Medical and Martial God

Chapter 277: Your Head Buzzing, Right?

"So that’s how it is! That’s how it is!" After figuring it all out, Shen Qilin was so furious his lungs were about to explode. Ye Xiu had actually played the Shen Family and the Lian Family for fools.

"It seems Elder Shen now believes that Ye Xiu isn’t Xiaobao’s father." Bao Longtu mistakenly thought Shen Qilin’s exclamation meant he was convinced Ye Xiu wasn’t the father. He laughed and said, "Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, Elder Shen, won’t you give Shen Sijun a call and tell him to send Niannian and Xiaobao home?"

"With the misunderstanding cleared, we should celebrate. Elder Shen, I’ll toast to you," Xu Tingbai laughed and raised his glass.

"Don’t even think about it!" Shen Qilin roared. He was no longer in the mood to play along with Bao Longtu and Xu Tingbai. He dropped the pretense, his expression turning fierce. "Ye Xiu sabotaged the marriage alliance between the Shen and Lian Families and masterminded the bloody conflict between our two families. He caused heavy casualties to both our families and our allies. He also broke Shen Mufan’s wrist, killed Shen Tiangao, and crippled my son Shen Shihao. How could I possibly let Bao Niannian and Xiaobao go?"

Bao Longtu and Xu Tingbai were shocked. They genuinely had no idea about the things Shen Qilin mentioned. "Elder Shen, from what you’re saying, the Shen Family and Ye Xiu have a life-and-death grudge, but what does that have to do with Niannian and Xiaobao?" Bao Longtu asked, trying to suppress his unease.

"Xiaobao calls Ye Xiu ’Daddy,’ and Ye Xiu himself came all the way to Qingfeng Road to treat you. How dare you say Ye Xiu has no relation to Bao Niannian and her son?" Shen Qilin asked through gritted teeth.

The expressions on Bao Longtu and Xu Tingbai’s faces turned grim. They could see that Shen Qilin was convinced Ye Xiu was Xiaobao’s father. Bao Longtu, in particular, suddenly realized he had made a terrible move. Revealing Ye Xiu’s identity hadn’t saved Bao Niannian and Xiaobao; it had backfired completely.

"If that’s what you want to believe, I won’t argue." Bao Longtu knew it was pointless to explain, so he asked coldly, "Just name your price. What will it take for you to release the mother and son?"

"No hurry," Shen Qilin said coldly. "By now, I expect Ye Xiu has already gone to rescue Bao Niannian and her son and fallen right into the trap I’ve set. Once Ye Xiu is dead, it won’t be too late to discuss terms."

"Then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed," Bao Longtu said gravely. "I never told Ye Xiu that they were captured."

"What?" Shen Qilin raged. If Ye Xiu didn’t know they were captured, didn’t that mean the trap I’d set at the laboratory was all for nothing?

"So, can we discuss your terms now? What will it take for you to let them go?" Bao Longtu asked.

Shen Qilin thought for a moment before saying, "Call Ye Xiu immediately and tell him to come here. If I don’t see him within an hour, I’ll call Shen Sijun and have him kill Bao Niannian and Xiaobao."

"Impossible!" Bao Longtu flatly refused. "Ye Xiu is my savior. Even if every last member of the Bao Family were to die, we would never harm him."

"Don’t be so quick to refuse," Shen Qilin said coldly. "I’ll video call Shen Sijun and let you watch him kill Xiaobao with your own eyes. Then you can decide whether you’ll help me lure Ye Xiu here." With that, he took out his phone to make the call.

Bao Longtu flew into a rage and shot Xu Tingbai a look, signaling him to make a move, restrain Shen Qilin, and force an exchange for Bao Niannian and her son.

Just then, the private room door opened. Ye Xiu walked in with a smile. "Don’t bother. I’m here."

"Divine Doctor Ye?" Bao Longtu was dumbfounded. "How did you know we were here?"

Xu Tingbai sized up Ye Xiu with great interest. So this is the Medicine King, who became famous a decade ago? He’s surprisingly young and handsome.

"Ye Xiu, so you’ve delivered yourself right to my doorstep. Good. Very good!" Upon seeing Ye Xiu, Shen Qilin’s expression turned vicious.

"Did you need me for something?" Ye Xiu asked, feigning ignorance.

"Oh, nothing much," Shen Qilin said playfully. "It’s just that Shen Sijun has kidnapped your wife and child. If you kill yourself in front of me, I’ll let them go."

"And if I don’t?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Then I’ll have them killed," Shen Qilin replied.

"I’m not going to kill myself. You can give the order to have them killed now," Ye Xiu said with a faint smile.

Bao Longtu and Xu Tingbai panicked. He can’t be serious! Bao Niannian and her son are our family!

The two were about to speak, but a look from Ye Xiu stopped them. It left them baffled, unable to guess what he had up his sleeve.

"Fine. I’ll video call Shen Sijun right now. You can watch him kill Bao Niannian with your own eyes, and then you can trade your life for Xiaobao’s." With that, he found Shen Sijun in his contacts and started a video call.

The call rang for a long time, but Shen Sijun didn’t answer.

What is that brat doing? Frustrated, Shen Qilin ended the call and started a video call with Big Teapot instead.

Again, the call rang for a long time, but Big Teapot didn’t answer either.

"Don’t waste your time. The men you stationed at the laboratory are all asleep right now," Ye Xiu said with a laugh.

Shen Qilin froze. "Asleep? What do you mean?"

"I’ll show you what I mean," Ye Xiu called toward the door.

Then, Bao Niannian walked in, holding Xiaobao.

"This..." Bao Longtu and Xu Tingbai exchanged a look. They finally understood why Ye Xiu had been so fearless: he had already rescued Bao Niannian and Xiaobao.

But they were still puzzled. How did Ye Xiu know Shen Sijun had kidnapped them? How did he know where they were taken? And how did he know where to find us? The two old men’s minds were reeling with questions.

"Making your head spin, isn’t it?" Ye Xiu asked Shen Qilin with a smile.

"Impossible... This is impossible..." Shen Qilin looked as if he was in shock. "Big Teapot, ranked 78th on the War God Ranking, was leading the team personally! He had so many men, including thirty Gunners. How did you possibly rescue them?"

"It was simple," Ye Xiu shrugged with a faint smile. "I severed the Gunners’ hand tendons, killed Big Teapot, crippled everyone’s Martial Prowess, and turned Shen Sijun into Shen Erniu. Simple as that."

Simple? Bao Longtu and Xu Tingbai stared at each other in disbelief. Forget how many men Shen Qilin had stationed at the lab; Big Teapot alone would have been incredibly difficult to handle. He was a War God ranked 78th on the War God Ranking! It seems Ye Xiu must have quite a few War God friends backing him.

"Good. Very good," Shen Qilin said, his expression turning terrifyingly grim. "It seems you came to Qingfeng Road well-prepared, bringing plenty of War Gods with you." He assumed Big Teapot had been killed by a group of Ye Xiu’s War God allies.

He stood up and said in a cold voice, "Ye Xiu, you showed up on Qingfeng Road the night before last. In less than two days, every single Martial Artist the Shen Family spent a fortune to cultivate is gone. You will pay for this with your life."

"What, Shen Qilin? You plan on making a move in front of me?" Xu Tingbai asked with disdain. He then turned to Ye Xiu and said, "Divine Doctor Ye, there’s no need to be afraid. As long as I’m here, Shen Qilin won’t be able to lay a single finger on you. I will protect you."

As he said this, Xu Tingbai was ecstatic. To make the Divine Doctor owe me a favor... this trip to Qingfeng Road has more than paid for itself!