Douluo Dalu: Beginning with the Flame Emperor Template

**Chapter 28: The Seal of Life Treats Jiang's Mother**

"Oh, okay, old man."

Jiang Nannan supported her mother and walked over slowly. After sitting on the carpet, she handed her mother a grilled fish and said, "Mom, you should try it too."

The old man caught the aroma of the grilled fish and couldn't help but feel that the rice in his bowl had lost its appeal. In the end, he decided to purchase a few grilled fish from Huo Yuhao.

When Jiang Nannan took a bite of the grilled fish, her watery eyes lit up slightly. She felt that the depressed emotions, accumulated over a long time due to her inability to cure her mother's illness, had dissipated a little, and a long-lost sense of satisfaction surged in her heart.

After tasting it, Jiang Nannan's mother also appreciated the deliciousness of the grilled fish. However, she was particularly struck by the fact that someone so young could grill fish so expertly, indicating that he must have gone through a lot when he was a child.

While eating, Huo Yuhao chatted with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm about various matters.

"Yuhao, we are heading deep into the Far North this time. The temperature in the core area is very low, but you should be able to withstand it with the alien fire protection."

"Don't worry, Brother Tianmeng. There is no cold that can rival the alien fire in the Far North."

Huo Yuhao reassured Tianmeng Ice Silkworm: "And if I don't have enough soul power to release the alien fire to protect myself, I can take the Soul Resurrection Pill to replenish it."

"Then Yuhao, how do we get there? Are we walking?"

"We should buy a snow sled in Heaven Dou City. It will be faster."

Huo Yuhao had the Soul Resurrection Pill, so he wasn't afraid of soul power consumption. He could continuously use soul power to push the snow sled forward, which would certainly be much faster than walking.

Jiang Nannan was halfway through her grilled fish when she suddenly remembered something and looked at Huo Yuhao. "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Jiang Nannan. What about you, little brother?"

"Huo Yuhao. You can just call me Yuhao."

Huo Yuhao responded, put the grill back into his ring, and released a stream of cold air to extinguish the campfire.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's talent, Jiang Nannan asked curiously, "Yuhao, what are you doing in Heaven Dou City? Are you planning to register for the Royal Academy of the Heavenly Soul Empire?"

"Actually, my real destination is not Heaven Dou City. I just happened to pass by here."

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment, "Since I'm here... I utilized my family's alchemy skills to refine some pills before, and I just happened to want to exchange some money in Heaven Dou City to buy rare metals."

Jiang Nannan quickly caught on to the mention of pills. Having taken her mother to see doctors for such a long time, she had become extremely sensitive to words like medicine, diagnosis, and treatment.

"Yuhao, can you show me your pills?"

Jiang Nannan wouldn't miss any opportunity. Over the years, she had studied almost all the medications in various pharmacies for her mother's illness, and it wouldn't hurt to learn about one more drug.

Faced with Jiang Nannan's sincere gaze, Huo Yuhao opened his mouth, nodded slowly, and took out a light green pill from his storage ring—it was the Soul-Restoring Pill.

"Here, this is it."

As Jiang Nannan took the pill and began to examine it, she suddenly heard her mother calling, "Nannan..."

She turned her head and found that her mother's originally pale cheeks now had a hint of redness.

With little time to react, Jiang Nannan asked quickly, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

"Nannan, Mom feels that this pill seems to have some effect on me."

The unexpected improvement made Jiang Nannan's whole body tremble with excitement.

Huo Yuhao was puzzled and asked in his mind, "Master Yi, isn't the effect of this Soul-Restoring Pill to restore soul power? How can it have a healing effect?"

Electrolux thought for a moment and replied, "When we were refining the pill, I also used your Seal of Life, so the pills we refined all contain a trace of life breath."

"The mother of this girl has such a strong reaction to the breath of life. I suspect it is the failure of the vitality in one of the organs in her body."

"However, the breath of life in the Soul-Restoring Pill is very minimal. Relying solely on the number of Soul-Restoring Pills is insufficient to improve her condition."

Huo Yuhao contemplated this and realized it made sense. After all, the Gold of Life could slowly restore Master Yi's consciousness, and its healing abilities were undoubtedly top-notch in the mainland.

At this moment, Jiang Nannan's eyes were wet with excitement, and she asked anxiously, "Little brother, how much is this pill? How many do you have in total? I'll buy them all."

As she spoke, Jiang Nannan took out a small bag of gold soul coins from her storage soul guide. The bag was about the size of her palm, containing the money she had saved over the years. She handed it eagerly in Huo Yuhao's direction.

"Sister Nannan, don't get too excited."

Huo Yuhao explained: "This kind of pill isn't meant for healing injuries; it just happens to contain a trace of vitality."

"Are you saying there is only one pill like this?" Jiang Nannan's eyes turned red.

"There is more than one." Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Sister Nannan, can you tell me what illness your mom has?"

Electrolux mentioned failure of vitality. If they could determine which organ was affected, they might be able to fundamentally resolve the problem through the abundant vitality of the Gold of Life.

With a hint of bitterness on her face, Jiang Nannan revealed the truth.

"I've taken my mother to see doctors in other cities many times, and all their diagnoses indicate it's a heart problem—an extremely complicated heart disease."

"But they can't pinpoint the specific issue with her heart, and all the doctors are helpless. They can only prescribe numerous heart treatments, hoping to alleviate the symptoms."

After taking her mother to the hospital for such a long time, Jiang Nannan understood that the doctors' approach was really just to prolong her mother's life to prevent the disease from worsening and threatening her life.

Jiang Nannan stared silently at the pill in her hand, hesitating for a moment before asking, "Yuhao, since you know how to make medicine, can you help my mother? I can pay you double the doctor's diagnosis fee." 

Huo Yuhao moved his lips. He did know how to make some simple pills, but he had never done anything like examining a patient. The only method he could think of was using mental detection to understand what was wrong with the other person's body.

"Sister Nannan, I have a special soul skill that can assist Auntie, but I can't guarantee that I'll identify the specific cause of her illness."

Jiang Nannan's eyes lit up. "It's okay, Yuhao. Since so many doctors have been unable to diagnose it, I'm very grateful for any help you can give my mother."

Afterward, Huo Yuhao and Jiang Nannan bid farewell to the old man. As a four-ring soul master, it wasn't too difficult for Jiang Nannan to carry her mother on her back.

The three of them entered Heaven Dou City, and Jiang Nannan led Huo Yuhao directly to a hotel where she booked a room.

Jiang Nannan laid her mother flat on the bed after carrying her on her back. Although Jiang's mother appeared extremely pale and ill, she still retained the charm and gentleness of a mature woman.

Huo Yuhao held Jiang Nannan's mother's hand and released a strand of soul power into her body.

The Seal of Life on her forehead opened, and her complexion visibly reddened. However, this was merely an external change caused by the vitality entering her body.

To determine exactly where the vitality was depleted, he would need to employ soul skills.

Mental detection... Huo Yuhao felt extremely conflicted.

"What's wrong, Yuhao?" Jiang Nannan noticed Huo Yuhao's expression and asked quickly.

Huo Yuhao explained his mental detection to Jiang Nannan. The three-dimensional graphics it displayed were clear and detailed, akin to examining her mother from every angle.

Jiang Nannan was momentarily stunned before making a swift decision. No matter whether her mother was sick or not, compared to her health, what did that matter?

"I agree. Just focus on checking."

(End of this chapter)