Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 452: You’ve Delayed My Plans to Have a Child Next Year

Chapter 452: Chapter 452: You’ve Delayed My Plans to Have a Child Next Year

Amidst the mountains, several kilometers away.

Mr. Zhang stood atop a tree canopy.

His keen eyesight allowed him to capture everything.

And the South Sea Divine Nun, holding a horsetail whisk, stood at his side.

"This young girl really has some ruthlessness. If she takes up the path of cultivation, her future achievements will be substantial."

The elderly Heavenly Master said with a chuckle, stroking his beard as he watched Yang Linglong from afar.

The light that shone from her eyes radiated determination and persistence.

These are the virtues essential to a martial artist.

"Therefore, this time I have to thank the elderly Heavenly Master for finding such a worthy successor for me."

The South Sea Divine Nun also watched her disciple with approval.

Her extraordinary performance indeed moved her.

"Do you also think what she did was right?"

The elderly Heavenly Master turned his head, curiously asking.

"Benefit of the doubt is but natural justice, and moreover, the Buddhist way values the virtue of sustaining life. As long as one is not a person of great treachery and evil, they naturally should be saved. The maiden, although of a different race, spoke her truth with real emotions. She could not choose her birth, nor her destiny. That she has retained her pride up till now is already no easy feat."

As a figure of the Buddhist order, the South Sea Divine Nun naturally embodied compassion.

This also marked her path of cultivation as starkly different from that of the Lishan Ancestor.

"However, pure though the maiden may be, she is a vessel for the divine. Once possessed to the point where all seven apertures are occupied, she loses the chance for reincarnation. If she were to die at this moment, then all would be settled."

The feelings of the elderly Heavenly Master at this instant were probably as complex as those of Lin Fan.

The identity of Qiuyuan Hongmei left even him, the one in command, somewhat perplexed.

"It’s the same saying, we cannot take non-occurrences as certainties; conjecture is just conjecture after all. Just like your disciple’s nephew who, despite being bone-deep with demons, became a man of the Daoist path. So I believe, if there is such a calamity decreed by the Heavens, we need only to fulfill our role in facing it. Even if she deserves death in the future, taking her life now would still be a disregard for life, absolutely not the act of a Guardian."

The South Sea Divine Nun shook her head.

The future is uncertain.

Before it happens, Qiuyuan Hongmei is just an ordinary person.

"Alright, your reasoning is sound, so let us see if she can defy heaven and change her fate. I believe Lin Fan is thinking the same as I am now; we leave everything for Yang Linglong to decide on her own."

The elderly Heavenly Master said no more.

After all, as a cultivator, he knew not to interfere in the karma of others.

Now that Yang Linglong had benevolent intentions, he naturally should not obstruct her.

"The benevolent are invulnerable to evil spirits."

The South Sea Divine Nun smiled lightly.

With a swing of her right hand, a wave of invisible Buddha Qi whistled out.

Several kilometers away, Yang Linglong, who had already been without strength, felt her arm as heavy as several tons.

Just as she was about to lose her grip, she suddenly felt a burning sensation at her chest.

Looking down instinctively, she discovered that the strength indeed came from the jade pendant hanging around her neck.

As for this jade pendant, it had been given to her by that mysterious nun earlier that day.

Before she could understand why the pendant was heating up,

a force indescribable surged into her body.

The hand that was about to let go instantly gripped even tighter.

At the same time, her right arm exerted force, pulling both their bodies towards the cliff wall.

"Get over there!"

The sudden return of strength exhilarated Yang Linglong.

But now was not the time to investigate this strange occurrence.

She could only clench her teeth and use all her strength to swing Qiuyuan Hongmei towards the cliff.

"Ah!"

Qiuyuan Hongmei had not expected Yang Linglong to summon such power at the brink of desperation.

With a swing like that of a pendulum, she found herself flung against the cliff face.

The instinct to survive made her grip onto a crevice in the cliff tightly.

Following that, her feet also found support.

She clung to the sheer cliff face like a gecko.

"What are you yelling for? Since you’re fine now, let’s continue. But I warn you, you’d better follow my footsteps. I won’t have the chance to save you a second time."

Yang Linglong, who had just relaxed, shook her right hand which was somewhat mangled and bloody.

She took a deep breath, grabbed a handful of talcum powder, and climbed towards the peak once again.

Since she had come this far, she would persist until the end.

"This time I admit defeat, but next time I might not lose. Let’s meet at the summit."

As Qiuyuan Hongmei watched Yang Linglong’s dashing figure, she also felt a surge of strength.

Using her hands and feet, she pursued the peak as well.

The crisis had finally been resolved, much to the relief of Hino Hiroshi who was on the high platform.

Without the need to summon a shikigami, he looked at Lin Fan with a smile.

"It seems your woman made the right choice."

"That only proves she is a kind person. Fortunately, with such people existing, this world has more love. But you probably wouldn’t understand that. Just remember, I’m not what you’d call a good person."

Since Yang Linglong had really saved her.

Lin Fan naturally had no more chances to intervene.

His gaze shifted towards the two women in the distance.

He could only hope that Yang Linglong’s choice this time wasn’t wrong.

"No worries, we’re all the same kind. Although the saintess is safe and sound, the fact that you tried to stop me earlier can’t be overlooked; I’ll remember this debt."

Hino Hiroshi narrowed his eyes.

He knew very well if he had acted rashly just now.

Lin Fan would have truly launched an attack on him.

So, he had to remember this debt.

"Feel free to remember. After all, if we’re talking about deep-seated hatred, you owe us much more. This time, at most, I’ve just reclaimed a little interest. Next time, I can’t promise what I’ll reclaim."

Lin Fan naturally wouldn’t strike Hino Hiroshi.

Just like the Heavenly Master had said, some things are meant to happen.

"Then I will wait and see."

Hino Hiroshi narrowed his eyes.

Today, the relationship between the two had undergone a substantial change.

In contrast to the two tense men,

Yang Linglong, who had reached the summit, sat down on the ground with a thump.

Panting heavily, she hadn’t expected the climb to be so thrilling.

She glanced at Lin Fan in the distance on the high platform.

From beginning to end, he hadn’t moved at all, nor had he said anything.

This wasn’t his style, and he wouldn’t stand by and watch her struggle without offering help.

Therefore, the only answer was that he didn’t want her to save Qiuyuan Hongmei.

Although she knew this would probably be the outcome,

Yang Linglong still couldn’t suppress the sense of justice within her.

As she pondered whether Lin Fan would be angry with her for this,

Qiuyuan Hongmei climbed up, equally exhausted.

She collapsed right beside her.

Looking up at the blue sky, she took a few deep breaths.

Then she turned to Yang Linglong.

"This time, I owe you my life. I will definitely repay you in the future!"

"No need to repay the life, but saving you has delayed an important matter for me," Yang Linglong sighed.

Her relationship with Lin Fan, which had just been mended,

would likely be strained once again because of this incident.

"What matter did I delay for you?"

Qiuyuan Hongmei naturally didn’t grasp the implication in her words.

All she could do was bat her big eyes at Yang Linglong.

And Yang Linglong could only sigh with a wry smile on her face.

"You’ve delayed my chances of having a baby next year."