A New Life

"I need to get stronger, else I'll probably lose everything again" Ling Hong vowed to himself while clenching his fists. "Although I have basic knowledge about this place, there's no information on various forces at play. I need to observe their strength and maintain a higher power than them to have a relaxed life." This was an entirely different world with weak spiritual qi concentration, he wouldn't be able to raise his cultivation easily as he did in the past.

Just as he was contemplating on how to quickly raise his cultivation, he felt a similar energy coming from the depths of his body. "This is… my complete soul power when I was the Soul Emperor?" Ling Hong was astonished. That year when he became wasted, he never held any hope of regaining his previous strength - that was why he trained in other cultivation paths. 'Seems like lady luck has given me a little gift' he smiled and thought. With his soul powers he would have a backup strength while cultivating his body and qi. He began planning what to do next.

"Let's see, if I remember correctly there were some rare herbs in the forest where Grandma went to pick herbs for medicine. I'll have to check for any spiritual herbs available. Next is to enroll Meimei in a good school but I need to have connections and money." He sighed, whichever world it was the rule of 'rich becomes fat while poor starve to death' held true.

"There must be some money in my account if memory serves right but after paying the Hospital there wouldn't be enough, ughhhh.." Once again, he felt frustration at his powerlessness.

"Forget it, we'll see after going home tomorrow" he decided while shaking his head, then turned to the bed and fell into sleep once again. After a few hours the warmth of early sunshine and chirp of insects woke up Ling Hong. As a cultivator that went through several battles, his six senses were sharpened and was sensitive to the slightest changes. Stretching his body, he stated doing some basic exercises to start tuning his body and free up his bones and muscles. After half an hour, he finished up by taking a shower. "Whoever invented the showering system is a genius." Ling Hong muttered. Even in the Immortal Abyss Land there was nothing that made someone feel this good after a bath.

Looking at the sleeping girl, he smiled and started poking her head. "Wake up little Mei, time to get washed and go home" he said. Hua Meimei grunted before rubbing her sleepy eyes with little fists and dragged her body up in a sitting position, pouting. Seeing her look so adorable Ling Hong hugged her and patted her head. Clearly enjoying the head pat, she gazed at her brother lovingly and asked "Brother are you really fine? Should we stay here for one more day?"

Seeing her concern, Ling Hong felt warm in his heart. Reaching out and pinching her tiny nose, he said "Go and take a bath, we're going home." Nodding excitedly, she obediently went to do as she was told.

Ling Hong left her and went to pay the money. He fished out his bank card without thinking and gave to the nurse at the desk. 'Fuck, I don't remember how much money there was' he thought. Sure enough, the nurse soon responded with an awkward smile "Sir you are short by 400 yuan."

"Uh is there any way to pay the rest within a few days? I promise to pay within a week!" Ling Hong said, desperately.

"Sir I'm sorry but these are rules and a small worker like me cannot afford to agree to your request" the nurse said weakly. After all, she understood him but unfortunately could do nothing. Just as he was pondering how to pay up the money, a middle aged man in a doctor's coat passed by the desk. A look of surprise flashed through his face as he saw Ling Hong from the corner of his eye and began walking toward the desk.

"Little Hong, it's been long since I saw you. What are you doing here?" he said excitedly. Ling Hong turned towards him, wondering who it was. From his memories he recognized the man as Lee Tianjun, the one who had tested him years ago when his strange condition developed.

With a small nod, he greeted and said a little embarrassedly while rubbing his nose, "Ah.. I was in an admitted yesterday and was getting out, but I'm a little short on amount to be paid."

"Hahaha don't worry I'll pay for the rest" he said while taking out a 500 yuan note before giving it to the nurse. "This.. Doctor I'll surely return the money soon, rest assured" Ling Hong said in a confident voice.

"Never mind the money, if you want to repay me, just go meet your people who cared for you. Everyone is still waiting for you to come back, you caused such a worry back then" Lee Tianjun said, patting his shoulders.

Seeing his sister come out, he nodded and said "I will, it's been so long already and I owe them too much. I'll be going home with my sister now."

He then walked to his sister and left the hospital with the little girl clinging to him. With a curious expression, Lee Tianjun saw the two walk off before setting off to Jiang Yan's office as he said that he something interesting to discuss.