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Chapter 596: Chapter 596 Difficult Choices Chapter 596: Chapter 596 Difficult Choices On the ground, medicinal broth and broken bowls were scattered everywhere.

Qin Yining’s face was pale; the method of treatment had her heart trembling with fear.

To use the bones from the younger son to save the elder son—how could this be necessary?

Shi Ziling was also stunned; he slowly calmed his emotions and asked, “Divine Doctor, is there really no other way?”
Zhang Zhong shook his head.

Although his medical skills were superb and he knew profound secret character techniques, none of these could cure Shi Hao’s injuries.

“Will it cause great harm to the other child if we proceed with this method?” Qin Yining asked, her voice trembling.

Zhang Zhong did not respond.

In his mind, there was perhaps only one method to treat Shi Hao—implanting the Immortal Bone into his body.

“Divine Doctor, are you truly out of options?” Shi Ziling frowned; he naturally understood the implication of the other’s words—’borrowing’ the Immortal Bone definitely meant transplantation.

The risk was too great; for the younger son, it was extremely dangerous.

If something unexpected occurred, it would leave a lifelong regret.

“I’m at the end of my rope; it was just an offhand suggestion,” said Zhang Zhong, reluctant to speak more on the matter due to its dire implications affecting the futures of two young boys.

“How could this be, why so cruel, my poor infant…” Qin Yining cried, overwhelmed with grief, holding her elder son on the sickbed.

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Shi Hao’s condition was very poor, drifting in and out of consciousness.

His body was filled with bronze rust-like characters that caused him severe pain and devoured his life.

At this moment, his mental will was again cut off from the outside world, sinking into unconsciousness.

“If the Primordial True Bone inside the Stone Emperor were intact, he could heal by himself.

Unfortunately, there’s a severe problem,” Zhang Zhong said.

The major issue in Shi Hao’s body was the addition of a character, so powerful it frightened anyone who saw it.

It fused with his flesh and bones, utterly irremovable.

Not only did Zhang Zhong and other famous doctors know this but Shi Ziling and his wife understood as well: in the Lower Realm, no one could remove these cursed patterns—those forbidden Bone Texts.

“The bone inside the Stone Emperor is riddled with holes; even if pieced together, it is still battered, no more than two-thirds of its original state and significantly less effective,” Zhang Zhong shook his head.

It was a fact that the bone within Shi Hao was shattered, emitting characters that could not expunge the curse.

In this Lower Realm, without any Divine Spirits left, what power could fight against the curse of the ‘adult’ in the Immortal Hall?

Moreover, those characters densely filled every inch of Shi Hao’s flesh and bones; who would dare to rashly interfere?

If triggered, it might destroy him as well.

Perhaps only that Immortal Bone…

embedding it inside Shi Hao’s body, merging it with his own, even if activated, it would not harm him and could eradicate the Curse Mark.

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“It’s too cruel…” Qin Yining’s heart quivered.

Digging out the bones from the younger son to save Shi Hao posed a great risk to both children.

In an instant, she was overwhelmed with agony.

Why had such a calamity fallen upon them?

Shi Ziling took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and said, “Divine Doctor, please tell me, what’s the feasibility, how great is the risk?”
“Embedding the Immortal Bone inside the Stone Emperor offers a sixty to seventy percent chance of success, which could restore him and, in the future, his talents would be unparalleled, aligned with the natural forces,” Zhang Zhong solemnly said.

“Only a sixty to seventy percent assurance?” Shi Ziling frowned; his mind was tumultuous, unable to settle.

“A sixty to seventy percent success rate is already very high,” Zhang Zhong said.

He couldn’t provide special advice, only what was true.

Qin Yining closed her eyes, trying to calm herself, then after much consideration said, “Divine Doctor, I want to know, how high is the risk for the second child?”
Hearing this question, Zhang Zhong also sighed and said, “If that bone were naturally the Second Young Master’s, then I would be confident in harvesting it without risking his life, just borrowing it.”
His senior brother had some connections with the Immortal Mountain.

Qin Hao’s bone graft had been guarded by someone invited by his brother.

He had learned from his brother that the bone came from the higher realms and was implanted into Qin Hao not long ago; thus it was somewhat risky.

Zhang Zhong thought deeply and then looked up to explain that if they proceeded to save Shi Hao under these circumstances, then Qin Hao might indeed face a risk to his life.

“There’s a thirty percent chance of fatality, seventy percent likely no harm,” he concluded after careful consideration.

The success rate was quite high, mainly because Qin Hao had grown up with sufficient vitality and, beyond his extraordinary talents, he had a certain controllability.

But there were still risks, making Shi Ziling and his wife frown, their hearts restless!

“Father, Mother, I do not need such salvation!” Shi Hao once again woke up and, having overheard their discussion, was deeply shaken; with his temperament, how could he allow such a rescue to happen?

This was unfair to Qin Hao; he didn’t want it, and would never agree, even if forced—rather, he would choose to die!

Qin Yining cried, holding one of his arms, tears falling silently.

Their long-lost elder son had come back, but not long after their reunion, such a disaster occurred.

What were they to do?

How could they save their elder son?

She was at a loss, as both options were agonizing.

Shortly thereafter, Shi Hao once again fell unconscious; he was too weak, surviving only temporarily on various precious medicines and soaked in various Spiritual Liquids.

Shi Ziling and Qin Yining exchanged glances, unable to make a final decision, and invited other famous doctors to discuss and deliberate.

The couple’s hearts were uneasy, wanting to ascertain the level of assurance and if it were possible to increase the success rate, but the conclusions drawn by other Divine Doctors were much the same.

What were they to do?

They didn’t want to watch Shi Hao die; having lost him once already, they wanted even more to firmly hold onto his life and not give up.

“But doing so is tantamount to gambling with Qin Hao’s life, which isn’t fair to him, as it not only involves losing the power of the Immortal Bone, but he might also die.”
A group of physicians took their leave; they couldn’t give biased advice, or else they couldn’t bear such responsibility in the future.

Ultimately, the decision would have to be made by themselves.

Qin Hao appeared silently, pushed open the door, and walked in, saying, “Father, Mother, I understand.

If you think I can save my brother, I am ready.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Yining immediately pulled him to her side, her eyes full of tears, and said, “Mother will not let you be in danger, never will I sacrifice you!”
Shi Ziling also sighed; over the years, the younger son had always been troubled, feeling that his birth was merely to save that brother he had never met.

Now that this had happened, it seemed prophesied.

Therefore, he fell silent, unable to make a decision, as both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh—how could he sacrifice one son when in his heart they were both his children?

At this moment, Shi Ziling was just an ordinary father; he didn’t want any of his children to face an accident or danger.

“Father, Mother, I will listen to everything you say, I won’t resist doing anything; I am ready to save my brother at any time,” said Qin Hao before he turned and left.

Looking at their eldest son in a coma, then at their younger son who had just left, the couple felt an unbearable pain inside.

What should they do?

This was agony.

“Using that piece of Immortal Bone, there’s a sixty to seventy percent chance it could save the infant, and the second son also has a seventy percent chance of remaining unharmed and living without injury,”
After a long silence, Shi Ziling spoke these words.

“But there’s still a thirty percent risk, we could lose our second child,” whispered Qin Yining.

How could there be such a difficult choice?

Their minds were in turmoil, unable to part with either.

Their eldest son was dying, and if they didn’t decide soon, he would only get weaker.

But using the younger son’s Immortal Bone to exchange for the eldest son’s life also carried risks, and how would Qin Hao feel in his heart?

“Why are you so cruel, Heaven!” roared Shi Ziling.

Qin Yining silently shed tears, her hand caressing the face of the unconscious Shi Hao, murmuring, “Mother wants to save you, but I don’t want to hurt your brother.”
The sun set deep in the west; they hadn’t made a decision all day, which obviously was disadvantageous for Shi Hao; he was growing weaker by the moment.

During the night, Shi Hao experienced a surge of palpitations and woke up from his stupor, suddenly opening his eyes to see a woman pointing a finger toward his brow—she was framing him for murder!

How could this be?

His heart trembled.

Although he knew he was fated to die, he didn’t want to die in such an unclear and murderous way.

He let out a soft reprimand and spat out a mouthful of blood, striking the incoming person.

And, enduring his pain, his chest glowed, and with a crack, a small piece of the Supreme Bone broke off, unleashing divine might.

“Boom!”
A powerful aura surged, and the woman screamed, suddenly aging tremendously, struck by the Supreme Rune into a crippled old woman, immobile.

Shi Hao, forcing himself to be spirited, covered in blood, grabbed her and demanded, “Why are you doing this?”
“What has happened?”
“My child!”
Sounds of breaking air rose up as someone rushed over swiftly.

And Shi Ziling and his wife were also alarmed; they had only left a short while ago, and yet a shocking change had occurred.

“Puh!”
The woman’s brow burst open, blood splattered, she had used some method, and chose to end her own life there.

Shi Hao released his hold, scoffed at himself, and said, “Although I’m destined to die, my instincts and perception are still intact, living up to my reputation as Little Stone.”
Suddenly, many figures appeared in the room; Shi Ziling and his wife also arrived, and there were cries of surprise.

“Isn’t this Qin Lan?

Coming here with good intentions to bring you medicine as one of the core members of our Qin Clan, and you…how could you kill her?” shouted an old man.

Shi Hao wiped the blood from his lips, remained silent, and lay back on the bed.

“Child, what happened?” rushed over Qin Yining, blocking that elder.

“What happened?

He killed Qin Lan!

How could he do this, even if he’s dissatisfied with our Qin Clan, there’s no need for such brutality?” an old woman leaning on a Qingmu staff spoke angrily.

“Repeatedly offending our Qin Clan, do you really think we wouldn’t dare to take action against you?” another person coldly stated.

“Father, Mother, send me back to Stone Country, let me die with dignity instead of in such confusion,” Shi Hao said calmly.

Hearing this, Shi Ziling and his wife suddenly changed color.

“Child, have we let you down, are you blaming us?” Qin Yining stood up, her eyes reddening, and then glared fiercely at those people from the Qin Clan.

“You all get out!” Shi Ziling was even more furious, kicking the woman on the ground out, sending her flying through the window, shattering it, and exploding in the yard.

Shi Ziling and his wife understood it all then, these people must have heard the news, fearing that the Immortal Bone was completely implanted in Shi Hao’s body, they wanted to kill him first!

(To be continued.

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