The Unknown God of War

In the ward, Zhou Lie’s injured right leg was in a plaster cast and he was surrounded by five to six doctors, all of whom were performing checks on him with equipment that made him feel uneasy.

After finding out about Zhou Lie’s fall, Chu Feng had quickly rushed back into the house, secured the wound with wooden boards and called 120 to get him hospitalised.

Luckily, he’d only suffered a minor fracture, but this was enough to worry Liu Minglan and Zhou Ying sick.

“I’m not made of dough. Just get the doctor to bandage me up and let me rest for a month or two. It doesn’t feel right for Muqing to come all this way, only to spend time in the hospital with me,” he said sheepishly

Yun Muqing immediately waved dismissively. “It’s alright, uncle. Don’t worry about anything else. Just focus on your recovery.”

“Yeah, dad. You’re not going anywhere, so stay in the ward and cooperate with the doctors. Chu Feng has my job covered anyway, so I can take care of you,” said Zhou Ying. She teared up, her heart aching for her father.

Liu Minglan wiped her tears and huffed, “Damn old man, I can’t catch a break with you! Did you really have to climb on the roof and fix that roof leak in the dead of night? You don’t even know how old you already are.”

Chu Feng sat on the bed and said, “Dad, I’m back now. You can leave the dangerous stuff to me.”

Zhou Lie lowered his head, then huffed indignantly, “It was just an accident. When I was a recon soldier, I could scale buildings seven to eight meters tall like it was a game. But now I can’t do that anymore. I guess age is no joke.” Zhou Lie sighed dejectedly. Chu Feng couldn’t help but feel sad when he noticed the wrinkles and silver hair on his adoptive father’s face.

All of a sudden, he’d realized that the same man who was strong as a tower of steel, the man who used to lift him over his head with ease and protected him as a child, was now old and losing the race against time.

Now the boy you cared for is a grown man who can shoulder the sky itself, so it’s my turn to care for you and let you lean on me as you go, Chu Feng thought internally but said nothing. Men often kept their thoughts and troubles to themselves, and Chu Feng was no exception. “How’s my father, doctor?” he asked, noticing the checkups were over.

The doctor glanced at a CT scan and frowned. “The patient’s right leg suffered a fracture and dislocation during the fall, but that’s not our biggest issue. Problem is, this leg had sustained injuries before and has metal implants that led to chronic rheumatoid arthritis after several decades. Now that the leg has suffered additional injuries, it may become crippled if the recovery is botched.”

The doctor’s words sent the family into disarray. Liu Minglan and Zhou Ying started begging the doctor to save Zhou Lie’s leg, who promised to do his best.

Chu Feng was internally beating himself up because Zhou Lie’s old injury was only there because the Chamber of the Four Seas took his land deed and broke his leg for daring to protest, and this injury was the root for much of the old man’s suffering.