Chapter 159 An Shenyi's Plea

Apart from the eye-catching golden stone lions at the entrance, the An residence also had a row of over thirty guards patrolling back and forth in three shifts. The equipment on each of them reflected an oily sheen, gleaming brightly. Regardless of their actual strength, at least in terms of equipment, they were armed to the teeth.

This level of security was even tighter than the Lang residence!

So this is what it's like to be rich! Envy, jealousy, and hate!

"Who are you? Don't loiter around the entrance of the An residence!"

A guard standing at the gate noticed Fang Yue and immediately shouted loudly.

The loud voice immediately attracted the attention of others. They exchanged glances and silently reached for the weapons at their waists, slowly encircling Fang Yue.

From their practiced movements, it was clear they hadn't done these kinds of coordinated actions before.

Well-trained and skilled in teamwork, they were practically a replica of the guard team, just far inferior in strength.

Indeed, although these guards looked tall and muscular, Fang Yue could sense that their strength was mediocre.

"I'm here to see Divine Doctor An. Please inform him that Captain Ye is visiting."

Fang Yue wasn't here to cause trouble. Before they could take any inappropriate actions, he spoke calmly.

"Captain Ye?!"

The leading guard was stunned. He shuddered as if suddenly remembering something, carefully scrutinized Fang Yue, then waved at the others to stand down, and warmly approached.

"So it's you, sir! My master told us long ago that if you came, we should let you in directly."

As he spoke, he led Fang Yue into the An residence.

Like the extravagant decorations outside, the interior of the An residence was also decorated in a dazzling, luxurious style.

Fang Yue once again deeply felt the terrifying money-making ability of Divine Doctor An.

He even suspected that Divine Doctor An might be richer than the Lang Wu Captain and the others.

After entering the main hall, the guard captain immediately instructed a servant to serve Fang Yue, while he hurriedly left.

Fang Yue was a little puzzled, but didn't pay much attention to it.

After waiting for a while while drinking tea, a series of footsteps sounded from outside, growing louder as they approached. Finally, a group of figures entered Fang Yue's eyes.

This group consisted of men, women, young, and old. They entered the hall and immediately sat down in their respective positions, staring at Fang Yue without speaking.

"You are..."

Just as Fang Yue was about to ask, the servant outside suddenly announced loudly, "Master has arrived!"

As the voice fell, a familiar figure walked in from outside, his face lighting up with joy upon seeing Fang Yue.

"Ye Ye! Haha! So it really was you who came!"

Divine Doctor An quickly walked up to Fang Yue, hugged him, and sat down beside him with a smile.

"Divine Doctor An, how is your health now?"

"I'm fine now! I'm all better!"

Divine Doctor An chuckled and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. After entering the village, I've been lying down to recover. I've only recently been able to get out of bed. How's everything going for you in Ink Village?"

"Everything's going well. I've done everything I needed to do. I should be returning to Gu Yue Village in a few days."

"Returning... Returning is good. When you go back, please say hello to Lord Han for me."

"I will. This time, Divine Doctor An helped Gu Yue Village immensely. If you ever have any trouble in the future, you can come to Gu Yue Village to find us."

"Hehe!"

Divine Doctor An didn't decline. He clearly knew that the price he paid would not only earn him the rewards promised by Lord Han, but also the friendship of Gu Yue Village!

"By the way, the formation shook a few days ago. What exactly happened?"

"You don't know?"

Fang Yue was a little surprised.

"I know, but Captain Wu told me about it. His attitude wasn't good, and he only said a few things before leaving. Lang Wu has been busy with work, and I'm recovering from a serious illness, so I didn't bother to ask in detail."

Although Divine Doctor An was the divine doctor of Ink Village, his relationship with all the captains wasn't necessarily harmonious.

He was friends with Lang Wu, the chief captain, but didn't have a deep relationship with the younger Captain Wu.

Fang Yue frowned slightly and looked at the men and women in the hall. He didn't mind explaining the recent events in Ink Village to Divine Doctor An in detail, but with these outsiders present...

Divine Doctor An immediately understood.

"Alright, you've all seen Ye Ye. You may leave now."

"Yes!"

The crowd rose and politely excused themselves.

Soon, only Fang Yue and Divine Doctor An were left in the hall.

Fang Yue didn't waste any time and directly explained the death of Captain Huo, the killing of the Strange, and the damage to the formation to Divine Doctor An.

Divine Doctor An frowned deeply as he listened, shaking his head.

Fang Yue also sighed. Ink Village had truly been going through a difficult time recently.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yue asked, "What about those people who just left? What's their story?"

"Them? Ah... that's a long story, but knowing your personality, you wouldn't want to listen to it. I'll just ask for them. Ye Ye, you're not getting any younger. Do you have any thoughts about getting married?"

"...Huh?"

"Those people earlier are my family. They... uh, after learning about your accomplishments and the fact that you've been recognized by Lord Han, they want you to... marry into the family."

"What!?"

(Shu You Da Ben Ying)

If Fang Yue was surprised earlier, he was terrified now.

Damn it!

How did I suddenly become a candidate to marry into Divine Doctor An's family!

He was so shocked that he even stood up from his seat.

"If you don't want to, you don't want to. There's no need to react so strongly. Don't worry, I'm in charge of the An family. They just had the idea. If you don't want to, the matter ends here."

"No, Divine Doctor An, how did your family come up with such an idea, and... I'm still a child!"

Looking at Fang Yue's height of eight feet, capable of killing Stranges with his martial prowess and bullshitting with his words, looking every bit like an outstanding young man in his early twenties, Divine Doctor An couldn't understand how this person had the nerve to say he was still a child.

Although, according to the age of the wanderers, Fang Yue was indeed a newborn infant less than a month old, but...

Divine Doctor An looked at him strangely.

"Ye Ye, you just don't have your memories, you're not an infant! At your age, you're considered to be getting married late. Like me, I got married at twelve or thirteen and worked hard to earn money for my family. Believe me, once you have a family, you'll become even more diligent and hardworking..."

Seeing that Divine Doctor An was about to start rambling, Fang Yue quickly interrupted.

"Stop, stop, stop! Having a family or anything like that is still far off! And why would I marry into your family out of nowhere!"

Divine Doctor An said matter-of-factly, "Because my An family is rich."

...Damn it! Does having money mean you can do whatever you want!

Sensing Fang Yue's indignation, Divine Doctor An added, "Also, a martial artist marrying into a family of divine doctors is a wonderful thing, a powerful alliance. If you get injured in the future, I'll treat you for free."

Treat me for free, my ass!

Fang Yue glared at Divine Doctor An.

"I won't marry! I won't marry into the family! I'm fine on my own!"

"You don't like any of them? My younger relatives were all here just now. If you don't like any of them, I can call my distant relatives over for you to take a look."

Fang Yue was depressed and said with a wry smile, "It's not about the people, it's just that I really don't have that idea for the time being. And why do you suddenly want me to marry into your family? You never mentioned this on the road."

That's right, Divine Doctor An was eager to return home during the escort and never mentioned this to Fang Yue, so this idea was most likely thought up by other members of the An family and had little to do with Divine Doctor An.

At this moment, Divine Doctor An looked at Fang Yue and sighed, "...Ye Ye, we are friends in life and death, so I won't hide anything from you. To tell you the truth, my An family has been facing a huge crisis with hidden dangers for a long time!"

Fang Yue was stunned.

No way, Divine Doctor An was the divine doctor of Ink Village, and his protection priority in Ink Village was even higher than that of an outsider captain like him.

Besides, everyone has illnesses and injuries. He could understand the conflict between Captain Huo and the village's dignitaries due to class and interests.

But Divine Doctor An... who would want to take the lives of Divine Doctor An's family? People couldn't wait to suck up to them. At a critical moment, a divine doctor could save your life!

However, Divine Doctor An wasn't one to speak without thinking. Frowning slightly, Fang Yue asked, "What do you mean? What trouble do you have?"

"This happened more than ten years ago. At that time, my reputation as a divine doctor reached its peak in the Black Green Mountain Range area, far surpassing first-rate divine doctors like Divine Doctor Luo. I was infinitely glorious for a time.

At that time, I was obsessed with false fame and enjoyed false vanity. I didn't curb the spread of my reputation, which led to my fame as a divine doctor growing bigger and bigger, and some people actually believed the claim that I could revive the dead and grow white bones. kanShu Wu.ξà

So, someone came from afar seeking medical treatment.

That guy was called Er Shi and was carried to Ink Village by a group of people wearing uniform, gorgeous clothing.

He was seriously injured and had been struck by more than a hundred kinds of special Strange curses. Parts of his body would crack every few minutes. If he wasn't forced to sew them together with thick needles piercing through his flesh, he would have become a pile of rotten meat long ago.

They begged me to save him. At that time, I could tell that this person was beyond saving.

But... they gave me too much!

So I spoke rashly and promised that I would definitely be able to cure him. If I couldn't, my whole family would die.

At that time, I was too arrogant! Too invincible! Too concerned about my face! And... too greedy!

So, the nightmare descended.

Soon, Er Shi's injuries gradually spiraled out of my control, and his condition deteriorated day by day. Even though that guy was incredibly strong and unfathomable, those Strange curses and injuries eventually took his life.

Er Shi died, and my promise became a nightmare.

Those subordinates who took care of Er Shi changed their former harmonious faces and revealed ferocious expressions, wanting to exterminate my An family, more than a hundred people in total!

When this happened, the three captains tried their best to protect me, but after learning their identities, they all changed their expressions and backed away, leaving my An family to face those ferocious people directly!

At that time, many people died.

My An family was almost exterminated."

Fang Yue didn't expect Divine Doctor An to have experienced such a dangerous thing before.

He couldn't help but be a little curious.

"What happened later? You're still alive now, and the An family is still here, which means you didn't have an accident back then."

"That's right, I didn't die because I said a person's name."

"Just a name saved your An family? Whose name is so useful?"

Divine Doctor An was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Lord Han."

Fang Yue was stunned.

"What does this have to do with Lord Han? Did Lord Han vouch for you? Did you know each other more than ten years ago?"

"No. I have no connection with Lord Han at all. I was just bluffing, but those people believed it and were afraid to act recklessly because they were afraid of Lord Han. They just trapped us in the An residence. Later, Chief Captain Lang Wu went to Gu Yue Village, begged bitterly, and invited Lord Han to Ink Village.

As a result, as soon as Lord Han arrived in Ink Village, those people were so frightened that they fled Ink Village madly and disappeared.

They all thought that Lord Han had come to protect me, but in reality, Lord Han had never promised to protect my life. In this delicate coincidence, I received Lord Han's protection.

Because of this, over the years, as long as Lord Han asks me to help treat someone, I never miss it, even if I have to travel at night, even if it's dangerous! Because Lord Han saved the lives of my whole family!"

Fang Yue couldn't help but say, "That's not right. When Lord Han asked you to come and treat my Qi Deviation before, you still charged a high price!"

"...Earning money with medical skills is my life principle!

But if it were someone else, in that situation, asking me to go to Gu Yue Village to treat a patient, I wouldn't have been so determined to follow him, let alone travel at night, and I might even have refused outright.

I don't know what you've heard in the rumors, but I did do anything for money in my early years, but now, I have a new balance between money and life."

No, how does it still seem like you're greedy for money?

Fang Yue stared at Divine Doctor An suspiciously, until Divine Doctor An became uncomfortable from being watched, and then Fang Yue shrugged.

"Okay, but Lord Han can protect your An family's safety, so what does that have to do with me marrying into your An family?"

"Because I have never received Lord Han's true protection, it's just a tacit relationship, and no one has broken it. If you, who are deeply valued by Lord Han, can marry into our An family and speak for our An family, obtaining a true verbal promise, then our An family will be completely safe!"

"Just for a promise?"

Divine Doctor An glanced at him, "That's Lord Han's promise, a promise worth a thousand gold! And as long as there is this factual relationship, I can promote it extensively and completely suppress the hidden dangers of that group of people."

Fang Yue couldn't help but be curious about who exactly was making the An family, which was so prosperous in Ink Village, so afraid.

"Who exactly is Er Shi? Who did you offend?"

"At that time, I didn't know who Er Shi was, but after years of investigation, I learned that... Er Shi's real name was Pao Ershi, one of the elders of the Extremely Ice Sect! The Extremely Ice Sect is a major sect on par with the Raging Fire Sect, destroying our Ink Village is as easy as turning over a hand! Destroying my An family is the same!

However, the Raging Fire Sect and the Extremely Ice Sect have an agreement that the Extremely Ice Sect cannot interfere in the places where the Raging Fire Sect recruits disciples.

Although we don't belong to the Raging Fire Sect's territory, but a neutral zone, the Raging Fire Sect is close to us after all, and they also recruit disciples here, so people from the Extremely Ice Sect generally don't appear here.

But according to the news I've heard, in recent years, the Raging Fire Sect has been defeated repeatedly in its battles with the Extremely Ice Sect, losing a lot of territory. If this continues, one day our Black Green Mountain Range will fall into the hands of the Extremely Ice Sect. At that time, only Lord Han can save my An family!"

Extremely Ice Sect...

Fang Yue frowned slightly.

He still didn't have much of a concept of these sects and factions, and only had some understanding of the Raging Fire Sect.

Moreover... this kind of thing felt too far away, and Divine Doctor An was being a little alarmist.