Chapter 531
Long before she entered this forest, Ying already knew that someone would come out to intercept her midway.
Because the target of these ancient martial artists was Jiang Yan, not her, she could count on it.
The Yan family was only a small family attached to the Xie family, and to send out such a team of ancient martial artists was already bleeding money.
If these ancient martial artists were lost here, the Yan family would basically be ruined.
Ying Zigui found a suitable rock and sat down, “Don’t look at me, go.”
Jiang Yan clenched his fists and his nerves were on fire.
It was because he could feel that his cultivation level had actually increased.
The increase was more than a small margin.
Now he was at least fifty years old in cultivation as well.
Twenty years and fifty years were all a watershed.
And when one’s cultivation reached one hundred years, one could be called an Ancient Martial Grandmaster.
“Young Master Ling this is because he has been in the mundane world for a long time, he wouldn’t already not know how important the cultivation level of an ancient martial artist is, would he?” The middle-aged man was still laughing, not putting Jiang Yan in his eyes at all, “I advise you not to waste your efforts, don’t worry, we’ll leave you a-”
Before he could finish his words, he was kicked out.
“Laozi is your father!” Jiang Yan swung another punch and sneered, “And you dare to bully Laozi’s father, you grandson are you worthy?”
The middle-aged man fell to the ground, blindsided by the two blows.
The Yan family was an ancient martial family that had only emerged in the last hundred years, and the reason why they were dependent on the Xie family was that they didn’t even have an ancient martial art of their own.
But the Ling family is different, the Ling family has figured out its own ancient martial arts techniques, only then was it able to promote to a medium-sized family.
The Xie family wanted to destroy the Ling family, but they also wanted to seize the Ling family’s gong methods.
Jiang Yan had cultivated the Ling family’s gongfu since he was a child, and now, once his cultivation level had been raised, he was able to defeat twenty ancient martial artists in three or two blows.
And just after he had finished the last ancient martial artist, he suddenly lost his qi and with a “bang”, he collapsed to the ground.
Jiang Yan felt something wrong: “Why is my cultivation coming back?”
“It’s just temporary.” Ying Zidian stroked his clothes and stood up, “You think you’ve really improved? Let you exercise a bit.”
However, it was true that there was a set of acupuncture methods that could help ancient martial artists raise their cultivation.
But this was aimed at those ancient martial artists who were essentially at the end of their strength and nearing the end of their life span.
Using the golden needles to open up their meridians could help them break through a layer.
But then, no matter how much they cultivate in the future, they will not be able to break through.
Using external objects is always stronger than cultivating on their own.
Jiang Yan: “……”
How did he feel, he was just a tool man.
“It’s too wasteful.” Ying Ziyi walked forward, half squatted down, and faintly, “The ancient martial world nowadays is really wasted.”
The middle-aged man’s ears perked up, somewhat unable to understand what the girl was saying.
There was only one thought left in his mind –
This girl, who the hell is she?!
How could it be possible to make an ancient martial artist’s cultivation level rise so much in a short period of time?
Even if it was a medicine refined by an ancient doctor, it was still impossible.
So if she wanted to, wouldn’t she be able to create a strong army at will in the future?
Ying Ziji was very sweet and fed one to each of them, “Take a pill and go on your way.”
The middle-aged man was forced to swallow the pill, his body twisted in pain, but he couldn’t make a sound.
Not long after, the bodies of the twenty ancient martial artists all melted away under the effect of the medicine.
There really wasn’t a single trace left.
Jiang Yan had never seen too many ancient doctors, but he watched television.
When he saw this scene, he instantly thought of the “corpse melting water” in martial arts dramas, and his throat couldn’t help but roll.
This ……
No wonder he had heard Ling Chonglou and Jiang Zuoping say since he was a child that it was better to offend an ancient martial artist than an ancient doctor.
If an ancient doctor casually stabbed an extra needle during the healing process, it could nullify the ancient martial artist’s cultivation.
Jiang Yan barely managed to calm down, “Luckily there’s no one here, they picked a really good place for this.”
Ying Zigui gave a faint hmph, “Pretend you didn’t see it.”
She had suffered a time loss after all, her ancient martial arts cultivation was still short of a hundred years.
She couldn’t go up against the entire Xie family now.
“I’ll definitely keep it a secret.” Jiang Yan patted her chest, “Even if I’m taken away and they put a branding iron on me I won’t even say anything.”
Ying Ziyi looked puzzled, “You, you’ve watched a lot of spy dramas.”
There was something wrong with his brain.
**
The Dan League’s side.
Ying Zidian only sold a bottle of Qi Returning Pill to the Dan Alliance, containing a total of ten pills.
These ten pills were not even put out for sale, they were all snatched up by the ancient doctors within themselves.
The whole Dan League was shaken.
Lin Qingjia finished buying the herbs she needed at the Dan Alliance and was about to leave.
A voice called out to stop her.
“Miss Qingjia.” A pill boy ran out and handed her a box, respectfully, “This is the Qi Returning Pill that Master just bought at the Dan League, it’s 100% utilised, specially for you, saying that you can study it and see if you can develop it as well.”
Lin Qingjia was slightly surprised, “Is it really a 100% utilisation Qi Return Pill?”
The Qi Return Pill was able to help ancient martial artists recover their internal energy.
What did a 100% utilisation rate Qi Return Pill represent?
It meant that in battle, this ancient martial artist had an extra life.
The highest Qi Return Pills sold in the market nowadays only had a 70% utilisation rate.
Lin Qingjia accepted it: “Which one is it?”
“It’s a girl, I don’t know what she looks like, but she’s very young, not a regular visitor to the Dan League, it’s her first time here today.” The medicine boy thought for a moment, “Her figure is a bit like yours, Miss Qingjia, but ……”
The word “better” was swallowed back in time.
“So.” Lin Qingjia nodded, “You go and tell your master that I will do my best.”
The medicine boy thanked him again.
Lin Qingjia squeezed the medicine bottle and wrinkled her brows.
Very young?
She thought about it for a while, but didn’t find one that could match up.
Lin Qingjia didn’t think about it anymore and left in a hurry.
**
Evening.
The Ling family.
Jiang Yan told them all about what had happened on the road, but omitted the ones related to Ying Zidian.
The Ling family had many eyes and he absolutely had to keep Ying Zidian’s affairs a secret.
There were at least two factions in the Ling family, both with their eyes on Ling Chonglou’s position as head of the family.
“It’s the Xie family again.” Ling Chonglou frowned, “They really haven’t given up yet.”
“Clan Master!” At this moment, a guard hurriedly ran in, “The Xie Family has sent the Yan Family, saying that they want to hand over the young master or they will launch an attack on the Ling Family.”
“They have also notified the Hall of Justice, and people from the Hall of Justice’s Inspection Department are on their way.”
Ying Ziji raised his eyes.
“Dad, Laozi did it, Laozi get out.” Jiang Yan sneered, “Just because someone from the Xie family is in the Hall of Justice, they can do whatever they want?”
The Hall of Justice would not have cared about such inter-family fights.
But someone from the Xie family was the left protector of the Hall of Justice, so they could send someone on a random pretext.
Ling Chonglou glanced at him and faintly: “Who are you old son?”
“I ……” Jiang Yan choked for a moment and immediately pointed at the crouching Bian Mu in the doorway, “I’m its old son!”
Ying Zidian casually said, “The Border Collie is smarter than you.”
Border collie, the world’s number one in canine intelligence.
Jiang Yan: “……”
“Doudou.” Jiang Pao Ping called out.
The dog’s ears twitched and heard it, immediately wagging its tail and going to the bedroom inside, and quickly running out again, carrying a piece of mask in its mouth.
Jiang Painting Ping took it: “See?”
Jiang Yan’s heart died like ashes.
“This matter is going to be counted by the Xie family, and they won’t rest easy.” Ling Chonglou spoke in a deep voice, “You think if you go out, they won’t hold the Ling family accountable?”
The Ling Family was a medium-sized ancient martial family.
It had never taken sides, so the Xie family had been watching the Ling family for a long time, they just hadn’t found the right reason to make a move.
Jiang Yan’s lips pursed tightly.
Indeed.
The reason why the Ling family had sent him to Shanghai City was also because he was often a*sa*sinated in the ancient martial arts world.
The list of candidates for the Hall of Justice guards had been reported long ago, and the Xie family’s side had naturally gotten word that they wanted to exterminate him before Jiang Yan entered the Hall of Justice.
“But then again-” Ling Chonglou turned his head, “How did you kid manage to kill so many ancient martial artists?”
Jiang Yan’s eyes were open and he lied in a serious manner, “I transformed into a Super Saiyan.”
Ling Chonglou couldn’t even listen to him anymore and got up to go out.
Jiang Ping followed.
Jiang Yan opened his mouth, but sat down, a little chagrined, “Ying Dad, if I had known, we might as well have run away. Up.”
They had no one in the Hall of Justice, and no one to back them up after this killing.
“Don’t panic.” Ying Ziji sipped her tea, her eyelashes drooping lightly as she said in a voice that only Jiang Yan could hear, “It should be my dad coming.”
The new confessor who had come up from the Justice Hall’s Supervision Department was Wen Fengmian.
Jiang Yan froze.
Before he could react, outside, the people from the Hall of Justice had already arrived.
The man at the head of the group wore a wooden mask, not revealing his breath.
The Yan family head immediately greeted him, gritting his teeth, “The Ling family killed a total of twenty people from my Yan family, clearly on purpose, Lord Donor, please give us justice.”
He wanted to see how the Ling family would still protect Jiang Yan this time.
Chapter 532
The Yan family head really didn’t expect it.
He had sent all the elite guards in the family out, and had specifically surveyed Jiang Yan’s footprints today, and had ambushed him in advance at the junction of the Ancient Martial World and the Ancient Medical World, but surprisingly, none of them had succeeded.
Not only that, none of these guards had even returned.
The interception was something that happened in the morning, and by definition, the guards should have returned by 2pm at the latest.
But the Yan family head had waited for several hours and hadn’t even gotten them back, and immediately realised that something was wrong.
The Yan family head was shocked to learn that all of the family’s guards were dead and no bodies were left behind.
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public.
With such a death, the Yan family did not even have the qualifications to attach to the Xie family.
“Killed?” Ling Chonglou put his hands behind his back and smiled lightly when he heard this, “Yan Shan, that’s not right, this is not the secular world, fighting and killing is everyday, how does it become killing?”
Families like the Yan family, which are overthrown and newly established every month, are nothing at all.
Large-scale wars are not allowed, small frictions are not worth mentioning at all
“How is it not killing?” The Yan family head was so angry that he jumped to his feet, “Your methods are bad, the Hall of Justice will definitely sanction you!”
At this point, the donor spoke indifferently, “Is there any evidence?”
“Of course there is!” The Yan family head immediately said, “That one escort team of my Yan family has not returned since they met that Jiang Yan, who else did it if not him?”
Ling Chonglou’s eyes were slightly stern: “Yan Shan, you speak without thinking? Do you have any intelligence? My son is not even twenty this year, and he killed your family’s seventy-year-old confessor?”
“This ……” Yan Shan was instantly choked up.
This was indeed a point of doubt.
They also had a hard time finding a time to strike when Jiang Yan didn’t have his guards with him, who knew that the dead body was missing?
“The Hall of Justice only cares about evidence when doing business.” The confessor added, “Without evidence, don’t interfere with the Justice Hall’s procedures.”
The Yan family head’s face changed, not expecting the Hall of Justice to turn towards the Ling family.
His expression clouded over for a few moments and he spoke again, vaguely threatening, “Lord Confessor, I am the Xie family-”
“Protector Zuo is responsible for guarding the Hall of Justice and has always worked hard.” The confessor turned his head and smiled faintly, “How about this, I’ll help you ask him if he wants to be transferred to the Ministry of Supervision side.”
The Hall of Justice had its own duties.
The Supervision Department was responsible for overseeing whether ancient martial artists violated, the Judgement Department tried crimes, and the Penalty Department convicted.
The Security Department maintains order in the Ancient Martial World, as well as approving the movement of Ancient Martial Artists to the outside world.
And the two guardians, left and right, led the escort team and guarded the Hall of Justice.
As soon as he heard this, the Yan family head’s face went white: “No, no, Lord Protector, I didn’t mean that.”
He turned around and was about to leave, ready to go and tip off the Xie family.
He heard the confessor faintly speak out, “Nothing to interfere with the Hall of Justice, send it to the Department of Punishment first.”
The two guards who followed him naturally only listened to the confessor and immediately put the Yan family head under control.
The Yan family head was cold and sweat stained, and his legs went weak.
“I’m disturbing the Ling family.” The confessor finished speaking and left with his guards.
Ling Chonglou’s eyes narrowed slightly and he couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
Why had the Hall of Justice not sided with the Xie family this time?
A few minutes later, Ling’s butler came to report, “Family head, Miss Ying’s father is here.”
All of Ling Chonglou’s faction also knew that Ying Zigui was Jiang Yan’s friend, and they all treated him with respect.
“Mr Wen is here?” Jiang Painting Screen was surprised and went forward to greet him, “Quickly, please have a seat.”
After Jiang Yan returned to the Ancient Martial World, Jiang Painting Screen didn’t go out much.
But the Ling family had wifi, and she was in close contact with the outside world, and knew a little about the Ji family.
“You’re welcome.” Wen Fengmian sat down, “Yaoyao is here?”
“In.” Jiang Zheping called out towards the inside, “Kid D**key, your father is here.”
Ying Ziyi came out, “Dad.”
Wen Fengmian nodded after confirming that she was fine, “In future, when such things happen, inform me in advance.”
“Dad, you’re an ordinary person.” Ying Ziyi poured him a cup of tea, “Rest easy, I’ll be fine.”
Wen Fengmian nodded, “That’s true too.”
Jiang Yan, who was following behind: “……”
He almost believed it.
Jiang Painting Ping somewhat didn’t understand the conversation between father and daughter, he just smiled and admonished, “Mr. Wen, the ancient martial world is rather chaotic, it’s to come less often.”
“Brat, come here.” Ling Chonglou beckoned towards Jiang Yan, “Let Daddy take a look.”
Jiang Yan walked over with his ears drooping.
Ling Chonglou tested his ancient martial arts cultivation and pinched a few of his acupuncture points, “Strange, it’s the same as always, how on earth did you manage to slaughter someone?”
Hearing this, Wen Fengmian gently glanced at his own daughter.
Ying Ziji understood: “I’m also an ordinary person, I need to rest.”
Apart from Jiang Yan, no one in the Jiang family knew that she knew ancient medicine yet.
“Forget it, it’s also lucky.” Ling Chonglou patted his head, “I can feel more at ease when I enter the Hall of Justice for the guard test tomorrow.”
**
The other side.
Justice Hall.
The Yan family’s master was sent into the Penalty Department, and was only released back after a round of punishment.
But everyone knew that the Yan Family was finished this time.
“Lord Protector.”
A guard came over from the Penalty Department and reported all the things that had happened to the Ling Family once.
This left guardian of the Xie family in the Hall of Justice was already over a hundred years old.
Amongst ancient martial artists, he was in his prime.
His ancient martial talent was also good, and although he was over a hundred years old, he had two years of ancient martial cultivation.
The guard asked again, “Lord Protector, what should be done about this matter?”
“A new official has three fires in office, what shall I do?” Protector Zuo was noncommittal, “It would have been fine if the Yan family had killed that young master of the Ling family, now that the dead and unproven have become them, how dare they find their way to the Hall of Justice?”
He waved his hand, “Don’t bother me with such matters.”
The guards saluted before going down once more.
Protector Zuo actually didn’t care much about the Xie family, the only thing he cared about was a junior of his that he thought highly of, Xie Yu.
Xie Yu was a true genius.
Amongst his peers, there was no one who could compare to him in terms of ancient martial arts cultivation.
Not even Xie Nian.
Xie Nian’s reputation was only due to her ruthless and vicious ways.
If she had a crush on a man, she would kidnap him straight away.
The first time the Xie family sent for the Hall of Justice to approve a quota to go to the secular world, the left protector gave a mention to the minister of security and the quota was quickly approved.
It’s a pity that Xie Yu’s life was saved, but he hasn’t woken up yet.
Protector Zuo sighed and recruited another guard, instructing, “Go over to the Dan League and see if there are any new medicines, buy one and send it to the Xie family.”
**
Once the weekend was over, the exchange program between Imperial Capital University and Turin University came to an end.
The results were to be handed in today, Monday.
Professor Gu and Dr Nora were off discussing the exchange students, both away from the lab, just the students.
Yan Anhe arrived early.
She swept a glance: “Why is there someone else not here?”
Chen Qi opened the door while answering, “Schoolmate Ying had something to do and took a half day off.”
“Leave?” Yan Anhe had a point, “Maybe she’s a thief.”
Hearing this, Chen Qi gave her a look, “Keep your mouth shut if you can’t talk.”
He went in and the equipment in the lab was still the same as it was when he left it last Friday.
Chen Qi walked over to the computer and the first thing he saw was the pig head sticker.
Another member of the group came over and smiled, “Schoolmate Ying really likes piglets.”
“She does quite like it.” Chen Qi nodded and opened his computer.
In less than a minute’s time, he changed his expression, “Is the experimental data on the d-drive?”
The experimental data was not backed up online for fear of others stealing it.
When they consolidated the experimental data, it was all handwritten.
The information was still there, but the electronic data was all gone.
“It’s on the d drive.” Another member of the group said, “What’s wrong?”
“There isn’t any data on the d-drive.” Chen Qi’s eyebrows tightened, “Strange, last time I looked Ying’s sister did save the files on the d-drive too.”
“There’s nothing strange about it.” Yan Anhe spoke meaningfully, “She deleted the experiment data, isn’t that simple?”
Chen Qi spoke coldly, “Yan An-Ho.”
“Isn’t she close to the professor in the Physics Department?” Yan Anhe didn’t care about Chen Qi at all, “Maybe she just wanted to ruin our medical department’s exchange program so that the physics department could overpower the medical department.
With these words, both group members fell silent.
“She was the one responsible for keeping all the experimental data, and now it’s gone.” Yan Anhe continued, “Today, the project exchange ended and all the information was to be surrendered, and she was so coincidentally absent, doesn’t that tell you anything?”
“Yan An-Ho, I’m warning you one last time.” Chen Qi looked cold, “Schoolmate Ying just took a short leave, she’ll be here soon.”
Yan Anhe laughed sarcastically, “She is really powerful, this is only how long she has been in Imperial University, she has bribed all of you seniors, you believe her so much.”
“In terms of scheming, I am indeed inferior to her, at least I am too lazy to flatter others.”
“Browbeating?” Chen Qi snorted, “Even if you flatter, why don’t you see who in our Big Five cares about you, is it disgusting?”
Yan Anhe’s face turned red and she gritted her teeth, “Chen Qi!”
The reason why all the students in the fifth year of the medical department hated Yan Anhe was because Yan Anhe had maliciously hooked up with the then student council president when she was a freshman.
And at that time, the student council president still had a girlfriend.
Only the then student union president has now graduated from Imperial University, and two years have pa*sed, and the freshmen in the second year of freshman year are not aware of it.
But the medical department, because it is a five-year system, the fifth year students know very well and avoid Yan Anhe.
Chen Qi ignored Yan Anhe and sent a WeChat to Ying Zidian.
【Schoolmate Ying, when are you coming? There’s something wrong with the project.
Ying Zidian didn’t reply.
Chen Qi was also a bit agitated and contacted Professor Gu again.
“What’s going on?” When Professor Gu heard this, he hurriedly came from the Academic Affairs Building, “What do you think happened to the experimental data?”
Chen Qi stood up, “Professor Gu, the experimental data-”
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Yan Anhe, “Professor Gu, the experimental data that Ying Zidian was responsible for is gone, we worked hard for five days to prepare it, is this a dereliction of duty on her part?”
“The experimental data is gone?” Professor Gu frowned, “Did you ask someone to recover it?”
“It’s not a question of whether it can be recovered or not.” Yan Anhe wrinkled her eyebrows in displeasure, “It’s a question of whether or not the exchange project was taken seriously, she didn’t do her job, did she?”
Chen Qi shook his head, “It was completely shattered and unrecoverable.”
Professor Gu glanced at the time and simply said, “Ying will be here in a moment, it’s not time to hand in the experiment yet, we’ll sort it out again, it’s not too late.”
He didn’t believe at all that Ying would do such a thing.
Not only these professors, but all the students who watched the isc final would believe in Ying Zigui unconditionally.
There was no second person who could make them have a belief bursting out.
It was youth and fervour.
Yan Anhe suppressed her anger: “Why waste our time when she’s out of it?”
“If you don’t want to, you can leave the group.” Chen Qi flipped out his handwriting materials and created a new document on his computer, “I am the leader of the group, I can expel group members.”
Yan An-Ho turned ironic and didn’t say anything.
There were eight quality points for the exchange project, which was very high indeed.
Ten minutes later, the door to the lab was pushed open.
“Student Ying.” Professor Gu was quite concerned, “Why did you come so quickly? You said you were in a bit of a hurry, have you finished everything?”
Ying Ziyi nodded, “A small matter, finished.”
She had only watched Jiang Yan’s examination.
“Finished then.” Professor Gu didn’t say anything, “There are still two hours left, the experimental data can still be recreated again.”
Ying raised his eyes, “Experimental data?”
“Yes, the experimental data, all of us will have to pay for you if the experimental data you keep is gone.” Yan Anhe turned her head and looked at the girl with undisguised disgust, “Now, what are you going to say?”
Without looking at her, Ying Ziyi walked over and slowly tore off the pig-headed sticker attached to the computer, “Well, I actually know a little bit about computers.”