Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

”Sigh.” Xu Xingguang sighed, muttering to herself, ”I’m clearly only 21, yet I feel like an old monster who’s been through everything. There’s nothing left to make my heart race.”

Not quite true.

She hadn’t yet experienced a once-in-a-lifetime love affair.

Once she avenged her mother and took down this group of villains, maybe she could try to take things a bit slower.

Perhaps along the way, she might meet a dashing, physically fit bachelor and experience a different kind of fun.

With this thought in mind, Xu Xingguang fell asleep with a sense of expectation.

That night, Xu Xingguang actually had a dream.

In the dream, she wore a crimson wedding dress, standing in a dark and eerie wilderness. In front of her was a pit, and as she curiously approached the edge, she saw a coffin below. The corpse in a groom’s outfit suddenly sat up straight, opened its eyes like deep black holes, and said to her, ”Wife, come lie with me.”

Xu Xingguang woke up in fright.

Shit.

Crazy, she actually dreamed about that sickly one from the Huo Family.

The next morning, Xu Xingguang went through the discharge procedures. When she went to say goodbye to Sister Lin, Sister Lin excitedly grabbed her hand and led her towards the elevator. ”Xingguang, good news, Doctor Ye is at the hospital and said he’d see you for a free consultation!”

Xu Xingguang knew nothing about this person, and besides, she knew better than anyone whether her body was healthy.

She wasn’t interested in meeting Doctor Ye and directly declined, ”Sister Lin, I’m eager to be discharged, so I won’t go.”

Sister Lin led her as she spoke, ”Our Doctor Ye is amazing, even the big shots on Divine Concealment Island want to hire him as their physician. Having him see you personally is a rare opportunity, there’s nothing to lose by taking a look.”

Hearing the words ”Divine Concealment Island,” Xu Xingguang felt a slight stir in her heart.

She had been investigating the Huo Family on Divine Concealment Island for some time, but hadn’t found much. But she knew how extraordinary the Huo Family was.

The only connection the Xu Family had with Divine Concealment Island was her great-uncle Hong Ruhai.

Getting to work on Divine Concealment Island, Hong Ruhai had become a person of importance.

In both the Hong Family and the Xu Family, Hong Ruhai was the person with the most authority.

Xu Xingguang vaguely remembered that during her childhood and teenage years, whenever Hong Ruhai returned home to visit, the family would always receive him with the highest honors.

Divine Concealment Island was the Huo Family’s stronghold, and with Xu Zeqing’s status and wealth, he wasn’t qualified to extend his reach to Divine Concealment Island for information. It seemed all information about that sickly one from the Huo Family came from Hong Ruhai.

The plan to kill her and send her to Divine Concealment Island for a ghost marriage with that sickly one was most likely orchestrated by Hong Ruhai.

Hong Ruhai was the mastermind behind the whole thing.

Xu Xingguang was keen to find out more about Divine Concealment Island, and Doctor Ye, who had dealings with the island, was a good choice.

Lost in thought, Xu Xingguang said nothing as Sister Lin led her to Ye Mingluo’s temporary office.

Seeing the door of the office ajar and no one inside, Sister Lin led Xu Xingguang in, calling out, ”Doctor Ye, Xu Xingguang is here.”

Immediately, footsteps could be heard coming from the partition inside.

Xu Xingguang looked up towards the small door of the partition and saw the legendary Ghost Doctor’s Divine Hand, Ye Mingluo.

Ye Mingluo had a scruffy beard, giving him a rugged appearance that didn’t match his divine physician status at all.

The entire building was heated, yet he wore a red patchwork-style knitted sweater, black jeans, and sneakers, casually draping a white lab coat over him, leaving it open, looking quite offbeat.

This outfit was quite unconventional, and on any other doctor, it would certainly earn them a reputation of being ’unreliable.’

But this outstandingly skilled person, whom even the Huo Family from Divine Concealment Island regarded as a Medical God, could be sitting stark naked in the office, and the patients would only praise his ’uniqueness.’

Xu Xingguang stared at Doctor Ye for two seconds before greeting, ”Hello, Doctor Ye.”

Ye Mingluo hadn’t expected Xu Xingguang to be such a rare beauty and was momentarily dazed, but then he regained his divine composure.

Ye Mingluo teasingly remarked, ”You’re quite good-looking. It seems even the heavens can’t bear to see a beauty fall, so they graciously spared you.”

Ye Mingluo had seen Xu Xingguang’s diagnosis records, and by rights, she should have been doomed, yet she regained consciousness.

This matter was quite puzzling.

Ye Mingluo was interested in all medical miracles, and upon hearing of Xu Xingguang’s awakening, he was intrigued by this living ’medical miracle’ and insisted on seeing her in person.

Hearing Ye Mingluo’s words, Xu Xingguang instead felt some affection for him and smiled, ”Doctor Ye makes a valid point. I should indeed thank my mother for my good looks.”

As she spoke, Xu Xingguang tilted her head at Ye Mingluo and joked, ”I suppose Doctor Ye should also thank your mother for giving you a smart brain, sparing you many beatings.”

If Ye Mingluo hadn’t had such a brilliant mind, with such a mouth that offends people, who knows how many times he would have been beaten up.

Ye Mingluo: ”...”

Ye Mingluo, known for his sharp tongue, was surprisingly left speechless by a woman.

Inside the partition, a man dressed in black sat in a wheelchair, having overheard the conversation outside.

He let out a short laugh and shook his head almost silently, saying, ”Sharp-tongued, won’t suffer losses no matter what.” Like a hedgehog.

”Miss Xu is eloquent, I am impressed,” Ye Mingluo said, waving Sister Lin out of the room.