Urban Martial Saint

”Do you have athlete’s foot in your brain?” Bai Li Xi glared at Ning Qianshu, ”You’re young, but your memory is quite poor. What did I just tell you?”

”You... what did you say?” Ning Qianshu couldn’t react for a moment.

”I said, all eight Divine Doctor’s Orders must be placed here to summon the Master’s legacy.” Bai Li Xi pointed to the stone platform, ”How many do we have now?”

Currently, only five Divine Doctor’s Orders were placed on the stone platform, belonging to Bai Li Xi, Ye Qing, the masked elder, Ning Qianshu, and Ding Lianshun. The other three were with Lin Tianyou, Shen Tianjun, and Liu Ruxiang, and they hadn’t arrived yet.

Lin Tianyou was heading up the mountain, which wasn’t difficult. But Shen Tianjun and Liu Ruxiang were different.

Shen Tianjun sat beside the medicine field, looking like he wasn’t planning to come up the mountain. In fact, Shen Tianjun never even considered obtaining Divine Doctor An Shiping’s legacy, so it’s normal for him not to come up. As for Liu Ruxiang, he didn’t complete the one hundred steps when he opened his eyes, ending up trapped in the great formation, unable to get out; that’s the real issue.

Without the Divine Doctor’s Orders from the three of them, the legacy of Divine Doctor An Shiping cannot be summoned. So what can be done now?

”We can wait for Lin Tianyou to come up, and if Shen Tianjun doesn’t come up, we can send someone down to bring his Divine Doctor’s Order. But with Liu Ruxiang trapped in the great formation and unable to come out, what about his Divine Doctor’s Order?” Ning Qianshu furrowed his brows and said grimly, ”If we can’t gather all eight Divine Doctor’s Orders, are we just going to let this go?”

”Of course not,” Bai Li Xi said, ”Alright, Old Ghost Ning, you go down the mountain and get Liu Ruxiang out of the great formation. Then Ye Qing can go down and bring up Old Shen’s Divine Doctor’s Order. That way we can gather all eight.”

”What?” Ning Qianshu widened his eyes, looking at Liu Ruxiang down the mountain, ”How... how can you get him out?”

”There’s nothing difficult about it,” Bai Li Xi said, ”You take a Divine Doctor’s Order down, I’ll guide you to find Liu Ruxiang, and with him, I’ll guide you both to come out, and that’s it.”

”Why must I bring a Divine Doctor’s Order?” Ning Qianshu asked curiously.

Bai Li Xi said, ”Nonsense, if you could walk into Medicine King Mountain without a Divine Doctor’s Order, would the Master’s great formation still be considered a great formation?”

”Isn’t that wrong?” Ye Qing suddenly turned to look, ”Didn’t An Hongyuan also enter Medicine King Mountain without a Divine Doctor’s Order?”

”Yes, An Hongyuan also came in. Bai Li Xi, are you just talking nonsense?” Ning Qianshu looked at Bai Li Xi suspiciously, clearly doubting his word.

”That’s what the Master said, believe it or not!” Bai Li Xi said, ”As for An Hongyuan, who knows how he managed to come in by chance. Since it’s the Master’s great formation, there must be a way out, some chance of survival. Perhaps An Hongyuan was lucky and stumbled in. These things always have probabilities!”

”Is that so?” Ye Qing turned to look at the cliff where An Hongyuan was, clearly able to see everything from here. Does An Hongyuan really have such luck?

At this moment, Lin Tianyou also reached that area. He seemed to hear An Hongyuan’s cries for help and was walking toward the cliff edge.

”Hey, isn’t this just a waste of time!” Seeing Lin Tianyou walking toward the cliff, Ning Qianshu said displeasedly, ”There’s important business up the mountain, why is he going to look at the commotion?”

”He’s different from you; he won’t just watch someone die without helping!” Bai Li Xi said.

”Hmph, you talk as if you’re so noble, but I haven’t seen you rescue anyone!” Bai Li Xi glanced at Ye Qing, ”Everyone says Ye Qing from Shenchuan City has a good heart, but it doesn’t seem like it. You saw that person in trouble, why didn’t you help him?”

Ye Qing stayed silent. If it was an ordinary person, he’d definitely help. But for An Hongyuan, he wouldn’t.

”I saw that person too, it’s impossible to save him!” At this moment, Ding Lianshun suddenly spoke.

”Why do you say that?” Bai Li Xi asked curiously.

”He’s on the cliff; the cliff is smooth with no place to step on. Even with our skill levels, we can’t climb the cliff,” Ding Lianshun said. ”The best method is to use a rope to pull him up. But he’s been hanging there so long, I doubt he has the strength to grab the rope.”

Ding Lianshun, with his vast experience, saw the situation over there earlier and concluded that the person was beyond saving. Moreover, Ding Lianshun wasn’t exactly a kind-hearted individual; realizing that the person was difficult to rescue, he simply left without any intention of trying to save them.

Ding Lianshun continued, ”Besides, the huge python down the mountain is spooky enough just looking at it. I reckon that this doctor, just glancing over the cliff edge, would be scared away, let alone attempt a rescue!”

”He won’t save this person,” Ye Qing said decisively. Lin Tianyou witnessed everything An Hongyuan did last night, which was an outrage against human and divine justice. How could Lin Tianyou bring himself to rescue him?

Even though Ye Qing said this, he still concerned himself with the situation over there. Lin Tianyou followed the sound to the cliff’s edge and looked down, first noticing the giant python and clearly being startled as he involuntarily stepped back.

However, the cries for help urged Lin Tianyou to cautiously proceed. Seeing An Hongyuan hanging on the cliff, he was visibly surprised, entirely unprepared to encounter An Hongyuan here.

”Hey, that kid is standing still. What’s he up to?” Bai Li Xi gazed at Lin Tianyou in bewilderment, standing silently at the cliff’s edge. ”He’s not thinking of rescuing him, is he?”

”No way!” Ye Qing shouted solemnly, yet deep down, he felt uneasy. He knew Lin Tianyou well enough; he was a rather rigid person, even considered a bit thick-headed.

He treated patients with total equality, whether they were rich or poor. It didn’t matter if someone was a great philanthropist or a notorious villain; he would try his best to heal them. In his heart, there was a steadfast belief that life is equal, and all patients are the same before a doctor. As to whether the patient is good or bad, that should be judged by morality and law. His responsibilities were simply those of a physician.

This aspect worried Ye Qing the most; now, at the cliff’s edge, Lin Tianyou stood silently, appearing to be hesitating whether to save the person.

”Brother Lin, don’t bother with him!” Ye Qing suddenly shouted, but his voice seemed not to reach him. Lin Tianyou remained at the cliff edge, staring below, lost in thought.

”What’s his plan?” Ning Qianshu furrowed his brow, looking at Ye Qing, speaking in a deep voice. ”Even Protector Ding thinks he’s difficult to rescue. Can someone without martial arts skills possibly plan to save him?”

Ye Qing’s mind was in turmoil, unable to respond to Ning Qianshu’s words. He shouted nervously, but Lin Tianyou couldn’t hear him. On the contrary, after a moment of silence, Lin Tianyou suddenly moved.

Just as they ascended the mountain earlier, Ye Qing had brought a long rope for Lin Tianyou in case of an emergency. The rope was still with Lin Tianyou. At that moment, Lin Tianyou suddenly untied the rope, securely tying one end around his waist before throwing the other end down the cliff.

”This guy, he really plans to rescue him!” Ding Lianshun widened his eyes, grimacing, saying, ”He doesn’t have enough strength. Even if that person grabs the rope, he probably can’t pull him up. If they both fall, they’ll certainly die. The python below is no ordinary snake; if they fall, it will swallow them whole!”

Bai Li Xi and Ning Qianshu both furrowed their brows, nervously staring at Lin Tianyou; at this moment, neither could say anything more.

Ye Qing was the most anxious among them, acutely aware of the cliff’s sheer danger. Lin Tianyou tied one end of the rope around himself; if he couldn’t pull the person up, he’d be doomed.

”Brother Lin, what are you doing?” Ye Qing was spinning in agitation. ”An Hongyuan utterly deserves to die, yet you’re risking yourself to save him. Is his life really comparable to yours? What... what’s this all about!”

The masked elder stood on the mountaintop, watching Lin Tianyou below, also shaking his head slightly. Having heard some of last night’s events, he truly felt Lin Tianyou was unworthy of this trouble.

In the midst of everyone’s anxious wait, Lin Tianyou finally pulled the rope up. However, there was no one at the end; An Hongyuan hadn’t been rescued.

”What’s going on? Could it be that kid fell and died?” Bai Li Xi exclaimed excitedly.

Ye Qing kept his eyes fixed on Lin Tianyou, observing that he hadn’t left, nor did he look down, but rather turned around scanning the surroundings, seemingly searching for something.

”Not good!” Ding Lianshun suddenly spoke, ”The person below surely lacks the strength to grasp the rope, so Lin Tianyou plans to go down himself to save him!”

”What!?” Everyone’s eyes widened, Ning Qianshu especially exclaimed, ”Going down personally? How is that possible? You said it yourself, even you can’t climb that cliff!”

”He plans to tie the rope to the cliff top and use it to descend.” Ding Lianshun furrowed his brow deeply, speaking in a solemn tone, ”However, I foresee this being very dangerous.”

”Why is it dangerous?” Ye Qing asked nervously, deeply worried about Lin Tianyou facing an accident. After all, doctors like Lin Tianyou are scarce nowadays.