Medical and Martial God-Chapter 369: Drive Off the Tiger and Swallow the Wolf
"What will happen to Ba Dao if I leave?"
As the car drove over the Shui Tian Lake Bridge, Ye Xiu suddenly had a thought. If Ba Dao couldn’t find him, he might go on a killing spree in a fit of rage. This was something Ba Dao was capable of, and he had done it before.
I have to find something for Ba Dao to do... Keep him busy!
Hmm? Ye Xiu’s eyes lit up as an idea struck him.
He drove to the underground laboratory beneath the Hongtai Nonwoven Fabric Factory.
At that moment, the 51 Bounty Hunters from the Night Banquet and the several Blood Cloth Guards watching over them were playing Dou Dizhu, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
"Divine Doctor Ye..."
Seeing Ye Xiu arrive, all 51 Bounty Hunters stood up, their faces unable to hide their excitement and their eyes filled with anticipation. Although they didn’t truly believe Ye Xiu could restore their sense of pain, he was their only hope.
"Divine Doctor Ye, have you come to treat us today?" Plum Blossom 6 asked, taking the initiative as their spokesperson.
"Time is short. I will only treat one of you today. Afterward, all of you are to head to Jin Ye City, where I will treat the others," Ye Xiu said. He was eager to return to Jin Ye City. He was worried that Hearts 2 might try to poison someone again, so he had to be on his guard.
"Okay!" Plum Blossom 6 nodded. "As long as you can cure me, we will believe you and follow you from now on."
Heh, as if I’d be interested in a pile of scrap metal like you.
"Lie down," Ye Xiu commanded.
Plum Blossom 6 immediately came over and lay on the ground in front of Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu squatted down and began poking all over his body with both hands.
This flurry of dizzying movements left Plum Blossom 6 and the other Bounty Hunters deeply disappointed. They had thought the Medicine King Xuanse was some formidable figure, but it turned out he was just a charlatan. To treat a condition like having one’s pain nerves severed, not only did he not use any advanced medical equipment, but he didn’t even use silver needles or medicinal herbs—he just poked around randomly.
He clearly has no Medical Skills at all! That "Medicine King Xuanse" title must have been something he bought... the 51 Bounty Hunters thought, their hopes dashed.
"Divine Doctor Ye, are you taking me for a fool? How dare you toy with me like this!" Plum Blossom 6 said, flying into a rage from the humiliation.
SLAP!
Ye Xiu slapped him across the face. "Shut up!"
"You..." Plum Blossom 6 seethed.
The faces of the other 50 Bounty Hunters also twisted with anger, each clenching their fists as if ready for a fight.
"It hurts?" At that moment, Plum Blossom 6 froze, stammering in disbelief, "Th-th-this... I... I can actually feel a bit of pain... This..."
What?
The 50 Bounty Hunters were aghast. Plum Blossom 6 could feel pain again? This was unbelievable! Had Ye Xiu really restored his sense of pain just by poking around on his body?
The expressions of the Blood Cloth Guards remained unchanged from start to finish. They held an almost blind faith and reverence for Huang Quan. Since Ye Xiu said he could cure the Bounty Hunters, then he absolutely could. There was nothing to be surprised about.
"Do you believe me now?" Ye Xiu asked, his hands never stopping their work.
"Yes, yes, we believe you! We believe you!" Plum Blossom 6 exclaimed excitedly.
The other 50 Bounty Hunters also nodded repeatedly, expressing their complete trust in Ye Xiu’s Medical Skills.
"While I’m treating you, answer a question for me," Ye Xiu said.
"Please, ask away!" Plum Blossom 6 said, unconsciously switching to a more respectful form of address.
"Where is the Fire Seed Company?" Ye Xiu asked. "Just answer this one question for now. I’ll ask you all the rest in detail once we’re back in Jin Ye City."
"Actually, we bounty hunters come from different branches of the Fire Seed Company," Plum Blossom 6 said. "I escaped from the Yan City branch."
Oh? The Fire Seed Company is quite large, then.
"What’s the specific location of the Yan City branch?" Ye Xiu asked.
Plum Blossom 6 immediately answered.
...
「The Shen Family Estate」
Ba Dao paced back and forth anxiously at the entrance of Shen Songshan’s villa. Despite being over a hundred years old, he was still as hot-tempered as ever.
"It’s already five in the afternoon by Xuanse Time! Why isn’t Shen Songshan back yet?" Ba Dao angrily demanded of Shen Wanqiu, who stood beside him.
This morning, he had fought Dong Fangbai. That man was as slippery as an eel. His strength was nothing special, but he was a master of posturing and had an exceptionally strange movement technique. After a thirty-minute tussle, Dong Fangbai led him to the shores of Green Leaf Island on Shui Tian Lake and escaped by diving into the water.
He couldn’t swim, so he didn’t give chase.
By the time he returned to the summit of Mandarin Duck Mountain, the place was deserted. He was completely unfamiliar with Green Leaf Island, let alone the entire Qingfeng Road, so he returned to the Shen Family estate. He planned to wait for Shen Songshan and his son to return and then ask for their help in finding Ye Xiu.
But he had waited until five in the afternoon, and Shen Songshan and his son still hadn’t come back.
"Senior Aoki, please don’t be anxious. Ye Xiu disabled all of the Shen Family’s cell phones, so I had to send some of our people out to look for them. They aren’t hard to find and should be on their way back now," Shen Wanqiu said with a fawning smile.
"Useless! Shen Songshan is useless! For a great clan like the Shen Family to be beaten into this state by a brat like Ye Xiu... Useless!" Ba Dao cursed unabashedly.
Shen Wanqiu lowered her head and said nothing, scoffing internally. If you were from Xuanse and provoked Ye Xiu, you’d end up far worse off than the Shen Family.
Just then, a taxi pulled up. The driver got out and asked, "Are you from the Shen Family?"
"I am Shen Wanqiu," she replied. "Is there something you need?"
In the past, she would never have acknowledged a lowly person like a taxi driver. Unfortunately, the Shen Family’s circumstances were different now.
"Shen Songshan sent me to tell the Shen Family that Ye Xiu has fled to the airport and he has gone after him," the driver said.
"What?" Ba Dao panicked and immediately dove into the taxi. "Go! Take us to the airport! Shen Wanqiu, get in, quickly!"
"Oh... oh..." Shen Wanqiu scrambled into the car.
The driver was speechless. His orders had been to inform Ba Dao that Shen Songshan had tracked Ye Xiu to the airport, then take a roundabout route and drive slowly to delay their arrival. Now that Shen Wanqiu was with him, he couldn’t take a detour.
However, this wouldn’t affect the plan.
Over half an hour later, the taxi arrived at the airport.
Ba Dao rushed into the airport with Shen Wanqiu, only to be stopped at the entrance by a young man.
"Are you Ba Dao?" the young man asked.
"What is it?" Ba Dao asked coldly.
"Mr. Shen Songshan asked me to pass on a message. Ye Xiu has boarded a flight to Yan City, and he and Shen Qilin have followed. He said he will wait for you at the Yan City airport..." the young man said.
Before the young man could finish, Ba Dao was already running toward the ticket counter.
Shen Wanqiu, however, furrowed her brow. There were holes in the young man’s story. The members of the Shen Family had been rendered stateless and undocumented, so how could her grandfather and great-grandfather have bought plane tickets?
This is bad! We’ve fallen for Ye Xiu’s trap!
Just as Shen Wanqiu was about to call out to Ba Dao, the young man in front of her said coldly, "If you dare make a sound, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death."
Shen Wanqiu’s body trembled with fear. She realized this was indeed Ye Xiu’s plot; her grandfather and great-grandfather had likely already fallen into his hands!
"What do you want?" she asked.
"Come with me," the young man said, his face devoid of expression. His mission was to trick Ba Dao into boarding the plane to Yan City. Since Shen Wanqiu had come along, he would take her with him as well.
Once Ba Dao arrived at the Yan City airport, someone would be there to tell him the address of the Fire Seed Company’s branch.
