Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 191: Tang Wenrou Gets Jealous

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Tang Wenrou Gets Jealous

Around noon, Ye Xing treated Fang Bai, Tang Wenrou, and others to a meal at a high-end hotel in Qingdao, before rushing back to Yuezhou with his wife and daughter.

This kidnapping incident was clearly a brazen challenge to the Ye Family, and they had to respond strongly.

As the family head of the Ye Family, Ye Xing would definitely become busier in the future.

Before leaving, Ye Xing signed a check for thirty million yuan and handed it to Fang Bai, saying it was the reward money paid to Fang Bai.

Fang Bai originally thought since he had become friends with Ye Wumei, he could forgo the reward money, but then he thought that if he didn’t take it, Ye Xing would not be pleased; by accepting it, Ye Xing would actually be happier.

For a big family like the Ye Family, the last thing they wanted was to be indebted to someone. If Fang Bai did not take their money, they would worry that he might make some difficult demands in the future.

But with the money paid, neither party owed anything to the other, everyone was happy, and all was light. This was the best outcome.

So Fang Bai unceremoniously accepted the check, even joking that if Ye Wumei wanted to learn martial arts from him in the future, this money could be considered an advance payment for the "tuition."

After Ye Xing and the others left, Fang Bai took the Lightning Marten, got into the police car driven by Tang Wenrou and the others, and headed back in the direction of Yanjing.

Not long after Fang Bai and Tang Wenrou left, two fair-faced women in white appeared near the hotel where they were staying.

"The Witch has started to make a move against the Ye Family, only it seems like she’s taken quite a beating!"

"Serves her right! Who told her to pick on our Miss Angel at every turn! Ever since Ms. Linghu had her mishap, the Witch has become increasingly arrogant. It’s good for her to suffer a little!"

"Alas, our Miss Angel is just too kind! If this goes on, I’m worried that the control of ’Wrathful Beauties’ will all fall into the Witch’s hands!"

"Don’t worry, Ms. Linghu isn’t dead yet, the Witch wouldn’t dare to go too far! Besides, most of the elders of ’Wrathful Beauties’ are still on Miss Angel’s side!"

"I heard a rumor that Ms. Linghu was harmed by the Witch, who wants to seize power..."

"Shh... That kind of talk is fine between the two of us, but we must never mention it in front of a third person. The Witch is ruthless; if she hears it, you’ll die a terrible death!"

"Let’s go. We have to inform Miss Angel as quickly as possible about the Witch making a move against the Ye Family."

"Hmm."

The two women in white spoke softly to each other for a while, then looked around cautiously before disappearing near the hotel.

......

Around ten-thirty at noon, several police cars slowly entered the Yanjing Police Station courtyard.

After the cars stopped, a coldly-dignified, pretty female inspector and a young man dressed in a black T-shirt, looking sunnily handsome, got out of the lead police car.

The pretty inspector was Tang Wenrou, and the handsome man was Fang Bai.

After returning to Yanjing with Tang Wenrou, Fang Bai did not go to the siheyuan nor Yanjing Hospital, but to the Yanjing Police Station instead.

After rescuing Ye Wumei from the kidnappers, besides the thirty million yuan reward from the Ye Family, Fang Bai was also entitled to a million yuan from the Yanjing Police Station.

Even though a million was not much compared to thirty million, a mosquito’s leg is meat nonetheless, and he saw no reason to refuse it.

However, in order to collect the million yuan from the Yanjing police, Fang Bai had to personally handle some related procedures at the station, so he came over in Tang Wenrou’s car.

With a friend like Tang Wenrou there, Fang Bai smoothly completed the procedures, and the million yuan reward was soon transferred into the account he provided.

Checking the time and seeing it was nearly eleven-thirty, Fang Bai smiled and said, "Officer Tang, lunchtime is almost here. May I treat you to lunch?"

"Sure!"

Tang Wenrou actually didn’t refuse and nodded, saying, "You’ve made a fortune of thirty-one million, you should treat me to a meal!"

Fang Bai sighed, "These days, money is hard to earn! I nearly lost my life for this bit of money at sea, and even now, thinking about it gives me lingering fears!"

Tang Wenrou’s lips curved slightly as she said, "Then if something like this happens again, would you do it?"

"Yes!"

Fang Bai spoke with determination, "As long as there is money to be made, why not go for it? Moreover, for martial artists, under normal circumstances, cultivation results in very slow strength improvement. Only in life-and-death situations can one’s potential be stimulated, allowing for a rapid breakthrough in strength."

"Did you achieve a breakthrough this time?"

Tang Wenrou casually asked.

"Although there wasn’t a major breakthrough, I’ve made quite a lot of progress."

Fang Bai confidently said, "If before I could take on two or three Profound Level high-rank martial artists, now handling four or five is not a problem at all!"

This was the first time Tang Wenrou heard Fang Bai reveal his true strength, and she couldn’t help but be greatly surprised as she said, "Your realm... could it be that you’ve reached the perfection of the Profound Rank?"

"Mm."

Fang Bai didn’t deny it, smiling and nodding.

Knowing Tang Wenrou well, he was aware that even if she knew his true strength, she would never speak recklessly about it.

"My master mentioned that in the Ancient Martial World, there is talk of ’Semi-Hidden Sects’ and ’Hidden Sects.’ It is said that in the Hidden Sects, there are even Earth Level and Heaven Level martial artists, but those martial artists are usually as elusive as a divine dragon - showing their head without revealing their tail - and ordinary people have no chance to come into contact with them. In the Semi-Hidden Sects, the strongest martial artists are only at the Profound Level. With your current strength, you would be top-notch even in a Semi-Hidden Sect!"

Looking at Fang Bai, Tang Wenrou’s gaze carried a mix of admiration and a sense of loss.

The admiration was because Fang Bai, around her age, had strength that was unattainable for her.

The sense of loss came from the widening gap between her own strength and Fang Bai’s, which she feared might gradually distance their relationship.

Remembering the time in Qingdao when Fang Bai was about to teach Ye Wumei martial arts, an idea struck Tang Wenrou, and she blurted out, "Fang Bai, can you teach me martial arts?"

As soon as she said it, Tang Wenrou felt a bit regretful, thinking she was being too forward - that wasn’t her usual style.

Fang Bai hadn’t expected Tang Wenrou to make such a request; he was initially taken aback, then he said, "Sure! But..."

"But what?"

Seeing Fang Bai hesitate, Tang Wenrou suddenly felt a bit jealous for some reason, bit her lip, and said, "You’re willing to teach Ye Wumei, but you don’t want to teach me?"

"How could that be..."

Fang Bai, hearing the sour tone in Tang Wenrou’s voice, hadn’t expected her to be jealous and laughingly said, "It’s just that martial arts, well... it’s not something everyone can learn..."

Tang Wenrou felt Fang Bai was just brushing her off, raised her eyebrows, and said, "Then why can Ye Wumei learn?"

Fang Bai said, "She has an Innate Spiritual Root."

"Innate Spiritual Root?"

Tang Wenrou looked bewildered.

"Yes, Innate Spiritual Root!"

Fang Bai nodded and said, "The martial arts I cultivate are very special; without an Innate Spiritual Root, one simply cannot cultivate it."

"Then... how can you tell if someone has an Innate Spiritual Root?"

Tang Wenrou asked, half-doubtful, half-hopeful.

"Give me your right hand."

Fang Bai extended one hand towards Tang Wenrou.

"What for?"

Tang Wenrou frowned.

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