Chapter 157 Doctor An

Doctor An?!

Fang Yue was stunned for a moment, then his whole body became excited.

He's finally here! My savior!

Immediately, he called Lin Ling, who looked unhappy, and followed Lord Han to greet the man outside.

Niu Niu, holding his severed hand and heart, also excitedly wanted to follow, but was stopped by the guards at the entrance of the village, who frantically sent messages to Fang Yue.

Fang Yue ignored him and quickly closed the distance with Doctor An.

However, as Fang Yue and the others approached within a certain distance, Doctor An suddenly let out a high-pitched, nervous scream.

"Who are you! Stop right there! If you come any closer, I won't be polite!"

It was the wilderness, and it was the dead of night.

Needless to say, unfamiliar people, even acquaintances, would have to first use a [Mystic Detection Talisman] to maintain a safe distance, identify their identity, and confirm their safety before discussing anything else.

This caution was a prerequisite for survival in the wild.

"It's me! Han Bai from Gu Yue Village."

Lord Han had Fang Yue and the others stop, then spoke.

Doctor An in the distance was jolted awake upon hearing this and exclaimed excitedly, "Lord Han?! That's great! You're alright!"

Fang Yue then remembered that Lord Han had suddenly teleported back to the village with a teleportation talisman.

From Doctor An's perspective, the super strong expert beside him had suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye.

This was happening while they were traveling in the wilderness; who knew if he had been attacked by some kind of strange entity.

It was already a feat that he hadn't been scared sick by such a terrifying event and had still dared to travel to Gu Yue Village along the original route; his strong mental fortitude was evident.

That's what Fang Yue thought, then he saw Doctor An excitedly running towards them, shouting as he ran.

"That's great, that's great! I thought my walking moneybag was gone and I would have made the trip for nothing. It's good that he's alright, it's good that he's alright!"

Fang Yue: …

Alright, it seemed that greed had driven Doctor An to persist until now.

In the interplay of light and darkness, Fang Yue could barely make out Doctor An's appearance.

He looked like a well-mannered, hunched-over middle-aged man in his early forties…

No, wait, he wasn't hunched over.

When the distance was closer, and the firelight fully illuminated Doctor An's appearance, Fang Yue realized that Doctor An's hunch was because he was carrying a teenage girl on his back.

"Wait! Stop, who is she?"

Lord Han also noticed the girl and immediately frowned warily.

Since Lord Han didn't recognize her.

That meant that the girl hadn't been with them from the start of the journey, but had been picked up by Doctor An after the two had separated.

This was terrifying; carrying an extra person in the middle of nowhere…

Just as Fang Yue was thinking this, he realized that the girl on Doctor An's back had a dull look in her eyes, no aura, as if she had no soul.

Ah, this… Was Doctor An carrying a player corpse on his back?

"This one? This is incredible! I can definitely make a fortune from this! Lord Han, look closely, doesn't she have no aura at all, not even a lifespan, just like a dead person! But, listen carefully to what I have to say…"

Doctor An seemed to want to build up the atmosphere, mysteriously lowering his voice. "But when I met her, she could actually move on her own! It's not a ghostly possession; the corpse is really moving! This is such a major discovery; if I can figure it out, maybe we can embark on the path of eternal life without cultivation, and lifespan will no longer be a constraint…"

Doctor An's voice gradually lowered as he spoke.

Because he realized that the people around him all seemed very calm.

This wasn't right; such a major discovery, someone who had died without a lifespan could actually move freely, and it wasn't the work of some strange entity. How could they not be surprised or shocked by such a bizarre thing?

It was understandable for Lord Han, whose strength was unfathomable.

But who were the nobodies behind Lord Han? Apart from Lin Ling, the others probably weren't even martial artists. How could they be so calm?

Doctor An stopped talking, and the surroundings fell silent.

Seeing this, Fang Yue quickly coughed, wanting to show support so that Doctor An wouldn't be embarrassed, and to build a relationship with him.

"Ahem! Doctor An, we've already seen this phenomenon. There are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of girls like the one you're carrying at the entrance to our village."

What?! You've all seen this phenomenon?

There are hundreds of such unique beings like this girl at the entrance to your village?

Doctor An's first reaction upon hearing this was disbelief.

He suspiciously stared at the unfamiliar Fang Yue and asked, "Who is this?"

Lin Ling interrupted Fang Yue before he could introduce himself and said, "He's a refugee taken in by our village."

"Refugee?!"

Doctor An's eyes widened in anger.

"You're just a refugee, yet you dare interrupt me and spout lies! You're completely ungrateful! If Gu Yue Village hadn't taken pity on you and taken you in, you would have died in the wilderness long ago!"

Ah, this…

Fang Yue said helplessly, "Doctor An, what I said is true, and I'm not an ordinary refugee…"

"Shut up! Did I allow you to speak! This is outrageous! A refugee biting the hand that feeds him! Lord Han, you're too soft-hearted. If it were our Mo Village, we would have thrown this kind of person out to feed the strange entities long ago!"

After a pause, Doctor An coldly said, "Captain Lin, why don't you slap him twice and tell him to go back to the village? He's an eyesore."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ling stifled a laugh for a long time before saying faintly, "That won't do. Even if he wasn't the deputy captain of Gu Yue Village, with his strength in killing two Black-Rank Initial Stage strange entities tonight, I wouldn't be able to deal with him."

What?!

Doctor An was stunned.

Deputy captain? Refugee? Killed two Black-Rank Initial Stage strange entities?

Doctor An looked at Fang Yue in disbelief. "You, who exactly are you?"

This time, Lord Han took over the conversation.

"He is Xiao Ye, the one I traveled overnight to invite you to treat."

"Also, what Xiao Ye said just now is true. There is indeed a pile of refugees gathered at the entrance of our village, just like the one you're carrying on your back."

"The human soul night lamp you use for lighting when traveling outside isn't bright enough, and the distance is too far, so you can't see the situation there. You'll know when you get to the village entrance."

What?!

He is Xiao Ye!

The youth whom Lord Han went to the trouble of personally inviting me to treat?!

Doctor An shivered, as if he had discovered a new continent, and threw down the girl on his back.

He immediately circled around Fang Yue, his eyes looking like he was looking at a mountain of gold.

"Aiyo! Xiao Ye! Not bad! Not bad at all! Young and rich… ah, no, young and promising! I didn't know it was you just now, I apologize for any offense. Come, come, let me take your pulse first, 100 coins… ah, no, 1 tael of silver for one pulse reading, put your hand out!"

As he said this, Doctor An reached out to take his pulse, scaring Fang Yue into a shiver, and he quickly pulled his hand away and broke free.

One tael of silver for taking a pulse? You're slaughtering a pig! No! Even slaughtering a pig isn't done this way!

"Why are you still shy, Xiao Ye, Ye Ye? Don't hide, let Uncle An take your pulse quickly, I can only take ten pulses a day at most, you're lucky, I'm going to use all ten of today's on you!"

I especially thank your whole family!