The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine - Chapter 653

Chapter 653: Chapter 653: The Early Bird Catches the Worm

“Brother, you are…”

The three members of the Bian Family had never seen Bian Mudong so agitated, his emotions completely out of control.

In terms of mental steadiness, Bian Mudong was actually above Bian Muyan!

Unexpectedly, today, upon hearing the name “Huang Xiaolong”, the normally unflappable Bian Mudong was like a pot about to boil over,

“Shut up! You have no idea what Huang Xiaolong represents! He’s an invaluable treasure! He owns a magic artifact capable of cooking spiritual rice, the manual of the Six Veins Divine Sword, the ancestral sword manual of the Ying Family… good, good! This time, I, Bian Mudong, will make a great contribution to the family!” Bian Mudong laughed maniacally.

“Huang Xiaolong?!!!!!!”

From outside the door, a man’s voice full of resentment and hatred rang out.

Bam~~!!!!!!

The door was rudely slammed open!

A man rushed from the bedroom into the living room. His face was pale, gloomy, and carried a bottle of alcohol in his left hand. His entire body reeked of alcohol, giving off an aura of decadence. His right index finger was heavily bandaged as if broken.

Bian Yizhi!

The man known for his ‘golden finger’ that could either kill or save a life!

His “golden finger”, which was broken by Huang Xiaolong in the Dragon Villa of Binhai! The loss of his finger greatly affected Bian Yizhi’s medical skills and martial arts. Since then, he had been drowning his sorrows in alcohol, becoming a dispirited man.

Upon seeing Bian Yizhi barging in, Bian Mudong sarcastically said, “Cousin, you should drink less.”

The other three Bian family members also wore gleeful expressions of schadenfreude.

“Huang Xiaolong! Huang Xiaolong!” Bian Yizhi ground his teeth, as if cursed, his eyes fierce as a demon’s. “I will never forget this name! It was him! It was him who took Aoshan away and made me… made me incapacitated! I want to kill him! I want him to suffer a miserable death! I want him dead! Tortured! Torn to shreds!”

“Enough! Shut up!” Bian Mudong let out an unhappy, cold snort. “Cousin, since your enemy has revealed himself, you should also go to the Dragon Ridge tomorrow. However… you have to follow my orders! Huang Xiaolong needs to be taken alive. Once we bring him back, we can torture him for information. I refuse to believe that he won’t confess his secrets. This man will be key to our Bian family’s rise!”

“We cannot afford to fail!” Bian Mudong said sternly.

“However, brother, this kid not only has Dao techniques but also defeated Ying Qingfeng using martial arts. Dealing with him would be quite challenging.” One of the Bian family members showed a worried look. He hesitated before describing Huang Xiaolong’s ability to summon lightning from thin air.

Originally, the three Bian family members who had been frightened to the point of kowtowing and begging for mercy by Huang Xiaolong’s lightning strike deliberately concealed some of his abilities, including the part about them kowtowing.

But now that they were about to deal with Huang Xiaolong tomorrow, they couldn’t keep anything hidden.

“Summon lightning from thin air?” Bian Mudong’s eye muscles twitched incessantly. “Interesting, very interesting. The stronger he is, the greater the benefits for our Bian family! No matter, we have plenty of Bian family experts on this trip, and we also brought firearms. As long as we plan properly, he is but one person and poses no threat.”

“Listen, see Huang Xiaolong tomorrow but don’t show any hostility. Let’s pretend to be friendly with him until we reach the Dragon Pool, then we can seize the moment to catch him!” Bian Mudong flicked his fingernails, showing a sly and calculating demeanor.

“With Brother in charge, that kid won’t be able to pull any tricks.” The three Bian family men who had been humiliated by Huang Xiaolong sang praises unanimously.

However, this wasn’t merely empty flattery. After all, Bian Mudong was the second genius in the Bian Family, next only to Bian Muyan. His body contained 88 True Qis and he had great wisdom. If it came to plots and schemes, he surely wouldn’t lose to Huang Xiaolong. Besides, the Bian family had come prepared with overwhelming numbers.

“Summon lightning from thin air~~ Summon lightning from thin air~~” Zhuo Lengzhou’s face turned ashen. “He… he concealed it too well…”

Unexplainably, Zhuo Lengzhou felt a pang of regret.

He regretted making an agreement with Huang Xiaolong for the Dragon Pool snake slaughter!

An indescribable sense of foreboding climbed into his heart!

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The next day.

Early in the morning, Huang Xiaolong, Ma Chuxia, Xia Ying, and 50 elite members of the Mystery Studies Association were all fully equipped and ready to depart!

More than a dozen off-road vehicles were prepared. Aside from their ghost-dispelling equipment, some members of the Mystery Studies Association were also armed with various weapons.

Ma Chuxia and Xia Ying were both dressed in jeans and short-sleeved T-shirts, their outfits crisp and their demeanors gallant.

Huang Xiaolong sat in the back of a BMW X5, with Ma Chuxia on his left and Xia Ying on his right, while a seasoned driver took the wheel.

“How long will it take us to reach Canglong Ridge?” Huang Xiaolong asked.

The driver gave a chuckle. “Master, it’s a few hours’ drive to Canglong Ridge. We’ll first reach a small town outside the ridge called ‘Canglong Town’, where we’ll rest overnight before proceeding on foot into Canglong Ridge tomorrow. Our Mystery Studies Association has some members whose hometown is ‘Canglong Town’. Once we reach the town, we can hire a few local guides. This will give us a head start over the Bian Family and Zhuo Lengzhou, allowing us to reach the ‘Canglong Pond’ first. Given your capabilities, Master, defeating a Yin Snake will be a piece of cake.”

This so-called Yin Snake was essentially a python that, after being nurtured by the Yin Qi near Canglong Pond for a long time, had evolved into a snake demon capable of spewing Yin Sha.

For an ordinary person to hunt a Yin Snake would be courting death, but Huang Xiaolong could certainly do it without much suspense.

Of course, the Bian Family and Zhuo Lengzhou could also easily hunt Yin Snakes.

The present competition between the two sides was likely focused on who could reach Canglong Pond and find a Yin Snake first.

“No time to lose, let’s move out.” After a good night’s rest and an “immortal-like” meal for supper, Ma Chuxia was now back in her best form. Her Daoist strength and True Qi were flowing vibrantly within her body.

Immediately, the convoy left the villa and headed towards the Qin Mountain Range.

“I’ll take a nap first.” Huang Xiaolong stifled a yawn, tilted his head onto Ma Chuxia’s shoulder, and subtly wrapped his arm around Xia Ying’s waist.

Both Ma Chuxia and Xia Ying offered no resistance, their faces soft with gentle smiles.

Being flanked by the two of them, Huang Xiaolong truly felt like he was living the good life.

After riding over bumpy roads for several hours, the convoy arrived at a small town nestled between mountains and rivers.

The town was extremely underdeveloped, with clusters of low buildings and not even a supermarket in sight. It somewhat resembled a city from the 70s or 80s of the last century.

“Little Long, we’re here.” Ma Chuxia gently woke Huang Xiaolong.

“Hmm…” Huang Xiaolong sat up straight, rubbing his groggy eyes.

Huang Xiaolong had been sleeping soundly before, his head always resting on Ma Chuxia’s shoulder. Not wanting to disturb Huang Xiaolong’s sleep, Ma Chuxia remained motionless.

Now, Huang Xiaolong noticed a wet spot on Ma Chuxia’s shoulder where he had been drooling in his sleep.

“Little Long, we’ll go to the best guesthouse in the town, have lunch, then hire some local guides. We don’t need to stay overnight in town. We can enter Canglong Ridge in the afternoon.” Ma Chuxia had already made all the arrangements.

After pausing for a moment, Ma Chuxia continued, “Little Long, there are around a thousand residents in Canglong Town. They mainly make a living off selling mountain produce, furs, herbs, and livestock farming. There are quite a few herb gatherers here because Canglong Ridge, as the saying goes, ‘the mountain’s gold lies in its natural resources,’ is rich in well-known wild herbs, and even wild ginseng has been rumored to be there.”

The convoy arrived at a three-story building with a red brick outer wall.

To their surprise, they saw dozens of parked off-road vehicles in the courtyard. All were luxury cars, clearly part of a massive fleet.

The driver of the BMW X5 said in a somber voice, “Mr. President, Master, it seems… the people from the Bian Family and Zhuo Lengzhou… they’ve already… beaten us to it, getting to Canglong Town before us.”

“Little Long, should we stay and eat here at this guesthouse, or find another place?” Ma Chuxia seemed a little worried, not wanting to run into the Bian Family’s group ahead of time.

Huang Xiaolong, however, just opened the car door and jumped out, stretching lazily. “Just arrange for lunch. I’m hungry.”

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