Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 597: This Gift is Somewhat Bizarre

Chapter 597: Chapter 597: This Gift is Somewhat Bizarre

In the midst of the mountains, it was as if there were no human traces.

The morning fog had not yet fully cleared.

Hundreds of special forces members and members of Dragon’s Teeth plunged into the dense forest, searching everywhere.

But in the vast mountains, trying to find a person who had been wanted for years and possessed extremely high anti-surveillance capabilities

was as difficult as finding a needle in the ocean.

"What’s wrong?"

Xu Zhi Rou looked at Lin Fan with curiosity.

Ever since he had entered the jungle, he had been furrowing his brows.

"I’ve encountered too many strange things recently, and I feel like my brain isn’t quite up to it."

Lin Fan rubbed his nose.

His sharp gaze, however, continued to scan the surroundings.

They were walking at the very back of the fan-shaped team,

convenient for supporting any squad at any moment.

"Why not talk about it? Maybe I can help analyze it a bit."

It was rare for Xu Zhi Rou to be alone with Lin Fan.

Even on a mission, she felt reassured.

After all, as long as he was there, there would be no problems.

"I can’t pinpoint exactly where the problem is right now, but I have a very strange feeling. In the week I was away, did anything happen?"

Lin Fan couldn’t very well say that he had been played by several women.

The situation was becoming increasingly suspicious, yet he couldn’t pinpoint exactly where the problem lay.

"Enough has happened in seven days to talk about for seven days. Recently, the matters concerning the ’Jiazi Project’ have been so complex that I feel like crying. What exactly are you asking about?"

Xu Zhi Rou couldn’t help but vent her frustrations.

She had been incredibly busy during this time.

"This... Well, that’s hard to say..."

Lin Fan rubbed his chin, unsure of how to respond.

After all, he didn’t know what had specifically occurred.

After thinking for a moment, he began to have a direction.

"Did anything related to Ning Meng Yao happen?"

"No, nothing related to her."

Xu Zhi Rou shook her head, there seemed to be no recent incidents related to her.

However, just as she finished speaking, something suddenly came to her.

"But there was an incident related to Lu Feifei, right on the night you left. Mr. Wang from the provincial city arranged over two hundred elite troops under the leadership of Qiangwei, attempting to intrude into Jiangning. They even colluded with the Spiritual Fox Mercenary Corps for coordinated combat, but by the time I was informed, they had already been eliminated. The scene even bore the traces of martial artists’ battle, with exceptionally high ability. However, as it happened far from Jiangning, I don’t know the specifics, but I can definitively say, based on the traces at the scene, that they weren’t made by any ordinary martial artists, which makes me suspect that a master was involved."

"That impressive? But that’s not right, why didn’t anyone tell me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan’s eyes widened.

Lu Feifei had not mentioned this incident to him.

Could it be that she was intentionally hiding something?

As for the master who participated in the battle, could it have been Shangguan Min Yue?

But that didn’t seem right either, because before he had left, he had charged her with secretly protecting Ning Meng Yao.

If Ning Meng Yao had not been there, she wouldn’t have been either.

"Maybe she is deliberately hiding something she doesn’t want you to know, but I believe she isn’t trying to deceive you intentionally. After all, I’ve seen Lu Feifei’s loyalty to you myself,"

Xu Zhi Rou quickly defended Lu Feifei.

She didn’t want to let her own matters affect their relationship.

Moreover, from what she knew about Phoenix Sister,

her subordinates had become Lin Fan’s eyes and ears.

In Jiangning, there might be things Dragon’s Teeth doesn’t know.

But certainly nothing that Phoenix doesn’t know about.

"Don’t worry, I understand. If she was forced to hide something, then there’s only one person who could make her do it!"

Lin Fan’s mind was exceedingly sharp.

The changes in their relationship over the past few days had alerted him to something awry.

Not to mention their vague words after getting drunk last night.

Lin Fan could almost be certain that there was definitely a problem among the three women,

but to understand exactly what it was and to what extent it had escalated, he needed to observe them slowly.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a scream interrupted their conversation.

Lin Fan immediately quickened his pace, rushing towards the distant scene like lightning.

Soon, he arrived at the site of the incident.

He saw a small team of ten people, all lying on the ground.

Although they were covered in blood, they were all breathing.

One person was in the worst condition, his legs were twisted up like pretzels.

Looking at his pale face, wasn’t this Su Delong from yesterday?

"We were ambushed... the people... they ran that way..."

Su Delong, pale-faced, pointed in a direction.

He hadn’t finished speaking when his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

"What happened here?"

Xu Zhi Rou, who arrived shortly after, looked at the scene in surprise.

All the surrounding trees were already broken.

The opponent’s sneak attack had been absolutely ruthless.

"The people aren’t dead, just knocked out by the pain; I’ve already sealed his acupoints with silver needles, send him to the hospital immediately," said Lin Fan as he briefly sealed Su Delong’s acupoints.

After getting up, Lin Fan immediately ran towards the direction pointed by Su Delong.

His speed was like lightning.

Xu Zhi Rou wanted to follow, but after chasing a few steps, she realized Lin Fan had completely disappeared.

"The gap is too big!"

Xu Zhi Rou stomped her foot, unwilling to accept the disparity.

But at the moment, there was nothing she could do.

She could only notify all the teams to tighten their formation immediately.

The rest was up to Lin Fan.

With furrowed brows, Lin Fan’s steps generated wind.

The trees around him quickly receded.

But in his mind, Lin Fan felt that something was off.

Given the opponent’s recent tactics, their strength shouldn’t be weak.

So if it was a sneak attack, why didn’t they kill their target directly?

But if it wasn’t to kill, why not flee immediately instead of staying and setting up an ambush?

That was basically giving him a chance to pursue.

Such unnatural behavior indicated another trap, luring him into a chase.

Or it was a foolish move, a losing deal.

While Lin Fan was still pondering what the issue could be,

a stench embedded with a killing intent suddenly attacked from below.

"What is that?"

Lin Fan’s feet stomped hard, and like a bird shooting into the sky, he dodged the sneak attack.

After flipping over in mid-air, he landed.

Only then did he get a clear look at the thing across from him, and he couldn’t help but want to vomit.

"Damn, that’s disgusting!"

The one who attacked him was a toad over two meters tall.

Its body covered with poisonous sores, it sat there, constantly puffing up its cheeks.

With its dark green skin and overwhelming stench.

Even though he was more than ten meters away, Lin Fan felt like he had fallen into a sewage ditch.

Everybody says the creatures Onmyoji summon are sinister,

but this thing in front of him was truly nauseating.

Then, a tall, thin man in a black robe emerged from the bushes.

Unphased by the stench, he reached out and stroked the foul-smelling toad.

"Kid, you’ve got some skills, managing to escape from the mouth of my Tiger Head Toad!"

Hearing this, Lin Fan couldn’t help but laugh.

"A real Tiger Head Toad from the Five Poisons!"