At her senior’s prompting, she quickly adjusted the treatment pod’s mode and gave 004 a full-body scan.
Sure enough, this time, a glaring shadow appeared on the screen where 004’s Nether Flame Body was located.
"Y-You actually found it?!"
The female doctor’s mouth fell open. "As expected of the Alliance Leader!"
"In the future, learn to analyze things from multiple perspectives. Don’t just scratch the surface."
Qiu Yulian said softly, but her tone was far from relaxed.
Fang Yuan quickly asked, "Did you find the problem?"
"Yes. Your White Flame Battle Spirit’s injury is rather unique. Her Nether Flame Body isn’t just damaged in the conventional sense. It has been invaded by Heterogeneous Fire Energy, which in turn has restricted its function.
"It’s like a drop of ink falling into a bowl of clear water. No matter what method you use, it’s incredibly difficult to completely remove the ink. The White Flame Battle Spirit’s situation is just like that.
"This is a very rare situation. She must have fought a Pet Beast with a Fire Attribute, and her Nether Flame Body was accidentally struck by the opponent’s Fire Element. But the opponent’s control over the Fire Attribute was also immature, causing a portion of it to remain inside her body. That’s what’s preventing her Nether Flame Body from recovering.
"Try to recall, did your White Flame Battle Spirit experience a battle like that before she was injured?"
"I don’t think so..." Fang Yuan touched his forehead, recalling for a moment, then shook his head.
"Is there a way to treat it, then?"
"This type of injury is very complex. Even the Huichun Alliance has only handled a few such cases."
Qiu Yulian let out a rare sigh. "If we could find that Pet Beast, there would be a way. We could use the homogeneity of the energy to draw it out. If we can’t find it, treatment will be very difficult."
Fang Yuan frowned and nodded.
Suddenly, as if a thought struck him, he looked toward Yu Bao.
"That’s right. It must have been during the finals."
Su Zhi took a deep breath and nodded.
During the City League finals, Yu Bao had awakened a portion of his Fire Attribute on the spot—that must have been when Yu Bao’s uncontrolled Fire Attribute unintentionally invaded Lilith’s body, preventing her Nether Flame Body from healing.
"Senior, please tell us what to do," Su Zhi said, looking at Qiu Yulian.
"WOOF!" Yu Bao immediately walked over to Lilith’s side, wagging his tail vigorously.
"Relax. As the saying goes, ’Let he who tied the bell untie it.’ Since the bell-tying... dog has been found, untying it won’t be difficult."
Seeing the serious expressions on both the boy and his Pet Beast, Qiu Yulian chuckled softly.
"Even within the same attribute, a Pet Beast has a unique sense for its own energy. It’s like breaking a magnet in two—the pieces will still be attracted to each other.
"Next, we just need to have Yu Bao perceive its own Fire Element Energy and then retrieve it."
"Alright, Yu Bao, go for it!"
"Woof."
Yu Bao walked up to Lilith and gently placed a paw on the round core at the center of her body—the core organ of a White Flame Battle Spirit, its Nether Flame Body.
Having such a sensitive area touched by another Pet Beast, Lilith blinked nervously.
However, after sensing the other’s warmth, she gradually relaxed and proactively extended her Nether Flame Body, slowly opening it up to Yu Bao.
Yu Bao gently closed his eyes.
He had only recently awakened his Fire Attribute, and his control over it was far less skilled than his control over his earth attribute.
Plus, Lilith herself also possessed the Fire Attribute, so his Perception was not smooth at first.
But soon, Yu Bao felt it.
Within her gentle, serene body, there was a wisp of fire that was distinctly more vivid, lively, and full of vitality, stuck awkwardly inside her.
’That’s my energy!’
Yu Bao resonated with this wisp of energy.
Then, he focused his concentration and forcefully pulled that lively, scarlet fire out of her body!
"CHIRP~"
Feeling the chronic discomfort in her Nether Flame Body suddenly vanish, Lilith instinctively narrowed her eyes and let out a joyful cry.
"HAAAH~" Having retrieved his energy, Yu Bao also stuck out his tongue in comfort.
Hua Shangyue, for some unknown reason, blushed. After meeting her master’s subtle gaze, her face turned even redder, and with a WHOOSH, she returned to her Beast Taming Space.
"CHIRP! CHIRP!"
Lilith zipped back and forth across the sickroom for a moment before coming to a steady hover in the very center.
She froze in place for a moment, her pale pink eyes suddenly filling with tears, and with a "chirp," she dove into Fang Yuan’s arms.
She was healed.
’I can train again!’
’I’m no longer a burden to Fang Yuan!’
Fang Yuan gently held her, feeling his shirt grow damp with her tears, a look of delight in his eyes as well.
After a moment of silence, he finally allowed the corners of his mouth to turn up slightly and said calmly, "This is good."
Then, he looked at Su Zhi, his expression growing complex. "...I owe you again."
Su Zhi leaned in, blinking. "So~ you’re saying you owed me before?"
Fang Yuan snorted softly and turned away.
Afterwards, they both bowed to Qiu Yulian to express their thanks.
"Oh, you don’t have to thank me." Qiu Yulian smiled gently. "You two did this yourselves. You’re two amazing kids; you should be thanking yourselves.
"Oh, right. I just came to remind Little Su Zhi not to forget things~ Like laundry that needs washing, homework that needs finishing, people who are waiting..."
"Crap!"
Su Zhi slapped his thigh and hurriedly waved goodbye to Fang Yuan. "I almost forgot Shao Ya is waiting for me! I gotta go!"
Then he departed from the hospital in a fluster with Yu Bao in tow.
Fang Yuan waved goodbye, watching Su Zhi disappear into the distance.
Then, he expressionlessly pulled out his phone and sent a message to the contact with the Huajing Cat profile picture:
[Fang Yuan]: I stalled him for a bit for you. He just left.
A minute later, the chat interface displayed the words "The other party is typing..."
[Shao Ya]: Okie! Thanks for the help~