The Invincible Doctor of the Female Village Chief-Chapter 653: The Lingerie Store in Tianchen City

Chapter 653: Chapter 653: The Lingerie Store in Tianchen City

"What’s wrong?" Bai Jingjing looked at Liu Zixuan whose expression suddenly changed and frowned as she asked.

"It seems like something happened to Gu Yu." Liu Zixuan shifted gears and stepped on the accelerator, speeding straight towards Tianchen City.

"I remember before we parted, he said someone invited him to do fortune-telling, or something like that. He even mentioned he could earn a lot from it." Bai Jingjing mumbled while reminiscing.

"Anyone truly versed in Mysticism can give readings to others, but the only person they can’t read for is themselves. However, even if he can’t read for himself, Gu Yu can glean some insights from his side profile, so he can usually avoid common dangers. But that recent cry for help was in a tone of dire desperation; it must be very serious!"

Liu Zixuan said in a somber voice.

Bai Jingjing tucked her scattered hair behind her ears and said, "Don’t be too anxious. There aren’t any big shots in Tianchen City— the strongest people there are not as formidable as Xiangyang and his group. As long as we go there, it should be fine!"

"I’m just worried that if we’re late, we can’t save him." Liu Zixuan grimly smiled, "Though I haven’t interacted with Gu Yu for long, he seems like a decent person!"

As they spoke, they had already reached the vicinity of Tianchen City. Fortunately, they came from the Medical Immortal Sect side, which was relatively close; otherwise, if they had started from Celestial Fate City, they probably wouldn’t have even left the city’s boundary yet.

Following the navigation, after about another ten minutes, Liu Zixuan found Guyang Avenue that Gu Yu had mentioned!

"Find a lingerie store." Liu Zixuan said.

Bai Jingjing nodded slightly, the car was positioned sideways on Guyang Avenue. She looked to the right while Liu Zixuan looked to the left, starting to search for any lingerie stores.

"I just looked, there’s only one lingerie store on the entire street." Bai Jingjing said.

Liu Zixuan hadn’t noticed anything on the left side, so he asked, "Where is it?"

"It’s three hundred meters back the way we came, but..." Bai Jingjing stopped short of finishing her sentence.

Liu Zixuan turned the car around while asking, "But what?"

"See for yourself." Bai Jingjing rolled down the window and gestured towards the lingerie store ahead.

When Liu Zixuan saw the name of the lingerie store, his pupils shrank. Written boldly on it were: Xiumei Underwear! Those four large characters.

"Is this name a coincidence?" Liu Zixuan uttered in astonishment.

Parking the car in front of the Xiumei Underwear Store, Liu Zixuan and Bai Jingjing both got out. Looking at the luxurious interior and decoration of the store, there was an uncanny sensation that they had returned to Ghost Wood City.

Bai Jingjing stared for a few seconds, "Didn’t you say Xiumei Underwear had franchised in many cities? Might this be one of them?"

"I don’t know; Jiang Yiyi was always the one managing the Xiumei Underwear business." Liu Zixuan shrugged, "Hopefully it is; that way, we can avoid any hassle and quickly rescue Gu Yu."

After speaking, Liu Zixuan took the lead and walked into the store, where a clerk immediately came up, bowed, and asked, "Hello, are you here to buy underwear?"

Liu Zixuan asked, "Is there someone named Gu Yu here?"

"Gu Yu?" The clerk gave Liu Zixuan a once-over, "Please wait a moment."

"Alright!"

Liu Zixuan replied, and the clerk walked straight inside.

Bai Jingjing glanced around the lingerie store, looking at the labels on the men’s and women’s underwear. She walked over to Liu Zixuan and laughed, "I’m absolutely sure, this is not one of Xiumei Underwear’s franchises."

"So it just happens to have the same name?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"No, this isn’t a franchise; it’s a flagship store belonging to Xiumei Group." Bai Jingjing took a deep breath and said, "Accurately speaking, this lingerie store is your subsidiary company!"

At her words, Liu Zixuan couldn’t help but laugh, "Does this count as ’the flood washes away the Dragon King’s temple’? It’s business between our own people!"

Bai Jingjing chuckled, "It really is; if it’s a franchise, that’s only a partnership, but this flagship store was entirely funded and managed by the main company. Call the store owner out later, maybe it’s someone you know!"

"Not necessarily. In the group, apart from Jiang Yiyi and Liu Ruyan, I don’t even know the names of nearly everyone else." Liu Zixuan said helplessly.

Bai Jingjing rolled her eyes at him, "You’re a terrible boss, not recognizing the brand company you founded."

"Take them down!" Just then, the clerk came out, followed by four or five strapping men. With a wave of her hand, those men immediately walked towards Liu Zixuan and Bai Jingjing.

Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, "Seems... not only do I not know the store owner here, they don’t recognize me as the boss either!"

"..." Bai Jingjing suddenly had a black line appear on her forehead, she didn’t know how to describe the current scene for a moment.

Seeing four or five burly men approaching, Liu Zixuan quickly said, "Wait, I’m just entering and you want to take action. I at least need a reason!"

"The reason is that you know Gu Yu!" the clerk said. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Did Gu Yu owe you money?" Liu Zixuan asked instinctively.

"No more nonsense; you’ll know when you’re supposed to know!" The clerk shouted, "Why still standing there? Get them to the back and let the boss handle them!"

"Yes!"

The strapping men directly reached out and grabbed Liu Zixuan’s arm.

Bai Jingjing immediately disagreed, but just as she was about to act, Liu Zixuan gave her a strange look.

Bai Jingjing pursed her lips and didn’t resist.

Given their strength, they wouldn’t fear four or five strapping men, much less forty or fifty. But the situation was unclear; whether Gu Yu was dead or alive was unknown, so hasty action was not viable.

Liu Zixuan adopted this approach since he merely wanted to understand the situation; he didn’t think a small lingerie store held any threat to him!

Because they didn’t resist, the burly men weren’t overly rough, simply escorting them to the back of the store.

The lingerie store had two floors, and at the back, there was a separate small courtyard. Upon entry, one could see three not very large rooms that looked somewhat like employee dormitories.

Liu Zixuan spotted Gu Yu at the corner on the left side of the courtyard, tied to a pillar. He was filthy all over, wearing only trousers. He seemed rather pathetic.

"Xuan... Brother Xuan, how come you two got caught as well?" Gu Yu asked.

Liu Zixuan glared at him, "I bloody thought you were dead! What the heck is going on here?"

Gu Yu pouted pitifully, "It’s a kid without a mother, a long story indeed."

"Shut up, did I say you could chat?" A man pushed Liu Zixuan and then shouted inside, "Boss, that thug’s friends are here!"