Chapter 122

Chen Xiaomiao seemed to already see the scene where Fang Yue would be driven out by the villagers, her heart brimming with satisfaction.

And at that moment, An Shenyi arrived before the three of them.

"Divine Doctor! Divine Doctor! Look at this guy—he's the one who did this to me! Waaah! You have to stand up for me!"

As she spoke, Chen Xiaomiao burst into tears, her face streaked with sorrow, pitiful to behold.

Fang Yue's expression remained blank: …

I think I now know who taught Lin Ling that sarcastic tone.

Niu Niu stared blankly, drooling: "Wibbly wobbly wibbly bap."

An Shenyi: "…"

Three grown men: two silent, one drooling and muttering nonsense—so they stood frozen for a while.

Under Chen Xiaomiao's expectant gaze… a palm suddenly struck her right cheek.

Slap!!

A crisp sound rang out, leaving a faint red mark.

Chen Xiaomiao immediately clutched her face, stunned, staring at An Shenyi.

"D-Divine Doctor?! What do you mean by this? I'm your…"

Slap!

Another palm came, striking her left cheek.

Chen Xiaomiao fell silent at once, glaring angrily at An Shenyi—only to see him bow respectfully to Fang Yue.

"Yeye, I'm sorry this experiment of mine has troubled you…"

Yeye? Trouble?

This?!

They know each other? And this man is actually higher-ranked than this so-called Divine Doctor?

That can't be right—wasn't the Divine Doctor just saying hardly anyone in Gu Yue Cun dares to disrespect him?!

Was I fooled? Did I actually get tricked by this so-called Divine Doctor?!

So infuriating!!

She glared hatefully at An Shenyi, unaware that Fang Yue right before her was one of the very few people An Shenyi could never suppress.

Come on—someone so valued by Lord Han, and who also pays his bills—how could An Shenyi possibly offend him?

"No problem, just discipline her more. Her mouth is too foul—teach her proper, refined local speech, not this constant vulgar outbursts and sarcastic nonsense."

"Yes yes yes, I'll make sure to educate her properly!"

"Good. I'm doing this for her own good—if she keeps talking like this, she'll get stabbed on the spot by any random Guard Team member she meets."

Hmph! Impossible! Do you think everyone's as narrow-minded as you?!

As if reading her thoughts, Fang Yue said coolly: "Lately, so many refugees have flooded in—my Guard Team brothers have had many clashes with them. If one of them accidentally kills An Shenyi's experiment, that'd be a problem."

"Yeye, rest assured—I've got a system for managing my experiments. I'll make sure they never clash with the village Guard Team."

"Good."

Listening to their exchange, Chen Xiaomiao slowly began to understand.

"Wait! You—you—you just said the Guard Team members are under you? They're your subordinates? Who exactly are you?!"

Fang Yue glanced at her and said coolly: "I'm merely the Deputy Captain of the Guard Team, also temporarily assuming the Captain's duties."

Deputy Captain?! And also handling the Captain's responsibilities?!

This guy… is this guy really that powerful?!

Chen Xiaomiao froze—she still remembered the last character who got psychologically shattered by elegant words and ended up killing himself.

Back then, she'd had zero power to resist—so utterly miserable.

And now, after creating a new character, she'd offended another Deputy Captain? And this one seemed to have serious connections too…

Could she really be this unlucky? Would this guy make her life hell?

Chen Xiaomiao felt uneasy, forcing a pleading smile toward Fang Yue—whom Fang Yue ignored outright.

"By the way, An Shenyi, when you came just now, you looked furious—was there something wrong?"

"N-nothing! Hahaha! How could there be? I was just walking fast, that's all—Yeye, you misunderstood."

An Shenyi quickly laughed it off—he didn't want to anger Fang Yue, this walking ATM. Who knew when Fang Yue might get injured again, bringing in another flood of cash—Lord Han would cover all medical costs!

"Alright. By the way, look at Niu Niu—he's like this now."

"I know. This is my masterpiece. His residual medicinal energy as a medicine man combined with my unique experimental drug triggered a special reaction—hence this dramatic transformation. Isn't it perfect? I plan to study it thoroughly, then mass-produce the pills. With this, wealth is guaranteed!"

Watching An Shenyi's fanatical excitement over his profit scheme, Fang Yue wiped sweat from his brow in awkwardness.

Niu Niu seemed to have strong objections, mumbling in his dazed state.

"Abba abba! Abba!"

An Shenyi slapped his thigh: "Exactly! I love how you praise me! My experiment is truly perfect—even his compliments are flawless!"

Fang Yue:??

Niu Niu (dazed):??

"Uh… do you actually know what Niu Niu is saying?"

"Of course! I made this experiment—I know exactly what he's thinking!"

"Then… what did he just say?"

"He said my drug-profit plan is absolutely perfect—genius among geniuses, destined for spectacular success!"

An Shenyi answered with full confidence.

Fang Yue stared curiously at Niu Niu.

"Ye Ge! Don't listen to him—he's just blabbering! I just said—he should just die!!"

Fang Yue: …

Well, it seems the doctor-patient relationship is pretty serious.

"Cough!"

Clearing his throat, Fang Yue said: "Um, Divine Doctor, I think Niu Niu doesn't seem to like this—at least let him speak normally."

"Aba aba!"

The Divine Doctor looked puzzled.

"Speak normally? Why? Isn't he fine like this?"

"……Maybe not so fine."

"How do you know? Are you a fish? If you're not a fish, how do you know a fish isn't happy? You're not him—how do you know he's dissatisfied with how he is now?"

…Bro, even though I'm not him, he sends me messages!

Fang Yue's face darkened: "Divine Doctor, we folk have our own way of communicating. Don't ask how I know—just know he's uncomfortable and wants to speak normally."

"Wibi wibi wibi bab!"

Niu Niu, with a vacant expression and drooling, shouted loudly, showing his agreement.

The Divine Doctor looked skeptical: "Really? If you can communicate normally already, why even need speech?"

Come on, Divine Doctor, why is it so hard just to restore Niu Niu's ability to speak normally?

Slightly impatient, Fang Yue's tone grew sharper.

"Divine Doctor, don't overthink it—just restore Niu Niu's ability to speak normally."

"……Yeye, since you've pushed it this far, I won't hide it from you—I can't do it."

"What…"

Fang Yue froze.

"You can't do it?"

"Yes. My special pill destroyed his vocal cords and damaged his speech organs. Aside from speaking like this, he can no longer produce any other sound."

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(End of chapter)