The Beautiful CEO's Personal Mad Doctor

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: Sense of Crisis

Gu Chen didn’t quite understand what Divine Doctor Xue was saying. He asked with a face full of confusion, ”An evil spirit? What evil spirit?”

Divine Doctor Xue asked in a low voice, ”Ah Chen, after you went to Luocheng, did you ever feel a sudden chill? Did you feel your luck suddenly take a turn for the worse? Have you run into a lot of strange things?”

A sudden chill?

My luck suddenly took a turn for the worse?

I ran into strange things?

Gu Chen frowned deeply. ”Divine Doctor Xue, now that you mention it, I do remember. After meeting Cheng Yuan, I did run into a lot of strange things. My car was scraped repeatedly, I even knocked over a gas pump, and the fuel tank exploded.”

Suddenly, Gu Chen thought of something, and his expression turned incredibly grim.

”Right before the car crash, I think I saw a black shadow lunge at me. Then I felt a chill, and before I knew it, I had slammed on the accelerator and crashed head-on into a large truck!”

”That’s it, then. Someone cursed you with an evil spirit. If I hadn’t been in the Provincial City, I’m afraid you would have...”

Gu Chen bowed deeply. ”Thank you for saving my life, Divine Doctor Xue.”

After he spoke, Gu Chen’s expression became incredibly grim. He gritted his teeth and said, ”Grandpa, Cheng Yuan actually cursed me with an evil spirit and nearly got me killed. We absolutely cannot let him get away with this!”

Gu Tiannan glared. ”Didn’t you hear Divine Doctor Xue? Being able to control an evil spirit means this person’s strength is ten, even a hundred times greater than the spirit’s. Moreover, there’s likely a terrifying power backing him.”

”Impossible! I investigated Cheng Yuan. His family is very ordinary, and he spent two years in prison for intentional injury! How could he possibly have any backing?”

”Then he might have found a master in prison. It’s best not to provoke those from the Evil Sects if you can avoid it. If the other party has even more powerful methods, not even Divine Doctor Xue might be able to save you.”

Divine Doctor Xue said with a grave expression, ”I was only lucky to save you just now. I was nearly hit by the evil spirit’s backlash. I won’t be able to use my Spiritual Power for at least a month. If you fall for it again, there will be nothing I can do. You must not act rashly!”

Hearing this, Gu Chen’s expression changed. He immediately promised, ”Please rest assured, Grandpa and Divine Doctor Xue. I definitely won’t seek my own death. I’ll find another chance to deal with Cheng Yuan in the future!”

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Meanwhile, Cheng Yuan was unaware of what had transpired. He had no idea that Divine Doctor Xue had imagined a whole backstory and had, in a way, ’helped’ him by temporarily suppressing Gu Tiannan and Gu Chen’s desire for revenge.

Cheng Yuan had just sensed Gu Tiannan’s aura through his Witch Spirit, and it was terrifying!

At the very least, he was a Divine Realm Grandmaster at the Middle Stage, possibly even the Late Stage!

Cheng Yuan was currently only comparable to a Quasi-Divine Grandmaster. He was absolutely certain that he stood no chance against Gu Tiannan!

’No, I can’t just sit here and wait for death. I have to train with all my might.’

’I also need to find a way to borrow some power to temporarily keep Gu Tiannan in check.’

Cheng Yuan couldn’t sleep. He got up at two in the morning to train in the small courtyard.

He trained until dawn. Only when Hua Yao called him for breakfast did Cheng Yuan’s mood finally calm. After absorbing the morning sun’s Hongmeng Purple Qi for a while, Cheng Yuan slowly withdrew his power.

He had opened two more minor Meridians, and his strength had increased slightly. However, Cheng Yuan couldn’t bring himself to be happy, because his current strength was still far from enough!

After breakfast, Lin Ruoxi, Lin Xinghe, and Hua Yao went to the company to continue with the day’s job fair.

Cheng Yuan, however, was in no mood to train. He took out his phone and called Shen Manwen.

Shen Manwen was a little surprised to suddenly receive a call from Cheng Yuan.

”Dr. Cheng, what can I do for you so early in the morning?”

”Manwen, do you have time? I’d like to learn about the current state of the Ancient Martial Realm in our Dongshan Province.”

”Would this afternoon work? My parents aren’t free, and I have to go to my little brother’s parent-teacher conference in a bit.”

”Sure, this afternoon then.”

Cheng Yuan had a strong sense of crisis. Just because Shen Manwen wasn’t free in the morning didn’t mean he could afford to be idle.

’That’s right, I can set up an Array. With the boost from an Array, I should be able to barely withstand an attack from a Divine Realm Grandmaster.’

Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and strolled around the residential complex, quickly finding several small Earth Veins.

Cheng Yuan took out a few Five Emperors Coins he had picked up a few days ago, infused them with True Qi, and placed them on the Earth Veins, channeling the Earth Vein Qi.

Soon, Cheng Yuan had set up a miniature version of the Celestial Witch Sect’s Mountain Protection Array.

Within the Mountain Protection Array, Cheng Yuan could borrow the Power of the Earth Veins to barely contend with a Divine Realm Expert!

After setting up the Array, Cheng Yuan finally felt a tiny bit of security.

However, borrowing power was still imperative.

Even with his high level of talent, it would take at least half a year to defeat a Divine Realm Grandmaster. He couldn’t just be a coward hiding in his shell for six months, could he?

’Besides, what if they can’t get to me and decide to threaten my family instead?’

BEEP BEEP...

Cheng Yuan’s phone rang.

It was a call from his mom.

”Xiaoyuan, your sister has her parent-teacher conference today. Your uncle and aunt have something last-minute, and I have to take care of your grandpa. Why don’t you go to your sister’s parent-teacher conference instead?”

”Well...”

”Can you stop hemming and hawing? Qianqian had her monthly day off yesterday. Hurry up and come take her to school.”

”Alright.”

Cheng Yuan took a taxi back to Villa No. 1 in the Long Lake District, got on his mom’s small electric scooter, and took Cheng Qianqian to school.

The security in Long Lake District was quite good, with numerous security teams on patrol.

Seeing Cheng Yuan on the electric scooter, a new security guard’s expression darkened. He turned his head to look at the veteran guard next to him.

”Brother Liu, isn’t our district supposed to be the most high-end in Luocheng? How did someone like that get in? Should we kick them out?”

The veteran guard’s face changed. He lowered his voice and said, ”Xiaozhou, you must remember these two. They’re the owners of Villa No. 1! They’re people even our chairman has to suck up to!”

The owners of Villa No. 1?

People even the chairman has to suck up to?

The new guard sucked in a sharp breath. ”Are rich people these days this environmentally conscious? Riding an electric scooter to get around...”

Cheng Yuan’s hearing was excellent; he heard them even though the two guards were speaking in hushed tones.

Cheng Yuan gave a wry smile. It wasn’t that he wanted to ride an electric scooter, but he didn’t have a driver’s license! What could he do?

Fortunately, Long Lake District was in the best location downtown and was in the best school district. It was very close to Luocheng First High School, and the scooter ride took less than ten minutes.

Today was the first day of school at Luocheng First High School, and the traffic was, to put it mildly, a complete mess.

Cars were parked on both sides of the road, clogging it up completely.

Cheng Yuan’s little electric scooter, however, had an advantage. It weaved through the gaps between cars and actually managed to get to the front.

On the sidewalk, a middle-aged man with glasses was walking hurriedly, a stack of test papers tucked under his arm. Many people greeted him along the way.

Seeing the man, Cheng Qianqian tugged on Cheng Yuan’s sleeve and whispered, ”Brother, that’s our math teacher, Li Yankui.”

Cheng Yuan turned his head and greeted him politely, ”Hello, Teacher Li! I’m Cheng Qianqian’s guardian. My name is Cheng Yuan.”

Li Yankui subconsciously turned to look. Seeing that Cheng Yuan was only on an electric scooter, he gave a very perfunctory nod.

Just then, the window of a Porsche next to Cheng Yuan rolled down, and a chubby middle-aged man stuck his head out to greet him, ”Hello, Teacher Li.”

Seeing this man, Teacher Li’s face instantly broke into a wide smile. ”Oh, President Ji! Hello!”