Chapter 2445: with translation of chapter title

2360 You can go to heaven, do you know that yourself?

"At six years old, I gradually withered, like grass in a dry season, becoming what I am now." In the video, Ma Li Si said coldly: "Zheng, do you now think I am ill?"

Zheng Ren watched the video, as if he were watching a film in front of a 912 film viewer, arms crossed, pondering carefully.

Su Yun felt a chilly wind blowing beside him, his body shifted slightly to the side, as if changing the angle could make him feel a bit warmer.

Ma Li Si also stopped speaking; the crystal ball before her emitted a gloomy luster. Even though separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, merely a video call filled Zheng Ren's room with a sinister atmosphere.

"Besides... being thin, do you have any other discomfort?" Zheng Ren pondered for a dozen seconds then asked.

"None." Ma Li Si said: "My body has become like this; what else could be uncomfortable?"

"How about stamina? Do you often feel fatigued?"

"No!" Ma Li Si's voice was slightly sharp.

"Do your parents have it too? Or..."

Zheng Ren hadn't finished speaking when the crystal ball's light surged in the video, his eyes feeling as if pierced by an invisible needle, a faint pain.

But only a moment later, a hand in formal attire fell onto the crystal ball, the light instantly shrouded by a layer of gray mist, dimming.

"Ma Li Si, Zheng and Su are my friends; I don't want them to get hurt." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian said seriously.

Half of Ma Li Si's withered face was blocked by black hair, but her gaze was sharp as a knife. She looked at Zheng Ren in the video, the black robe gradually fell, and the light on the crystal ball also faded somewhat.

Zheng Ren didn't know why asking about her family history made her so angry. This is the most troublesome patient, bar none.

"Ke Li, this disease is incomprehensible." Zheng Ren said candidly: "I'm just a doctor, without lab tests, without seeing the patient, even asking about medical history feels like touching something Ma Li Si doesn't want to recall."

Zheng Ren said, shaking his head slightly.

"In this situation, there's no way to examine the patient."

Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian seemed somewhat regretful, he sighed, glanced at Zheng Ren, then glanced sideways at Ma Li Si.

"Zheng, just say it, use your doctor's first instinct to tell me whether she is cursed or ill." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian asked.

"Ke Li, you don't know how doctors examine patients?" Su Yun said disdainfully.

"Su, when in the Gu castle, Doctor Zheng diagnosed lead poisoning, but the evidence wasn't complete. I think no doctor would examine a patient like that." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian said smiling, he took his hand off the crystal ball, the corner of his mouth bearing an elegant smile.

"Zheng, this is the sincere request of your old friend; feel free to speak boldly."

Zheng Ren froze for a moment, not knowing why Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian did that.

Carefully looking at the mummy-like Ma Li Si on the screen, Zheng Ren's eyes narrowed further, he said solemnly: "The patient is uncooperative, can't conduct a physical exam, this is different from treating Mr. Luo Qie!"

"You're still so stubborn, like a stone on the Alps." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian didn't persist, he said smiling: "Alright, since you're all unhappy, let's stop here."

Zheng Ren exhaled in relief.

If this counts as a remote consultation, it's hardly a pleasant experience. In the middle of the night, before sleep, seeing a corpse talking to oneself—anyone would have nightmares.

Ke Li is even less reliable than Su Yun, Zheng Ren thought.

"Zheng, do you know why I want you to take a look?" Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian asked kindly.

Zheng Ren shook his head.

"When Ma Li Si was five, I encountered their wagon train under the moonlight. Beside the campfire, a little girl danced happily. Unfortunately, after that, I never saw her again."

"I know her mother, just like her, also a cursed person. They gained the ability of prophecy, while their bodies turned into..."

"Ke Li, stop spouting nonsense; if you had prophetic ability, would you still come to the Boss? Couldn't you just treat yourself?" Su Yun said on the side.

"Su, this is a logical paradox. It's what Ma Li Si's mother told me: many years later, a fortunate ordinary person kissed by Heaven will enter our world."

"..."

Zheng Ren stared at the screen, constantly thinking to himself that he wasn't talking about himself.

"It would let Luo Qie live many more years, you also know... well, not speaking of Luo Qie. Ma Li Si's mother said, this fortunate ordinary person would also lift the curse, preventing Ma Li Si and others from continuing their tragic fate."

"Boss, can you ascend to heaven, do you know that yourself?" Su Yun laughed loudly.

Zheng Ren also felt helpless, looking at Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian he said: "Ke Li, I'm just a doctor, an ordinary doctor."

"But you cured Luo Qie's illness. You should know, we rarely get sick, besides that damn sunshine... and your damn garlic fish!" Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian waved his arms, speaking exaggeratedly.

"I didn't know you were coming to my house as a guest, otherwise that mishap wouldn't have happened." Zheng Ren said.

"Zheng, just say whatever." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian drank the red liquid in the goblet, his eyes flashing with an unusual light: "This isn't a hospital diagnosis; just treat it as chatting with an old friend."

Zheng Ren sighed helplessly.

"Her." Zheng Ren said solemnly: "She's been lying all along; that's my first impression."

The crystal ball's light burst forth, but a gray mist enveloped it; the two forces confronted each other, after which the light dimmed again on its own.

Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian made a gesturing motion, indicating Zheng Ren should continue.

"I guess Ma Li Si should always have been wearing a black, loose robe. Right, Ke Li?"

"Yes, but what does that matter?"

"They wear robes perhaps to show mystery, but I feel they are to conceal something else."

"Truly unbelievable."

"If it's an illness, it's not cachexia, nor a lack of energy or stamina, only the appearance of a mummy. This reminds me of a disease that actually matches Ma Li Si's condition."

"So I estimate Ma Li Si has always worn a black robe to conceal the fat on her lower body."

"..." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian was stunned.

In his view, Ma Li Si should be entirely like a mummy by the Nile, yet Zheng actually said to conceal fat?

He subconsciously glanced at Ma Li Si behind him.

Behind the crystal ball, the eyes conveyed a sense of fear.