Medical and Martial God

In Kristina’s mind, besides the three great Judicator Families, only the Restorer Alliance on Earth had martial artists at or above the Second Realm War God.

”You should get your head checked!” Ye Xiu flicked Kristina’s forehead with his left hand. ”If I were with the Restorer Alliance, would Meng Yinwan use you to kill me?”

Kristina’s expressionless mask returned; she realized how stupid her question was the moment she asked it. Meng Yinwan had called, claiming Ye Xiu killed Envoy Yatie, which was a clear ploy to use her to eliminate Ye Xiu. Then, right on the spot, Ye Xiu had exposed Meng Yinwan’s identity as an undercover agent.

Obviously, Ye Xiu was not a member of the Restorer Alliance.

”How did you break through to become a Second Realm War God?” Kristina asked.

”That doesn’t seem like what you should be concerned about right now, does it?” Ye Xiu asked with a cold sneer, and Kristina fell silent.

With a flick of his finger, Ye Xiu knocked Kristina unconscious. He then turned to the Dragon Lord and Ye Tianming and said, ”Gentlemen, I have a new toy. I don’t want to play with you anymore.”

Hearing this, the Dragon Lord and Ye Tianming were so frightened that every hair on their bodies stood on end. Is Ye Xiu finally going to kill us?

”Take everyone from the Ye and Long Families to the construction site at Mount Wanjin in Nanjing to do hard labor. Don’t try to pull any tricks. I wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of remorse killing you right now.”

After speaking, he hoisted the unconscious Kristina over his shoulder and left.

The Dragon Lord and Ye Tianming looked at each other in dismay.

The Dragon Lord asked, ”Are we really going to a construction site in Nanjing to do hard labor?”

Ye Tianming gave a wry smile. ”Ye Xiu has had his fun with us. He has Kristina as a new toy now, so he can’t be bothered to kill us. But Kristina also wants us dead. For now, the only way to survive is to do exactly as Ye Xiu says.”

On the way back to Yunluo Mansion with Kristina, Ye Xiu sent Leng Yue a text message: ”Come find me in Yunluo City immediately!”

After sending it, another message popped up. It was from Gong Jin.

”Young Master, some unidentified people have appeared in Nanjing. A few of them have rough skin, a clear sign they’ve come from the Snow Region Forest.”

A playful smile touched Ye Xiu’s lips. ”The three Judicator Families and the Restorer Alliance have already started laying their groundwork in Nanjing.”

Gong Jin replied, ”Should we do something?”

”Of course. A three-way standoff is much more interesting!” Ye Xiu laughed. ”By the way, have your people send all the test subjects from the Fire Seed Company to headquarters for two months of hellish training. I have a use for them!”

Gong Jin replied, ”Understood!”

「Back at home!」

Qin Qing, Chloe, An Dongye, Tang Bo, and Dong Fangbai were discussing the plot of the three Judicator Families when they saw Ye Xiu return, carrying Kristina.

An Dongye exclaimed in surprise, ”You’ve got some nerve, little bro! Your wife is right here, and you dare to bring another girl home?”

Tang Bo and Dong Fangbai, the two philanderers, stared at Ye Xiu with admiration. Now that’s a real man! The master of the house, who doesn’t even bother hiding his mistress from his wife.

”Qin Qing, Chloe, come with me to the study,” Ye Xiu said, ignoring the others. He carried Kristina straight up to the second-floor study.

Qin Qing and Chloe exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

Tang Bo said admiringly, ”Man, the Boss is incredible!”

”When it comes to women, I can’t lose to Ye Xiu!” Dong Fangbai declared, standing up to leave.

An Dongye cut in, ”Little bro said that if you go philandering again, he’ll break your legs.”

Dong Fangbai froze. He truly wanted to act tough and pretend he wasn’t afraid of Ye Xiu, but the problem was, he really couldn’t beat him.

Qin Qing and Chloe followed Ye Xiu into the study.

”Don’t tell me you’re planning to do *something* to Kristina and you want Chloe and me to hold her down?” Qin Qing asked.

”I’m not in the mood for jokes right now,” Ye Xiu’s face darkened. He placed Kristina in a chair and said, ”Chloe, come and hypnotize her.”

”Oh!” Chloe immediately activated her Purple Pupil. Instead of waking Kristina, she simply lifted her eyelids. Now that her Purple Pupil had entered the fourth stage, it could even hypnotize a sleeping person.

”Huh?” After attempting the hypnosis, Chloe let out a cry of surprise. ”Young Master, I can’t hypnotize her. It seems someone with abilities like yours has already tampered with her mind.”

Ye Xiu’s expression grew grim. He had planned to use Kristina to get the locations of and intelligence on the three great Judicator Families. He hadn’t expected them to have so many capable people, even knowing how to implant hypnotic immunity directly into someone’s brain.

”Is something wrong?” Qin Qing asked.

”Yes.” Ye Xiu relayed the intelligence he had obtained from the Dragon Lord and added his own speculations.

Qin Qing’s face fell as she listened. I thought that after we utterly defeated the Long and Ye Families, I could live a peaceful life with Ye Xiu. Now we have to deal with the three great Judicator Families!

”If Chloe can’t hypnotize Kristina, we don’t know where the three Judicator Families are or who hypnotized the Dragon Lord. What do we do?” Qin Qing asked.

Ye Xiu hemmed and hawed. ”Well, I do have another idea.”

Qin Qing rolled her eyes. The moment he hesitated, she knew he was cooking up some scheme. ”Let me guess, this is where I come in?”

”I want you to go to the three Judicator Families as a hostage,” Ye Xiu said weakly.

Qin Qing exploded in anger. ”Are you trying to replace me?”

”How could you think that?” Ye Xiu was truly exasperated by her train of thought.

”If I go to the three Judicator Families, will I even survive? You’re sending me to my death so you can remarry!” Qin Qing said, her face dark.

Chloe weakly interjected, ”Young Master, sending the Young Mistress as a hostage to the three Judicator Families is indeed too risky. Let me go instead.”

”They don’t want you,” Ye Xiu said, looking at Qin Qing with a serious expression. ”I have a reason for sending you. And I guarantee your life won’t be in danger there.”

”First, explain your reason.” With that, Qin Qing shoved the unconscious Kristina out of the chair, sat down herself, and crossed her legs.

”I suspect that Eternal Island, where the three Judicator Families reside, has Spiritual Energy,” Ye Xiu stated.

Qin Qing and Chloe exchanged a glance, completely clueless about the term ”Spiritual Energy.”

Ye Xiu continued, ”Actually, all of today’s War Gods, including me, are Pseudo War Gods.”

”Theoretically, a First Realm War God is the ceiling for a Martial Artist.”

”According to the standard cultivation path, once a First Realm War God comprehends ’Intention,’ they can open their Qi Sea and advance to become a Second Realm War God. That’s why this stage is also called the Second Realm Qi Refining Period.”

”But we live in an era of depleted Spiritual Energy. Without it, one cannot open their Qi Sea and naturally cannot advance to a Second Realm War God.”

”However, the ancient sages—men of great wisdom, boldness, and enlightenment—forged an alternative cultivation path that doesn’t rely on Spiritual Energy, using Inner Strength as its foundation instead.”

”Although this path is viable, it can only take you to the Seventh Realm...”

Hearing this, Qin Qing interrupted, ”So, you’re saying you’re a Seventh Realm War God?”