“You foolish child, why didn’t you listen?
I told you not to come out, so why did you?” His father was sweating profusely with anxiety, ignoring everything else to quickly help him up.
The guard also staggered over.
When he saw the state of Huang Yulang’s arm, his face went pale and he dropped to his knees with a THUD.
“Young Master…” His father looked at the guard, a cold glint in his eyes.
“You bastard, what were my instructions?
If my son’s arm is crippled, you will cut off both of your own to atone!” The guard’s body went limp, utterly terrified.
“Dad, no…
it’s not Lin’s fault.
It…
It was me.
I insisted on running out.”
“Yu Lang, my dear Yu Lang, I won’t let anything happen to you.” He then looked at the guard, who was still slumped on the ground, and roared.
“What are you standing there for?
Hurry and get Doctor Wang!” The guard snapped out of it, struggled to his feet, and staggered away.
His father didn’t move him, afraid of aggravating the injury to his right arm.
Huang Yulang trembled all over from the pain; his right arm seemed to have lost all feeling.
This filled Huang Yulang with despair.
‘I’m a Transmigrator, for crying out loud, and I haven’t even done anything yet.
Am I really going to become a cripple just like that?’
Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, Huang Yulang vaguely saw a crimson light flash on his chest.
A strange power instantly spread out, enveloping him.
Overwhelmed by agony, Huang Yulang suddenly felt the pain in his right arm lessen by more than half.
The strange power that had spread throughout his body began to converge on his right arm, and a tingling, itching sensation emanated from it.
‘What’s going on?’ Huang Yulang was stunned.
He quickly looked at his right arm.
A faint crimson light had appeared on it, identical to the light from his chest.
“Yu Lang, how are you?
Does it hurt a lot?
Doctor Wang will be here soon, just bear with it.
Doctor Wang is the miracle doctor of our Huaiyin City; he’ll definitely have a way to fix your arm.”
His father clearly hadn’t noticed the crimson light on his chest and right arm.
Huang Yulang paid no mind to anything else, reaching out with his left hand and pulling out the Jade Pendant he wore close to his skin.
Huang Yulang could clearly see faint wisps of a red aura floating from the nearby corpse and gathering on the blood-red Jade Pendant.
The Jade Pendant then released a faint, crimson radiance that flowed into his body.
“Yu Lang, what is it?” His father looked at him with suspicion, then glanced at the Jade Pendant, not understanding why his son would take it out at a time like this.
“Dad, did…
did you see that?
There’s a crimson radiance on my Jade Pendant!”
Huang Yulang grew excited.
He could clearly feel his arm recovering bit by bit.
The pain was diminishing at an incredible rate, replaced by a growing itch.
‘A golden finger…
could this Jade Pendant be my golden finger?’
“Yu Lang, what crimson radiance?
What about the Jade Pendant?” his father asked, deeply concerned.
He thought his son was in so much pain that he was hallucinating, which only worried him more.
“Yu Lang, don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.” Huang Yulang finally understood.
His father couldn’t see the crimson radiance from the blood-red Jade Pendant at all.
He didn’t bother trying to explain, instead staring intently at the pendant.
Seeing his son’s strange behavior, the father grew extremely anxious.
But with nothing he could do, he could only hope that Doctor Wang would arrive soon.
But soon, Huang Yulang noticed something was wrong.
The crimson radiance on the Jade Pendant had vanished.
The faint red aura was no longer flowing from the distant corpse, and the strange power that had surged into his body was gone.
Even the sensation of his arm rapidly healing had ceased.
“Master.” Several guards rushed over from the backyard.
Seeing that their master was unharmed, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
“You lot, bring that corpse over here!” The guards exchanged confused glances.
His father also frowned, reaching out to feel Huang Yulang’s forehead.
“Yu Lang, Yu Lang, what’s gotten into you?” But Huang Yulang ignored him, turning to the guards who were still standing there, dazed.
“Didn’t you hear me?
Bring it over here, now!” The corners of the guards’ mouths twitched, but they quickly carried the corpse over.
They all shot Huang Yulang strange looks.
Huang Yulang held the Jade Pendant close to the corpse, but there was no reaction.
Huang Yulang frowned.
‘I definitely wasn’t seeing things.
Just now, a blood-red aura was clearly coming from this corpse, as if drawn out by the Jade Pendant.
Then, the pendant released a crimson energy that flowed into my body, transforming into a strange power that repaired my arm.’
‘But why did the crimson energy disappear?’ The tingling, itching sensation in his arm was fading, and the pain began to assault him once more.
Cold sweat beaded on Huang Yulang’s forehead.
“Could it have all been absorbed?” Hearing Huang Yulang muttering to himself, the guards stared at one another blankly, while his father grew even more anxious.
“Yu Lang, are you alright?
Please don’t scare your father like this!” Huang Yulang’s face was full of confusion, but a theory was already forming in his mind.
Ignoring his father’s anxious expression, he looked at the guards again and spoke.
“You lot, bring all the corpses from the backyard over here!
All of them!
Go now!”
The guards’ expressions grew even more bizarre.
‘Has the young master gone mad again?
Why does he want us to move a bunch of dead bodies?’ They all turned to look at the father.
He didn’t know what his son was doing either and was about to ask, but Huang Yulang’s face darkened and he bellowed.
“What, are my orders not effective anymore?
Now go!” Seeing their young master enraged, the guards didn’t dare hesitate any longer and immediately rushed toward the backyard.
“Yu Lang, what in the world is wrong with you?
Please, stop scaring your father!” The old man was on the verge of tears from anxiety.
Seeing his father’s state, Huang Yulang endured the growing pain in his right arm and forced a smile.
“Dad, I’m fine.
I just want to test a theory about this Jade Pendant’s secret.” His father had absolutely no idea what his son was planning.
At least Huang Yulang seemed lucid.
The father anxiously looked toward the main gate.
“That bastard, what’s taking Doctor Wang so long?”
A few moments later, bodies were being laid out on either side of Huang Yulang—more than thirty in total.
The guards said nothing more, standing quietly to the side as they watched Huang Yulang.
Seeing so many corpses, his father’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
He stared intently, trying to figure out what on earth his son was doing.
Then they saw Huang Yulang holding the Jade Pendant, staring at it intently.
Faint streams of Blood Qi began to rise from each corpse, along with what looked like illusory shadows, all of it surging into the blood-red Jade Pendant.
Immediately after, the blood-red Jade Pendant released a crimson radiance several times more intense than before, which seeped into Huang Yulang’s body and spread throughout.
Huang Yulang felt as if his blood was boiling, and his mind became unprecedentedly clear.
Then, the boiling blood surged with incredible speed toward his grievously injured right arm.
The excruciating pain instantly diminished by more than half, and the tingling, itching sensation returned.
Huang Yulang closed his eyes in relief.
His extremely anxious father, however, suddenly noticed that Huang Yulang’s twisted arm seemed to be writhing.
This discovery stunned him.
Overcome with joy, he quickly scooped up his son and ran toward the backyard.
Seeing their master’s actions, the guards once again exchanged baffled looks, completely unsure of what had just transpired.
By the time they returned to Huang Yulang’s room, he had already opened his eyes.
His complexion was rosy, as if he had consumed some priceless tonic, and he even raised his right hand—now completely healed.
“This…?” His father was stunned by the unbelievable scene, his face a mask of disbelief.
“Hahahaha, hahahaha!
My golden finger has finally appeared!
Hahahaha, hahaha!” Huang Yulang was absolutely ecstatic, laughing boisterously in front of his dumbfounded father.
Not only had his arm completely recovered, but his entire body felt refreshed and unobstructed.
Moreover, a great and inexplicable power had grown within him.
Huang Yulang clenched his fists, and his knuckles let out a series of sharp CRACKS.
“Yu…
Yu Lang…
H-how is this possible?” His father was utterly shocked.
He grabbed the excited Huang Yulang, who finally reined in his laughter and dangled the blood-red Jade Pendant in front of his father.
“Dad, this Jade Pendant is a treasure!
It seems it can absorb Blood Qi from the dead and use it to nourish my physical body.
Just now, it absorbed the Blood Qi from all those corpses.
Not only did it heal my injuries, but it also increased my strength several times over!
Hehe, Dad, with this treasure’s help, your son will definitely become a peerless master and sweep across the world one day!”
His father’s gaze was now fixed on the Jade Pendant, his heart reeling in shock.
He knew his son’s condition better than anyone.
For him to be healed so miraculously…
this Jade Pendant had to be some kind of heaven-defying artifact.
“Yu Lang, what kind of treasure is this?
To be so heaven-defying…” It was the first time his father had ever seen such an artifact, and he couldn’t help but wonder about the Jade Pendant’s origin.
Huang Yulang fell silent at his words.
‘This man is my body’s biological father, and he dotes on his son endlessly.
Otherwise, I would never have told him this secret.
But can I tell him that I’m not actually his son?
Or that a soul from another world has taken over his son’s body?
Could a father who treasures his son as the apple of his eye possibly accept such a truth?’
“Er, this…
Master gave it to me before he left.
He said he found it in the cave of some Ancient Cultivator.
He didn’t seem to know the Jade Pendant’s secret either, so he just gave it to me as a keepsake.” Huang Yulang gave an awkward smile, as this was the only explanation he could give his father.
His father’s eyes clearly held a flicker of suspicion.
After all, he’d never met this supposed master or any senior brothers.
But the man was no fool; on the contrary, he was quite wise.
He didn’t press for details, simply patting Huang Yulang’s shoulder and earnestly advising him.
“Since your master gave it to you, then you must keep it safe.
Whatever you do, don’t let any outsiders learn about this Jade Pendant’s secret.” Seeing how seriously his father was instructing him, Huang Yulang nodded emphatically.
“I know, Dad.
Don’t worry, I will never tell another soul the secret of the Jade Pendant.” His father was pleased to hear this, but his expression suddenly darkened.
He sighed and said to Huang Yulang…