Chapter 277: Chapter 277: So Familiar

Everything happened in an instant.

To say it was a sudden change would not be an exaggeration.

No one knows why the Undying Poison Doctor had a change of heart.

Actually, Huangfu Jingchen understood well that if the Undying Poison Doctor grew murderous towards Xia Wenjin, he would certainly kill him too. The so-called vow of never resting until death is of no use to the Undying Poison Doctor at all.

It was just that, in moments of urgency, one tends to shout out the strongest and most hateful feeling in their heart.

The Undying Poison Doctor did not pause for even a moment because of Huangfu Jingchen’s words.

His attacks were neither slow nor merciless; they were fierce and ferocious.

Xia Wenjin’s eyes deepened as she slipped backward and swirled around, her body swaying like a willow in the wind, like falling catkins with the dust, appearing increasingly frail as she dodged this grab.

Unable to assist in time, Huangfu Jingchen’s eyes turned red thinking Xia Wenjin would not evade it, but seeing her dodge, he let out a breath of relief.

He only knew Xia Wenjin was good at medicine and had no idea about her martial arts. Now that he saw her flashing movement technique, he was quite surprised. This movement technique was so advanced that even he couldn’t achieve it.

The Undying Poison Doctor’s eyes flashed with viciousness, filled with killing intent. His left hand formed a spear with his fingers while his right hand curled into a fist, all moves were killing moves, following like a shadow.

Huangfu Jingchen’s first attempt to intercept was lightly dodged by the Undying Poison Doctor, preventing his second attempt. This time he quickly dodged, trying to shield Xia Wenjin.

However, as he moved, the Undying Poison Doctor’s speed was even faster, and Xia Wenjin still, just like frail willows in the wind, perilously yet securely evaded.

Huangfu Jingchen kept striving, trying to shield Xia Wenjin from the moves, but the Undying Poison Doctor always managed to bypass him, and Xia Wenjin always narrowly avoided the strikes.

Huangfu Jingchen felt deeply powerless.

He trained diligently in martial arts, thinking himself skillful, yet at this moment, in front of the Undying Poison Doctor, he was nothing but a joke, futile and farcical.

The Undying Poison Doctor’s attacks were crafty and treacherous. He thought he understood a bit about the Undying Poison Doctor’s skills when snatching Xiao Yandiao on the mountain, but now he realized he didn’t at all.

He was overwhelmingly anxious, fearing that if the seriously ill Xia Wenjin couldn’t dodge, she would die at the hands of the Undying Poison Doctor. Yet, despite his utmost efforts, he could not help at all.

Of course, he wouldn’t know the shock in the Undying Poison Doctor’s heart, just that the Undying Poison Doctor didn’t pay attention to him at the moment.

It was only after five moves that Huangfu Jingchen finally found a chance to stand in front of Xia Wenjin.

Huangfu Jingchen urgently said, “Senior, let’s talk this out!”

He couldn’t win in a fight; he wasn’t afraid of death, but he feared something happening to Xia Wenjin and could only plea.

The Undying Poison Doctor withdrew his hand, looking at Xia Wenjin with displeasure, his voice cold and threatening, “Who on earth taught you? How do you know my exclusive medical formulas and movement techniques?”

The formula, and the habits and methods of using medicine on it, were too familiar to him.

Just with one glance, he almost thought it was a prescription he had written himself.

He made his name in the Jianghu early but never took an apprentice, and his medical skills were mostly self-studied. These were exclusive formulas, exclusive secrets.

But now, this little girl before him seemed to have been taught by him personally. Even the movement she just executed was his exclusive movement technique, Cold Moon Xuying.

He created this technique in a flash of inspiration one night gazing at the cold moon and Yuncai.

In this world, he should be the only one who knows it.

Yet, this little girl who looked no more than sixteen and was sickly knew it.

In the knowledge of the Undying Poison Doctor, there were only two words to describe his current feelings: seeing a ghost!

For Jianghu people, having their exclusive movement techniques or skills stolen was a huge taboo. Even if the Undying Poison Doctor was free-spirited, his mood was not good at the moment.

Xia Wenjin saw the Undying Poison Doctor’s reaction and understood what he was thinking. She knelt and said, “Master, all my abilities are what you taught me!”

She was speaking the truth, but she also knew that the Poison Doctor would not believe this truth, as it was too incredible.

The Undying Poison Doctor was furious, already angered with a murderous intent, thinking how this little girl was only sixteen, and he wasn’t crazy enough to forget things that happened in the last ten years or so.

He had never accepted any disciples in his life, how could he have taken a disciple without knowing? Did this little girl think that just by kneeling and calling him master, this matter would be resolved?

His eyes were filled with killing intent, though his voice was calm as he spoke word by word, “You better explain clearly, when did I ever take you as a disciple? Even I don’t know! Tell me, when have I ever met you? How did I take you as my disciple? If there’s one false word, I’ll wring off your head.” For matters that don’t exist, who dares to fool him? Tired of living!

What deal? What Xiao Yandiao? Right now, none of that matters.

This relates to his legacy!

Even though Huangfu Jingchen was not a Jianghu person, he understood how serious it was when it involved exclusive secrets. Was it possible that Wenjin’s master or her father inadvertently learned the Poison Doctor’s secrets and passed them on to her?

But why did she say the Poison Doctor was her master?

The Undying Poison Doctor was convinced that Xia Wenjin was lying, looking at her like a dead person. If it weren’t for wanting to clear up the truth, he would have already attacked.

Though Huangfu Jingchen was worried for Xia Wenjin, he hadn’t known her for long, and neither of them had inquired into each other’s personal matters. At this moment, he was both worried and anxious, saying, “Wenjin, could there be some misunderstanding?”

Earlier when Wenjin called out to Master, the killing intent in the Poison Doctor’s eyes almost overflowed.

He tried to think of a strategy but understood that in terms of strength, he couldn’t stop the Undying Poison Doctor. If Wenjin had indeed stolen the skills, Wenjin was at fault, hoping it wouldn’t develop into the worst-case scenario.

He shouted urgently, “Is it possible that someone impersonated the Poison Doctor’s name and taught you martial arts and medicine? Ignorance is no crime, and if you were left in the dark, the esteemed Poison Doctor wouldn’t hold it against you!”

He was reminding Xia Wenjin to quickly think if there was some hidden truth, and at the same time hoped to appease the Undying Poison Doctor. Given his seniority in Jianghu, if Xia Wenjin was unaware, he wouldn’t kill an innocent person!

But though he spoke this way, he had not a single bit of certainty in his heart.

After all, the nature of the Undying Poison Doctor seemed not to care about innocence! Besides, this involved his exclusive secrets?

Huangfu Jingchen prepared for the worst, standing in front of Xia Wenjin, ready to block if the Undying Poison Doctor attacked.

Xia Wenjin gently tugged on Huangfu Jingchen’s sleeve, signaling him not to worry. At this moment, she was still kneeling, not as a plea for mercy, but as the proper salutations to her master upon meeting him in this life.

Xia Wenjin raised her head, meeting the Undying Poison Doctor’s murderous gaze, and slowly, calmly said, “Before this, I had never met Master!”

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