Chapter 283: Booming Flight

The old man heard the words, his fists in his sleeve clenched hard, and his eyes brimmed with chill.

"What do you mean by 'young master'? You really are in league with him."

"Ha, you misunderstand. I didn't let him die for other reasons; he's just a door‑knocking brick. What I truly want is the force behind him. Killing him would cut off the clue."

"The force behind him?" The old man's tone was low; his gaze at Chi Nan Yi carried a hint of caution and testing: "Seek Dragon Gate?"

"You know."

The old man nodded: "Do you hold a grudge against Seek Dragon Gate?"

"Yes, a vendetta that wiped out my family."

"Really?"

"Absolutely certain." Chi Nan Yi lifted his eyes and whispered: "When I locate Seek Dragon Gate's lair, this Burning Heaven will be yours; kill or maim me as you wish."

"Bai Shan," the old man said lightly: "My name."

"Old Bai, I am the junior Si Yi."

At that moment, a deafening crash came from downstairs of the inn; the inn's main door was smashed open, and a dozen guards stormed in.

The sleepy waiter was jolted into a cold sweat, hurried forward, and trembled as he said, "Sir…"

"Divine Doctor Si?"

"Huh?" The waiter was startled: "Divine Doctor Si? What Si…"

"Bang!" Before the waiter could finish, a guard who had just been questioning him kicked him away.

His body slammed onto the ground, a spray of fresh blood erupted, and he nearly blacked out.

"Where is Divine Doctor Si Yi?"

"I… I truly don't know who… who is… the Divine Doctor Si Yi."

Chi Nan Yi heard it clearly from the room.

Recalling the words the young servant had said when he first arrived, anger rose in his heart.

To strike at the slightest disagreement, the City Lord's guards truly need to be dealt with.

"These beasts," the old man clutched his chest and said gravely, "they deserve to be torn apart by a thousand knives."

"Stay here, no matter what happens, don't go out," he said, then placed the old man's twin swords and hidden weapons on the table: "I'll be back soon."

At that moment, a guard from the City Lord's residence pressed his foot on the young servant's chest and demanded, "Tell me, which room is Divine Doctor Si Yi in?"

"I… I truly don't know who the Divine Doctor Si Yi is…"

"Don't know? Ha, then go meet Yama!"

He finished speaking, about to press his foot down, when suddenly a massive force poured down from the upper floor.

Sensing the threat, the guard's heart sank.

Before he could react, the internal force struck his chest, hurling him outward; he flew through the shattered door, slammed onto the ground, and with a single impact, his breath ceased.

The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.

Looking up, they saw Chi Nan Yi wearing a mask, a white robe, leaping down from the second floor.

"You mutt, noisy," Chi Nan Yi stared coldly at the guards; feeling the chill in their eyes, the guards simultaneously stepped back a few paces.

She pulled out a pill for the waiter to swallow, apologetically saying, "Sorry for the trouble."

"Divine Doctor Si Yi, come with us for a moment."

Chi Nan Yi heard the words, sneered, "What did you say?"

"Come with us for a moment."

As soon as the words finished, Chi Nan Yi thrust out a palm, and the man was blasted straight away.

His fate was no different from that of the earlier guard.

"You… you dare!"

"Uncultured scum, is this how your City Lord teaches you manners? Not to mention you, even Burning Heaven must speak to me politely. What are you? In the dead of night, disturbing my peaceful dream—are you prepared to leave your lives here?"

Hearing her speak so, the guards were greatly terrified.

They had forgotten that the person before them was a distinguished guest of the City Lord.

For a moment, they stared at each other, their faces extremely grim.

Too lazy to deal with them, Chi Nan Yi turned and headed upstairs.

"Divine Doctor!" A guard stepped forward, forcing himself to speak: "Divine Doctor may not know, our City Lord has been injured and fainted; we request that you accompany us to the City Lord's residence to treat the elder."

"Fainted? What does that have to do with me? Right now, I intend to sleep; not even your City Lord, nor the Heavenly King himself, can defy my rules—go away."

Having spoken, he stopped nagging them and leapt upstairs.

"Divine…"

"Shut up! We've already angered the Divine Doctor; if this reaches the City Lord's ears, can we still keep our lives?"

"Then what do we do now?"

"Send someone back to say that the Divine Doctor will only treat the City Lord at daybreak."

"Clean up the floor below; if I wake tomorrow and find the same chaos as now, the City Lord's life will no longer be necessary."

Hearing this, the people downstairs hurried to tidy up.

Such a commotion naturally reached the guests upstairs, who quietly cracked their doors open and, watching the scene below, were left speechless.

The City Lord's guards, who usually flaunted their might, were now actually cleaning, even handing silver coins to the beaten young servant.

This, this, this…

A sight seen once in a hundred years!

"What kind of deity is this Divine Doctor Si Yi? How dare he stand up to the City Lord's guards?"

"Awesome, just awesome."

Chi Nan Yi returned to the room; Bai Lao sat in the chair, his gaze toward her still wary but much softer than before.

"Are you the Divine Doctor?"

"Just an empty reputation." Chi Nan Yi took out a bottle of ointment: "You have a wound; apply this and it will heal quickly."

The old man suspected nothing, applied the ointment to the wound; sure enough, in just a few breaths, the originally ferocious wound began to heal.

Witnessing this astonishing sight, Bai Lao's eyes flickered slightly.

"Young master, you are too modest."

"Junior does not know what grievance you have with Fen Tian, but tomorrow I will certainly come to treat him; the people of the City Lord Manor will surely keep searching the city."

"I know; they won't give up until they catch me."

"You only need to hide here; if you need to contact the outside, you must wait for my return."

"Good, young friend, great kindness; I will remember it, old man."

At this moment the sky had already lightened slightly; the sounds downstairs gradually faded. After a while, the shopkeeper came to knock on the door, his hands and body trembling uncontrollably.

"Is the Divine Doctor up?"

"Mm." Chi Nan Yi opened the door, saw the City Lord Manor guard standing at the entrance with a beaming smile, and went downstairs slowly.

"Divine Doctor, please."

"I don't like others casually entering my room; today there's no need to clean it."

"Yes."

Watching her retreating back, Bai Lao's eyes flickered slightly.

"This child's accent sounds like someone from Daqi."

When Chi Nan Yi arrived at the City Lord Manor, Fen Tian remained unconscious.

"Divine Doctor, how is our City Lord?"

"He won't die." She took out the medicinal liquid placed on the table and poured it directly.

Intense pain burned in his chest.

Fentian was actually awakened by pain.