Medical and Martial God

Chapter 67: Chapter 67: You, Filthy Rogue

Blood Demon narrowed his eyes. I can’t just agree to this rashly! Something even Huang Quan can’t do is definitely no trivial matter. I could get myself killed in minutes! I have to be careful!

He asked weakly, ”What if I don’t agree?”

”I don’t like to threaten people,” Ye Xiu shrugged.

”Why does it sound like you’re threatening me right now?” Blood Demon said, his face dark.

”You heard wrong. I really don’t like to threaten people. I usually just go straight for the knife,” Ye Xiu said with a smile.

Blood Demon scoffed. After you’ve said all that, how could I possibly refuse?

”Alright, I agree,” he conceded. ”Tell me what you want me to do.”

Ye Xiu leaned close to Blood Demon’s ear and explained the task he needed help with.

After listening, Blood Demon sucked in a sharp breath. ”Something like that exists?”

”Scared?” Ye Xiu asked.

”Other than you, I’ve never been afraid of anyone in my life.” Blood Demon stood up, trembling. ”I can do this for you. I can even stay there for the rest of my life, but you must promise to protect the Mu Family.”

”You can rest assured on that point. As long as I’m alive, if anyone dares to touch the Mu Family, I’ll annihilate their entire clan,” Ye Xiu said seriously.

”Good, I believe you!” Blood Demon nodded.

”You might have to stay there for a very long time. Notify me immediately if you find anything unusual.” Ye Xiu pulled two folded sheets of A4 paper from his pocket and tossed them to Blood Demon. ”The Ghost Doctor will come to treat your wounds later. You should set off this afternoon.”

Without waiting for a reply, Ye Xiu stood up and left the classroom. He wasn’t afraid Blood Demon would back out—not unless he no longer cared about the Mu Family.

”What is this?”

Blood Demon unfolded the two sheets of A4 paper Ye Xiu had tossed him. They were covered in dense, handwritten characters. He read only a single line before his breathing grew rapid.

”’The Cold Ice Technique’? This... this is an Internal Cultivation Method practically tailor-made for someone with a Yin Poison Body!”

Blood Demon suppressed his excitement and finished reading, tears of joy welling up in his eyes.

The Yin Poison Body had plagued the Mu Family for hundreds of years, limiting their development. Now, with the Cold Ice Technique from Huang Quan, members of the Mu Family with the Yin Poison Body would no longer have to suffer the torment of the cold poison. Moreover, with the Cold Ice Technique, the Mu Family’s strength and influence in the Ancient Martial Circle would become greater than ever before.

”Huang Quan,” Mu Beifeng declared, his voice firm, ”I, Mu Beifeng, am a man of my word. Since I’ve promised you, I will accomplish this task even if I have to walk through fire and boiling oil.”

At that moment, Huang Quan was his benefactor—the benefactor of the entire Mu Family! Blood Demon was willing to die to repay Huang Quan’s kindness.

***

When Ye Xiu arrived at the classroom, he saw the teachers and students engaged in a heated discussion.

”What’s everyone so worked up about?” he asked.

”Teacher Ye, you don’t know?” said Jiang Hongye from Ancient Medicine Class 2. ”It’s been all over the internet this morning. The famous Huang Quan is coming to Jin Ye City!”

Ye Xiu froze. But I’m already in Jin Ye City... Could someone be impersonating me?

He laughed and said, ”You can’t trust online rumors. Don’t take it too seriously.”

”It’s true,” Jiang Hongye insisted. ”They say Huang Quan is arriving at Jin Ye City International Airport at eleven o’clock this morning. A lot of people are already heading to the airport, hoping to get a glimpse of him.”

The other teachers and students began to chime in excitedly.

”Huang Quan wiped out the War God Ranking and saved the Eight Great National Protector War Gods! He’s a benefactor to all of Xuanse!”

”I heard Huang Quan is washing his hands of his past and planning to settle down in Jin Ye City.”

”The legendary King of War Gods... I’d love to get a photo with him.”

”Teacher Ye, we’re planning to go to the airport to greet him. Do you want to come with us?”

Ye Xiu realized something was wrong. Who the hell has the unmitigated gall to impersonate me, deliberately spreading the news and causing such a commotion? Are they trying to get themselves killed?

Just then, Ye Xiu’s phone rang. It was Qin Qing. ”Honey, have you heard? Huang Quan is coming to Jin Ye City! I’m planning to go to the airport to try my luck. If I can get to know him, you won’t have to be afraid of Blood Demon anymore.”

Ye Xiu was secretly touched. Qin Qing would really do anything for me, even daring to try and connect with someone like Huang Quan. Then again, I wonder what her expression would be if she found out her husband *is* Huang Quan.

”You don’t have to go to the airport. I’ll go,” he said. I really want to see which audacious fool dares to cosplay as me.

Hearing that Ye Xiu was also going to the airport, the teachers and students grew excited.

”Since you’re going too, Teacher Ye, let’s go together!”

”Are we still having class this morning?”

”I’m not in the mood for class anymore! I just want to see the legendary Huang Quan right now!”

Ye Xiu chuckled to himself. It seems the identity of Huang Quan carries more weight than the King of Medicine.

So, with a grand wave of his hand, he announced, ”Class is canceled this morning! Everyone, let’s go to the airport to see Huang Quan!”

WHOOSH!

The classroom erupted into a frenzy. The teachers and students stampeded out joyfully. Even though it was still a long time until eleven o’clock, they wanted to get to the airport early to secure a good spot and see Huang Quan up close.

Soon, only Ye Xiu and Murong were left in the classroom.

”This is for you.” Murong pushed a bank card into Ye Xiu’s hand. ”I returned everything you bought for me. The money is all in here. And... I’m sorry that your wife misunderstood you because of me.”

Looking at Murong’s apologetic expression, Ye Xiu gave a wry smile. ”I’m the one who should be apologizing. I’m the one who caused the misunderstanding.”

Murong looked down, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes in silence.

”I have something I’d like to discuss with you,” Ye Xiu said.

”What is it?” Murong looked up, her eyes sparkling.

”I’d like to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?” Ye Xiu asked. Since I promised Blood Demon I’d look after the Mu Family, I have to do it properly.

”I’m not willing!” Murong’s expression changed instantly. She said indignantly, ”Listen here, Teacher Ye! I don’t like you, so don’t even think about using a master-disciple relationship to tie us together!”

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face as if she had suffered some great injustice.

”You’ve misunderstood; that’s not what I meant.” Ye Xiu felt a headache coming on. Why can’t women’s minds ever work in a straightforward way? He explained, ”I promised your grandfather I would take care of you.”

”Oh.”

I really can’t get too close to Murong, Ye Xiu thought. It’ll be a huge hassle if she actually falls in love with me.

After a moment of thought, Ye Xiu found a seat, typed the Internal Cultivation Method he had given to Blood Demon into a text message, and sent it to Murong. Let her practice on her own.

After that, Ye Xiu drove to the airport.