Chapter 103: Coercing Murong Yun

Actually, Lin Yang had been contemplating throughout the night whether he should intervene to save the members of the Qin family. For him, this could potentially drag him into a crisis, but it might also be an opportunity.

He knew that sooner or later, he would have to venture out of Luocheng and beyond Nandu. As one of the four great families in the south of the Dragon Kingdom, the Qin clan would serve as a suitable stepping stone.

Luocheng was ultimately too small. Since he had inherited the legacy of the Medicine Saint, he carried a mission and a responsibility; there were things that, no matter how difficult, had to be done.

Lin Yang answered the phone, but the voice that came through was not Murong Yun’s.

"Are you that Divine Doctor Lin?" a man’s voice asked.

"Who are you? Why are you calling me from Murong Yun’s phone?"

Lin Yang glanced at his screen to confirm the caller ID was indeed Murong Yun.

"I am Xue Pengju of the Fengyang Qin family! Murong Yun is in my hands, and she has also contracted the blood carbuncle toxin. I hear you two are friends. If you don’t want her to die, get your ass to the hospital and cure her."

"If you can cure them, everyone will be happy, and I will reward you! If you can’t, then Murong Yun will have to be buried with them."

The man hung up immediately after speaking.

A thick murderous aura surged in Lin Yang’s eyes.

He had originally planned to head to the hospital after breakfast, but he had not expected the other party to resort to such tactics!

Without stopping for breakfast, Lin Yang changed his clothes and rushed downstairs.

"Young Master, time to eat."

"I have an emergency, I’m not eating!"

Lin Yang sped out of the house and drove straight toward the First Municipal Hospital.

Inside the hospital, Qin Yiling’s condition had deteriorated once more. While Lin Yang’s prescription could alleviate the outbreaks of the blood carbuncle toxin, it could not completely suppress it. As time passed, the toxin developed a resistance, and the spread of the infection intensified.

Qin Yiling was trapped in agony. Among the other three patients, the secretary Li Yan’s condition was even more severe than the others; the toxic rashes were spreading and festering, and she suffered from persistent high fever, which was excruciating.

Li Yan had already wiped her entire body with medicinal decoctions and ingested plenty of it, yet it could not halt the progression of the toxin.

"Murong Yun, now that you’ve also contracted the blood carbuncle toxin, if that doctor surnamed Lin doesn’t show up, or if he arrives and can’t cure us, you won’t survive either!"

Tormented by pain, Li Yan lashed out at Murong Yun with venomous insults.

Li Yan dared to act this way because the Qin family had sent more people.

The two sent by Qin Zhengkun were Xue Pengju, Qin Yiling’s cousin, and a martial arts grandmaster.

Upon arriving at the hospital early in the morning and assessing the situation, Xue Pengju immediately targeted Murong Yun.

"Since there is a doctor capable of treating this, why wasn't he brought here immediately? Isn’t this Luocheng your Murong family’s territory? You can’t even summon one person? Useless trash!" Xue Pengju scolded harshly.

"Mr. Lin is a divine doctor. A divine doctor has his own standing; he is not someone I can force at will," Murong Yun replied, neither humble nor overbearing.

"That just means you and your Murong family are incompetent! What kind of great divine doctor is he? If we were in Fengyang, one word from my Qin family would have the top physicians bowing and scraping," Xue Pengju sneered.

"Young Master Xue, this Murong Yun has been making excuses from the start. Not only is she incompetent, but she is also deliberately stalling, just to let Miss Yiling die," Li Yan added from her hospital bed.

"Fine! In that case, I’ll let you get a taste of this blood carbuncle toxin yourself!"

With that, Xue Pengju gave a look to the grandmaster beside him. "Grandmaster Xu, take some of the toxic blood and infect her as well."

"That’s a great idea! Young Master Xue is brilliant!" Li Yan cheered.

Hearing this, Murong Yun frowned and said coldly, "Young Master Xue, isn't this going too far? Do you really think my Murong family is a pushover?"

Xue Pengju laughed contemptuously. "Forget about your mere branch of the Murong family; even the main clan in the north is not taken seriously by our Qin family. Bullying you—so what?"

Murong Yun knew that with a martial arts grandmaster present, there was nothing her side could do to resist. Even as Xue Pengju insisted on infecting her with the toxic blood, she felt a burning rage at being bullied in such a manner.

"Young Master Xue, please think twice!" Han Liqun pleaded, while Murong Yun’s secretary, Jiang Lin, quickly stepped forward to shield her.

"Dean Han, do you want to taste the blood carbuncle toxin too?" Xue Pengju glanced coldly at Han Liqun, issuing a threat.

"Young Master Xue, Miss Murong hasn't slept all night, keeping watch at the hospital; she has done her absolute best! Besides, she and the Divine Doctor Lin are friends. If you treat her this way, I fear it will be counterproductive. If the Divine Doctor finds out, he may be so enraged that he refuses to treat Miss Qin," Han Liqun argued.

Xue Pengju stood up and struck Han Liqun across the face.

"You dare threaten me with a doctor? If he refuses to treat them, I will kill him!"

"Young Master Xue is mighty! That’s right, so what if he’s a divine doctor? If he dares not to treat us, just butcher him! In the eyes of the Qin family, what is a divine doctor?" Li Yan groaned in agony, yet she couldn't help but join in the clamor.

The grandmaster, Xu Feihong, had already drawn the toxic blood from Li Yan.

"President Murong, run!" Jiang Lin stepped forward, heroically shielding her superior.

Jiang Lin was not only Murong Yun’s secretary but also her personal bodyguard. While her strength wasn't elite, she was at the Fourth Grade of the Acquired Realm and had always been fiercely loyal. However, a Fourth Grade fighter was no match for a grandmaster like Xu Feihong, and even Xue Pengju was far stronger than her.

"A loyal servant, is it? Let’s see if you have the strength to back it up!" Xue Pengju’s hand clawed out toward Jiang Lin.

"Jiang Lin, watch out!" Murong Yun cried out. Jiang Lin tried to counter, but she was no match for Xue Pengju. She was instantly subdued, her right shoulder punctured by his clawing fingers, blood streaming down her arm.

Xue Pengju gripped Jiang Lin’s throat and sneered, "A mere Fourth Grade, daring to act up in front of me? You're looking for death!"

Jiang Lin closed her eyes, knowing her life was at an end.

"Stop! Don't kill her!" Murong Yun exclaimed.

Xue Pengju didn't crush Jiang Lin’s throat, but her life remained at his mercy.

"Murong Yun, I’ll give you two choices. First, be my woman and come with me to Fengyang. Once I tire of you, I’ll let you go. Second, I’ll have you infected with the blood carbuncle toxin."

"If you can bring that doctor here and he cures us, everyone will be happy and I won't trouble you again! If he can't, you will simply have to be buried with my cousin."

"You are a smart woman. I trust that if you aren't a fool, you will choose the first option."

The moment Xue Pengju had arrived at the hospital and laid eyes on Murong Yun, he had been captivated by her grace and beauty. Now, he was simply using the situation as a pretext to force his will upon her.