Perfection: He is the Heavenly Emperor, I am the Eastern Emperor!

Chapter 14 Adopting Shi Hao

Meanwhile, Shi Yunfeng and the other villagers of Shi Village stood silently to the side, praying in their hearts that the Willow God would appear and grant Shi Hao a new life.

Perhaps the piety of the crowd moved the Willow God. A gentle breeze swept by, and the last remaining willow branch on the lightning-struck tree began to sway gently. Then, a faint green light fell from the willow leaf, enveloping Shi Hao's small body and taking him away from Qin Yining's embrace.

Upon seeing this, Qin Yining and Shi Ziling were startled, but dared not make a move. They simply stared wide-eyed at the scene with a mixture of tension and hope.

Shi Yunfeng and the other villagers of Shicun also held their breath and watched intently, afraid of disturbing the Willow God's healing.

However, what they did not know was that at this moment, the Willow God was not healing Shi Hao as they had expected, but was instead peering into his future.

The reason she did this was that while examining Shi Hao's body, she inadvertently glimpsed a corner of the future, and it was this corner of the future that made Liu Shen change her mind.

In this corner of the future, there is a majestic figure. He walks alone on the path of the gods, bearing the weight of all living beings on his shoulders. There is no one by his side, and no one behind him to rely on. Throughout the ages, he is all alone!

That's why Liu Shen changed her mind. She didn't heal him directly because his life force hadn't been cut off yet, and his internal energy was slowly recovering.

However, to Liu Shen's dismay, no matter how much she peered into the future, she could only grasp a glimpse of it; as for the rest...

In the end, unable to see any further, Liu Shen had no choice but to gently place the little guy back into Qin Yining's arms.

"This child's external injuries have healed, but the root cause is a Dao injury. Injuries to the Great Dao are difficult to heal with external force, not to mention that I am currently still seriously injured and unable to exert my full strength."

Liu Shen's words shattered the hopes that had been rising in Shi Ziling and Qin Yining's hearts once again.

"Is there really no other way, Hao'er...?"

However, they did not blame Liu Shen or Shi Cun for this, after all, they had done their best. The reason they ended up in this situation was simply because their Hao'er was too badly injured.

Seeing the despair return to Shi Ziling and Qin Yining's faces, Shi Yunfeng felt a pang of sorrow. He coughed lightly, trying to comfort them: "Although Liu Shen was unable to directly save Shi Hao, there is always a way out. Perhaps there is another method outside of Shi Village. We should not give up too soon."

Seeing this, Shi Linhu and the others nodded in agreement, expressing their support and encouragement in their own ways, even though they themselves were not very confident.

"Yes, Brother Ziling, you and your wife must not give up so easily!"

"That's right, Brother Ziling. The world is so big, there must be a way to cure it."

"Yes, the world is so big, there will always be a way."

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Hearing everyone's words of comfort, Qin Yining's eyes welled up with tears, but her gaze became much more determined.

After a while, she gently wiped away the tears streaming down her face, tightened her embrace around Shi Hao, and then looked at everyone present and said solemnly, "You are all right. We will not give up easily. For Hao'er, no matter how difficult the road ahead may be, we will keep going, forever."

Similarly, upon seeing everyone's attitude, Shi Ziling couldn't help but put away the despair on his face, and his eyes regained their determination: "Thank you everyone, your words have rekindled my hope."

"Please rest assured, no matter how difficult the road ahead may be, I will not give up searching for a way to save Hao'er. I believe that as long as we don't give up, one day we will find a way to save Hao'er."

Seeing the two regain their spirits and rekindle their hope, everyone present was genuinely happy for them.

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But at that moment, Shi Ziling suddenly hesitated.

Seeing Shi Ziling's expression suddenly change, Shi Yunfeng immediately perked up, thinking he had thought of some way to save him, and immediately asked, "What's wrong? Did you think of something?"

At the same time, Shi Linhu and the others also turned their gazes over, looking at Shi Ziling with puzzled expressions.

"That's right, Elder Clan Chief."

Facing everyone's gaze, Shi Ziling felt a little embarrassed, but for the sake of his child, he finally looked at Shi Yunfeng and pleaded, "After much thought, we all feel that the journey to find the medicine is too dangerous. If we keep Hao'er with us at all times, something unexpected might happen."

"Therefore, my wife and I wish to leave Hao'er in Shi Village and ask the elder clansman and fellow clansmen to look after him. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing that Shi Ziling intended to leave Shi Hao alone in Shi Village, Shi Yunfeng, Shi Linhu, and the others' expressions changed slightly, and they were momentarily unsure of what to do.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Shi Ziling assumed they were unwilling to take in Shi Hao, and immediately said with a look of disappointment, "If my fellow clansmen find this difficult, then just pretend that Ziling never intended to..."

However, before Shi Ziling could finish speaking, a somewhat childish voice suddenly rang out: "Uncle Ziling, you're overthinking it. We're willing to adopt your child."

As soon as the voice fell, Shi Yunfeng and the others did not hesitate any longer and immediately echoed it.

"Yes, Brother Ziling, what are you saying! Putting aside the fact that Shi Hao is a child of our Shi Village, even if he weren't, we wouldn't just stand by and do nothing."

"That's right, that's right. You two can go find the medicine without worry. Shi Hao can stay in Shi Village. We will take care of him like our own child."

"That's right, Brother Ziling, don't worry, Shi Hao will be perfectly fine with us."

"Yes, although our Stone Village is not a large clan, we still have the ability to protect a child."

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Seeing everyone's reaction, Shi Ziling and Qin Yining finally felt relieved.

Qin Yining looked at everyone with a face full of gratitude, repeatedly expressing her thanks: "Thank you everyone, thank you so much."

Finally, he assured everyone, "Please rest assured, we will definitely find a way to save Hao'er and we will not let you down."

Shi Ziling replied earnestly, "That's right, we will definitely find a way!"

Then, Shi Ziling turned his head and gestured to Qin Yining.

Despite her reluctance, Qin Yining steeled herself and kissed Shi Hao on the forehead before reluctantly handing him to Shi Yunfeng.

Seeing Shi Hao being taken away, Qin Yining could no longer hold back and turned to bury her face in Shi Ziling's arms, bursting into tears.

In response, Shi Ziling could only pat him on the back silently to comfort him.

After a long while, the two recovered and, under the watchful eyes of everyone in Stone Village, embarked on a difficult journey to find the rare herbs and ancient remedies needed to cure Shi Hao.