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 Miracle Doctor Chapter 476

Meanwhile.

In the Ye family study, the lights were ablaze.

Old Master Ye lay on a rattan chair, gently fanning himself with a cattail leaf fan, and asked, “Is there any news of Ye Qiu?”

“Earlier reports said that Ye Qiu has passed Taiyuan and is heading towards the capital,” Shadow appeared beside Old Master Ye and replied.

“The journey hasn’t been peaceful, has it?”

“No, Ye Qiu first encountered Jun Dao, then two assassins. Before entering Taiyuan, the world’s top assassin Leng Xue and the two ghosts from Tianchi also appeared. However, they all died at Ye Qiu’s hands.”

“This lad is just like Wushuang in his youth,” Old Master Ye’s aged face broke into a smile, saying, “Wushuang used to kill gods and demons alike.”

Shadow added, “I also received news that Cao Yuan has mobilized the underground forces of the fourteen northern provinces, totaling one hundred thousand Dragon Gate disciples, to escort Ye Qiu into the capital.”

“Is that so?” Old Master Ye chuckled, “Cao Yuan is indeed generous.”

Shadow continued, “It’s likely that Ye Qiu won’t encounter any more enemies on his way to the capital.”

Old Master Ye smiled, “The Bai family’s lad is cunning. He knows that sending more assassins after Ye Qiu would be futile, so he won’t do such a foolish thing.”

“Master, if they can’t act outside the capital, then Bai Yujing will surely make his move within the city. I suspect it might be a fatal strike.”

“That’s exactly what worries me.”

“Master, should I go to the city gates to wait for Ye Qiu and protect him covertly?”

“You cannot go! Everyone knows you’re my man. If you show up to help Ye Qiu, those with ill intentions will immediately suspect Ye Qiu’s identity.”

“Then what should we do?”

Old Master Ye pondered for a moment, then asked, “Has Wudi returned?”

“Not yet.”

Old Master Ye’s expression turned serious, and the atmosphere in the study grew tense.

Shadow comforted, “Master, Ye Qiu is after all a member of the Underworld Palace. If he’s in danger, the War God surely won’t stand by and do nothing.”

“The War God will definitely save Ye Qiu, but I can’t place all my bets on him, especially when it concerns Ye Qiu’s life,” Old Master Ye said to Shadow, “Order the Dark Guards to be on standby at all times.”

Shadow was startled. Was the master finally going to deploy the Dark Guards?

After the incident with Ye Wushuang, Old Master Ye deeply realized the lack of manpower. Otherwise, Ye Wushuang wouldn’t have had to face so many enemies alone. Thus, he ordered Shadow to secretly recruit a group of death warriors and train them in secrecy.

Now, these death warriors have been training for a full twenty years.

Each of them is a master, and most importantly, they are utterly loyal.

“I promised Wushuang to protect Ye Qiu, so no matter what, Ye Qiu must not come to any harm,” Old Master Ye sighed, “If it weren’t for the special circumstances, I really wouldn’t want to use the Dark Guards. After all, they were trained to deal with…”

Ding dong dong!

Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang.

Shadow went over to answer it, listened for a few moments, then hung up.

“Whose call was it?” Old Master Ye asked.

“Master, there’s no need to deploy the Dark Guards,” Shadow said, “The old man Chang Mei has come out of seclusion.”

“Oh?” Old Master Ye perked up.

Shadow continued, “That call was from Chang Mei. He asked me to tell you not to worry about Ye Qiu’s safety, as he has already arrived in the capital.”

Old Master Ye clapped his hands and laughed, “Since Chang Mei the Taoist has come, I can sleep peacefully tonight.”

…

On the highway, a military jeep with a military plate was speeding towards the capital.

Ye Qiu looked out the window at the setting sun.

“How much longer until we reach the capital?” Ye Qiu asked.

“Four hours,” Tang Fei smiled, “We haven’t encountered any enemies for over ten hours.”

Since solving the issue with Leng Xue and the others last night, Ye Qiu and his companions had been driving for most of the day, over ten hours, without encountering any more enemies.

Long Ye said, “We still need to be careful. Whether it’s the Bai family or the Pei family, they certainly don’t want to see Ye Qiu reach the capital alive.”

“We won’t encounter any more enemies before entering the capital,” Ye Qiu said.

“Why do you think so?” Long Ye asked, puzzled.

Ye Qiu explained, “The Nine Thousand Years Old has mobilized one hundred thousand brothers from the Dragon Gate to escort me. As long as Bai Yujing isn’t a fool, he won’t continue to send assassins after me. Otherwise, no matter how many experts he sends, they will all be doomed.”

Tang Fei agreed with Ye Qiu’s analysis and smiled, “They say two fists are no match for four hands, let alone one hundred thousand.”

“With one hundred thousand gathered in one place, even a spit from each could drown a man.”

“Even if the Champion Marquis Xiao Jiu came, facing one hundred thousand Dragon Gate brothers, he would have no choice but to flee.”

Long Ye said, “Xiao Jiu would flee? That’s unlikely, he commands a million troops.”

“I’m just making a comparison, do you understand comparisons?” Tang Fei was somewhat annoyed at Long Ye’s nitpicking.

Long Ye chuckled and said, “Ye Qiu, you should tell the Nine Thousand Years Old to have the one hundred thousand Dragon Gate brothers accompany you to crash the wedding. By then, no matter how formidable Bai Yujing is, he would have no choice but to kneel and beg for mercy.”

Before Ye Qiu could respond, Tang Fei said, “You’re overthinking it. The Nine Thousand Years Old would never agree to Ye Qiu doing such a thing.”

“If Ye Qiu really did that, he would be walking to his own doom without anyone else needing to lift a finger.”

Tang Fei explained, “Last year, when the highest leader, Elder Tang, met with the Nine Thousand Years Old, he made three demands.”

“First, the Dragon Gate must not harm the innocent and must protect the interests of the common people.”

“Second, the Dragon Gate must never do anything detrimental to the country.”

“Third, the Nine Thousand Years Old and the core members of the Dragon Gate are allowed to reside in the capital, but other Dragon Gate disciples are forbidden from entering the capital without summons, otherwise, they will be executed without mercy.”

Tang Fei said, “Therefore, the one hundred thousand Dragon Gate brothers can only escort Ye Qiu to the outskirts of the capital.”

“It’s not that these brothers don’t want to accompany Ye Qiu into the capital, but they cannot enter the capital, or the Dragon Gate would face catastrophic consequences.”

“As the old saying goes, ‘All land under heaven belongs to the king; all people within the seas are the king’s subjects.'”

“In the past, the highest ruler’s command was an imperial decree, and anyone who dared to defy it would face death.”

Long Ye frowned slightly, “Old Tang, according to your analysis, the real danger should be within the capital.”

Tang Fei said with a grave expression, “I fear that once we enter the capital, there will be a fierce battle. Ye Qiu, we still have a few hours before we reach the capital. You should take this opportunity to rest well.”

“Alright,” Ye Qiu responded, closing his eyes to rest in the passenger seat.

The car moved steadily forward.

Time passed quietly.

One hour, two hours, three hours, four hours…

At 9:30 PM, the jeep finally entered the capital’s territory.

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The capital, being under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, is heavily guarded.

Since exiting the highway, checkpoints could be seen at regular intervals.

The jeep, bearing military plates and equipped with a pass from the Underworld Palace, passed through without hindrance.

At ten o’clock in the evening.

The jeep arrived at Xuanwu Gate.

It was Ye Qiu’s first time in the capital, and he couldn’t help but be curious. Looking ahead, Xuanwu Gate stood over thirty meters tall, imposing and solemn.

Tang Fei, having spent many years in the capital, was well-versed in its architecture and history. He explained to Ye Qiu, “Xuanwu Gate was one of the nine gates of the inner city during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and was initially called Shuncheng Gate. In the fourth year of the Zhengtong era, it was renamed Xuanwu Gate.”

“In the past, Xuanwu Gate was where prisoner carts passed through because the execution ground was set up at Caishikou outside Xuanwu Gate. After being reviewed and confirmed by the Ministry of Justice, prisoners would exit through Xuanwu Gate to be executed at Caishikou.”

“Do you see the three characters carved on the top of the gate’s arch?”

Ye Qiu looked up and indeed saw three characters.

“Hou Hui Chi!” (Regret is too late!)

“What do those three characters mean?” Ye Qiu asked.

Tang Fei smiled, “As I just mentioned, prisoners would exit here to be executed at Caishikou. Think about it, if you’re about to be executed, it’s too late for regrets.”

Ye Qiu realized the logic behind it.

As they spoke, Tang Fei slowed down the car and pointed to some shops or pharmacies on both sides of the street not far away, saying, “This is Caishikou. Countless innocent souls died here in ancient times.”

“Among the most famous were Wen Tianxiang and Tan Sitong.”

“At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the renowned prime minister Wen Tianxiang refused to submit to the Yuan Dynasty. After being imprisoned for four years, he was finally executed at Caishikou.”

“On the execution ground, Wen Tianxiang said to the execution supervisor, ‘What I could do for the Song Dynasty, I have now done,’ and then he met his end with dignity.”

“During the Guangxu era, Tan Sitong, one of the Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days’ Reform, also shouted here, ‘With the heart to kill the enemy, but without the strength to turn the tide, dying here is a worthy death, how exhilarating!’ adding a solemn aura to this place…”

“Wait a minute!” Ye Qiu suddenly interrupted Tang Fei.

Tang Fei stepped on the brake and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Are enemies coming?” Long Ye, gripping his gun nervously, asked.

“Look, who’s that?” Ye Qiu pointed to the roadside.

Tang Fei and Long Ye turned their heads and saw an old Taoist priest in a Taoist robe, holding a horsetail whisk and wearing large sunglasses, holding a young girl’s hand and saying something.

The girl, in her early twenties, dressed simply, clearly inexperienced in the ways of the world.

Tang Fei’s eyes widened, “Chang Mei the Taoist?”

“Old Tang, didn’t you say Chang Mei the Taoist was still in seclusion? Why is he here?” Long Ye was full of surprise.

“This old fellow, finally reliable for once,” Ye Qiu laughed. He knew that Chang Mei the Taoist must be here to help him.

“Let’s go, get out and take a look.”

Tang Fei parked the car, and the three of them walked towards the gate.

As they approached, they saw Chang Mei the Taoist saying to the girl, “Benefactor, after a meticulous observation of your facial and palm features, I have deduced your fate. What would you like to know?”

The girl, somewhat shy, said, “Master, could you tell me when I will find a boyfriend?”

Chang Mei the Taoist, pretending to be a lofty figure, flicked his sleeve, exuding an air of immortality, and said sternly, “In the first half of your life, you are destined to have no man.”

The girl panicked, “What about the second half?”

“In the second half, you’ll get used to it.”

The girl’s face turned pale.

She was a senior college student who initially didn’t believe in fortune-telling. But as graduation approached and she still hadn’t found a boyfriend, her roommate suggested she consult a master.

That’s why she came out to seek a fortune-teller.

She had visited several places, finding most fortune-tellers to be faking blindness to deceive people. Only this master before her, dressed in Taoist robes, holding a horsetail whisk, and moving with an air of immortality, seemed like a true transcendent being.

A lifetime without a man?

Hearing this, the girl was on the verge of tears.

Chang Mei the Taoist sighed deeply, “Benefactor, your fate is what we call ‘Celestial Lone Star.’ Not only will your life be filled with misfortune, but you will also never find a man and will grow old alone.”

Unable to hold back, the girl’s tears fell as she urgently asked, “Master, is there any way to break this ‘Celestial Lone Star’ fate?”

“As a transcendent being, of course, I have a way.”

“What is it?”

Chang Mei the Taoist pointed at the girl and said, “You bear me a son, and the ‘Celestial Lone Star’ fate will be broken.”

Old pervert!

The girl finally realized that this seemingly transcendent being was not only a fraud but also a shameless scoundrel. Furious, she turned and walked away.

Chang Mei the Taoist stood up and shouted, “Hey, benefactor, how can you leave without paying after having your fortune told? Even if you have no money, you can pay with your body…”

Thud!

Ye Qiu threw a stone, hitting Chang Mei the Taoist on the head.

“Who? Who hit me? I’ll destroy you,” Chang Mei the Taoist turned around, and upon seeing Ye Qiu, said with a look of frustration, “Across thousands of rivers and mountains, always a bond, can’t you not hit me?”

Damn, this old guy is starting to compose poetry again.

Ye Qiu couldn’t stand Chang Mei the Taoist’s poetry and asked, “Why are you here?”

“Why am I here? Don’t you know?” Chang Mei the Taoist said irritably, “For you, I traveled thousands of miles from Longhu Mountain to the capital. Upon meeting, you don’t even say a word of thanks and instead throw stones at me. Do you have any conscience?”

Ye Qiu laughed, “Even if I lack conscience, I wouldn’t deceive young girls. Unlike some people, who, as a man of the cloth, don’t follow the rules and are obsessed with sleeping with women.”

“But wanting to sleep with women is normal, after all, you’re a man. But to fabricate some ‘Celestial Lone Star’ fate, what’s that about? Trying to get it for free?”

“If you want it for free, just say so. Why beat around the bush?”

“Aren’t you ashamed? I’m embarrassed for you.”

Chang Mei the Taoist jumped up in anger, pointing at Ye Qiu and cursing, “Ye, what do you mean by this?”

“Insulting me like this, do you believe I can kill you?”

“I tell you, I’ve mastered the Five Thunder True Method. One move, and I can annihilate you.”

Ye Qiu looked at Chang Mei the Taoist, his lips curling in disdain, “Kill me? You? Hah…”

“What are you laughing at? If you don’t believe me, let’s settle this,” Chang Mei the Taoist rolled up his sleeves, ready for a fight.

Tang Fei felt a headache coming on and said, “Elder, Ye Qiu, stop arguing.”

“Hmph, unless this brat apologizes to me today, I’ll kill him…”

Before Chang Mei the Taoist could finish his sentence, he suddenly turned his head towards the gate.

Almost simultaneously, Ye Qiu’s gaze also turned in the same direction, as if facing a formidable enemy.

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Tang Fei noticed that both Ye Qiu and Chang Mei the Taoist were looking towards the city gate, so he also turned his head to look.

However, he saw nothing.

But as a seasoned warrior, he could keenly sense a strong aura of killing intent.

“Be careful,” Tang Fei said, his right hand already gripping the gun at his waist.

Although the capital was under the emperor’s direct jurisdiction with strict rules against firing guns indiscriminately, as the Chief of Staff of the Underworld Palace, he had the authority to use his weapon.

Long Ye also drew his gun, his expression tense as he asked, “Where’s the enemy?”

“They’re about to appear.”

As soon as Tang Fei finished speaking, a figure appeared at the city gate.

It was a middle-aged man.

He appeared to be in his early forties, with a handsome face, wearing a gray long robe, and carrying a large knife slung across his back.

What was most striking was his hairstyle.

The middle-aged man had long hair, parted in the middle, half black and half white, giving him the demeanor of an ancient hero.

His body exuded a cold, murderous aura.

The moment Ye Qiu saw this middle-aged man, he noticed that the man was filled with an invincible domineering aura.

He had only seen such an aura on Champion Marquis Xiao Jiu before.

“Blade Tyrant!”

Chang Mei the Taoist exclaimed, his face becoming even more serious than before.

“Blade Tyrant?” Ye Qiu, hearing these two words, glanced at Tang Fei with a look of confusion.

Tang Fei said gravely, “Blade Tyrant is a master.”

No kidding!

Ye Qiu rolled his eyes in exasperation.

Tang Fei continued, “Blade Tyrant is just his nickname; his real name is Cao Tianding. Cao Tianding has never competed for a spot on the Dragon Ranking, but he has fought against the second-ranked leader of the Wudang Sect.”

“Who won?” Ye Qiu asked.

Tang Fei shook his head, “It was a draw.”

What?

Ye Qiu was shocked. This guy in front of him could actually draw with the second-ranked on the Dragon Ranking?

If that was the case, then this guy wasn’t just a master; he was a super master.

Ye Qiu now understood why Chang Mei the Taoist’s expression was so grave. It seemed that Cao Tianding’s strength surpassed that of Chang Mei the Taoist.

Tang Fei added, “There are two martial arts fanatics in the capital. The first is Ye Wudi, the third son of the Ye family. The second is Blade Tyrant Cao Tianding.”

“Ye Wudi is currently the personal bodyguard of the highest leader, Elder Tang.”

“Cao Tianding, on the other hand, is obsessed with martial arts, living a reclusive life and staying away from worldly affairs.”

“For him to come out now to intercept and kill you, Ye Qiu, I don’t know whether to call this your luck or your misfortune.”

Definitely misfortune!

Who in the world would want to be intercepted and killed by such a master?

Tang Fei continued, “Cao Tianding is a martial arts prodigy. He topped the Tiger Ranking at the age of twenty, but later he did not participate in the Dragon Ranking competition.”

“In the past twenty years, he has only made three moves.”

“The first was to challenge Champion Marquis Xiao Jiu.”

“The second was to challenge Ye Wudi.”

“The third was to challenge the leader of the Wudang Sect.”

“He lost the first two times, but the third time, he drew with the leader of the Wudang Sect.”

Ye Qiu was shocked once again.

According to Tang Fei, Cao Tianding lost to Ye Wudi, which meant that Ye Wudi’s skills were even more formidable than Cao Tianding’s.

“I wonder just how powerful my uncle is. Could he defeat Xiao Jiu?”

Just as Ye Qiu was pondering this, he heard Tang Fei ask, “Did you see the knife on Cao Tianding’s back?”

“That knife was made by a blacksmith when Cao Tianding was young. It’s said to weigh over one hundred and forty pounds. Because he admired Xiang Yu, the Conqueror of Western Chu, he named the knife the Overlord’s Blade.”

“His knife skills are extraordinary, which is why people in the martial world gave him the nickname—Blade Tyrant.”

“I wonder if it was Bai Yujing who invited him here, or the Pei family?”

Ye Qiu said, “He’s here to kill me. As for who invited him, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

“True.”

While the two were whispering, Long Ye’s palms were already sweating.

“Ye Qiu, can you defeat Blade Tyrant?” Although Long Ye was asking Ye Qiu, his eyes were fixed on Chang Mei the Taoist’s face.

He knew that Ye Qiu was definitely no match for Blade Tyrant, so he could only place his hopes on Chang Mei the Taoist.

“Don’t look at me like that. I can tell you straight out, I can’t beat him.”

Hearing Chang Mei the Taoist’s words, Long Ye’s heart sank halfway.

It’s over, we’re doomed!

At that moment, Chang Mei the Taoist added, “Kid, I can’t beat Blade Tyrant alone. How about we team up and fight him together?”

“Exactly what I was thinking.”

Ye Qiu also understood that he was no match for Cao Tianding. The only way out now was to join forces with Chang Mei the Taoist and fight with everything they had.

“Remember, when we attack later, we must be fast. It’s best not to give him a chance to draw his knife, or we’ll be in mortal danger,” Chang Mei the Taoist warned Ye Qiu.

“Got it,” Ye Qiu said, then strode forward.

Chang Mei the Taoist followed closely behind.

“You two come at me together. That way, you can live three seconds longer,” Cao Tianding said indifferently as he watched the two approach, his tone extremely arrogant.

Chang Mei the Taoist was instantly furious, pointing at Cao Tianding and cursing, “Stop showing off, old man. Don’t play tough with me. I just want to give you one word—scram!”

“Make your move!”

Cao Tianding’s expression was cold, and he didn’t waste any more words.

“Kid, let’s attack together and take him down!” Chang Mei the Taoist shouted loudly.

Ye Qiu immediately charged forward, but after running a few meters, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned back and saw that Chang Mei the Taoist was still standing in the same spot, unmoved.

Damn, this unreliable old man is setting me up!

Ye Qiu was furious, but by then, he was already close to Cao Tianding.

“Too slow!”

Cao Tianding commented on Ye Qiu’s speed, and his entire aura instantly changed. He exuded an overwhelming domineering presence, standing firm like a mountain.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning descended, heading straight for Cao Tianding’s head.

“Boom!”

Ye Qiu had used the Five Thunder Spell, and he hadn’t just drawn one spell—he had drawn fifteen.

“Boom, boom, boom—”

Fifteen bolts of lightning descended simultaneously, and in an instant, Cao Tianding was engulfed in the thunder and lightning.

Ye Qiu had unleashed his ultimate move right from the start, holding nothing back.

He knew that the gap between him and a super master like Cao Tianding was too vast. Holding back would only put him in greater danger with no chance of turning the situation around. Cao Tianding was simply too powerful. Only by using all his cards could Ye Qiu possibly gain the upper hand.

“Clang!”

Ye Qiu quickly drew the Emperor’s Sword, Chi Xiao, leaped into the air, and slashed down with a single strike.

The first move of the Grass Character Sword Technique!

“Boom!”

The sword’s energy was earth-shattering.

In the next second, Cao Tianding’s body was sent flying, crashing hard into the city wall and creating a deep crater in it.

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Tang Fei and Long Ye were left dumbfounded by the scene before them.

“Holy crap, Blade Tyrant was defeated just like that?”

“Ye Qiu is too fierce!”

At that moment, they heard Ye Qiu laugh loudly and say, “This is the master who could draw with the second-ranked on the Dragon Ranking? Nothing special.”

The two were shocked once again.

Could it be that Ye Qiu’s true strength was enough to crush Blade Tyrant?

Chang Mei the Taoist, watching Ye Qiu’s back, clenched his fist and cursed under his breath, “Damn it, he’s showing off again.”

Thud!

Suddenly, Ye Qiu dropped to one knee, his face pale, and blood began to flow from his mouth, nose, and ears.

Chang Mei the Taoist flashed to Ye Qiu’s side in an instant, grabbing his wrist to check his pulse.

Tang Fei and Long Ye also rushed over.

“Elder, what’s wrong with Ye Qiu?” Tang Fei asked urgently.

“His internal energy is depleted, and his organs are injured from the recoil force,” Chang Mei the Taoist said, pointing at Ye Qiu and scolding, “You little brat, did you have to go all out like that?”

“If you couldn’t handle it, you still had me!”

“With the two of us working together, it wouldn’t matter if it was Blade Tyrant or Tyrant Blade, we could still take him down.”

Ye Qiu looked up and cursed, “You have the nerve to talk about teamwork? When I made my move, why did you stay put? If you hadn’t set me up, would I have had to go all out like this?”

Chang Mei the Taoist didn’t blush at all and said, “I just wanted to see how much your skills had improved lately. But to be honest, little brat, you didn’t disappoint me. You’ve made great progress.”

Ugh, you’re just making excuses to cover up your own cowardice. How shameless.

Ye Qiu cursed in his heart and then said, “Old man, it’s up to you now.”

He had lost his combat strength.

Drawing talismans consumed a lot of internal energy and mental focus, and the Grass Character Sword Technique was even more domineering and fierce. The fifteen Five Thunder Spells and one Grass Character Sword Technique had completely drained Ye Qiu’s internal energy, and on top of that, he had suffered internal injuries.

Now, he was extremely weak. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that even an ordinary person without any martial arts skills could kill him.

This was also why Ye Qiu had held back his trump cards when fighting Leng Xue and the two ghosts from Tianchi.

He knew that once he used his trump cards, he would become extremely vulnerable. If the trump cards didn’t finish off his opponent, he would face only one outcome: being killed by his opponent.

But Cao Tianding was different.

Cao Tianding was a top-tier master, and he was alone. Therefore, Ye Qiu wanted to take the initiative and use his trump cards right from the start.

The facts proved that he had made the right decision.

Cao Tianding’s entire body seemed to be embedded in the city wall, and he hadn’t moved for a long time.

“Little brat, rest well. Leave the rest to me.”

After saying this, Chang Mei the Taoist turned and walked forward a few steps, looking at Cao Tianding and shouting, “Are you dead yet?”

“Cough, cough…” Cao Tianding coughed twice and slowly climbed out of the deep crater in the city wall.

At this moment, he no longer had the demeanor of a hero from before. His hair was disheveled, his face covered in dust, and his long robe was torn to shreds by the Five Thunder Spells. Most terrifying of all, there was a shocking sword wound on his chest, bleeding profusely.

“Fifteen Five Thunder Spells and one Grass Character Sword Technique still couldn’t take him down. As expected of a top-tier master,” Ye Qiu exclaimed in amazement, taking out a Blood Bodhi from his pocket and stuffing it into his mouth.

He wanted to recover his combat strength quickly, as he was worried that Chang Mei the Taoist wouldn’t be able to finish off Cao Tianding.

Ye Qiu sat cross-legged on the ground, focusing on healing his injuries.

Chang Mei the Taoist looked at Cao Tianding and grinned, “Blade Tyrant, can you still fight?”

Can you still fight?

A cruel and sinister smile appeared at the corner of Cao Tianding’s mouth. This damn Taoist actually asked him such a foolish question.

This was intolerable.

A surge of overwhelming rage rose in Cao Tianding’s heart.

Since his debut, he had only lost twice—once to Champion Marquis Xiao Jiu and once to Ye Wudi.

Xiao Jiu was the top-ranked on the Dragon Ranking, the War God of the North, commanding a million troops and wielding immense power. Losing to such a person wasn’t shameful.

Ye Wudi was the personal bodyguard of the highest leader, Elder Tang, and the younger brother of the infamous “God of Slaughter,” Ye Wushuang. Losing to Ye Wudi was also acceptable.

But Ye Qiu was just a nobody, yet he had severely injured Cao Tianding, which made Cao Tianding feel humiliated.

To make matters worse, Chang Mei the Taoist had insulted him with his words.

Damn it all!

Cao Tianding stretched his arms, and the joints in his arms made cracking sounds, like popcorn popping, sending chills down everyone’s spines.

As he flexed his arm joints, he looked at Chang Mei the Taoist and said, “I was careless just now. From now on, I won’t give you any chances.”

“After I kill you, I’ll go kill that kid.”

Cao Tianding glanced coldly at Ye Qiu, who was healing, and shouted, “Dead Taoist, get ready to be crushed.”

With that, his right hand reached behind his back and gripped the hilt of his knife, ready to draw it.

“Wait a second.”

Chang Mei the Taoist suddenly spoke up, saying, “Cao Tianding, have you ever heard this saying?”

“One must always be humble.”

“Never show off, or you might get struck by lightning.”

Chang Mei the Taoist swung his right arm, and in an instant, fifty thunder talismans flew out from the sleeve of his Taoist robe.

“Boom!”

The first thunder talisman ignited, transforming into a bolt of lightning that struck toward Cao Tianding.

“Child’s play,” Cao Tianding said as he drew his knife. Instantly, his body was filled with an invincible domineering aura.

Clang!

With a single slash, he split the lightning bolt in two.

“Boom!”

The second thunder talisman ignited, transforming into another bolt of lightning that descended. Cao Tianding continued to slash through the lightning with his knife.

The power of the thunder talismans couldn’t compare to the Five Thunder Spells, and this time Cao Tianding was prepared, so he felt no pressure facing the thunder talisman attacks.

“Damn it, you’re forcing me to go all out!”

Chang Mei the Taoist took a step forward, rising three meters into the air. Then, he bit through the index and middle fingers of his right hand, forming a sword gesture with his fingers, and began drawing in the air.

At the same time, he chanted in a low voice, “Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, to the left resides the Southern Dipper, to the right the Seven Stars. Those who defy me shall die, those who follow me shall live. Nine Heavens Profound Thunder, by the law, quickly come!”

In the next moment, two streams of blood shot out from Chang Mei the Taoist’s fingers, swirling in the air and forming a large character for “Thunder.”

Instantly, the sky darkened.

Ten seconds later.

“Boom!”

A deafening roar echoed as five thunderbolts, each as thick as a water bucket, descended from the five directions of east, south, west, north, and center.

Cao Tianding looked up at this scene, showing no fear. He raised his knife and slashed at the thunderbolts.

However, this time, his knife failed to split the thunderbolts. Instead, he was struck by all five bolts, causing blood to spray and bones to shatter as he was sent flying.

At that very moment, Ye Qiu, who had been healing, suddenly opened his eyes. His figure flashed and disappeared, reappearing in front of Cao Tianding in the next second. He unleashed the first move of the Grass Character Sword Technique once more, slashing down with the Emperor’s Sword, Chi Xiao.

Splat—

Cao Tianding was cleaved in two!

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Cao Tianding was dead, cleaved in two by Ye Qiu’s sword.

Tang Fei and Long Ye took a long time to process what had just happened.

This was a top-tier master who had fought the leader of the Wudang Sect to a draw, and he was just… dead? It was…

Unbelievable.

Chang Mei the Taoist, still floating in the air, burst into laughter upon seeing this. “Little brat, you didn’t disappoint me. You’ve made great progress…”

Thud!

Before Chang Mei the Taoist could finish his sentence, he suddenly plummeted from the air and crashed to the ground.

“Elder—”

Tang Fei and Long Ye rushed over to help Chang Mei the Taoist up.

At this moment, Chang Mei the Taoist had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his entire being seemed as if he had just suffered a severe illness, his aura weak.

“Elder, what’s wrong?” Tang Fei asked with concern.

“Don’t worry, I’m not dead yet,” Chang Mei the Taoist said with a grin, then cursed, “Damn it, the Five Thunder True Method is really too domineering. Just using it once has caused me severe backlash. I won’t be able to use my internal energy for half a month.”

Tang Fei breathed a sigh of relief. At least there was no serious harm.

Chang Mei the Taoist looked at Ye Qiu’s back and said, “The little brat exhausted his internal energy earlier and suffered internal injuries. Now he’s forced himself to strike again. His condition is probably not good.”

Tang Fei and Long Ye both turned to look at Ye Qiu.

“Clang!”

The Emperor’s Sword, Chi Xiao, fell from Ye Qiu’s hand, making a crisp sound. Immediately after, Ye Qiu’s body stiffened and he collapsed backward, unconscious.

“Ye Qiu—”

Tang Fei and Long Ye shouted in alarm and rushed toward Ye Qiu.

Unbeknownst to them, when they rushed forward, they let go of Chang Mei the Taoist, who, unable to stand steadily, fell to the ground with a thud.

“You two little bastards, are you trying to kill me?” Chang Mei the Taoist cursed angrily.

Long Ye stopped in his tracks and turned back, asking, “Elder, do you need me to help you up?”

“Get lost!”

Long Ye turned his head and continued running toward Ye Qiu.

Chang Mei the Taoist, sitting on the ground, cursed again, “Have you two never been through nine years of compulsory education? Where’s the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and caring for the young? You two little bastards.”

Tang Fei cradled Ye Qiu in his arms. At this moment, Ye Qiu’s face was as pale as paper, and blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth.

“Old Tang, how is Ye Qiu?” Long Ye asked.

“He’s injured. I’ll take him back to the Underworld Palace base for treatment right away,” Tang Fei said, preparing to pick Ye Qiu up.

“Wait a second,” Chang Mei the Taoist said, trembling as he walked over and grabbed Ye Qiu’s wrist to check his pulse. In the next second, his expression changed drastically.

“How is this possible?”

Chang Mei the Taoist’s face was filled with shock.

Tang Fei’s heart tightened, and he quickly asked, “Elder, what’s wrong with Ye Qiu?”

“Is Ye Qiu seriously injured?” Long Ye followed up.

Chang Mei the Taoist didn’t answer their questions but instead said, “The little brat’s internal energy in his meridians is like a surging river, almost as strong as mine. Did this kid have some kind of extraordinary encounter?”

“And that sword technique he used earlier was incredibly powerful. Even I might not be able to block it.”

As Chang Mei the Taoist spoke, he subconsciously looked down and noticed the Emperor’s Sword, Chi Xiao, on the ground. He picked it up.

He bent two fingers and flicked the blade, causing a clear sword hum that resonated like a dragon’s roar.

“Good sword!”

Chang Mei the Taoist flipped the sword over and saw two seal characters engraved on the blade.

He recognized them immediately.

“Chi Xiao! This is the Emperor’s Sword, Chi Xiao!” Chang Mei the Taoist’s pupils contracted sharply, and he muttered to himself, “How did one of the Ten Great Swords, the Emperor’s Sword Chi Xiao, end up in the hands of this little brat?”

“Legend has it that Chi Xiao is the sword of emperors, and only those with great destiny can possess it.”

“Could it be that the divination I did for Old Man Ye last year was actually correct? Is this little brat really the Child of Destiny?”

If Old Man Ye were here and could hear Chang Mei the Taoist’s thoughts, the only outcome would be Chang Mei the Taoist getting beaten half to death.

Last year, when Chang Mei the Taoist came to the capital, he spent half a month freeloading at the Ye family. Before leaving, Old Man Ye asked Chang Mei the Taoist to perform a divination for Ye Qiu.

At the time, Chang Mei the Taoist carefully calculated based on Ye Qiu’s birth date and time but came up with nothing.

This was something Chang Mei the Taoist had never encountered before.

He speculated that Ye Qiu’s fate was different from ordinary people, obscured by heavenly secrets, which was why he couldn’t divine anything.

But Old Man Ye kept pressing him, so in desperation, Chang Mei the Taoist left eight words.

“Child of Destiny, turns calamity into fortune!”

Chang Mei the Taoist had originally intended to deceive Old Man Ye, but who would have thought that Ye Qiu would indeed turn calamity into fortune every time?

In fact, these eight words weren’t Chang Mei the Taoist’s original creation but a prophecy left by his grandmaster.

Chang Mei the Taoist’s grandmaster was the previous leader of Longhu Mountain, who lived to be over 150 years old. He was proficient in martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, feng shui, divination, talismans…

Because of his great skills, wherever he went, people would respectfully address him as “Heavenly Master.”

Before his grandmaster passed away, he sensed that his time was near, so he expended all his life’s energy to divine the secrets of heaven, wanting to see if Longhu Mountain could regain the glory it had a thousand years ago.

In the end, Chang Mei the Taoist’s grandmaster left eight words and peacefully passed away.

These eight words were: “Child of Destiny, turns calamity into fortune.”

From then on, starting with Chang Mei the Taoist’s master, the entire Longhu Mountain had only two goals: to find the Child of Destiny and to find the mountain’s treasure, in order to restore Longhu Mountain’s glory from a thousand years ago and maintain its status as the ancestral home of Taoism!

Because Chang Mei the Taoist’s grandmaster passed away after leaving these eight words, there were no further clues. However, after research by Chang Mei the Taoist’s master and his generation, they concluded that the Child of Destiny was someone with great fortune.

Unfortunately, they never found the Child of Destiny.

Now, Chang Mei the Taoist suddenly realized that Ye Qiu might very well be the Child of Destiny prophesied by his grandmaster.

First, when Ye Qiu was born, Ye Wushuang was besieged by so many people, yet Ye Qiu survived.

Second, Ye Qiu was just a probationary doctor, but in a short time, not only did he become a full-fledged doctor, he also brought down the deputy director and became the head of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department. He even joined the Dragon Gate, becoming one of its four Dragon Envoys, highly valued by Nine Thousand Years Old Cao Yuan.

He also gained the favor of the War God, and at a young age, he already held the rank of colonel.

Moreover, a few days ago in the northwest, Ye Qiu was buried in the sand for several days, yet not only did he not die, he came out alive and kicking. This was enough to prove that he was blessed with great fortune, favored by the heavens.

And now, Ye Qiu had overcome three hurdles and slain six generals, smoothly arriving in the capital. This also indicated that his fortune was formidable.

“Could this little brat really be the Child of Destiny?”

Chang Mei the Taoist’s eyes darted around, his thoughts unclear.

“Elder, how is Ye Qiu really doing?” Tang Fei, seeing that Chang Mei the Taoist hadn’t spoken for a long time, couldn’t help but ask.

“Don’t worry, he’s fine,” Chang Mei the Taoist said, then added, “Are you planning to take him to the Underworld Palace base?”

“Yes,” Tang Fei nodded. “The War God wants to see Ye Qiu.”

“Then take him there,” Chang Mei the Taoist said, then turned and walked toward the city gate.

Tang Fei called out from behind, “Elder, where are you going?”

“To the Red Pavilion!”