Chapter 58: Final Preparations (Third Update!)

  "Who on earth did this?!"

  Ran Li took a deep breath, staring at the shocking wound, his eyes filled with lingering fear. The sword cut into the flesh was enough to be half a finger deep, from the left shoulder to the left breast, it drew out a long and narrow wound. If it were just one more finger deeper, then at this moment, Yue Yu would have probably become a corpse.

  "Who else could it be? Of course, it's that Vice City Master of Dan Yun City! I still underestimated him after all!"

  Yue Yu shook his head and smiled wryly. Although he had successfully pierced Hong Zheng's throat with one sword, the dying counterattack of this eighth-level strongman was not to be underestimated. In fact, at that time, he had already retreated in time, but the sword energy released by Hong Zheng at that moment suddenly increased by half an inch, finally cutting out this wound.

  The wound is a minor matter, he stopped the bleeding in time. With the medicine of this world, it will heal in three to five days. The problem is that water attribute true energy has entered his body. Water is the softest thing in the world, but when it becomes violent, it can also change the color of mountains and rivers. These invading foreign energies are constantly churning inside his body, he wants to thoroughly eliminate them, probably after half a month.

  At this time, Huang Fan, who was about to go get hot water, suddenly let out a soft snort from his nose, thinking that you can just blow it off. How dare you say anything disdainful? If you really encounter someone like the Sword King of Canglang, can you really escape with your life? It's likely that after sneaking into the city lord's mansion, he was injured by some senior member of the Yue family. This time, being able to escape alive is also a big deal.

  "No wonder! I guessed that in the manor, only the Clan Master and that Tsang Lung Sword King could have injured you."

  Ran Li let out a sigh of relief and immediately afterwards, his eyes revealed an intense anticipation: "So what's the outcome of this matter?"

  He saw that Yue Yu's wound was indeed frightening, but in fact, he didn't have much to worry about. He immediately became impatient and started asking about the things he cared most about at the moment. Previously, he had been acting alone and didn't know the details of what was happening inside the palace. After that, he either fled with all his might or hid everywhere during the city-wide search. Although Yue Yu had made a few gestures to him, the specific situation was still unclear. The wait of more than two hours had already driven him crazy.

  Yue Yu smiled but didn't answer, instead turning to call out to Huang Fan. "Old shopkeeper, I heard that before you came to my house, you used to be a traveling merchant for several years? And also served as the second shopkeeper in that store in East City?"

  "Young master, Huang Fan was indeed a traveling merchant and also worked in the guest house for several years! However, that was several years ago—"

  Huang Fan found it somewhat inexplicable, but still temporarily put aside the plan to fetch water to clean Yue Yu's wound. He bowed his head and saluted Yue Yu. As a merchant, he had identified many medicinal herbs and medicines, and several years of being a shopkeeper had given him ample experience in dealing with people. It was precisely because of this that he was favored by Yue Zhangshi, but why did this young master ask this out of the blue?

  "So it seems that over the years, you must have built some connections and networks in the business world. As it happens, I have a favor to ask of you."

  Without waiting for Huang Fan's response, Yue Yu's lips curled up again. "The news of Dan Yun City's Hong Zhong and Hong Fei being beheaded by me has already spread! However, I'm afraid my identity won't be able to deceive those clan uncles and aunts either. Tomorrow morning, go help me spread some rumors everywhere. As for the content... you can say that our Yue family is preparing to turn against Dan Yun City, or you can say that the Cang Lan Sword King was assassinated by someone from the south. In short, just make it up as you like, whether it's believable or not, my intention is clear?"

  Huang Fan was shocked, his first reaction was disbelief. However, immediately after that, cold sweat poured down from his forehead like a waterfall. Huang Fan thought of the city-wide search earlier, the severity of which was unprecedented, and their pharmacy had also been turned upside down. It seemed that if Yue Yu's actions were just small-time troublemaking, they wouldn't have caused such a commotion.

  And as for the news of Canglan Sword King and the young master of Dan Yun City being dead, Yue Yu would not possibly spread unfounded rumors. Such things are usually the easiest to verify ——

  Thinking of this, Huang Fan's gaze towards Yue Yu was completely different. If this news is true, then this young master will likely become an extraordinary figure in the future.

  The emotional ups and downs were not limited to Huang Fan, but also Ruan Li, who was beside him, fiercely waving his fist to vent his excitement. In fact, he had already known the result from that gesture before, but when he really heard Yue Yu confirm it with his own mouth, his mood was still excited.

  Inside the grand hall, participating in the evening banquet were over forty martial artists. Yue Yu dared to single-handedly charge in with his sword and defeat them one by one, finally killing the deputy city master of Dan Yun City before returning. This kind of heroic spirit and boldness was unmatched throughout the entire North Ma Yuan, and this person was the young master of their household.

  At the sight of Jian Ran's face flushed with excitement, Yue Yu couldn't help but laugh and shake his head, then began to treat his wound on his own.

  The fierce battle in the great hall, coupled with his subsequent blood loss, had left him mentally and physically exhausted, his lips slightly pale. However, this chest wound was something he absolutely refused to let anyone else treat.

  At this time, the benefits of being prepared in advance were revealed. Whether it was alcohol or a surgical knife, he had made some for himself over the past six months. One set was placed right here in the pharmacy. After calling Huang Fan to bring it over, Yue Yu began chatting with Ruan Li to distract him while she stitched up her own wound.

  In fact, with his current state, if it were someone else, they would have been trembling all over and whether or not they could even pick up a needle would be a problem. However, with the internal auxiliary intelligent system in control, Yue Yu's hands remained extremely stable, and accurate to the point of almost no error.

  In his past life, he studied sports medicine, anatomy and surgery were one of the compulsory courses. And with the medical level at that time, the connection of nerves and blood vessels at the wound site, even a slight difference was not qualified. And Yue Yu had analytical ability, this kind of technique was just child's play for him.

  However, this was seen by the other three people in the house as a surprise. Ruan Li admired Yue Yu's expression of not taking pain seriously at all, while Lin Zhuo carefully watched every move and every needle of Yue Yu, as if he was fascinated by it.

  Among these three people, even the old Huang Fan had never discovered the hint of sadness hidden in Yue Yu's eyebrows.

  Yue Yu was indeed in a bad mood at this time. This battle was won, but everything he did was a losing business. The cost of not being able to use the Five Elements Spirit Pill for ten years, plus the huge debt of hundreds of taels. The real solution to the problem was only his sister's marriage and the impending crisis of survival.

  What he really wanted was Yue Feng's life, but the kid had already slipped away early. There was also Yue Lin, and he didn't have any murderous intentions towards his cheap brother-in-law. However, if there was time and opportunity, he wouldn't mind humiliating this kid again to vent some of the evil air in his chest. But at that time, he still gave up on this idea.

  In a battle with Canglan Sword King Hong Zheng, Yue Lin's father Yue Yunwen had the intention of protecting him. However, with his 8th level martial artist strength, if he were to go crazy, it would be enough to cause trouble for a while. Moreover, Yue Yunjie's previous action of letting two armored soldiers leave with the city master's order was also seen and remembered by him.

  Yue Yu refused to believe it, in the entire Yue family castle, there were only these two 8th-level martial artists inside the main hall.

  What really annoyed him was that at this moment, his life was also in someone else's hands.

  At this point, Yue Yu's gaze swept towards the night outside the window with a hint of chill. Half an hour ago, he had already sensed that someone was following him, and it wasn't until they reached the pharmacy that the person stopped in the distance.

  But I don't know if that guy who walks silently like a ghost has left or not.

  P.S: The data is terrible, urgently seeking data for pioneering work.