Yao Wuchen, upon receiving the message, immediately found the ancestor and told him that Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying had returned.
"Did they bring anyone back with them?"
"Ancestor, the message said the two of them were only carrying a little girl. There was no one else."
"A little girl?"
Medicine Spirit was immediately puzzled. Could it be that the two of them knew there was no hope of escape and had voluntarily come back to die?
Or did they think they could take on Medicine King Valley by themselves? As for the little girl mentioned in the report, they did not take her seriously at all.
"Oh, right. There was also a Big Black Dog."
It was not only Medicine King Valley's ancestor who was puzzled; Yao Wuchen was equally confused. Could that little girl and a black dog be the reinforcements they had found?
Yao Wuchen nearly laughed just thinking about it.
"Could that black dog be some powerful demonic beast?"
That was the only possibility Medicine Spirit could think of. Otherwise, the two women must have water in their brains, voluntarily returning to their deaths.
"Ancestor, should we send someone to seize them, or...?"
"No need. Since they have returned of their own accord, they must have come looking for us. Send word that no one is to stop them. Just let them in."
"Yes, Ancestor."
Another half hour passed. Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying led Mu Qingling into Son of Heaven Hall, with a Big Black Dog following behind the three of them.
"My dear little sister, I never expected you to run back on your own. Could it be that you couldn't bear to leave me?"
"Yao Wuchen, where are my Imperial Father and the others?"
Zhao Shanshan ignored Yao Wuchen's words and instead asked about her Imperial Father. After all, they had returned to save him.
"Zhao Wuji? Naturally, they are in the heavenly prison. If you want to save them, agree to one condition of mine. Otherwise, your Zhao family will finally be reunited. You know the consequences."
"Yao Wuchen, I advise you to release my Imperial Father and the others quickly. Otherwise, Medicine King Valley will regret this."
"Hahahaha...!"
"Zhao Shanshan, is there water in your brain? Just the two of you sisters?"
"Or this little girl? Or perhaps this Big Black Dog?"
Upon hearing Zhao Shanshan's words, Yao Wuchen burst out laughing. He had already inspected them when they entered. The little girl was just an ordinary person.
And that Big Black Dog was no demonic beast either, merely an ordinary mutt, except somewhat larger than normal.
"Hmph!"
"Was it you who captured big sister's dad? Hurry up and release big sister's dad, or I'll beat you up!"
Still holding her milk bottle and drinking milk, the little girl gave a cold snort and spoke to Yao Wuchen in her babyish voice. The words were meant to be fierce, but coming from her mouth, they sounded utterly comical.
Even Yao Wuchen, the one being threatened, started laughing. If the occasion had been different, he might have been unable to resist picking the little girl up for a hug.
"Hehe!"
"Little girl, I'm standing right here. Come hit me!"
Yao Wuchen had originally been standing in the middle of the hall. Hearing that the little girl wanted to hit him, he could not help saying so.
After speaking, as if afraid the little girl could not reach him, he even squatted down and pointed at his chest, telling her to strike there.
"Hmph!"
"You're a bad person. I'm going to beat up you bad person."
The little girl did not indulge Yao Wuchen either. She broke free of Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying's hands, walked up to Yao Wuchen, raised her chubby little hand, and punched straight at his chest.
Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying had just been about to pull the little girl back after she broke free, but then they suddenly received Little Black's voice transmission and immediately stopped in their tracks.
Before the two of them could figure out what was happening, they heard a bang. A man as large as Yao Wuchen had actually vanished.
When Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying saw Yao Wuchen again, he was already lying beneath the desk in the center of Son of Heaven Hall, blood pouring from his mouth as if it cost nothing.
"Bad person, now you know how awesome I am, right? Hurry up and release big sister's dad, or I'll hit you again!"
"Y-you... pfft!"
Yao Wuchen stared at the little girl in horror. After stammering out a few words, he spat out another mouthful of blood, tilted his head, and fainted dead away.
Yao Wuchen simply could not understand it. He had actually failed to withstand even a single punch from a little girl. He could not accept such a thing and was angered into unconsciousness.
"How dare you!"
"Where did this wild little brat come from? You dared injure the young master of Medicine King Valley? Hand over your life!"
One of Medicine King Valley's ancestors, seeing the unconscious Yao Wuchen, flew into a rage. Shamelessly, he charged at a little girl with killing intent.
"I'm not a wild little brat. I have a father and mother. You're the wild old man!"
The little girl was not afraid in the slightest. Instead, she walked toward the old fellow and likewise threw a light, fluttering punch.
The old fellow had also not taken the little girl seriously at first, but after she threw her punch, he did not even know what had happened before her fist struck him.
The result was easy to imagine. He too was sent flying by one punch and crashed down beside Yao Wuchen, desperately vomiting old blood.
Boom!
This scene utterly stunned the people of Medicine King Valley. They all rose from their chairs, staring at Mu Qingling with faces full of disbelief.
If Yao Wuchen had voluntarily let the little girl hit him at first, then they could still accept that the girl might simply have been a little stronger than usual.
But the one who had just acted was an expert on their level, and he had attacked first. Yet he had still been knocked down by one punch from the little girl. That was truly thought-provoking.
One had to know that the person who had just acted was an ancestor of Medicine King Valley, a Grand Unity Realm cultivator, not some random cat or dog.
"Who exactly are you? This is a matter of Medicine King Valley. Are you sure you want to oppose Medicine King Valley?"
Medicine Spirit was the first to recover his senses. He spoke to the little girl in a somewhat threatening tone. Even if she was only a little girl, someone who could injure a Grand Unity Realm expert with one punch had to be taken seriously by Medicine Spirit.
"Listen carefully! I am Invincible Little Master Mu Qingling! Hurry up and release big sister's dad, or I'll beat all of you too."
Medicine Spirit:...
Everyone:...
What the hell was that? What Invincible Little Master Mu Qingling? They had never heard of her before and were utterly bewildered by the little girl's words.
"Join forces and capture her."
Whether or not she was some Invincible Little Master, they could not obediently heed a little girl's demands. Since they did not know her background either, Medicine Spirit could only order everyone to join forces and capture her.
Medicine King Valley had already lost all face today. They did not care if several people had to join hands against a little girl. If they failed to capture her, that would be the real humiliation.
"Your Medicine King Valley is shameless! So many of you are bullying one child."
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