Medical and Martial God

「On the summit of Sword Burial Peak!」

”They’ve withdrawn!” Leng Yue said with a smile. ”Young Mistress, you changed ninety percent of the Young Master’s tactics!”

”Do you think his tactics were good, or are mine better?” Qin Qing asked.

”The facts prove that your tactics are superior!” Leng Yue stated.

Qin Qing puffed up with pride. ”It seems I have a greater talent for leading troops into battle than Ye Xiu does.”

How did she get so cocky...? Leng Yue complained inwardly, then asked, ”So, what’s our next move?”

Qin Qing pondered for a moment. ”After all the wounded have regrouped with Kristina, we’ll send people into the mountains to engage them in guerrilla warfare. We stick to the same strategy: injure, but do not kill!”

”Alright!” Leng Yue nodded.

After leading the War God Troop in retreat from the Abandoned City, Kristina asked, ”What are our casualties?”

The Island Master reported, ”Everyone is alive, but half of them were injured in the blasts.”

Kristina was furious. She had brought a mighty army of nearly 3,000,000 to Biluo Island, hoping to scare Qin Qing and Leng Yue to death. Yet, without even laying eyes on them, she had already lost more than 2,500,000 soldiers and had another 50,000 Third and Fourth Realm War Gods injured in the explosions.

Damn it! Ye Xiu is a master of strategy and full of tricks, and the wife he married is just as cunning.

At that moment, Ming Yue received a text message. After reading it, she said to Kristina, ”Princess, I don’t think all of those 2,500,000-plus soldiers are necessarily dead. Shouldn’t we send a party to search for survivors?”

Kristina nodded. ”Yes, take some people and find them. Once you do, bring them here to the mountains. Oh, and bring back some tents, food, and water.”

”Understood!” Ming Yue immediately dispatched 5,000 people to retrace their steps and search for survivors.

***

Ye Xiu had been kneeling before the graves of his mother and maternal grandparents for an entire day, talking all the while.

In the evening, he received a call from An Dongye. ”Little bro, a brute named Yan Long, along with the Eight Great National Protector War Gods, has forcefully occupied the Wu Family Estate and Wu Family Fortress. They kicked us out, but I did as you taught me and shut down the Spirit Gathering Array!”

Ye Xiu was speechless. Yan Long is, after all, the head of the Official Family Martial Artists. He lacks Great Wisdom and instead resorts to petty tricks. This is clearly an attempt to occupy the Wu Family Estate and Wu Family Fortress to force me to cure his poison.

”The houses around the Mist Chant Martial Meeting arena are all built and fully furnished,” he said. ”You all can move in there.”

”Alright!” An Dongye agreed before hanging up. He then asked Tang Bo, who was beside him, ”Did you hear what little bro said?”

Tang Bo was still fuming about Yan Long seizing the Wu Family Estate and Wu Family Fortress. ”I’m not deaf,” he retorted.

An Dongye wasn’t offended. ”Use your Earth System Totem to destroy all the buildings in the Wu Family Estate and Wu Family Fortress. Let Yan Long and his men eat dirt and choke on dust.”

Tang Bo’s eyes lit up. ”Is that appropriate? Won’t big bro scold me when he finds out?”

An Dongye put his hands on his hips. ”If he dares to scold you, I’ll scold him!”

”It’s a deal!” Tang Bo chuckled and slowly sank into the ground.

「At that moment, in the Wu Family Estate!」

Yan Long paced back and forth in the living room, grumbling, ”I bet Ye Xiu already knows we’ve taken over the Wu Family Estate and Wu Family Fortress. He’ll definitely come begging us to move out. When he does, I’ll make him treat my illness. Otherwise, I’ll never leave this estate for the rest of my life.”

At this point, Ye Xiu has probably already changed into his Huang Quan Suit and is on his way to beat you up... Qing Luan mocked inwardly, but said aloud, ”Master is wise!”

Yan Long was pleased with his disciple’s attitude. ”On the way to Nanjing, I gave it a lot of thought and decided to give the Official Family Martial Artists organization a name. We’ll call it ’Heaven Net,’ and my official title will be ’Heavenly Net.’ Report this to the leadership immediately, then post it on the Martial Artist forums. Let every martial artist in the world know that the Xuanse Official Family Martial Artists organization has been established!”

Just as his voice fell, the chandelier overhead dropped, smashing directly onto his head.

”What’s happening?”

Yan Long and the Eight Great National Protector War Gods looked up to see a cloud of dust raining down from above. They instinctively shut their eyes, feeling a cascade of fine particles and debris pelting their heads and bodies.

When they opened their eyes, they were utterly baffled. One second they were in a luxurious mansion, and the next they were standing in thick dust with only the building’s steel frame remaining.

”What the hell kind of shoddy construction was this? How did all the reinforced concrete turn to dust?” Yan Long’s massive frame quivered, shaking off the debris as he asked in shock.

The Eight Great National Protector War Gods were dumbstruck. The mansion had been perfectly fine when Ye Xiu lived here. How had it been reduced to a mere skeleton the moment their master moved in?

”This is bad!” someone yelled, running in from outside. ”All the buildings in the Wu Family Estate and Wu Family Fortress have collapsed!”

What?

Yan Long and the Eight Great National Protector War Gods rushed out. Sure enough, as far as the eye could see, every building in the Wu Family Estate and Wu Family Fortress had turned to dust.

”How could this be?” Yan Long’s head was buzzing.

The Eight Great National Protector War Gods exchanged glances. They strongly suspected that this was the work of Tang Bo and his group, though they had no idea how they could have accomplished it.

”Master, how are you going to explain this to Ye Xiu?” Qing Luan asked timidly.

Yan Long was utterly overwhelmed. He had planned to occupy the estate and fortress to force Ye Xiu to treat him, but now they were gone! If Ye Xiu found out, the chances of him providing a cure would be even slimmer.

***

Just as Kristina and her army set up camp in the mountains, a First Realm War God returned. He was one of those who had gone with Ming Yue to find survivors, and he brought over a thousand wounded soldiers with him.

Kristina was overjoyed. There were indeed survivors from the 2,500,000-plus-strong army that had been attacked by the beast horde. She hurriedly used her Life Totem to heal the wounded soldiers.

Half an hour later, another First Realm War God arrived with over a thousand more wounded soldiers!

Kristina was thrilled once again.

However, the arrivals didn’t stop. Every so often, another First Realm War God would appear with over a thousand more wounded. This continued for a full day and night until all 2,500,000-plus soldiers had been brought to the mountains. Aside from the children, every single one of them was seriously injured.

Kristina’s composure finally shattered. ”What’s going on? How is it that no one died in the beast horde’s ambush, yet everyone is injured? How am I supposed to heal all of them? I’d work myself to death before I could finish!”

Standing aside, Ming Yue could barely contain her amusement, secretly praising Qin Qing for devising such a viciously clever strategy to use against Kristina.

The Island Master spoke gravely, ”I believe this was intentional on Qin Qing and Leng Yue’s part. They had the beast horde injure but not kill. This way, we’re bogged down caring for the wounded and trying to heal them, leaving us no time to search for them.”

”Cunning!” Kristina roared. ”Go to the three Judicator Families yourself. Get a batch of Life Totems and hurry back!”

”As you command!” The Island Master accepted the order and departed.

Seeing this, Ming Yue excused herself to use the restroom. She quietly reported the news to Ghost Shadow, who immediately relayed it to Mo Luo. Mo Luo then informed Qin Qing.

”A batch of Life Totems?” Qin Qing read the message from Mo Luo and sneered. ”It seems Kristina wants to create a large group of Life Totem Inheritors and have them heal the wounded.”

Leng Yue smiled. ”Once the Island Master returns from the three Judicator Families with the totems, I’ll ambush him and take them. Then every one of our brothers who infiltrated the Eternal Islands will get one.”

But Qin Qing couldn’t share her cheerfulness. ”Given the Island Master’s strength as a Fourth Realm War God, a round trip at full speed would take at least a month. Who knows what could happen in that time.”

She felt a vague sense of unease about the plans of the three Judicator Families.

After all, the Mist Chant Martial Meeting was just around the corner, and the three Judicator Families would surely reveal their true motives on that day.