Ultimate Village Doctor

Chapter 523: Chapter 570: Happiness or Trouble

Chapter 570

As Long Xiaoshan clutched the two Gu insects, both Lan Wan’er and Hua Die felt weak throughout their bodies, with a numbing sensation coursing through them. Gu Masters from the Miao Frontier would cultivate a Life-bound Gu worm from the beginning of their practice; this Life-bound Gu worm was akin to an extension of themselves.

They would feel everything that their Life-bound Gu experienced as if it was happening to their own bodies.

If their Life-bound Gu were to be killed, their very lives would lose a significant portion, highlighting the importance of the Life-bound Gu to them.

And now their Life-bound Gus were in the grip of Long Xiaoshan.

Naturally, both women were left powerless.

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Seeing both women sprawled weakly, Long Xiaoshan huffed, “This is outrageous. You ignore me even after I call out to you for so long.”

With teary eyes, Lan Wan’er protested, “It’s not my fault, Master. Didn’t you see she was the first to attack? And she didn’t stop attacking; how could I stop? If I did, I would have been bitten to death by the Gu insects.”

Long Xiaoshan thought about it and realized she was right. He handed back the Black Butterfly Gu Worm to Lan Wan’er, saying, “From now on, you are forbidden to initiate fights recklessly. Besides, you were the one who provoked her first.”

Long Xiaoshan approached Hua Die, handing her the White Gardenia, “Take it back. I really have no intention of taking you as a handmaiden.”

Receiving her White Gardenia, Hua Die noticed a strange expression on her face at Long Xiaoshan’s words.

Could it be that Long Xiaoshan’s earlier actions were not deliberate and he genuinely had no desire to take her as a handmaiden?

The more Hua Die pondered this, the more despondent she became.

She had offered herself willingly.

And yet he didn’t want her. Did he find her ugly?

Compared to Lan Wan’er, she fell short in many ways; neither her figure nor her looks could compare. Since he already had Lan Wan’er, no wonder he was reluctant to take her.

But now that her White Gardenia had already imbibed a trace of his blood and she had made a vow, it was too late for regrets even if she wanted to.

With a melancholic tone, she asked, “Do you find me unattractive?”

Long Xiaoshan replied, “How could that be? You’re the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.”

“Don’t mock me. How could that be possible?” Hua Die didn’t believe Long Xiaoshan at all. She felt he was making fun of her. To say she was ugly was a stretch, but to claim she was the most beautiful woman seemed impossible unless Long Xiaoshan was blind or had never seen a beautiful woman before. Obviously, that couldn’t be true; he had the stunning and enchanting Lan Wan’er by his side.

Long Xiaoshan earnestly said, “I’m not lying. You are very beautiful, it’s just that your beauty is concealed for the moment.”

Still skeptical, Hua Die said, “If you think I’m beautiful, why don’t you want me?”

Her plaintive expression momentarily reminded Long Xiaoshan of another woman of incomparable beauty, and he swallowed hard. It was unbelievable how women these days were so eager to offer themselves as handmaidens to him.

And this one was even a Saintess from the Bai Witch Sect.

Although he was not familiar with the Bai Witch Sect, the title of Saintess sounded exceptionally prestigious and sophisticated.

She was certainly not ordinary.

He would be lying if he said his heart wasn’t moved; any man would find it difficult to remain uninterested in the face of such an opportunity. There was a hint of taking advantage of her situation, but it wasn’t he who initiated it—Hua Die had been the one to offer herself, and he had barely time to refuse.

Clearing his throat, he said, “Saintess Hua, it’s not that I don’t want you. Any man would desire such a beautiful woman as you, but I can’t impose myself upon you. Coerced love is never sweet. If you harbor resentment, why would I keep you? Besides, I’m not one to force others against their will.”

Hua Die felt much better upon hearing those words.

Though Long Xiaoshan appeared as rough as a savage, he didn’t act as boorishly as he looked. Otherwise, bound by her vow, she would have had no choice but to submit to him, even if he used force against her.

In a soft voice, Hua Die said, “I’m doing this willingly. It’s not your fault.”

Long Xiaoshan was inwardly delighted.

He hadn’t expected to gain such a beauty for nothing, especially one rare for her restrained charm.

He replied, “Since that’s the case, follow me for now. But rest assured, if you’re unwilling, I won’t force you into anything.”

Lan Wan’er approached, wrapping her arms around Long Xiaoshan’s neck, and said with a beaming smile, “Master, shouldn’t you thank me? You say no with your lips, but your heart is honest, right? Without me, where would you get another little handmaiden?”

“Look at you, thinking you’re so smart,” Long Xiaoshan snorted. “By the way, Hua Die called you a Saintess from the Black Witch Sect earlier. You’re not actually one, are you?”

Lan Wan’er’s face turned sheepish as she admitted, “Well, she isn’t wrong in saying that. I was originally the Saintess of the Black Witch Sect.”

“You’re really a Saintess?” Long Xiaoshan was surprised. He had taken in a Saintess from the Bai Witch Sect, and now it turned out that Lan Wan’er was also a Saintess. He had inadvertently acquired two Saintesses as handmaidens.

He was at a loss for words.

What was happening? Were Saintesses as common as cabbages now? One could simply run into them on the street?

Lan Wan’er explained, “I said initially. I’ve already escaped. I don’t want to be any ‘Saintess.’ It’s so meaningless; there’s no freedom at all. I want to live a life of liberty, so I took the chance to run away. I even took quite a lot of the sect’s money with me. They’re probably searching for me everywhere now. Master, you must protect me. I don’t want them to catch me and take me back.”

Long Xiaoshan’s expression darkened. No wonder this enchantress had so much money to buy the Snow Lotus and Magic Artifacts last time; she had stolen it all. And this enchantress had actually deserted the Black Witch Sect. If the Black Witch Sect were to let go of her so easily, that would be strange. If they found out he had taken their Saintess as a servant, they would probably want to kill him.

“How powerful is your Black Witch Sect?” Long Xiaoshan asked.

“Not very,” Lan Wan’er casually replied. “Only the Sect Hierarch is a Great Witch Master, which is like, um, your Central Plains Xuan Gate’s Grand Spirit Master.”

“Come on,” Long Xiaoshan’s expression grew even darker. “How is that ‘not very’ powerful?”

He was only a Spirit Master himself; a Grand Spirit Master was an existence at the Qi-Infusing Final Stage. The higher a Spirit Master’s cultivation, the more formidable they became. A Grand Spirit Master was definitely comparable to a Grandmaster, if not more terrifying, and absolutely not someone he could confront at his current level.