My Ares Son-in-Law

Xiao Chen paused, a deep glint in his eyes: "I want you to lead the War God Alliance, and in the future, follow me into the Ancient Sea Secret Realm, and even venture into the Spirit Realm, to eradicate the Prison Clan and protect this world. If you want to truly shake the Dragon Kingdom, and even the entire martial arts world, your current strength is far from enough."

"Understood!" Di Tianyan nodded solemnly, his fists clenched, his eyes burning with unprecedented determination and fervor. "I will certainly live up to the Alliance Leader's trust, master the cultivation technique as soon as possible, improve my strength, and lead the War God Alliance to be at the Alliance Leader's command at any time!"

After explaining everything, Xiao Chen got up to leave. Before leaving, he left behind a large batch of pills and several secret manuals suitable for the core members of the War God Alliance to cultivate. Not only did he need to nurture Di Tianyan, but the overall strength of the War God Alliance also needed to keep up. This was his true trump card.

Standing on the roadside outside the War God Alliance building, Xiao Chen was about to hail a taxi home when his phone vibrated, displaying an unread WeChat message.

It was sent by Zhou Keying half an hour ago, along with a location coordinate, showing that it was from the Central Hospital of the Provincial Capital of the Western Region.

When he was at the Zhou family's house before, he mentioned wanting to visit Zhou Keying's grandmother and asked her to send him her location when she arrived at the hospital. It seems she remembered it.

Xiao Chen put away his phone, hailed a taxi, and ordered in a deep voice, "To the Central Hospital."

The taxi slowly drove away, heading towards the city center.

……

Ten minutes later, at the VIP ward area of ​​the provincial capital central hospital in the western region.

The smell of disinfectant filled the quiet corridor. Xiao Chen, carrying a bag of fresh fruit, pushed open the ward door. Inside, Zhou Fenfang and Zhou Keying were keeping vigil by the bedside, the atmosphere so oppressive it was hard to breathe.

Zhou Fenfang's eyes were dark and her temples were streaked with gray. Her usual domineering demeanor had vanished without a trace, leaving only an undeniable haggardness and exhaustion. Clearly, she had stayed up several nights a week worrying about her elderly mother's illness.

"Auntie, Xiao Chen has come to see Grandma." Zhou Keying spoke softly, her tone cautious, afraid of upsetting her already upset aunt.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Fenfang did not get angry. She simply glanced at Xiao Chen, nodded wearily, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Xiao Chen put down the fruit and his gaze immediately fell on the old man on the hospital bed.

At the last Zhou family banquet, he had noticed this old man. Although he was not in good health, his breathing was steady and he did not appear to be seriously ill. How could he suddenly become so ill?

At this moment, the old man's eyes were closed, his face was as pale as paper, his breath was as weak as a candle in the wind, and the rise and fall of his chest was almost imperceptible. He was only kept alive by the instruments by the bedside. The lines on the electrocardiogram were frighteningly flat, as if they would be stretched into a straight line at any moment.

Xiao Chen frowned slightly, stepped forward, and before Zhou Fenfang could react, his right hand had already touched the old man's wrist.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Fenfang's expression suddenly changed, and she reached out to push him away, her eyes full of vigilance.

"Auntie, don't stop her!" Zhou Keying hurriedly grabbed her, her tone urgent. "Xiao Chen is a miraculous doctor with extraordinary medical skills. Let him take a look; maybe Grandma still has a chance!"

Xiao Chen ignored the argument between the two and focused on sensing the old man's pulse. The skin his fingertips touched was icy cold, and the pulse was faint and difficult to discern, as if it were blocked by something, making it difficult for even a trace of life to pass through.

A moment later, he slowly withdrew his hand, a chilling glint in his eyes. It wasn't a natural illness after all.

The old man was invaded by an extremely insidious internal force, which sealed off his heart meridian and life force, turning him from a living person into a "living dead" who could only be kept alive by machines!
This insidious method is extremely covert; hospital equipment cannot detect anything, and it can only be treated as a rare and difficult-to-treat illness.

"Who was the last person to see Grandma before she fell into a coma?" Xiao Chen turned to look at Zhou Fenfang, his voice low and iron-like, carrying an undeniable sense of pressure.

Zhou Fenfang trembled, her face turning deathly pale. The image of Lü Wenhou, seemingly gentle and refined but actually sinister and ruthless, flashed uncontrollably through her mind.

That day, Lu Wenhou came to visit the old man, saying he wanted to fulfill his filial duty as a "grandson-in-law" in advance. However, not long after he left, the old man suddenly fell into a coma.

But if these words were spoken aloud, Zhou Keying would only become more resistant to the Lü family and the marriage. Given her strong-willed nature, she probably wouldn't leave any room for negotiation, and if the Lü family were enraged, the Zhou family simply couldn't bear the consequences.

She bit her lower lip, her nails almost digging into her palm, and whispered, "I've always been the one taking care of her... No one else has ever seen her."

"Zhou Fenfang, even now, you're still lying?" Xiao Chen sneered, his eyes sharp as knives. "The person lying in that hospital bed isn't just Keying's grandmother, but also your own mother. You watched her being murdered, yet you concealed the truth for the sake of so-called family interests?"

He stepped forward, his tone resolute: "Tell me the truth, and I can save her."

These eight words struck Zhou Fenfang like a thunderbolt. She grabbed Xiao Chen's arm tightly, her nails almost digging into his flesh, her voice trembling with sobs and unbelievable hope: "You...you can really wake her up? The hospital's experts all say...they all say she doesn't have much time left!"

Zhou Keying's eyes widened, filled with urgency and anticipation. How could she forget that Xiao Chen could easily crush even a Celestial Realm martial artist? His medical skills must be far beyond those of ordinary people! If he could cure her grandmother, then there would still be hope!

“I, Xiao Chen, always keep my word.” Xiao Chen looked at Zhou Fenfang with a calm gaze. “But on the condition that you tell me the whole truth, without hiding a single word.”

Zhou Keying turned to look at her aunt, her voice tight: "Aunt, Grandma... is it really not a relapse of her old illness? Are you hiding something from me?"

Actually, she had felt something was wrong a long time ago. Her grandmother had always been in good health, so how could she suddenly become critically ill? But her aunt insisted that it was a relapse of an old illness, so she didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Zhou Fenfang stared intently at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with struggle. At this point, she had to believe that although the young man was arrogant, he had almost always kept his word. Besides, he had no reason to gamble with an old man's life.

After a full half minute of silence, she finally spoke in a hoarse voice, as if she had exhausted all her strength: "It was...it was Marquis Lü Wen. He came to see Mother that day, and not long after he left, Mother suddenly fell into a coma, and no matter how much we called her, we couldn't wake her up..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Keying's face turned deathly pale, then flushed with anger. She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms until they ached.

Marquis Lü Wen! It was him!

To force her to agree to the marriage, they actually committed such a heinous act against an innocent old man! Such a vicious and ruthless person—even if the Zhou family is to be destroyed by the Lü family, she would never marry such a beast! (End of Chapter)