Ultimate Village Doctor

Chapter 493: Chapter 536: Things Remain but People Change

Chapter Five Hundred Thirty-Six

Long Xiaoshan saw the assembled Myanmar Army, knowing that a great battle was on the verge of erupting.

Because of Mitzina’s special strategic position, the Myanmar Army would definitely counterattack at any cost to recapture Mitzina.

His eyes flickered.

He thought to himself, this is an opportunity.

Now that Song Yi had been taken away, the Serpent Witch Sect and the joint forces knew his strength and would certainly be well prepared; to rescue Song Yi on his own was almost impossible—they were total opposites, after all, rescuing a person and killing one.

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He could, relying on his own strength, kill his way in and out of the joint forces easily enough, and escaping would not be difficult.

But to break through the encirclement while carrying Song Yi was too hard.

If it had been possible, he wouldn’t have left alone today.

He would have definitely taken Song Yi with him.

But once the Myanmar Army and the joint forces started fighting, he would have his chance. Then, the joint forces would be too busy to deal with just one person, especially when compared to Mitzina, a single woman hardly mattered.

The joint forces were a military power and would definitely prioritize.

However, the Serpent Witch Sect was a problem.

The Serpent Witch Sect differed from the army; that guy he offended was said to be the Young Master of the sect. He knew these types of privileged heirs all too well—they would latch on and not let go.

The aura he emitted just before escaping, although from afar, still impressed upon him a deep sense of threat.

It proved that the Serpent Witch Sect was definitely not that simple.

He still needed to prepare more thoroughly.

There was no hope for a substantial increase in his own power in the short term.

Unless he was given a medicinal plant older than three hundred years to refine into Qi Nurturing Pills right now.

Such things were not to be relied upon, so he didn’t ponder further.

But just because his strength couldn’t skyrocket didn’t mean he had no other methods. Don’t forget, he had acquired many inheritances: he could concoct medicines, draw talismans, and lay formations.

The Serpent Witch Sect must have a deep connection with snakes, he thought as he furrowed his brows, then his eyes lit up slightly. He had found several methods to deal with snakes. Blood Buddha was a True Person, and this person seemed to have studied countless crooked paths and dabbled in too many things.

For instance, something called Frenzy Blood Powder could instantly send wild beasts into a frenzy. It was said to have been developed by this person to counter beast-controlling cultivators…

Ordinarily, he felt that stuff was useless.

Now, he realized that even miscellaneous knowledge could be very useful.

Once decided, he acted immediately.

Long Xiaoshan immediately went out to gather medicinal materials.

After two days of gathering, Long Xiaoshan finally collected all the medicinal materials. As for concoction, that wasn’t difficult for him—he spent a day and concocted a pile of medicinal powder and medicines.

After preparing these things,

Long Xiaoshan took out jade, and began to inscribe Jade Talismans and refine Array Jade Plaques.

Jade Talismans were more advanced than ordinary talismans.

Because jade itself possessed spiritual power, the talismans inscribed on it were more powerful. Long Xiaoshan, having looted a large batch of top-grade jade in Pagan, hesitated not at all to use these jades worth billions to inscribe talismans.

Following that, Long Xiaoshan refined a set of more complex Formation Jade Tokens.

These tasks had consumed another day of his time.

Finally, he waited until the Myanmar Army dispatched its troops.

In Mitzina, the original Chieftain Mansion had already been occupied by the coalition forces, and now living inside the Chieftain Mansion was Yang Xiao, the General of the coalition forces. Since his troops were the main force in the attack on Mitzina, it was only natural that he took up residence there.

With the coalition forces now divided into several detachments to conquer and plunder, his capture of Mitzina, a key strategic point, raised his status significantly within the coalition.

Moreover, by taking control of this place, he essentially held the economic lifeline of Myanmar. In those times, money equated to soldiers and equipment. As long as there was money, raising an army was no difficult task in a war-torn place like Myanmar. With the jade from Pagan, he could expand his forces, increase his power, and no one in the entire coalition would be able to compete with him.

Not to mention, he had also gained the support of the Serpent Witch Sect.

Now, Yang Xiao felt more triumphant than ever.

One could say he was as exultant as a horse at full gallop, swiftly surveying all the flowers of Myanmar in a single day.

If things continued this way, before long, all of Myanmar would belong to him.

Yang Xiao was full of ambition.

He absolutely was not satisfied with merely being a General.

Of course, now that everything was going his way, if he could have a beautiful woman to share in his good fortune, it would be even better. After so many years, he had finally seen an old acquaintance, who was also his former fiancée.

In the past, his feelings for Song Yi were only brotherly, which was why he got together with Bai Susu.

But with many years passed and having experienced much, seeing Song Yi again stirred within him an intense desire he could not suppress.

Perhaps these years of repression had been too severe.

It left him craving to reclaim everything he had lost.

Originally, he was somewhat worried that Long Xiaoshan, capable of slashing helicopters barehanded, might return at any moment to exact revenge. However, he had now ascertained that Song Yi and Long Xiaoshan were not romantically involved but were collaborating to buy jade in Pagan.

He took a rose in hand and headed towards a house that was closely guarded.

Song Yi stood on the balcony, looking out distantly as though lost in thought, not even reacting when he entered.

“Xiaoyi,” Yang Xiao called out.

Song Yi suddenly turned around, and upon seeing Yang Xiao, a faint look of disappointment crossed her face as she greeted him calmly, “Big Brother Yang.”

Yang Xiao walked over, presenting the rose he had hidden behind his back, and said, “This is for you.”

Seeing the vivid and luscious rose, Song Yi furrowed her brows and did not reach out.

Yang Xiao said, “What’s wrong? It’s just a flower. Are you unwilling to accept even this? Xiaoyi, I feel like you’ve changed. I remember that you used to be happy with anything I gave you.”

“It’s not that, Big Brother Yang. I just don’t feel like it right now,” Song Yi replied, her voice tinged with a hint of melancholy.

Yang Xiao sighed, “Are you still upset with me for ordering the attack on Long Xiaoshan that day? I’ve already explained to you, it wasn’t my intention. I had to do it; as a leader of the coalition forces and ally of the Serpent Witch Sect, I had to act, or it would have ruined our alliance. So I couldn’t let personal feelings get in the way of the greater good. You should understand my position.”

Song Yi looked up at Yang Xiao, he was the same person, yet somehow he felt unfamiliar. She couldn’t quite fathom why.

By all rights, she should have been delighted.

To see again the man she had secretly loved for so many years, for whom she had remained unmarried until nearly forty, presenting her with roses should have filled her with overwhelming excitement. However, she couldn’t find that feeling.

Could it really be that she had changed?

No!

Song Yi shook her head, “Big Brother Yang, I just feel that you’ve changed. The you of the past was a man who would risk everything for his friends, who would never sacrifice a friend for the bigger picture. Besides, I don’t understand why you are still here, alive, yet never returning home. Are you staying in this place because you have forgotten Bai Susu…”