The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: The Underground Circle Changes Its Master

"Deal!"

It was no problem for Jiang Xinghai. All he had to do was use Transform Body and Bone to change his appearance.

A smile touched Ye Zhiqiu’s lips as she began to examine the Dark Moon Dagger in her hand.

Mi Hong stood beside Jiang Xinghai, watching the stars with him. "You’re very mysterious, you know."

"Want a chance to get to know me... better?" Jiang Xinghai’s lips curled into a slight smile.

Mi Hong grew bashful again, glancing at Ye Zhiqiu from the corner of her eye.

「Not long after.」

Jiang Xinghai got a phone call.

"Brother Hai, just as you’d hoped, it’s done." The caller was Ma Long. It was a single sentence, but it carried a great deal of meaning.

"Good. Meet me at the usual spot." Jiang Xinghai hung up.

"Ladies," Jiang Xinghai said, turning to them. "The Shen Family is hosting a banquet tomorrow. Are you interested?"

"The Shen Family hasn’t invited us. Do you have the authority to make that offer?" Ye Zhiqiu had investigated Jiang Xinghai and knew he was close with the Shen Family.

"Just wait for the good news."

Jiang Xinghai gave a mysterious smile and beckoned. "Let’s go. Time to head down the mountain."

A short while later, the three of them reached the foot of the mountain.

"The night is still young. Are you sure you don’t want to get to know me better, Sister Hong?" Jiang Xinghai asked with a roguish grin after getting out of the car.

"You’re all talk. How come you never joke with Zhiqiu like that?" Mi Hong shot him a glare, then beckoned for Ye Zhiqiu to leave with her.

Ye Zhiqiu glanced innocently between the two. "Is there something going on between you two?"

"Let’s go, hurry. I don’t want to look at him anymore," Mi Hong urged.

Ye Zhiqiu gave an awkward smile and looked back at Jiang Xinghai. "Remember our deal. I find out this dagger’s origin, and you introduce me to the Little Chef. It’s really important." freewebnøvel.com

"Miss Ye, you haven’t fallen for my friend, have you?" Jiang Xinghai leaned toward the car window, asking with a knowing look.

"Even if I was interested in him, would he be interested in me?"

A self-deprecating look flickered across Ye Zhiqiu’s face. "That friend of yours is a Great Venerable. So young, and such a rare genius. I would consider it an honor just to meet him."

"So, how do I compare to him?"

Jiang Xinghai pressed on. "If you had to choose between him and me, who would you pick?"

"All I can say is... you both have your strengths. As for who I’d choose..." Ye Zhiqiu was put on the spot, her words trailing off. ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Let’s go, let’s go," Mi Hong urged again.

Ye Zhiqiu nodded, gave Jiang Xinghai a long, meaningful look, and drove away.

「On the road.」

"Zhiqiu, I don’t know... for some reason, I have a feeling Jiang Xinghai is the Little Chef," Mi Hong finally voiced the doubt that had been nagging at her.

"That’s impossible, right?" Ye Zhiqiu was taken aback.

"I know it’s impossible, but I still feel like something’s not quite right about him," Mi Hong said with a long sigh.

"We’ve only known him for a day, and you’re already this curious about him?" Ye Zhiqiu giggled.

Mi Hong instinctively turned to look out the window, her cheeks burning.

Right.

’She’d only known him for a day, and she’d already played with fire and gotten burned that afternoon.’

「At the same time.」

「Jishan Hall.」

Ma Long and Wind Leopard rushed to the scene.

Xue Zhong and Lin Qingyuan were bandaging the wounds for the injured Du Jinsong and his men.

Quite a few people had been injured tonight.

All for the sake of annihilating the Wanyan and Mu Families.

After Jiang Xinghai had left, having slain Wanyan Xiong in a single blow, Du Jinsong had battled Wanyan Honglie.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Du Family had taken on the remaining remnants of the Wanyan Family...

This included one of Jiang Xinghai’s servants, Cheng Zhipeng, who had eliminated two of Wanyan Xiong’s Guardians and two of his Vajras on Luolin Mountain...

「A little over ten minutes later.」

Jiang Xinghai pulled up in his car.

"Duke Jiang!"

"Brother Hai!"

"Master!"

"Jiang!"

"My Lord!!"

Everyone was visibly moved when they saw Jiang Xinghai.

They had always known that Jiang Xinghai was powerful—powerful enough to slay the Wang Family’s old ancestor, Wang Yuan, a master of the Venerable Realm.

But now, seeing that Jiang Xinghai had killed Wanyan Xiong, a Great Venerable, their admiration for him had reached an entirely new level!

Jiang Xinghai looked around at everyone, and they began to report on the situation.

He learned that Qu Xiangrui and Ma Long’s father, Ma Tiebing, had already occupied and taken control of Huwei Mansion, the headquarters of the underground.

"Xiaobao..."

Jiang Xinghai looked at Wind Leopard. "You’re not upset about being the perennial number two, are you?"

"Not at all." Wind Leopard didn’t dare to object.

"Ma Long," Jiang Xinghai said, turning to him, "you will be responsible for leading the Jizhou underground. Do you foresee any difficulties?"

"Me? Can I handle it?" Ma Long was stunned. He clearly hadn’t expected this responsibility to be placed on his shoulders.

"Xiaobao will assist you, and I’ll be protecting you from behind the scenes. On top of that, you’ll have the clandestine support of the various families. With all that, do you still lack confidence?" Jiang Xinghai asked seriously.

"Don’t worry, Brother Hai. I can handle it," Ma Long replied, his confidence soaring.

’He could do without anyone else’s help, but not without Jiang Xinghai’s.’

"Brother Hai, Wanyan Xiong’s father, Wanyan Honglie, was the leader of the Central State underground... and now he’s dead too..."

Ma Long trailed off awkwardly, hesitating.

"Don’t worry. I’ve already made arrangements."

Jiang Xinghai smiled faintly and casually dialed Li Tu in Central State. "Butcher, Wanyan Honglie is dead. It’s time for you to make your move."