At Falling Moon Academy, Dean Ye Qingshuang had fully recovered. After hearing Fan Chong's account, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
She knew Yun Che's strength better than almost anyone, yet even she had never imagined he would be bold enough to kill a King Realm cultivator-and actually succeed!
"What about King Qin? Any news?"
Fan Chong shook his head. "Not yet, but with King Qin's strength, dealing with two mere early-stage King Realm cultivators shouldn't be much trouble."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Wei Hong rushed into the office and said urgently, "Dean, something has happened to King Qin! His life is in danger. Please come at once!"
Ye Qingshuang frowned. Given King Qin's strength, he should never have been forced to fight to the brink of death.
"Where is he? Take me there!"
Soon, the three arrived at the largest clinic in Falling Moon City, where all the city's best physicians were doing everything they could to save Qin Xiao.
Qin Yelan stood beside Yun Che, her face full of worry, while their little undercover agent, Qin Lang, kept offering words of comfort.
"Don't worry too much, Ye Lan. Heaven protects good men like my adoptive father. He'll surely pull through."
Yun Che glanced at him and thought, Really? Aren't you probably hoping King Qin kicks the bucket as soon as possible?
Ye Qingshuang walked over to Yun Che. She had learned from Wei Hong that he was the one who had carried King Qin back.
"Yun Che, what exactly happened? How did King Qin get so badly injured?"
Yun Che shook his head slightly. "I'm not sure of the details either. When I arrived, King Qin was already gravely wounded, and Fatty Zou and Big-Bearded Lu were badly injured too. I finished those two off while I was there, then carried King Qin back."
Everyone present was stunned. Did that mean he had killed three King Realm experts all by himself? Was that really possible?
But unless that was how it had happened, Yun Che couldn't possibly have faced a King Realm cultivator head-on with his strength.
Everyone praised Yun Che's good fortune. This was a tremendous achievement! It would be enough to draw the attention of the imperial family's higher-ups, and rewards were sure to follow.
Even setting the imperial family aside, once King Qin woke up, he would undoubtedly lavish praise and rewards on this son-in-law of his.
Ye Qingshuang nodded gently, then paused before saying with a hint of reproach, "Don't be so reckless next time. Even though you've learned Thunder Shadow Divine Movement, there's still a considerable gulf between you and a King Realm cultivator."
Yun Che nodded, his gaze involuntarily lingering on the Dean's plain dress, stunning face, and voluptuous figure.
Ye Qingshuang was said to be aloof and a woman of few words. Outside of cultivating and managing the academy, she rarely interacted with others.
Yet now she was showing a little concern for him, a mere academic instructor. It seemed saving her last time hadn't been for nothing. She knew how to be grateful.
Qin Yelan glanced curiously between Ye Qingshuang and her brother-in-law. They seemed quite close; otherwise, she wouldn't have taught Yun Che Thunder Shadow Divine Movement. Were they secretly master and disciple?
Had Yun Che known what his sister-in-law was thinking, he might have flicked her forehead. Master and disciple was one thing, but adding "secretly" made it sound entirely different.
It took a full five hours before the physicians finished reconnecting King Qin's ruptured intestines and stitching his flesh back together.
Qin Yelan hurried forward. "Divine Doctor Sun, how is my father?"
Anyone who had been to an emergency department knew that when a physician spoke with their hands behind their back, the patient's condition was stable and there was no need to worry. But if they folded their hands over their abdomen, you had better brace yourself.
Unfortunately, this Divine Doctor Sun, whose name was Sun Zhi, had his hands folded over his abdomen. He shook his head slightly and spoke with a soft sigh.
"Second Young Lady, we did everything we could."
Qin Yelan's pretty face turned pale, and she staggered. Qin Lang was about to reach out to steady her, but she fell toward Yun Che instead, and Yun Che quickly caught her.
Their little undercover agent, Qin Lang, slowly curled his outstretched hand into a fist and withdrew it. He had been standing closer! Why had she fallen toward that little scoundrel Yun instead?
He was annoyed. He was furious. He nearly drew his sword, but in the end, reason prevailed over his anger.
In Qin Yelan's eyes, he was still a good older brother. He absolutely could not lose control in front of her.
But he truly hated Yun Che! He wanted so, so badly to run him through right here, right now, this very minute, this very second.
Yun Che glanced at the little undercover agent's helplessly withdrawn hand, a flicker of apology in his eyes. To Qin Lang, however, it looked like blatant smugness, making him grit his teeth in fury, his face as grim as stagnant water.
Sun Zhi apparently hadn't finished speaking. He continued, "We've saved King Qin's life, but his injuries are so severe that it'll take some time for him to wake up."
"Moreover, King Qin forcibly burned his blood essence to fight, rupturing the spiritual energy sea in his dantian. At best, his cultivation will only recover to the peak of the Grandmaster Realm. I'm afraid returning to the King Realm will be impossible in this lifetime."
Yun Che, Qin Yelan, and even Ye Qingshuang froze. They truly wanted to stab him to death with little knives, one thrust at a time, without the slightest mercy-and take turns doing it.
At such a critical moment, he had only told them half the story, making them worry for nothing. If he had been dealing with a hot-tempered relative, they would have kicked him by now.
Seeing the anger flaring in their eyes, Sun Zhi seemed to realize he had given them the information in the wrong order. He quickly cleared his throat and put some distance between himself and the three.
"Ahem! King Qin needs quiet rest now. Please don't make too much noise. I'll go check on the other wounded. Goodbye."
Faced with the murderous looks from Yun Che, Qin Yelan, and Ye Qingshuang, Divine Doctor Sun wisely chose to flee and avert disaster. Clever bastard.
And with that, the bandits' siege seemed to have ended with a scare but no lasting disaster.
Yun Che, however, did not let his guard down. Only he knew that the true disaster for all of Falling Moon City was about to begin.
With King Qin incapacitated, the ambitious powerful families began to stir, throwing the entire city into turmoil.
In particular, the four great families-the Wang Family, the Gu Family, the Xie Family, and the Miao Family-were already plotting how to destroy the Qin Family in one fell swoop, replace them, and become the new rulers of Falling Moon City.
Yun Che sank into thought. In the original plot, both Ye Qingshuang and Qin Xiao had died. The four great families had joined forces to wipe out the Qin Prince's Residence, while Qin Yelan had been rescued by a powerful expert and joined an organization called the Divine Lotus Order. In the end, she had hooked up with his dear older brother, Yun Jin.
With Ye Qingshuang here this time, they shouldn't dare try anything. They wouldn't have the strength to, either.
Still, I'd better keep an eye on them, just in case.
Suddenly, Yun Che remembered something. The reason his dear older brother Yun Jin had met Qin Yelan seemed to have something to do with an old drunk.
In the story, when the city fell, Yun Jin had been rescued by an old drunk dressed in rags. He had eventually inherited all the old man's greatest techniques and become a powerful expert.
I wonder if that old drunk has arrived in Falling Moon City yet. I'll have to look for him. I can't let my dear older brother meet him.
As he left the clinic, Yun Che aimed at Ye Qingshuang and secretly made a grab. He had high hopes for this great beauty Ye, who had barely been mentioned in the plot.
"Ding! Successful grab. Congratulations! You have obtained one Sealed Memory." [Sealed Memory: Ye Qingshuang's memories from before the age of ten, deliberately sealed by a Supreme Realm expert. View them?]
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