Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort novel Chapter 583

Chapter 583: Chapter 18: What True Dominance Really Means!

Why is the head of the Li Family, the top martial artist in Haiyu City, appearing here?

Jing Hai was dumbfounded!

Yesterday he was healing his wounds in his room and naturally didn’t know about Li Yuntao’s visit. At this moment, his gaze shifted from Li Yuntao to Mu Qingge and he felt she seemed even more imposing and formidable... Just being in Haiyu City for one day, she could make the Li Family Head personally visit. This is simply defying the heavens!

Jing Hai’s young mind had just experienced killing and before he could develop any trauma from it, it was shattered by the appearance of Li Yuntao.

"Oh? Someone came here recklessly to disturb Young Master Mu’s rest?" Li Yuntao’s eyes turned cold as he glanced at the corpse on the ground.

Jing Hai noticed that Li Yuntao never questioned the murder from start to finish.

It was as if, in his eyes, killing was the most normal thing.

"It’s all settled." Mu Qingge casually remarked and said to Li Yuntao, "Please have a seat, Family Head Li." As she spoke, she was already pouring tea from a teapot.

Li Yuntao walked over as instructed but did not forget to order the house servants outside the door, "Someone come and clean this place up."

As soon as he finished speaking, two house servants from the Li Family walked in from outside, and even at the sight of the corpse, they were not panicked but skillfully dragged the body out and fetched water to wipe the blood-stained floor.

Jing Hai stood dumbfounded on one side, watching their actions, and the fear of killing for the first time gradually calmed down.

At this moment, he seemed to truly realize that in the world he longed for, life and death were the most common things. As long as he left the small fishing village and decided to step into this world, it would be either he kills someone or someone kills him.

This realization made Jing Hai’s thoughts suddenly mature a lot.

He was no longer the simple boy from the fishing village who looked outward and longed for the strong. He began to realize the cruelty of this world.

If you are not strong, no one will take your life seriously!

Jing Hai looked at the floor slowly being cleaned and asked himself more than once, ’If I were the one killed, I would probably be cleaned up just like this.’

"Is there something, Family Head Li, that brought you here so early?" Mu Qingge raised the teacup to her lips, gently blew, and asked.

The Family Head Li nodded, "I came over today mainly to invite Young Master Mu to meet someone."

"Oh?" Mu Qingge put down the teacup with a half-smile, and her eyes flickered as she looked at Li Yuntao, "Family Head Li wants me to meet someone from the Bai Family?"

As soon as she said this, the depths of Li Yuntao’s eyes subtly contracted.

Even Jing Hai noticed a slight change in his expression, as if frightened by his master’s words.

Although Mu Qingge had not yet accepted him as a disciple, Jing Hai also remembered Mu Qingge’s words, ’To become my disciple, you must first have the courage to kill.’ Now that he’s killed, does this mean he qualifies? Jing Hai automatically labeled himself as Mu Qingge’s disciple in his heart.

Once Li Yuntao’s expression returned to normal, he smiled slightly, and a hint of apprehension appeared in his eyes as he looked at Mu Qingge: "Haha, indeed, nothing escapes Young Master Mu’s notice."

Mu Qingge chuckled lightly, "Family Head Li overpraises. When I first entered the city, I heard about the Dou Family recruiting house servants, which was because the Li Family and Bai Family had recruited many floating guests, triggering it."

Hearing this, Li Yuntao showed an expression of admiration and complimented Mu Qingge, "Even so, for Young Master Mu to guess that the Bai Family and I are secretly allied from such snippets is truly remarkable. At least, people from the Dou Family couldn’t guess it."

After speaking, he glanced at Xie Ya and Jing Hai, then used his gaze to inquire of Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge understood the implication in his eyes and smiled at him, "Family Head Li need not worry, they are all our own people."

Since Mu Qingge said this, Li Yuntao didn’t hesitate anymore. He continued, "Yesterday I already expressed my thoughts to Young Master Mu, today let’s meet the Bai Family’s Family Head, consider it a head-on meeting to discuss a plan. Success or failure will be decided in these few days."

"Alright." Mu Qingge agreed readily.

Seeing Mu Qingge agree, Li Yuntao immediately stood up, glanced at Xie Ya and Jing Hai, and said, "In that case, I’ll wait for Young Master Mu outside the inn."

He wisely left Mu Qingge some time, because he knew inside that his sudden appearance had interrupted the ongoing matters.

After Li Yuntao left, there were only Mu Qingge and the other two in the room again.

Jing Hai knelt once more in front of Mu Qingge, bowing his head three times earnestly and said, "Master, please accept a bow from your disciple."

After he finished bowing, Mu Qingge calmly said, "To be my disciple, the training you’ll undergo will only be more brutal than you imagine, and there will be no chance of quitting. If there comes a day when you betray me, I will kill you myself without hesitation. Conversely, if your training doesn’t meet my standards, you will leave automatically. Also, don’t call me Master, call me Instructor."

"Instructor?" Jing Hai mumbled this unfamiliar term in a daze.

"Yes." Mu Qingge nodded almost imperceptibly. Compared to terms like Master or Teacher, she found ’Instructor’ more pleasing to the ear. Could this be a past life effect?

Mu Qingge stood up from the chair and said to him, "Do you remember what I said?"

"I remember, Instructor!" Jing Hai nodded seriously, his delicate face tightening into a line, shining with a maturity beyond his years.

The innocence between his eyebrows seemed to have retreated overnight.

"You two, follow me." Mu Qingge dropped these words and walked out of the room.

Xie Ya immediately followed, with Jing Hai next to her, secretly asking, "Sister, should I call you Madam in the future?"

Xie Ya blushed, recalling the incident when Mu Qingge asked Jing Hai to go along with the mistake. She feigned calmness and said, "No need, you can just call me Sister."

"Huh?" Jing Hai’s thoughts were turned upside down.

Seeing his bewildered face, Xie Ya had to explain lightly, "I am not his wife, just his servant."

With one sentence, she clarified her relationship with Mu Qingge, also allowing Jing Hai to hear the faint sadness in her words.

He originally thought that such a beautiful, fairy-like sister was his master’s wife, but unexpectedly, she was just a servant? Suddenly, Jing Hai was filled with curiosity about his instructor master.

The two followed Mu Qingge out of the inn, and outside the inn, Li Yuntao sat waiting in a lavish carriage pulled by a Spirit Beast.

This Spiritual Beast Car was not comparable to the car of Second Uncle Jia from the Jia Family.

Even the Spirit Beasts pulling the car were not of the same level.

Let alone the carriage, which was beautifully and solidly decorated.

Mu Qingge glanced over it indifferently, feeling an endless sense of awe. In Linchuan, Spirit Beasts were such terrifying existences to the common people. Yet in the Middle Ancient Realm, Spirit Beasts were driven by humans at will, no different from the domesticated animals in their homes.

When Mu Qingge and the others appeared, Li Yuntao also lifted the curtain in the carriage.

He nodded lightly to Mu Qingge, who then boarded the carriage. Xie Ya also followed inside, while Jing Hai sensibly sat beside the driver, not entering the carriage.

Once everyone was in place, the driver steered the Spirit Beast, slowly leaving the inn.

The direction the carriage was heading was not towards the Bai Family’s residence, but to an estate outside the city.

The estate was situated in a secluded, secretive location, making it a good place for a confidential meeting.

On the way, Li Yuntao introduced the place to Mu Qingge, "This estate is one of my properties, surrounded by Li Family members, making it virtually inaccessible to outsiders. It’s the safest place to discuss a major issue like this."

Mu Qingge nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In fact, the so-called security is all relative.

Just like the so-called strength is also relative, not absolute.

"Young Master Mu, my original intention was to first unite with the Bai Family to eradicate the Dou Family, thereby weakening the Bai Family’s strength. Then, taking advantage of their unpreparedness, we could seize the Bai Family. Today, I didn’t intend for you to meet with people from the Bai Family, but they received news of my meeting with you and guessed I intended to recruit you, so they demanded to see you once." Li Yuntao said to Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge chuckled, "After meeting me, they’ll first try intimidation to make me give up the interests. If that doesn’t work, they’ll talk about the division of benefits, right?"

Li Yuntao’s face showed no embarrassment. Instead, he nodded to Mu Qingge’s words, comforting, "Don’t worry, Young Master Mu, I will fulfill what I promised you. When you see the people from the Bai Family, no matter what they say, don’t mind it."

Mu Qingge smiled but said nothing, shifting her gaze from Li Yuntao to the window outside.

Li Yuntao’s plans were clear to her.

By drawing her into the game, how it would proceed would not be up to them to decide.

The carriage drove into the estate.

Inside the estate, perhaps to prevent eavesdropping, there seemed to be hardly anyone around.

After getting off the car, Mu Qingge and the others were personally led by Li Yuntao towards the conference flower hall.

When they arrived, two people were already seated in the flower hall.

The two bore some resemblance, though their ages differed by more than twenty years. It was easy to see they were a father and son pair.

Upon seeing Li Yuntao enter, the two stood up from their chairs, and upon seeing Mu Qingge and the others, they did not conceal the trace of disdain in their expressions, then sat back down.

It seems they completely look down on Mu Qingge and the other two.

Mu Qingge didn’t care in the slightest about such a meeting. She merely found a place to sit with Xie Ya and Jing Hai.

As they just sat down, they felt two burning gazes fall on them.

Slightly raising her eyes, she saw the young master of the Bai Family staring intensely at Xie Ya. Meanwhile, Xie Ya frowned impatiently and slightly shifted her body, avoiding that scorching gaze.

If it weren’t for not wanting to disrupt Mu Qingge’s affairs, Xie Ya would have already made a move to teach this bold fellow a lesson.

"Let me introduce everyone. These two are the Bai Family head, Bai Jingteng, and the young master, Bai Xiao. This is Mu Qingge, Young Master Mu..."

"Is Young Master Bai very interested in the woman beside me?" Mu Qingge suddenly interrupted Li Yuntao.

These words came with an air of youthful jealousy.

Li Yuntao looked at Mu Qingge in surprise. In their previous interactions, he had never noticed Mu Qingge as someone who would compete for beauty out of jealousy.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiao, upon hearing this, merely paused for a moment before nodding unabashedly, "Indeed. This Young Master has taken a liking to her. So what? Is Young Master Mu willing to let go?"

Bai Jingteng did not stop his son’s antics, seemingly intending to let his son show this outsider Mu Qingge a harsh lesson.

Li Yuntao, unable to fathom Mu Qingge’s intention, could only respond with silence. He could only hope in his heart that Mu Qingge would not ruin big plans for a woman.

Mu Qingge smiled faintly and said to Bai Xiao, "Young Master Bai misunderstood. I just wanted to tell you, if anyone dares to covet what’s mine, then I’ll first gouge their eyes out, then slit their throat."

These words made both Bai Xiao and Bai Jingteng’s expressions change.

Especially Bai Xiao, how many people in Haiyu City dared to speak to him like this? His face turned cold, and he stared fiercely at Mu Qingge, "You!"

Mu Qingge’s words sparked indignation in the Bai family father and son.

Yet they stirred a faint sense of gratitude in Xie Ya’s heart. Mu Qingge’s overbearing words gave her a feeling of being protected. Even though she clearly knew why Mu Qingge agreed to let her stay by his side, she was still moved, a sense of security like never before arose within her.

A purple-gray light, without warning, suddenly swung towards Mu Qingge.

Bai Xiao attacked without hesitation, determined to harshly teach Mu Qingge a lesson.

The sudden move shocked Jing Hai, who was about to rush forward to block it. However, Xie Ya grabbed his arm, preventing his rash action.

This attack, nearing the breakthrough of the Gray Realm, could be easily stopped by Bai Jingteng and Li Yuntao.

Yet, they tacitly chose not to make a move.

A faint, unnoticed curve appeared at the corner of Mu Qingge’s mouth. As the attack approached her, she remained completely motionless.

Just when Bai Xiao thought she had been scared silly by this attack, the fierce assault shattered silently right before Mu Qingge’s eyes.

The purple-gray spiritual light broke into starlight, gently falling down.

As it was about to dissipate, Mu Qingge waved her sleeve, swept up the starry light, condensed it into a ball, and hurled it towards Bai Xiao.

This scene took everyone by surprise.

The attack aimed at Bai Xiao was even faster than before.

So fast that when Bai Jingteng attempted to intervene, his hand was merely scratched.

The light ball instantly reached Bai Xiao, exploding upon his chest.

Boom!

A loud noise echoed in the parlor, and Bai Xiao let out a miserable cry as he flew from his seat, crashing heavily against the wall behind him, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Xiao Er——!" Bai Jingteng was shocked, rushing over to check his son’s injuries.

Li Yuntao looked at Mu Qingge, nodded slightly, and followed over.

Mu Qingge remained serenely seated, showing no concern for the situation over there, as if everything was within her control.

This calm composure, coupled with Bai Xiao’s miserable state, stirred excitement and admiration in Jing Hai.

When Bai Xiao displayed that aggressive gaze towards Xie Ya, Jing Hai had already wanted to say something. But he knew his own insignificance and lack of ability, realizing he could do nothing substantial, and forcibly stepping in would only bring trouble to his master, so he kept holding back.

It could be said that Mu Qingge’s assertive actions allowed him to release a pent-up frustration, elevating his admiration for Mu Qingge to a new height.

"You! My son merely said a couple of words, and you struck so heavily?" Bai Jingteng demanded an explanation from Mu Qingge sternly, after checking Bai Xiao’s injuries.

Mu Qingge, completely unfazed, smiled back and said, "Family Head Bai, these words should have been said when Young Master Bai made his move on me, perhaps then they would hold some weight. Saying it now, don’t you find it utterly disgraceful? Unable to win, and unwilling to admit defeat, only makes others look down upon you."

"You... you..." Bai Jingteng was seething and didn’t know what to say.

Originally, he intended to give Mu Qingge a harsh lesson. To show her that the interests of Haiyu City weren’t something outsiders could simply share in.

However, this sudden turn of events flipped the entire situation around.

The one receiving the lesson was not Mu Qingge, but their Bai family instead.

Bai Jingteng was furious, his face turning green while Bai Xiao lay on the ground, unable to get up.

Mu Qingge, on the other hand, looked at Li Yuntao and asked directly, "Family Head Li, when do you plan to take action?"

Li Yuntao also didn’t expect Mu Qingge to render the Bai family speechless over a trivial matter. Upon hearing her words, he said, "The arrangements are mostly in place. Just waiting for an opportunity to strike the Dou Family..."

Mu Qingge impatiently stood up and said, "Do two families need to carefully plan against one? Just start the fight directly."

Hiss——!

Bai Jingteng was stunned.

Li Yuntao was also stunned!

No one expected such domineering and reckless words to come out of Mu Qingge’s mouth!

What does it mean to start the fight directly?

Holy crap! Why so straightforward and brutal?

Does this child think this is a game? Though two families against one is more than enough in terms of strength. But shouldn’t they consider the losses?

Bai Jingteng looked towards Li Yuntao in anger and shouted, "Li Yuntao, where did you find this arrogant person? Does he think he’s invincible in this world?"

His words carried relentless sarcasm.

Li Yuntao’s face turned pale red and white upon hearing this; he didn’t know what was going on with Mu Qingge today.

Yesterday, when he went to see her, he thought she was young but incredibly meticulous. How did she become reckless today?

Mu Qingge coldly laughed and said, "Strategizing when power is timely is called prudence, but strategizing when power exceeds needs is unnecessary. When you have enough power to crush, why bother with pretense?"

Her arrogant words left Bai Jingteng and Li Yuntao stunned.

Mu Qingge mocked again, "Isn’t Family Head Li the number one master in Haiyu City? With the experts of the Li and Bai families, along with recruited floating guests, it’s nearly a two-against-one scenario. Fearfully holding back against the Dou Family? In such a clear situation, what more precise planning is needed?"

"Well... Young Master Mu, shouldn’t we still plan carefully even if that’s the case?" Li Yuntao felt a slight cold sweat trickle down his forehead.

Mu Qingge’s gaze turned dismissive as she replied, "Family Head Li, when do you plan to take action?"

Li Yuntao felt cornered and could only nod, "The arrangements are mostly complete. We just need to find an opportunity and then... strike the Dou Family..."

Their eyes met, and Bai Jingteng looked displeased, shouting directly at Li Yuntao, "Are you going to take action or not?"

Li Yuntao’s face turned from red to white, not knowing what to say.

Originally, he had intended to humiliate Mu Qingge. To let her know that the interests of Haiyu City couldn’t merely be shared by outsiders.

But this sudden turn of events flipped the entire situation.

The ones being taught a lesson were not Mu Qingge, but the Bai Family.

Bai Jingteng turned livid with rage, while Bai Xiao was down on the ground, unable to rise.

Mu Qingge, however, turned to Li Yuntao and directly asked him, "Family Head Li, when do you plan to act?"

Li Yuntao felt beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead, as he quietly nodded towards Mu Qingge and stepped forward as well.

Bai Jingteng looked at Mu Qingge with hatred, and shouted at him, "You! My son only spoke a few words, and you strike with such a heavy hand?"

Still unfazed, Mu Qingge smiled at him and replied, "Family Head Bai, those words should have been spoken when Young Master Bai attacked me, and they might have held some weight. Now, saying such things, don’t you think it’s quite disgraceful? Unable to win is one thing, but being unable to take defeat shows one’s lack of character."

"You... you..." Bai Jingteng was so angry that he didn’t know what to say.

Originally, he intended to give Mu Qingge a lesson. To let her know that the interests in Yu City are not something outsiders can just share.

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