Medical and Martial God

Watching the bodyguard hoist Li Ran onto his back, Tajiguli and Zong Rui followed suit, having their own bodyguards carry them as well. Su Mu hesitated for a moment but did not join them. Shi Hexuan wanted a bodyguard to carry him, but he didn’t have one. Ye Lin’er simply didn’t need one.

”Why didn’t I think of this sooner?” Perched on her bodyguard’s back, Li Ran’s mud-caked face looked surprisingly relaxed. ”Hurry up! I must be the first to get to the filming location.”

”Right away!” The bodyguard immediately started jogging with Li Ran on his back.

THUD!

Suddenly, the bodyguard’s foot slipped, and he fell flat on the ground, flinging Li Ran from his back. She took a nosedive straight into a puddle.

This scared the bodyguard half to death. Disregarding the mud all over him, he scrambled to get up and rush to Li Ran’s aid. Just then, a mocking voice came from ahead.

”Well, well, what are you doing here?”

Only then did the bodyguard, a sprawled-out Li Ran, and everyone behind them notice a plainly dressed young man sitting by the roadside. Li Ran had landed right in front of him, looking as if she were performing a prostrating bow.

”That person looks like Big Brother... Hey, it really is Big Brother!” Ye Lin’er, who was trailing at the very back, caught a glimpse of Ye Xiu and whispered excitedly to Chen Yang, ”Sister Chen Yang, you’re amazing. There really was a surprise ahead.”

Chen Yang quickly gestured for Ye Lin’er to keep her voice down. ”Your brother probably doesn’t want to reveal his identity, so you’ll have to pretend you don’t know him.”

”Why?” Ye Lin’er asked, confused yet impressed.

”Because your big brother is the Medicine King Xuanse,” Chen Yang explained.

Ye Lin’er thought about it and agreed. A big shot like her brother couldn’t just reveal his identity so casually. ”Okay then, I’ll pretend not to recognize Big Brother. But why is he here?”

Chen Yang didn’t answer. In truth, ordinary people weren’t supposed to know about the Mist Chant Martial Meeting; otherwise, the film crew would never have chosen Wanjindashan to shoot a reality show. If the crew knew that Wanjindashan was now filled with Martial Artists above the level of Great Grandmaster, they would be scared to death.

”Get up, get up! We’re strangers. You suddenly bowing to me like this... I don’t have a red envelope for you,” Ye Xiu said, helping Li Ran up while pretending to be simple and honest.

”Get your filthy hands off me!” Far from being grateful, Li Ran responded with disgust and contempt. ”What kind of trash are you to even touch me? Get lost!”

This outraged Ye Lin’er. Her big brother had kindly helped Li Ran up, but instead of being thankful, Li Ran humiliated and cursed at him. How despicable!

”Fine, fine, I’ll get lost!” Ye Xiu didn’t stoop to Li Ran’s level and immediately started walking away, giving Chen Yang a meaningful look from afar.

Chen Yang immediately played along and stopped him. ”Sir, could you please help us out?”

”What is it?” Ye Xiu secretly praised Chen Yang for being clever.

”I see you’re a local and probably know the mountains well. Could we hire you to be Ye Lin’er’s bodyguard? The salary is negotiable,” Chen Yang asked tentatively. She hadn’t quite figured out what Ye Xiu’s look meant and could only guess.

”I can do that,” Ye Xiu replied, pretending to think for a moment before agreeing.

Chen Yang secretly sighed with relief. It seemed she had guessed the young master’s intentions after all. He really did want to stay close to protect Ye Lin’er.

When Ye Lin’er heard her big brother agree to be her bodyguard, she was overjoyed.

”Tsk. A pauper who can’t afford a real bodyguard hires a mountain farmer instead? Ye Lin’er, you’re a disgrace to the entertainment industry,” Li Ran’s mocking voice came from up ahead.

”Chen Yang, even if you’re hiring a bodyguard for Ye Lin’er, you shouldn’t be so reckless. These remote, impoverished areas are known for breeding unsavory characters. Aren’t you afraid this person might harm you and Ye Lin’er?” Tajiguli said, maliciously belittling the mountain folk.

”I’m not comfortable having such a lowlife in our film crew. So, Chen Yang, I object to you hiring this person as Ye Lin’er’s bodyguard,” Zong Rui said. He had always had designs on Ye Lin’er and was worried that her having a bodyguard would make it difficult for him to make his move.

Seeing the three of them looking down on her brother, Ye Lin’er pouted angrily. ”What does my hiring a bodyguard have to do with any of you? Mind your own business!”

Oh, she dares to talk back! Li Ran, so covered in filth that she was unrecognizable, stalked over, fuming. ”I don’t care who you hire as a bodyguard, and I couldn’t be bothered, but we know nothing about this person! What if he tries to harm us or steal our things?”

”I’ll take full responsibility!” Ye Lin’er was surprisingly firm now. ”If this gentleman steals anything or has any ill intentions toward anyone in the crew, I will bear all the consequences.”

Her assertive attitude left Li Ran speechless and made Tajiguli and the others see her in a new light. Throughout their journey, they had seen Ye Lin’er as naive, weak, and introverted. They never expected her to show such a strong-willed side, especially for a complete stranger.

”Fine. You said it, and everyone heard you. If something happens, you’re responsible,” Li Ran huffed coldly, turning to leave. Her mind, however, was already plotting how to use Ye Xiu to ruin Ye Lin’er.

Seeing her go, Ye Lin’er whispered apologetically to Ye Xiu, ”Big Brother, please don’t be angry. Li Ran is a strange person. She’s always hostile for no reason.”

”Me? I’m not angry at all,” Ye Xiu shrugged and flicked his finger.

And so, as Li Ran walked ahead, plotting how to frame Ye Xiu, she suddenly tripped and fell flat on her face again.

Ye Lin’er and Chen Yang exchanged a look, sharing a dry laugh. Not angry, huh?

”Where are the Director and the rest of the crew? Why is it just you few?” Ye Xiu asked. As he spoke, he rested a hand on Ye Lin’er’s shoulder. Instantly, her clothes, which had been filthy from her earlier fall, became clean and dry as the mud and dirt simply flaked away.

”Actually, the crew finished scouting locations in the mountains a month ago. The main team arrived a few days back,” Chen Yang explained.

So that’s how it is. Ye Xiu understood now. He crouched down and said, ”Ling’er, get on. I’ll carry you.”

Ye Lin’er was not a Martial Artist; her body was frail. Walking for over two hours on a muddy mountain path would completely exhaust her.

”No, no, it’s okay, Big Brother! I can walk on my own,” she said, hurriedly waving her hands.

”Get on,” Ye Xiu said, his tone leaving no room for argument.

”Oh.” Ye Lin’er obediently climbed onto Ye Xiu’s back, her heart filled with a sweet warmth. Growing up, besides her maternal grandparents, no one had ever been this kind to her. But then she remembered that her own mother was responsible for the deaths of his mother and grandparents, and her guilt toward him deepened!

”Slut! Finding some random stranger on the road and getting so intimate with him. Shameless!” Li Ran sneered when she saw Ye Xiu carrying Ye Lin’er.

”I thought she was so pure. Turns out it’s just an act. She’s utterly filthy on the inside,” Tajiguli added with contempt.

Zong Rui shot Ye Xiu a venomous glare.

Ye Xiu sighed. The entertainment industry is even dirtier than I imagined. These so-called superstars appear so glamorous on television, but in private, they’re completely vile.

He gave Chen Yang a meaningful glance.

Chen Yang understood immediately. With a few flicks of her fingers, the bodyguards carrying Li Ran, Tajiguli, and Zong Rui suddenly started stumbling every few steps. The bodyguards were sturdy and unhurt, but Li Ran and the other two were thrown around and battered terribly...