The Martial Doctor

This female "Hou" obviously harbored killing intent towards Lin Miao; in such extreme cold, this attack was aimed to take his life.

In order to save himself, Lin Miao had to use the body technique he had gleaned from refining the "Moon Attraction Chapter": the Moon Flash technique.

This is a kind of magic technique.

It goes beyond the scope of martial arts, because it involves mobilizing the power of heaven and earth.

Huh?

Lin Miao, who was originally in front of the "Hou," suddenly disappeared. The "Hou" was greatly shocked and was about to turn its head to search when it suddenly felt a heavy weight on its back.

Lin Miao directly mounted the back of this female "Hou," executed a technique called "Thousand Pound Drop," grasping the base of its two wings, and pressed down heavily.

Bang!

Both Lin Miao and the "Hou" crashed down hard.

"Kid, you dare to ride on me..." the female "Hou" opened her mouth to curse. It had grown up and never had any male creature ride on her.

Two words: Incisive Power.

Using a move from Wing Chun, Lin Miao pinned the female "Hou" to the ground, unable to move while it angrily protested.

It tried to buck Lin Miao off its back, but how could Lin Miao give it the chance? He infused his legs with inner energy, coordinating his waist and stance, giving it no opportunity whatsoever.

Then he aimed at its head, swinging a punch, followed by hundreds more punches within a single breath.

The "Hou" didn’t even have the chance to open its mouth and curse.

This "dog-headed" creature is really tough; Lin Miao had thrown thousands of punches, yet this beast could still stand, showing no signs of passing out.

If he couldn’t knock it out in one go, today might be the end of him.

No, he had to kill it, or at least make it pass out...

Lin Miao channeled the remaining inner energy in his Dantian and unleashed his strongest punch, aiming directly at the center of the "Hou’s" forehead.

"Kid, you dare hit my face..." with that last punch, the female "Hou’s" final bit of consciousness was taken away, and its head tilted, finally passing out.

This was an ancient fierce beast, with tough skin and flesh. Lin Miao, just a low-ranked martial artist of the Meridian Passage Realm, was impressive enough to have knocked it out accidentally using such a clever trick. Killing it would be too difficult.

The long knife he carried made no scratch on its hide.

Swords and knives wouldn’t harm it, so he could only use medicine, and it would have to be the strongest. But he had no poison on him, only some Mafeisan.

So he took out the Mafeisan, pried open the "Hou’s" mouth, first pouring half in. Then he thought, since it was an ancient fierce beast, a small dose probably wouldn’t suffice.

Better pour in more.

So his hand trembled, sending most of the Mafeisan inside.

But what next, how to deal with this fierce beast "Hou"?

Lin Miao was troubled; he couldn’t kill it, so he could only leave it here. It had claimed to be trapped here, so if it couldn’t leave, there was no need to worry about it wreaking havoc on the world.

Thinking it over, it was better to leave first; who knew how effective the Mafeisan would be on it?

Roar, roar...

A series of roars came, it was another kind of strange beast, could it be that "Qilin" had arrived?

The "Hou" had at least the combat strength of the peak of the Meridian Passage Realm, if not stronger, but the space here suppressed it, making it hard to unleash its full potential.

Just as Lin Miao was preparing to leave to find the two women, they came flying over with another beast covered in flames.

Lin Miao saw it, and indeed it matched the sacred beast "Qilin" from his memory, especially with flames rising all over it.

This certainly appeared to be a Fire Qilin.

However, this Fire Qilin seemed smaller than he had imagined; could it be it hadn’t yet grown up?

It’s possible; Qilin are ancient divine beasts with long lifespans. Compared to humans, it could still be in its juvenile phase despite being hundreds of years old, whereas a human would already be a pile of dust.

"You, you actually knocked it out?" The Fire Qilin stammered, surprised to see the unconscious Ice "Hou" on the ground.

And it was clearly speaking in the voice of a young man.

"Are you the beast that gave Mr. Wuhen the Celestial Essence Fruit, the Fire Qilin?" Lin Miao directly revealed the identity and origin of the Fire Qilin.

"You, you, how did you know I’m a Fire Qilin?" The Fire Qilin was shocked. It had interacted with Mr. Wuhen, but Mr. Wuhen did not recognize it, and it hadn’t revealed its nature to him.

After all, it didn’t belong to this world, and exposing itself would invite unnecessary trouble. But being a benevolent divine beast, if it were the Ice "Hou" instead, it probably would have devoured Mr. Wuhen in one bite. Then again, maybe not.

At that time, both it and the Ice "Hou" had just been born, weak in strength, and even combined, they probably wouldn’t have been a match for Mr. Wuhen.

Of course, if Mr. Wuhen harbored ill intentions towards it, it wouldn’t let him have it easy either, after all, it is an auspicious beast and a divine creature.

Although small, divine creatures are not foolish. Besides, even if they are in their juvenile phase, in their domain, they can perform exceptionally well.

It’s important to know that it hasn’t informed Mr. Wuhen about another beast, an ice "hou". It only told him that it was injured in a fight with another mythical beast, but didn’t mention that the other beast came from the same place as itself, and that they could join forces against outside threats.

Not to mention its injuries from fighting the ice "hou" were due to its intentions towards a fire qilin...

Indeed, the fire qilin was born later than the ice "hou", thus the ice "hou" naturally became the elder sister, and the fire qilin the younger brother.

The two divine creatures from another realm are trapped here. Being still in their juvenile phase, they naturally don’t dare to recklessly venture out, lest they are seen by some powerful adept and taken as pets, leading to a tragic beast life.

It wasn’t until the presence of Mr. Wuhen that the fire qilin understood what kind of world it was in, and Mr. Wuhen was at the Meridian Passage Realm at the time. His displayed cultivation and combat power were beyond what the two newborn divine creatures could contend with. After all, this is not their original environment; not only is their power suppressed, but their growth is also much slower.

The only relief they have is that their lifespan hasn’t decreased, but the days are too long and boring, filled only with cultivation and sleep.

The two little creatures playfully fought, and the ice "hou" even imagined having a child with the fire qilin...

Although their attributes are conflicting, it doesn’t affect the yin-yang union. The way of yin and yang is the primordial path, more advanced than the conflict between water and fire.

Not to mention that the five elements are mutually generating and overcoming.

The fire qilin feels that it is still young, not fully developed, hence it naturally wouldn’t agree. The ice "hou" is persistent, she, too, is a mighty ancient beast, her status is worthy of a qilin; thinking the fire qilin despises her, they became a pair of bickering yet affectionate adversaries.

Such an uncanny story left Lin Miao wide-eyed and speechless, as the love between divine creatures is unexpectedly similar to that of humans.

Divine creatures are unlike mythical beasts; although mythical beasts develop a certain wisdom, they still fall short compared to humans, unless they continue cultivating.

Divine creatures are innately wise, even surpassing humans.

Moreover, Lin Miao’s instant recognition of the fire qilin’s identity made the fire qilin feel very close, especially as Lin Miao possesses a comforting aura, akin to family.

It also inexplicably feels a sense of trust towards him.

This feeling was absent with Mr. Wuhen.

Regarding the ice "hou", the fire qilin cannot win in a fight, nor does it dare to run, since the outside world is a complete mystery to it. Though Mr. Wuhen visited a couple of times and interacted with it, he stopped coming later, likely due to his lifespan running out.

Besides having a decent character, he wasn’t suitable for it to follow in other aspects. Most importantly, it learned the human world’s attitude towards beasts like itself.

Unless it’s willing to sign a soul contract with Mr. Wuhen, venturing out would be very dangerous for a yet-to-mature fire qilin.

The same applies to the ice "hou"; otherwise, why would they be trapped here?

Before fully maturing, it needs someone who can unconditionally guard and protect them. Young divine creatures, however strong, have the risk of dying prematurely and might be captured by malicious minds, skinned, stripped of their bones, and enslaved.

However, Lin Miao gave it a great sense of affection; firstly, he didn’t abandon the two ladies but rather stayed behind to confront the ice "hou" on his own, buying the two women a chance to escape.

Such a person must be kind-hearted like him and couldn’t be a bad person.

Secondly, it senses from Lin Miao an aura that makes it feel cozy and close, and he even recognized its identity at first glance.

This provided it a sense of acknowledgment.

In all these years, besides the ice "hou", it never had this feeling before.

"By the way, do you know about Huaxia?" Lin Miao asked tentatively, unsure if the fire qilin had any connection to his place of origin, but he couldn’t help but probe, figuring it wouldn’t matter if he was wrong, he’d just pretend he never asked.

"You actually know about Huaxia!" The fire qilin’s eyes instantly brightened upon hearing this.

"Are you from Huaxia?" Lin Miao asked, feeling like his heart skipped a beat.

The fire qilin nodded vigorously.

"Do you know Confucius?"

The fire qilin shook its head.

"The Three Pristine Ones, Burn Lamp Daoist?"

The fire qilin nodded wildly; these are its bloodline memories, legacies it wasn’t sure whether were intentionally left by its parents when they sent it away. Regardless, in its memory, it not only has the names of these people but also their portraits.

"I’m also from Huaxia, but it’s from thousands of years later..." Lin Miao felt a hometown connection, tears nearly welling up in his eyes.

The fire qilin was somewhat bewildered, but Lin Miao’s explanation helped it largely grasp the situation.

So, the person and beast sat down to connect emotionally and waited for Baili Yuyao and Mu Yun to catch up, evidently their pace couldn’t match the fire qilin’s.

As for the ice "hou" on the ground, it was snoring away.

"Actually, Mr. Lin, over the years, without Bing, I wouldn’t know how I could survive. She can be quite domineering sometimes, with a strong desire to control..." Although Lin Miao was only eighteen, his psychological age was much older than the fire qilin’s.

The fire qilin was merely eight hundred years old, equivalent to a seven or eight-year-old human.