The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

"Don’t underestimate the Huang Family’s strength. You should go to the Su Family first."

Yan Qingshan was intimately familiar with Central State’s Six Great Martial Arts Families, so he felt he had to warn Leng Ning and Chuchu.

"Thank you for the warning. Even if the journey is perilous, we have to go," Leng Ning said with a grave expression before she and Chuchu departed swiftly.

She was Jiang Xinghai’s woman now!

In her heart, she had to follow Jiang Xinghai’s lead in everything!

Even if she was just a fleeting presence in Jiang Xinghai’s eyes.

At the very least, until her own goals were achieved, she would follow his every command.

As for Chuchu, her motivations were even more straightforward.

Her goal was simple: support Jiang Xinghai to the best of her ability so the Chu Family could escape the threat of Black Cloak.

After the two women left, Yan Qingshan remained on guard at the medicinal garden.

The Mu Family wasn’t idle, either; they sent people out to scout for other locations that might have Spiritual Medicine.

A little over ten minutes later, Qiu Shirong arrived, carrying several stalks of Spiritual Medicine.

Yan Qingshan couldn’t help but remark, "Old Qiu, you’re only just coming out of seclusion after taking the Gathering Essence Pill? Not bad! Your cultivation has already reached the same level as Butcher’s—Third-Realm Great Venerable."

He could see Qiu Shirong’s astonishing progress and cupped his fist in congratulations.

"This is all thanks to what the Master bestowed upon me. I am truly fortunate," Qiu Shirong said, his expression grave.

He, Yan Qingshan, and Butcher were all servants under Jiang Xinghai.

"Place the Spiritual Medicine near the ten-meter red line. We can’t go inside."

Following Yan Qingshan’s lead, Qiu Shirong placed all the Spiritual Medicine he had brought just outside the ten-meter red line, then bowed respectfully in Jiang Xinghai’s direction.

To their surprise, the moment the Spiritual Medicine was set down, a strange force swept it up and pulled it inside the ten-meter line.

"The Master acknowledged my devotion! This is wonderful." Qiu Shirong turned and exchanged a smile with Yan Qingshan.

They were both overjoyed.

They knew full well that even though Jiang Xinghai was cultivating, he was completely aware of what was happening outside!

Not long after, Niu Xiaolan, the Patriarch of the Lv Family, also arrived with Spiritual Medicine.

Although she hadn’t formally pledged allegiance to Jiang Xinghai, she had already submitted to him deep down. She placed the Spiritual Medicine outside the ten-meter red line.

Soon, the Spiritual Medicine was once again swept away by a strange energy.

「One hour later.」

The members of the Mu Family who had gone to search for Spiritual Medicine at the fallen Shentu Family’s estate returned.

Unfortunately, the Shentu estate was completely deserted. Not a single medicinal herb was left in their garden, let alone any Spiritual Medicine.

As for Jiang Xinghai, he was still absorbing the nearly depleted Medicinal Vein Qi.

’The Medicinal Vein Qi won’t last until nightfall. I’ll absorb this batch of Spiritual Medicine first.’

Jiang Xinghai drew the Spiritual Medicine from the Qiu and Lv Families to his side and began to refine and absorb it.

This cultivation session was crucial for consolidating his power.

In the past, at Kunlun’s Jasper Pool, he wouldn’t have given a Second Grade Spiritual Medicine a second glance, but now, even that was extremely precious to him.

「Meanwhile.」

「Central State, Su Family.」

When Leng Ning and Chuchu arrived at the main gate, the Su Family kept their doors shut, refusing them an audience.

Leng Ning sent a message: she would wait only ten minutes!

If the Su Family still refused to see them, she would force her way inside.

Leng Ning felt that ten minutes was more than enough time to show the Su Family proper respect.

However, ten minutes passed.

The Su Family still refused to see them!

"We’re short on time. Let’s go to the Huang Family first," Chuchu suggested.

"If we leave now, they’ll just look down on us even more the next time we come," Leng Ning said, dismissing the idea with a wave of her hand as she walked toward the Su Family’s gate.

"Ladies, you..."

"Scram!"

Leng Ning’s voice was cold as she snapped at the two guards. A wave of energy, invisible to the naked eye, blasted them away.

It was no joke.

A twenty-nine-year-old at the Peak of Nine Great Venerable!

When she was angered, it was difficult for anyone below the level of a Ninth-Grade Great Venerable to survive.

CRASH!

Then, with a wave of her hand, the tightly shut gates of the Su Family estate crashed into splinters.

Since the Su Family refused to be civil, Leng Ning saw no reason to act polite. Otherwise, Jiang Xinghai, who urgently needed the nourishment of Spiritual Medicine, would be left high and dry.

"Who dares trespass on Su Family grounds!"

A bald man in a Tang suit, holding a dragon-head cane, suddenly emerged from the main hall.

He was none other than the Su Family Patriarch, Su Wenfeng!

Behind him stood a young man with choppy, shoulder-length hair—it was Yan Duo, the eldest grandson of the Yan Family from the Provincial City!

His expression changed the moment he saw Leng Ning and Chuchu approaching.

Just yesterday, at the Mu Family’s estate, he had brought several men to find Jiang Xinghai, only to suffer a humiliating defeat at the hands of Leng Ning, Chuchu, and their companions!

"Who we are is not important."

Leng Ning glanced at Su Wenfeng, her gaze lingering on Yan Duo for a long moment. She never expected to find him here, at the Su Family’s estate.

"We intended to pay a courteous visit, but since the Su Family wouldn’t open the door to welcome us, we had to let ourselves in," Chuchu said, her tone also hardening, clearly due to Yan Duo’s presence.

"I am a guest here at the Su Family. You shouldn’t be here causing trouble!" Yan Duo shouted, waving a hand to cut off the hesitant Su Wenfeng and completely usurping the host’s role.

He was not afraid of the powerful Leng Ning.

Because his third grand-uncle, Yan Haichuan, a Creation Realm master, was coming out of seclusion today and would soon arrive in Central State!