Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend

Chapter 1201: Chapter 261: Encountering the Jiu Provinces Alliance Again

Speaking of Ye Lingyue and her companions, after a day, they also arrived near the Qiulin Ruins.

Before setting off, Ye Lingyue relied on the materials left by the old chairman to roughly understand the origin of Qiulin Ruins.

The location of Qiulin Ruins, more than five hundred years ago, was originally a small county town with a permanent population of about ten thousand people.

But one day, this small county town suddenly disappeared overnight.

The entire county town, not a single person survived.

For this reason, the then City Lord of Huangquan City even ordered an investigation but found no clues whatsoever. Moreover, the early investigators who returned to the city later died of sudden illnesses one after another.

That area had also built a post house, but not long after its construction, the post house mysteriously encountered Heavenly Fire, burning dozens of people.

Qiulin Ruins has been regarded as a place of misfortune, and any passerby would never stop there for a rest.

Over time, the area was forgotten, with only some demon beasts occasionally roaming around.

Until the old chairman of the Heroic Society got wind of news from somewhere and learned that Qiulin Ruins might have treasure, it re-entered people’s sights.

Due to its remote location and lack of visitors, along the way, Ye Lingyue and her companions killed a few demon beasts that blocked their path.

By noon, they arrived at the outskirts of Qiulin Ruins, where the wild grass had grown tall enough to swallow a robust adult male.

”Look, there are traces of someone treading here.”

The group halted their steps; the grass ahead had clearly been cleared by someone.

Moreover, from the traces, there were not just people, but also some cart tracks passing by.

”Could there be others entering Qiulin Ruins?”

Ye Lingyue and others were puzzled as they walked on.

Some tents appeared ahead, and upon seeing the marks on the tents, Bo Qing’s expression slightly changed.

”It’s the mark of the Jiu Provinces Alliance.”

It turned out that the outskirts of Qiulin Ruins were already filled with people from the Jiu Provinces Alliance.

Having recently dealt with people from the Jiu Provinces Alliance in Huangquan City, they thought that with Chairman Jin’s departure, the alliance members would stay out of trouble, but unexpectedly, they encountered them again.

And judging by the scale, there were at least a few hundred people.

”I’ll go and have a look first.” Bo Qing walked forward, but before reaching the entrance of the ruins, he was stopped.

”Halt, this place is already under the control of the Jiu Provinces Alliance, unauthorized people are not allowed inside.”

The man’s back was broad and his waist was thick, his face full of fierce flesh. When he saw Bo Qing’s pale face, he snorted heavily through his nose. It seemed that perhaps in a past life his woman ran off with a pretty boy, for he had no fondness for Bo Qing’s looks.

”I am Bo Qing from the Heroic Society. This area has always been a free zone, and I wonder why the Jiu Provinces Alliance has set up camp here?”

Upon hearing Bo Qing’s name, the other party showed no reaction, apparently taking him as just another small member of some little association.

”Whatever Hawk or Dog you’re from, free zone or not, the entire Ancient Nine Provinces is the territory of the Jiu Provinces Alliance. Scram aside, kid.”

With that, the burly man pushed his hand to shove Bo Qing away.

But unexpectedly, despite the push, Bo Qing didn’t move an inch, and a surge of Gang Qi emitted from him.

The burly man cried out in pain, his arm issuing a crack sound, hugging his arm and wailing incessantly; the arm was broken alive.

”How dare you resort to violence? Help, bandits!”

The burly man shouted noisily.

From the nearby tents, multiple people immediately rushed out, each looking aggressive, wielding Spiritual Artifacts, ready to seize Bo Qing.

”What’s going on?”

From inside the tent, a familiar face appeared, the very Lord Mu from the Jiu Provinces Alliance who had previously had a disagreement with Ye Lingyue and her companions in Huangquan City.

Lord Mu evidently didn’t expect to encounter Bo Qing and others in such a place.

She glanced at Ye Lingyue and the others behind Bo Qing, pondering for a moment, then stepped forward.

”What’s all the commotion about? Turns out it’s the City Lord and President Bo Qing. What a coincidence, what brings you to Qiulin Ruins?”

As it turns out, one of the reasons for Lord Mu’s visit to Huangquan City to seek justice for Chairman Jin was the matter of Qiulin Ruins.

Although it was unclear from what source the Jiu Provinces Alliance discovered rumors about Qiulin Ruins, they didn’t inform Huangquan City beforehand and instead brought people to seal off the area.

If not for Ye Lingyue and others just arriving at Qiulin Ruins, they might not have known that the Jiu Provinces Alliance was also eyeing it.

”Lord Mu, you seem to be everywhere.”

Ye Lingyue remarked without much warmth.

Earlier, when Lord Mu came to reclaim Chairman Jin’s body, their words had created some discord.

This person, tread on the fallen and flattered the powerful, a typical snob.

”The Jiu Provinces Alliance is everywhere. This time, I came here on orders from Master Chen. I think the City Lord shouldn’t have any objections, right?”

Lord Mu deliberately ignored Ye Lingyue, accentuating the word ”Acting” as if belittling Ye Lingyue.

At the mention of ”Master Chen,” Si Yun and Bo Qing were slightly moved.

The Jiu Provinces Alliance is a super organization spanning the Ancient Nine Provinces, with clear hierarchical levels and numerous members. In front of it, associations like the Heroic Society are utterly insignificant.

Even the lowest-level members are Martial Artists at the Divine Power Realm. Their members are ranked from low to high as Yuan Patrol Envoys, Hall Masters, Elder Council, and Alliance Hierarch.

The current Lord Mu was just a basic patrol envoy, responsible for trivial tasks and overseeing the security of each city in the Ancient Nine Provinces.

As for the Hall Masters, each oversees three hundred patrol envoys, with cultivation at least at the Great Perfection of the Divine Power Realm. And higher up, the Elder Council reportedly only consists of Clan Leaders at the Outer Heaven level, while the Alliance Hierarch is a Peak existence that ordinary people cannot even fathom.

An existence at the Hall Master level naturally ranked above a city lord, and besides, this Master Chen had some connections with the Old City Lord early on.

”The matters of Huangquan City have been fully entrusted to Ling Yue by my father and me.”

The Huangquan City Lord was quick-witted, smoothly handing this tricky issue over to Ye Lingyue.

”Acting City Lord, I presume you have never been to a place like Qiulin Ruins, right? You’re also entering the ruins, so would you need me to find someone to lead the way, lest the Acting City Lord gets lost inside?” Lord Mu said with an indifferent tone.

Upon these words, everyone around burst into laughter, the sound quite jarring.

”Then I’ll trouble Lord Mu. I see it’s getting late, so why not have one of Lord Mu’s people lead the way tomorrow morning, and we can go into Qiulin Ruins together?”

Ye Lingyue listened, unusually calm, didn’t get angry, just chuckled, and promptly agreed, which surprised Lord Mu somewhat, secretly thinking, has this Acting City Lord lost her mind?