Why Uphold Justice on Heaven's Behalf? (Please Vote and Keep Reading)

Ji Qinglin carried the delirious Yu Ye into the car when a cold sneer came from behind the partition by the driver's seat. It was still that husky female voice. "You damn profiteer. You really are a beast in human clothing—you'd even lay hands on your own disciple."

Ignoring the mockery beside him, Ji Qinglin checked Yu Ye's condition. Aside from her body running a little hot, her muddled consciousness, and her hands grabbing wildly, there seemed to be no other problem.

Ji Qinglin could not be bothered to explain.

"Yes, yes. Then, to make sure I don't violate my own disciple again, could I trouble you to detoxify her?"

When Yu Ye woke again, a cool breeze was pouring in through the car window.

Feeling something hard beneath her, she opened her eyes and looked up, only to discover that she was pressed body-to-body against Ji Qinglin, face-to-face. Startled, Yu Ye instinctively jerked her head up. Fortunately, Ji Qinglin raised a hand to shield her, or she would have slammed straight into the roof of the car.

"We haven't arrived yet. Hang in there a little longer."

Yu Ye rubbed her still-dizzy head. "Uh, why was I sleeping here? What exactly happened?"

Only as she spoke did Yu Ye notice how tightly her body was pressed against Ji Qinglin's. But the space was cramped, and it was impossible to change positions right now. She could only lean back as much as she could.

"It's rather complicated. Let me introduce you to two people first. The first is the doctor who helped detoxify you."

As he spoke, Ji Qinglin knocked on the car window. The driver impatiently lowered the partition.

Before Yu Ye could clearly see her, she smelled a heavy scent of smoke, though the incoming breeze quickly blew it away.

A woman was seated in the driver's seat, seeming somewhat older than Yu Ye.

She wore a black jacket. One Mechanical Arm gripped the steering wheel while her other hand flicked ash out the window. Her brown curls covered half her face, but a pair of dark green eyes could be seen in the rearview mirror. Her brows were tightly furrowed, as though she had quite a bone to pick with Ji Qinglin.

Seeing that Yu Ye had awakened, she reflexively stubbed out her cigarette and flicked it out the window.

"This valiant beauty behind the wheel is Shen Bixin, proprietor of Green Heart Clinic, and the finest, fairest-priced doctor on West Prosperity Street!"

"Damn profiteer, no matter how much you butter me up, your treatment fees won't be reduced next time."

"Then I'd better try not to trouble you too often."

"Hello, Doctor Shen!"

Yu Ye greeted her as respectfully as she could.

Shen Bixin glanced at Yu Ye, her brows relaxing as she nodded and instructed, "Hello. You were poisoned with Yin Yang Union Joy Powder from India. You've already been given an Anti-Indecency Injection. Drink plenty of water over the next couple of days, and the remaining poison will be flushed out completely."

Hearing "Yin Yang Union Joy Powder" and "Anti-Indecency Injection," Yu Ye felt her cheeks heat up again.

"Uh, thank you, Doctor Shen. While I was unconscious from the poison, I... I didn't do anything foolish, did I?"

Shen Bixin did not answer. She merely glanced at Ji Qinglin, who cleared his throat a few times and tugged at his collar.

"No. You were just a little restless while unconscious."

Yu Ye could tell the two of them were hiding the truth, but she did not feel it was appropriate to press further.

Yu Ye: What did I do? Hello? Can you hear me?

Crazy Night: Don't talk to me. This is too humiliating to bear.

Yu Ye: What exactly did I do? Crazy Night: Nothing much. You just hooked and rubbed your legs around your Master's waist, blew hot breath on him, nibbled here and bit there. Just look at his neck and you'll know. Luckily, he put his finger in your mouth for you to bite, otherwise who knows what filthy words you might have said. Yu Ye: Stop talking!

Yu Ye wished she could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it, but she was lying atop Ji Qinglin right now, making it awkward to struggle.

Crazy Night: Still, I have to say, that guy can really endure. Even after all that, he didn't do anything to you. He just held you in this position while checking your condition. Either he's impotent or he's gay.

Yu Ye: Wasn't I poisoned because that bastard didn't explain things clearly?! Seeing how awkward the atmosphere in the car had become, Ji Qinglin had no choice but to change the subject.

"As for the other person, you're more familiar with him."

With that, he opened the window to the cargo compartment. Sang Feng, who had been hitting on Yu Ye in the bar earlier, was now tied hand and foot to a medical bed. Drool continued to run from his mouth, which could not close.

"This is?"

"Sang Feng. Didn't he tell you to remember his name?"

"I know, but why is he here?"

"Because he is both Boss Shen's capture target and the donor for your Cultivation Meridian Set."

At those words, Yu Ye froze completely and asked Ji Qinglin again for confirmation.

"Master, are you saying I'm going to use the cultivation meridian set from his body?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why would we go to all the trouble of taking this guy out for a drive?"

"But if you extract his meridians, won't he die?"

"He could actually be saved, but there's no need."

"Kill someone to take his meridians? He may not be a good person, but is that really appropriate? And won't we get arrested?"

Before Ji Qinglin could reply, Shen Bixin had already driven the car into a roadside garage and parked.

"I'll take him inside first. Damn profiteer, explain things clearly to your disciple. Otherwise, she might just call the police and have you arrested. But don't worry, Yu Ye. I can't vouch for that damn profiteer, but I'm no villain who kills innocents indiscriminately."

With that, she opened the rear door and pushed Sang Feng, who had already lost all ability to resist, into the medical storage room by herself.

Ji Qinglin complained inwardly, She washed her hands of this clean. So now Sang Feng and I are the only bad guys here? "What exactly—"

"Could you get down first? Your Master's legs have gone numb."

Her attention had been entirely on the situation, and she had forgotten that the car had stopped. At Ji Qinglin's reminder, Yu Ye hurriedly jumped out. Her legs were still somewhat weak, but that primal desire had mostly faded.

Yu Ye was so ashamed and furious that she almost wanted to kill someone to silence them.

Ji Qinglin, however, wore a relaxed smile.

"Before I explain, congratulations, disciple. You have completed the first round of your probationary test. Up until just now, your unconditional trust in your Master has remained quite steady."

"Then please explain it clearly. Otherwise, I'm afraid that trust won't remain so steady going forward."

The corners of Ji Qinglin's lips lifted slightly. Quite a bit of resentment there. Still, she speaks her mind.

"Let's start from the beginning. A week ago, Sang Feng from Nightfall Bar came to see your Master with some people and demanded that I sell Ji's General Store. Though he tried to intimidate me by invoking Immortal Path Biology Company, I refused him outright.

"That company does indeed have influence in Bangkok, and Sang Feng really is a White Glove for the company in certain matters. But I know very well that the company has no interest in interfering with which shops its White Gloves choose.

"I thought that would be the end of it, but Shen Bixin told me she had encountered the same thing. Recently, shop owners in their trade association had been murdered, and she suspected Sang Feng was involved, so she investigated him.

"What Shen Bixin uncovered shocked even me. While illegally supplying test subjects to the company as a White Glove, this brat was also using those privileges to traffic people and trade organs in Bangkok.

"Not every illegal migrant is as lucky as you were to be caught and thrown into prison. Those unlucky enough to run into Sang Feng might be sold off, piece by piece or whole."

Yu Ye frowned, nodding thoughtfully.

"So you decided to uphold justice on Heaven's behalf and kill that bastard?"

But Ji Qinglin merely shrugged and shook his head. "Why would your Master uphold justice on Heaven's behalf? At the time, I was only shocked by his bloodiness and shamelessness. I had no intention of killing him, because it had nothing to do with me."

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