Supreme Divine Physician in the City
Chapter 471 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Chapter 471: Chapter 471 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Ye Xuan performed a series of treatments for Su Yumo, then lifted her delicate body and leaped back onto the cliff, dashing towards a river in the valley below.

Hua Bao jumped up in a pleasing manner, following step by step. It was still under Ye Xuan’s command and didn’t dare to leave arbitrarily.

Arriving at the riverbank, Ye Xuan set Su Yumo down and turned to instruct Hua Bao, "Hua Bao, lie down."

Hua Bao stuck out its large tongue, licked its mouth, and obediently lay down, its tail sweeping back and forth behind it.

Ye Xuan set Su Yumo’s body down, allowing her to lean against Hua Bao, and took a bamboo tube from his person, their water supply for the climb that had now been emptied.

He picked up the bamboo tube, went to the river to get some fresh water, returned to Su Yumo’s side, opened her mouth, and poured some of the icy, thirst-quenching water into it.

Afterward, Ye Xuan supported her chin with his hand and raised it slightly so the water could flow down her throat independently.

Having given Su Yumo a few mouthfuls of water, Ye Xuan also took a sip himself, then put away the bamboo tube and leaned against Hua Bao’s back, waiting for Su Yumo to awaken.

"Woo woo..."

Just then, Hua Bao let out an uneasy cry, its fur standing on end, its large leopard eyes shrinking to the size of pinholes and staring in a certain direction.

"Hm? Something’s not right, there’s trouble..."

Hearing Hua Bao’s cries, Ye Xuan, who had been resting with closed eyes, abruptly opened them.

He instinctively felt a sense of crisis, immediately getting to his feet from the ground, scanning the surroundings with vigilant eyes, and discovered the source of the danger was right in front of him.

Because there, a two to three-meter-long rattlesnake was swiftly swimming toward them along the riverbank, its scarlet tongue flicking out.

"Aoow!"

Hua Bao, having seen it too, bared its teeth and dug the ground with its front paws, visibly anxious.

After all, this was a rattlesnake. Even the king of the forest, the tiger, would take a detour at the sight of it. If not for Ye Xuan’s intimidation, Hua Bao would have fled long ago.

Ye Xuan patted Hua Bao’s head, signaling for it not to be nervous. He stared at the rattlesnake, his brow involuntarily furrowing.

Logically speaking, Su Yumo had applied his medicine, which contained odors that snakes and insects feared. Why would the rattlesnake still dare to approach?

Ye Xuan stamped on the ground, and with a thud, the earth trembled instantaneously, sending out a fierce vibrational wave towards the rattlesnake.

Like bats, snakes cannot hear sound but are very sensitive to vibrations. According to the nature of snake species, upon encountering such a vibrational shock, the rattlesnake would interpret it as a danger signal and flee immediately.

However, what Ye Xuan didn’t expect was that after the impact of the vibrational wave, the rattlesnake only paused briefly and did not turn to run away but continued to swim towards them.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed at once, a cold glint flashing within.

He already knew where the problem lay; it seemed that the snake was being controlled by someone and was not attacking of its own accord. The person who truly wanted to deal with him must be the one controlling the snake from behind. It seemed he was being targeted.

"Interesting, I didn’t expect that someone would dare to play tricks behind my back while I was just out gathering herbs in the mountains?"

A cold sneer spilled from the corners of Ye Xuan’s mouth as he intently watched the approaching rattlesnake.

It seemed the world was not short of those seeking their own demise!

Hiss hiss!

At that moment, the rattlesnake, flicking its tongue, swam to about two meters in front of Ye Xuan, suddenly stood upright, and lunged at him.

In midair, it opened its bloody jaws wide, revealing two hook-like fangs that flickered with a cold, eerie light as it lunged to bite!

Hmph!

Ye Xuan let out a deep, cold huff, quickly sidestepped, and then with lightning speed delivered a whip kick aimed directly at the rattlesnake’s vital spot. His foot struck true, right at the snake’s weak point.

A burst of sound emanated from its body as if something had shattered within!

The rattlesnake, like a kite with its string cut, was flung far backward, landing amidst a pile of broken stones by the river, writhing violently.

A snake’s vitality is stubbornly strong; even torn in half, it can still live. But with Ye Xuan’s kick directly bursting its heart, although it wouldn’t die immediately, it was now struggling painfully by the riverbank, having lost its ability to fight.

But at this time, one must never let down their guard. If you approached it, the heartless rattlesnake would still bite with its venomous fangs.

Only when it was truly dead would the threat be completely eliminated.

The fate of this rattlesnake could not escape the word "death."

Ye Xuan didn’t pay it further heed but turned his head to look around, his gaze finally resting on the bushes under the cliff to the right of the canyon and said calmly, "Stop hiding. Since you dared to come looking for trouble, show yourself! What skill is there in conspiring and scheming from the shadows?"

Under the infusion of pure energy, his voice carried far and was powerful and majestic!

"Little boy, you do have some skills to have detected my presence."

An eerie voice sounded, and soon after, an old man with white hair and a gaunt figure emerged from behind the small woods.

He was hunched over and walked with the aid of a snake staff, tapping it on the ground. Wrapped around his thin arms were two blood-red snakes, hissing and sticking out their tongues, looking quite terrifying.

"The Snake Control Technique of the Southern Border?"

Gazing at the old man, Ye Xuan’s eyebrows raised slightly, his eyes somewhat fervent.

"Hehe, the little boy has some knowledge."

The white-haired old man gave a creepy smile, glanced at Hua Bao, and said indifferently, "You can control that leopard, it seems you’re also adept at some sort of Beast Taming Technique?"

"What I know is just the basics, incomparable to the elder."

Ye Xuan’s eyes flashed as he spoke humbly, then his tone turned stern, "I have neither grudge nor hatred with you, old man. Why did you send a poisonous snake to harm me?"

"No grudge or hatred?"

The eyes of the white-haired old man turned sinister, emitting a chilling, snake-like glow, his voice hoarse as he said, "Because you destroyed my Yin Evil Energy and disrupted the life-extension plan for the Host Body Number One."

"Host Body Number One?"

Ye Xuan frowned, a look of realization crossing his face, "I understand now. The person who used the Poisonous Insect on Su Yumo was you?"

The old man ominously said, "Exactly, the Ice Cicada Heart Devouring Gu was for cultivating the Yin Meridian. You ruined my ’stove,’ of course I had to trouble you!"

Hearing this, Ye Xuan’s gaze turned icy, "You fed Su Yumo the Ice Cicada Heart Devouring Gu because you wanted to use her as a ’stove’? If I’m not guessing wrong, you wanted to use the Ice Cicada Heart Gu to catalyze the Yin Meridian, and once it matured, upon the death of the Poisonous Insect, turn the host into a human Poisonous Insect – what you referred to as the ’stove.’ You want to use pure Yin Evil Energy to cultivate some sort of Evil Technique, to extend your own life?"

"It seems you’re not stupid!"

The old man laughed coldly, and then his expression suddenly became chilling and sinister, "I spent nearly ten years to catalyze the maturing of the Yin Meridian to turn her into my ’stove,’ and just as success was within reach, you ruined everything."

"Today, I must take your life to solve this big trouble!"

The white-haired old man was filled with murderous intent.