wailing endlessly in his heart.

When will days like these ever come to an end!

PS: Look at the author's words ↓

This chapter is three thousand words! There will be another chapter later.

The plan is like this: from now on, I will post two chapters a day, about five to six thousand words. My daily routine has stabilized, and I can write the updates during the day now. Then, if I write three chapters a day, I can save up some drafts, and the update time can be fixed starting tomorrow!

Currently, it is tentatively scheduled for noon and the afternoon every day; even if there is a deviation, it shouldn't be too large. This will be implemented starting tomorrow!

And then, the daily request for monthly tickets and follow-up reading; the data for follow-up reading and monthly tickets during the recommendation period is very important! This book was recommended very late, and the daily update word count is higher than other books, so it's actually at a disadvantage. I can only rely on everyone's follow-up reading and voting to make up for it. Thanks for the support~

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