Urban Super Medical Saint

"Chairman Lin asked me to convey his apologies to Master Ge and General Ouyang on his behalf," said Jiang Baoming, wearing an apologetic expression after exchanging greetings with Ge Dongxu and Ouyang Murong. "He is tied up with military and political affairs and cannot accompany you in person."

"Chairman Lin is too polite, the matters at hand are important," replied Ge Dongxu with a courteous smile.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they got into the cars.

Zhang Yaku and his brother also boarded the vehicle. Ge Dongxu had initially not wanted them to come along, since they would be of no help in this situation anyway.

But the two brothers felt it was their responsibility, and now that they were troubling Ge Dongxu to personally go to Gan Lei's territory to fetch someone, they felt remiss and insisted on joining.

After yesterday's Unity of Heaven and Man, Ge Dongxu's cultivation power had greatly increased, and he wasn't worried about being unable to look after the Zhang brothers. Seeing their insistence, he allowed them to come along.

The roads connecting the Fourth Special District to Huaxia Country were uniformly paved with concrete and very smooth, but once they left Mengla, the roads began to deteriorate, becoming full of potholes.

The car traveled farther and farther, gradually leaving the territory of the Fourth Special District.

The roads became increasingly rough, forcing the car to wind its way through the forests.

At this point, Ge Dongxu noticed that the military personnel on the jeep had become much more serious, their eyes filled with vigilance as they surveyed the surroundings of the mountain roads.

Zhang Junhui was even more cautious, one hand on the frame of the open-top jeep and the other holding a gun.

However, Ge Dongxu sat leisurely on the jeep as if he were unaffected, his body swaying gently with the bumps in the road, as though he were not traversing a forest teeming with danger but leisurely hiking and wading through the woods.

This sight instilled a silent reverence in Zhang Junhui and Jiang Baoming, who thought to themselves that he truly was worthy of being Master Yang's junior brother. This level of composure was something even battle-hardened veterans could not easily achieve.

Yet only Ge Dongxu himself knew that his alertness was no less than that of others in the vehicle.

His Divine Sense was now fully extended, capturing all signs of danger within a nearly one-thousand-meter radius, something that was impossible to detect before his attainment of Unity of Heaven and Man. Previously, if he were to extend his Divine Sense and specifically try to sense surroundings, reaching even a hundred meters would be his limit. But now, he could comfortably perceive within a radius of a kilometer.

Suddenly, the usually composed Ge Dongxu slightly straightened up, a trace of chill flashing in his eyes.

In that moment, Ouyang Murong, sitting beside Ge Dongxu, felt as if his hair was standing on end, and he almost jumped out of the vehicle.

While Ouyang Murong felt an inexplicable fear, Ge Dongxu suddenly said, "About eight hundred meters ahead, there are one hundred people—no, one hundred and eight people, all armed. And there are probably more further away."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Murong felt his hair stand on end again, and his heart involuntarily raced.

This sensation was not due to the one hundred and eight armed individuals ahead of them; they had plenty of manpower on their side as well, and Ouyang Murong himself was skilled in spells and had emerged from a hail of bullets. Encountering over a hundred armed personnel in the jungle didn't faze him.

What made Ouyang Murong's hair stand on end and his heart beat faster was the realization that his Sect Leader's martial uncle could know the precise number of people ahead from such a distance.

This was something he previously couldn't have even imagined.

As his heartbeat sped up, Ouyang Murong had already gestured to Jiang Baoming and Zhang Junhui.

The convoy immediately stopped, and everyone held their guns, warily observing their surroundings.

Because the jungle in this area is a buffer zone between the Fourth Special District and Gan Lei's territory, commonly known as a no-man's-land, it's hard to say there wouldn't be any groups that had roamed over hiding amongst the trees.

"Are we nearing Gan Lei's territory?" Ouyang Murong asked.

"Yes, we just have to go another eight or nine hundred meters and we'll be there; there's a Garrison of Gan Lei's positioned there," Jiang Baoming replied.

"Has Gan Lei's territory expanded so quickly? I remember a few years ago his territory was nowhere near here," Ouyang Murong said, stealing a glance at Ge Dongxu, then asked with a frown.

At this moment, his heart was like a tumultuous sea because Jiang Baoming's answer had undoubtedly confirmed Ge Dongxu's earlier warning.

"Gan Lei has developed very fast in recent years, absorbing many large and small forces around him and pushing all the way to here. Right now, we just want to properly develop Mengla and turn it into the Las Vegas of Southeast Asia. Besides, we truly are inferior in terms of men and guns compared to him, so Chairman Lin has been conceding," Jiang Baoming said with a wry smile, revealing a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

"For someone like Gan Lei, constant concession is not the solution," Ouyang Murong said, furrowing his brows.

"We know that, but Mengla is in the midst of vigorously developing its economy. Once war breaks out, the current favorable situation would surely go down the drain. Fortunately, we're right next to Huaxia Country, and Huaxia will not allow Gan Lei to create chaos in Mengla's vicinity. Therefore, Gan Lei can only slowly nibble away at us for the moment and doesn't dare to truly wage war against the Fourth Special District," Jiang Baoming replied.

"That is true. No matter what, the path Chairman Lin has chosen is better than the one involving opium cultivation and drug development. Since it's Gan Lei's garrison, let's keep moving," Ouyang Murong nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baoming and Zhang Junhui nodded their heads, then ordered the convoy to proceed.

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However, confusion flickered in their eyes. As Ge Dongxu's words were directed only to Ouyang Murong, they hadn't heard them and naturally did not understand why Ouyang Murong had suddenly commanded them to stop and asked those questions.

After the vehicles bumped along the rough road for a short while, as expected, they saw watchtowers, a checkpoint ahead, and armed soldiers.

However, these soldiers were dressed shabbily, were mostly short in stature, and lacked a proper military bearing. In comparison to the soldiers Chairman Lin had sent to escort Ge Dongxu, they were no match either in appearance or quality.

From a distance, Jiang Baoming and Zhang Junhui waved their hands to stop the convoy, then signaled to the soldiers on the other side.

The head of the soldiers on the other side was a company commander, who clearly recognized Jiang Baoming and Zhang Junhui and had received prior notifications. Seeing it was them, he waved them through.

However, in the end, only three jeeps were actually allowed to enter the checkpoint.

These three vehicles were occupied by Ge Dongxu and Ouyang Murong, the Zakun brothers, Jiang Baoming, and Zhang Junhui, as well as six burly soldiers, including the drivers.

All other jeeps were required to stop outside the checkpoint and wait, not permitted to enter Gan Lei's territory.

Ouyang Murong and the others clearly knew this was the rule and showed no dissatisfaction.

After driving into Gan Lei's territory, the road remained bumpy and muddy. Moreover, it pretty much revolved around mountain forests.

They were escorted by Gan Lei's soldiers both in front and behind. Judging by their vigilant demeanor, it was clear that Gan Lei's inner territory was not entirely peaceful, and Gan Lei was still worried that someone might suddenly attack Ouyang Murong and the others, thus implicating him.