The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine - Chapter 648

Chapter 648: Chapter 648: Drawing Symbols

The hall fell into a deathly silence!

Chairwoman Ma Chuxia, to everyone’s surprise, walked into the hall with a frosty countenance, her gaze fixed on Zhuo Lengzhou!

By her side, Huang Xiaolong nonchalantly followed with an aura of unconcerned leisure.

Behind them were three beautiful women, Xia Ying, Zhou Mi, and Miao Erfang.

“M-madam Chairwoman… you… you… are…” The old Taoist who had ushered Huang Xiaolong into the garden stared at Ma Chuxia with shock akin to seeing a ghost. “You… you…”

Looking at the bewildered and terrified faces around the hall, Ma Chuxia managed a slight smile. “I’m fine. The potent toxin inside me was… my… my fiance… Little Long helped me to remove it. I didn’t die.”

Ma Chuxia publically acknowledged her relationship with Huang Xiaolong!

However, she only vaguely mentioned that Huang Xiaolong had removed her poison, saving her life. She absolutely would not reveal that Huang Xiaolong had gone to Hell and brought her soul back. This information was tied to Huang Xiaolong’s identity and was an enormous secret that could not be revealed. Besides, even if she said it, no one would believe her.

Most of the people in the hall were Taoists, knowledgeable in aspects of the spiritual, and they could discern between the living and spirits. Clearly, the person in front of their eyes was a living person! A living person as real as could be!

“Madam Chairwoman!!!”

For a moment, all the members of the Metaphysical Society in the hall dropped to one knee, their faces filled with emotions of relief, incredulity and excitement.

They had thought that Ma Chuxia’s death would lead to the collapse of the Metaphysical Society. But with her resurrection, all problems could be resolved.

“How is this possible… how… is this possible…” Zhuo Lengzhou stammered, completely at a loss. “People can’t come back to life… this is… impossible… it’s never happened in history.”

“Haha, didn’t I tell you? I can bring the dead back to life,” Huang Xiaolong said with a mocking look. “Of course, someone like you, who is ignorant of the world, wouldn’t understand…”

“Oh, I see! You, Chairman Ma, are deliberately conspiring with him to deceive me! You faked your death! Hahaha~~~ are you afraid of our duel? Are you afraid of losing? So you faked death to escape!” Zhuo Lengzhou’s face was filled with a sinister look, his eyes full of resentment, twisting his face into a grotesque mask.

“What a joke! Do you really think I, Ma Chuxia, would fear dueling you?” Ma Chuxia scoffed.

“Chairwoman Ma! You are violating our family rules! A fiance? You have announced your engagement before our duel; where does this leave me?” Zhuo Lengzhou’s momentum soared, full of reproof, “Today’s duel, if you lose to me, we will follow our ancestral rules and become husband and wife! By disregarding our ancestral rules and marrying someone else, aren’t you, Ma Chuxia, just a fickle woman?”

“Eh~~ You better watch your mouth.” Huang Xiaolong gave a wry smile.

Ma Chuxia flicked her fingernails, “Just by relying on you, you won’t be able to beat me. I, Ma Chuxia, don’t look favorably upon someone like you.”

“Hahaha~~~ Arrogant! Truly arrogant!” Zhuo Lengzhou laughed in anger. “Fine, fine, very good. I, Zhuo Lengzhou, have never been insulted like this. Okay! Since you, Ma Chuxia, faked your death, let us duel properly now!”

Taking a pause, Zhuo Lengzhou smirked with a cruel expression on his face. “I will defeat you! I will rob you of your dignity!”

“Alright, then. This battle is unavoidable. You, Zhuo, have great ambitions, want to swallow the Metaphysical Society. Today, let me see what you are capable of.” Exploded Ma Chuxia as a fierce fighting spirit sprang forth from her.

“As the challenger, what should we compete in?” Ma Chuxia, her pride known to all, was just resurrected, her Taoist strength and True Qi were considerably weak, yet she showed no signs of submission. Let the duel begin!

“As people at our level of understanding, our duel should be simplistic. Let’s go back to the basics. Draw amulets. We each draw an ‘Evil Vanquishing Amulet’… Let’s see whose amulet is of higher quality.” Zhuo Lengzhou wore a wretched smile at the corner of his mouth.

His Taoist abilities were about equal with Ma Chuxia’s, but Zhuo Lengzhou had spent the recent years assiduously researching the art of drawing amulets and had gained quite an understanding.

Moreover, he had discovered a long-lost technique for drawing amulets. He was confident that he could easily suppress Ma Chuxia with this technique, win her over and take control of the Metaphysical Society. He could have both – women and power. What a wonderful prospect.

“Zhuo Lengzhou! You’re despicable! Our chairwoman has just recovered from a serious illness, and her strength hasn’t recovered, yet you want to duel today. Isn’t this taking advantage of a desperate situation?” The old Taoist yelled with indignation.

“Shut up! What do you mean by ‘taking advantage’? Today is meant to be a duel anyway!” Zhuo Lengzhou wore a look of complacency.

“Ahem ~~ My dear, you’re tired. Let me compete with him in drawing amulets.” Huang Xiaolong suddenly spoke. “Actually, I am quite interested, because one of my greatest hobbies in life is hunting ghosts and studying runes and curses. Let me do it, let me do it!”

“Uh~~” Ma Chuxia was taken aback.

Huang Xiaolong smiled happily at Zhuo Lengzhou. “Didn’t you say that anyone from the Metaphysical Society could duel with you? Although I’m not a member of the Metaphysical Society, I’m a family member of my dear, and I should be able to represent her in the duel? You shouldn’t have any objections to that, right?”

“You?” Zhuo Lengzhou peered at Huang Xiaolong with uncertainty, his gaze flickering.

He had observed Huang Xiaolong earlier and found that the Taoist strength radiating from him was not particularly strong, nothing to worry about.

Zhuo Lengzhou was a natural genius in the field of Taoist arts, a once-in-a-century prodigy of the Zhuo family. Coupled with his own encounter with a long-lost amulet-drawing technique, he feared no one.

Instantly, Zhuo Lengzhou sneered. “Alright, if you want to bring disgrace upon yourself, then I’ll fulfill your wish. However, when you lose, kneel on the ground and bark three times. How does that sound? Moreover, since you’re representing Ma Chuxia in this duel, if you lose, that means Ma Chuxia loses, and she should fulfill the agreement by becoming my woman.”

“Okay, okay, okay! Whatever you say, after all, the loser will be you.” Huang Xiaolong was raring to go, his eyes on Ma Chuxia. “My dear, do you think it’s okay?”

Ma Chuxia smiled gently, “You decide.”

“Great!” Huang Xiaolong was ecstatic, then lowered his voice. “Listen closely, my dear.”

Seeing Huang Xiaolong’s serious expression, Ma Chuxia focused her attention, nodding attentively. “Alright, I’m listening, you speak.”

“The art of drawing amulets has various secrets that aren’t passed down. The amulet that I’m going to draw later is drawn with a unique method. This method of drawing amulets is based on my own research. It should be the best method in the world, unrivaled in history and future generations. So… pay close attention.”

My god! An amulet-drawing secret technique researched by the Ghost Envoy himself?

Ma Chuxia, hailing from generations of exorcists, was as fascinated with researching Taoist arts as Huang Xiaolong. Now that he was about to teach her how to draw amulets, this opportunity was a once-in-a-millennium chance!

She must treasure this learning opportunity! Even if she only learned a bit, it would be infinitely helpful in her lifetime!

“Okay, Little Long, I will study hard and won’t let you down!” Ma Chuxia said with a solemn expression, then her eyes softened and she whispered, “Thank you… thanks for being good to me…”

“Hehe, of course I’m the best to my own wife. But you have to be good to me in the future too.” Huang Xiaolong said jokingly.

Ma Chuxia blushed slightly and nodded seriously.

“Alright, let’s start the amulet-drawing competition. You’re the guest, I’ll let you go first.” Huang Xiaolong mischievously said to Zhuo Lengzhou.

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