Rebirth of the Godly Prodigal

Panda Novel

The young lady logged in via Weibo. If you clicked on her name, it would redirect you to her Weibo page. The messages on it stunned everyone.

“I am nineteen years old. I felt like I was in pain, so I went to the hospital. After a long series of checkups, they told me I have lymphoma. I am so scared, can anyone help me?”

“October 19, 2013. I had my first chemotherapy session today. Luckily I did not feel so bad, just that it hurt a little when they injected the cardiac protectant into my wrist. It scared my mum and she went to the nurses for help a few times. The pretty nurses said not to worry, it could just be that the blood vessels were feeling a little irritated. The nurse asked if I wanted to install a stent that was used during chemotherapy, then it wouldn’t hurt so much when I am undergoing treatment. I don’t want that. Everyone said that the stent would go straight to my heart. I feel scared just thinking about it. I think I better stick to the intravenous needle. It’ll hurt, but luckily I only need one injection every two weeks when I go for chemotherapy.”

“February 12, 2013. My hair has almost all fallen out. Today I discussed with mum about cutting the rest off. I borrowed a shaver from Sister’s house. I thought I looked quite handsome when I looked at myself in the mirror just now. The girls will all flock to me if I go out. However, my head is really cold. I don’t feel comfortable even with a hat on.”

“April 25, 2014. I feel pretty good today. I went out for a walk and did not feel any discomfort. I felt sad when I saw other kids my age doing whatever they wanted without a care in the world. I don’t know what I have done wrong. Why do I have to suffer like this? I am so scared, scared that I will leave this world. I can bear the physical pain, but what about the mental anguish? I just want to live on, but for me, it is really hard…”

“July 13, 2014. Today is the last day of my chemotherapy. My parents have given up on my recovery, but I do not want to give up yet. I want to live. However, I don’t know how I can prolong my life. What should I do?”

“August 5, 2014. I’m in a little pain, but today I read about Young Master Dali on the internet. It’s really interesting. I will be his die-hard fan from today onwards. Strangely, I feel less pain. Also, I understand why my parents did what they did. In order to treat my illness, they are already more than thirty thousand yuan in debt…”

Other then these diary-like messages, there were also some photos she took at the hospital.

The words underneath were heartbreaking. “I know I am not pretty anymore, but I want to leave some traces of myself in this world, to prove that I existed.”

This young girl named Deng Jiayun did not have much time left.

This 100 yuan could be her spending money for a month, or perhaps even two.

After they found out the whole story, netizens were devastated. Everyone tried to think of ways to help her. Many wanted to transfer funds directly to her account. “Funny Milk” had been reading the forums and was also one of the first to donate. He left a message saying, “Sis, no need to say anything. We have some money still. Give me your account number, I want to give you a hand.”

Taking his lead, many other netizens, too, offered their help.

However, there was no reply from Deng Jiayun. This made everyone anxious.

In front of the computer screen, Dan Jingrou’s tears fell like raindrops as she read Deng Jiayun’s Weibo.

She read the messages from beginning to end and finally sighed deeply before returning to the forum. She very much wished she could help Deng Jiayun, but she could not think of any ideas. Lymphoma. Currently, there was nothing medicine could do to help her.

As she sat stumped in front of the computer, Dan Jingrou’s eyes suddenly lit up. She hurriedly typed in a reply, “Jiayun might be resting. Dear netizens, to save Jiayun, I think there might only be one way! Let’s share Jiayun’s Weibo. That will increase the chances that Young Master Dali might see it. I think if anyone can help Jiayun, it will be Young Master Dali. There’s no one else.”

Dan Jingrou’s reply was met with overwhelming support from the netizens.

Who was Hong Dali? He was the first prodigal in the Heavenly State, and perhaps even the world, since time immemorial! He donated one billion yuan to the Dali Wildlife and Obedient Pets Protection Association simply because he liked animals. How could he not help poor Jiayun?

And so, Deng Jiayun’s Weibo was forwarded by everyone. The speed at which it was forwarded surpassed any other forwarded link in history.

“Young Master, help! This girl is really pitiful. You are probably the only one who can help her!”

“Young Master Dali, I believe you will have a way to help her. Please help!”

At first, it was forwarded by just a few hundred people. But soon, the number exceeded a thousand, then ten thousand, a hundred thousand, millions…

Because of Hong Dali, the empathy of the Heavenly State’s citizens had been awakened. Within two hours, one by one, the link had been forwarded 3,201,546 times and was still gaining momentum.

…

Heavenly State, on the East Ocean.

The moon hung in the sky and the gentle moonlight shone on the sea. There was only the faint sound of the lapping waves. Hong Dali was lying in the command room on the ship’s island on Carrier Big Fish, happily taking a nap on the seas.

It was September and the weather had started to turn cool. However, they were near to the tropics and the temperature was still nice and warm. It was really comfortable lying on the sofa experiencing the sensation of floating on the sea.

Of course, the floating was not important. What was important was the System message in his head—

“[Side Quest 1: The Caring Little Prodigal. Mission Requirement: Bravery. Current Progress: 100/100. Mission Completed. Reward: Animals’ Best Friend title upgrade. Title Effect: Host can easily control any animals. Title Level: Level Three (Max). Additional explanation: Great courage is required to donate one billion yuan to animal conservation, so the effect is strengthened.]”

“[Enhanced effect: Host can completely control animals, and can also connect with the controlled animal’s soul. When your souls are connected, Host can precisely control any of the animal’s actions and obtain all the information that the animal sees.]”

The quest that he did not really have the time for previously was completed! He managed to clear it by just donating money. He felt good!

If the previous title was worth ten marks, then this fully upgraded title was definitely worth a hundred marks!

Once the soul connection was made, he could control every movement the animal made!

This was like an animal replica of himself? And it could be done with any animal! He could also receive all the input the animal received. Which meant, he could see everything the animal saw!

That meant…

Hong Dali grinned devilishly as he looked at Little Meow in Tang Muxin’s lap. Soul connection!

Instantly, Hong Dali’s point of view became that of Little Meow. Right in front of Little Meow were two snowy-white globes and an alluring cleavage…

Aiyaa, he could see everything so clearly…

Dive!

As Hong Dali gave the command decisively, Little Meow’s body twitched and with its claws out, dove right into Tang Muxin’s bosom!

“Ah, Little Meow, don’t do that!” Tang Muxin’s face flushed a bright red. At that moment, she was more beautiful than the moon in the sky. She chided. “Bad Little Meow, be good!”

Hong Dali: “Hehe, hehe, this feels so good…” His nose was bleeding…

“Oh, Dali, why is your nose bleeding? Wipe it, quickly!” Tang Muxin saw Hong Dali’s nose bleeding and got a shock. She quickly stood up to help him wipe it off.

As a result of her movement, Little Meow was plastered directly on Tang Muxin’s bosom. Hong Dali’s nose bled even more profusely.

“Ah, I’m okay, I’m okay. I can do it myself, myself!” Hong Dali hurriedly terminated the soul connection before wiping himself with a handkerchief.

By right, it should not happen. His health was a hundred points, why did he have a nosebleed?

Just as he was wiping the blood from his nose, Ling Xiaoyi walked in, smiling. She said, “Young Master, there is a viral post on Weibo. It has been forwarded more than three million times. Would Young Master like to take a look?”

“Ah? It has something to do with me?” Hong Dali scratched his head and waved his hand, saying, “I’m not interested in reading about boring things.”

“Young Master, it’s like this.” Hong Dali never liked to get involved in messy situations. Everyone knew that. Thus, Ling Xiaoyi quickly explained, “It’s a young girl who has Lymphoma. The netizens hope that Young Master can help her. She’s quite pitiful. In December last year, she was diagnosed with stage four Lymphoma. Her condition is serious. Her family borrowed more than sixty thousand to treat her illness, but they can no longer afford it. It’s quite sad.”

Everyone knew that Hong Dali had always been an empathetic person. If they brought this up to him nicely, it should not be a problem.

“So it’s like that.” As expected, the moment he heard the news, Hong Dali rubbed his chin and nodded. He said, “She is really quite pitiful. We have nothing else to do anyway, let’s go take a look. Right, where is this young lady from? Where do we go to look for her?”

Since he could donate billions to the Dali Wildlife and Obedient Pets Protection Association, Hong Dali would naturally not mind helping someone who really needed help.

There was nothing else to do, anyway. The school was not ready and he was getting bored sitting around while on the sea. It might not be a bad idea to go for a spin on the mainland.

When she heard that Hong Dali intended to help, Tang Muxin cried out happily, “Dali, I want to go too!”

Hong Dali immediately nodded. “Let’s go together, then. Hehe.”

“This…” Ling Xiaoyi was stumped. “The girl never left any contact details. All we know is that her home is in a small village in Fujian province, but we don’t know exactly where.”

“It will be hard for me to go if there is no address.” Hong Dali sniffled and thought about it. “Ask the Bureau Chief to check? Such a small matter…” At that point, Hong Dali’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Eh, that person, the flirty one. Isn’t he quite good with computers? Ask him if he can find the address.”

“Okay. I will go ask him now.” Things had more or less been settled, so Ling Xiaoyi hurried off.