Ultimate Village Doctor-Chapter 335 - 365: Olive Branch (First Update)

Chapter Three Hundred and Sixty-Five

If it had been just any ordinary person walking in, Long Xiaoshan wouldn’t have cared much.

But the three people who entered all gave him a peculiar feeling; none was weaker than the old ghost from the Fan Family last night, especially the young man leading the way. Uncommonly handsome, his proportions seemed carved from gold, so much so that even Long Xiaoshan felt a hint of jealousy. Although Long Xiaoshan thought he was quite handsome with a bit of grooming, he seemed to fall a little short compared to this man. His calm and arrogant demeanor clearly belonged to a dashing heir from a noble family.

Having just captured eight experts last night, and now three more had appeared, Long Xiaoshan immediately went out to confront them. Regardless of their backgrounds, this was his turf.

"What are you going to do?" Zhao Xiaoqiao asked, seeing Long Xiaoshan get up.

"We have guests," Long Xiaoshan said.

Zhao Xiaoqiao’s brow furrowed as she quickly followed him out. Now that she was in the same boat as Long Xiaoshan, if someone was causing trouble for Bai’s Medicinal Materials, she had to deal with it as well.

After Zhao Xiaoqiao walked out, she immediately saw the three newcomers and was slightly stunned. "Tang Xiao."

"Little Qiao, you’re here too," Tang Xiao said with a sunny smile reminiscent of a Korean male star.

Zhao Xiaoqiao and Tang Xiao seemed to know each other.

"Ahem, Team Leader, an acquaintance?" Long Xiaoshan coughed forcefully and asked with a twist of his mouth. The way Zhao Xiaoqiao and Tang Xiao had looked at each other when they met had a certain extraordinary quality to it that made Long Xiaoshan inexplicably annoyed.

Long Xiaoshan admitted that his thoughts were quite beastly—Zhao Xiaoqiao wasn’t his girlfriend nor his wife, but who could blame him for being a man, and for Tang Xiao being so handsome, they were just natural rivals.

The gentlemanly Tang Xiao shifted his gaze to Long Xiaoshan and said with a slight smile, "Long Xiaoshan."

Long Xiaoshan replied indifferently, "You know me?"

"Of course I know you, the chairman of Longyang Group, the developer of the health-giving fruits and vegetables, the Dragon Head of the Hechuan City commerce chamber. Last time at the Dragon Head contest, you helped our Tang Family kill Yu Cheng. Speaking of which, our Tang Family owes you a favor," Tang Xiao said with calm composure.

Long Xiaoshan frowned; although Tang Xiao spoke gently and without a hint of pressure, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable. He responded lightly, "No, I killed Yu Cheng because he was trying to kill me. It has nothing to do with your Tang Family. We aren’t close, so let’s not pull at that thread."

A flicker of emotion crossed Tang Xiao’s eyes.

The two elders standing behind Tang Xiao also darkened in expression.

In Xichuan Province, the Tang Family was the leading noble house, with a Grandmaster of the Divine Dragon level residing within. In Xichuan, everyone would break their heads trying to form a connection with the Tang Family.

Here was Long Xiaoshan, a mere villager, facing the Tang Family’s friendly overture with a stance as if he were pushing them thousands of miles away.

This made the Tang Family’s people uncomfortable.

It was like an Emperor offering favor to a commoner, only to be met with a cold shoulder.

Even Zhao Xiaoqiao was shooting Long Xiaoshan a look.

The Tang Family was no ordinary family—the Fan Family, Wu Family, and Hai Family from last night combined weren’t as thick as a single thigh of the Tang Family. This truly was a grand noble family with centuries of heritage.

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Long Xiaoshan, as if he hadn’t noticed Zhao Xiaoqiao’s look, said, "What brings you gentlemen to Bai’s Medicinal Materials? Surely you’re not here to openly snatch the Century-Old Snow Lotus like those individuals did yesterday."

"How dare you talk so disrespectfully!" the old man with green clothes and a hooked nose standing behind Tang Xiao glared at Long Xiaoshan, his aura locking onto him.

With a wave of his hand, Tang Xiao stopped the elder from getting angry and said with a composed smile, "Indeed, our Tang Family has come to Hechuan City for that Snow Lotus, but rest assured, if our Tang Family wants the Snow Lotus, we will purchase it fairly and squarely. There’s no need for any underhand trickery."

"So what are you doing here? The Snow Lotus hasn’t been auctioned yet. If you want it, please come early the day after tomorrow to the auction," Long Xiaoshan said.

"This time, my visit isn’t for the Snow Lotus, but to save your life," Tang Xiao suddenly said, shifting his tone.

"Save my life? What life are you saving?" Long Xiaoshan asked, completely baffled.

"Long Xiaoshan, you seem unaware of the danger you’re in. You’re already in great peril. You’ve crippled the Jiaohe Double Fiends, captured experts from the Fan Family, Hai Family, and Wu Family one after another, and not to mention, you killed Iron Palm Gang’s Yu Cheng. According to our intelligence, Iron Palm Gang’s expert Tie Qiong has already arrived here. He’s Yu Cheng’s master, with strength almost on par with the Xuan-level Late Stage. Do you think he would let you off? On the surface, you might have subdued Hechuan City, but you’re now in the eye of the storm. Everyone is waiting for the auction of the Century-Old Snow Lotus; you might be safe for now, but once the Snow Lotus battle is over, that will be your end. You don’t think the Special Action Division can protect you, do you?" Tang Xiao explained.

"What do you mean by that, Tang Xiao?" Zhao Xiaoqiao was somewhat displeased. Although she had cooperated with Tang Xiao before and had a slight liking for him, it was unacceptable for him to outright discredit her Special Action Division right in front of her, making them seem utterly incompetent.

"Little Qiao, sorry," Tang Xiao said with a slight smile, "I’m not saying the Special Action Division is incapable; I am just stating a fact. I’m very aware of the strength of the South Chuan Group, and I believe you wouldn’t want Brother Long to just die like that, would you?"

Zhao Xiaoqiao’s expression was a strained one, unable to refute.

Indeed, the South Chuan Group’s capabilities were too weak, with only her at the Xuan-level.

Her strength wasn’t even on par with Long Xiaoshan’s, let alone her ability to protect him.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoqiao at a loss for words, Tang Xiao looked at Long Xiaoshan evenly and said, "So, your only option to survive is to join our Tang Family. In Xichuan, as long as we want to keep someone safe, they are sure to live."

The confidence and pride in Tang Xiao’s tone were incredibly potent.

It was as if his words were golden and could not be disputed.

Zhao Xiaoqiao’s expression changed; she hadn’t expected the Tang Family to try and recruit Long Xiaoshan right in front of her. It seemed that the Tang Family had also recognized the gold hidden in the gravel, aware of this man’s excellence. And Zhao Xiaoqiao understood Long Xiaoshan’s strengths better than the Tang Family; his powerful medical skills, his abilities in artifact refining, his prowess with formations, all were immensely powerful.

The help such an all-round genius could offer to a power was unimaginable.

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But compared with the Tang Family, she sadly didn’t have much to offer. The Special Action Division, being a state institution, couldn’t provide conditions as attractive as a privately-run family like the Tang Family.

Moreover, the Tang Family was the premier noble family in Xichuan; they could offer Long Xiaoshan far more than what the Special Action Division ever could.