Chapter Two A Promise

  Half a month later, Zhao Yang was discharged from the hospital. In just half a month, his body had recovered as usual, which surprised his attending physician Liang Jing.

  A vegetative patient who had been in a coma for nearly two years woke up and fully recovered within just half a month, which is simply a miracle.

  However, after repeatedly and carefully examining Zhao Yang, Liang Jing couldn't help but sigh in admiration, perhaps this was indeed a miracle.

  "Zhao Yang, this is the bank card your grandfather entrusted to me when he was alive. After deducting the medical expenses for your treatment in the hospital over the past two years, there's still around 10,000 yuan left. Take it."

  Liang Jing took out a bank card from her white coat pocket and handed it to Zhao Yang.

  "Also, here is a list of all your expenses in the hospital for the past two years, take a look yourself..."

  As she spoke, Liang Jing handed a long list to Zhao Yang.

  Zhao Yang just glanced at the list and knew that all his medical expenses for the past two years were significantly lower than usual. After a moment's thought, he understood that it was definitely Liang Jing who had helped him out by giving him a discount on his fees.

  Although Zhao Yang didn't know the extent of Liang Jing's authority in this hospital, he could clearly feel that her status within the hospital was quite high from their interactions over the past half month since he woke up.

  "Thanks, older sister Jing!"

  Zhao Yang thanked her. Not only for the list that was far below normal standards, but also for her selfless care over the past two years.

  The next day after waking up, Zhao Yang learned from Liang Jing that his grandfather, who had been dependent on him since childhood, had passed away a year ago. Before leaving, Grandpa entrusted Liang Jing with all his life savings and asked her to take good care of Zhao Yang.

  For his grandfather's passing away, Zhao Yang felt very sad and thought that it was heaven intentionally teasing him.

  At first, after crossing over to 'Diyuan Xianlu', he thought that he would never be able to return to Earth and see his grandfather again.

  But half a month ago, when he found himself not being killed by the heavenly tribulation but instead returned to Earth, he thought that he could finally make up for his regret and reunite with his grandfather, take care of him and fulfill his filial piety.

  However... she then learned from Liang Jing's mouth that her grandfather had passed away.

  This can only be said to be the will of heaven teasing people!

  "Zhao Yang, don't be polite. Being able to see you wake up is also a fulfillment of the trust your grandfather had placed in me back then, I think your grandfather's spirit in heaven can finally rest in peace."

  Liang Jing smiled and said.

  Then, Liang Jing took out a key and a folded paper from her pocket and said: "Zhao Yang, this is the key to your home's front door. Also, here is a house sale entrustment agreement signed by your grandfather and the property certificate of that suite in your home. They were all given to me by your grandfather at that time. He said that if the money he left behind was not enough for your treatment expenses, then I would sell that suite in your home as the expense for your subsequent treatment. If you can wake up ahead of schedule, let me return all these things to you..."

  Zhao Yang's hands trembled slightly as he took the keys, property certificate and that agreement from Liang Jing. Unbeknownst to him, a hint of tears welled up in his eyes. Despite having cultivated on Earth for over 500 years, his heart had long been tempered like a boulder, but... deep down, he had never forgotten the grandfather who had raised him with one hand and relied on each other for survival!

  "Quiet sister, thank you so much! I will never forget this kindness of yours. If... if in the future you encounter some insurmountable difficulty, you can come find me at any time, or have someone bring this copper coin to find me. Perhaps I can offer you some unexpected help!"

  As he spoke, Zhao Yang took off the copper coin that he had been wearing on his wrist since childhood and solemnly handed it over to Liang Jing.

  Zhao Yang's extremely serious expression made Liang Jing slightly stunned, looking at the copper coin on her hand that was tied with a red string and had been worn bright due to being worn for a long time, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.

  Although she didn't think that she would need Zhao Yang's help in the future, yet deep down inside her heart there seemed to be a voice telling her that perhaps at some unknown time this copper coin could play an important role.

  After some thought, Liang Jing still picked up the copper coin and said: "Alright, Zhao Yang, I accept your kind intention."

  Zhao Yang knew that his previous words had not been taken too seriously by Liang Jing. He looked at Liang Jing deeply and said in a meaningful tone, "Sister Jing, this copper coin represents a promise from me, Zhao Yang. I hope you will never have the opportunity to use it. However, if you do use it, no matter what happens, I, Zhao Yang, will definitely help you resolve it!"

  Zhao Yang's face was filled with an incredibly strong sense of confidence, as if nothing in the world could faze him. This made Liang Jing, who had always thought herself to be a keen observer of people, feel very surprised.

  As far as she knew, Zhao Yang was just an ordinary high school graduate before becoming a vegetable, where did he get such confidence?

  Especially Liang Jing's heart secretly had some willingness to believe that Zhao Yang's words were true, rather than arrogant and self-aggrandizing.

  Can't see through!

  Liang Jing felt for the first time that she couldn't see through a young man who was not even twenty years old, especially the deep sense of vicissitudes revealed in his eyes, as if he had experienced the baptism and grinding of the years, which was fundamentally not something that a young man under twenty could possess.

  Liang Jing was slightly stunned.

  At this time, Zhao Yang had already waved goodbye to her, "Jing Jie, I'm leaving, see you later!"

  "Goodbye!"

  Liang Jing subconsciously waved her hand, and it wasn't until Zhao Yang walked out of the hospital's main entrance that she came back to her senses.

  Lowering her head to glance at the shiny copper coin in her hand, she couldn't help but laugh at herself, "Liang Jing, Liang Jing, who would have thought that today you'd be outsmarted by a young whippersnapper not even twenty years old?"

  Liang Jing didn't know that Zhao Yang was no longer an ordinary high school graduate, but a cultivator with over 500 years of cultivation experience.

  Shaking her head, Liang Jing looked deeply at Zhao Yang's receding back, earlier she had indeed felt a profound and mysterious aura from Zhao Yang, Liang Jing always trusted her intuition.

  "Okay, maybe someday he'll really be able to help me."

  Liang Jing smiled and put the copper coins in her pocket.

  After leaving the hospital, Zhao Yang hailed a car and told the driver a place name that was already somewhat unfamiliar to him in his memory. It was where he had lived with his grandfather since childhood.

  Sitting in the car, looking at the familiar yet strange skyscrapers on both sides of the road, Zhao Yang couldn't help but feel a sense of detachment and vicissitude rising from the bottom of his heart. His eyes blurred for a moment, and all the memories hidden deep within his mind resurfaced...