Medical and Martial God

”You’re tricking me?”

Wu Liuqi was furious and incredibly annoyed with himself. Despite having gone through so much rigorous training, he had failed to see through such a simple trick.

”I don’t have time to chat. Tell me straight, where is Qiao Beiming?” Ye Xiu demanded.

Wu Liuqi did not answer.

However, Ye Xiu, Ye Lin’er, Chen Yang, and Chloe saw his jaw muscle twitch.

Chen Yang exclaimed in alarm, ”Young Master, he’s going to kill himself with poison!”

”In my presence, not even the King of Hell can claim a soul without my permission,” Ye Xiu declared arrogantly. Watching as Wu Liuqi’s complexion began to turn black and black blood oozed from his seven orifices, he pointed from a distance and tapped the air in Wu Liuqi’s direction over a dozen times.

Then, Wu Liuqi spat out a mouthful of black blood. The poison had been expelled.

”This...” Wu Liuqi was incredulous. ”The poison I hid in my teeth is a potent toxin unique to the Eternal Kingdom. Once it takes effect, death is certain. You... you made me spit it out so easily. Who exactly are you?”

Ye Xiu couldn’t be bothered with him. He simply waved his hand, draining Wu Liuqi’s martial prowess and crippling his Dantian from afar. He said to Chloe, ”See if you can hypnotize him.”

”Okay!”

Chloe immediately activated her Purple Pupil and hypnotized Wu Liuqi with surprising ease. This brought great joy to both Ye Xiu and Chloe.

Ye Xiu said, ”Ask him where Qiao Beiming is.”

Chloe promptly did so.

Wu Liuqi stated monotonously, ”The Jin Ye City Benevolence Hospital. He’s disguised as an old man named Liu Haifu...”

Ye Xiu and Chloe were speechless. No wonder Gong Jin had been searching for nearly two months without finding Qiao Beiming. It turned out that the son of a bitch had hidden in Jin Ye City, changed his appearance, and concealed himself in the Benevolence Hospital.

”Keep questioning him about the whereabouts of the other Silver Cloth Assassins. I’m making a trip to the Benevolence Hospital!”

Ye Xiu stood up and dashed out, driving at full speed to the Jin Ye City Benevolence Hospital, only to find the place in chaos. Some Patrol Officers and the Benevolence Hospital staff seemed to be looking for someone.

A Patrol Officer, upon seeing Ye Xiu, was so startled he almost blurted out ”Huang Quan” but caught himself just in time. ”Huang... Divine Doctor Ye!”

”What are you all doing?” Ye Xiu asked.

”An old man has gone missing from the Benevolence Hospital. We’re searching for him,” the Patrol Officer said.

Ye Xiu immediately had a bad feeling and asked, ”What’s the old man’s name?”

”Liu Haifu,” the Patrol Officer replied.

Ye Xiu took a deep breath, on the verge of exploding with fury.

Damn it! Qiao Beiming is too cunning! Just as I learned of his hiding place, he had already vanished a step ahead.

At that moment, a taxi approached, slowing down as if to stop in front of the Benevolence Hospital.

Ye Xiu?

The old man in the passenger seat caught sight of Ye Xiu standing at the entrance of the Benevolence Hospital talking to the Patrol Officer. His expression changed instantly, and he said to the driver, ”Sir, keep driving. I just remembered I have something to do, so I won’t be going back to the retirement home for now.”

”All right!” The driver nodded, and the vehicle, which had been slowing down, accelerated again.

The old man in the passenger seat was none other than Qiao Beiming. Even if Ye Xiu saw him now, he probably wouldn’t recognize him. In Ye Xiu’s memory, Qiao Beiming was slovenly, with hair like a bird’s nest. But the current Qiao Beiming had his hair slicked back meticulously, his face was scrubbed clean, and his clothes were very tidy. Moreover, he was disguised as Liu Haifu. As for the real Liu Haifu, he had been killed and disposed of by Qiao Beiming long ago.

That was close. Luckily, I had something come up around noon and went out. If I had stayed at the Benevolence Hospital, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have escaped death tonight. A lingering fear crept into Qiao Beiming, which then turned to confusion. Strange, how did Ye Xiu know I was at the Benevolence Hospital? T4567 followed Wang Sikai to Jin Ye City today... could he have fallen into Ye Xiu’s hands? It seems I can’t tell anyone my whereabouts from now on. Now that Ye Xiu knows I’m in Jin Ye City, he will definitely launch a city-wide search for me. I can’t stay here any longer.

Thinking this, he immediately said to the taxi driver, ”Sir, take me to the airport.”

”Alright!” the driver nodded.

Ye Xiu personally searched the entire Benevolence Hospital and mobilized people for a secret city-wide search. He also had You Ming gather surveillance footage from the surrounding area. After a full night of work, he found no trace of Qiao Beiming, nor any clues related to him.

When a disappointed Ye Xiu returned home, Chloe had already extracted all the information about the three Judicator Families, the Eternal Kingdom, Qiao Beiming, and the Silver Cloth Assassins from Wu Liuqi’s mind.

”Young Master, Wu Liuqi gave a very detailed account, but he doesn’t know the hiding places of the other Silver Cloth Assassins,” Chloe said, handing the transcript to Ye Xiu upon his return.

Ye Xiu took it, browsed through it, and frowned. ”Qiao Beiming truly lives up to his name as the Eternal Kingdom’s top strategist. Remarkable!”

”Qiao Beiming is a ticking time bomb,” Chloe said. ”If we don’t find him soon, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Ye Xiu was silent for a long time, then a flash of inspiration struck him. Tonight at the banquet hall of the Zun Yue Hotel, he had publicly acknowledged his sibling relationship with Ye Lin’er.

Qiao Beiming will certainly get this news. Then, he will likely target Ye Lin’er. All I have to do is secretly follow my sister and wait for Qiao Beiming to walk right into my trap!

At this thought, Ye Xiu’s mood lifted considerably.

He spoke to Ye Lin’er, who had just woken up and come downstairs, ”Ling’er, it’s time for you to go back to the company.”

Ye Lin’er pouted. ”Brother, I want to stay here for a few more days.”

”No!” Ye Xiu refused firmly. ”The reality show is a huge hit. You’ve just started gaining some popularity, so you must strike while the iron is hot and try to become a big star.”

Ye Lin’er eyed him suspiciously. ”Brother, you look so serious... Are you plotting something?”

Is it that obvious? Ye Xiu’s mouth twitched.

「It was noon on Biluo Island!」

Kristina, Ming Yue, and the nearly three-million-strong army, who had been swimming in the sea, finally sighted Biluo Island.

”We’re finally almost there! I’m exhausted!” Kristina said, panting.

Playing her part as an Undercover Agent perfectly, Ming Yue advised, ”Princess, look how tired everyone is. We’ve been swimming for so long without food or water. After we land, we should find a place to hide and rest for a couple of days. Once everyone has recovered their strength, we can begin the conquest of Biluo Island.”

”No way!” Kristina decisively refused. ”There are too many of us; we’re too big a target. Once we land, Qin Qing and Leng Yue will find out quickly. If they go into hiding, we’ll have a hard time finding them even if we retake Biluo Island.”

”After we land, we must split our forces into two groups. I will lead one group straight to the Abandoned City to catch Qin Qing and Leng Yue off guard. You will lead the other group to take over Biluo Island. I call this blitzkrieg: launching an attack before the enemy can react.”