Marshal becomes pharmacist (3): Without the help of Si Qi, what would Sun Ba be!

That accident, which completely paralyzed the original owner, was intentional by Sun Ba.

According to Sun Ba’s understanding of the original owner, the original owner was proud and also strong. After seeing the person he liked abandon him to be with another woman, although he would collapse and suffer, there would be no reason for him to abandon his pride and beg pitifully. He would only tell himself that this all should come to an end, and from then on, he and Sun Ba would be just ordinary friends, or perhaps ordinary comrades, with both sides drawing a clear line and remaining uninvolved with each other.

But he let Sun Ba go, while Sun Ba was unwilling to let him go.

Having witnessed the original owner’s abilities with his own eyes and personally experienced the era when the original owner’s glory enveloped the entire empire, Sun Ba didn’t say it out loud, but in his heart, he had to admit that what he feared and dreaded the most was actually the original owner.

He knew how impressive the original owner was and also knew that no one in the world could match the original owner’s talent.

Although he could rely on his memories of the next ten years to navigate the upper echelons with ease, and could steal and take over the original owner’s command tactics to win battle after battle in the original owner’s stead, he ultimately lacked true skills and knowledge. He was just an ordinary person who had been a soldier for over ten years. Compared to a group of teenagers, he was naturally much more capable, and on the battlefield, he could adapt to situations better than new recruits. But his potential had its limits.

As time went by, the butterfly effect made his control over the future increasingly unpredictable. One day, he would lose that prophetic ability. His advantage was gradually weakening.

On the contrary, the original owner managed to rally once again, re-establish military achievements and build prestige, ensuring that the Si family would no longer be looked down upon by outsiders.

Sun Ba felt an invisible panic just by imagining it.

He must completely crush Si Qi in its infancy before it rose again to become a marshal, while his reputation was currently in tatters. Otherwise, he had no confidence in defeating the military king of that year through fair means.

Thus, a malicious conspiracy was born.

He colluded with various major forces to encircle and block the Si family, and also proposed this plan targeting the original owner. When the original owner had just suffered a blow, was emotionally unstable, and was exhausted from fighting for a long time, he lured the original owner into the ambush.

It was a pity that the plan was so well thought out, but the original owner didn’t die smoothly, which was quite regrettable.

Here it came, the backlash from Si Qi arrived immediately.

The Li family, mentioned several times in the post by Xiu Xiu, exploded with anger upon seeing the post.

The head of the Li family directly ordered, “Where did this false news come from? Seal it off immediately!!”

The person from the technical department broke out in a sweat and anxiously said, “No, we can’t seal it.”

The head of the Li family had a fierce look in his eyes, as if he wanted to kill someone. “What did you say? You don’t want to work anymore? If you don’t want to work, then get lost!”

“No, no,” the technical department hurriedly explained, “I didn’t mean to help that person. It’s just that we can’t find any trace of the poster, and all the permissions are locked by him. Even if we contact the website operators, we still can’t delete it!!”

The head of the Li family recalled how the other party managed to obtain even the internal battle videos of the army, and at that moment, his face turned extremely grim.

He had clearly ordered all relevant clues to be destroyed at that time, how could it be…

“Hacker.” He pronounced the word as if he were trying to crush it, his fists clenched in frustration as he said, “What kind of hacker has this kind of ability?”

Xiu Xiu stood behind the camera, wearing a smug smile.

He watched as the Li family and many others who had had shady dealings with Sun Ba were now busy with their heads spinning, their forces exposed online for everyone to see. Watching Sun Ba, his face ashen, collapse onto the sofa, hands on his head, wanting to look at the screen but not daring to, he soon kicked the chair away in anger and shouted Si Qi’s name.

He also saw the classmates of Si Qi and Sun Ba in the school, who were in an uproar in the class group, discussing how Sun Ba could do such a thing and saying that Si Qi was really pitiful. Watching Si Qi’s friends one by one receive the news and tear up, driving to the hospital to visit Si Qi.

Sigh, feeling completely satisfied.

It seemed he had completed this task exceptionally well!

After the master wakes up, he would definitely praise him~~

The doctors and nurses at the hospital soon heard the news as well. When discussing Qi Si Qi with their colleagues, their gazes instinctively turned towards the ward.

The doctors spontaneously gathered to discuss whether Si Qi’s leg could be treated. After debating for a long time, they could only shake their heads and sigh helplessly.

The nurses, being gentle and careful, came to the ward to adjust the room temperature for Si Qi, turned on the humidifier, placed a bouquet of elegantly fragrant flowers by the bedside, and carefully observed Si Qi’s body data on the monitor.

After confirming that Si Qi’s condition was stable, he turned to look at the young man lying on the hospital bed, unable to move, who was frowning unconsciously in his sleep due to pain.

The boy’s face was pale, and on his still tender features, there was an indescribable sense of innocence and fragility, making one’s heart ache.

The nurses didn’t want to leave with red-rimmed eyes, having gotten emotional and shed tears in front of the boy.

Soon after, one by one, people who knew Si Qi arrived here, but they were all stopped by the nurses with anxious expressions.

Their faces all looked quite bad as they stood outside the ward, watching Si Qi lying there helplessly from a distance. Just looking at him made their eyes red and their fists clenched tightly.

“Sun Ba, that bastard!”

A person stood at the door, replaying in their mind the confident and flamboyant demeanor of Si Qi, as well as the hateful scenes of Si Qi interacting with Sun Ba, becoming angrier the more they thought about it.

“I clearly saw that Sun Ba’s intentions were impure at that time, why didn’t I stop him!!”

However, he didn’t expect that when he saw the usually mature and composed Si Qi showing such a youthful and vibrant smile, he couldn’t even bring himself to say anything to stop him. He even went along with Si Qi’s wishes, praising him for his good taste and luck in finding such a thoughtful and outstanding boyfriend.

Now that he thought about the words he said back then, he just wanted to slap himself a few times—shut this mouth that always talked nonsense!

He turned around and said to his friend who had come with him, “You stay here with Si Qi, I’ll go ask my dad for help.”

The friend quickly said, “Wait, what are you planning to do?”

That person’s face turned pale, gritting his teeth: “This matter can’t just end like this! I want Sun Ba to pay the price!!”

Friend frowned: “Behind Sun Ba are the Li family and the Qi family, and now the Zhou family is also in a vague relationship with Sun Ba…”

Can’t they see what the once-mighty Si family had become? Even if they were seething with anger, they wouldn’t fare well against such colossal forces.

“So what if it is!!” the person said irritably, “If my dad finds out about this, he definitely won’t take it well either. Si Qi, you know how good of a person he is, how could they, how could they do this…”

The more this person spoke, the more choked up they became, covering their eyes and crying uncontrollably a few times. Then, after rubbing their eyes vigorously, they turned around and walked away resolutely.

The friend watched him walk further away without saying a word, just remaining silent for a while, then took out his phone and sent a text message.

[Mom, do we have a partnership with the Li family?]

[I know this collaboration is very important to us, but can we please stop having any dealings with the Li family? Initially, it was Si Qi who helped us secure this collaboration, but right now, I really can’t face the Li family anymore.]

Two minutes after sending the text message, his mother’s reply came through.

[Good]

[Son, we have principles in life. Mom and Dad have discussed it, and we won’t earn this money.]

The friend couldn’t help but chuckle at these words, sniffed back tears, and looked again at Si Qi on the hospital bed.

“Si Qi, please get better soon…”

He was murmuring to himself.

“After waking up, everything will be over.”

Under his watchful gaze, Si Qi in the hospital room finally slowly woke up from his slumber, tiredly opened his eyes, and his gaze quickly shifted from confusion to clarity.

He instinctively wanted to sit up or turn over in bed to ease his aching body a bit, but he quickly suppressed this instinct and didn’t dare to move.

Moving even a little felt like being cut by a knife.

Si Qi: [I remember the medical standards in this world are quite good?”

How come he had been in the hospital for two days and still looked like this?

Xiu Xiu: [The original owner was injured too severely at the time. It’s already a miracle that he survived. At this rate, it will probably take about a week to recover fully.]

Si Qi was in so much pain that he couldn’t take it anymore, [Can you change the surveillance for me? I’ll take a pill to ease the pain.]

Xiu Xiu: [Master, there are dozens of people standing outside the door, and they’ve been staring at you for over half an hour.”

Si Qi: […………]

Xiu Xiu: [They noticed you woke up and are asking the nurse if they can come in to see you.]

Si Qi had a helpless look on his face: [Fine.]

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the clock on the screen and said, “[How’s the matter I mentioned to you before coming along?]

Xiu Xiu raised heis chin a bit proudly: “[When Master assigns something to Xiu Xiu, Xiu Xiu will of course handle it immediately! Now the reputation of the Son of the World is completely ruined. Everyone knows he is a freeloader and even stabs people in the back. They are all cursing him!]

When Si Qi heard these words, he felt that the pent-up emotions from the original owner had eased significantly. At least the mad, world-weary feelings had dissipated by more than half, and he let out a sigh of relief.

[What is the attitude of the Li family?]

Xiu Xiu: [They firmly refused to admit it and said that the evidence was all fake]

That was normal, after all, if they admitted it, they would be the ones who would suffer.

However…

[Have they given up on Sun Ba?] Si Qi asked.

Xiu Xiu shook her head: [No.]

According to common sense, someone like Sun Ba, who was treacherous and had no solid backing, was the most suitable person to be used as a scapegoat to draw fire. If he was given up, then so be it.

But they didn’t do that.

Si Qi: “[Sun Ba can ‘foresee the future,’ the Li family has tasted the sweetness, so it’s normal for them to be reluctant to give it up.]

He said to Xiu Xiu: “[The Si family is in a very difficult situation right now. Bring me all the information about this world so I can see how to handle it better.]

Xiu Xiu whispered: [Master, your health is already like this, so you shouldn’t be in such a hurry…]

Anyway, there was plenty of time in a lifetime; Si Qi would surely help the Si family rise again.

Xiu Xiu just wanted Si Qi to recover his health properly now, not to overexert himself. Any issues could be dealt with later; otherwise, Xiu Xiu could handle them.

Si Qi smiled and said, [It’s okay, I can endure it.]

Xiu Xiu’s lips were so puffed up they could practically hold an oil bottle: [Xiu Xiu is going to report to the Lord God, saying that you don’t take care of yourself at all…]

Si Qi: […………]

How come this little fool seemed to be getting smarter and smarter? It was really hard for him to respond to this.

Si Qi coughed lightly: [Lying here all dry and uncomfortable, it would be better if you could find some documents for me to look at, to distract me a bit and make it less painful.]

Xiu Xiu was urged by Si Qi several times. Ultimately, unable to argue with Si Qi, he could only reluctantly move a few steps like a dog being pushed along by its owner, pulling a stack of documents from the air and sending them to Si Qi’s “front.”

Many of the documents were things that even the heir of the Si family was not qualified to browse through. It was only at this point that Si Qi truly began to understand this world.

Just like what was shown in the original owner’s memories, the fog of this world would overlap the alternate space with this space.

On the other side of the fog were strange plants and enormous, terrifying monsters. Each of these creatures was vastly different from Earth’s flora and fauna, leading to the speculation that they come from another planet. However, the physical laws such as gravity and attraction are the same on both sides, and humans could breathe normally within it, which was quite bizarre.

Si Qi pondered that this fog should be a peculiar substance capable of creating effects similar to space jumps, connecting and combining two points in the universe. Scientists in this world generally shared this view.

But as he watched, when he saw the message [Items from the other world taken from the fog will disappear] Si Qi’s heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was off.

This was completely illogical and had no basis whatsoever.

Moreover, the fact that things brought from another world disappear also looked very familiar.

Si Qi’s hand was hidden under the blanket, taking out a pudding from the world tree leaves in the consciousness space and placing it in the storage device. The pudding had not yet been transformed by the power of the world.

The storage device, modified by Si Qi’s world power, could be directly taken out. However, Si Qi didn’t have the energy to individually modify the large pile of miscellaneous items inside the storage device. Generally, it was necessary to modify what was needed, without containing any trace of world power.

Therefore, as Si Qi’s palm slightly bulged, before he could even grasp it, the pudding contained in the glass bottle was quickly expelled by the world’s power, dissipating into a state that couldn’t even be considered an element—nothingness.

Si Qi’s heart sank, and he thought, as expected.

If it was the overlapping spaces of different places in the same world, it wouldn’t cause objects to suddenly disappear after leaving that area.

Only things from one world, when they suddenly run into another world, would be forcibly extinguished due to the rules of the world.

This sounded a bit like an item constructed from data in a game, sent into the real world. It seemed to exist, but in reality, there was no medium for it to exist, not even a beam of light. It just comes over and disappears immediately.

Si Qi’s expression didn’t look too good.

The people of this world, in order to uncover the reasons behind the spatial overlap, had tried repeatedly to study the source of that fog. They had no idea how many times they had attempted to bring items from another world to this one for research, or how many items from this world had been discarded into the other world.

Every time an item was sent from one world to the other, it would affect the world’s power of that world, weakening the stock of the world’s power in that world.

If this continued, not only would the people on this planet struggle to survive, but the entire world would collapse.

Then the people of the entire universe would die.

Si Qi wanted to stop it, but stopping always required a reason. Without a reason, who would stop their research for no reason?

Si Qi couldn’t just straightforwardly tell them that this was something from another world, and bringing it over would affect the operation of the entire world’s power.

They didn’t even know what the power of the world was, how could Si Qi make them understand?

After hearing Si Qi’s speculation, Xiu Xiu suddenly realized, [No wonder Xiu Xiu couldn’t send the master back a few years!]

The world’s consciousness had been affected too severely, to the point of almost collapsing. So even if Xiu Xiu communicated with it, it couldn’t respond.

Xiu Xiu: [What should we do, Master?]

Si Qi thought for a moment and said, [Let’s try to solve it first. If we leave it alone, at least one of these two worlds will be destroyed.]

Si Qi continued to look through the documents from the position he had just seen.

Seeing Si Qi immersed in work, Xiu Xiu took the opportunity to continue stirring up trouble online, launching a full-scale attack on Sun Ba, making public opinion even more uncontrollable, ensuring that everyone payid attention to this matter.

After Si Qi had roughly gone through the documents, the friends waiting outside Si Qi’s door finally got permission from the nurses and selected a few representatives to come in and visit Si Qi.

Basically, they were all the people who had the best relationship with the original owner, including childhood playmates and school classmates.

They were all people who had personally witnessed the original owner’s dazzling side. In their eyes, the original owner was the most talented and charismatic person they had ever seen. Whether it was family background, talent, or temperament, the original owner was the most perfect example in the world, the goal that all young people aspired to.

However, such an outstanding person had now been reduced to this state because of that bastard Sun Ba, with his future completely ruined and possibly never being able to stand up again… Just thinking about this made a group of people so furious that they couldn’t stand it, they absolutely hated that bastard.

They tiptoed into the ward, where Si Qi was resting with his eyes closed. Everyone watched as he lay motionless on the bed, his pale skin faintly revealing the bluish veins beneath, his whole body exuding a morbid fatigue. The rising and falling of his chest with each breath caused him great pain, and his fingers twitched involuntarily, like a dying butterfly gently flapping its wings.

Someone cautiously called out Si Qi’s name, their voice carrying a hint of hoarseness and choking, making the listener feel even more despondent.

Even in this sorrowful atmosphere, Si Qi, who had kept his eyes closed, slowly opened them. His pitch-black pupils, shining like stars in the night, had a soul-stirring power that instantly transformed his pale, lifeless face. It was as if a slumbering deity was gazing down at the earth, making people instinctively forget to breathe.

Just a pair of eyes could instantly change that fragile and pitiful demeanor, making one no longer dare to underestimate or even pity this person before them.

This, this was indeed the expression that Si Qi usually had—confident, calm, filled with an unapproachable dignity, making people want to chase after and get close to him, yet also involuntarily feel a sense of fear.

The sorrowful expressions on the faces of the crowd were momentarily stunned, and in an instant, all the pity and pain faded away, leaving only surprise.

“Si Qi!”

The choked voice completely turned into excitement, and the person, somewhat at a loss, said, “Are you okay? You, you…”

The state of Si Qi was so different from what he had imagined that he couldn’t quite process it all at once and didn’t even know what to say.

Si Qi’s brows and eyes relaxed, a faint smile appeared, and his words were extremely powerful: “I’m fine, don’t worry.”

Everyone was watching Si Qi. If it weren’t for his pale complexion and the beads of sweat on his forehead, they might have thought Si Qi was just lying here resting, calmly chatting with a group of friends.

Si Qi said, “How is it outside? Has the battle ended?”

The friends paused; they never expected that after being completely paralyzed by danger, a person would have no resentment or pain in their heart, but would instead calmly accept everything, dealing with the current situation with the most rational mindset, and continue to shoulder their responsibilities.

If it were them, they probably wouldn’t be able to achieve this at all, not even maintaining a tenth of Si Qi’s calm.

A boy who had grown up alongside Si Qi quickly said, “The battle is over, you don’t need to worry. Just focus on recovering these days, and we’ll take care of everything.”

“Yeah, don’t overthink it. It’s not good for your health. There’s nothing going on outside, so don’t worry.”

Si Qi smiled and said, “I only have paralysis in my legs, not a head injury. Is it really that serious?”

A group of people fell silent when they heard Si Qi say the word “paralyzed,” as if they couldn’t bear to hear those two words more than Si Qi could. Si Qi said, “I’m still young, only seventeen years old. I have a long future ahead of me. I can’t let myself be down for life just because of one accident.”

Everyone was the same age, and hearing Si Qi’s words made them feel even worse.

They were friends of Si Qi, so naturally, they knew better than anyone else how seriously Si Qi took his responsibilities and how much effort he had put into them.

Over a decade of hard work, how could it be summed up with just a phrase like “start over”?

Not to mention that the Si family was a military family, relying on the legions of their subordinates. The future heir couldn’t even go to the battlefield, let alone walk freely. How could he support the entire family’s business?

From the moment Si Qi was paralyzed, his future was already ruined.

Si Qi saw everyone in silence and didn’t explain much. He just smiled and said, “There isn’t just one road in life. If the previous one doesn’t work, you can still take another.”

That friend saw that Si Qi genuinely wanted to pull himself together, rather than just putting on a brave face to comfort them, and asked, “What do you want to do in the future?”

Si Qi: “I am very interested in research.”

Since the body was not convenient, then let’s use our brains instead; it won’t be much worse than commanding in battle.

A few friends immediately burst into laughter: “Research? Research is great! You’ve always been very smart, you learn things faster than anyone else. I think you can do it!”

“Yeah, these days, those who do research are highly valued. If you can develop a new type of weapon, even His Majesty would have to treat you with respect!”

“My family has two research institutes, one studying weapons and the other studying interdimensional plants. If you’re interested, our two families can collaborate.”

Si Qi heard the last person’s words, looked at him, and said with a smile, “Sure, I also want to study the things in the alternate space.”

Everyone talked with Si Qi for a while and saw that Si Qi’s mental state was really quite good, without a hint of despair, finally feeling relieved. The tone of conversation also gradually became casual like before.

Someone was talking about something happy and, without thinking, said, “Oh, by the way, while you were just resting, someone posted that scoundrel Sun Ba’s dirty laundry online. Now everyone knows how despicable he is! Everyone is outraged on your behalf!”

As soon as the words “Sun Ba” were uttered, the lively atmosphere at the scene immediately froze. The faces of several people present turned grim, and the person who spoke realized the mistake right after finishing, regretting it deeply and wishing they could travel back in time to shut their mouth.

Si Qi said with a smile, “Really? Then he truly got what he deserved.”

The crowd was slightly taken aback, not expecting Si Qi to let go so quickly. They immediately chimed in, saying, “That’s right! That scoundrel should have been dealt with long ago! It’s our fault for not recognizing his true nature earlier and not advising you in time. But it’s not too late for you to know now, so don’t think about him anymore!”

“Yeah, look at you, you got hurt and ended up in the hospital, and that bastard didn’t even come to see you, he’s really a piece of work!!”

“Let’s not think about him anymore, okay?”

Before the original owner was injured and admitted to the hospital, he was still constantly thinking about Sun Ba, not understanding why Sun Ba was deliberately distancing himself. To cope with Sun Ba’s matter, the original owner would frequently invite friends to drink away their sorrows, often getting so drunk he didn’t know where he was. When drunk, he would silently cry, repeatedly murmuring Sun Ba’s name, and everyone could see it.

Right now, they were just afraid that Si Qi still couldn’t forget that scumbag, and everyone was worried sick.

Si Qi said, “Don’t worry, after this incident, I’ve figured things out. I was young and ignorant before, deceived by that guy. It won’t happen again.”

Seeing that everyone was still worried, Si Qi said seriously, “He has harmed my family like this and caused me to lose my legs. How could I still consider him a friend? From now on, Sun Ba will be my enemy, and I will not let him go.”

Upon hearing this, everyone let out a sigh of relief and jokingly said, “As long as you can be ruthless.”

Si Qi gently curled the corners of his lips, his pale pink lips, still lacking much color, resembled a blooming cherry blossom, smiling gently and radiantly:

“Of course, I can be ruthless. Not only that, but I also want to take back everything I ever gave him, not leaving a single thing behind.”

“Let him know that without my, Si Qi’s help, Sun Ba is nothing!”