Rural Doctor Enters the City: Whoever Touches My Wife, I’ll Take Them Down!
Chapter 402: Shenwu Hall Headquarters!

Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Shenwu Hall Headquarters!

Qin Lan did not expect Xie Mushui to come rushing at her.

She let out a sharp scream in fright.

"Ah—"

In the blink of an eye, Qin Dingbang and his bodyguard had no time to react before Xie Mushui had already pounced in front of Qin Lan.

In that critical moment, a surge of Flame True Qi suddenly erupted from within Qin Lan.

Bang!

Caught off guard, Xie Mushui was pushed back a small step.

This True Qi was what Zhou Yu had left in Qin Lan’s body back in Wucheng, as a precaution. Little did he expect that it would actually come into play at such a crucial moment.

Seizing this brief interval, Zhou Yu transformed into a shadow and appeared in front of Xie Mushui.

Slap!

Zhou Yu’s hand landed directly on the top of Xie Mushui’s head.

Xie Mushui let out a wretched scream and knelt on the ground.

"Mr. Zhou, please show mercy," Xie Changlin cried out in alarm, falling to his knees.

Zhou Yu did not deliver a killing blow. As the Nether Fire True Qi surged within his palm, a stream of black fluid actually flowed from Xie Mushui’s eyes.

Immediately following that, Xie Mushui’s mouth opened wide and a black insect corpse was spat out from his mouth.

"This is... the Black Armor Gu!!!"

Xie Changlin’s face was full of horror, showing a look of disbelief.

At that moment, Zhou Yu withdrew his hand and also threw out the ’black gleam’ he had just caught.

Similarly, it was the corpse of an insect.

"It’s alright now, all is safe," Zhou Yu said assuredly.

Qin Lan’s face was ashen.

"Zhou Yu, what are these things?"

Zhou Yu turned to look at Xie Changlin.

"That’s a question for Elder Xie," Zhou Yu replied.

Xie Changlin was livid, shaking his head and said:

"That is the Black Armor Gu."

"It’s the method of the fourth elder of the Shenwu Hall."

"I never imagined, the fourth elder would go so far as to strike at my son so viciously!!! I will never let her go!!!" he vowed.

Zhou Yu said indifferently:

"I’m afraid it was not aimed at your son. Your son was just a tool being used. If I’m not mistaken, her target was Qin Lan."

Qin Dingbang, recalling what had happened in the morning, spoke in shock and outrage.

"Could it be that the one who attacked my daughter this morning was also a person from the fourth elder?"

"But why would she do this? I, Qin Dingbang, have not offended that so-called fourth elder."

Fire raged in Xie Changlin’s eyes as he shook his head and confessed:

"I do not know the answer to that."

Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes.

He had a vague feeling that the Gu insect that had infected Xie Mushui had a similar method of affliction to the one used by Lian Huasheng’s subordinate back in Wucheng.

Could it be?

Behind Lian Huasheng, there wasn’t just the Liu Family, but also the Shenwu Hall?

"Elder Xie, do you know where the fourth elder might be?"

Xie Changlin nodded eagerly.

"I know, she must be at the headquarters."

"Good, take me to meet her," Zhou Yu commanded.

Without any hesitation this time, Qin Dingbang spoke with full-fledged anger.

"Zhou Yu, I’ll entrust this task to you. If it truly was the fourth elder who plotted against my daughter, I, Qin Dingbang, will spare no expense in battling with the Shenwu Hall, even if it means spending my entire fortune," he declared.

Zhou Yu nodded.

...

The secret headquarters of the Shenwu Hall.

The grand hall of paramount decision-making.

The entire hall was orderly and strictly hierarchical.

At the top was a seat.

That was the seat reserved for the Head of the Shenwu Hall.

Below, there were four seats, each belonging to the four great elders.

At this moment, two old figures, one male and one female, were seated in the chairs below the hall.

The man was in the chief seat.

He was Wen Shizhou, the great elder of the Shenwu Hall.

The woman was seated at the end, she was Sun Ling, the fourth elder.

The great elder Wen Shizhou laughed:

"Elder Sun, I have already reported to the head, as soon as Qin Lan is killed, you will immediately be appointed as the third elder."

Sun Ling immediately nodded and said:

"Then I shall thank the hall head and the great elder for their support."

Wen Shizhou laughed heartily:

"Sister Sun Ling, there is no need for such formality. Both the hall head and I consider you as a sister. As for that Xie Changlin, he has always been opposing me at every turn. I have had my fill of him for a long time and this time, I’ll take the opportunity to kick him out."

"This time, killing Qin Lan will be the first step for our Shenwu Hall in reaching the pinnacle of Qinzhou."

"Afterward... I want all of Qinzhou to tremble in fear upon hearing the name of our Shenwu Hall..."

The great elder hadn’t finished speaking when an underling hurriedly ran in.

"Great elder, the third elder is on his way up the mountain."

"It seems he comes with ill intentions."

Wen Shizhou sneered:

"He comes with ill intentions?"

"Hmph, I thought he was smart enough to know that after I kicked him out, he’d hide away and live out his sorry life, but I didn’t expect him to dare to return and stir up trouble."

"Well, he can’t blame me for being impolite then."

...

Guided by Xie Changlin, Zhou Yu arrived at a mountain in the southern suburbs of the province’s capital.

Geographically perilous, the area was filled with venomous insects and miasma, protected by a formation, with only one extremely dangerous path leading inside the mountain.

The two passed through this path and Zhou Yu finally caught a full view of the Shenwu Hall.

It was an ancient-style structure nestled in the mountain, encircling the waist of the hill, a place no one could imagine harboring such a construction.

"Mr. Zhou, this is it, the Shenwu Hall’s headquarters," Xie Changlin announced.

Zhou Yu nodded.

"Indeed, this place is very concealed. No wonder there have been so few over the years who knew of Shenwu Hall’s existence."

As they spoke, they had already reached the entrance.

The guards at the door naturally recognized Xie Changlin.

"Elder Xie, you’re back!" one said.

Xie Changlin nodded and strode in.

But they had only taken a few steps inside when a large group of martial artists ran out from within.

The one in the lead spoke with a cold rebuke:

"Xie Changlin, you have already been stripped of your elder status by the great elder, and yet you still dare to come back. Are you looking for death?"