Medical Sage

”Is that so?” Huang Lie’s eyes suddenly turned icy cold, and then his palm lifted up a faint silver lightning arc! It was terrifying beyond reason, the dazzling light so bright that the crowd couldn’t even open their eyes.

With his status, to be honest, he had never even considered something like ”to kill or not to kill.” In his view, was there even a question there? Wasn’t it obvious at a glance!?

”Fine, since you don’t want to say any last words, then don’t. Just die cleanly, that works too. When Master Yee Mu asks about it, I’ll happen to have an explanation ready.” The silver lightning in Huang Lie’s hand grew more and more intense, its aura more and more terrifying, making Chen Fei’s eyes abruptly contract! In an instant he felt a terrifying, lethal threat.

Whoosh!

With a flash of lightning, that silver thunderbolt exploded out toward Chen Fei.

Chen Fei’s heart thumped wildly, veins bulging, and he was just about to summon the Octagonal Mystic Tower and flee when at that moment another terrifying aura suddenly appeared from afar.

Whoosh!

A streak of black light cut across the sky, directly shattering that silver lightning, piercing down in front of Chen Fei and kicking up a sky full of dust.

”Who? Who dares ruin my, Huang Lie’s, business?” Huang Lie’s face suddenly changed, his expression gloomy as he barked coldly.

At that moment, the dust gradually dispersed, revealing a Sky Piercer Halberd planted in the ground.

”A halberd! Who made a move? Someone actually dares not give Huang Lie any face?” Everyone stared at that Sky Piercer Halberd radiating terrifying aura, murmuring with their scalps tingling.

This halberd was at the very least a Top Grade halberd Magic Artifact!

But that wasn’t the main point…

The main point was that the person who struck from the shadows could block Huang Lie’s attack. That proved the one hiding in the dark was at least also at the Third Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm!

Could it be the Left and Right Protectors of Black Wind Gorge, one of the Five Great Champions?

But they usually fought bare-handed. No one had ever heard which of them used a halberd as a weapon!

”Bullying the young with the old, leaning on age to act superior—Huang Lie, you really are living your years backward.” A slightly aged mocking voice came from afar, and then a burly, bald-headed man slowly appeared.

The moment that elder appeared, everyone present inexplicably felt as if a boulder was pressing down on their bodies! Even breathing became somewhat difficult, and all their eyes flickered in shock.

As expected, yet another top expert—just his aura alone was this overpowering!

But who was he, to dare address Huang Lie by name and mess up his business?

”Qiu Shilie, you’re going to meddle in this?” At this moment Huang Lie’s slightly condensed voice had already sounded! Making everyone pause in surprise.

Qiu Shilie?

”Snow Cloud Tower’s newly appointed Internal Affairs Elder, Qiu Shilie? It’s him!?” Someone finally reacted to who Qiu Shilie was, exclaiming in shock with a face full of astonishment.

The position of Elder in Snow Cloud Tower was notorious for its extremely harsh assessments. So any Snow Cloud Tower Elder was absolutely a dragon among men! Enormously famous and terrifyingly powerful.

Just like this Qiu Shilie—over ten years ago he had been the number two figure of Snow Cloud Tower’s younger generation!

The peak of the younger generation among the four top-tier powers—how could he not be terrifying?

”Snow Cloud Tower’s External Affairs Elder, Qiu Shilie?” Chen Fei also froze slightly at this time, not expecting some unknown powerhouse to suddenly pop out and help him.

”Kid, not bad. You’re much stronger than I was back then.” The next moment, Qiu Shilie’s voice rang out again as he rumbled a laugh toward Chen Fei.

Everyone’s eyes narrowed at once. This Qiu Shilie actually praised someone? But after a moment, they relaxed.

This surnamed Chen was indeed a freak! Not only was his strength high, his guts were huge as well—he deserved such praise.

”Senior Qiu, you flatter me. Compared to you, what I’m doing is just child’s play.” Chen Fei smiled modestly, his attitude sincere as he slightly bowed toward the other party.

Regardless, the other was willing to step out for him, and they didn’t even know each other—this favor, Chen Fei would remember.

”No need to be so modest. You’re so young and your Combat Power is already this strong—I’m not as good as you. Maybe before long, you’ll be able to catch up to me?”

Qiu Shilie calmly shook his head, looked at Chen Fei and smiled. ”Don’t worry, with me here tonight, Huang Lie can’t lay a finger on you.”

”Qiu Shilie, what do you mean by this?” Huang Lie’s face sank, his whole body bursting with astonishing silver lightning.

”What do I mean? Isn’t it obvious?” Qiu Shilie looked at the gloomy-faced Huang Lie and said mildly, ”Huang Lie, you’re at least an old-brand Third Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm, yet you bully the small like this. Don’t you feel ashamed?”

”Senior Qiu Shilie, this man killed Yee Qing, killed the Black and White Generals under Senior Yee Mu’s command. He deserves a thousand deaths!” Yun Ruyue stepped out and said coldly.

”That’s the Yan Zhen Sect’s affair. Let the Yan Zhen Sect send people! What does it have to do with your Yun Family?” Qiu Shilie’s gaze fell on Yun Ruyue, his tone indifferent.

”He has guts like a bear and a leopard, going against my will, and he even dared kill people right in front of me—his crimes are beyond forgiveness!” Yun Ruyue continued, her beautiful eyes filled with venomous, icy killing intent.

Today, face-slap after face-slap had made even Yun Ruyue feel her dignity was utterly trampled!

With her status and level, when had she ever been defied like this?

”Then right now you dare shout in front of me, Qiu Shilie, and go against my will—does that mean I should kill you too?” At those words, Qiu Shilie smiled faintly, his cold gaze landing directly on Yun Ruyue.

Her delicate body immediately trembled with a shiver.

”Qiu Shilie, if you dare lay even a single hair on Miss Ruyue, then go ahead and try.” Huang Lie’s pair of cold, gloomy eyes locked onto Qiu Shilie, murderous intent surging as he spoke.

Miss Yun Ruyue was the apple of Yun Zhen Pill King’s eye, the little princess of the Yun Family. Who would dare touch her?

Hearing this, Qiu Shilie’s eyes narrowed. He gave Yun Ruyue a cold glance, then met the icy gaze burning in Huang Lie’s eyes.

”I know she’s Yun Zhen Pill King’s granddaughter, and her background is sky high. But if your strength isn’t up to par, you’d best rein yourself in. Otherwise, if you offend someone you shouldn’t offend, then dying is dying for nothing. After all, there are far too many people in this world who die for nothing. Don’t you agree, Huang Lie?”

Qiu Shilie spoke flatly, making Huang Lie’s pupils shrink abruptly.

He heard the meaning hidden in Qiu Shilie’s words.

There were far too many people in this world who died for nothing, because the case was headless, and you simply could not find the killer…

”Qiu Shilie, I won’t argue with you.”

Then he stepped forward, facing Qiu Shilie as he said coldly, ”But you’d better think this through. Is it worth it to stick your neck out for such an outsider? Moreover, what does this matter have to do with you, Qiu Shilie?”

”I simply can’t stand watching, that’s all. Is that reason enough?”

Qiu Shilie looked calmly at Huang Lie and said indifferently, ”Alright, disperse. Keeping this going is pointless, isn’t it?”

”Keeping this going is pointless?” Hearing that, Huang Lie actually calmed down all of a sudden, his eyes on Qiu Shilie filled with a biting chill.

”Qiu Shilie, do you really think I have no way to deal with you?”

Seeing Huang Lie like this, Qiu Shilie’s expression instead grew a bit grave. Staring at Huang Lie, Qiu Shilie said coldly, ”Whatever tricks you have, bring them all out.”

He had already seen it. This Huang Lie seemed to still have some trump card.

At these words, Huang Lie’s expression didn’t change much. His gaze simply fixed on Qiu Shilie, and after a moment, he suddenly spoke with a faint, cold smile: ”Fine. Qiu Shilie, you refuse to shed tears until you see the coffin? Very well, I’ll grant your wish right now.”

Once he finished speaking, he turned toward Yun Ruyue in the distance, as if seeking her approval.

And she, her face full of venomous resentment, nodded without the slightest hesitation.

So Huang Lie directly turned to the distance, clasped his fists, and said coolly and respectfully, ”My lords, forgive me. I had originally agreed that you wouldn’t need to make a move here in Black Wind Gorge… but now circumstances have changed, and I truly have no choice.”

Everyone hearing this was stunned, their hearts suddenly pounding several times faster.

To make even Huang Lie speak with such respect—who were these ”lords” he spoke of!?

Could it be…

And as Huang Lie’s faint voice fell, the sky not far away suddenly rippled with twisted strands of light. Demon Qi billowed, spreading out in all directions.

In that twisted light, three black‑robed figures slowly appeared in everyone’s line of sight.

They slowly lifted the hoods that covered their heads, and a soft sigh finally sounded lightly in everyone’s ears.

Many people, hearing this familiar voice, felt as if struck by lightning, their eyes filled with horrified shock as they stared over.

”G–Golden Soul Left Protector? And Lords Yue Qi and Peng Fei are here too!?”

”Heavens, h–how did they end up on the same side as the Yun Family? Could it be…”

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One powerhouse after another present, along with the local experts of Black Wind Gorge, couldn’t help but turn deathly pale in shock! Even Qiu Shilie at this moment felt cold sweat suddenly bead on his forehead, his gaze fixed tightly on the three of Golden Soul.

Because these three were the infamous Left Protector of Black Wind Gorge and two of the Five Great Champions, whose names shook not only Black Wind Gorge, but even Ghost Wolf City!

The former was a Peak Powerhouse of the Third Heavenly Layer of Third-Level Demonic Beast! The latter two had also reached the Third Heavenly Layer of Third-Level Demonic Beast… Any one of them was stronger than Qiu Shilie.

B–but why?

Why were they entangled together?

Wasn’t it said that Black Wind Gorge had already fallen out with the Yun Family!?

”You, you three, c–could it be…” All of a sudden, Qiu Shilie’s eyes narrowed, a trace of astonishment flashing in his gaze as he looked at the three of Golden Soul.

Don’t tell him these three old bastards had defected?

”Elder Qiu, step aside. If you step aside now, I believe Miss Ruyue will treat everything that happened before as if it never occurred.” Golden Soul ignored Qiu Shilie’s shocked questioning and instead spoke in an utterly bland tone.

Yet even though he spoke so blandly, not flaunting his presence in the slightest, Qiu Shilie still felt a terrifying pressure weighing down on him, making it hard to breathe!

So this was the strength of the Peak of the Third Heavenly Layer of Third-Level Demonic Beast?

After that, he took a deep breath, glanced at the arrogantly-faced Yun Ruyue to the side, then at the coldly smiling Huang Lie, and finally his gaze settled on Golden Soul and the other two, his expression growing heavy as he spoke slowly.

”I truly never expected… the Yun Family actually managed to hire even you three away?” Clearly, no matter how he calculated, he would never have counted on this. With this, everything he’d said earlier had become a complete joke.

With just Qiu Shilie alone wanting to protect Chen Fei—how was he supposed to protect him? This already seemed utterly impossible.