Chapter 1 Ancestral Jade Pendant_1

"How can you be a father?!"

"Your child has a late-stage brain tumor, and you only bring her in now—as if two more days and she'd be gone!"

The doctor in the white coat, his face filled with anger, pointed at Su Yi's nose and chastised him mercilessly.

As a doctor, he despised irresponsible fathers most!

"Late-stage?!"

Su Yi's body trembled as if struck by lightning.

This morning, when his daughter complained of discomfort in her eyes, saying she couldn't see, he rushed her to the hospital without delay.

He had been as quick as possible!

How could it be late-stage?!

The doctor, irritated, thrust a diagnosis report at him: "See for yourself!"

Su Yi hastily took it, unfolding the diagnosis report with tremendous anxiety.

Name: Su Xiaoxiao.

Sex: Female.

Age: 4 years old.

Diagnosis: Late-stage brain tumor, compressing the central nervous system, has led to slight blindness.

Recommendation: Surgery within three days, or else it will be life-threatening.

Boom!

A bolt from the blue.

"How could this be, how could this be..."

Su Yi trembled all over, tears streaming down his face.

The doctor, both furious and indignant, scolded: "What are you standing there for? Go pay the fees right now, and let's start the surgery!"

Pay the fees...

Su Yi snapped back to reality, his expression bitter as he patted his pockets.

Aside from an old cell phone, he didn't have a single penny.

Seeing his plight, the doctor's anger grew yet he also felt more angered: "No money? Then why didn't you bring her in before her condition worsened!"

Though he spoke sharply, the doctor's conscience prevailed.

He gritted his teeth: "Forget it, I'll advance the medical and hospitalization expenses for you; let's stabilize her condition first."

"The surgery will cost around three hundred thousand, you better hurry up and find a way to get the money."

"Remember, three days—if it's more than three days, it's all over!"

In an era where interests reign supreme and capital rules, such a doctor was truly rare.

With tears covering his face, Su Yi was immensely grateful and kept bowing deeply.

"I really can't thank you enough; you truly have the heart of a Bodhisattva."

"Stop wasting time, hurry up, don't delay a minute!"

The doctor urged sternly.

Wiping away tears, Su Yi turned and strode out of the hospital.

"Xiao Xiao, don't worry, Daddy will definitely save you," Su Yi told himself silently.

But thinking of the three hundred thousand needed for the surgery, a strong sense of powerlessness surged inside him.

He once had a very happy family.

They were in business, mainly in the pharmaceutical field, even having their own medical laboratory.

But due to an accident, the lab exploded, leaving no one in his family alive except for himself, who wasn't there at the time.

The family business was also devoured clean by the other shareholders at the first opportunity.

Fortunately, the Su and the Lin families were longtime friends, and both patriarchs were comrade-at-arms with life-saving bonds between them.

A long time ago, the two old men had arranged a marriage between Su Yi and Lin Xinran.

After the explosion, Old Master Lin, valuing loyalty and righteousness, took Su Yi into the Lin family and personally arranged the marriage for him.

Since then, Su Yi had become the son-in-law of the Lin family.

At first, the Lin family had their reservations about Su Yi, but due to the senior's authority, they dared not be too excessive.

Since the old man died three years ago, their attitude towards Su Yi changed drastically.

It was also at that time that Su Yi's wife, Lin Xinran, fell ill with a strange disease, becoming virtually a vegetative person.

She could open and close her eyes, eat and drink, but she couldn't move a single finger, nor could she utter a single word.

At that time, their daughter, Su Xiaoxiao, had just turned one year old.

Good fortunes don't come in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly.

Seizing the opportunity, the Lin family began asserting themselves, expelling the mother and daughter from the clan on the pretext of the family being useless.

Even Lin Xinran's parents chose to break off relations with them to enjoy the wealth and status within the clan.

It could be said that Su Yi was now truly alone.

During these three years, he bore the burden of the family alone and had to buy medicine for his wife, making it impossible to save any money.

Three hundred thousand... It was enough to crush an adult!

"What should I do..."

Su Yi looked around helplessly, alone in the world.

It was impossible to ask the Lin family.

Not due to pride.

But because, in order to buy medicine for his wife, Su Yi had knelt in front of the Lin family's door multiple times, only to be turned away with a slammed door every single time.

He could not borrow any money!

"Maybe... I can look for Chen Mingjun!"

There was a hint of resolve in Su Yi's eyes.

Chen Mingjun was one of the former shareholders of the Su family business.

He was also the only wealthy person Su Yi knew where to find.

However, Su Yi's father had always had conflicts with him while at the company.

He might make things difficult!

But he couldn't care about that anymore; as long as he could save his daughter, he would withstand any storm!

…

Mountain and Water Villas.

This is where Chen Mingjun lived.

When Su Yi arrived, he happened to catch Chen Mingjun's Maybach returning from outside.

"Isn't that Young Master Su? From a distance, I almost mistook you for someone else. Wasn't your family pretty high and mighty before? What brings you to my residence today?"

As the car window rolled down, Chen Mingjun smirked.

Su Yi had no choice but to appear very humble, bowing as he said, "Uncle Chen, I've come today to ask for your help."

"Ask me for help?" Chen Mingjun seemed amused, his teasing smile deepening: "Well, I must hear what it is about; it's not every day that Young Master Su asks a favor."

"My daughter is gravely ill; I need three hundred thousand for her surgery. I hope Uncle Chen can help."

Su Yi had a pleasing look and hopeful eyes.

"Haha... You just want to borrow money? The thing I lack the least is money!"

"I made the most out of the Su family's bankruptcy!"

Chen Mingjun laughed loudly as he stepped out of the car.

Callous mockery!

The classic example of reveling in the misfortune of others!

Su Yi clenched his fists, and it took a good while before he managed to suppress the anger in his heart, struggling to squeeze out a smile.

"Considering the many years we've known each other, I hope Uncle Chen can lend a hand."

"No problem, these are trifles."

Chen Mingjun waved his hand generously, and then his tone shifted.

He said with a smile, "It's just that... my dear nephew, your current way of asking for help isn't quite right; it makes it very difficult for me."

Way?!

Su Yi clenched his teeth.

That meant he had to kneel!

Alright, for his daughter, kneel!

Bang!

Su Yi knelt heavily on the ground.

He took a deep breath, and once again a servile smile appeared on his face as he spit out the flattering words that made him feel nauseous.

"Uncle Chen, it's my incompetence that has made you witness such a farce."

"That's more or less like it."

Chen Mingjun scoffed and, looking down from on high, lifted his foot and placed it directly on Su Yi's head.

Bang!

Su Yi collapsed heavily onto the ground, his mouth full of dust.

Chen Mingjun looked down from above: "My dear nephew, you look like a dog right now."

"I... I am a dog, begging Uncle Chen for help... woof woof woof..."

Su Yi's teeth gnashed loudly.

After saying that, he closed his eyes tightly, tears of humiliation flowed down, and his face buried deeply into the ground.

Humiliation, unwillingness!

But he had to endure it and still entertain the other party!

"Hahaha..." Chen Mingjun laughed arrogantly: "Your father is an old dog, you are a pup, so isn't your wife a bitch?"

Su Yi was trembling with anger, yet powerless to do anything.

Chen Mingjun smacked his lips: "Tsk, speaking of Lin Xinran, that bitch... she was once famed for her beauty in Yancheng."

"Anyway, since she can't move, let Uncle Chen train her well someday while you watch."

"Who knows, maybe she might suddenly be able to move once she gets excited."

Su Yi's face turned ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, and his breathing grew rapid.

"Oh, is this little dog getting angry?"

Chen Mingjun mocked him, pressing his shoe sole cruelly against Su Yi's head and spitting a wad of yellow phlegm on the ground.

"Ptui! I want to see what kind of integrity this dog has, and whether you still want to save your daughter!"

Daughter...

Su Yi's body shook.

Regardless of the extreme humiliation and unwillingness, he had no choice but to swallow his teeth into his stomach.

Tears streaming down his face, he said, "The... the dog dares not be angry."

"Hahaha... What an obedient dog!" Chen Mingjun laughed triumphantly, pointing to the ground: "However, a dog can even eat shit, see that spit? Lick it clean for me!"

"Alright, I'll eat it! I hope that after eating, Uncle Chen will agree to lend me the money!"

Su Yi gritted his teeth, holding back the nausea, and began crawling forward.

Chen Mingjun watched him with a mocking gaze: "After that explosion, I was a little regretful that you didn't die, but now it seems that keeping you as a dog isn't so bad after all."

Su Yi's movements stiffened suddenly, his face uncontrollably twitching.

He looked up fiercely, fixing his stare on Chen Mingjun: "That explosion wasn't an accident, you were behind it?!"

"You can't just say anything!" Chen Mingjun put on a stern face: "You know, medical experiments involve chemicals. My people just happened to purchase a small item mistakenly, who knew such a tragedy would happen. I'm very saddened by this as well!"

This sentence was essentially an admission of guilt!

He was the murderer who annihilated Su Yi's entire family!

In an instant, Su Yi's eyes filled with bloodlust, red as a maddened beast, and a low growl emanated from his throat.

"Motherfucker! Motherfucker!! I'll kill you!!!"

The towering hatred from the massacre almost devoured him.

He roared and struggled to rise from the ground, raising his fist and smashing it down fiercely.

Chen Mingjun sidestepped, saying with a smile, "It seems you don't want to save your daughter, huh."

"Kill you, kill you…" Su Yi was practically insane, continuously roaring, with bloodshot eyes, and only one thought in his brain.

But before he could act again, a burly and towering man stepped out of the Maybach and stood in front of Chen Mingjun.

Chen Mingjun smiled at Su Yi, "I kindly lent you money, but you repay kindness with enmity. Well, then I can only defend myself."

After speaking, he patted the burly man's shoulder, "Don't kill him, just a broken leg and some internal injuries will do."

"I still want to wait for him to calm down and beg me like a dog, desperately wagging his tail, asking me to save his daughter."

The burly man nodded expressionlessly.

Chen Mingjun got into the Maybach, carelessly throwing a baseball bat out of it.

"Don't take too long."

With those words, he drove the Maybach into the villa's garage.

"Don't you fucking leave!!"

Su Yi was enraged, eyes red, chasing after him.

The burly man had already picked up the baseball bat, a cold light in his eyes, swirling the bat heavily and sweeping it across.

It smashed down hard on Su Yi's knees!

Bang!

Crack!

"Ahhh!!!"

Su Yi collapsed entirely, letting out a piercing scream.

His kneecap was completely shattered!

The burly man coldly approached, raising the baseball bat and fiercely thrusting it downwards into Su Yi's chest.

Spurt!

A mouthful of blood sprayed out.

Su Yi's face turned pale in an instant, his chest caving in deeply.

The burly man grabbed his hair, dragged him brutally to the roadside trash can nearby, and stuffed him in roughly.

After completing this, he dusted off his hands and walked away directly.

Under the severe pain, Su Yi had already passed out.

Blood was still gushing from his mouth.

Soaking through his clothes.

Staining a dragon-shaped jade pendant.

This was a Su family heirloom jade pendant, also the only relic left to Su Yi by his father.

Hum…

The jade pendant emitted a faint, gentle glow, completely enveloping Su Yi within it.

Vaguely, as if there were ethereal celestial sounds coming from the horizon.

"I am the true martial medical ancestor of the Su family."

"Any descendant of the Su family who inherits my legacy, remember that a physician should, at heart, be benevolent."