The Invincible Doctor of the Female Village Chief

Chapter 976: Chapter 976: Impressions of the Small Town

Liu Zixuan chuckled slyly and leaned in front of Ye Lianyi: "You little minx, do you think that just because you went to a Hidden Sect and became the Sect Leader’s closed-door disciple, you can escape from my grasp?"

"What are you talking about? Xiaoxiao is still here!" Ye Lianyi rolled her eyes at Liu Zixuan with annoyance.

Initially, Xiaoxiao was busy examining Ye Lianyi’s skin. Upon hearing this, she looked up: "Ripple, I’m telling you, don’t fall into Liu Zixuan’s clutches. Back when he was at the Profound Sword Sect, he even said he wanted to pursue me. You see how fickle he is, you absolutely can’t be his girlfriend!"

Though Xiaoxiao was somewhat opposed to Ye Lianyi’s relationship with Liu Zixuan, she reconsidered, realizing they had known each other first and had a foundation of feelings. Even though Sword Venerable Ling Xiao and the Great Elder had mentioned marriage to Liu Zixuan before, he indirectly refused at the time.

So she really had no right to be jealous. On the contrary, why not take this opportunity to tease Liu Zixuan a little?

Ye Lianyi immediately nodded and pulled Xiaoxiao aside to sit: "Xiaoxiao, I think you’re absolutely right. His words should definitely not be easily trusted; we must resist him together!"

Liu Zixuan’s forehead instantly appeared with a few black lines: "Damn it, you’ve only known Xiaoxiao for a few days, and you’re already siding with her!"

"We call it ’late meeting but deep connection!’" Ye Lianyi pouted.

Liu Zixuan pinched his forehead: "Seems like you’re getting a little carried away."

"You... what do you want to do!" Hearing this, Ye Lianyi quickly shrank back a little.

"We’ll settle accounts later with you. They should have found a place to stay by now. Let’s first cure Xiaoxiao’s hidden ailment with her special constitution. Enemies are all around us; I don’t have much mind to flirt with you right now!"

"Bah, you just don’t dare," Xiaoxiao mumbled, linking arms with Ye Lianyi as they headed outside.

Due to limited time, the Shi Family helped find a suitable base camp site while Huzi and others found a temporary place to stay.

"This hotel has been completely bought by Yunxuan, and it’s well-positioned near the intersection. At the slightest disturbance, we can know immediately."

Zhao Yi paused and added, "I’ll call Cheng Feng in a bit to get some equipment over here and set up monitoring devices at each street entrance. For now, this will be our location."

Liu Zixuan nodded. They were in a southern district of the city. In front of the hotel called ’Little Town Impressions’ was a road running north-south, with the southern end leading directly to the ring road and the northern end where the Shi Family could be directly reached. There’s also a small road behind leading straight to the suburbs. It indeed was an ideal location.

Looking at the words ’Little Town Impressions’, Liu Zixuan smiled: "It’s quite a nice name with profound meaning, so let’s settle here. As for Lingxiu Village, don’t disturb them for now; just let them provide some detailed support."

"Brother Xuan, I feel something’s still missing. Though we could have Cheng Feng provide monitoring equipment, overall, we still lack manpower. Bringing people from the Martial Realm, I’m afraid, few Sects would dare leave the Celestial Dao Alliance to join us anytime soon." Zhao Yi frowned.

"I’ve thought about that!"

Liu Zixuan smiled and took out his phone, dialing a number directly.

Shortly, an excited voice came from the other end: "Master Xuan, you finally called me."

The person answering was Xiaobin, who initially followed Liu Zixuan back to Ghost Wood City from Xiao Liuyue’s retinue, and pledged to join Liu Zixuan against the Celestial Dao Alliance. The Alliance, during its unification of the Martial Realm, killed several of Xiaobin’s brothers in the Celestial Capital, causing him to harbor immense hatred towards it.

But after returning to Ghost Wood City and Lingxiu Village, Liu Zixuan didn’t take Xiaobin along directly for any action but had him return to the Celestial Capital instead.

During the Alliance’s unification, it massively targeted families and forces related to Liu Zixuan, except one that they weren’t even aware of, the Shadow Guards hidden in the Shadow Headquarters within the Celestial Capital.

Shadow Guards had only visited Qian Nanliu Association once since their inception, disappearing afterward. This was not because Liu Zixuan disbanded them but because he had imparted some of his cultivation techniques to their leaders, guiding them to train the entire Shadow Guard secretly.

Now that Liu Zixuan raised his banner north of Qian Shui, it was time for the Shadow Guards to make their appearance.

No matter how much you train, without real battle, it’s just empty talk. Now’s the time to see if the horses can run, as the old saying goes.

Listening to Xiaobin’s excited voice, Liu Zixuan smiled: "You’re all my treasure; how could I call you for trivial matters!"

"So now it’s an unusual time?" Xiaobin asked excitedly.

"It is indeed an unusual time, but I’d like to know, what’s the current strength of the Shadow Guards?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Hehe, with the cultivation techniques you let me bring and the elixirs you crafted, the Shadow Guards are not what they used to be. Master Xuan, just tell us what to do!"

"Don’t get too excited; when you arrive, I’ll inspect you," Liu Zixuan laughed. "Tell the brothers it’s time to eat meat. If they want a feast, they better show up at the Lv Family by nine tomorrow morning."

"No problem, I’m on it!" With that, Xiaobin hung up the phone.

Out of cards? No, Liu Zixuan never fights unprepared. In this chaotic environment, he’s always kept a backup plan for himself, or rather, for those he cares about!

The Shadow Guards, trained in secret for months, were undoubtedly one of his trump cards!

After ending the call, Liu Zixuan smiled: "Problem solved, by tomorrow, a force rivaling any sub-branch of the Celestial Dao Alliance will arrive, and they are utterly trustworthy."

Zhao Yi wore a peculiar expression, giving Liu Zixuan a thumbs-up: "Brother Xuan, no matter the time or place, you always bring us surprises!"

Liu Zixuan patted Zhao Yi’s shoulder: "It’s not that I bring surprises, but because everyone’s betting their lives with me, how could I let you lose!"

Saying this, Liu Zixuan took Ye Lianyi and Xiaoxiao into ’Little Town Impressions’.

Ye Lianyi smiled meaningfully: "Speaking of betting, it reminds me of a saying."

"What is it?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Those who dare to bet have already won half; those who don’t have always lost."

Liu Zixuan tweaked Ye Lianyi’s nose: "Only you understand me, right?"

"Bah, I don’t understand you, you philanderer!" Ye Lianyi said, then directly led Xiaoxiao to pick a room.

As Liu Zixuan looked at the two beautiful figures in front of him, he murmured: "If I’m a thief, I’ll steal your hearts first!"