Urban Super Medical Saint

Since prejudices were held against Ge Dongxu, the young man, many were reluctant to interact with him. Only a few, either by virtue of their amiable nature or their smooth way of handling things, came forward to greet Ge Dongxu with a cupped-hand salute, though their attitude was relatively cold.

These characters belonged to the Qimen, who would have been beyond governmental control in past times. Simply put, now that Daoist practices were in decline and modern weaponry had advanced, they had no means to confront the government and were thus compelled to submit reluctantly. However, they harbored less awe for government officials compared to ordinary citizens.

With an identity like Ge Dongxu's, in the secular world, not only ordinary people but even some wealthy individuals would need to rush forward to greet and please him. However, these individuals dared to ignore him at their leisure.

Ge Dongxu always maintained an indifferent attitude towards such behaviors. Seeing that some people ignored him, he didn't get annoyed but merely smiled and returned the greetings of those who approached him. Xu Lei, on the other hand, was a bit angry, silently cursing these people for being blind and ignorant of their place.

"Xu Lei, let's go inside and take a look," Ge Dongxu said to Xu Lei after greeting the others.

"Young friend Ge, it would be better for you to stay here and defend with us. That ironclad zombie not only possesses immense strength but its body is as hard as iron. Only Daoist like Zhong who specializes in Corpse Techniques can deeply investigate. Otherwise, without the Cultivation of at least Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, it is extremely dangerous to enter," an old man dressed in a gray Tang suit, emanating an otherworldly Daoist charm, advised earnestly upon hearing this.

This elder was none other than Divination Master Lv Xinghai, previously mentioned by Xu Lei, and the highest in Cultivation among those defending outside.

Lv Xinghai was among those who had greeted Ge Dongxu earlier.

"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Lv. In that case, I will go in alone," Ge Dongxu smiled and saluted Lv Xinghai, then said after thinking it over.

At these words, Lv Xinghai's expression obviously froze, looking at Ge Dongxu, somewhat at a loss for words.

Clearly, he had not expected Ge Dongxu to respond that way.

The other people present, including Yang Xiangrong, were also stunned, with some even looking at Ge Dongxu as if he were a fool.

Of course, they couldn't believe that such a young man could possess the Cultivation of Qi Refinement Fifth Layer; if that were the case, then all their years of Cultivation would seem wasted.

"He's completely oblivious to the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth!" At that moment, five people emerged from the forest.

The leader, a man in his sixties or seventies, was thin, very pale, and exuded a sinister aura.

The five following him also carried the same eerie energy, one of whom was a young man only a few years older than Ge Dongxu, and it was this young man who spoke.

"Insolence!" Xu Lei had already been somewhat angry seeing everyone belittle Ge Dongxu, and now he couldn't hold back any longer. Seeing a junior of the Zhong Family daring to mock Ge Dongxu, Xu Lei's face darkened abruptly as he shouted angrily.

"Xu Lei, what are you shouting about? Zhong Yongxiu didn't say anything wrong. A mere youngster dares to talk about entering the forest alone for investigation; isn't that a lack of awareness?" The leader, who was the head of the Zhong Family, Zhong Yichao, looked at Xu Lei with a sinister glare and spoke disdainfully.

"Daoist Zhong, please watch your words. This man is a Senior Consultant at the Special Ability Management Bureau!" Seeing that it was the head of the Zhong family who had spoken, Xu Lei, although still quite angry, had to restrain himself from berating any further.

Zhong Yichao was taken aback upon hearing this, astonishment evident on his face, as he clearly had not expected Ge Dongxu to be a Senior Consultant at the Special Ability Management Bureau.

"Even such a youngster can become a chief consultant, then shouldn't I also be able to serve as a chief level consultant? No wonder the Special Ability Management Bureau has so few experts, even a single Ironclad Zombie needs our Zhong Family to come over from thousands of miles to help," Zhong Yongxiu continued disdainfully mocking.

Zhong Yongxiu was extraordinarily talented, and having broken through to the Qi Cultivation Third Layer at a young age, he was considered a rising star in his family. Among the young generation of Qimen, he was also regarded as a leading figure, so for this family action, Zhong Yichao had brought him along.

"Elder Zhong!" Even Yang Xiangrong couldn't bear it any longer since he too was from the Special Ability Management Bureau, and he called out to Zhong Yichao with a displeased expression on his face.

However, Xu Lei was not so polite. With anger on his face and a flick of his hand, a piece of jade appeared, ready to teach this arrogant young member of the Zhong Family a lesson.

Jokingly, even their director had to address Ge Dongxu as Mister, how could a mere junior from the Zhong Family dare to insult him?

"Forget it, Xu Lei, can I really stoop to arguing with a junior?" But before Xu Lei could make a move, Ge Dongxu had already stopped him with a hand, speaking faintly.

Since that Zhong Yongxiu was so arrogant, Ge Dongxu naturally didn't mind being even more arrogant by directly calling him a junior.

Zhong Yongxiu, with his exceptional talent and considerable cultivation, held a position in his family similar to that of the elders. He was even the undisputed future leader of the Zhong Family. Younger family members treated him with immense respect, as if seeing an elder, which over time fostered his arrogant and despotic character. Now, seeing Ge Dongxu, a younger man calling him a junior and showing a face of disdain, infuriated him greatly, causing him to almost burst with rage, with smoke seemingly billowing from his seven apertures.

"Boy, you're courting death!" Zhong Yongxiu's eyes flashed fiercely, and in his hand appeared a bell without notice.

"Ding-dang!" Zhong Yongxiu made a hand gesture, and shook the bell in his hand.

"Meow!" Before the bell sound had ended, a horrifying caterwaul from a cat echoed from a large tree, and almost at the same time, a black shadow bolted lightning-fast toward Ge Dongxu from the tree.

That black shadow was a black cat, its fur glossy like satin, its round eyes gleaming with a chilling deadness. Not only that, but the black cat also emitted an ominously chilling aura that penetrated to the bone.

"Corpse Cat!" Seeing this, Divination Master's face slightly changed, his palm flipped, and a tortoise shell appeared, covered in runes and faintly emitting a gleam.

There's a legend that cats have nine lives, which naturally seems unbelievable to ordinary folks, but in Qimen, some older individuals with high cultivation know that a rare few cats have a life pattern unlike ordinary creatures. Like undying cockroaches, though they can't quite die nine times, they often miraculously recover when near death. Such a cat, if it dies and is buried in a place filled with yin energy, is likely to become a Corpse Cat.

Corpse Cats inherit the cat's agility from its previous life, walking with barely any sound and possessing a body impervious to physical harm like a zombie, only destructible by dismemberment. Moreover, their claws contain a potent corpse poison; anyone scratched by them faces certain death unless a cultivator knowledgeable in treating corpse poison intervenes.

Understandably, a Corpse Cat is an extremely dangerous creature that even a Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation cultivator must carefully handle.

"Yongxiu!" Seeing this, both the leader of the Zhong Family and the elders changed their expressions drastically, hastily calling out.

Although they looked down on Ge Dongxu, they knew he was a high-ranking official of the Special Ability Management Bureau and that someone of Zhong Yongxiu's standing absolutely should not act against him, let alone use a fierce creature like a Corpse Cat.

"Looking for death!" Upon seeing this, Xu Lei didn't think twice and immediately drew his gun.

After pulling out the gun, Xu Lei did not aim at the Corpse Cat, but directly pointed it at Zhong Yongxiu, then pulled the trigger without hesitation.