Chapter 14 The Doctor

Fang Yue subconsciously said, "It must be a bizarre creature, who else could it be…"

Suddenly, Fang Yue felt something was off.

"Wait! From what you're saying, it seems like you weren't injured by a bizarre creature, but by someone else? We were on the village path at the time, and there were no outsiders, so did someone in the team injure you?"

"No… that doesn't make sense, no one would want to kill you, unless it was a hallucination-type bizarre creature that changed its appearance… Never mind, tell me everything you know!"

As long as he knew what happened at the time, he could deduce whether it was a bizarre creature or an internal conflict within the team. Furthermore, the fact that the bizarre creature hadn't attacked again after injuring Ma Ling'er was indeed a bit concerning.

It seemed that Ma Ling'er knew something.

"Bizarre creature?"

Ma Ling'er smiled coldly.

"It is indeed a bizarre creature, but not an ordinary one! That guy is lurking…"

Creak!

Just as Ma Ling'er said this, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Under the moonlight, a man walked into the room carrying a medicinal soup. His gaze fell upon Ma Ling'er on the bed, and he immediately revealed a look of confusion and astonishment.

At the same time, Ma Ling'er's pupils contracted, and her words stopped abruptly.

"Lurking? Lurking where? Explain yourself!"

Fang Yue quickly pressed, but Ma Ling'er's face was pale. Her mind raced, her expression changed several times, and then she forced a smile.

"No, nothing's lurking. I was just talking nonsense to get your attention… Vice Captain Ye, you haven't paid much attention to me since the escort team set sail. Now that I'm injured, I'm so happy that you're willing to stay by my side. Can you stay with me all night?"

As she spoke, Ma Ling'er suddenly reached out and grabbed Fang Yue's wrist tightly.

She had quite a bit of strength, not befitting of her figure. No wonder she was the daughter of a blacksmith.

Divine Doctor An handed the medicinal soup to Fang Yue and said to Ma Ling'er, "You're awake? Your physical condition is much stronger than I estimated. Most girls wouldn't be able to withstand such a high fever. Have you been secretly practicing martial arts?"

Ma Ling'er's face turned red, and she nodded shyly, "My father taught me some rough moves for self-defense."

As she spoke, Ma Ling'er tilted her head slightly, trying to get closer to Fang Yue, but Fang Yue gently dodged, causing her body to stiffen slightly. She seemed a little annoyed but quickly suppressed her emotions.

Ma Tiezhang (Blacksmith Ma) had a high status in Guyue Village, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to obtain some rough martial arts techniques. Fang Yue and Divine Doctor An naturally didn't pay much attention to it.

Seeing that Ma Ling'er had changed her tune, Fang Yue, although still suspicious, didn't say much. Instead, he picked up the medicinal soup and said, "Drink this first, then tell us in detail what happened when you were injured."

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Ma Ling'er blinked her eyes, trying to rub Fang Yue's hand against her body, acting affectionately.

Amidst Divine Doctor An's cringeworthy expression, Fang Yue awkwardly pulled his hand away and said, "Drink your medicine first, we'll talk after you've finished it."

But Ma Ling'er didn't take it. She just stared at the medicinal soup, seemingly thinking and hesitating.

"Ma Ling'er?"

"Huh?"

"Drink your medicine, what are you spacing out for?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

She bit her lip, making it seem like drinking medicine was a major decision.

She blew on the hot air and swallowed the medicine in gulps.

"It's all gone!"

She turned the bowl upside down, showing it to Fang Yue and Divine Doctor An.

Fang Yue was speechless. Why was this woman so strange? She drank it all, so why did she have to show them the bowl…

Wait!

It appeared! Fang Yue's eyes sharpened again!

"Wait! Ye-ye, your eyes suddenly turned sharp…"

"Shut your mouth!"

Fang Yue suddenly said in a low voice.

"I'll count to one, you go out for five minutes. I want to talk to Ma Ling'er alone!"

Divine Doctor An was dumbfounded.

"Are you okay?"

"Oh dear, Divine Doctor An, don't worry about it, just go out first. I want to talk to her alone."

Fang Yue pushed Divine Doctor An towards the door.

Hearing this, Ma Ling'er's eyes lit up - this man wasn't a blockhead! He understood!

Divine Doctor An looked at Ma Ling'er, then at Fang Yue, seemingly imagining some unhealthy scenes, and sighed.

"Young people, pay attention to your kidney health. Remember to tell me if you feel weak in the future, and I'll prescribe some medicine for you."

Ah this… what was that all about?

After pushing Divine Doctor An out of the door, Fang Yue closed the door and returned to Ma Ling'er's bedside.

"You've been acting strangely ever since Divine Doctor An came in. Now that he's gone, if you have something to say, tell me quickly. I promise I won't tell him."

Ma Ling'er looked at the shadow outside the door, then at Fang Yue, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

She didn't know if Fang Yue could protect her life.

The fact that the bizarre creature hadn't killed her before didn't mean it wouldn't now.

The first attack might have been a warning, the second would be fatal…

Ma Ling'er didn't want to die, but having such a bizarre creature by her side was like putting her heart in someone else's hands, ready to be crushed at any moment!

This was too dangerous!

Taking a deep breath, Ma Ling'er knew she had to take the risk.

"Vice Captain Ye, I can tell you what happened before, but you must keep it a secret! Only after ensuring my absolute safety, can you eliminate that bizarre creature silently!"

Hearing Ma Ling'er's words, Fang Yue's expression also became serious.

Sure enough, she was hiding something!

"Speak! I will protect your life!"

"Okay, I'll trust you this once!"

Ma Ling'er looked at the shadow outside the door, seeing no movement, and lowered her voice.

"During the day, I was severely injured when Divine Doctor An pierced my waist with his hand! It wasn't an illusion, not a shapeshifting bizarre creature, but… a bizarre creature possessing him!"

"Divine Doctor An has been possessed by a bizarre creature! Although I don't know why that bizarre creature can switch between possessing and lurking states so freely, there's no doubt that it's possessing Divine Doctor An!"

"Its ability is… memory erasure! I don't know why it didn't erase my memory. Maybe it thought I was going to die anyway, so it didn't waste its ability."

"Vice Captain Ye, that's all I can say. Be careful! Be extremely careful! Next, you must pretend you don't know anything, then distract Divine Doctor An, and ensure my safety before calling more people… Right, we're in the village now, right? Go call the village captain for help, and take down Divine Doctor An!"

What!?

Divine Doctor An was possessed by a bizarre creature!

And the bizarre creature's ability was actually memory erasure?

No wonder… no wonder he was able to injure Ma Ling'er so stealthily, without anyone noticing. If their memories were erased, how could they remember these things!

Perfect lurking… this was the ability for perfect lurking assassination!

Fang Yue's emotions surged. What he couldn't accept the most was that Divine Doctor An was possessed by a bizarre creature.

This meant… Divine Doctor An was doomed to die!

Clenching his fist, Fang Yue asked in a cold voice, "Are you sure it was Divine Doctor An, possessed by a bizarre creature, who injured you? Don't speak recklessly. Once I find out that Divine Doctor An is innocent, I will definitely cut off your head to apologize to Divine Doctor An. Ma Tiezhang (Blacksmith Ma) won't be able to protect you either!"