WTI Translation: Chapter 72: Bone Devouring Insect

Yao Nan knew that without Yao Ling, Yang Tian would definitely not help. So he gritted his teeth and called her:

- Big brother what did you call me for? I'm in the middle of shopping with my friends, very busy right now.

- Xiao Ling, can you come to the hospital for a bit? There's a patient that desperately needs your help.

Yao Ling heard that and was bewildered. She felt that her big brother's head had some problem today:

- Bir brother, is there something wrong? Hurry up and tell me.

- Did you not hear what I said? I don't have any problem but there's a patient that's in desperate need of your help.

After a long sigh, Yao Ling continued:

- Big brother, I know you have been working hard, you should take a bit of rest. Are you confused because of all the stress? I don't remember ever studying medicine.

Yao Nan saw that Yao Ling had misunderstood and quickly extrapolate:

- Xiao Ling, it isn't like that. This case is very special and we don't have any solution so we had to asked Yang Tian for help. Because of this I need you here.

- Why do you need me then?

- You really don't understand?

- You mean Yang Tian likes me so I have to be there for him to agree to help.

- I'm not sure about liking you but more about you being a beauty. I've seen him paid extra attention to the beauties. The other case I told you about, Yang Tian only saved the patient because her daughter was a beauty.

- I understand, I'll be there immediately.

Turning off her phone, Yao Ling scowled. Her impression of Yang Tian wasn't bad. This time she had to go see for herself. She hoped that he wasn't like what her brother had told her.

Yao Nan turned to Yang Tian:

- Xiao Ling said she will be here immediately. How about we go to the lecture hall to see how the diagnostic is going.

- Alright.

He didn't care much for the diagnostic conference. What can it do for someone that's absolutely blind about medicine like him. However since Yao Ling wasn't here yet, listening to those people argue to kill time wasn't a bad idea.

The two entered a large lecture hall that had people continuously coming in and out. It seemed that the debate had gone on a bit too long for some people. Yang Tian followed Yao Nan and sat. The professor was still pointing at the images on the screen and firing out his insights:

- You see this part here, the bones have been gnawed through and eroded away. In my opinion this could be a very strange poison. This poison is very special. We have taken a small sample and it doesn't have any affect on the skin. It only reacts to bone so it could be that Calcium...

Yang Tian yawned, what about Calcium and Natrium (Sodium), he had studied some of them but had never developed any interest. Besides, just talking like this, no wonder that they haven't found a cure by the end of the day.

Yao Nan saw this and stood up:

- Professor, all of this is unimportant. Can you tel us about the treatment? The patient is in dire conditions, their humerus have been completely eroded.

The professor scowled:

- Who are you? Which hospital did you come from? You have no manners. Do you know that this a completely new disease? If we can't find the cause of the disease how can we find a cure?

Yao Nan was angry and was about to say something before Yang Tian pulled him down and stood up:

- So how long are you planning on finding out the cause? A day, two day or even a month? After you are done with that you'll probably take several years to find the cure. Yeah, I think by that point the patient will be reduce to a skeleton. Ah not really, I don't think even their bones will be left.

The professor was furious to the point that his face turned completely red. He pointed at Yang Tian but before he could say anything, he let out a deafening scream. He clutch his arms and fell to the floor. Yang Tian said coldly:

- You really shouldn't have point your fingers at me.

Yao Nan was also startled by Yang TIan's action. He was about to stop Yang Tian but Yang Tian understood and said:

- It's fine, I just taught him a small lesson. This diagnostic is going nowhere. Lead me to the patient.

Yao Nan smiled awkwardly since he was the one who invite Yang Tian. Everything that had happened would all be on him. However with the strength of the Yao Clan, this wasn't much of a problem.

- Tell me a bit about the patient's situation.

Yao Nan regained his wits:

- I'm not too sure. I heard that the patient's bone is being continuously eroded. The doctors had tried to amputate some of the affected area to no avail. It's truly a weird disease.

After Yang Tian heard that he thought of a poisonous insect, the Bone Devouring Insect. This bug was very special as when the victim is infected they will start out fine. However the queen bug will continuously reproduce inside the victim's body until every part of their bone is filled with eggs. Afterwards the queen bug will choose a place to die.

The larvae will received a signal when it happens and break through their eggs to feast on the victim's bone. Even if they cut off part of the body, the larvae in the other parts will still continue to hatch.
The Bone Devouring Insect was a type of Gu and although it wasn't ranked very high, it was very rare. If it was found early then it could be easily disposed off. However if some time had passed then even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would have to swallow his sorrow and die. He wondered how deep the hatred between the patient and their assailant was that merited such an evil method.
Yang Tian had formulated his theory and followed Yao Nan inside the patient's room. Inside was an elderly man. The patient was a young man that was sedated. One of his arm had been amputated. The Gu poison started from the arm so it seemed the queen decided to die there.

This also confirmed Yang Tian's theory. Normally when someone used the Bone Devouring Insect, they'll order the bug queen to die at vital area so that the victim die as soon as possible. But this person let the queen died at the arm to maximize the pain and fear that victim would feel before he died. It was a shame that they had met Yang Tian else their ploy would likely succeed.

Yao Nan approached the elder and bowed:

- Director, this is Yang Tian, the one that I told you about from before.

The elder evaluated Yang Tian for a bit then slightly nodded:

- You are the Yang Tian that cured the Yao Clan's Old Patriarch and that female patient?

- That's me. Those were small matters so no need to pay attention to them.

The elder praised him:

- Which part of it is a small matter? We have yet to find a cure for the woman. As for the Yao Clan's Old Patriarch, there have been many renowned physicians treating him and none succeeded. So which godly doctor did you study under?

- Nothing like that, I just studied some ancient medicine books in my free time. I just conveniently saved a couple of people, that's all. That's right, I've read about this condition before so just leave it to me.

The elder was surprised:

- So you can treat it. Can you tell this old man a bit about the treatment?

Yang Tian shook his head:

- The manual that I learned from is a secret that I can divulge.

The elder sighed in sorrow:

- Alright you can give it a go. After all we are out of ideas.

Yang Tian approached the patient and didn't move even after a long examination. Yao Nan, who stood beside him, was a bit impatient:

- What's wrong. Can it be that the condition had advanced beyond treatment?

Yang Tian turned to him and said:

- I suddenly remembered an important matter.

The two quickly asked:

- What matter?