When Chu Ge turned and walked into the conference hall, the crowd at the door, who had been watching him like a hawk, was momentarily stunned. Led by Liang Yongzhong, those with fiery tempers feared that Chu Ge might play some trick that could affect Liang Xiao's treatment and wanted to rush over to check.

However, before they could take action, they saw Liang Xue walk to the door and stand in the place where Chu Ge had just been. She gave them a reassuring look and shook her head.

Although Liang Yongzhong and the others didn't understand what was happening, since Liang Xue indicated they should hold their horses, it meant that nothing was currently out of control.

As time ticked away, every minute, every second was torture for the Liang Family members waiting outside the conference hall. But at this point, all they could do was wait.

Compared to those outside, the three elders inside the conference hall were more worried. After all, the one performing surgery on Liang Xiao was Chu Ge, who had personally caused Liang Xiao's injuries.

Despite everything, Liang Yongping was increasingly convinced that Liang Chen's arrow injury was unrelated to Chu Ge and knew that Chu Ge had no reason to harm Liang Xiao under such circumstances. The previous fight with Liang Xiao was forced upon him, and now there was an over eighty percent chance that Chu Ge genuinely wanted to save Liang Xiao's life. But the crucial question remained: did Chu Ge have the medical skills?

After all, martial arts and surgery are two completely different concepts.

Even if we consider the worst case and assume that Chu Ge had some expertise in this area and was indeed capable of performing the surgery, could he withstand the pressure?

Even without Liang Xue specifically stating it, he couldn't possibly be unaware of the potential consequences if the surgery failed.

This also meant that, currently, Chu Ge was under more pressure than anyone else in the room. No matter how capable a fighter he was, he was just one man, facing a massive family as his adversary.

The three elders felt as if their hearts were in their throats, their nerves and bodies taut with tension, their minds filled with doubt and anxiety.

Every time Chu Ge made a movement, whether or not it was actually making an incision, even a very small movement would make their bodies involuntarily tremble slightly. Their old fists kept clenching, relaxing, clenching again, and then relaxing once more.

Unexpectedly, on Chu Ge's face, they couldn't see even the slightest panic or nervousness. He was calm and collected, his gaze steady and peaceful. As for the hand wielding the scalpel, it was as steady as a rock.

Five minutes passed.

Ten minutes passed.

Twenty minutes passed.

Finally, when the three elders were so tense they were nearly suffocating, Chu Ge completed the last step, took off his gloves, placed the scalpel on the surgical tray, exhaled a long sigh of relief, turned his head toward the three elders, and showed a smile that was somewhat weary.

"Mr. Chu... Liang... Liang Xiao... he…"

Even though Chu Ge's smile seemed to speak volumes, Liang Yongping, without a definite answer, couldn't let go of his worries. Usually steady as a mountain, at this moment, he couldn't even form a complete sentence.

"Don't worry, he's fine. Given his constitution, he should wake up in about half an hour as long as nothing unexpected happens."

Chu Ge raised his hand to knead his shoulder, went over to a chair, and sat down heavily.

Liang Yongping turned his head to look at Liang Lao Seven, who nodded at him, and he exhaled deeply. Suddenly, his body teetered and he collapsed softly.

Liang Yong'an quickly supported Liang Yongping, and the two brothers immediately embraced. Liang Lao Seven patted the shoulders of his two elder brothers and joined in as well.

This surgery was truly agonizing for them, especially for Liang Yongping. Knowing that the grandson he was most proud of was out of danger, his heart settled, but at the same time, he found himself utterly exhausted, and tears flooded his old eyes.

Originally, Liang Yong'an and Liang Lao Seven were not crying, but seeing their elder brother cry, their eyes immediately reddened, and their tears began to fall as well.

Seeing the three elderly brothers crying with joy, hugging each other and laughing and crying, Chu Ge thought of the large group of people outside the door and couldn't help but feel a little envious of Liang Xiao. This guy... he truly touched the hearts of so many people.

Chu Ge's mouth curled into a gentle arc, and he reached up to rub his forehead with his fingers. This is... family; this is the kind of kinship that is thicker than water, isn't it?

While Chu Ge was immersed in emotion, feeling as though a soft part of him had been deeply touched, he suddenly sensed a strong intent to kill, locking onto him tightly, and couldn't help but show a wry smile and sigh softly.

The killing intent came from Liang Xue at the door. As soon as she heard the sound of crying, she immediately turned to look over.

Seeing Chu Ge holding his forehead with one hand, she couldn't see his expression. With the clan leader, the second elder, and her grandfather crying uncontrollably, her first reaction was that the surgery had failed and Liang Xiao had died.

Lowering her head and pinching her brows, when Liang Xue raised her head again, the ice-cold intent to kill surged like a storm in her eyes. Her fists clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned somewhat pale from the force.

Behind the archway, when the Liang Family members saw Liang Xue suddenly turning around, they were momentarily stunned, and then they faintly heard the cries coming from the conference hall.

Liang Yongzhong frowned tightly, cursed out loud, and immediately dashed over as if he'd gone mad. Although the others were slightly slower, within less than a second, they had all followed in his footsteps.

Chu Ge lowered his right hand from his forehead, turned his head to look at Liang Xue, and the crowd of people madly rushing in behind her, but he remained seated in his chair.

Although he didn't think that saving Liang Xiao would stop these people from attacking him, he was truly exhausted, both physically and mentally. If he could, he really didn't want to keep fighting.

"Stop, all of you!" The speaker was Liang Yongping, and at his command, everyone halted.

"Big brother! Liang Xiao, he..." Liang Yongzhong's voice trembled slightly.

Liang Yongping wiped the old tears from the corners of his eyes, "He's alright. The surgery was very successful."

Everyone in the room was momentarily stunned, but then their eyes lit up with joy.

Liang Yongzhong blinked and murmured, "So you all..."

Liang Yongping whispered into Liang Yongzhong's ear, "Haven't you ever heard of tears of joy, you fool? Come on, hurry and lead everyone out. Do you want the younger ones to see us old guys crying?"

Although Liang Yongping's voice was very low, not loud enough for other Liang family members to hear, Chu Ge, who was very close, heard everything clearly and couldn't help but chuckle.

Perhaps, "Like grandfather, like grandson," should be said? From these two old brothers, he seemingly saw the shadows of Liang Xiao and Liang Ye.

Liang Yongzhong, feeling awkward, suddenly heard Chu Ge's laughter. He immediately became embarrassed and angry, glaring hard at Chu Ge. However, before he could say anything, Liang Yongping gently patted his shoulder with a smile.

The expression on his face clearly said, "Hurry up, what's the hold-up?"

But, whether it was that the tacit understanding between Liang Yongzhong and Liang Yongping was really poor, or he pretended not to understand, Liang Yongzhong did not take the hint to leave with his people. Instead, he frowned and glanced at Chu Ge, "Big brother, about this kid's matter..."

"I will decide on his matter myself."

Liang Yongping's voice was unquestionable. Liang Yongzhong hesitated but ultimately didn't say anything more, glaring fiercely at Chu Ge, who didn't even look at him, he turned and led the relieved crowd out of the conference hall.

Watching the crowd come and go in a hurry, Chu Ge also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't feel that he could let his guard down completely, at least the head of the Liang family had some sense of integrity and didn't take the opportunity to attack him mercilessly while he was exhausted from performing surgery on Liang Xiao.

Until the conference hall became empty again, there was still a graceful silhouette standing near the doorway, none other than Liang Xue, who had come in earlier with Liang Laoqi.

This time, she didn't ignore Chu Ge but stood still, her gaze lingering on his face for a long time, and in the uncovered right eye, there seemed to be a hint of complexity.

Others might not know, but she was clearly aware that it was Chu Ge who performed the surgery on Liang Xiao.

Feeling Liang Xue's gaze, Chu Ge turned to look at her. He intended to give her a friendly smile, but before he could make any expression, Liang Xue quickly averted her eyes, wore a look of indifference, and walked straight toward Liang Yongping.

Chu Ge shook his head helplessly, rolled his eyes with a mix of humor and exasperation, and shifted his gaze to Liang Yongping. Considering Liang Yongping's previous integrity and his own purpose for this trip, which was to resolve conflicts, he decided to share another piece of good news with Liang Yongping.

"Mr. Liang, please wait a moment, and you can bring Liang Xiao back to his room to rest."

Liang Yongping nodded with a complex expression, cupped his right fist with his left hand in a gesture of respect toward Chu Ge, "Anyway, thank you, Mr. Chu, for just now."

Chu Ge returned the gesture in the same manner, "I also thank Mr. Liang for not taking advantage of the situation, and by the way, although the surgery was very successful, however..."

Hearing Chu Ge speak up to this point, Liang Yongping's expression became tense again, his brows slightly furrowed, "However... what?"

"Liang Xiao, I fear..."

This time not just Liang Yongping, but Liang Yongan and Liang Laoqi also looked at Chu Ge with grave expressions, while only Liang Xue, with her back to Chu Ge, subconsciously bit her lip and clenched her fist.

After a few seconds passed, Chu Ge with an apologetic look, continued, "I fear he... won't be able to practice martial arts for the next few months."

Liang Yongping sighed deeply, his head slightly lowered, even the wrinkles on his face took on a deep bitterness, "Ah, so it is like this..."

Chu Ge was dumbfounded, what... what's going on here? How is it different from what he expected?

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