The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

"Mu Qikun, don’t you understand the principle of cutting off the head of the snake?"

The butcher shot Mu Qikun a disappointed glare.

Cut off the head of the snake!

Mu Qikun instantly understood. "Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Li. I get it now."

And with that, Mu Qikun turned and departed.

"Grandpa, I’m going too." Li Huanyan started to rush off but was pulled back by her grandfather.

"You’re only in the Martial Artist Realm. You should stay here and continue your training. You will benefit immensely from cultivating by Divine Doctor Jiang’s side." Her grandfather held Li Huanyan back, then glanced at Lv Que. "As for the young lady of the Lv Family, you’ve already reached the Venerable Realm."

"I understand." Lv Que turned and vanished on the spot.

Though the women of the Lv Family far outshone the men, all of its "Five Golden Flowers" had reached the Venerable Realm. This was why the Lv Family, despite having no men to lead it, remained securely seated as a great Martial Arts family.

The talent in the Lv Family’s bloodline was undeniable.

「At the same time.」

In front of the Mu Family’s main hall, Leng Ning was still locked in a white-hot battle with Liao Guangzhi.

Mu Qikun approached stealthily, targeted Yan Duo, who had his back to him, and charged forward.

"What a treacherous old man!"

Suddenly, the alluring woman who had been standing beside Yan Duo turned to confront Mu Qikun.

"Mu Qikun, trying to sneak attack me from behind? Heh heh heh, I bet you didn’t know my handmaiden’s strength surpasses your own." Yan Duo turned around and got a good look at Mu Qikun.

"Young Master, allow me." The handmaiden leaped forward.

Mu Qikun had no choice but to meet her attack, his heart filled with regret.

’Of all the things I planned for, I can’t believe I overlooked this inconspicuous young woman!’

After a few exchanges, Mu Qikun was clearly at a disadvantage, constantly retreating.

Meanwhile, Chuchu, who had been at Mu Huang’s side, vanished in a flash.

’Since Leng Ning and Mu Qikun are both tied up, then the task of capturing Yan Duo falls to me.’

"Hahaha! So you couldn’t hold back either, little lady?" Yan Duo was, of course, watching the whole battlefield and immediately saw Chuchu’s hostile intent.

"You’re also... in the Venerable Realm!"

Only after Chuchu closed in did she realize that while Yan Duo appeared to be in the Grandmaster Realm, the dangerous aura he exuded was enough to prove that his cultivation was even higher than hers!

Chuchu had once taken a Gathering Essence Pill from Jiang Xinghai, and her strength had long since reached the level of a Fifth-Realm Venerable!

This meant Yan Duo’s strength was at least that of a Half-Step Great Venerable!

’This is bad!’

Mu Huang stood rooted to the spot, completely incensed.

’The Mu Family’s strength is just not enough.’

’Only with Leng Ning and Chuchu joining the fight could they barely hold their own.’

The forces under the Mu Family’s command were numerous, but they were too weak. She hadn’t ordered them to join the fray; instead, she had ordered them to keep their distance to avoid innocent deaths and injuries.

But now, she could no longer afford such considerations.

Just as she was about to shout and summon everyone, Lv Que appeared.

Mu Huang’s eyes lit up.

Lv Que’s strength was the same as Chuchu’s; both were Fifth-Realm Venerables. Against a Half-Step Great Venerable like Yan Duo, they might not be able to win, but they could at least buy some time.

’No matter what, I can’t let Divine Doctor Jiang be disturbed!’

Mu Huang herself was in the Venerable Realm, but only at the First Realm.

"Mother, step back. I’ll handle this."

Suddenly, Mu Qixuan came to Mu Huang’s side.

He was the younger son who had once left the family to forge his own path in Jizhou.

After Jiang Xinghai, in his guise as the Little Chef, had annihilated Wanyan Xiong in a single blow, he had been placed under house arrest and sent back to the Mu Family.

Now, with the Mu Family in peril, he stepped forward without hesitation. Although he only had the power of a Grandmaster, he had to appear—to make up for his past actions and to protect his family.

"Be careful!" Mu Huang said to his back. "This is also your chance to redeem yourself!"

"I will protect the Mu Family with my life!"

Mu Qixuan charged forward, joining forces with Chuchu and Lv Que to attack Yan Duo.

"You! You don’t know your own limits!"

Yan Duo’s aura was overwhelming. His cultivation as a Half-Step Great Venerable was more than enough for him to be unafraid of their combined attack.

Since Chuchu and Lv Que were fighting alongside each other for the first time, their teamwork was already clumsy. With Mu Qixuan’s sudden entry, the trio’s assault, though fierce, completely lacked coordination and form.

With a blank expression, Yan Duo met their attacks, using his hands and feet to effortlessly neutralize each blow one by one.

His face held a mocking smile, like a tiger toying with its prey. He would halt his attacks at the last possible second, leaving the three of them breathless and terrified.

As the battle progressed, Yan Duo gradually revealed his immense strength.

Meanwhile, Mu Qikun was being thoroughly suppressed by Yan Duo’s handmaiden.

As for the battle between Leng Ning and Liao Guangzhi, it raged like a tempest. Both seemed to be staking the last of their Inner Strength on a final, desperate struggle.

Everyone understood that at this point, it was a battle of endurance.

The first to run out of stamina would be the first to die!

’I have to summon the entire clan to crush them!’

Seeing the situation was dire, Mu Huang was just about to shout when an off-road jeep suddenly drove into the Mu Family courtyard.

The jeep drove up, and a white-haired old man with a balding crown and a solemn expression stepped out.

Yan Qingshan, President of the Central State Martial Arts Department, and one of Jiang Xinghai’s servants!