The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine - Chapter 987

Chapter 987: Chapter 987: You Were Wrong from the Beginning Chapter 987: Chapter 987: You Were Wrong from the Beginning “`
Huang Xiaolong left the two-story building with his wives and three little demons in tow.

He followed the eldest apprentice brother and others to hunt the so-called Rat Demon.

As they walked, they came to a remote and desolate mountain.

At that moment!

Squeak, squeak~~squeak, squeak~~squeak, squeak~~
Indeed, rat squeaks were coming from a pile of chaotic graves ahead, creating an especially eerie sound in the quiet night.

“Hmph~~ The Rat Demon’s lair is indeed here,” said the eldest apprentice brother, his eyes turning fierce.

The Ailao Mountain youth, with arms folded and a smile that was not quite a smile, spoke. “Fellow Taoist, since we have a common enemy, do you need any help from me?”

“Hahaha~~ Just a mere Rat Demon, no need to trouble you to make a move,” the eldest apprentice brother said with an unconcerned expression. “In this battle of skills, I will defeat that stinky kid. You also work hard, fellow Taoist, then that kid will end up with egg on his face, utterly humiliated!”

“Defeating him is a foregone conclusion for me, no suspense there,” said the Ailao Mountain youth, full of pride.

“Eldest apprentice brother~~” The disciples who came to spectate from Dragon Tiger Mountain were somewhat nervous.

“One by one, what are you nervous about? Step aside! It’s just a Rat Demon; you’re already scared, how can you perform exorcisms and uphold the prestige of Dragon Tiger Mountain in the future?” the eldest apprentice brother scolded.

“Little Long, the demonic energy is quite strong here,” Ma Chuxia said, frowning as she stood next to Huang Xiaolong. “Little Long~~ it smells terrible~~”
“Yeah, it stinks,” Huang Xiaolong said with a grin. “This demonic energy is just so-so; it can’t compare to Xiaohong, Qingqing, and Heimei.”

“My lord, how can you compare us with a rat? Even if a Rat Demon transforms into a human, it’s still not strong among the Demon Race. Huangpizi are much stronger than Rat Demons,” Qingqing said with a slight glare at Huang Xiaolong. “By the way, my lord, us snake demons also love to eat rats~~”
“Don’t fight with me! We cat demons are the natural predators of Rat Demons!” Heimei and Qingqing started to quarrel.

“You are so disgusting, we foxes are better, we only eat chicken,” Xiaohong said with a giggle.

Just then…

Rustling noises were heard.

Under the moonlight, countless indiscernible mice surged out of a grave mound!

Black mice!

These creatures can’t exactly be described by their quantity–it’s more like a tide of rats, or a spread of black, velvety flowing water.

As these rats crawled out of the grave mound and a demonic wind blew, the nauseating stench spread, making people want to vomit.

“Hmph! So you want to spread the plague!” the eldest apprentice brother bellowed, burning a talisman that caused a gust of wind to blow the stench away.

“Evil creature!” The Ailao Mountain youth snorted angrily, with radiance bursting from his body, which burned the stinking smell into nothingness.

Huang Xiaolong didn’t move an inch, as the waves of stench hadn’t even reached him before they naturally dissipated like smoke.

The innumerable rats arranged themselves as if they were a well-trained army, each standing on hind legs with blood-red eyes glinting fiercely, emanating an aura of brutality.

“Fellow human cultivators~~ Why have you come to my lair?” A sharp male voice emanated from the grave mound, “Between me and the human cultivators, have we not always kept to our own waters?”

The voice sounded terrible, like hard plastic rubbing against glass.

“Hahahaha~~~ Are you the king among these Rat Demons? You wicked creature, for harming innocent people, today, I, Zeng Qi of Dragon Tiger Mountain, shall carry out justice on Heaven’s behalf and eliminate a public nuisance!” the eldest apprentice brother declared righteously.

Immediately, disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain flattered loudly, “Eldest apprentice brother is truly foresighted! You just came to this small town and deduced there was a Rat Demon creating trouble! Sure enough! You have driven the Rat Demon out of its lair! Eldest apprentice brother is mighty!”

“Dragon Tiger Mountain? Hmph!” The Rat Demon inside the grave mound let out a sharp and angry scream, showing fear and also considerable wariness. “I’ve never provoked those of Dragon Tiger Mountain! What got into you today? Carry out justice on Heaven’s behalf? This… this is just utter nonsense!”

Huang Xiaolong, listening on the side, felt somewhat embarrassed.

What carrying out justice on Heaven’s behalf?

He knew all too well what the Taoists from Dragon Tiger Mountain were like; he had dealt with them before! All those human skin dolls, consuming the fortunes of others’ ancestral homes… they were involved in all kinds of heinous acts.

The only reason the eldest apprentice brother came to kill the Rat Demon today was to win a bet with Huang Xiaolong. Otherwise, he wouldn’t care about such trifles at all!

“Your eldest apprentice brother is called ‘Zeng Qi’? That name is quite unpleasant, really disgusting,” Huang Xiaolong joked with Huo Bingyan on the side, not at all concerned about the Rat Demon that was about to appear.

Heimei looked somewhat grimacing, her hair standing on end.

“Ah~~ Heimei, calm down,” Huang Xiaolong said with a smile.

“Meow~~!” Heimei called softly. “My lord, it’s instinct, okay, okay, I’m calm, I’m calm~~~”
Finally, a skinny old man appeared on the grave mound!

He was probably only one and a half meters tall, wearing an earth-yellow waistcoat with a character ‘Ba ‘ beard, the epitome of wretchedness!

The old man was enveloped in layers of demonic energy.

“This humble one is the Rat King!” the old man declared, puffing his beard and glaring fiercely.

With an evil presence surrounding the Rat King, many of Zeng Qi’s junior brothers and sisters from Dragon Tiger Mountain instinctively felt fearful, stepping back repeatedly.

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“Do not fear! Just a mere Rat Demon, huh~~ Well, I won’t waste any more time; die now!” Zeng Qi was a ruthless man; he struck without warning, not giving the Rat King any time to prepare!

In the blink of an eye, Zeng Qi flicked his wrist and released eight golden talismans which instantly ignited and transformed into layers of white mist, shrouding all the rats in the burial ground, including the Rat King.

Hidden within this mist were various Formations designed to trap the enemy.

Immediately, the shrill cries of the Rat King and its progeny echoed from within the mist.

In a flash, Zeng Qi had burnt the talismans, released the mist, and summoned a flying sword–all in the blink of an eye, showcasing his terrifying experience earned through countless battles.

Whoosh~~~!

The sword light, like a stretch of white silk, pierced towards the Rat King inside the mist.

These rapid actions–releasing the mist and unleashing the flying sword–were performed in an instant, revealing Zeng Qi’s formidable combat experience.

Clang clang clang~~
A series of metallic clashing sounds followed.

Within the mist, the Rat King let out a miserable scream, apparently wounded.

“Fellow Taoist of Mount Longhu! Please show mercy! Whatever the matter, we can discuss it properly! There’s no need for such ruthlessness!” the Rat King pleaded, clearly struggling to hold on.

“Hahaha~~ You demon, you dare to bargain with me?” Zeng Qi let out a scornful laugh, “This Rat Demon, you are doomed to die today, your soul scattered! All your rat offspring shall die with you, reduced to ashes!”

“Roar~~~! Ah~~!!!! My hand! My hand!” The Rat King let out a roar of anger and a scream of agony.

At this moment, Zeng Qi, still full of bravado, mockingly smiled at Huang Xiaolong. The subtext was clear: Look at me, see how incredible I am, even able to slay monsters that have cultivated human forms!

Just as Zeng Qi was basking in his triumph, Huang Xiaolong chuckled dismissively. “Enough, you should rein it in a bit. Look, some of your fellow Disciples might be about to die.”

No sooner had he spoken!

Boom boom boom~ Boom boom boom~~~
A series of muffled booms like thunder shook the air!

The ground began to tremble as if an earthquake had struck.

“Let’s die together!!!!” The voice of the Rat King, desperate and without hope, resounded!

The next moment, a powerful force of explosion spread out from within the mist like ripples.

Wherever it passed, the ground split open with terrifying, eye-catching cracks.

A savage and terrifying feeling enveloped everyone!

“That bastard self-detonated! An inner core self-detonation! Damn it!” Zeng Qi cursed out loud in frustration. “Get clear! Hurry!”

As he shouted, he channeled his Daoist energy to protect the Disciples from Mount Longhu who had come to spectate.

Huang Xiaolong, on the other hand, couldn’t be bothered to do much, worrying only about keeping his own people safe.

The young man from Ailao Mountain was even colder and more ruthless, only protecting himself and his woman.

Bang bang~~ Bang bang~~~
This explosion blasted a crater about ten meters in diameter into the ground, the area charred and blackened; Zeng Qi’s protection was insufficient, and three Mount Longhu Disciples were blown apart, their souls scattered and their remains incomplete.

“Ah~~ Our senior brother indeed… him… why did he show off just now? One moment of negligence has killed several fellow Disciples~~ Ah~~” Huo Bingyan sighed with a tone that was hard to bear.

The surviving Disciples of Mount Longhu were all too frightened to speak a word.

“Humph! A bunch of trash!” Zeng Qi’s expression fluctuated wildly, but he quickly composed himself. After a brief check, he realized that all the Rat Demons, including the Rat King, had perished in the blast, leaving not even a trace behind.

Zeng Qi sheathed his flying sword and said to Huang Xiaolong in a stern voice, “I won this showdown!”

“Hahaha~~~ You won? I don’t think so.” Huang Xiaolong said with a mocking laugh.

At that, everyone returned to the two-story house.

As soon as they entered the ground floor hall, they saw that the girl who had fainted had awoken, but there were no signs of improvement; her body was oozing pus as she screamed in agony, her cries heart-wrenchingly intense.

“What’s going on?” Zeng Qi exclaimed in shock. “I’ve clearly eradicated all the Rat Demons, so why… Instead of getting better, her condition has worsened…”

The girl’s parents looked at Zeng Qi pitifully. “Master… What’s happening? My daughter seems… seems… seems to be sicker than before… this…”

“Shut up! Stop the noise!” Zeng Qi shouted impatiently, wracking his brains to understand the situation, but despite thinking it over, he couldn’t figure it out.

“Hahaha~ You won? I think you’ve gone mad!” Huang Xiaolong laughed scornfully. “Now, it’s my turn to take action, isn’t it?”

“You… you… you…” Zeng Qi panicked, but quickly gritted his teeth and said, “Fine! Try then, I don’t believe you have any miraculous methods!”

“Hey, you were wrong from the start,” Huang Xiaolong said, taking a step forward with a faint smile.

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