Chapter 115

Chapter 115: This Guy Dares to Pinch the Holy Maiden’s Face?

In Tianshui City, Xiao Yang encounters his romantic confidante from his last life, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Medical Sect, Ning Shu.

Charging forward once more, he’s beyond excited.

In his previous life, Ning Shu fell victim to the Demon Sect’s wicked schemes, and he had sworn to annihilate the Demon Sect to avenge her.

Unexpectedly, during the final battle with Qin Fei, he was stabbed through the heart and met a gruesome end.

Now with a second chance, he absolutely won’t let tragedy strike again.

At this moment, almost everyone in Tianshui City has succumbed to a mysterious poison.

In the Square, Ning Shu witnesses a little girl on the verge of death due to the poison, and without hesitation, she feeds her life-saving spirit pill.

The little girl does, indeed, stabilize.

However, her selfless act puts her in peril.

Seeing the girl healed, people swarm around her.

Everyone is desperate to survive, begging Ning Shu to save them.

Yet, there is only one life-extending pill.

And countless others are poisoned throughout the city.

Even as the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Medical Sect, Ning Shu finds herself powerless in the face of all this.

The other disciples of the Heavenly Medical Sect see the situation spiraling out of control and hurriedly shield Ning Shu, blocking the approaching crowd.

“Please save my child…”

“Please, I don’t want to die…”

Desperate pleas fill the air.

The disciples of the Heavenly Medical Sect don’t want to harm these ordinary people, so they refrain from directly pushing the crowd away from Ning Shu.

Feeling overwhelmed by all the desperate people begging her, Ning Shu is struck by a sense of helplessness.

At that moment, even more people surge toward her.

Seeing that her fellow disciples might soon be unable to hold the crowd back—

“Get out of my way! I can save you!”

A booming voice rings out, echoing like thunder.

Everyone in the Square jumps in surprise.

Silence falls over the crowd.

All eyes turn toward the source of the voice.

A young man in white strides forward.

This young man is Xiao Yang.

In this life, Ning Shu has not yet met him.

But the reborn Xiao Yang recognizes Ning Shu immediately.

He steps up decisively.

“Get out of my way!”

Xiao Yang stretches out his hand, shoving those blocking his path aside.

The people in his way stumble and stagger, cries of surprise, screams, and curses erupting all around.

Xiao Yang has no patience for these people.

Ning Shu’s kindness has led her to be surrounded by them; although she possesses great skills, she is unwilling to act against these poisoned individuals.

Otherwise, who could possibly hold her back?

Ning Shu is, after all, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Medical Sect.

The Heavenly Medical Sect is a renowned institution known for its dual mastery of medicine and martial arts in the northern region.

As the Holy Maiden, Ning Shu is also a martial artist in the Heavenly Martial Realm.

Ning Shu looks at Xiao Yang, who is approaching her in surprise.

“How dare you…”

One of the disciples of the Heavenly Medical Sect steps forward to block Xiao Yang.

“Get lost!”

Xiao Yang extends his arm and grabs the disciple by the collar, tossing him aside.

Then, he quickly reaches over and yanks off Ning Shu’s veil.

Ning Shu gasps in shock.

Before she can react, Xiao Yang’s hand grasps her face.

“It’s really you! No doubt about it, you look just the same…”

Xiao Yang squeezes Ning Shu’s cheeks, his delight evident.

Ning Shu stares at Xiao Yang in shock.

“Y-you bold…”

The disciples of the Heavenly Medical Sect are left dumbfounded by this scene.

This guy is audacious enough to pinch their Holy Maiden’s face!

Who would dare be so brazen before her?

Ning Shu swiftly flips her right hand, revealing a silver needle, and aims it at the veins in Xiao Yang’s arm.

Xiao Yang quickly pulls back.

“Who are you to be so disrespectful?!”

Ning Shu re-ties her veil to cover her face.

“Ah, I’m Xiao Yang!”

Xiao Yang is taken aback, realizing that in this life, Ning Shu has yet to meet him.

This rebirth marks their very first encounter.

In his last life, the first place he met Ning Shu was not in Tianshui City but during the Jiazi Grand Tournament.

There are still seven days until the tournament.

In his previous life, Ning Shu concocted an antidote on the final day, saving the entire city.

By then, however, over half of the population had already perished.

This event weighed heavily on Ning Shu’s conscience.

She chastised herself for being inexperienced; otherwise, so many wouldn’t have died.

Only Xiao Yang knows it wasn’t her fault; there was a conspiracy against the Heavenly Medical Sect.

“Xiao Yang? Are you the Holy Son of the Qingyang Sword Sect who recently defeated the Holy Maiden of the Fuyiao Sword Sect, Li Xingyao?”

A handsome young man next to Ning Shu gazes at Xiao Yang in shock.

“What?”

The other disciples of the Heavenly Medical Sect now look curiously at Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang’s name has spread like wildfire among them over the last few months.

Everyone is saying that the Qingyang Sword Sect has produced a remarkable disciple this generation.

This time at the Jiazi Grand Tournament, Xiao Yang is surely the biggest dark horse.

“You say you can save them?”

Ning Shu looks intently at Xiao Yang.

“Of course!”

Xiao Yang nods.

In his previous life, Ning Shu had mentioned Tianshui City’s infamous poison to him.

He had also seen the prescription she had developed.

“Stop bragging! Even we of the Heavenly Medical Sect are at a loss regarding this strange illness—how could you possibly treat it?”

The white-clad young man scoffs dismissively.

“Why don’t we make a bet?”

Xiao Yang glances at the hostile white-clad youth.

“A bet on what?” the white-clad youth retorts coldly.

“Let’s bet on whether I can cure the people in the city,” Xiao Yang proposes with a teasing smile.

“Uh…”

The white-clad youth shoots a glance at Ning Shu, hesitating slightly.

“What’s the matter, scared?!”

Xiao Yang scoffs.

“Brother Tang, you should take him up on the bet!”

“Brother Tang, let’s not let anyone underestimate our Heavenly Medical Sect!”

The surrounding disciples urge him loudly.

“Fine, I’ll take the bet!” Brother Tang grits his teeth and steps forward.

“Brother Tang, don’t be reckless!” Ning Shu frowns.

“Junior Sister, they’ve come to our doorstep—if I back down, what face will the Heavenly Medical Sect have left?” Brother Tang replies resolutely.

“Uh…”

Ning Shu is momentarily stunned.

Brother Tang has raised the stakes, turning their bet into a matter of sect reputation; what more can she say?

“If you lose, what will you do?” Brother Tang looks coldly at Xiao Yang.

“Ha! Am I really going to lose?” Xiao Yang laughs, “If I lose, I’ll bark like a dog and roll out of the city.”

“That’s what you said,” Brother Tang grits his teeth; after all, this guy is the Holy Son of the Qingyang Sword Sect.

If news gets out that the Holy Son had to bark like a dog and roll out of Tianshui City, it would surely create a scandal in the northern region.

The Qingyang Sword Sect would lose all face.

“And what will your wager be?” Xiao Yang asks Brother Tang, confident he will win.

“If you can save all the citizens of Tianshui City, this Healing Pill will be yours.”

Brother Tang considers for a moment, then pulls out a small jade vial.

“Healing Pill?”

Now that’s a good deal.

“Let’s begin! Let’s see how this Holy Son of the Qingyang Sword Sect plans to cure these people,” Brother Tang says, looking at Xiao Yang with contempt.

The citizens in the city are indeed poisoned; it’s not a plague.

However, to avoid causing greater panic, they’ve labeled it as a plague.

“Haha, bring me paper and pen!” Xiao Yang laughs heartily.