Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 574: Guidance in the Shadows

Chapter 574: Chapter 574: Guidance in the Shadows

Wu De’s cultivation level was on par with the middle-aged man’s, but his True Yuan was a bit more pure and condensed, giving him a slight edge in strength. As their fists and palms collided, Wu De’s figure swayed a little, while the middle-aged man stepped back half a step.

"To think you can block the path of Taoist Master with just this level of ability? You’re overestimating yourself!"

Wu De laughed "haha," and his laughter was full of scorn.

"One can’t stop you, but what about two?"

Seeing the middle-aged man unable to withstand Wu De, the middle-aged woman standing behind him grew cold in expression, stepped forward, and stood shoulder to shoulder with the man, speaking in a frosty voice.

"What about two? Come on, come at me together, so Taoist Master won’t have the trouble of dealing with you one by one!"

Wu De, engaging with the middle-aged man, had the upper hand and his confidence soared. He thought that even if both opponents attacked together, giving it his all, he would be able to maintain an unbeatable position for a short while.

If he really couldn’t hold on, Fang Bai, who was stronger than him, would definitely step in to help. With it being two against two, their victory was certain.

"Arrogant!"

"Seeking death!"

The middle-aged couple showed rage, exchanged glances, and both attacked Wu De from the left and right simultaneously.

They seemed to be using some kind of combined attack technique. Their teamwork was like a single entity, with their coordination in punching and kicking incredibly close-knit, resulting in a strength that was more than the sum of its parts.

Wu De originally thought he could hold on for dozens of moves against their combined effort, but unexpectedly, in less than ten moves, he became flustered and struggled to cope, with defeat clearly imminent.

"Hit the left shoulder, strike the right abdomen!"

Under increased pressure and just as he was about to call for Fang Bai’s assistance, Wu De suddenly heard Fang Bai’s voice in his ear. On instinct, he threw out both fists, one targeting the left shoulder of the middle-aged woman, the other the abdomen of the middle-aged man.

These two punches, unexpected, targeted areas that the couple had to defend, forcing them to switch from continuous attack to defense.

"Kick the left face, strike the right chest!"

Fang Bai’s Thread Condensation Sound Transmission followed swiftly into Wu De’s ears.

Without thinking, Wu De leaped up, infusing his legs with True Yuan, creating a strong breeze as he kicked towards the face of the middle-aged woman on the left and the chest of the man on the right.

"Step to the left, punch the woman’s flank!"

"Step to the right, kick the man’s rear!"

"Duck down, and sweep with the left leg!"

...

Fang Bai’s words came out rapid-fire, incessantly transmitting them to Wu De via Thread Condensation Sound Transmission.

Wu De knew that Fang Bai was coaching him on the spot, and seeing how effective the guidance was, disrupting the combined attack technique of the middle-aged couple and forcing them into disarray, he was overjoyed, not thinking of anything else and just following Fang Bai’s instructions for each move.

In the first ten exchanges, Wu De was purely on the defensive, but in the following dozens of moves, the situation turned into Wu De attacking.

The middle-aged couple grew more alarmed as the fight went on, feeling as if Wu De had peered into all the flaws of their combined attack technique. No matter how tightly they coordinated, Wu De always hit their critical points with each strike, disrupting their rhythm and putting them at a disadvantage.

The middle-aged man and woman knew that if this continued, not only would they fail to beat Wu De, but they would also be defeated.

Surrounded by nearly a hundred martial artists, all eyes were on them, and a few of them came from the Hidden Sect World just like the couple. If they, as a pair, were defeated by Wu De in a two-against-one situation and the word spread, the embarrassment would be too great.

The couple seemed to share an unspoken understanding. After blocking Wu De’s fierce attacks, they simultaneously leapt back several yards.

"Why are you running? Come on and keep fighting!"

With pointers from Fang Bai, Wu De had mounted a counter-offensive and was currently gaining the upper hand. He had also gleaned plenty of practical experience from the battle, and he was thoroughly enjoying himself. Seeing the middle-aged couple retreat suddenly, he couldn’t help but shout after them.

The middle-aged woman snorted coldly and said, "We have some urgent matters to attend to, so we must leave now. We’ll fight you again later!"

With those words, she turned and left. The middle-aged man gave Wu De a deep look and then turned to follow her.

The pair boarded a hovercraft, paddling back to a sea vessel. Shortly after hopping onto the sea vessel, it turned around and departed.

"Predecessors my foot! Clearly beaten and just running away, what excuses are you making?"

Wu De watched the couple board their ship and, stretching out his middle finger toward their retreating figures, he also secretly let out a sigh of relief.

He was well aware that if he continued fighting with the middle-aged couple, even if he could eventually win, his True Yuan would be almost completely depleted. If other martial artists took advantage of this to rob him, the consequences would be unimaginable. Since the couple had taken the initiative to back down, it was time for him to also quit while he was ahead.

Otherwise, with Wu De’s temperament, if he had been winning the battle with certainty, how could he have let the middle-aged couple leave? He certainly would have relentlessly pursued them like beating a dog in the water.

"Brother Fang, let’s go!"

Wu De turned his head, looking at Fang Bai with gratitude and admiration, and headed toward the seaside.

A smile lingered on Fang Bai’s lips as he walked, hand in hand with Ye Wumei.

The other martial artists, including several high-rank Earth Level ones, saw that the middle-aged man and woman were no match for Wu De together. Not one dared to intercept any further, they could only watch as Wu De and his two companions took the hovercraft back to their yacht and then headed off.

Once the trio had left, other martial artists started to disperse. Some left, others, unwilling to give up so easily, searched the island to see if they could find anything of value. But in the end, they all left disappointed.

After leaving Gemini Island, Fang Bai and his companions didn’t rush back to the coast, but instead, they cruised slowly over the boundless sea aboard their yacht.

At noon, Fang Bai, Ye Wumei, and Wu De sat by the dining table on the deck of the yacht, enjoying exquisite dishes prepared by the crew-cum-chef and sipping fine wine specially prepared by Wang Maode, while admiring the seagulls over the waves and chatting about their adventure to Gemini Island, laughing from time to time.

"Got tens of thousands of Essence Stones, hundreds of Spiritual Medicines... hehe, this trip was well worth it!"

Under the distressed gazes of two gorgeous female attendants, Wu De chugged down a glass of red wine worth tens of thousands, wiped the stain from the corner of his mouth, and laughed contentedly.

"On Gemini Island, you became the target of nearly a hundred martial artists! Be careful, when you get back to land, someone might follow and rob you!" Fang Bai said with a laugh.

Wu De replied nonchalantly, "Of the nearly a hundred martial artists, only those few high-rank Earth Level martial artists pose any threat to me. The rest are a disorganized rabble, not worthy of concern! Even if those high-rank Earth Level martial artists want to track me, it won’t be easy!"

After a pause, he added, "Brother Fang, I have you to thank for my guidance on Gemini Island. Otherwise, the one facing defeat and embarrassment would have been this Taoist Master myself!"

It was only then that Ye Wumei learned that Wu De’s retreat of the middle-aged couple was thanks to Fang Bai’s guidance. She said with a smile, "Taoist Priest, that’s not very generous of you! Since Fang Bai helped you, do you have the heart to keep half of those cultivation resources? Come, come, you should give another two-tenths to Fang Bai!"

Wu De chuckled awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, that Dark Silkworm Soft Armor that Brother Fang gave you is worth as much as all the cultivation resources I got! How about this, I give all my cultivation resources to Brother Fang, and you give me the Dark Silkworm Soft Armor, what do you say?"