Chapter 2444

Dear Zheng!

From the other end of the phone came Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian's hearty laughter and warm greetings.

Zheng Ren furrowed his brows; if there was nothing, he really didn't want to deal with the Bruhl Family in the Alps.

Until now, he has been unwilling to recall his previous experience—that invisible light curtain and bats falling like rain.

That time was when Zheng Ren could feel closest to death; saying it was a close call is no exaggeration. Often recalling the sky-full of blood rain leads to nightmares.

"Ke Li, hello." Zheng Ren replied lightly, as he spoke he turned his head to look at Xiao Yi Ren.

By now, Di Du was gradually heating up; standing on the balcony to cool off, it was still not as cool as indoors. A faint sweat appeared on Xiao Yi Ren's nose tip; she tilted her head to look at Zheng Ren, her eyes flickering.

Zheng Ren flicked Yi Ren's nose, sweeping away that bead of fragrant sweat.

Then he pointed at the house; Yi Ren lightly hugged Zheng Ren and turned to go inside.

"There's a friend; legend says their whole family was cursed, and each generation someone undergoes mutation." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian said: "I don't think so, and I believe you don't think so either."

"And then?"

"You're a doctor, so I'm naturally here to make an appointment to see a doctor."

"..." Zheng Ren was speechless.

I don't even have a clinic in 912 yet—how could someone come all the way to Europe just to register? I also don't know if Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian would come to register and end up queuing all night with a blanket.

What was originally impossible took shape in Zheng Ren's mind, and his tense nerves instantly relaxed.

"Ke Li, you know I'm very busy on this end."

"No need for you to come."

"Oh, would someone cursed spread the curse?"

"I don't know that, but she wouldn't come to your side either." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian laughed and said: "I believe you'll know at a glance whether it's an illness or some damned curse."

"I can't guarantee that." Zheng Ren relaxed completely this time, smiling as he spoke.

"No guarantee needed; she's my friend, you just need to take a look." Ke Li said.

"Wait a moment, I'm heading back inside." Zheng Ren took his phone and walked back. After thinking, he waved at Su Yun, who was drinking, then went upstairs.

"What are you being sneaky about?" Su Yun asked.

"Ke Li said one of his friends is cursed."

"Damn! Boss, you wouldn't actually believe that, would you?" Su Yun said contemptuously. Although he said that, he picked up the cup in front of him, downed the alcohol, and followed Zheng Ren upstairs.

"Who?" Su Yun asked.

"I don't know."

Su Yun shrugged his shoulders, expressing regret at Zheng Ren's cluelessness.

Arriving at Zheng Ren's room, he again connected with Ke Li; Su Yun brought over a tablet and linked the video call.

Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian appeared elegantly on the screen, raising his cup to greet Zheng Ren.

"Ke Li, why are you so gloomy again? Can't your side be less like a haunted house?" Su Yun asked familiarly.

"Su, you know we fear that damned sunlight."

"What friend? Let me glance at the medical record." Zheng Ren said.

"There's no medical record; she would never go to a Hospital. Their minds are stuck on things from hundreds of years ago, like a house never cleaned, full of dust."

On the screen, a light flickered once.

"Where is the person?" Su Yun asked.

"This is Ma Li Si; I hope you can also become friends." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian said, as the screen switched, a sparkling crystal ball and a black-clothed figure behind it appeared on the screen.

Although separated by the screen, the image coming from that side still made Zheng Ren tense up a bit.

"Ma Li Si... Miss, hello." Zheng Ren greeted in standard English.

"Hello." The reply was low and somewhat aloof.

Zheng Ren knew he had probably encountered the most troublesome kind of patient. In other words, it's called poor medical compliance.

Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian really is willing to cause trouble for himself; Zheng Ren sighed inwardly.

"What Uncomfortable do you have?" Zheng Ren asked.

The crystal ball on the video end glowed faintly.

"Could it be that they're communicating via light frequency Conversation?" Su Yun sneered: "When sunlight shines in, it means a loud shout, scaring Ke Li."

Zheng Ren slightly shook his head; he actually hoped the other side would stay silent, so he could say he couldn't do anything.

Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian really is good at finding trouble for himself; getting out of this would be best.

Zheng Ren doesn't believe in curses or the like, nor does he want to get involved. Connecting the video call requires going upstairs, so he doesn't let Xie Yiren and Chang Yue see.

Zheng Ren has no psychological burden; if he doesn't understand, he doesn't understand, it's nothing. He even prepared to spout a couple of nonsense lines; it wouldn't matter if they ended on bad terms.

Even if Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian was "persuading" the Nobel Prize judges for him, it wasn't to the point that he would risk himself by touching the curse.

Zheng Ren was wandering in his thoughts, and on the video side a pair of withered hands stretched out and placed themselves on the crystal ball.

The light faintly penetrated those hands, shriveled like an orange left for who knows how long. Under the light, the hands' outline, muscles, Bone, and Vein were visible with Clarity.

"I... a mummy?" Su Yun was stunned for a moment, then murmured softly.

"My family was cursed 800 years ago, gaining power but paying a heavy price." A voice like a ghost's "float" came out of the tablet.

Zheng Ren's hand suddenly clenched, already prepared for battle. Then he realized, still separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

Not going there was the right choice, Zheng Ren gave a wry smile. Even through the screen, it gave him the illusion that she would turn into Sadako and crawl out of the screen; face to face, he might not even feel anything.

"When I was six, my vitality was sacrificed, becoming one of the ways I gained power."

"I never had youth; at six years old, I was already old."

"……"

Zheng Ren's eyes narrowed, staring fixedly at the dark curtain behind the crystal ball on the screen.

"Do you need to look at me?" that voice asked.

"Do you have any examination records?" Zheng Ren asked in a low voice; if possible, he didn't want to see that person beneath the black clothing.

"No, a drifter's life doesn't need a doctor."

"Well... take a look." Zheng Ren said helplessly. He had already cursed Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian countless times in his heart, never going to the hospital, and through the screen, making himself see a string of!

Those hands, like a desiccated corpse, slowly lifted, removing the black hood.

A head of black hair fell like a waterfall, but behind the black hair was a withered face, just like those hands.

Only a pair of eyes showed any vitality; the rest was exactly like a desiccated corpse or a mummy.

"I'm going..." Su Yun murmured.

Zheng Ren frowned, quickly searching his memory for a reliable diagnosis. This was his second time preparing a haphazard diagnosis; the first time was giving Old Luo a diagnosis of lead poisoning.