I'm Here!

His trembling legs buckled beneath him, and he dropped to his knees. His ferocious face strained to look ingratiating, but the terror in his heart left him unable to muster even a trace of resistance.

Who could have imagined that this harmless-looking youth was so terrifying? The moment he heard that the Tiger Fist Mercenary Group had surrounded Ten Thousand Medicine Hall, he had exploded into action.

In less than the time it took to burn an incense stick, corpses littered the ground. No one had even been given a chance to struggle before they all fell.

"M-my lord, I was blind and failed to recognize greatness. Please, be magnanimous and spare my life! I have a seventy-year-old mother above me..." the vicious-looking man wailed and begged in a panic.

Xiao Le stepped aside in disgust and said coldly, "Shut up. I ask, you answer. If you dare lie, you know the consequences!"

The vicious-looking man's eyes lit up. He immediately understood that he had a chance to live, and quickly nodded to show his loyalty. "I understand. I will tell you everything I know without holding anything back. I would never dare deceive you!"

Better to live badly than die well. What mercenary was not in it for money?

"Why did your Tiger Fist Mercenary Group surround Ten Thousand Medicine Hall? What is the situation now? How strong is the Tiger Fist Mercenary Group?"

Xiao Le was faintly worried about Little Fairy Doctor's situation. Ten Thousand Medicine Hall might not necessarily offend the Tiger Fist Mercenary Group just to protect her.

"Some time ago, our leader's most beloved son, Young Leader Hu Wei, escorted Little Fairy Doctor into the mountains to gather herbs and never returned. Not a single person from the entire team came back; only Little Fairy Doctor survived. So our leader personally led us to question her.

"Our leader did not believe Little Fairy Doctor's explanation, but Ten Thousand Medicine Hall protected her. That was why our leader surrounded Ten Thousand Medicine Hall, pressuring them to hand Little Fairy Doctor over.

"It has already been two days. I think Ten Thousand Medicine Hall should understand our leader's determination by now and will obediently hand her over.

"Our Tiger Fist Mercenary Group ranks second among Qingshan Town's three major mercenary groups. Our leader alone is a Dou Master. Aside from the high-level fighters who disappeared with the young leader, we still have three high-level Dou Practitioners. However, our leader's strength is faintly recognized as the greatest among the three major mercenary groups."

Xiao Le spread his Thunder Wings, drew a deep breath, and shot into the sky. Before the vicious-looking man could rejoice, his words drifted down: "I keep my word. I won't kill you. But you are steeped in vicious aura, so you must be an utterly evil man. I'll cripple your cultivation. I hope you can turn over a new leaf!"

As his words fell, a bolt of lightning shot like an arrow toward the man's lower abdomen, striking the vortex of Dou Qi in his dantian.

Pfft!

His vortex shattered. The vicious-looking man's face turned deathly pale as he collapsed limply to the ground.

Ten Thousand Medicine Hall, normally bustling with an endless stream of visitors, was now bleak and deserted. After all, the fierce mercenaries lined up at its entrance were not people to be casually provoked.

His bare upper body was covered in scars, his short hair was neat and capable, and his resolute face was now filled with grief and indignation. If Xiao Le had been here to observe carefully, he would have noticed that this man bore a fifty-percent resemblance to Hu Wei, whom he had killed.

The man was Hu Wei's father, Hu Feng, the leader of the Tiger Fist Mercenary Group and a three-star Dou Master.

Having lost his beloved son, Hu Feng's eyes were already bloodshot. His dense killing intent was so intense that no one dared approach within three meters of him.

"Qi Zuo, listen carefully! If you don't hand over Little Fairy Doctor, I'll raze your Ten Thousand Medicine Hall to the ground today! I've tolerated you for two days already!"

Hu Feng's voice was low and terrifying, as though a violent storm would descend at any moment.

Qi Zuo was the master of Ten Thousand Medicine Hall in Qingshan Town. He was also a Dou Master, though weaker than an ordinary one, since his primary identity was that of a physician.

Dressed in a long-sleeved green robe, he possessed something of an immortal, scholarly elegance. Unfortunately, his ashen face ruined that refinement.

"Hmph! Hu Feng, don't be so arrogant. Ten Thousand Medicine Hall is not so easily bullied either. Little Fairy Doctor has already explained that they encountered an attack by a pack of magical beast wolves. Had they not been rescued, Little Fairy Doctor could not possibly have survived either!"

The Tiger Fist Mercenary Group's pressure on Ten Thousand Medicine Hall was a slap to its face. How could it continue to stand in Qingshan Town afterward? Naturally, Qi Zuo had no pleasant expression for Hu Feng.

"Heh heh!" Hu Feng sneered twice. "It wasn't your son who died! Today, I will make that bitch Little Fairy Doctor accompany my son in death!"

Hu Feng roared with all his might, his voice echoing far into the distance. The fury within it was chilling, and Qi Zuo understood that Hu Feng would never let the matter rest today.

Qi Zuo gazed toward a room on the second floor behind Ten Thousand Medicine Hall and sighed.

On the second floor, a pair of eyes dimmed. The narrow crack in the window was quietly closed, and its owner staggered back with vacant, hollow eyes before collapsing weakly onto the bed. After a long while, she rose with determination.

As Qi Zuo gave up resisting, the mercenaries behind Hu Feng smugly prepared to enter Ten Thousand Medicine Hall. However, Ten Thousand Medicine Hall's doors opened first.

A beautiful figure in pale purple stepped out. It was Little Fairy Doctor, the central figure in today's confrontation.

The hand hidden in her sleeve slowly opened. This tiny movement went unnoticed by everyone else. Little Fairy Doctor dodged the mercenary's reaching hand and walked willingly toward Hu Feng.

When she reached Hu Feng's side, Little Fairy Doctor turned around and slowly bowed to Qi Zuo. With a gentle smile, she said, "Thank you for protecting me today, Hall Master. May Ten Thousand Medicine Hall grow ever more prosperous in the future!"

Straightening up, Little Fairy Doctor's expression was calm as she faced Hu Feng without the slightest fear.

Hu Feng found this rather surprising and sighed regretfully. "If my son had not disappeared for no reason, perhaps you might have become my daughter-in-law by now!"

"Ha ha ha!"

Little Fairy Doctor threw back her head and laughed, her eyes full of mockery as she swept her gaze across the surrounding mercenaries. Her expression held nothing but cold indifference and calm detachment.

"Sure enough, strength is the foundation of all respect and equality!"

She closed her eyes and waited for the death she had long anticipated. So this was the fear of facing death's arrival.

"Ah!"

A shrill scream rang out. Little Fairy Doctor opened her eyes and looked hopefully toward the source of the cry. A figure like a god slowly overlapped with the figure she had been yearning for in her heart.

A smile so radiant that it made the sky itself pale blossomed on her face. Tears glimmered in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes, but her heart was filled with happiness and emotion.

"I'm here!"

As a gust of wind rose, that familiar presence entered Little Fairy Doctor's heart. It was Xiao Le, who had rushed here in haste.

Thankfully, he had not come too late!

Otherwise, if she had perished, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"You are the one who saved Little Fairy Doctor, aren't you?" Hu Feng's tone was certain.

Xiao Le did not deny it. He glared furiously at Hu Feng and sneered. "Sure enough, villains really do come from the same family!"

Though the words sounded strange, Hu Feng vaguely understood that Hu Wei's disappearance must be connected to Xiao Le.

"Where exactly is Hu Wei?" Hu Wei's low, terrifying voice squeezed out through his clenched teeth.

"Hu Wei?"

Xiao Le murmured in confusion. But the next instant, he suddenly sprang into action. The momentum of accumulated lightning surged forth as he lunged forward and threw a fierce punch.

Bang!

The explosive impact rang out. Xiao Le gave a bitter smile as he gently rubbed his fist. Hu Feng had merely sunk both feet into the ground, while a faint red fist mark had been branded onto the skin of his chest.

Sure enough, Hu Feng had cultivated the Divine Silkworm Technique as well.

"Brat, you're courting death!"