Urban Martial Saint

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Ye Qing knew what they were thinking. He gave a faint smile and said, ”Everyone, I have always kept my word. As I said before, if I found this formula, I would immediately give it to you, along with arranging for your departure from the Southern Six Provinces, completely freeing you from Wang Tian’an’s control. Now, I have obtained the formula, and I’ve also prepared vehicles and money for your departure, along with enough food for the Heart-devouring Bug to last you six months, ensuring that you can live a normal life in the future. Moreover, as long as you have the formula, and get the ingredients, you can make the Heart-devouring Bug’s food within half a month. It’s quite simple.”

The crowd was once again abuzz with excitement. For so many years under Wang Tian’an’s control, living a normal life was their dream. Now it was finally about to come true, how could they not be excited?

”However, there’s a small issue that I’d like to discuss with you all!” Ye Qing looked around at the crowd and continued, ”You all know that the Heart-devouring Bug’s food can only temporarily satiate and put the bugs into a dormant state, without them devouring your organs. But the bugs are still inside your bodies, which is a significant danger. Moreover, you must supply food for the Heart-devouring Bugs every month; you’re essentially raising these parasites. The more you nurture them, the bigger and more ferocious they’ll become, and their appetite will also increase. Even if they don’t devour your organs, having so many parasites growing inside you will increasingly endanger your lives!

On hearing this, the excitement instantly faded in half. Ye Qing’s words were like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, nearly extinguishing everyone’s excited flames.

”Mr. Ye, what... what should we do?” a man asked tremblingly, his voice quavering. It had been hard enough to escape from danger, and now, hearing this, how could he not shiver?

”This is exactly what I wish to discuss with you all.” Ye Qing paused, his gaze sweeping over the people as he spoke, ”My friend has already contacted some medical institutions abroad and is working hard to research a method to drive the Heart-devouring Bugs out of the human body. The formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food was developed by this friend of mine, who is exceptionally gifted in medical science. I believe that it won’t be long before a method to expel the Heart-devouring Bugs from the body is discovered. So...”

Ye Qing took another look at the crowd and added, ”I propose that if you are not in an urgent rush, you could temporarily stay in Shenchuan City. Once my friend finds a method to remove the Heart-devouring Bugs, and all the bugs inside you are expelled, completely eliminating this hidden danger, it wouldn’t be too late to leave Shenchuan City then!”

Upon hearing Ye Qing’s words, everyone inside the room looked at each other, their faces showing hesitation. They had been waiting here for so long, and their greatest wish was to get the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food, leave this place, and flee far away, thoroughly breaking free from Wang Tian’an’s control. After all, the life they had been living these years was inhuman, and they genuinely did not wish to continue living that way.

Now that the formula was in their hands, of course, they wanted to leave immediately. However, Ye Qing, at this moment, was asking them to stay, and naturally, they were reluctant. Nevertheless, they knew Ye Qing was right. With the Heart-devouring Bugs inside their bodies, there was always a great danger. Even if they could escape Wang Tian’an’s control, with so many bugs inside them, their lives were still not their own. The bigger the bugs grew, even if they didn’t devour their organs, with so many parasites inside, how long could they live? Therefore, to be completely liberated, they had to expel all the bugs. Ye Qing’s proposal was indeed considering their lives!

However, these people were also quite worried. They were in Shenchuan City, close to Wang Tian’an, who might come to kill them at any time. Once caught by Wang Tian’an again, they would be under his control, which was their biggest fear.

Now, they were faced with two choices: either take the formula and run far away, even if they couldn’t live much longer, at least live carefreely for a few years; or wait here in Shenchuan City for Ye Qing’s friend to find a method to remove the Heart-devouring Bugs, completely eliminating the danger so they could return to a normal life. The former allowed instant enjoyment for several years, while the latter meant taking some risks. It was a truly difficult decision to make.

After a long silence, finally, someone spoke up with a heavy voice: ”Our lives were saved by Mr. Ye. We’re already in profit for having lived this long. If Mr. Ye thinks it’s better for us to stay, then I’ll stay. If a method to expel the Heart-devouring Bugs can be found, then that’s a huge gain for me. Even if it can’t be found, having lived these days in peace, I’m content!”

The man’s words resonated with many, and quite frankly, when they were with Wang Tian’an, they lived in constant fear, afraid that Wang Tian’an would suddenly summon the Heart-devouring Bugs to bite their organs. That kind of pain is something no one wants to experience, so they lived in constant terror. The few days they had spent with Ye Qing, although they hadn’t really gone out, were without much of the same fear, much better than the time spent with Wang Tian’an!

”He’s right, we’ve all earned it these past days. Even if we die here, it’s nothing!” another person shouted, ”Mr. Ye, I’m also staying. Not just waiting for your friend to find a method to expel the Heart-devouring Bugs, but even if you ask us to help you fight against Wang Tian’an, we won’t shirk!”

”Exactly, Mr. Ye, we’ll stay and help you deal with that beast Wang Tian’an!”

Following the cry of several people, most of them were clamoring to stay and help Ye Qing confront Wang Tian’an. A small number of people were less courageous and were not the type to take such a gamble. However, seeing that the majority had spoken in this way, they did not dare to mention leaving. So, in the end, everyone essentially agreed to stay.

Ye Qing had not expected that these people would agree so readily, but it did give him some peace of mind. He waved his hand towards everyone and said, ”Thank you all for your trust in Mr. Ye. Rest assured, we will find a way to expel the Heart-devouring Bug as quickly as possible, so that everyone can be completely free from the control of the Heart-devouring Bug. Moreover, there’s no need for you all to worry about dealing with Wang Tian’an. It’s most crucial that everyone here restores their health and avoids being found by Wang Tian’an!”

”Mr. Ye, you saved our lives. If there’s anything you need, just say the word. We may not be good at other things, but fighting is no problem for us!” a man shouted loudly, ”Wang Tian’an is your enemy, as well as ours. Although we can’t face Wang Tian’an directly, we can help you against his underlings. As long as we don’t confront Wang Tian’an directly, he can’t use the Heart-devouring Bug to control us, so there’ll be no problem!”

”That’s right, there won’t be any problems without confronting Wang Tian’an directly!” Everyone was talking at once, many eager to help Ye Qing deal with Wang Tian’an. On one hand, they all held deep resentment towards Wang Tian’an, and on the other, they were profoundly grateful to Ye Qing. After all, Ye Qing had saved their lives!

Ye Qing actually had no intention of letting these people help him deal with Wang Tian’an. He saved them simply because he could not bear to watch these people die. After all, they were controlled by Wang Tian’an, and most of them were good at heart and did not deserve to die like that. Even though everyone was clamoring to help Ye Qing confront Wang Tian’an, Ye Qing ultimately did not agree to it and only asked them to rest there, which made everyone admire Ye Qing even more.

These people were all experts, and if they all came to help Ye Qing, his power would undoubtedly increase significantly. It is known that what Ye Qing’s side lacked the most were people skilled in Martial Arts. Under such circumstances, Ye Qing still refused their help, and merely let them rest here, causing everyone to greatly revise their opinion of Ye Qing, rendering them utterly admiring and loyal.

Ye Qing evenly distributed the Heart-devouring Bug food he had seized from Wang Tian’an among everyone, and Black Bear had also made photocopies of the recipe, which Ye Qing handed out to each person. Upon receiving the recipe for the Heart-devouring Bug food, everyone was beyond excited. After all, with this recipe, they could make their own Heart-devouring Bug food in the future and no longer have to endure the pain of the Heart-devouring Bug’s bites.

The crowd was teary and grateful towards Ye Qing, and it wasn’t until Ye Qing left the building that they finally did not come out to see him off. However, there was no doubt that their attitude towards Ye Qing had changed a lot that night. Before, they were merely grateful to Ye Qing for saving them. But tonight, their gratitude had gradually turned into admiration and respect—a significant change. In fact, many of them were considering in their hearts whether they should follow Ye Qing in the future. After all, now that they had left the Southern Six Provinces, they had nowhere else to go; staying with Ye Qing might be considered repaying the life-saving grace he had given them.

Of course, though they were considering this, they did not voice it for the time being. After all, with Wang Tian’an still in Shenchuan City, they dare not linger here any longer. Since Wang Tian’an could control the Heart-devouring Bug, they would rather die than see Wang Tian’an again.

Meanwhile, Ye Qing returned to the car, where Mad Dog was piling up stacks of photocopied papers in the back. Upon seeing Ye Qing enter, Mad Dog immediately said, ”Big Brother, I have finished photocopying the formulas. What should we do now?”

Ye Qing turned his head, took a stack of photocopied papers to have a look. These copies accurately reproduced the entire formula that Lin Tianyou had provided Ye Qing. In other words, anyone with these copies could produce the food for the Heart-devouring Bug. This rare commodity had now entirely ceased to be rare.

Ye Qing threw the stack of copies back to its place and turned to say softly, ”Go to Chen San!”