Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 2003: Chapter 2003: Money Makes You a Guest

Ye Haochuan himself didn’t expect that his self-preserving actions would be perceived by the strong man as helping him. However, seeing that this strong man wasn’t planning to make a move anymore, Ye Haochuan felt relieved.

However, he was not willing to hand over the Halberd of Heaven and Earth. It’s his main weapon, and if this big guy gets greedy and doesn’t return it, that’ll be trouble.

”Hey, big brother, you’re so amazing, do your family know?” Ye Haochuan jokingly said as he put the Halberd of Heaven and Earth along with the Divine Concealment Sword back into his ring.

”Not big brother, my name is Niu Yibi. You can just call me Yibi!” The strong man chuckled.

Pu~

Ye Haochuan nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Niu Yibi? This name is truly outrageous!

”I say, who gave you this name?” Ye Haochuan asked with a strange expression.

”Auntie Wang next door named me. She said as long as I make a move, something is bound to be doomed, so she called me Niu Yibi!” The big guy laughed, ”How about it, does my name fit?”

”Fits, fits!” Ye Haochuan responded with a wry smile.

It does fit, besides using ”outrageous” to describe his combat power, what other word is more appropriate?

”By the way, benefactor, do you live here? There are often wild beasts visiting here, it’s not safe!” The big man looked at the tent beside him.

”I’m just passing through here, and seeing it’s getting late, I decided to camp here tonight and will leave early tomorrow!” Ye Haochuan said frankly.

The big man, upon hearing this, suddenly said enthusiastically: ”It’s not good to stay here. There might be beasts bothering you at night, you won’t be able to sleep well. How about you staying at my place? It’s not far from here!”

”There’s a village nearby?” Ye Haochuan asked curiously.

”Of course, just behind this mountain!” The big guy said joyfully, ”Let’s go, benefactor. Although my home is simple, it’s much safer than here!”

Ye Haochuan pondered for a moment, staying in the village is indeed safer than just outside the forest, so he agreed.

The big man was very pleased, carried the White Tiger’s corpse, and led the way up the hill.

The giant tiger probably weighs about a ton, but on the strong man’s shoulder, it looked like a ball of cotton. The big man bore it easily up the hill without breaking a sweat.

Soon, Ye Haochuan saw specks of firelight in the distance.

With his keen eyesight, he could quickly discern the scenes at the firelight.

It was a small village nestled in the mountain ravine, with not many households living in it, maybe about twenty. Judging by the demon beast pelts drying outside their doors, they probably lived by hunting.

Ye Haochuan suddenly became interested, carefully observing the villagers.

As far as he knows, the demon beasts in the deep forests of the Immortal Realm aren’t easy to deal with. Even the slightly weaker ones come in packs, quite strong in combat. Those daring enough to hunt in these mountains and settle at the foot of them are definitely no ordinary people.

What puzzled him, though, was that everyone in this village was at the Nascent Soul Stage, the most powerful being at the Nascent Soul Late Stage. Such individuals in the Immortal Realm are just ordinary folks, and definitely wouldn’t be able to handle the fierce beasts of these mountains.

”Hmm? This is... a Defensive Array?”

Ye Haochuan’s eyes lit up instantly, and he gazed toward several steles outside the village.

These steles seem ordinary, but in fact, they are the formation foundations. The area within these steles is protected by the Defensive Array.

Ye Haochuan finally understood why the villagers dared to settle here despite not being terribly powerful; it was because of the array’s might.

The big man walked to the array’s edge, took out a bead and gestured on the Formation Barrier, then led Ye Haochuan inside, explaining as he walked: ”There is an invisible gate here; without this key, you can’t get in!”

Ye Haochuan responded lightly and then fell into thought.

If his guess is correct, the bead the strong man has should be a Barrier Penetrating Bead. He had witnessed it back when he was in the Secret Realm.

And this array is quite similar to the Formation Barrier outside the thirty-six cities in the Secret Realm.

The only thing Ye Haochuan couldn’t figure out was that the formations in the thirty-six cities of the Secret Realm were used to suppress Fog Shells and various monsters; what purpose does this array serve here?

Could it be that something is being suppressed underneath as well?

Thinking this, Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but look toward the depths underground.

Unexpectedly, this observation did indeed uncover something. Underground, at the center of the formation, there was a treasure chest. Ye Haochuan couldn’t clearly see its contents, but given the large formation protecting it, it likely contained something significant.

Ye Haochuan’s interest was piqued, and he didn’t expect such an encounter while just spending a night outside.

”Yibi is back!” As the strong man and Ye Haochuan entered the village, they saw the doors of several houses open, with a few middle-aged women quickly surrounding them.

”Auntie Wang, Eldest Auntie Zhu... you haven’t slept yet?” The big man chuckled, seeing these women.

”Just listen to you; how could we sleep soundly without you coming back safe!” Auntie Wang smiled, her eyes couldn’t help but fall on the huge White Tiger carried by the big guy.

”My goodness, this White Tiger is huge, Yibi, you’re getting stronger!” Eldest Auntie Zhu praised.

”It’s all thanks to this benefactor; otherwise, I couldn’t have killed this beast!” The big man pointed to Ye Haochuan beside him.

The few middle-aged women looked at Ye Haochuan, somewhat discontented: ”Yibi, why did you bring a stranger into the village? What if he is a bad person?”

”No, benefactor is a good man!” The big man explained hastily.

Auntie Wang snorted lightly, ”Knowing someone’s face doesn’t mean you know their heart. Who knows if he’s good or bad? Better kick him out before trouble arises!”

”Ladies and Aunties, I am really not a bad person...” Ye Haochuan explained with a smile.

He wasn’t angry due to their misunderstanding, as they were just looking out for the village. It is prudent to be wary of strangers suddenly arriving in the village.

”Just because you say so, doesn’t mean you are good. Bad people don’t have ’bad guy’ etched on their faces!” Auntie Wang insisted.

Ye Haochuan furrowed his brow slightly and said, ”I am passing through and have nowhere to stay, thinking of borrowing a place for tonight. If you feel it’s a loss, I can offer you some red crystals!”

The moment the words ”red crystals” came out, all the aunties and ladies’ eyes lit up.

Seeing a chance, Ye Haochuan took out a hundred red crystals and handed them to Auntie Wang.

Auntie Wang’s expression changed instantly, smiling, she said to Ye Haochuan, ”Where is that talk of yours coming from, young man? A guest is always welcome; you can stay as long as you want!”

Oh wow, once money is involved, suddenly I’m a guest! How snobbish they are!

Ye Haochuan hummed to himself, his impression of these women plummeting to rock bottom.