Peerless Medical Emperor

”I have no history with you, no grudge between us. Why are you coming after me?”

Chen Qingdi sneered. ”Your White Tiger Gang is an outer branch of the Evil God Sect!”

Ma Dahua’s tigerish bravado had long since vanished, replaced by the meekness of a kitten. He quibbled, ”We’re only affiliated with the Evil God Sect to make a living in the underworld. We’ve never done anything truly heinous. Why are you so fixated on us?”

A murderous glint appeared in Chen Qingdi’s eyes.

”Sun the Hunchback is one of your men. On your orders, he used the Demon Flower Strange Heart Insect to poison Miss Luo!”

Ma Dahua gave a bitter laugh. ”Everything you’ve said is true, but none of it was directed at you, was it? Why do you feel the need to get involved?”

His eyes suddenly fell on Xu Li, who was curled up in Chen Qingdi’s arms, not daring to struggle.

”Of course, I’m a man who loves to make friends. You’ve taken a fancy to this woman, haven’t you? To be honest, she’s just one of my favorites. If you really like her, she’s yours. How about we turn our animosity into friendship from this day forward?”

Chen Qingdi casually pinched Xu Li’s cheek.

”Ma Dahua has given you to me. What do you think about that?”

With her life hanging in the balance, Xu Li made the choice that most favored her survival.

”I’ve always admired heroes. If Master Chen wouldn’t find me lacking, I’m willing to serve you for the rest of my life!”

Although Ma Dahua had been prepared to sacrifice the woman, hearing her speak to Chen Qingdi in such a fawning tone still made him deeply uncomfortable.

At that moment, he felt a bitter jealousy, as if he’d just been made a cuckold right before his eyes.

He gritted his teeth in silent fury.

’I was too careless,’ he fumed. ’I thought I’d be safe in my own club, so I only brought a few second-rate bodyguards. I didn’t bring the gang’s best fighters. That’s how they managed to ambush me!’

As his thoughts ran wild, Chen Qingdi called his name.

”I remember asking for Du Hong’er when I came in. Where is she?”

Chen Yuan had locked the door when he entered, trapping the performers who hadn’t managed to leave.

Terrified by the earlier carnage, they were all trembling, and none dared to step forward.

Ma Dahua turned to look at the shivering Du Hong’er.

”Standing there in a daze won’t save you! What are you doing? Didn’t you hear Master Chen call for you? Get over here, now! Or I’ll make sure your family has a funeral to attend!”

Chen Qingdi kept an arm around Xu Li, not letting her go, while his eyes roamed brazenly over the terrified Du Hong’er.

Although the woman before him had some looks, her face was deathly pale, and she was far less eye-catching than the Xu Li in his arms.

”Why do they call you the Red Courtesan? How many followers do you have on Weibo? Over a million?”

Du Hong’er mechanically shook her head.

”I’m not on Weibo, so I have no idea how many followers I have!”

Chen Qingdi sneered. ”No followers? Then why are you called the ’Red’ Courtesan? What part of you is so ’popular’?”

Xu Li suddenly giggled.

”Master Chen, the ’red’ in ’Red Courtesan’ doesn’t mean that!”

Chen Qingdi turned to look at her. ”What does it mean then?”

A sarcastic smile touched Xu Li’s lips.

”You called me a ’public bus’ just for being Master Hu’s woman. Little did you know, *she’s* the one who’s truly for public use! The more men who ’ride,’ the ’redder’ she gets. *That’s* why they call her the Red Courtesan!”

Chen Qingdi roared with laughter. ”So that’s what it means. How dull. Yuan, open the door and let them leave. I have matters to discuss with Master Hu.”

Du Hong’er led the other dancers and fled in a panic. Watching their retreating backs, Xu Li felt a pang of envy, but she was also helpless and could only sigh.

”Master Chen, I know you’re not the type to get lost in the pleasures of the flesh. So why are you keeping me here? I don’t know anything about the grudge between you and Master Hu, and I don’t want to.”

Before Chen Qingdi could answer, his attention was drawn by a miserable cry from nearby.

He turned his head and saw Chen Yuan ”having a talk” with Ma Dahua.

The ”discussion” was apparently so intense that Ma Dahua had been ”moved” to the point of getting black eyes.

The man was utterly shameless. Seeing he was no match for the two of them, he didn’t even try to fight back, simply kneeling at Chen Yuan’s feet and begging for mercy.

Chen Qingdi looked down at him and asked coldly, ”Were you responsible for the annihilation of the Chen Family in Jinghai?”

Ma Dahua cried out as if he’d been gravely wronged.

”The White Tiger Gang is just a third-rate faction that’s affiliated with the Evil God Sect to get by. We can’t even handle you, what power do we have to go to Jinghai and wipe out an entire family?”

Chen Qingdi snorted. ”If you didn’t do it, then who did?”

Ma Dahua hesitated for a moment.

”I know, but I don’t dare say it. If I do, I’ll be silenced immediately. I can’t talk unless you can guarantee my safety!”

Chen Qingdi snorted.

”That depends on whether the information you provide has any value!”

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Ma Dahua made his decision instantly.

”If you’re willing to take me on as your subordinate, I’ll tell you everything!”

Chen Qingdi looked at him.

”To be my subordinate, you need to pass a test. First, tell me who did it.”

”It was the Twelve Blood Robe Dharma Kings from the headquarters of the Learning God Sect!”

”Why would the Twelve Blood Robe Dharma Kings target the Chen Family?”

Ma Dahua shuddered in fear and glanced frantically at the door. Seeing no assassins on their way, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

”The Qinghai Chen Family is also a multinational conglomerate, and they were targeted by the Evil God Sect long ago. The Sect wanted to use the family’s immense wealth to fund their future campaigns. But the Chen Family Patriarch refused, no matter how they tried to persuade him. As a result, he invited the calamity of annihilation upon his family.”

The memory of his family’s gruesome slaughter brought a fresh wave of grief over Chen Qingdi.

”Tell me, where is the headquarters of the Evil God Sect? And how many members do they have in the Dragon Country?”

Ma Dahua gave a bitter laugh.

”The truth is, the Evil God Sect has been wandering the globe for hundreds of years. Whenever they reveal themselves, they’re hunted down by the rest of the world. Because of that, their headquarters is never fixed. I’m just a low-level nobody, I’d have no way of knowing something like that!”

Hearing this, a flash of killing intent appeared in Chen Qingdi’s eyes, and he raised his fist high.

Ma Dahua knew that Chen Qingdi’s fist could kill a man with its sheer force without even making contact. Terrified, he immediately began to kowtow.

”Master, spare me! I don’t know where the Evil God Sect’s headquarters is, but I do know that in three days, their Third Guardian is coming to the Dragon Country for an inspection! He’s guaranteed to visit our White Tiger Gang!”

This piece of news was extremely useful to Chen Qingdi.

”Do you know who that Third Guardian is?”

”He calls himself Layman Sanru. His name comes from his three great passions: he is mad with lust, he loves wine more than life, and he despises kindness as if it were a mortal enemy.”

’So, another one who repays kindness with hatred,’ Chen Qingdi thought.

Chen Qingdi decided to stay at the Heavenly Paradise Club and wait for the Third Guardian to arrive.

As for Ma Dahua and his White Tiger Gang’s submission to Yiyi Divine Island, Chen Yuan would be the one to handle it.