Urban Martial Saint

”At the edge of the cliff, there’s no place to tie a rope. Only a few saplings, and these saplings struggle to bear one person’s weight, let alone two,” Ding Lianshun said as he watched Lin Tianyou searching around, his voice deep. ”If he continues this reckless rescue, he’s basically risking his life. If those saplings snap, he’ll die here too!”

Hearing this, Ye Qing paused for a moment, suddenly turning and running down the mountain. He had seen the situation at the cliff edge earlier and was well aware of it. So he knew there was no exaggeration in Ding Lianshun’s words. Lin Tianyou’s decision to rescue under these conditions was pure recklessness, and Ye Qing needed to stop him from risking his life!

However, it would take at least ten minutes to reach the cliff edge from here. Would Ye Qing be able to stop Lin Tianyou in time?

”Is it worth risking his life to save someone like that?” Ning Qianshu paused and continued, ”Moreover, that person is a heinous criminal who should’ve died long ago.”

The others sighed continuously, unable to understand why Lin Tianyou would do this. But by this time, Lin Tianyou at the cliff edge was finally making his move.

As Ding Lianshun had said, there was no place on the cliff edge to tie a rope. Except for a few saplings, there was nothing else. And these saplings could barely bear the weight of two people. Lin Tianyou’s attempt to rescue someone in such conditions was akin to suicide.

Despite that, Lin Tianyou did not back down. After searching around, he found the largest sapling among them and firmly tied one end of the rope to it.

”This foolish kid is really going down to rescue,” Ning Qianshu exclaimed with wide eyes. ”This is clearly suicide!”

The other three watched the cliff edge nervously. Although they felt Lin Tianyou’s actions weren’t worth it, they undeniably admired him for it. The courage and spirit required to risk one’s life to save someone unworthy were enough to earn everyone’s admiration!

”This Lin Tianyou...” Ding Lianshun sighed and said, though he admired Lin Tianyou, he also felt regretful. For someone with Lin Tianyou’s character, survival in this society would be challenging.

After securely tying the rope, Lin Tianyou wrapped it tightly around his waist several times, giving it a tug to ensure it was solid. Only then did he feel satisfied. He then set aside everything he had on him, piling them nearby, including the Divine Doctor’s Order. At this moment, every ounce of weight needed to be accounted for.

With everything prepared, Lin Tianyou approached the cliff edge. He glanced down, visibly nervous, but ultimately clenched his teeth, grasped the rope, and jumped off the cliff.

”Ah!” Seeing Lin Tianyou jump down, everyone on the mountain couldn’t help but exclaim softly. Though they anticipated this outcome, their hearts still raced as Lin Tianyou jumped.

Below the cliff lay a python. If the rescue failed, falling to the bottom wasn’t the problem; it was ending up as snake food, a fate too dreadful for anyone to bear.

Ye Qing was already rushing down the mountain, completely unaware of this, and sprinted towards the cliff edge. At this moment, he had no other thought than to stop Lin Tianyou from taking this risk.

However, the distance was too great for him to cover quickly, no matter how desperately he tried. He spent nearly eight minutes before reaching the roadside. Without hesitation, he jumped into the medicinal field and raced towards the cliff edge.

Meanwhile, everyone at the mountain top was shouting in alarm, for the sapling was bent entirely, its branches starting to break. This was the critical moment; the branches seemed ready to snap at any moment!

”Ye Qing! Hurry!” Ding Lianshun shouted loudly, seeing Ye Qing running towards them. But it seemed it was already too late.

”Run faster! Faster!” Bai Li Xi clenched his fists.

Though Ning Qianshu didn’t say a word, his expressions betrayed his tension.

Ye Qing’s pace was limited. As everyone pressed with urgency, it was already too late. Before he arrived at the cliff edge, the branch broke completely, the rope dragging a piece of the sapling rapidly towards the edge.

At that moment, Ye Qing just reached the vicinity. Seeing the situation, he couldn’t help but let out a furious scream, running frantically. But he could see there were still several hundred meters to the branch. At such a distance, it was impossible to make it in time before the branch plunged into the abyss.

”Boom!” The sound from the cliff bottom halted Ye Qing’s frenzied dash. Clearly, something heavy had fallen into the canyon’s depths. There was no need to ponder who had fallen.

”Damn!” Even Ning Qianshu couldn’t help but curse on the mountaintop.

”Why did he save that person?” Ding Lianshun sighed repeatedly. ”He wouldn’t have died if he hadn’t tried to save that person!”

Bai Li Xi tightened his fists, saying nothing, but it was evident he was deeply shaken.

Although the masked elder did not make a sound from beginning to end, at this moment, his face was filled with reluctance. Lin Tianyou sacrificed his own life to save such an unworthy person; it was truly not worth it!

”Ah!” After a moment of silence, Ye Qing suddenly let out a loud shout and rushed to the edge of the cliff. Looking down, An Hongyuan lay at the bottom of the cliff, amidst a pool of blood, clearly beyond saving. As for Lin Tianyou, Ye Qing couldn’t see him. However, the python was lying beside him, its mouth wide open, still holding a pair of feet inside. In an instant, the feet vanished into the python’s mouth!

”Brother Lin!” Ye Qing roared, with no doubt that Lin Tianyou had been swallowed by the giant python!

No matter if Lin Tianyou died from the fall to the bottom of the cliff, being swallowed by the python certainly meant he was doomed!

After swallowing Lin Tianyou, the python slithered directly over to An Hongyuan, opened its massive mouth, and swallowed him whole as well.

Ye Qing stood at the top of the cliff, dazed for a moment, then suddenly shouted, took out the Scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao from his body, and jumped straight down from the cliff’s top.

”What’s he trying to do!” Ding Lianshun exclaimed.

”That doctor is surely dead, maybe even swallowed by the python!” Ning Qianshu widened his eyes and said, ”He... is he going down there to retrieve the doctor’s corpse?”

”Isn’t he courting death?” Ding Lianshun’s eyes widened. ”Such a big python, it could swallow even him!”

While they were talking, the masked elder was straightforward, running along the mountain path towards the cliff.

”I’m coming too!” Without another word, Ding Lianshun followed the masked elder down. He had a good relationship with Ye Qing and certainly couldn’t watch Ye Qing risk his life.

”You guys...” Ning Qianshu hesitated for a moment. He looked at Bai Li Xi behind him, and then at the deserted cliffside, but in the end, he didn’t follow down.

”I’ll go down first and take those few Divine Doctor’s Orders up!” Ning Qianshu said.

”No!” Bai Li Xi immediately stopped him. ”Let Ye Qing take Shen Tianjun’s order later; I’m afraid you might use this opportunity to harm Shen Tianjun!”

Looking at Bai Li Xi, Ning Qianshu felt displeased but didn’t force it. Although Bai Li Xi had no inner strength, there’s still that saying—people from the Divine Medicine Sect are the same with or without inner strength. Even though he had acme-level strength, fighting Bai Li Xi would definitely result in mutual destruction!

”Ye Qing?” Ning Qianshu glanced at the edge of the cliff, and said coldly, ”Whether he can come back alive is still uncertain. Wait for him? Ridiculous!”

”Don’t worry, fortune favors the brave; it’s not that easy for him to die!” Bai Li Xi glanced at Ning Qianshu and said, ”But you, you’ve been sinister all your life. With Master’s kind heart, do you think you could receive his inheritance?”

”Even if I don’t receive his inheritance, what does it matter?” Ning Qianshu’s gaze swept over Medicine King Mountain’s fields. ”Getting Medicine King Mountain is the same. Master’s inheritance has always been in this mountain. As long as I obtain Medicine King Mountain, everything is still mine!”

”Oh, you’re very confident!” Bai Li Xi sneered. ”I’m just afraid you won’t even get Medicine King Mountain.”

”Such things depend on one’s skills!” Ning Qianshu furrowed his brows slightly, no longer bothering with Bai Li Xi, just turned his head to look at the cliffside.

The masked elder and Ding Lianshun rushed down, but neither had reached the cliffside yet. Meanwhile, Ye Qing had leapt down; this twenty-meter drop was also extremely perilous for him. However, Ye Qing was well-prepared. As he descended partway, he used the Scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao to scrape the rock wall, slowing his descent. In this way, when he landed, there wasn’t much impact force; he rolled on the spot, completely neutralizing the force and remained uninjured.

At this time, the python had already swallowed An Hongyuan and was heading towards a cave ahead. Seeing this, Ye Qing hurriedly chased after it, holding the Scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao.

”Foul creature, where do you think you’re going!” Ye Qing shouted and sprinted forward, attempting to intercept the python.

But the python, enormous in size, was also very agile, moving faster than Ye Qing. Though Ye Qing hurriedly pursued for a few steps, he couldn’t catch up before the python crawled into the cave.

”Trying to escape!” Ye Qing yelled, knowing that he couldn’t catch up. He gripped the scabbard tightly and forcefully swung it at the python’s body.