Chapter 152: Please Do Not Question My Orientation

Halfway through driving to the retired cadres' residential area, Lin Yang received a phone call from Murong Yun.

After all, he had failed to live up to Murong Yun's kind intentions last night, so Lin Yang felt somewhat apologetic. Seeing her call, he felt a slight pang of guilt.

In truth, Murong Yun hadn't stayed at the hotel last night either. A murder had taken place there, which frightened her enough to head straight back home.

"Miss Murong, how did you sleep last night?"

Lin Yang assumed Murong Yun definitely hadn't slept well; without his company, she must have tossed and turned, finding it hard to fall asleep.

"Quite well. Not long after you left, a murder involving a fall happened at the hotel, so I got scared and went home."

"I was impolite last night, please don't take offense, Miss Murong. Why don't..."

Lin Yang thought about rescheduling for tonight, but Murong Yun interrupted him.

"Mr. Lin doesn't need to be like that. I understand everything, and I completely get it."

Lin Yang was momentarily stunned. What do you understand? And what do you get? Could it be that she knew he went to rescue Qin Molong last night?

"Mr. Lin, with your extraordinary medical skills capable of curing all sorts of difficult and miscellaneous ailments, could it be that you can't cure your own condition?"

Murong Yun was very curious. Could this kind of physiological defect really be something modern medicine couldn't solve?

Lin Yang was even more baffled. "I'm not sick."

With empathetic understanding, Murong Yun said, "I get it. This sort of thing falls under a physiological issue, not a true illness, which is why medicine is of no avail."

With a head full of question marks, Lin Yang muttered to himself in annoyance, *You don't get a damn thing; I don't even get it myself! What on earth triggered Murong Yun? She's being completely baffling today.*

Lin Yang asked, "What physiological issue? What on earth are you talking about? I don't understand a single word."

Murong Yun felt she had spoken too much. Such matters were unspeakable secrets, and she shouldn't have brought them up.

"Never mind. The reason I called is to tell you something. Jiang Haixiong just sent someone to deliver a challenge letter, asking me to pass it along to you. Jiang Haisheng has challenged you to a duel at Chaoyin Lake three days from now—a battle where victory decides everything, and life or death is settled."

Murong Yun cleverly and promptly changed the subject.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang's attention was indeed diverted.

"Heh... This old man is certainly rather impatient. Then please reply to them on my behalf that I will arrive as promised."

Since Jiang Haisheng wanted to fight to the death, Lin Yang would gladly oblige.

"Mr. Lin, please don't be impulsive. Jiang Haisheng is a sixth-rank grandmaster and must not be underestimated. You can choose to decline the fight; I can step in to mediate, and I believe Jiang Haixiong will grant the Murong family at least that much face."

Lin Yang's physiological defect had been a massive disappointment to Murong Yun, but that did not affect their friendship.

Regardless of anything else, the potential Lin Yang possessed was still worth the Murong family's investment.

Lin Yang chuckled. "Do you think I'm no match for Jiang Haisheng?"

"Of course not! But you're still young, there's no need to risk your life fighting an old monster like Jiang Haisheng right now. It won't be too late to settle who is superior in the future."

That was indeed what Murong Yun thought. She didn't believe Lin Yang stood a chance against Jiang Haisheng, but she certainly couldn't say it so bluntly and had to phrase it tactfully.

"I have no intention of sleeping with him! Don't question my sexual orientation!"

Angered, Lin Yang immediately offered a righteous and solemn defense.

Murong Yun understood instantly and was amused by his words. "That's not what I meant. I meant that you don't need to risk your life against him right now; it's simply not worth it. Waiting two or three years to fight him won't be too late."

"There's no need! Just reply according to my wishes. As to who lives and who dies, it will all be decided three days from now at Chaoyin Lake."

Even if Jiang Haisheng hadn't sent a challenge letter, Lin Yang had planned to seek him out in person over the next couple of days.

Seeing that she couldn't talk Lin Yang out of it, Murong Yun gave up. "Alright then. Oh, there's one more thing. Qin Yiling said her father will personally bring the consultation fee to Luocheng and wants to meet with you."

The Qin family wanted to win him over—this was well within Lin Yang's expectations.

Perhaps his strength wasn't yet enough to catch the Qin family's eye, but his medical skills were certainly enough to make them take notice.

After all, what he had cured was blood-carbuncle toxin rash; as long as members of the Qin family weren't completely blind, a brief investigation would reveal how difficult that condition was to treat.

"When will they arrive?"

"Tomorrow."

"Alright, let's meet then. Once the specific time and location are set, just let me know."

The Fengyang Qin family was a massive tree, and establishing contact with them was well worth the effort.

With that, Murong Yun hung up first. Lin Yang had wanted to tell her to come over to his place tonight so he could properly make it up to her, but she didn't give him the chance to speak.

"It seems she's angry with me. I suppose I'm to blame—the dignified eldest miss of the Murong family threw herself at me twice, and I rejected her both times. I must have broken her heart."

Lin Yang sighed. He keenly sensed that Murong Yun's attitude during today's call was different from usual.

Ordinarily, Murong Yun would flirt with him over the phone just like any couple.

Yet today, she only spoke of official business, adding a layer of estrangement and distance.

Lin Yang wasn't in any particular hurry, though. Murong Yun would end up in the palm of his hand sooner or later, so there was no need to rush.

Upon arriving at the retired cadres' residential area, Cao Keming had already given advance notice, and the guards at the gate simply let him through after verifying his identity.

The residential area in Luocheng wasn't very large, featuring independent small courtyards and foreign-style villas. Those who held high ranks before retirement or whose descendants were currently doing very well lived in the independent courtyards, while everyone else had to stay in the villas.

Cao Zhong权's rank before retirement wasn't particularly high, but Cao Keming was successful enough now that Cao Zhongzhong qualified to live in an independent courtyard.

As Lin Yang walked toward the small courtyard where Cao Zhong权 lived, he suddenly heard someone crying out for help.

Following the sound, Lin Yang immediately looked over and saw a robust Rottweiler attacking a mother and her child.

The Rottweiler had clamped its jaws onto a little girl, tearing at her frantically, while the mother fought desperately to protect her child, sustaining injuries herself in the process.

Yet the dog was clearly well-trained, strong, and ferocious; although the mother was an adult, she was no match for it at all.

If no one intervened, both mother and daughter would likely lose their lives to the beast!

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Yang instantly employed the Three Thousand Thunderous Steps lightness kung fu, darting forward as swiftly as a gust of wind before launching a fierce kick that sent the powerful, vicious dog flying.

Vicious and strong though the beast was, how could it possibly be a match for Lin Yang?

Striking out in anger, Lin Yang held nothing back, kicking the ferocious dog to death on the spot.

The vicious hound flew more than twenty meters away, convulsed twice, and breathed its last.

Meanwhile, the mother and daughter were covered in injuries with blood staining the ground everywhere, especially the little girl in the mother's arms. Looking to be only three or four years old, her wounds were a horrifying, mangled mess of torn flesh and blood.

Lin Yang could kill without blinking an eye, but seeing the injuries on this mother and child, his heart ached deeply.

Heedless of her own wounds, the mother wailed bitterly, pleading with Lin Yang, "Please, help me call an ambulance! Save my daughter!"

"Rest assured, she'll be fine. I'm a doctor; your daughter won't die."