Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 598: Long Shijiu

Chapter 598: Chapter 598: Long Shijiu

Unlike those male members, these female members held no ill feelings toward Fang Bai. Instead, they found him sunny and handsome, with an extraordinary temperament—a type very popular with girls. Besides, he was favored by their leader, so it might be better not to trouble him.

Therefore, just like Dragon Maiden, they silently stepped aside and did not partake in making things difficult for Fang Bai.

As for those who wanted to cause trouble for Fang Bai or "spar" with him, they were all male martial artists. Either they were too proud to accept Fang Bai as their "instructor," or they were secretly in love with Dragon Maiden and wanted to show Fang Bai, their rival in love, a lesson.

One Zero Eight was a clever and lively girl. Seeing Dragon Maiden and the other sisters stepping back, she quietly slipped to one side and then edged close to Dragon Maiden. With a flattering smile, she asked, "Sister Dragon Maiden, all those brothers want to bully Instructor Fang! Do you think Instructor Fang will be at a disadvantage?"

"You little brat, aren’t you afraid I’ll catch you and give you a good thrashing for being so close to me?"

Dragon Maiden did not answer One Zero Eight, but glared at her and snorted coldly, obviously still angry about the earlier incident.

In fact, Dragon Maiden had a straightforward personality. When One Zero Eight publicly exposed her feelings for Fang Bai just before, she was only momentarily embarrassed and angered. After the incident, her desire for "revenge" had faded quite a bit, and her "harsh words" toward One Zero Eight were just to scare her.

"Sister Dragon Maiden, you’re my good sister! I know you have a sharp tongue but a soft heart and only say such things, but you won’t really hit me! Right?"

One Zero Eight clutched the corner of Dragon Maiden’s clothes, gently shaking it, while looking up at Dragon Maiden’s face with a smile.

Dragon Maiden couldn’t help but let out a "pfft" of laughter at her careful, flattering manner, and reached out to touch her head, saying reproachfully, "You little slick one! I really can’t deal with you! Alright, I’ll let you off this time, but next time..."

"I won’t do it again! I won’t do it again!"

Seeing Dragon Maiden smile, One Zero Eight knew the storm had passed and she successfully evaded trouble. She inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, her small face also brimming with smiles.

"You don’t need to worry about Instructor Fang!"

Dragon Maiden’s gaze turned toward Fang Bai, who was surrounded in the center by many "Dragon Guard" members, and she said with a smile, "Instructor Fang is a man of great abilities; whoever treats him like a soft persimmon will bring bad luck upon themselves! Just watch!"

Standing amidst the dozens of "Dragon Guard" members, Fang Bai bore the pressure of their combined aura coming from all directions with a smile on his lips, his expression unchanging and tranquil.

"This Instructor Fang is truly no ordinary man!"

"Yeah, it seems he’s quite capable!"

Long Da, Long Er, and a few other Earth Level martial artists who had stepped back and not yet taken action exchanged glances, showing a touch of astonishment.

The pressure of those numerous martial artist auras, like dozens of invisible tumultuous waves, would not allow them, who were just at the beginning stages of the Earth Level Realm, to remain as composed as Fang Bai. This showed that Fang Bai’s strength surely surpassed theirs by a good margin.

Without true skill, one wouldn’t dare to climb to Mount Liang.

It seemed that Fang Bai’s being valued by the leader also had its merits. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to accept the leader’s invitation to take up the prestigious post of the "Dragon Guard" instructor.

However, each member of the "Dragon Guard" was proud and aloof, and Fang Bai would not win everyone’s full respect and approval unless he showed some real skills; it wouldn’t be so easy.

"Instructor Fang, my name is Long Shijiu, and I’d like to exchange some pointers with you! Please advise me if I’m lacking in any area!"

A burly man in his early forties stepped out of the crowd and stood in front of Fang Bai.

Long Shijiu was a few years younger than Long Wu but stood two centimeters taller than the over one-meter-ninety Long Wu. Standing before Fang Bai, he looked like an iron tower, and one had to look up to speak to him.

Long Shijiu’s skin was very dark, either from sun exposure or naturally, giving him an African appearance, with very white teeth. When his tiger-like eyes looked at someone, they shone like two beams of electricity, possessing a power that could shake one’s heart.

Long Shijiu’s cultivation level was currently at Profound Level Perfection, making him the strongest among the Xuan Group members of the "Dragon Guard," and he was known as the number one person below the Earth Level powerhouses. He was just one step away from stepping into the Earth Level Realm.

Unfortunately, it was this one step that had troubled Long Shijiu for many years, becoming an insurmountable chasm before him. He had just heard that Long Shisan had advanced to the Earth Level Realm before him, which filled Long Shijiu with envy.

Long Shijiu didn’t oppose Long Jingtian hiring instructors; on the contrary, he was eager for guidance from a master. But when he saw that the leader’s appointed "Instructor" was a twenty-year-old young man, he couldn’t help feeling deeply disappointed. This disappointment quickly turned into resentment, prompting him to be the first to challenge Fang Bai.

Seeing Long Shijiu ready to make a move, the members of the "Dragon Guard" stepped back, clearing a large open space for the two.

Fang Bai took a few glances at Long Shijiu and nodded, "What a powerful man, with a good foundation, but what a pity, your leader doesn’t know how to teach, otherwise you would have entered the Earth Level Realm by now."

"Instructor Fang, if you talk about our leader again, don’t blame me for being rude to you!"

Long Shijiu shouted, his eyes wide with anger as he glared at Fang Bai. His fists clenched tightly, a wild aura swirling around him.

At this moment, Long Shijiu was like an enraged lion, ready to pounce on Fang Bai at any second.

Other members of the "Dragon Guard," aside from the Dragon Maiden, also had unfriendly expressions on their faces.

Even the one hundred and eight female members of the "Dragon Guard," who had moved to the side, showed signs of dissatisfaction.

In the hearts of these "Dragon Guard" members, Long Jingtian had raised them, taught them martial arts techniques, and given them strength beyond ordinary people’s imagination. For them, Long Jingtian was a godlike figure, above any disrespect. Even the slightest criticism of Long Jingtian would provoke a strong reaction from them.

The phrase "your leader doesn’t know how to teach" uttered by Fang Bai was, to the "Dragon Guard" members, a sign of disrespect towards their leader Long Jingtian, naturally causing their dissatisfaction and anger.

To the Dragon Maiden, however, among the circles of the Secular Ancient Martial World of Huaxia, very few could rightfully say Long Jingtian "doesn’t know how to teach," but Fang Bai was certainly one of them.

Back at Shaolin, the Dragon Maiden had witnessed Master Xuan Nan receiving the Ambrosia Baptism from Fang Bai. Then, after discussing Martial Dao with him, Master Xuan Nan had an epiphany, advancing his cultivation level by a small realm to mid-Heaven Level. His astonishing breakthrough, after thirty years of stymied progress, was considered miraculous.

Long Jingtian was both shocked and envious of Master Xuan Nan’s breakthrough. After returning to Yanjing from Shaolin and speaking with the Dragon Maiden numerous times, he hinted at his desire to receive guidance from Fang Bai but had always been too bashful to ask directly.