Costly Treatment

The golden sunlight shone a path in the forest. The spring breeze blew past, causing the trees to sway.

After fighting for half a day, everyone set up camp around the newly opened area to rest. A few seniors started a fire in the forest and set up an iron pot to cook the exotic beast meat they gathered today.

A rich fragrance filled the air in the forest, making people drool.

Shan Qiuru leaned against a tree trunk and looked down at the entire camp. She looked like a beautiful painting.

"Miss, I need to go to the toilet."

Chu Lingjun heard the sound of the river running not far away. He got up and climbed onto Shan Qiuru's tree trunk as he reported.

Students were not allowed to move alone in the wilderness. They had to report their location every time they left the team.

"I'll get Ding Peng to accompany you."

"There's no need, I can do it alone."

"Do you not trust Ding Peng? I'll go with you then." Shan Qiuru raised her eyebrows.

"I-I can handle this kind of thing by myself!" Chu Lingjun choked.

Shan Qiuru laughed, "Don't run off too far. You're not allowed to leave my line of sight. Otherwise, I won't be able to save you if you get ambushed."

"Yes, miss!"

Chu Lingjun followed the sound of the river and walked into the forest.

After walking for a few dozen meters, the view in front of him suddenly became clear. A river spanning several meters wide appeared in front of Chu Lingjun and it winded all the way down the mountain. 

The Electric Field skill was released, and everything within a 50-meter radius appeared clearly in front of Chu Lingjun.

When Chu Lingjun arrived at the bank of the Lianjiang River, the Electric Field skill seeped into the river water, revealing the underwater scene.

Close to the shore, two meters deep in the water, there was a one-meter-long snakehead fish. The snakehead fish's head was facing up, and it was quietly opening its bloody mouth, waiting for its prey to fall into it.

Not far away from the snakehead fish, a tusked fish with a mouth full of huge fangs swam over quietly.

Similarly, a huge snapping turtle with a ferocious appearance and barbs on its back swam out of the cave on the shore wall and slowly swam towards the river surface.

Other than that, there were also black shadows slowly approaching from other places.

Therefore, although Chu Lingjun's footsteps on the riverbank were soft, after being amplified by the ground and the river, it was no different from Chu Lingjun broadcasting through a loudspeaker to these aquatic beasts that he was here.

Chu Lingjun smiled. He didn't expect these exotic beasts to be so enthusiastic. His electric eel hadn't even entered the water yet, and these guys couldn't wait to come to his door.

Chu Lingjun carried the electric eel clone and threw it into the river.

Within a few seconds, countless blue electric currents turned the river water into a blue ocean.

The surface of the river rumbled and boiled. Countless bubbles rushed to the surface of the river and were quickly dispersed by the current!

Everything turned silent after the fiasco.

The electric eel now occupied the cave of the snapping turtle, dragging the snakehead fish and

tusked fish into the cave and slowly munched on them.

Not far away, the other exotic beasts that had heard the sound quickly left in fear!

Chu Lingjun nodded in satisfaction and returned to the camp.

…

In the afternoon, everyone managed to reach the top of the mountain, but they didn't encounter any more mutated beasts.

The seniors were not satisfied with the outcome. They suggested going deeper into the Iron Peak Mountain to hunt strange beasts instead.

This suggestion was firmly rejected by Shan Qiuru.

Chu Lingjun did not understand why they were rejected. 

The trip out of the city had been thrilling but not life-threatening, and he had broadened his horizons.

In reality, Shan Qiuru's insistence on not going too deep was a responsible and rational decision.

After all, she had to protect 47 people by herself. If they accidentally encountered a powerful mutated beast deep in, she might lose her focus having to care for that many students.

Today, Chu Lingjun had harvested nearly 30 kilograms of Level One mutated beast meat.

The price of a Level One mutated beast meat would fluctuate according to the breed.

However, one kilogram could be sold for at least 500 dollars. 30 kilograms would give him 15,000 dollars!

For Chu Lingjun, this would be considered an extremely rich harvest.

As the days went by, Shan Qiuru led her team back to Quicksand Town.

The 47 students were safe and sound, and no one was injured.

After bidding farewell to Chen Zhiqi, Ding Peng, and the others, Chu Lingjun took 30 pounds of Level One mutated beast meat home.

Chu Lingjun had just returned home when he realized that the door to his house was open. His mother, Fang Shuping, was standing in front of the door, looking out from time to time.

"Lingjun, you're back!"

Fang Shuping's eyes lit up when she saw Chu Lingjun. She walked up to him happily.

"Why are you standing at the door?"

"Oh, the house is a little hot. I wanted to open the door for ventilation." Fang Shuping said casually as she checked on Chu Lingjun.

Chu Lingjun smiled. It was late in the spring season. When the wind blew in the morning and evening, many people would shiver from the cold. Why would it be hot?

In reality, his mother was just worried about him not making it back home in one piece.

The school had to inform the students' families when they went to the wilderness with the team.

"Let's go in."

"Alright."

He turned around to close the door. Then, he opened his backpack and took out bags of Level One mutated beast meat.

"Lingjun, this is-"

"From today's harvest, there's a total of thirty kilograms of Level One mutated beast meat here."

"Mom, you should eat some every day. Chu Yue should eat some too. This exotic beast meat will be good for her body. It can increase her vitality and replenish the strength of her legs."

As Chu Lingjun spoke, he went to the balcony. Outside, Chu Yue was basking in the sunset, giggling foolishly.

Chu Lingjun teased Chu Yue's nose and rolled up her pants.

Chu Yue's legs were dry and hard, she was almost all bones. 

Moreover, the length, width, and thickness of the legs were only half of a normal person's. They were even deformed and ugly.

Chu Lingjun took a deep look at it, then lowered her pants again.

"If she continues to eat for a year and a half consistently, the muscles in Chu Yue's legs should regrow and that should recover her strength. Deformed foot bones are more troublesome. We'll perform surgery to correct them when the time comes." Chu Lingjun said softly.

"I know. Lingjun, there's no need to be so anxious. We'll discuss the surgery when your cultivation level is higher. Don't think too much about it now and don't give yourself too much pressure!"

"Of course."

From a broader perspective, it would take forever to heal Chu Yue's legs.

Even if it was relatively low, just a piece of exotic beast meat per day might slowly sum up to something helpful!

When the time came, the bone correction surgery would not be cheap either.

A conservative estimate was that the entire process would cost one or two hundred million dollars!

This was also the reason why Chu Yue had been delaying treatment. No one was able to afford it.

However, things are different now.

Chu Lingjun had become an esper!

There was hope for Chu Yue's condition!

After playing around with Chu Yue for a while, Chu Lingjun returned to his room and practiced his martial arts. Then, his attention fell on his clone.

In the cave, dozens of kilometers away, a ferocious electric eel with a bloody mouth swam out of the cave bit by bit.

It was dark, and it was time for the hunt!