Chapter 289: Should I Be Grateful or Painful?
The Moon Moth Phoenix matter quickly concluded.
After resolving the Moon Moth Phoenix matter, Mo Fan led them back to the Mo Clan.
This time, not only did he save the Moon Moth Phoenix, but Mo Fan also obtained a considerable amount of shop gold coins.
Finally, another magic element could be upgraded to Super-Order!
Following Lightning and Fire, the third magic element to break through was undoubtedly Wind Element.
Compared to Lightning and Fire, one had the Divine Seal Blessing and the other had the Little Flame Belle, both capable of great destruction.
However, when Mo Fan's Wind Element was upgraded to Super-Order, its power was by no means weaker than the other two elements.
Because, as his Wind Element ascended to Super-Order, the Wind Seed obtained from the Sha Abyss also reached the Pseudo-Heavenly Seed level!
In other words, Mo Fan's Wind Element already possessed a nine-fold amplification.
In addition, Mo Fan's Wind Element also gained defensive capabilities.
It could be said that, at this moment, the Wind Element was truly well-rounded.
The Lujiang Private Healing Hospital in the Magic City, with its beautiful small forest and unique hillside location, made this hospital for special patients an almost luxurious and coveted place for many.
The most frequent visitors here were not patients, but rather their caregivers; one could often see an elderly person in a wheelchair accompanied by a team of nursing staff, where even the wind speed needed to be measured…
And it was here that Zhao Youqian and Zhao Manyan's father resided.
Zhao Manyan's father, who had been on his last breath for a long time, had miraculously held on until now.
At this moment, a male doctor entered the ward with a nurse.
"Thank you, you've helped me a lot," the male doctor said sincerely.
"You should hurry; that guy will be here after he finishes his cigarette," the young nurse said somewhat nervously.
The male doctor quickly approached the bed. When he saw the old man lying on the bed, almost lifeless, his eyes immediately turned red.
In Zhao Manyan's memory, this face had the authority of controlling an entire vast clan, as well as patience and doting towards him.
But now it had become a face like a withered, dead tree, which made Zhao Manyan feel as if he could barely breathe!
He took a deep breath, his throat aching, and Zhao Manyan tried his best to control his emotions.
And at this moment, the face, like a withered old tree, moved slightly. The eyelids opened extremely slowly, and a pair of dull eyes looked at Zhao Manyan with extreme fatigue.
Seeing his father suddenly open his eyes, Zhao Manyan was momentarily at a loss.
But the dying old man here suddenly became agitated, even trying hard to reach his hand towards Zhao Manyan's face.
Zhao Manyan was still wearing a mask at this time, and he never would have thought that his father would recognize him at a glance in such a condition. When those cold fingers touched his face, Zhao Manyan's tears also began to gush out.
Zhao Manyan covered his father's withered hands with both of his own, having many words to say but only being able to sob continuously.
"Dad…"
Zhao Manyan finally managed to compose himself, but to his utter shock, the old man's hand had lost all support and simply dropped down.
Those eyes, which had sparkled with excitement, were now tightly closed. The withered face showed less pain, but also no sign of life.
Perhaps, the reason he was willing to endure such pain was simply because he hadn't seen Zhao Manyan yet, and he was holding on.
At this moment, seeing his youngest son appear, he finally felt at ease. It was at this moment that his heart stopped beating, his body lost its warmth, and he truly departed from this world.
Squatting there blankly, a huge wave surged within Zhao Manyan's heart, and his face twisted with immense pain due to these emotions.
"You… you were waiting for me??" Zhao Manyan looked at the departed old man, and it was a long time before he managed to utter such a sentence.
His father had endured too much. At this moment, Zhao Manyan could no longer control his suppressed emotions. He buried himself in the increasingly cold chest of the old man, crying like a child.
"Sigh."
The young nurse beside him also let out a long sigh at this scene.
They met for just a moment, only to be separated by life and death. To meet this one time, he endured half a year of torment from illness, day and night. Surely, this half-year felt far longer to this father than his entire life before.
Although he waited, it was undoubtedly very painful.
"Sir, you still smell of smoke, you cannot enter!!" another young nurse outside shouted loudly.
"Time's up. What difference does the smell of smoke make to that old guy now?" Scarred Man Bacon smiled.
"…"
Although Zhao Manyan was heartbroken, he knew he had to leave here.
Zhao Youqian was truly insane!
He couldn't bear for his father to live even one more day. Although in some ways, it was indeed a release. But… was his heart truly made of stone?
Immediately after, Bacon opened the door, his gaze sharply falling on Zhao Manyan's masked face.
"Who are you?" Bacon showed strong hostility, his pupils piercing Zhao Manyan like blades.
"Sir, he is Doctor Mo, he is on duty today," the quick-witted young nurse quickly said.
The young nurse wanted to help, but he ignored her.
However, for some unknown reason, despite external mandatory requirements, when he saw Zhao Manyan's face, he claimed not to recognize him.
Zhao Manyan naturally recognized this guy; he was one of the two assassins Zhao Youqian had sent to kill him. This man was a Super-Order Mage, and Zhao Manyan was no match for him at all.
But the other party did not intend to make things difficult for him.
Leaving the room and walking outside, Zhao Manyan found it increasingly difficult to breathe. The tears he had tried to hold back with all his might still fell like rain.
The moment the scarred man said those disrespectful words about his father, Zhao Manyan wished he could tear him to shreds, but he couldn't. His strength was far from that of Scarred Man Bacon, let alone being able to deal with Zhao Youqian, who controlled almost the entire Zhao clan.
He naturally wouldn't lose his head and fight the other party?
That would undoubtedly be seeking death.
Moreover, if Zhao Youqian found out that he was still alive, he would surely be finished.
However, Zhao Manyan didn't understand why the other party deliberately pretended not to know him.
But as soon as he thought of his old father, Zhao Manyan stopped thinking about these things and instead felt like a walking corpse.
Zhao Manyan walked on the City streets. At night, this Magic City was still bustling. In the past, nightfall would have been the time Zhao Manyan indulged the most, but now the entire City seemed utterly hollow in his eyes; all he saw was always the dim distance!
At this moment, he didn't even know what he should do.
Life seemed to have lost some of its purpose at this moment.