Urban Super Medical Sage
Chapter 512 - 506

Chapter 512: 506

"Ah?" Su Chen was puzzled. Although, without Jiuyou mentioning it, Xia Xi would still need to be rescued, as he owed Xia Xi his life. That day, on Dragon Blood Mountain, Xia Xi bravely faced several brothers from the Holy Spirit Academy for his sake. Even later, she fought to the death against the Ancient Arm Ape to buy time for him, and all these memories were etched in Su Chen’s mind.

However, why did Jiuyou value Xia Xi so much?

Up to now, the only women Jiuyou seemed to care about so deeply were Ji Linger, Lanxin, and Nongyue.

What was special about Xia Xi?

Curiosity stirred within Su Chen’s heart.

But he didn’t ask any more questions.

Instead, he turned to Lan Su and said, "How far is the Xia Family from the Holy Spirit Academy?"

"Very far!" Lan Su bit her lip, her complexion turning a shade paler.

Su Chen frowned. If it was very far, that would be troublesome.

It was at that second,

Chu Hongding suddenly appeared in front of Su Chen.

When Gu Qiushui and Lan Su saw Chu Hongding, they hurriedly bowed respectfully and tensely, "Institute Director!"

"How has this one month been, any gains?" Chu Hongding asked, looking at Su Chen.

"Not bad!" Su Chen replied. It was not just good, but defying the heavens.

"Tomorrow, I will take you to the Qian Long Institute, where you must fight for a spot on your own," Chu Hongding said gravely. "Are you confident?"

"I am!" Su Chen nodded.

"To save your friend, the journey is long. Go to the Spirit Beast Pavilion, take this token, and they will arrange a Cloud Piercing Eagle for you!" In the next second, Chu Hongding said, "You must return to the academy by tomorrow morning at the latest, otherwise, you will miss the Qiuqing Martial Path exchange competition!"

After finishing, Su Chen’s hand held an additional token. On the gray-black token were engraved the words ’Hidden Dragon’.

Lan Su and Gu Qiushui were stunned, staring fixedly at the token in Su Chen’s hands.

"Brother Su, you... you... you haven’t been accepted as a disciple by the Institute Director, have you?" Lan Su asked with a trembling voice.

"No!" Su Chen shook his head. "Is this token very precious?"

"There’s only one Hidden Dragon Institute token, and to see this token is as good as seeing the Institute Director himself. What do you think?" Lan Su retorted.

"I see!"

"Young Master Su, with a Cloud Piercing Eagle, traveling to True Feather City will be much faster. It will take only half a day to get there!" Gu Qiushui spoke. "There’s only one Cloud Piercing Eagle in the entire Qian Long Institute, and you should be the first to be allowed to use it for personal reasons."

Su Chen took note. Chu Hongding was a good person. He would definitely remember the kindness.

"Brother Su, let’s get going now!" Lan Su couldn’t wait any longer.

"Young Master Su, Su’er, be careful and come back safely," Gu Qiushui said earnestly.

"Thank you, Miss Gu!" Su Chen nodded in thanks.

Lan Su, however, hugged Gu Qiushui, "Sister Qiushui, don’t worry! Wait for the good news!"

———————

True Feather City.

The Xia Family.

The weather was clear.

But the atmosphere in the Xia Family was heavy with gloom.

Inside the main hall of the Xia Family.

A few people were scattered about, sitting here and there.

One of them was Xia Xi.

Sitting beside Xia Xi was the patriarch of the Xia Family, Xia Wuwang.

Xia Wuwang’s hair had turned partly white, and his face was full of age. He wore a purple-red robe and sat there with a constant frown.

Sitting opposite Xia Xi and Xia Wuwang was Xia Wuxiang, Xia Wuwang’s brother and Xia Xi’s uncle.

Apart from Xia Wuxiang, there were the Great Elder Xia Guanghua, Second Elder Xia Xin, Third Elder Xia Youxin, and the Great Emissary Wu Yao of the Xia Family present.

In reality, the Xia Family had a total of six elders, nine emissaries, and four stewards.

But now, as the saying goes, "when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter." Three of the six elders had fled, eight of the nine emissaries had fled, and all four stewards had fled.

Many from the various branches of the Xia Family had also deserted.

What was once a family of over three thousand people now had fewer than a thousand.

In the silence and stillness, Xia Wuxiang looked at Xia Wuwang and said, "Big brother, the Xia Family has reached a life or death situation. We must make a decision!"

Xia Wuwang’s complexion turned even paler. After a long, silent moment, he asked poignantly, "Xi’er is also your niece, isn’t she?"

"But she brought the catastrophe upon us!!!" Xia Wuxiang glanced at Xia Xi, his voice growing colder: "If it hadn’t been for Xia Xi back then, none of this would have happened!"

Xia Wuwang frowned. "Back then, when Lu Ying bullied Xia Ce, shouldn’t Xi’er have intervened? You must not forget that Xia Ce is your son!"

It was six years ago.

That year, Xia Xi was only thirteen while Xia Ce was ten.

In the streets of True Feather City, Xia Ce got into a conflict with Miss Lu Ying from the Lu Family. At that time, the fifteen-year-old Lu Ying struck Xia Ce and was seen by Xia Xi.

Xia Xi didn’t think twice before teaching Lu Ying a lesson.

The incident caused quite a stir, and the Lu Family and Xia Family have been at odds ever since.

Later, two years ago, Xia Xi was accepted into the Holy Spirit Academy, becoming the pride of the Xia Family and the entire True Feather City.

Back then, Lu Ying was nowhere near Xia Xi’s level.

However, a year later, Lu Ying seemed to have encountered a stroke of luck: she made rapid progress overnight and caught the eye of the Second Rank Force, the Blood Flame Sect, becoming one of its disciples.

Originally, it didn’t seem like much, after all, a Second Rank Force could not compare to the Holy Spirit Academy—it was too far of a stretch.

But who would have thought that just a few days ago, Lu Ying returned to True Feather City.

And she didn’t come back alone.

She returned in glory.

She had actually become an Eighth-Level ascendant of the Divine Power Realm!!!

She also became one of the candidates for the Saintess of the Blood Flame Sect!!!

Even more, she got engaged to the Young Sect Master of the Blood Flame Sect, and now, she is the fiancée of the Young Sect Master!!!

This time, her return was indeed with great momentum—the presence of three Divine Power Realm Ninth Level experts alone followed her; it was said there was even a Half-Step Heavenly Fate Realm expert personally protecting her.

Although Xia Xi was a disciple of the Holy Spirit Academy, she was just from the Qian Long Institute, quite average within it, belonging to the lower echelons.

As for Lu Ying, she could be regarded as one of the most powerful in the Blood Flame Sect, one of the very strongest.

The difference in strength was not hard to discern.

No sooner had Lu Ying returned than she caused trouble.

She made her ultimatum.

"Either Xia Xi comes to the door of the Lu Family, kneels down to apologize to me, Lu Ying, and from now on, serves as my maid,"

"Otherwise, the Xia Family will be exterminated."

This was precisely why Xia Xi was urgently recalled by the Xia Family.

These last few days, everyone in the Xia Family had been living in terror.

Because Xia Xi showed no sign of making a decision.

The Xia Family truly might be facing extinction.

Nobody wanted to be buried with them!

In the main hall.

After Xia Wuwang and Xia Wuxiang exchanged a few words, silence descended, turning the atmosphere rigid again.

After a while, the Great Elder Xia Guanghua spoke up, looking at Xia Xi: "Xia Xi, I know we are forcing you, which is unfair, but can you really stand by and watch the Xia Family be wiped out? Can you bear to watch your father and everyone in the Xia Family die?"

"Xia Guanghua, shut your mouth!" Xia Wuwang roared angrily, scolding, "If it was just an apology, Xi’er would go, but is that an apology? They want Xi’er to kneel in front of the Lu family’s door, kowtow in front of the entire True Feather City populace, and even ask her to cripple her own Dantian, then sign a slave contract, and then become Lu Ying’s maid!!! If Xi’er really agreed to that! That would be worse than death! Xi’er is the child you watched grow up; do you really want to..."

Xia Wuwang’s voice broke with a hint of a sob: "How much has Xi’er sacrificed for the Xia Family over the years? If it wasn’t for Xi’er’s success in getting into the Holy Spirit Academy, could the Xia Family have today’s development? Become a Fourth Rank Force? If it weren’t for Xi’er bringing back part of her share of the martial arts cultivation resources from the academy every so often, would your children be where they are today?"

"Big brother, you’re right, but to put it bluntly, it’s better for one Xi’er to die than for all of us," mumbled Xia Wuxiang.

At that very second.

Outside the main hall.

"We don’t want to die!"

"Deal with your own mess!"

"Xia Xi, are you really so heartless as to let everyone die with you?"

"Xia Xi, if you’re human, don’t drag us down with you!"

...

Outside the main hall stood a group of a dozen or so young men and women.

The young man leading them, who was seventeen or eighteen years old, was Xia Ce, the son of Xia Wuxiang.

In reality, the younger generation of the Xia Family originally numbered two to three hundred.

But, the vast majority had fled in the last few days.

And the dozen or so who remained were basically the children of the elders, emissaries, and others who hadn’t escaped.

"You!!!" Inside the main hall, Xia Wuwang glared intently at those outside, especially focusing on Xia Ce, with anger and disappointment filling him.

At the same moment.

The previously silent Xia Xi finally spoke up: "I’ll take responsibility myself!"

There wasn’t much disappointment or sorrow in her voice, just a chilling coldness.

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