The Beautiful CEO's Personal Mad Doctor

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Thousand-Year Ancient Race

Cheng Yuan watched Gu Chen, his face devoid of expression. He would not be deceived by Gu Chen’s flowery words. With his Double Pupil, he had seen the insidious thoughts in Gu Chen’s mind!

At that moment, an incredibly intense killing intent was radiating from Gu Chen!

Clearly, Gu Chen was determined to see him dead!

This amicable display was merely a temporary tactic on Gu Chen’s part.

”You think you have the right to call her Ruoxi?”

Instead of letting go, Cheng Yuan tightened his grip.

CRACK, CRACK.

The bones in Gu Chen’s arm were on the verge of snapping!

Gu Chen’s expression changed, and large beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly corrected himself, ”I was presumptuous. I should call her Miss Lin. No—I should call her Sister-in-law!”

A satisfied smile touched Cheng Yuan’s lips. He didn’t care if Gu Chen meant it or not; hearing him use that title felt damn good!

”Scram! And never show your face in front of me again! Next time, I won’t be so courteous!”

With a flick of his hand, Cheng Yuan sent Gu Chen slamming hard into the office desk. The pain was so intense he nearly blacked out.

But knowing he was in no position to argue, Gu Chen didn’t dare lash out. He struggled to his feet and said, ”Could I trouble Brother Cheng to remove the Silver Needles from my bodyguards?”

With a flick of his wrist, a formidable stream of True Essence shot out from Cheng Yuan, wrapped around the Silver Needles, and pulled them back into his hand.

This maneuver left Gu Chen and his bodyguards utterly dumbfounded!

’That was the Qi-Guided Needle technique!’

In the entire Dragon Country Ancient Martial Realm, only three Divine Doctors could perform the Qi-Guided Needle technique. For Cheng Yuan to have achieved such profound medical expertise at his age was astounding!

In the future, Cheng Yuan was on track to become the most renowned Divine Doctor in the Dragon Country Ancient Martial Realm!

Gu Chen was filled with so much regret he could have killed himself. If he had only offended a Grandmaster, even a genius one, the Gu Family had enough power to protect him.

But to offend a Divine Doctor... even with his grandfather, Elder Gu, being a veteran Divine Realm Grandmaster, he couldn’t be saved!

After all, many peerless masters suffered from hidden ailments and depended on Divine Doctors to prolong their lives!

If a Divine Doctor put out a call for his head, he’d be deader than dead—not even dust would remain!

Gu Chen gave Cheng Yuan a long, hard look. ’I absolutely cannot let him grow any stronger!’

’He must be eliminated as soon as possible!’

’Of course, all of this hinged on him making it back to the Gu Family in one piece.’

The killing intent Gu Chen felt for Cheng Yuan intensified, yet the smile on his face only grew wider. He bowed deeply and respectfully.

”Divine Doctor Cheng, I was disrespectful today. Thank you for your magnanimity. If you would do me the honor, I would like to host a banquet to make amends.”

Cheng Yuan couldn’t be bothered to play along with Gu Chen’s charade. He snorted coldly. ”Get lost!”

Though seething with rage internally, Gu Chen’s face blossomed into a wide smile. ”Yes, of course. I’ll get going right now.”

With that, Gu Chen waved his hand, and his Grandmaster bodyguards helped each other out of the conference room.

Lin Xinghe shot a subtle glance at Gu Chen’s retreating back, then took a couple of steps forward and said worriedly, ”Xiaoyuan, I know Gu Chen. He’s a smiling tiger. The moment he gets back, he’ll surely plot his revenge against you. We should leave Luocheng. Let’s go somewhere the Gu Family can’t find us. Once you’ve grown strong enough, we can return.”

Cheng Yuan wasn’t the least bit flustered. He grinned. ”Dad, we’re not going anywhere. Don’t you worry, the Gu Family won’t be coming for revenge.”

Lin Xinghe froze, giving Cheng Yuan a long, searching look.

’For Cheng Yuan to be this calm, he must have an ace up his sleeve!’

’Could it be that there’s more to Cheng Yuan than my investigation revealed?’

’Could it be that there’s a power behind him that I can’t see?’

’Yes, that must be it!’

’Otherwise, how could someone so young become a Grandmaster? How could he be a Divine Doctor?’

With this thought, Lin Xinghe calmed down. ’What kind of faction could possibly cultivate a genius like Cheng Yuan?’

’It must be a power far greater than the Gu Family, right?’

’It has to be!’

Lin Ruoxi had come to a similar conclusion.

However, her reaction was the opposite of Lin Xinghe’s. A small spark had ignited between her and Cheng Yuan over the past few days.

But now, that spark was slowly being extinguished.

What Lin Ruoxi hated most was being deceived. Cheng Yuan had been hiding his true capabilities all this time. ’Is he just playing me for a fool?’

If Cheng Yuan knew what Lin Ruoxi was thinking, he would have felt incredibly wronged. What powerful background? He didn’t have one!

The source of his confidence was that he had unleashed his ”good classmate,” Jin Pengfei, whom he had already refined into a Witch Spirit.

Right now, Jin Pengfei was possessing Gu Chen.

On his way back, Gu Chen was bound to run into a series of ”accidents.”

Even if Gu Chen managed to make it back to the Gu Family, he would end up a lunatic, just like Jin Tianxiang.

As for Gu Chen’s four bodyguards?

When Cheng Yuan had retrieved the needles, he had secretly done something to them. Within four hours, the bodyguards’ heart meridians would rupture, and they would die!

It wasn’t that Cheng Yuan was heartless, nor was he killing innocent people indiscriminately.

He had observed them earlier with his Double Pupil. The four bodyguards were frequent accomplices in evil, helping Gu Chen commit numerous sins. The weight of the lives they had taken was heavy.

Killing them wouldn’t cause him any guilt; on the contrary, it would be a service to the public.

”Dad, Mom, Ruoxi, since this is all settled, I’m going back to train. You can continue with the recruitment.”

Lin Xinghe gave a wry smile. ”Everyone was scared off by Gu Chen. There’s no way we can recruit anyone today. We’ll try again tomorrow. Let’s go home.”

”Alright.”

On the way home, Lin Xinghe was constantly probing for information.

”Xiaoyuan, with your incredible martial arts and medical skills, you must have a very powerful master, right?”

Cheng Yuan recalled the records of the Celestial Witch Lineage from his Celestial Witch Inheritance and nodded slightly. ”My master has passed away. He was indeed very powerful when he was alive.”

Lin Xinghe looked slightly disappointed. ”Oh, so Xiaoyuan’s master has already passed? I was hoping you could make an introduction! Did he leave his legacy to you?”

”I suppose so. But I’ve only scratched the surface of what he left me.”

To Cheng Yuan’s surprise, hearing this didn’t disappoint Lin Xinghe at all. In fact, he grew even more excited!

’Cheng Yuan has only scratched the surface and he’s already this powerful! The inheritance he received must be unbelievably incredible!’

”Xiaoyuan, your master’s clan or sect must have a long history, right?”

Cheng Yuan nodded honestly. ”A very long one, yes.”

”Can you tell us about it? But if it’s inconvenient, don’t worry.”

Hua Yao and Lin Ruoxi also pricked up their ears, their faces full of curiosity.

They knew why Lin Xinghe was asking: he wanted to confirm if the power backing Cheng Yuan was one of the Hundred-Year-Old Gate Valves!

Cheng Yuan once again consulted the knowledge within his Celestial Witch Inheritance before speaking in a gentle tone, ”We’re all family here, so of course I can tell you. My master’s sect was founded during the pre-Qin period. Back then, it was just a minor, unrecognized school. It started to gain prominence during the Later Tang dynasty, and its golden age was during the Northern Song dynasty.”

The three of them gasped in unison!

’The pre-Qin period?’

’That was thousands of years ago!’

’Even the Northern Song dynasty was over a thousand years ago!’

They thought they had already given him a high enough appraisal, but they had still severely underestimated him!

The power behind Cheng Yuan wasn’t a Hundred-Year-Old Gate Valve! It was a Thousand-Year Ancient Race!