The Martial Doctor

Two lonely time travelers, though not from the same era, still found a common language, after all, they came from the same world.

When Baili Yuyao and Mu Yun arrived, panting for breath, they were dumbfounded.

They saw a scene that she found inexplicable in her life—Lin Miao was actually sitting shoulder to shoulder with that mythical beast they dared not approach, chatting like old friends.

Moreover, Lin Miao occasionally reached out to pat the shoulder of the beast, as if to comfort it...

What’s going on?

How did their relationship become this good?

Am I seeing things?

"You’re here." Lin Miao naturally noticed when Baili Yuyao and Mu Yun arrived and turned around with a smile, saying, "It’s okay now, this is Xiaohuo, and from now on, he’s part of the Lin Family."

"Mr. Lin, what are you talking about, this mythical beast elder is part of the Lin Family?"

"Yes, it’s actually quite lonely, so from now on, we are its family. From now on, it will be called Linhuo, the guardian mythical beast of the Lin Family, and also our family’s totem!" Lin Miao announced.

"Ah!" Baili Yuyao and Mu Yun were stunned upon hearing this. In this short span of time, how did their man manage this?

To actually make such a powerful mythical beast a part of their family.

How did he manage that...

Mu Yun was shocked. Their ancestors spent a lot of effort to gain its trust, yet Lin Miao managed to talk it over to their side so easily.

Comparing people with people is just too frustrating.

"And what about this?" Mu Yun pointed at Bing’er, sprawled out on the ground, snoring loudly, and asked.

"She’s Ah Huo’s little wife, a bit hot-tempered, let her sleep a while." Lin Miao chuckled and explained.

Staying alone in such a place for hundreds of years without anyone around can truly drive one crazy.

They don’t need food, they can survive by absorbing spiritual power, but the problem is, the spiritual power in this world is just slightly better than the future Huaxia...

It’s enough to sustain life, but growing rapidly is too difficult.

If not for the meteor itself carrying a Yin-Yang conversion spirit-gathering array, they both might not have survived.

Just such a dog-like mythical beast is actually the wife of a Fire Qilin? Just a moment ago, it almost claimed the lives of the three of them?

"Not yet married..." The Fire Qilin shyly drooped its head.

Baili Yuyao and Mu Yun almost thought they were hallucinating, witnessing something unreal, it was just too hard to accept.

However, no matter how hard it is to accept, they must.

Because next, the Fire Qilin carried his not-yet-married wife and took Lin Miao and the three to the place where the Celestial Essence Fruits grew.

The Celestial Essence Fruit blooms once a jiazi, fruits once a jiazi, and matures every one hundred and twenty years.

This thing evidently is not of this world; it was brought by the Fire Qilin and Bing’er’s meteor, an unknown fruit from the Huaxia mythological era.

According to the Fire Qilin’s memory, it was just a pastime fruit for the Qilin tribe during the mythological era, not worth much and eaten casually.

But here, it is hard for them to eat it; the meteor is a magic artifact, and it brought them both over here.

Their parents wanted them to survive.

They gave them many precious seeds, but only this Celestial Essence Fruit could be planted and survived, the others couldn’t.

The spiritual power was insufficient, they couldn’t even sprout.

Lin Miao listened and remained silent, the Huaxia mythological era passed long ago, now, according to internet slang, it is the End of the Dharma Era.

There are no cultivators on Earth, let alone anyone cultivating to immortality.

The way home was severed long ago.

It’s just a thought left in the heart.

They were also eating the Celestial Essence Fruits sparingly, but this time four matured, they hadn’t picked them yet, mainly because, with their current bodies, it’s not very digestible.

They have to adapt to this world’s environment and rules strictly speaking, many abilities have degraded, no choice.

Apart from speaking human language and high intelligence, they are much like the mythical beasts of this world.

The Fire Qilin told Lin Miao that the meteor that brought them was actually an innate spiritual artifact, but during the cosmic journey, the artifact spirit had long disintegrated, leaving only the energy of the spiritual artifact itself, and this energy might be exhausted at any time unknown.

What remains will become a pile of materials.

Of course, those materials are treasures this world doesn’t have, quite precious.

If it wasn’t for this, Mr. Wuhen from hundreds of years ago wouldn’t have gotten in, nor would he have met the Fire Qilin. They had Mr. Wuhen transplant a Celestial Essence Fruit tree out, hoping to see if it could survive outside.

This way, if they leave in the future, they can still eat it...

That’s a thought.

"It’s no longer beneficial for us to stay here; we fear it will collapse and cause an earthquake at any time. Just as you arrived, it’s a great timing, I want to go out with Xiaobing and experience the outside world." The Fire Qilin said with longing.

Kids are always curious.

"If you go out like this, it definitely won’t work," Baili Yuyao said, seeing that they clearly were not ordinary beasts.

"Don’t worry, we will transform. Bing’er can retract her wings into her body, and I can too." After speaking, the Fire Qilin began to change shape, quickly turning into a small lion. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary lion, except its fur was a fiery red, unlike typical lion fur.

Ordinary people certainly wouldn’t keep a lion as a pet, but is Lin Miao an ordinary person?

"Xiaohuo, can you transform a bit more? If you follow me out like this, people will still give you strange looks."

"Right now, this is all I can do..."

"No problem, let’s go with this. As long as I can protect you, who cares what others think?" Lin Miao thought for a while and stopped forcing the Fire Qilin.

They picked the Celestial Essence Fruit and placed it into a well-preserved box.

Suddenly, they harvested four fruits, a great bounty. The Fire Qilin said that it didn’t matter whether he ate them or not, and Binghou felt the same. These fruits were just a notion to them.

The plant was left here, and he didn’t plan to move it.

As for the one that had been transplanted outside...

Lin Miao wasn’t planning to move it either, anyway, the next time it ripened would be in 120 years, and by then, whether the Heaven-Dominating Tower still existed was uncertain.

Binghou had not yet awakened. The Fire Qilin carried it, and along with Lin Miao and the others, they emerged from the great crevice. When they entered, it was still bright, but by the time they came out, the sky had darkened.

Observing the sky, it seemed to be past midnight.

They descended to that cave.

Planning to rest a bit before descending, they found the little black leopard they encountered had fallen asleep next to the water pit Lin Miao had provided.

The little creature slept deeply, completely oblivious to the people coming in.

"Mr. Lin, could it have climbed up and can’t find its way down?" Baili Yuyao wondered aloud, and Lin Miao nodded in agreement.

This little thing, curious about the cave, came up but didn’t dare to go back down.

This kind of mischief was something Lin Miao did when he was a child too.

This is how it goes: everything is fine when you arrive, but can’t find your way back.

Oh well, it’s fate that brought them together. After resting at the cave entrance for a while, they decided to take the little creature down on their way.

If they left it up there, it would surely starve.

The cave offered shelter from the wind.

Lin Miao purposely went down and collected some dry wood, lighting a fire for warmth and light.

He momentarily forgot about the Fire Qilin beside him, but for now, it was better not to reveal its true form to others.

Lin Miao and Baili Yuyao had a profound cultivation, so they could withstand some cold. Mu Yun, however, was slightly less capable. Without fire to keep warm, she indeed felt much colder.

After eating...

"Mu Yun, you should sleep for a while. We’ll set off back once it’s daylight," Lin Miao advised.

"Alright," Mu Yun nodded in agreement. Her cultivation was low, and she needed rest to recover her strength; otherwise, the lengthy journey ahead would be too exhausting.

Having never tasted human food, the Fire Qilin was very interested in the beef jerky and cakes Lin Miao had brought.

After trying each of them, he found them all quite good. But when Lin Miao took out a jar of wine, he immediately abandoned the other delicacies, eagerly pestering Lin Miao for a drink.

Lin Miao worried it might get drunk, so he only offered a small glass. Who would have thought that the divine beast’s constitution was far more robust than a human’s?

A small glass barely wetted its lips, and didn’t even touch its throat. In the end, most of the jar of strong wine Lin Miao painstakingly carried with him ended up in the Fire Qilin’s stomach.

It was still young, with much to learn about drinking, and after consuming the wine, it was somewhat drunk, eventually sprawling out and falling asleep like its little mate.

The morning came quickly.

Lin Miao woke up Baili Yuyao from his meditative state, fetched some water, prepared breakfast, then awakened Mu Yun, followed by the Fire Qilin. The creature didn’t need anyone to wake it; it rose on the scent of meat stew and the little black leopard.

It feared Lin Miao not at all and nestled in Lin Miao’s arms, its pitch-black eyes darting around at the Fire Qilin, seemingly somewhat scared.

Though they weren’t from the same world, the bloodline hierarchy created a suppressive force.

Binghou showed signs of awakening too, its nose twitching. No matter what they say, a dog’s sense of smell is sharp; the aroma of the meat soup simmering in the pot was more enticing than anything else.

"Stifled me to death!" Bingou abruptly sat up.

Upon seeing Lin Miao and the Fire Qilin standing guard in front of her, her eyes shifted slightly. A human had nearly beaten her to death, and now with a Fire Qilin, it’s wise not to suffer losses when strength is lacking, so she wisely chose to concede.

"Ah Huo, you’re here..." Bingou rose and shyly walked over, lightly brushing her head against the Fire Qilin.

"Bing’er, I’ve told you that young ladies should be gentler, not always thinking about fighting. See what happens when you lose the fight?" The Fire Qilin spoke in a chiding tone.

"Yes, Ah Huo, you’re right, but you must give me some face in front of others, right?" Bingou’s paws had already dug deep grooves in the hard stone floor, but her words remained gentle.

"This is my big brother. From now on, I will live with my big brother. Are you coming?" The Fire Qilin shyly nodded toward Lin Miao.

"This despicable..."

"Hm?" The Fire Qilin gave a cold snort, elongating the sound.

"Yes, big brother," Bingou reluctantly called out to Lin Miao, thinking that calling a human who could knock her out "big brother" wasn’t such a big deal.