Medical and Martial God

Chapter 293 Wrong

"Someone’s following us, sir," the taxi driver said, glancing at the rearview mirror.

"I know." Ye Xiu snatched the half-empty water bottle the driver had left behind. Opening the window, he leaned out. WHOOSH! The bottle shot out like a shell, rocketing toward the car carrying Xiong Ba and Xiong Shan.

At that moment, Xiong Shan was driving, his eyes glued on the taxi, when he suddenly saw Ye Xiu stick his head out. "What’s he doing? Is he so drunk he’s going to puke?"

The next moment, he saw the water bottle hurtling toward them.

"Damn it..."

Xiong Shan was stunned. Before he could react, the water bottle smashed into the windshield with a loud CRACK. The half-full bottle of water had actually shattered the glass, striking Xiong Shan square in the forehead.

SCREECH!

With a sickening CRUNCH, the car slammed into a large tree on the roadside. The car, traveling at eighty kilometers per hour, snapped the thick tree in half. The vehicle was completely totaled. Xiong Shan and Xiong Ba’s heads slammed against the deployed airbags, leaving them utterly disoriented.

"Damn it, he got away," Xiong Shan cursed, rubbing his throbbing forehead.

Xiong Ba shook his groggy head a few times. "I remember the girl with Ye Xiu at the banquet tonight... wasn’t that Xia Dehe’s granddaughter, Xia Zhiwei?" he said through narrowed eyes.

Xiong Shan’s eyes lit up. "So we go to the Heavenly Dragon Sect and grab Xia Zhiwei?"

"No. We’ll capture the entire Heavenly Dragon Sect alive. We’ll force Xia Zhiwei to lure Ye Xiu to us, and then the two of us will finish him off," Xiong Ba said, gritting his teeth.

"Good, let’s go now."

Xiong Shan eagerly wrenched open the twisted, mangled car door. But just as he started to step out, a pitch-black sword struck like a bolt of lightning.

A gasp escaped him. A cold sweat drenched Xiong Shan’s body, and the hair on his skin stood on end. Faced with such a sudden ambush, even a War God like him was caught completely off guard. Trapped inside the car, he had no room to dodge. Besides, it was impossible to escape. The sword was simply too fast!

THUNK!

The black sword plunged into Xiong Shan’s heart.

"You..." Only then did Xiong Shan finally see his attacker: Ye Xiu!

At the same time, Xiong Ba also opened his door. He was a bit luckier than Xiong Shan—he had managed to get one leg and his head out. The only thing that greeted him, however, was a chilling blade that slit his throat.

His killer was the taxi driver.

"I didn’t see this coming... never saw it coming..." Xiong Shan stared at Ye Xiu in resentment. He had never imagined that tonight, when he and Xiong Ba had planned to ambush Ye Xiu, they would be the ones ambushed instead. First, Ye Xiu used the water bottle to shatter their windshield, causing them to lose control and crash. Then, while they were disoriented, Ye Xiu and the driver crept to either side of the car. The moment he and Xiong Ba opened their doors to get out, their attackers struck. The entire operation was executed beautifully.

"The fate of the Xiong Family was sealed the moment you chose to serve the Shen Family," Ye Xiu said coldly. He pulled out the Dragon Sparrow Sword and told the driver, "Make it look like they died in the crash."

"Understood." The driver nodded, though he was inwardly reeling. A half-full water bottle, from over ten meters away... and he casually shattered the windshield and hit Xiong Shan right on the forehead. That’s just incredible! What kind of skill does that take? And Xiong Shan wasn’t some nobody; he was a War God! He’s truly worthy of being Huang Quan!

***

Ye Xiu drove the taxi alone to the guesthouse where Qin Qing, Kong Ruoruo, An Dongye, and Kuroki Suzu were staying. Instead of pulling up to the door, Ye Xiu parked a short distance away and stealthily approached the guesthouse, a small, three-story building.

I already know which room Qin Qing is in, thanks to Chloe. Heh heh... I can just imagine the look on her face tomorrow morning when she wakes up and finds me lying next to her.

He slipped into the building and crept carefully up to the third floor. After jimmying the lock on Qin Qing’s door, he tiptoed to the bed. The beautiful woman in it was lying on her side, her back to him. Swiftly shedding his clothes, he slid under the covers and gently wrapped his arms around her from behind.

"Who?"

The woman in his arms suddenly sprang up like a coiled spring. In the pitch-black room, the cold light of a long blade glinted as it slashed down at Ye Xiu.

Kuroki Suzu? Ye Xiu’s scalp prickled. This is supposed to be Qin Qing’s room! Why is Kuroki Suzu sleeping here?

But Ye Xiu had no time to ponder the question. He saw Kuroki Suzu’s blade, backed by the full power of a War God, descending upon him. He immediately rolled off the bed, shouting, "It’s me!"

"It’s you?" Kuroki Suzu stared, dumbfounded. The room was dark, but War Gods could see perfectly well at night, so they had no trouble making each other out.

"What’s going on?" Just then, An Dongye rushed in, clad in pajamas and brandishing a sniper rifle. Qin Qing and Kong Ruoruo were right behind her.

CLICK!

The bedroom lights flicked on, revealing an eye-searing sight to the three women.

"Cousin?" Kong Ruoruo exclaimed.

"Little brother?" An Dongye cried out. Both had recognized Ye Xiu.

Meanwhile, Qin Qing leaned lazily against the doorframe, eyeing Ye Xiu and Kuroki Suzu with an amused expression.

"You’ve got some nerve, Cousin," Kong Ruoruo said, clicking her tongue. "With your wife right next door, you dare sneak in here to sleep with Kuroki Suzu in the middle of the night?"

"Hey now, little bro, that’s not the way to do things," An Dongye said, feigning concern. "Even if you’re into Kuroki Suzu, you can’t be this blatant about it. There’s a small grove just outside. Wouldn’t that be a better spot?"

"You’ve all misunderstood!" Kuroki Suzu said frantically, her face flushing with embarrassment. "I... I didn’t know what was happening! I thought he was an assassin! I nearly killed him!"

She was terrified that Qin Qing would misunderstand and be repulsed by her. If that happened, she wouldn’t be able to stay with Ye Xiu. Now that the Tiansha Association is gone, if Ye Xiu casts me aside, I’ll be nothing but a wandering ghost!

"Chloe told me this was Qin Qing’s bedroom. Did I go into the wrong room?" Ye Xiu asked sheepishly. He quickly grabbed his clothes to cover himself, stealing a guilty glance at Qin Qing.

"You weren’t in the wrong room. We just switched at the last minute," Qin Qing said, pulling a nightgown from the wardrobe and tossing it to Kuroki Suzu. "Originally, Kuroki Suzu was going to stay on the first floor, An Dongye on the second, and Ruoruo and I on the third. We arranged it that way to guard against a night attack. However, the guesthouse staff was there when we made those plans.

"So, before going to sleep, we changed it up. We all moved to the third floor and had Kuroki Suzu stay in my original room. That way, if any enemies did attack, they’d be met with her blade first."

Ye Xiu’s eyes widened in realization. So that’s why Chloe didn’t know. The four of them changed the plan at the last minute!