Medical and Martial God

At the Long Family Manor, outside Long Xiaoyun’s villa.

Lao Liu hung up the phone. Looking at Long Xiaoyun’s corpse on the ground, he asked with a cold expression, "Who did this?"

In front of him knelt over a hundred members of the Guoyang Long Family. All of them had their arms hanging limply, each wrist bearing a long, thin sword mark. Before leaving, after killing Long Xiaoyun, Long Wu had casually severed the hand tendons of everyone in the Guoyang Long Family.

"It was Ming Yue," said Long Zhengyang, Long Xiaoyun’s eldest grandson.

"Ming Yue?"

Lao Liu and Tang Bo were stunned for a moment. Lao Liu exclaimed in astonishment, "How could Ming Yue, an ordinary person, possibly kill Long Xiaoyun? How could she sever the tendons of so many of you?"

"She’s very strong. So strong that none of us could withstand a single move from her," Long Zhengyang said.

His words left Lao Liu and Tang Bo even more confused. The Long Family was the mastermind behind framing Ye Xiu ten years ago, so they knew the Ming Family quite well. They were aware that the Mings were not an Ancient Martial Family and had no Martial Artists among them. Moreover, Ye Xiu had already crippled the Ming Family, whose members were all begging in Jin Ye City. How could Ming Yue suddenly become a Martial Artist and show up in Guoyang to deal with the Long Family?

"Although the Guoyang Long Family has lost its elites, it still has many Eighth Grade Grandmasters and Martial Artists of the Sixth and Seventh Grade. For so many of them to be overwhelmed by Ming Yue, her strength must be at least that of a Great Grandmaster. No, even a Great Grandmaster couldn’t render so many people utterly defenseless. She must possess the strength of a War God," Lao Liu analyzed, his eyes narrowed.

"How did an ordinary person like Ming Yue acquire the strength of a War God in such a short time?" Tang Bo marveled. It had been less than two months since Ye Xiu returned to the country; for Ming Yue to gain such power in that time was incredible.

"Ming Yue must have allied with Ye Xiu. With his Medical Skills, he could perform Cleansing Essence and Marrow on her and teach her Martial Arts. It’s possible to force her growth and turn her into an expert in a short time," said Lao Liu.

"That’s impossible!" Tang Bo refused to believe it. "No matter how advanced Ye Xiu’s Medical Skills are, he couldn’t possibly turn an ordinary person into a War God in less than two months."

"Ye Xiu’s Medical Skills have reached an unbelievable level. It’s normal for him to accomplish things that defy common sense," Lao Liu stated.

Tang Bo felt crushed. As the Long Family’s top external talent, foremost medical expert, and the Dragon Master’s disciple, he had his pride. He had studied medicine since childhood, and his skills were considered the best in the Long Family. There was even a time when he thought his Medical Skills were not far behind Ye Xiu’s. Yet now, he realized his skills were simply incomparable to Ye Xiu’s.

"Ye Xiu sent Ming Yue to kill Long Xiaoyun and sever the tendons of everyone in the Guoyang Long Family, likely to force the Long Family’s Headquarters to reveal themselves," Lao Liu said.

"If that’s the case, Ye Xiu must have people stationed around the Long Family Manor. He probably already knows we’re here," Tang Bo said.

"All the better. It saves us the trouble of luring him out!" Lao Liu laughed.

"There are only two of us. I’m afraid that’s not enough to make Ye Xiu show himself," Tang Bo remarked.

"Then stick to the original plan. Impersonate Ye Xiu and ruin his reputation," Lao Liu ordered.

Tang Bo sighed inwardly. He had his pride. He disdained impersonating others, let alone committing evil deeds. But since the Dragon Master had ordered it, he could only obey.

He asked, "What should we do with these people? Their tendons have been severed. Even if they’re reattached, they’re useless."

"Kill them," Lao Liu commanded coldly.

Long Zhengyang and the others’ faces paled. Just as Long Zhengyang was about to beg for mercy, he saw Tang Bo’s spear lunge forward, piercing his throat...

「...」

Ye Xiu was roasting a whole sheep and pondering how to toy with the Dragon Master when Gong Jin suddenly called.

"Young Master, our intelligence personnel monitoring the Long Family Manor report that the Dragon Master killed everyone from the Guoyang Long Family."

"What?" Ye Xiu asked, shocked. "Why?"

"I don’t know, but when Ming Yue went to kill Long Xiaoyun, she also severed the hand tendons of everyone in the Guoyang Long Family," Gong Jin replied.

Ye Xiu furrowed his brow. The Dragon Master massacred the Guoyang Long Family. Could it be because their tendons had been severed, rendering them useless? That reason seems far-fetched. The Long Family couldn’t be that twisted, could they?

He asked, "Did you get a photo of the Dragon Master?"

"Yes, I’ll send it to you now," Gong Jin replied.

Ye Xiu hung up. Three seconds later, he received a photo from Gong Jin. The photo showed Lao Liu, Tang Bo, Long Xiaoyun’s corpse, and Long Zhengyang’s group kneeling on the ground. Clearly, the picture was taken from a distance, but the resolution was very high, making Lao Liu’s appearance crystal clear.

Ye Xiu forwarded the photo to Du Long, the head of the Fire Seed Company. "You’ve seen the Dragon Master. Is this him?"

Then he forwarded it to Mo Luo. "Have Shen Songshan identify if this person is the Dragon Master."

A moment later, Du Long replied, "That’s not the Dragon Master. I’ve never seen this person before."

Mo Luo followed up, "Shen Songshan says this person is not the Dragon Master."

Ye Xiu’s mood instantly soured. Just a moment ago, he was planning how to mess with the Dragon Master, only to find out that the person who showed up was an impostor.

Just then, the roasted sheep was ready!

After eating and drinking his fill, Ye Xiu took a taxi to the Long Family Manor, arriving at nearly seven in the evening. The moment he stepped inside, he was stunned by the manor’s sheer size.

The Long Family Manor was several times larger than his own Tu Mountain Manor, likely covering around 200 acres and enclosed by walls over five meters high. At a glance, the grounds contained only ten villas, three residential buildings over thirty stories tall, a large structure that looked like a breeding farm, and some scattered houses that appeared to be servants’ quarters. The manor also had a parking lot, an artificial lake, a farm, a vegetable garden, and an orchard. It was practically a self-sufficient ecosystem.

Ye Xiu walked toward one of the villas, where two men were standing by the entrance.

"Who are you?" Lao Liu and Tang Bo watched Ye Xiu approach, and Tang Bo was the one who asked.

"Ye Liangchen. Who are you?" Ye Xiu asked.

Recognizing the man as Ye Liangchen, Lao Liu’s sullen face broke into a kind and amiable smile. Tang Bo remained cool and expressionless, but his gaze was quite aggressive.

"So it’s you. I’m the Dragon Master, and this is Tang Bo. We’ve been waiting for you," Lao Liu said with a smile.

"You’re the legendary Dragon Master?" Ye Xiu finally reached them and sized up Lao Liu as he spoke.

"That’s right!" Lao Liu nodded.

"Long Xiaoyun said that when we met, you’d have a surprise for me. Where is it?" Ye Xiu asked with an expectant look.

Lao Liu was dumbfounded. The Dragon Master never mentioned anything about this to me. It seems the Dragon Master is getting old and forgetful. He laughed and said, "Of course, I’ve prepared a surprise for you. It was just short notice, so it isn’t ready yet. Someone will deliver it to you tomorrow morning."

"You’re not the Dragon Master. The Dragon Master never promised me a surprise." Ye Xiu took three steps back, pretending to stare coldly at Lao Liu as he asked, "Who are you? Why are you impersonating the Dragon Master?"

PFFT!

Lao Liu was so frustrated he nearly coughed up blood. Damn it, so Ye Liangchen was just bluffing. That cunning little brat is too sly! Setting a trap without a word right after we meet? Who plays like that? I was planning to enjoy being the Dragon Master for a few more days, and now I’ve been exposed in minutes.