Chapter 392: Father Wakes Up

Chapter 392: Father Wakes Up

Logically, once the offspring parasite senses danger, it would choose to hide deeper within the body.

However, this particular offspring parasite behaved differently. It acted like a frightened little mouse, poking its head out and looking around as if it had lost its sense of direction.

While this phenomenon was inexplicable, it didn't seem to be a bad thing on the surface.

"Husband, prepare a bottle and a pair of tweezers."

Mo Jiuye instantly understood her intention and set aside the cotton ball and iodine, quickly fetching the items.

He Zhiran's expression was solemn. Given her hand speed, the chances of successfully extracting the offspring parasite from the bloody hole were slim. She could only place her hopes on Mo Jiuye, after all, he was a martial artist and his movements would certainly be faster than hers.

"Husband, you must act quickly; otherwise, I can't guarantee where the offspring parasite might go."

The location was so close to the heart that if the parasite escaped in that direction, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Despite these concerns, He Zhiran did not dare to voice them. At such a critical moment, she didn't want to burden Mo Jiuye psychologically.

If Mo Jiuye became too nervous and made a mistake, it would be counterproductive.

Mo Jiuye pursed his lips slightly, staring at the still-probing offspring parasite for a few seconds before taking a deep breath, as if making a significant decision.

He firmly held the tweezers, and before He Zhiran could even see his movements clearly, the offspring parasite was already clamped and swiftly placed into the bottle.

Inside the glass bottle, the offspring parasite struggled desperately in one direction.

He Zhiran noticed that no matter how Mo Jiuye turned the bottle, the offspring parasite always struggled toward him.

Seeing the state of the offspring parasite, He Zhiran felt enlightened.

"Husband, is the mother parasite controlling this offspring parasite on your person?"

Speaking of the mother parasite, the parasites collected from Mr. Si Meng were still with Mo Jiuye.

Since the parasite in his father's body had not been removed, Mo Jiuye worried that if the controlling mother parasite wasn't Mr. Si Meng's primary parasite, killing the wrong mother parasite would indirectly kill his own father.

To prevent any mishaps, Mo Jiuye kept those mother parasites carefully, ensuring they remained safe.

Now seeing the situation with the offspring parasite in his father's body, his caution seemed justified.

This offspring parasite was so eager to reunite with its mother that if anything happened to the mother parasite, the offspring might commit suicide inside his father's body.

At the same time, Mo Jiuye had another doubt.

He had collected six bottles containing mother parasites from Mr. Si Meng and was certain that each bottle contained a living mother parasite.

Now that the parasites in his father, elder brother, and second brother's bodies had been removed, he could identify which three mother parasites controlled them.

Normally, the offspring parasites produced by puppet mother parasites live together with their mothers until they find a host.

That means a porcelain bottle might contain both a mother and an offspring parasite.

However, the remaining three mother parasites in the bottles each contained only one mother parasite.

Where exactly Mr. Si Meng had placed the offspring parasites was unknown.

Otherwise, after successfully removing the parasites from his father and brothers, Mo Jiuye could have burned all these harmful parasites at once.

Considering the possibility that those three mother parasites might still control someone else, he decided against burning them for now.

However, the mother parasites controlling his father and brothers could not be left alive.

While thinking about these matters, Mo Jiuye had already helped clean his father's wound.

Although the wound was deep, it was not large and did not require stitching. It only needed to be treated with medicine and bandaged.

After handling this, without He Zhiran saying anything, Mo Jiuye went outside the medical room to burn the useless parasites.

These harmful creatures should be eradicated from this world entirely.

He Zhiran originally planned to help Mo Qing detoxify first and then remove the parasite after some recovery.

Unexpectedly, the offspring parasite was so eager to reunite with its mother that it emerged on its own.

Through a simple examination, He Zhiran found this to be a good sign.

While Mo Qing's condition had not improved, it had also not worsened.

In a way, the offspring parasite had done a great favor, sparing Mo Qing the pain of a second surgery to remove it.

Now, Mo Qing's vital signs were stable, although his body was severely weakened, but his head was unaffected.

The anesthesia would wear off in about two hours, so during this time, He Zhiran administered some plasma and nutrients.

As the expected time for Mo Qing to wake up approached, He Zhiran led them out of the space.

After settling Mo Qing in the carriage, he soon woke up.

Without mentioning other changes, the most significant improvement was that his arm no longer moved back and forth as if burning paper.

Mo Jiuye hurried over.

"Father."

Mo Qing's eyelids were heavy, and he only managed to open them slightly.

The light inside the carriage was dim, and he hadn't seen Mo Jiuye in years.

Mo Qing's impression of Mo Jiuye still lingered from his youth, so seeing the magnified handsome face before him, Mo Qing was momentarily stunned.

Mo Jiuye could tell from his father's state that he might not recognize him.

"Father, I am Jiuye. Please look at me carefully."

"You say you are Jiuye?" Mo Qing's voice was barely audible and somewhat hoarse.

However, both Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran heard him clearly.

Tears welled up in Mo Jiuye's eyes as he nodded with difficulty.

"Father, it's me, Jiuye. We haven't seen each other for eight years."

Thinking back to eight years ago, Mo Jiuye was just a thirteen-year-old boy; it was understandable that Mo Qing wouldn't recognize him.

The brothers outside the carriage, wanting their ninth sister-in-law to focus on preparing the antidote, stayed close by but dared not disturb them.

Thus, they could hear every word of Mo Jiuye's conversation with their father.

The eldest brother couldn't wait any longer and opened the carriage door.

"Ninth Brother, has Father woken up?"

Seeing that their father still seemed disbelieving, Mo Jiuye looked at his eldest brother as if he were a savior.

"Eldest Brother, Father is awake. He doesn't recognize me. Please come and explain to him that I am Mo Jiuye."

The eldest brother had no interest in listening to what Mo Jiuye said after that; his mind was fixated on the words 'Father is awake,' and everything else was ignored.

"Father, you're awake?"

Mo Qing could still recognize Mo Junrui, even though they hadn't seen each other for many years. At the time, Mo Junrui was already an adult, and any changes in his appearance would not be as significant as those from a teenager to an adult.

"Jun... Junrui..."

Mo Qing still spoke with difficulty. The person before him looked like his eldest son but appeared much more haggard than in his memory.