The Martial Doctor

"Tell me, what kind of dirty trick did you use to make my brother Huo recognize you as his brother and follow you to the human family?" Bing’Hou showed a fierce face as Huo the Kirin was sipping hot soup.

"You can go ask him. I didn’t force him." Lin Miao chuckled lightly; in this world, there’s always a nemesis.

"My brother Huo is very innocent. Don’t lead him astray." Bing’Hou waved her paw at Lin Miao, issuing a stern warning.

"You want to go out and see the world too, right? Otherwise, why would you follow us out?" Lin Miao laughed cheekily.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I don’t want to." Bing’Hou denied resolutely.

"Alright, Ah Huo is my brother now too. If you bully him again, I’ll beat you up." Lin Miao wasn’t afraid of her; after one beating, there’s always room for a second.

Overcoming psychological barriers is the most important.

Moreover, outside, he’s not alone. If one can’t beat alone, there’s always the option of group fight.

He didn’t have any psychological burden.

"You dare..."

"I advise you not to be so fierce all the time. My brother Huo likes gentler women. With your attitude, if my brother Huo ever meets a female Kirin one day, he could kick you away instantly."

"He dares..." But her tone was clearly flustered. Although mythical creatures can marry across species, if a similar species appears, preference is given to their own kind, especially if they share mutual affection.

Inside, she could bully Huo the Kirin recklessly, but outside, she became the weaker party.

Huo the Kirin always wanted to explore outside, but she kept holding him back, not allowing him to go.

Clearly, trying to keep him now is impossible.

"Love isn’t possession or control, but letting go. The tighter you hold, the further he goes. Appropriately letting go is the lasting way, Xiaobing, you guys are still young. You’ll understand when you grow up." If it weren’t for Huo the Kirin, Lin Miao wouldn’t bother with Bing’Hou, as women with strong control and possessiveness aren’t likable unless the man willingly agrees.

"Xiaobing, is that the name you’re allowed to call? Only my brother Huo can call me that." Bing’Hou rebuked, feeling embarrassed to be lectured by a small human, losing her face a bit.

"Put away your wings. If seen outside, people will mistake you for a monster and capture you." Lin Miao glanced at Bing’Hou’s pair of wings and said.

"What do you mean? Only my brother Huo can..." Thinking back to being ridden by Lin Miao, wings pressed down and beaten furiously, she showed a hint of shyness.

"Braised wings, I love eating them..."

"You... you, bastard!" Bing’Hou shuddered, clearly a bit fearful of Lin Miao, cursing nonstop but obediently retracting her wings, taking the shape of a small white dog.

Rather cute, though it emitted a chilling aura that kept people away.

After breakfast, they came down from the cave.

Lin Miao intended to release the small black panther back into the wild, but no matter how he urged, it refused to leave. He couldn’t take it away; what if its mother came after it, causing him unnecessary trouble?

No choice, Lin Miao gestured and spoke until the small black panther finally understood, but as soon as he turned away, it ran back to him.

Moreover, this time it bit his pant leg, dragging him along.

Could it want him to see its mother, the black mother panther?

Fine, they’ve reached this point. Lin Miao and his group followed the small cub, fortunately it knew its way home.

Although its four short legs weren’t fast, the panther’s inherent speed made walking faster than humans, especially in the forest, where its speed was one-third faster.

Finally, they arrived at a cave.

Lin Miao sniffed and sensed something amiss—a smell of decay.

Upon entering, indeed, a black mother panther was already dead. The small cub went forward, calling out twice, but its mother remained silent.

Lin Miao checked the mother panther and realized it had been dead for more than a week, otherwise the corpse wouldn’t stink.

Also, the mother was injured, hence its death; it must have been pregnant, fought someone, got hurt, and then returned to give birth. At that time, it hadn’t died but was fatally injured, weakened postpartum, and without medicine.

Eventually, lasting over a month, it finally succumbed.

For over a month, the mother held on to feed its cub; otherwise, the little cub would have starved before they arrived.

Thanks to its mythical bloodline, otherwise the cub, fresh from weaning, searching for food outside...

Lin Miao sighed, feeling the mother’s fur was valuable, as mythical fur and bones were precious, but he deemed the mother great, unwilling to desecrate its remains.

Decided to bury it, laying it to rest.

The small cub watched its mother buried, eyes filled with tears, though less than two months old, it understood it had lost its mother forever.

"Let’s go, little one. From now on, you’ll follow me." Lin Miao picked up the cub, held it in his arms, and gently patted its back.

The three of them, along with the three beasts, left the Maze Valley, found where they had tied their horses, retrieved them, and returned to Yingfeng Valley.

In Yingfeng Valley.

Sun Youwei, Si Miaoxue, and others also arrived.

After touring the construction of Yingfeng Valley, they all liked it. From now on, if they wanted peace and quiet, they would come here to stay.

And with Lin Miao, Baili Yuyao, and Mu Yun returning, the valley became even livelier.

Lin Miao did not plan to make the identities of the Fire Qilin and Ice Howler public. Firstly, he feared it would scare some people; secondly, he didn’t want too many people to know about their special characteristics.

He simply said they would henceforth belong to the Lin Family’s exotic beasts.

Keeping exotic beasts is not something ordinary people could do. Getting three at once, Si Miaoxue was more confident in her initial choice.

In fact, the Moon Worship Sect also had exotic beasts, but making them obedient and using them was not an easy task.

The Snow Mountain Sect also had exotic beasts, so the sisters Lianxin and Liansuo were not too surprised, only very curious about how Lin Miao managed to bring back three exotic beasts from the Maze Valley, two large and one small.

Lin Miao had warned them not to speak; doing so would scare others. The fact that the exotic beasts could speak would cause a sensation and bring trouble upon themselves.

The little black panther was very close to Sun Youwei, so Lin Miao simply gave it to his senior sister to raise.

As for the Fire Qilin and Ice Howler, these two couldn’t be treated as mere pets; they had to be regarded as independent and equal intelligent beings.

Moreover, the Fire Qilin already had a name, Lin Huo, and the Ice Howler reluctantly accepted the name Lin Bing.

The two felt everything about humans was novel, and as soon as they reached Yingfeng Valley, they went off to frolic.

Lin Miao didn’t care; they were free. Even if they wanted to leave and explore, he wouldn’t stop them. Having two "beasts" from the same world as him was already wonderful. At least these two had long lifespans, surely longer than his own.

In the future, whenever he felt homesick, he’d have someone to talk to, which was great.

...

Crescent Spring (the largest hot spring in Yingfeng Valley).

A layer of mist hung over the water surface, and in the steamy atmosphere, the calm water suddenly started to shake as if something was about to emerge from below.

The ripples became more and more intense.

Accompanied by a sorrowful moan that broke through the water surface, a sleek, snow-white, stunning body emerged, and long black hair twirled through the air, then fanned out like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

Exciting!

Lin Miao had been here for so many days, and Si Miaoxue finally got a chance to do him, and it was in the hot spring, out in the open.

This should have been his first time, and it only ended when she couldn’t stand it any longer and begged for mercy.

What’s certain is that after Mr. Lin’s cultivation advanced, he became even stronger in that regard, and even at the brink of reaching the Perfect Meridian Passage Realm, she was no match for him alone. In the future, she might really need Yue Mei’er, that seductive vixen, by her side to handle it, or else it would be unbearable.

...

"Ah Huo, does he really come from the same place as us?"

"Bing’Er, if that’s not the case, how could he immediately point out where he was born and also know about the Three Pristine Ones and Burning Lamp? This world doesn’t have such figures." The Fire Qilin sat upright on a giant rock, watching the two intertwined white bodies in the hot spring. It had never seen such a wondrous sight in its life.

"But we’ve been here for hundreds of years and haven’t seen many people. One can never be too careful. Humans have too many thoughts. Even if he comes from the same place as us, we still need to be cautious." Leaning against the Fire Qilin, the Ice Howler also stared intently at the water beneath them...

Oh, that move looks quite challenging. She thought maybe she and Huo should try it sometime. Humans really have lots of tricks!

"Bing’Er, have you forgotten my special ability? I can sense that he harbors no malice towards me," said the Fire Qilin.

"Oh right, I forgot. You have that ability. This guy is so flirtatious. Yesterday he was flirting with that woman called Yuyao, and now he’s fooling around with this woman called Miaoxue. Shameless!" The Ice Howler was rather displeased with Lin Miao’s "player" behavior.

"This brother of mine is quite popular with women. Although he’s flirtatious, he’s not the type to abandon easily. Haven’t you noticed how well all these women get along?" The Fire Qilin smiled slightly.

"Ah Huo, you better not learn from him." The Ice Howler suddenly became alert, not wanting her handsome Fire Qilin brother to be led astray by Lin Miao.

"Don’t worry, Bing’Er. In this world, the only one who can match me is you. We’ve been a pair since we were born," said the Fire Qilin.

"Hmm, Ah Huo, do you think what they do looks fun? Should we try it too?" The Ice Howler nudged her head under the Fire Qilin’s chin, rubbing against it.

"No, we are still young. Let’s wait until we’re older,"

"I’m almost a thousand years old, and you are eight hundred. Still young? Are you looking for a female Qilin..."

"No, I’m the only Qilin in this world. Where would I find a female Qilin?"

"Hmph, by saying so, it means you want one!"