“Iker Boy, a real man should know when to let go. I think you don’t stand a chance. How about I introduce my niece to you?” Upon hearing this, Iker remained expressionless, lightly rejecting the old man’s kindness.
“Thank you for your kindness, but it’s unnecessary. I’m glad Kelvin is back, so Cheyenne doesn’t have to go through this alone.”
He sincerely meant the latter sentence, with no ulterior motives. He knew Cheyenne would be devastated if Kelvin had truly died in Yocmery.
He only wanted Cheyenne to be happy.
Old Bray, seeing no effect from his words, couldn’t help but feel bored and pursed his lips. “You’re just not honest. You may say you don’t care, but deep down, you must envy her.”
“I can’t blame you for liking Cheyenne; she’s so beautiful and talented. If I were twenty years younger, I might have pursued her myself.”
Iker thought, “Even if you were twenty years younger, you’d still be nearly fifty. Where do you get the courage to say such things?”
Leandro interrupted. “Don’t agree, his niece is a weirdo.”
“She’s 48 this year and single. She even spent ten million online recently looking for a husband online, but no one wanted to marry her.”
Old Bray was unhappy that his niece was demeaned, so he retaliated.
“Why is your grandson still single at 28? From what I see, a boring person like him might not find a match even if he spends twenty million seeking one.”
Eddie thought. “Why are we suddenly talking about me?”
He wasn’t keen on marriage at the moment because he hadn’t met a woman who truly captivated him. Eddie even thought about being with a man if necessary.
His junior brother Mason got married two years ago and had a chubby daughter last year.
To steer the conversation back, Eddie had to interrupt the banter between the two seniors.
“Grandpa, Old Bray… let’s not forget why we’re here. Let’s focus on the matter at hand.”
Only then did they recall their purpose here: to check on Kelvin, who returned from a severe injury; to confirm if he had ingested the legendary Golden Silkworm Magic.
They had only heard of it in books and were curious to see it for themselves. Thirdly, they needed to discuss with Cheyenne about heading to Dragon Serpent Isle.
Regarding the first point, seeing Kelvin in good shape and flirting in the office, they didn’t worry. However, the second point disappointed them because Kelvin had already ingested the Golden Silkworm Magic.
They could only rely on the CT scan they just did, looking at the small black dot in the medical images.
This was a huge letdown; they couldn’t feel the power of the Golden Silkworm Magic.
Old Bray was so angry he wanted to push Kelvin onto the operating table and personally extract it.
When Cheyenne heard this, she was speechless. “Old Bray, that’s a dangerous idea. If Kelvin hears this, he might throw you out the window.”
“Cheyenne is right; I also thought of doing that.”
Kelvin also gave Old Bray a threatening look. The latter instinctively stepped back, feeling the murderous intent in his eyes.
These young people nowadays have no sense of humor.
“Fine, since we can’t open him up, can I at least draw some blood?”
“Please, I’ve lived this long and it’s the first time I’ve seen a living Golden Silkworm Magic.”
If Kelvin’s blood differs significantly from others’, it would prove the efficacy of the Golden Silkworm Magic.
“This…” Cheyenne didn’t actually think the request was unreasonable, but the blood wasn’t hers, so she didn’t have the right to decide for Kelvin.
Kelvin looked at the white gauze on his hand and fell into thought for a moment. He wondered if he was having a bad year, especially with the frequent bleeding in recent days.
“I’ll agree to this for Cheyenne’s sake. Bring the knife,” he said.
Cheyenne’s eyebrows furrowed in alarm. “Why do you need a knife?”
“To draw blood,” he replied.
This made her burst into laughter. “Why self-harm when there’s something called a syringe? Go get a blood bag.”
Kelvin remembered that Cheche had handed him a knife directly when she drew blood before, and he hadn’t thought much about it at the time, just cutting his palm.
Now thinking back, why didn’t she use a syringe to draw blood?
Hmm…
Was Cheche deliberately messing with him?
Maybe she was taking out her anger on him instead of the Kelvin from another timeline.
What a joke…
Old Bray felt embarrassed to take too much blood from him and said, “200CC is enough.”
Leandro was speechless.
Never seen such shamelessness!
However, when they left the ward, he didn’t say that.
“Old Bray, we’re good friends. How about you share half of this blood with me? I want to research too.”
“Kelvin boy is still in there, why don’t you ask him?”
“He’s still a patient now. He’s already had so much blood drawn. I can’t ask for more.”
Cheyenne would be angry if she knew.
“Then wait until he’s better.”
“Old Bray, don’t be like this. I have some good wine…”
In the end, a box of wine came in handy, and Leandro immediately went into the research room with half of the blood.
Fortune favors the diligent. He did find a benefit.
Kelvin’s blood can clearly kill the larvae of the Hairstyle Serpent!
But for adults, the effect is limited, mainly because there’s too little of the sticky substance from the golden silkworm larvae in the blood.
“To completely kill an adult, wouldn’t we need Mr. Foley to draw a basin of blood…”
This method doesn’t sound feasible.
But this is still a good sign. As long as he continues along this line, he might find the corresponding medicine.
Meanwhile, Old Bray was researching the effects of the golden silkworm larvae on the human body.
He found that Kelvin’s blood cells were significantly more energetic than those of others, enhancing regenerative functions several times over.
If that’s the case, does it mean it can enhance various functions of the body?
To confirm this result, he transferred Kelvin’s blood to a leukemia patient.
Sure enough, the leukemia patient, who was on the brink of death, began to slowly recover.
“This golden silkworm larvae is truly remarkable. Whether Kelvin having such a treasure is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen.”
If this news gets out, he’s bound to become the target of ambitious individuals.
Cheyenne immediately ordered everyone around her to keep their mouths shut and not to leak out this information.