ATPnovel Chapter 327 - 329: Fellow Fisherman
Chapter 327 - 329: Fellow Fisherman
Many people in the live stream chat also chimed in with emotional comments.
[The most heartbreaking moment for a medical professional is spending a lifetime in medicine, only to see a family member lying in a hospital bed, unable to bear their pain for them. It’s such a complex mix of feelings.]
[May all parents in the world live in peace and joy!]
[I’m crying. As a healthcare worker, the biggest breakdown and regret is saving countless patients, only to be unable to save your own parents in the end.]
["He helped me reach the pinnacle of medical knowledge, only to show me the depths of my own powerlessness." I’m crying my eyes out.]
[He must have felt so powerless in that moment.]
The young man’s mouth fell open, but then he lowered his head helplessly.
He looked at his father—white-haired, not long for this world, and drowsy at that moment—and didn’t know how to say what was in his heart.
Finally, he looked up and couldn’t help but ask Su Nian, "Master, is there really nothing that can be done? He’s my dad. I just want him to live a few more days. I’ll give you everything I have. Any amount of money you want."
"My dad wants to see the desert, to travel abroad. Is there really no way to let him live just a few more days? I’ve seen so many doctors, and they all said he can’t travel far from home, but this is his lifelong wish!"
As the young man spoke, he lowered his head again, an overwhelming sense of self-blame welling up inside him.
"I was always too busy with my studies before, so I never had time to be with him. I really regret it. Everyone says you’re incredibly gifted. I’m begging you, is there any way to let him live a few more days? Even just for a month or two would be enough."
The young man spoke with immense sincerity, but Su Nian just silently shook her head.
She did, in fact, have ways to let someone live a few more months, but it was obvious that such methods could not be used lightly.
Everyone’s life and death are destined; she could not recklessly intervene.
Su Nian’s tone was firm. "Everyone has their own fate and causality. I cannot recklessly interfere with these things. And besides, I can’t do it."
Su Nian stated frankly that she couldn’t do it.
She was deeply moved but also understood that if she saved this one person, it would bring her a great deal of trouble later on.
However, seeing his sincerity, Su Nian offered another suggestion.
"Have you perhaps taken him to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor?"
"At his current stage, you can’t really call it treatment anymore. But with palliative care from traditional Chinese medicine, he might be able to live a few more days. Of course, traveling abroad and things like that would be impossible."
Su Nian made herself very clear. A glimmer of hope appeared on the young man’s face, though his eyes remained filled with bitter sorrow.
He was heartbroken that he still couldn’t save his father, but he seemed to accept what Su Nian had said.
After a long moment, he said quietly, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Master."
The young man’s voice was heavy and hoarse. Then he left with his father.
[Sigh, it can’t be helped. It’s already gone this far. How could the streamer possibly have a way to save him?]
[Yeah, the streamer is amazing, but reversing life and death? That’s just too terrifying.]
[If only he’d brought his dad here earlier. Maybe the streamer would have noticed something and told him to see a doctor.]
[The guy is on death’s door, and he comes to the streamer asking for more time? Isn’t that a bit much?]
Su Nian said nothing, simply ringing the small bell again.
’I can only say I’m powerless,’ she thought. ’In front of so many viewers, I can’t possibly do something as taboo as reversing life and death for one person.’
Soon, the next petitioner came in. This time, it seemed to be a married couple, with the man holding a child in his arms.
However, neither of them seemed to be in a good state.
The wife, in particular, looked worn and exhausted. The man clutched the child carefully, his face pale.
But Su Nian could tell at a glance that they were surrounded by a black qi. The qi was unusually dense, like ink.
The two walked in, sat down cautiously on the chairs, and looked at Su Nian.
Before coming, they had heard that an incredibly skilled fortune-telling master was here. She looked young and beautiful, but she was the real deal.
Many people were even speculating that this beautiful Master might be a celestial fairy in disguise.
Such speculation was utterly absurd, but many people believed it. Based on the stories they’d heard, the couple also believed this Master was incredibly powerful.
The wife looked at Su Nian timidly, her eyes a bit fearful. In her heart, she was actually wondering, ’Could Su Nian be a spirit monster?’
After all, it was rare to see a woman this beautiful, and on top of that, she was a fortune-telling master.
But she didn’t dare let it show in her tone, looking at Su Nian cautiously.
"Master, hello. My name is Yang Xia, and this is my husband. We came to see you about something."
Su Nian nodded. "You’ve had a run-in with a ghost recently, haven’t you?"
The wife nodded, a hint of excitement in her eyes. ’This Master is amazing,’ she thought. ’She saw the problem at a glance.’
"You encountered something unusual, right? Oh, and it followed you home?"
As soon as she said this, the man’s eyes widened.
"The Master is right. That... ghostly thing really did follow us home."
The woman explained, shuddering at the thought of the terrifying thing in their home.
The man opened his mouth, seeming to want to speak, but no sound came out.
The wife hurriedly explained, "My husband can’t speak right now. He lost his voice from the shock—there’s an issue with his vocal cords. I can tell you what happened for him."
[He lost his voice from the shock?]
[No way, so this family has actually seen a ghost?]
[Probably. Look at how terrified her husband is. He’s definitely encountered a ghost!]
[Oh my god, both the husband and wife encountered it? They have the worst luck.]
[I have to ask, will it affect the child?]
[Let me just throw out a wild suspicion. I don’t think her husband looks like a good guy. Maybe he did something bad himself and attracted the ghost.]
[Don’t just guess wildly like that. Isn’t it ridiculous to rashly suspect someone before the truth comes out?]
Su Nian nodded.
"Alright, tell me what happened."
"My husband really, really loves to fish. He usually goes out fishing in the wild by himself."
[Hey, now that you mention it, I’m interested. I’m a fishing enthusiast myself. Looking at her husband’s hands, I’d bet he has at least ten years of fishing experience.]
[You can tell that just by looking? I think you’re making stuff up.]
[I’m more curious how they encountered the ghost. They couldn’t have fished it out of the river, right?]
[You know, now that you mention it, I think that’s actually possible.]
But Su Nian frowned.
"But the ghost that’s following him died in a car accident."
The moment Su Nian finished speaking, a light sparked in the couple’s eyes.
"Master, you’re exactly right."
The wife continued her story. "My husband loves fishing in the wild. Half a month ago, he went out fishing again. That night, he caught a huge fish, but his phone had died."
"So he just decided to bring the fish straight home in the middle of the night. Who would have known that on his way back, he’d come across a car accident on the side of the road."