Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 717: Reservoir Island

Chapter 717: Chapter 717: Reservoir Island

The Northern City Reservoir, located to the north of Yanjing City, is backed by an extensive mountainous region and covers an area of hundreds of square kilometers. The scenery of the mountains and waters here is as poetic and picturesque as one could imagine, incredibly beautiful.

Especially on the west side of the reservoir lies a vast natural red maple forest. Though it is only early summer now, the leaves are already as red as fire. Seen from afar, it appears like a sea of flames, becoming a scenic spot famous near Yanjing City.

In the past, every day a large number of Yanjing’s citizens would drive to the reservoir to enjoy themselves, either fishing or having a picnic, or just strolling around the red maple forest to snap a few photos to take home.

However, today the weather wasn’t cooperating. It had been clear before noon, but suddenly, heavy rain began to pour down in the afternoon, causing all the visitors to leave, and not a single one could be seen near the reservoir.

Scattered like stars across the waters of the reservoir are many small islands, now shrouded and blurred by the heavy curtains of rain, and no longer clearly visible.

On one of these islands, the figures of a man and four women could be seen sitting cross-legged, shrouded in the haze.

If Yang Xudong were here, he would recognize that the man was Baili Zhan, and the four women were Jiang Yuzhi, Yu Meiying, Zhuo Lanfeng, and Ren Lijun.

Yu Meiying is the current Sect Leader of the Yunnv Sect, with the strength of an early-stage Heaven Level Martial Artist. Zhuo Lanfeng and Ren Lijun are Elders of the Yunnv Sect, both possessing the power of Earth Level Perfection. It was with these three powerhouses that the Yunnv Sect managed to stand among the top-ranked strong sects in the Hidden Sect World.

Baili Zhan and Jiang Yuzhi sat back to back in the center of the island, cross-legged. Although they had been restrained by Yu Meiying and had lost the ability to move, they could still speak.

Jiang Yuzhi’s face was pale, her expression pitiable and dull it is silent, her eyes betraying a look of despair.

Baili Zhan, on the other hand, was like an indomitable angry lion, his eyes round and glaring fiercely at Yu Meiying and the other two women, his mouth filled with endless curses that could be heard even from far away across the island.

The rainfall was heavy, and the clothes of Baili Zhan and his wife were already soaked through by the rain.

Meanwhile, Yu Meiying and the others continued to meditate with closed eyes, completely ignoring Baili Zhan’s verbal abuse.

It seemed as though an invisible Qi Shield enveloped their bodies. When the rain fell upon them, it would automatically slide to the sides. Hence, while Baili Zhan and his wife were drenched, not a drop of water touched the three women.

"Yu Meiying, you old and ugly bitch, if you have the guts, just kill us husband and wife..."

Baili Zhan continued to hurl insults, his voice now hoarse from shouting.

"Keep on cursing, soon you won’t have the chance... As soon as Fang Bai arrives, you and your husband will be useless. Then, I will send you both down the Netherworld Road together! Oh right, you have a daughter, don’t you? We’ll find her soon and let your whole family reunite in the underworld!"

Yu Meiying’s eyelids lifted slightly, and she gave Baili Zhan a cold look, saying this with a grim tone.

Yu Meiying’s actual age was over sixty, but due to her high cultivation level, she appeared to be just in her forties.

In the eyes of others, Yu Meiying was a noble, elegant, and aloof. But Jiang Yuzhi knew that behind closed doors, this Sect Leader was lewd to no end, the face of countless men under her sway, and furthermore, she was ruthless and would stop at nothing to get what she wanted.

When the "Yunnv Sect" was first established, each of its female disciples was kind and pure, self-disciplined, and conducted themselves in an upright manner. They belonged to the righteous sects, but after Yu Meiying assumed the role of sect leader, the entire sect began to deteriorate, gaining a notorious reputation, and thoroughly fell into the wicked path.

Disciples from other sects, when speaking of the "Yunnv Sect," believed that its female disciples were utterly unworthy of the name "Jade Maidens," considering them all to be wanton women, and thus they kept their distance from them.

Of course, within the "Yunnv Sect," there were a few who remained chaste, and Jiang Yuzhi was among them.

After Jiang Yuzhi and Baili Zhan fell in love, she refused to be tainted by association with her fellow sect members, so she eloped with Baili Zhan, escaping into the mortal world.

Previously, when Jiang Yuzhi followed her husband and Yang Xudong into the streets, they unexpectedly encountered the Sect Leader and two Elders of the "Yunnv Sect." Once the couple fell into Yu Meiying’s hands, Jiang Yuzhi completely despaired, knowing full well that with the Sect Leader’s malevolent nature, she would never let them go.

"Yu Meiying, you vile old witch! If you dare harm our daughter, we will never rest, even as ghosts! My Brother Fang is just a commoner, with no ties to your ’Yunnv Sect,’ yet you go so far as to not spare even him. Are you still human?"

Baili Zhan’s eyes were about to split open with rage, and he roared furiously.

Baili Zhan knew that when Yu Meiying learned from his wife Jiang Yuzhi about Fang Bai’s connection to them, she deliberately released Yang Xudong, who would surely inform Fang Bai. Given Fang Bai’s personality, he would certainly take action to save them.

If Fang Bai came, he would be facing three great experts from the "Yunnv Sect," including a Heaven Level Martial Artist. Even with Fang Bai’s formidable abilities, the outcome would be unpredictable.

Thus, Baili Zhan would rather perish with his wife than have Fang Bai risk danger.

"Who says Fang Bai has no ties with our ’Yunnv Sect’? If it wasn’t for him, how could Mo Ling and Mo Ming have died?"

Yu Meiying’s gaze swept over Baili Zhan and his wife, speaking expressionlessly: "Originally, I had no intention of entering the secular world, but later I heard that several strong members dispatched by the ’Ghost Doctor Valley’ into the secular world had vanished without a trace, likely slain by a secular expert. That’s when I decided to make a personal visit, to see who it is that could take down the experts from ’Ghost Doctor Valley’..."

As she spoke, a peculiar light flickered in her eyes, saying, "If I’m not mistaken, the killing of ’Ghost Doctor Valley’s’ experts should be related to that Fang Bai, shouldn’t it? Since he can refine such a Jade Pendant, his strength must have reached Heaven Level. And I am very interested in his method of refining the Jade Pendant. If I can learn it, the overall strength of our ’Yunnv Sect’ will greatly increase!"

Baili Zhan spat disdainfully, saying, "You may want to learn, but my Brother Fang will certainly not teach you! Keep dreaming!"

Yu Meiying replied coldly, "If he doesn’t teach, I will kill him! Even if he is a Heaven Level Martial Artist, the three of us together, do you think we won’t be able to kill him?"

Baili Zhan laughed aloud, "Brother Fang’s strength is unfathomable, like that of ghosts and gods. You might fear that you fail to kill him and instead get killed by him!"

"Then just watch and see! If he dares to come, I will make sure he doesn’t leave alive!"

After Yu Meiying issued this threat, her gaze turned toward the distant water surface, and she said coldly, "One hour, if he doesn’t come, you both die! Once you are dead, I will go and kill your daughter. Then, I will turn Yanjing City upside down, digging three feet into the ground if I have to, to find that Fang Bai!"

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Fang Bai stood on the shore north of the reservoir, his gaze piercing through the veil of rain, looking at the vaguely visible islands in the center of the lake, while extending his Divine Sense to search for the aura of Baili Zhan and his wife.