Chapter 604 Top Forces Gather! Backing Each Other Up [2 Updates]

The major families in the ancient medical field can be counted on one hand.

Mengxiong only knew the surname "Ying".

Ying Zijin.

The newly emerging genius in the field of ancient medicine has already surpassed Fu Chen.

Although Fu Xi did not express his opinion openly, he clearly admired her.

Meng Xiong specifically thanked Ying Zijin yesterday, thanking her for saving several members of the Meng family.

How could this be...?

Mengxiong's hand trembled, and the token fell to the ground.

The butler remained kneeling on the ground, not daring to utter a sound.

When he first saw the token, he also found it incredible.

But upon closer examination, it's not entirely unreasonable.

Ying Zijin's rise in the field of ancient medicine was indeed too fast, in just half a year.

Upon her arrival, she displayed unparalleled alchemy skills.

I estimate that acupuncture wouldn't be too bad either.

Moreover, she had no resources in the secular world before, so where did she get her medical skills?

That's truly unbelievable.

But if she is a quack doctor, then she can indeed achieve rapid success through crooked methods.

This is also why the Dan Alliance initially thought Ying Zijin was an evil doctor.

“This is no longer something we can decide.” Meng Xiong said wearily. “I reckon the news has already reached the ancient martial arts world, and we can’t hide it anymore. We’ll just have to do what we have to do.”

**

The world of ancient martial arts.

Martial Arts Alliance Headquarters.

In the study.

A young man is reading a book.

This is Cheng Jin, the young master of the Martial Arts Alliance.

He is not the son of the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, but his only direct disciple.

A guard knocked on the door.

Cheng Jin didn't look up: "Come in."

The guard went in, knelt on one knee, and whispered, "Young Master, Miss Qingxue... has passed away."

Cheng Jin paused, her hand on the book still.

He looked up, his eyes narrowing, a dangerous glint in them: "You mean the person is gone?"

He had no romantic feelings for Meng Qingxue; their relationship was purely that of doctor and patient.

It's perfectly normal for the Martial Arts Alliance to pay for the treatment, and for the Meng family to provide medical care.

Meng Qingxue did indeed have a big misunderstanding about him.

The guard's voice trembled: "Yes, he was originally locked up for making a mistake, but he was killed by the evil doctor last night."

"The Meng family has found evidence. The Lin, Xie, and Yue families have all gone to the ancient medical community and are preparing to interrogate the culprit. The matter is of great importance and requires a vote."

"Did the evil doctor do this?" Cheng Jin frowned. "Whose evidence points to?"

"Ying Zijin".

"Oh, I've heard of that name. Her medical skills are amazing. I was planning to invite her to meet me sometime." Cheng Jin nodded. "Is she a wicked doctor?"

"The evidence says so, but there's no conclusion yet. The ancient medical community wants to force her to reveal the whereabouts of other evil doctors, especially the leader of the evil doctors."

“It seems things are a bit complicated. The Evil Doctor has been hiding for so long, he can’t be exposed so easily.” Cheng Jin stood up. “I’ll go take a look.”

After walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something: "Who's going to the Lin family's side?"

The guard replied, "It was Miss Qingjia. She just left. The Xie family is Xie Nian, and the Yue family is Yue Jingshan."

Cheng Jin understood immediately: "Miss Fuyi is still in seclusion, no wonder."

Otherwise, the Yue family wouldn't have sent Yue Jingshan to handle this matter.

Cheng Jin called out to two guards: "You two come with me."

"Yes, young master."

**

On the other side, Imperial Capital University.

Ying Zijing helped Zuo Li complete an experiment.

Zuo Li was very happy and wanted to treat her to hot pot.

Ying Zijing thought about it and decided that she could save money on a meal, so she agreed.

Most importantly, with Fu Yunshen away, she doesn't have to be controlled and can eat spicy hot pot and drink a few bottles of cola.

Ying Zijing replied to Fu Yunshen with an emoji of her still working hard on experiments, and then two new messages came in on WeChat.

[Fu Chen]: Master, it's over! Just now, news came from the Meng family that Meng Qingxue is dead, she died yesterday!

Ying Zijin narrowed her eyes slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the second message arrived.

[Fu Chen]: But the fatal thing is, she was killed by the Evil Doctor, and even more fatal is that your identity token was found at the scene, Master! The entire ancient martial arts world has been alarmed. What should we do, Master? They all say you are the Evil Doctor! And a high-ranking member of the Evil Doctors!

Ying Zijing paused for a moment, her expression indifferent, before replying.

It's nothing, as expected.

[Fu Chen]: Master, no way, you can calculate this? Why is it exactly what I expected?

[It's not calculation, just reasoning. The evil doctor's goal is all the geniuses in the ancient medical world. We should have all died on the mountain, but you and I survived.]

If they aren't completely eradicated, the evil doctor will take further action. His target will be either me, you, or An Ling and An Miaomiao.

But it's easier to target me because you all have powerful families behind you, making it harder to frame you. I haven't been in the ancient medical field long, so in their eyes, my foundation is unstable.

She has never been able to calculate things that involve her.

Moreover, her divine calculation abilities have not yet been restored.

Ying Zijing hadn't expected that the mysterious location where Norton was located would cause her even more harm than changing Fifth Month's fate.

But she always plans ahead and prepares for anything.

"Professor Zuo, I probably won't have time to have hot pot with you today." Ying Zijing turned her head. "Let's do it another day. I have something very important to take care of."

Zuo Li asked in confusion, "What is it?"

No sooner had he asked the question than gasps of surprise rang out from the street nearby.

Zuo Li looked over and saw two people dressed in ancient costumes walking past.

These are the guards stationed in the ancient medical community by the ancient martial arts community.

Many passersby were taking pictures.

“Miss Ying, excuse me.” One of the guards stopped in front of the girl and said, “You are suspected of murder. We need you to come with us.”

Upon hearing this, Zuo Li's expression changed drastically. She stepped forward and blocked Ying Zijing's path: "Who are you people? This is the gate of Imperial University! How could she have killed someone?"

"Professor Zuo, I'm fine." Ying Zijin said calmly, "We were just cosplaying. My company is planning to shoot a period drama soon, so we were just testing the waters. These are the lines."

Zuo Li was taken aback.

After looking at the two guards again and seeing that they were indeed wearing ancient-style armor, he believed them to some extent.

Most importantly, he felt that although the two people were dressed in ancient costumes, they didn't look very durable.

If one of them gets into trouble, it will only be these two people.

Zuo Li still vividly remembers Ying Zijin's skills.

That's a monster who can even punch a member of the One Team.

There used to be a group of thugs outside the Imperial University who often extorted money from students, but now they avoid Ying Zijin whenever they see her.

"Okay, then." Zuo Li said, "Ying, please be careful and don't get hurt."

He emphasized the word "safety" and gave the two guards a serious look.

The two guards were somewhat puzzled by Zuo Li's gaze.

However, the rules of the ancient martial arts world dictate that one cannot display ancient martial arts techniques in front of ordinary people, so the two of them didn't say anything and left with Ying Zijin.

Compared to yesterday's interrogation of Meng Qingxue, today's operation was much larger.

Ying Zijing glanced at the seats and got a sense of what was going on.

Not only were representatives from the three great ancient medical families, the Pill Alliance, and the Heavenly Medicine Sect present, but also people from the Lin, Xie, and Yue families and the Martial Arts Alliance, as well as several other large families.

The top forces gathered together. The last time something like this happened was when a notorious martial artist in the ancient martial arts world was executed.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the girl calmly walked to the center and stood still, remaining composed and at ease throughout.

Xie Nian narrowed his eyes and slowly said, "She's not bad looking. Evil doctors all pay a lot of attention to appearance. I don't need to see the evidence. I agree to detain her."

As soon as Xie Nian said this, several families that followed the Xie family naturally stood on her side.

"Miss Xie Nian, please calm down." The Grand Elder of the Pill Alliance frowned and said in a deep voice, "I have already told you all what happened. Evil Doctors harm the ancient medical world and are also enemies of the ancient martial arts world. The evidence is right here, all pointing to Miss Ying as a member of the Evil Doctors."

As he spoke, he picked up the token: "Miss Ying, is this yours?"

Ying Zijing glanced at it and calmly said, "Yes, it's mine."

"So it was you? Or did you lose it and it just so happened to fall into the hands of the Evil Doctor?" Xie Nian chuckled, her red lips curving upwards. "That sounds pretty fake, doesn't it?"

“Miss Ying, there’s more than just this token.” The Grand Elder hesitated for a moment. “We found these things in your private alchemy room.”

Cheng Jin pointed to the box on the table: "What is this?"

“It’s something similar to a Buddhist amulet,” the elder said. “But it’s very insidious. It contains poison made by an evil doctor. Wearing it for a long time will accelerate aging and cause premature death.”

“A batch of them had already entered the secular world and ended up in temples. We sent people to retrieve all the plaques, and they did not cause any harm to ordinary people.”

Ying Zijing raised her chin, remaining calm: "Is that all?"

"Isn't this enough?" Xie Nian laughed. "Can't you ancient doctors be a little faster? I have other things to do, hurry up and vote."

“Miss Ying is not an evil doctor. I do not agree to imprison her.” Fu Chen sneered. “If she were an evil doctor, why would she come back to save me? Wouldn’t it have been better if she just let me be eaten by a tiger?”

“Young Master Fu Chen, everyone knows you and Ying Zijin have a good relationship,” an old man said. “If you die, and only she lives, her suspicion will be greater. I agree to imprison her.”

From the Tianyi Sect, came the Ancient Divine Physician and another divine physician.

Both of them wrote "agree".

The ancient divine physician stroked his beard: "The evil doctor's crimes are heinous, and this evidence is sufficient."

Yue Jingshan also wrote "agree".

Danmeng Alliance Leader Qiu Man's face darkened: "I disagree, this is a frame-up."

Both sides have their own version of events.

Cheng Jin didn't put down her pen, but instead looked at Lin Qingjia beside her: "What do you think?"

Lin Qingjia wrote "disagree" on the paper and said calmly, "This kind of framing trick is quite useful, and the logic is completely plausible, but a fake is a fake."

Cheng Jin nodded: "Okay."

He cast his vote against imprisoning Ying Zijin, then slammed his pen on the table and leaned back in his chair with a nonchalant air: "Hurry up, I have other things to do too."

Xie Nian glanced at Lin Qingjia, licked her lips, and laughed dismissively: "Lin Qingjia, I really don't understand you. Isn't it good to have one less person to be your equal? ​​Are you just bored?"

She didn't care at all how Meng Qingxue died.

Whether Meng Qingxue was killed by the evil doctor or died from vomiting blood, it makes no difference.

For her, it was good that Meng Qingxue was dead.

To avoid having Meng Qingxue's name mentioned alongside hers when others talk about geniuses in the fields of ancient medicine and martial arts.

They don't deserve it at all.

But who knew that after Meng Qingxue left, Ying Zijin came along.

Xie Nian casually glanced at the girl while playing with her nails.

It's just ancient medicine.

There was no threat to her.

Let alone Ying Zijin, an ancient doctor, she could crush even Lin Qingjia with a flick of her wrist.

Xie Nian disdained to take action against the ancient doctor, because there was simply no need.

Ancient doctors had such short lifespans, yet their physical strength was the same as that of ordinary people.

She was still alive when they died of natural causes.

Xie Nian clicked her tongue.

It's a pity that Fu Chen and Ying Zijin didn't die on the mountain.

The elders tallied the votes.

The final result was 27 to 12.

Twenty-seven people agreed to imprison Ying Zijin.

The minority must submit to the majority.

The Grand Elder of the Dan Alliance said with a complicated expression: "Then let's follow your advice, imprison Miss Ying, and torture her until she tells the truth."

Even now, he still doesn't believe that Ying Zijin is an evil doctor.

But the evidence is right there; he's just an elder of the Pill Alliance and has no power to influence things.

"More torture?" Xie Nian abandoned her plan to leave, crossed her legs, and clapped her hands with a smile. "Torture is good, I love to see it. Make it as bloody as possible, don't hold back, otherwise it won't be satisfying."

The two guards had just brought up the instruments of torture, but hadn't yet made a move.

"Why weren't you calling me for something like this?" a voice rang out, cynical, a smile playing on its lips, yet tinged with coldness. "What, is the Court of Justice no longer qualified? Or am I unworthy to attend this meeting? Hmm?"

Everyone looked towards the doorway.

Someone jumped up in surprise.

Happy April Fool's Day!

Those of you with guaranteed monthly tickets, please give Brother Fu a vote!

(End of this chapter)