Urban Martial Saint

Chen San of course could never have dreamed that Ning Qianshu would present the Heart-devouring Bug’s food to Wang Tian’an like this; however, he was aware of Ye Qing being ambushed.

These past few days, Chen San had been focusing on Wang Tian’an, guarding against the possibility of Wang Tian’an launching a stealth attack on Ye Qing. He hadn’t paid any attention to that group of mercenaries. Learning that Ye Qing had been ambushed by a gang of mercenaries, Chen San was also very surprised. But he didn’t have any means to deal with this matter. Those mercenaries were battle-hardened warriors, exceedingly skilled in hiding and ambushing. Although his own subordinates were quite strong, trying to find this group of mercenaries was very difficult.

Although Chen San hadn’t located this batch of mercenaries, his subordinates had discovered another matter: the urns that Ye Qing and Ou Keren had buried at Lion Hill had actually been stolen. The original burial site for the urns had become a pit, and not a single urn was left!

This news was even more surprising to Chen San—it was just some urns; who would steal those?

However, to prevent Ye Qing from worrying about these matters, Chen San suppressed this piece of information and didn’t notify Ye Qing. Instead, he sent a few people to investigate the matter. Of course, Chen San himself did not take this matter to heart. In his view, it was most likely that the urns had been buried in the wrong place and had been unearthed, not something serious. The real serious matter was the mercenaries’ ambush on Ye Qing!

Chen San also specially dispatched additional people to keep an eye on the situation around Ye Qing, ready to assist Ye Qing at any time to avoid another surprise attack. Now, Chen San valued Ye Qing very highly—after all, Ye Qing’s methods against Wang Tian’an had impressed him greatly.

In Shenchuan City, there is now a citywide alert, and a majority of the police have been deployed to search for those mercenaries. Actually, the police in Shenchuan City had already been in action since the afternoon, but the scale was not large because they had no leads on those mercenaries. After Ye Qing was ambushed, the mercenaries made an appearance, and the Shenchuan City police took it very seriously, preparing to follow these leads to find them.

Ye Qing took Ou Keren to the hospital, and the few police officers from Xiangjiang also happened to arrive. These people had originally come to Shenchuan City to work on a case, but since Ou Keren was in this condition, they disregarded whatever case it was and all stayed at the hospital to take care of Ou Keren.

With so many people taking care of Ou Keren, Ye Qing instead found himself free and was just sitting idly by the door when Lin Tianyou came rushing over with excitement written all over his face.

”Ye Zi, great news!” Lin Tianyou almost ran up to Ye Qing and said, ”I’ve already researched the formula for the parasites’ food!”

”What!?” Ye Qing immediately stood up, looking at Lin Tianyou with surprise, and said, ”Really?”

Last time, Cui Yulong hurried back to Shenchuan City and single-handedly raided Wang Tian’an’s stronghold, taking away all the bottles and jars from Wang Tian’an’s room, all to find the Heart-devouring Bug’s food. After these things were brought back, Ye Qing handed them all over to Lin Tianyou. Lin Tianyou had been busy with this task for the past few days and had indeed, with perseverance, managed to research the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food!

”Of course it’s true!” Lin Tianyou led Ye Qing to his laboratory and pointed to a grey powder in a porcelain bottle on the table, saying, ”This is the food I made with the new formula. I’ve already tested it, and after the parasites consume this food, they will fall asleep, temporarily preventing those parasites from devouring people’s organs. As for expelling those parasites from the body, that’s not so easy. However, several research institutes abroad have already received the samples I sent and are studying this matter. I estimate that it won’t be long before we find a way to drive these parasites out of the human body!”

Ye Qing nodded repeatedly, as he was far less knowledgeable in this area than Lin Tianyou. With Lin Tianyou finding the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food, Ye Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could produce this food for the Heart-devouring Bug, he could supply it to the people captured from Wang Tian’an’s side. These people all harbored deep hatred for Wang Tian’an, and had it not been for the control of the Heart-devouring Bugs, they would have turned against Wang Tian’an long ago. Now that Ye Qing also had this food for the Heart-devouring Bugs, these people would no longer have any concerns, and naturally, they wouldn’t return to assist Wang Tian’an in his tyranny, allowing Ye Qing to finally relax!

”Brother Lin, thank you so much!” Ye Qing looked at Lin Tianyou gratefully. If it weren’t for Lin Tianyou’s help, that would have really been troublesome. After all, there were over sixty people on Ye Qing’s side who had Heart-devouring Bugs inside them. Ye Qing didn’t want to kill them, nor did he want them to be controlled by Wang Tian’an again, so he had to find the formula for the food for the Heart-devouring Bugs. By accomplishing this, Lin Tianyou had indeed helped Ye Qing the most!

”Why mention it, your matters are my matters. There’s no need to be so formal!” Lin Tianyou waved his hand and said, ”I’ve already written down the formula; you can make this food yourself following the formula. However, you must be very careful and pay attention to the dosage of this food. For each person, each month, they must not consume more than two hundred grams of this food. Otherwise, it will accelerate the growth of these parasites. These parasites live inside the body, and if they grow too fast, they will ultimately threaten human life!”

Ye Qing nodded and said, ”Alright, I’ll be careful!”

Lin Tianyou said, ”No less than one hundred grams, these parasites eat too little, they will wake up starving and start devouring human organs. So, you must measure the supply yourself.”

Ye Qing committed the dosage to memory and took the formula from Lin Tianyou with a long sigh of relief. At least the most urgent matter had been resolved, and a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart.

After bidding farewell to Lin Tianyou, Ye Qing immediately rushed back to Tian Sheng and had Mad Dog buy all the ingredients needed for the formula. Lin Tianyou had also written down the specific production methods. However, the food for the Heart-devouring Bug was not easy to make. Even with a formula and production method, and all the ingredients ready, the product was slow to form. Only a little could be produced each day, and needed to be collected over time. The items Ye Qing purchased would take at least half a month to turn into food for the Heart-devouring Bug, indicating a not insignificant amount of time.

Fortunately, Ye Qing had obtained a considerable amount of Heart-devouring Bug food from Wang Tian’an. Just this food alone could supply the sixty-something people for half a year. In the future, Ye Qing only needed to time the preparation correctly to continuously supply what these people needed.

After storing all the materials properly, Ye Qing then drove to where the sixty-something people lived. These people were Ye Qing’s captives, but he treated them very well, providing a full range of daily necessities and specifically renting a building in the city for them to live in. However, to prevent them from being found by Wang Tian’an, Ye Qing especially instructed them not to go out at random.

This group had been controlled by Wang Tian’an for such a long time that each of them harbored deep hatred towards him. Despite their anger, they dared not rebel because of the Heart-devouring Bug within them. Although they were now captured by Ye Qing, life was much easier than before. Therefore, they all obediently followed Ye Qing’s orders, none wanting to return to Wang Tian’an. For this group, their greatest concern was the Heart-devouring Bug inside their bodies. However, once they learned that Ye Qing had taken the food for the Heart-devouring Bug from Wang Tian’an, they felt much more secure. At least, they didn’t have to worry about anything until the food ran out.

Their only wish was that Ye Qing could find the food formula for the Heart-devouring Bug as soon as possible, allowing them to produce the bug’s food themselves. This way, they could completely break away from Wang Tian’an’s control.

So, when Ye Qing arrived and told them that the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food had been developed, everyone was extremely excited, and many even burst into tears. For years, they had lived worse than dogs under Wang Tian’an’s control. Now they could finally break free, and one could only imagine how they felt.

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Ye Qing was also deeply moved. These people had been under Wang Tian’an’s control for so long, and were finally free; even Ye Qing was happy for them.

”Everyone, please calm down, calm down!” Once the crowd finally settled, Ye Qing spoke loudly, ”I told you before that as soon as we find the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food, I would share it right away, allowing everyone to produce their own bug food!”

Hearing this, everyone looked at Ye Qing with hope and eagerness in their eyes; they truly wished to know the formula. Only by knowing this formula would their lives be truly in their own hands!

Ye Qing said, ”I will not break my promise. However, there’s only one copy of the formula, and I’ve sent someone to get it photocopied. It will be here soon, and then everyone will be able to produce the food for the Heart-devouring Bug.”

The crowd was overjoyed, and everyone looked at Ye Qing with eyes filled with boundless gratitude.

Mr. Ye, you are truly our lifesaver!” one person said with a choked voice, ”Thank you so much!”

Following this person’s lead, others started to express their thanks, and many began to kneel before Ye Qing.

”Everyone, please don’t do this, don’t do this!” Ye Qing quickly went over and helped the kneeling people to their feet, saying, ”Everyone, I’ve promised to help you and will not go back on my word. But now, there’s something else I’d like to discuss with all of you, please hear me out first!”

Everyone looked at Ye Qing in unison, some with a hint of confusion in their eyes. What could Ye Qing possibly want to discuss at this moment? Could there be some change in the situation?