Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

"I was wrong, I apologize!"

"I will never bully others with my power, and I will never dare to spread rumors about anyone again!"

"If I break my promise, may I die a sudden death!"

Below, peers and unfamiliar bystanders looked at Jin Nuoyan with an expression of disbelief.

They naturally knew the precious daughter of the City Lord Mansion.

Seeing Jin Nuoyan willing to acknowledge her mistakes and apologize, everyone wore expressions of incredulity.

Who threatened her to do this?

After apologizing, Jin Nuoyan returned to the street and stood in front of Xu Xingguang, her eyes red as she asked her, "I apologized, Xu Xingguang, will you now go with me to see my brother?"

Xu Xingguang turned and left, "Take me there."

Jin Nuoyan quickly ran past Xu Xingguang towards her car.

On the way to the City Lord Mansion, Xu Xingguang carefully inquired about her brother’s condition.

Jin Nuoyan didn’t dare to hide anything, she explained everything: "He awakened his superpower at the age of 12, originally a robust individual with exceptional combat capabilities. But five years ago, he suddenly felt unwell, his body alternated between hot and cold, and at that time, we didn’t take it seriously."

"Until six months later, he had an attack in the middle of the night, writhing on the ground like a worm, only then did we realize he was ill."

"After that, his condition worsened rapidly, and his body deteriorated significantly. Our father accompanied him to major hospitals, seeking many skilled doctors, whether Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners or modern doctors, all were helpless."

"Recently, my brother suffered uncontrollable vomiting of blood and now is in a long-term coma, bedridden." Jin Nuoyan cried as she spoke, looking pitiful.

Xu Xingguang listened quietly to Jin Nuoyan’s account of the symptoms and was reminded of Xiahou Huai Gui.

Young Master Jin’s symptoms are uncannily similar to Xiahou Huai Gui’s.

This was indeed interesting.

*

Forty minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of the Golden Gate City’s City Lord Mansion.

Jin Nuoyan’s father had received prior notification that Elder Tan Nan’s student would come to treat his son, so he hurriedly left his duties and returned home.

Xu Xingguang followed Jin Nuoyan out of the car and, upon glancing up, saw a tall, slightly overweight man with an expression of exhaustion standing before the gilded gate of the City Lord Mansion.

"This is my father." Jin Nuoyan made a brief introduction and urged Xu Xingguang impatiently to see Young Master Jin’s condition.

"My son, Nuo’an, has suffered enough from this illness. Miss Xu, if you can cure him, you will be the savior of our Golden Gate City!" City Lord Jin deeply loved his wife, who had died in battle eight years ago, after which he poured all his affection for her into their children.

Because he doted on his children, Jin Nuoyan grew up domineering and high-handed.

"Let’s go take a look." Xu Xingguang disliked boasting and needed to see Jin Nuo’an’s condition firsthand to understand the situation.

City Lord Jin and Jin Nuoyan hurriedly led Xu Xingguang to see Jin Nuo’an.

Jin Nuo’an’s residence was adjacent to Jin Nuoyan’s, two independent yet neighboring villas. Perhaps due to Jin Nuo’an’s grave condition, the servants in his house were as quiet as puppets, not daring to make a sound.

Jin Nuo’an’s bedroom was filled with aroma to mask any odor, but the moment Xu Xingguang entered, she still smelled the scent of rot.

It emanated from beneath Jin Nuo’an’s flesh.

He still looked human, but under his skin, the flesh had been eroded away.

Jin Nuo’an wore a silver silk loungewear set, and unable to move, he lay like a porcelain doll on the bed. Xu Xingguang approached the bed and observed him, discovering that in just under two months, Jin Nuo’an had lost any semblance of being human.

His current state was like a skeleton draped in human skin.

He looked just like Xiahou Huai Gui at the brink of death.

"Roll him over."

At Xu Xingguang’s command, even though City Lord Jin hesitated, he personally turned Jin Nuo’an over.

During the process, Jin Nuo’an awoke and sensed the presence of a stranger by his bed, realizing it was another doctor his father had invited to treat him.

But Jin Nuo’an had lost hope.

In a hoarse voice, he said, "Dad, don’t bother, it’s useless." After years of fruitless medical visits, Jin Nuo’an had long prepared for the worst.

"Don’t talk nonsense!" City Lord Jin, distressed, scolded his child as if coaxing him.

Jin Nuo’an, now on his stomach, felt several cool fingers lifting his shirt hem. Jin Nuo’an shrank back, not hearing any words from the person.

Xu Xingguang remained silent, as did City Lord Jin and Jin Nuoyan, not daring to make a sound.

They all watched Xu Xingguang.

Noticing Xu Xingguang’s gaze becoming increasingly heavy, City Lord Jin felt as though he had a heavy lump in his throat.

Suddenly, Xu Xingguang bent down, her seemingly slender fingertips pressing into the gap between Jin Nuo’an’s ribs, making him groan in pain. He finally heard the voice from behind him: "Does it hurt?"

Jin Nuo’an mumbled in affirmation.

"What kind of pain?" Xu Xingguang asked him, "Is it a dull ache, or like countless needles pricking you?"

Jin Nuo’an replied, "Like being pricked by needles, many needles."

City Lord Jin, puzzled, asked Xu Xingguang, "Is there a difference?"

Xu Xingguang didn’t answer City Lord Jin but told Jin Nuo’an, "It’s not a Gu worm, it’s a parasite."

Upon hearing this, the patient and both family members were dumbfounded.

"Parasite?" City Lord Jin instinctively rejected, "That’s impossible, I took my son to the best hospitals in the Eastern Alliance for a full-body scan, they would have found any parasites."

"Eastern Alliance?" Xu Xingguang chuckled mysteriously but didn’t elaborate further.

This thing was made by the Eastern Alliance, of course, it wouldn’t be discovered.