Long Xiao parked the car at the roadside near the third bridge. As he got out, he heard sounds of fighting.
He leaped down from the approach to the third bridge, heading for the third archway.
Seeing the burly men surrounding Xin Yifei, the middle-aged man who was directing them heard a sound of landing. The moment he turned around, he felt a figure brush past him.
When he looked back at Xin Yifei, more than half of the dozen or so burly men had already been sent flying, and the rest were in the process of taking flight.
The middle-aged man's mouth hung open in terror, and he trembled involuntarily. It was the first time he had ever seen someone move at such a terrifying speed.
Although the middle-aged man was also a mid-stage Xuan realm cultivator, his strength was inferior to Xin Yifei's.
He dared to bring people to kill Xin Yifei because he knew that Xin Yifei had been injured multiple times, and his combat power had been greatly reduced.
Yesterday, Long Xiao's strength had increased significantly, and he wanted to test his own abilities. Therefore, he went all out from the first move.
After the more than a dozen burly men landed with thuds and writhed uncontrollably, the middle-aged man knew that if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't be able to. The moment he turned to take a step, he felt a tremendous force slam into his back.
With a bang, the middle-aged man also flew up, his body smashing into a bridge pier.
There was no scream. The middle-aged man slid down the bridge pier to the ground like a rag doll thrown against a wall, leaving a smear of blood red on the concrete.
The beggar, who saw Long Xiao's actions from not far away, was so terrified that his legs trembled and he fainted on the spot.
Xin Yifei stared at Long Xiao, dumbfounded. He knew Long Xiao was powerful, but he never expected Long Xiao's strength to be even greater than he had imagined.
Long Xiao took out his phone and called Brother Hu from West City: "A'Hu, the third archway of the third bridge on Huangjiang River, more than a dozen people, deal with it."
The call connected, and before West City Brother Hu could speak, Long Xiao directly assigned him the task and hung up.
Xin Yifei was at the end of his rope. Seeing that all his attackers had been dealt with by Long Xiao, his spirit relaxed, and he slumped backward.
Long Xiao caught Xin Yifei, strode a few steps up to the road, put him in the car, and immediately drove back to Xinglin Grass Hall.
Long Xiao took Xin Yifei directly to Xin Sihai's room and then treated his external injuries.
"Doctor Long, is Yifei alright?" Xin Sihai asked.
Long Xiao pried open Xin Yifei's mouth, put a medicinal pill in it, and said, "He's got some minor injuries and hasn't been resting well lately. He'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
When Long Xiao left, he took Xin Yifei's Po Jun coat and mobile phone. It was likely that Long Nian had located him by tracking his phone.
Long Xiao drove away from Xinglin Grass Hall alone, first finding a restaurant for a meal, and then driving straight to Xiping Mountain.
He drove up the winding mountain road. After circling the peak of Xiping Mountain, he stopped the car at a turn and got out to ascend the nearby slope.
Long Xiao sat on the hillside, waiting quietly. He wanted to see if Long Nian's men would come looking for him.
In the morning, after Long Nian sent people to assassinate Xin Yifei, he waited for news. By noon, he still hadn't received any. Long Nian felt something was amiss when he couldn't contact the people sent to kill Xin Yifei. With Xin Yifei already injured, a dozen people should have been able to capture him.
Unable to find the assassins, he had to use his connections again to track Xin Yifei's phone and locate him.
Soon, there was news that Xin Yifei was eating at a restaurant.
This time, Long Nian dispatched his two most capable men, Hu Qinglai and Tian Xuanzi.
Hu Qinglai's strength was at the peak of the Xuan realm, the strongest among the people Long Nian brought to Donghai.
Tian Xuanzi was a master of Xuan arts, skilled in tracking and formations, and also possessed strong abilities in spellcasting and geomancy.
When the two arrived at the restaurant, they didn't find Xin Yifei. Just as Tian Xuanzi was about to use a tracking talisman to find Xin Yifei, Long Nian called. Xin Yifei had gone to Xiping Mountain.
The two of them drove straight to Xiping Mountain. Upon reaching the summit, they quickly spotted Long Xiao's car parked by the roadside.
Long Xiao sat on the hillside, waiting for over an hour before any vehicles arrived.
Long Xiao put on a human skin mask, took out a small mirror, and checked himself. Once he was sure there were no flaws, he stood up and slowly walked down the slope.
Tian Xuanzi and Hu Qinglai got out of their car and approached Long Xiao's vehicle. Seeing no one inside, only a Po Jun coat and a mobile phone, they immediately realized they had been tricked.
The moment they turned around to look for the person who had lured them there, they saw the last person they wanted to see approaching them.
"Senior Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian, Old Hu, we're in big trouble today," Tian Xuanzi said nervously to Long Xiao in a low voice.
The two of them had met Long Xiao disguised as the Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian at a meeting of the Medical Association.
"It is a bit big. Legend has it that the Heavenly Doctor's strength has already reached the Heaven realm, and his medical skills are comparable to an immortal's."
"What do we do?" Tian Xuanzi asked.
Hu Qinglai looked at the increasingly close Long Xiao and said, "He is powerful and his medical skills are superb, but he might not understand sorcery. You try to see if you can trap him with a formation."
After much deliberation, trapping him with a formation was the only feasible solution.
Tian Xuanzi put his hands into his pockets, clutched two spirit talismans, and prepared to cast the fastest formation, the 'Dragon Trapping Formation.'
Long Xiao walked slowly to the two of them, looked them over, and asked, "Who sent you?"
"Are you Senior Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian?" Hu Qinglai asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Answer me, who sent you here?"
"Senior Long, we are looking for an acquaintance and happened to pass by here..."
Long Xiao interrupted Hu Qinglai and said, "I know you are looking for Xin Yifei. Tell me, whose subordinate are you?"
Seeing that Long Xiao was getting angry, Tian Xuanzi quickly replied, "Reporting to Senior Heavenly Doctor, we are Long Nian's subordinates. He sent us to find Xin Yifei."
Long Xiao pointed to the phone in the car and asked, "Did you track the phone?"
Hu Qinglai nodded and said, "Yes, our Young Master Long had a contact track this phone."
Long Xiao opened the car door, handed the phone to Hu Qinglai, and said, "Take the phone back to Long Nian. I want to have a talk with him."
The two of them took the phone and left dejectedly. They didn't dare to engage Long Xiaotian in a fight. Tian Xuanzi's hands, which were clutching the spirit talismans, sweated profusely, soaking the talismans.
The Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian was a legend in China. His stories could be told for three days and three nights. In the eyes of Chinese martial artists and doctors, he was like a god.
Long Xiao put away his human skin mask and drove directly back to Xinglin Grass Hall.
He wasn't afraid of Long Nian following this car. He just wanted Long Nian to know that the Long Xiao of Xinglin Grass Hall was not someone he could afford to provoke.
Hu Qinglai and Tian Xuanzi returned to their residence, handed the phone to Long Nian, and recounted their encounter with Long Xiaotian.
After listening, Long Nian looked at the phone in his hand and said, "Is this Long Xiaotian stupid? This is Xin Yifei's phone. Doesn't he fear that I'll find Xin Yifei's family based on the information in the phone?"
"Young Master, the reason Long Xiaotian dared to give you the phone is that he is fearless. This is a warning to us."
Long Nian shook his head and said, "This Long Xiaotian must be fake."
Soon, Long Xiao's phone rang.
Long Nian pressed the answer button and said, "You are Long Xiao."
Long Xiao chuckled and said, "Yes, I am Long Xiao. Who are you, and when did you take the phone?"
Long Nian was confused. Wasn't the phone the one you gave to Hu Qinglai? Why are you asking me?
"Didn't you give the phone to Hu Qinglai?" Long Nian asked.
"Nonsense, Long Nian, you stole Xin Yifei's phone and then claimed it was given to Hu Qinglai by me. You are utterly shameless."
"How can you frame me? My people didn't steal the phone."
After a few exchanges, Long Xiao said, "It's useless for us to argue about this. I'm telling you, Xin Yifei is my man now. If you dare to touch him again, I'll make sure you can't leave Donghai."
"Long Xiao, you killed more than a dozen of my men, and now you dare to threaten me," Long Nian roared angrily.
"Long Nian, why are you talking nonsense again? Xin Yifei came to Xinglin Grass Hall on his own. I didn't see any of your men."
"Impossible. The people I sent to assassinate Xin Yifei haven't returned yet. You say Xin Yifei is with you, so you must have killed them."
"Long Nian, you're slandering me for murder. This is a legal offense. I, Long Xiao, am a model of law-abiding citizens."
Long Xiao repeatedly denied killing anyone. If Long Xiao was telling the truth, then the people sent to assassinate Xin Yifei might have been killed by the Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian.