The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3422: Fate Unknown! (First Update)
Previously on The Divine Urban Physician...
The Jade Sword Sect.
High atop a jagged precipice.
A young girl with braided hair, clad in the drab uniform of the Jade Sword Sect servant-disciples, materialized suddenly.
After scanning the area to ensure she was unobserved, she peered down into the yawning chasm beneath the cliff’s edge.
For a mere servant disciple, this location offered the solitary shortcut to escaping the Jade Sword Sect.
Deep below the cliff lay a cramped trail that provided a path to the lands beyond.
She had stumbled upon this hidden entrance years ago while performing cleaning duties alongside several other disciples.
Back then, however, an Elder had escorted them down. Facing the descent from such a terrifying height on her own now felt truly perilous.
Summoning her resolve, the girl prepared to leap!
Without warning, a frigid shout rang out from behind her!
"Stop!"
In the following heartbeat, her entire body seized up!
With great effort, she turned her head to see several figures approaching!
It was Wang Jiuxu and his companions!
"Who gave a lowly servant disciple like you permission to come here?" Jiang Lichun demanded.
Moving even faster, Liu Meihan closed the distance. With spiritual energy swirling in her palm, she violently slammed Zhen’er to the dirt.
Zhen’er struggled to maintain her composure. Looking up at Wang Jiuxu and the others, she pleaded, "Senior Brother, Senior Sister, why are you treating me this way? I was cleaning here earlier and dropped the jade pendant my father left me. I only wished to recover my only source of comfort..."
Liu Meihan folded her arms, peering down at Zhen’er with a mocking sneer. "Your name is Zhong Zhen, isn't it? I’ve noticed you a few times; it seems the people at the Servant Institute call you Zhen’er."
"You may look young, but your talent for deception is quite impressive."
"A witness just spotted you emerging from the Sword Pavilion."
"I am curious—what business does a servant disciple like you have at the Sword Pavilion?"
Zhen’er felt as though she had been struck by lightning upon hearing Liu Meihan’s words!
Despite her caution when leaving, she had been sighted!
Wang Jiuxu and the rest must have been alerted and pursued her immediately!
If she failed to escape now, she wouldn't just fail to reach the Demon Suppression Hall before Sister Zhu suffered; she would lose her life right here!
At this critical moment, she could only persist in her lie: "Senior Sister Liu, I have no idea what you are talking about!"
Before she could finish her sentence, Liu Meihan flicked her wrist, sending a blade of icy fury slashing across Zhen’er’s face!
There was no need for sword qi!
The sheer physical force alone left a brutal mark on Zhen’er’s cheek!
Given Zhen’er’s meager level of cultivation, there was no way she could endure a strike from Liu Meihan!
Zhen’er felt her internal organs twist instantly, as if a monstrous beast were devouring her from within.
A thin line of dark blood began to leak from the corner of her lips.
It was a terrifying sight.
"You are a mere servant, not even a true disciple. Do you honestly believe that saving that Zhu Ya will change your wretched destiny?"
"How pathetic!"
"Birds of a feather flock together; trash only associates with trash!"
In the next instant, Liu Meihan lashed out once more!
A matching wound appeared on Zhen’er’s other cheek!
By now, Zhen’er’s mouth was filled with blood!
Liu Meihan took visible pleasure in the act of tormenting her!
"That is enough."
Wang Jiuxu finally spoke.
With a lingering look of dissatisfaction, Liu Meihan drew back her hand.
Wang Jiuxu gave a cold laugh and crouched down, staring deeply into Zhen’er’s defiant eyes. He remarked, "You likely aren't aware of the Blood Sacrifice. I was puzzled as to how a piece of garbage from a low-level martial plane could last so long under the conditions of the Sword Pavilion..."
"It appears the Jade Sword Sect has harbored a traitor."
"Despite your lowly status, you are a member of the Jade Sword Sect. Why choose to help an outsider?"
"Speak!"
Suddenly, the immense pressure radiating from Wang Jiuxu’s body exploded!
As a true disciple, his strength was formidable! He had slaughtered countless monsters and powerful enemies! The spiritual pressure and sheer authority he projected were far beyond what an ordinary disciple could handle!
Zhen’er felt as if she had been plunged into Asura Hell! Her very consciousness teetered on the brink of collapse!
It was pure, unadulterated torture!
Standing nearby, Liu Meihan smirked, her lips curling upward. "Senior Brother certainly knows how to deal with traitors of the Jade Sword Sect. Such tactics will surely leave her with a memory she’ll never forget!"
After ten breaths of time had passed!
Zhen’er drifted into unconsciousness!
Her life hung by a thread!
Wang Jiuxu retracted his aura and stood up, addressing the others. "While the sect prohibits the random killing of its members, nobody will pay attention to a servant who goes missing."
"It is unclear what Zhu Ya might have told this servant, but it doesn't matter."
"Ants like these cannot cause any significant trouble."
The next second, Wang Jiuxu slammed his foot down, creating a violent gale that descended like a localized storm!
The force brutally hurled the broken, unconscious Zhen’er into the air!
She plummeted off the cliff’s edge!
Disappearing into the void!
Liu Meihan frowned slightly and whispered to Wang Jiuxu, "Senior Brother, wouldn't it be better to finish her off directly? Every year, the Elders send servants to clean the area below... What if she is found?"
Wang Jiuxu let out a chilling chuckle. "That is the difference between us, Junior Sister Liu. Your vision is far too narrow."
"A servant's disappearance isn't a major scandal, but Zhen’er seems to have friends within the sect. If someone were to report this to our Master, it could become an annoyance."
"The Elders won't send servants down there for another year. By the time they do, this girl will be nothing more than a skeleton."
"Everyone will simply assume a servant disciple lost her footing and fell..."
Liu Meihan’s eyes sparkled with realization. She clung to Wang Jiuxu’s arm, saying flatteringly, "Senior Brother truly is the Jade Sword Sect's greatest talent... In time, I doubt even Ye Chen of the Demon Suppression Hall would be your match!"
However, as soon as she spoke those words, Wang Jiuxu suddenly backhanded Liu Meihan across the face!
Liu Meihan stood there in a daze, completely bewildered. "Senior Brother, why did you strike me?"
Wang Jiuxu’s expression remained cold. "I will never surpass that man as long as I live! As for the slap, I hope you understand that I have no patience for such delusional flattery!"
"Let us depart. Back to the hall."
...
Meanwhile, Zhen’er was falling rapidly toward the base of the cliff!
The sound of rushing air whistled violently in her ears!
Zhen’er fought to open her eyes.
Recognizing the mortal danger she was in, she knew she had to survive!
A fierce will to live sharpened Zhen’er’s mind to a razor edge!
She retrieved the final few medicinal pills from her storage ring and swallowed them all at once!
The spiritual energy within her Dantian began to stir!
But it wasn't enough!
Zhen’er then produced a golden talisman!
This was an Escape Talisman!
It did not originate from the Jade Sword Sect!
Inscribed upon it were three bold characters: Divine Extreme Sect!
This Escape Talisman had been a gift from her father when she first set out for the Jade Sword Sect!
He had instructed her to use it only in a life-or-death situation!
She was well aware of her father’s true history!
He had once been an inner sect disciple of the Divine Extreme Sect!
However, due to specific circumstances, he had been cast out of the Divine Extreme Sect forever, and his entire cultivation had been destroyed!
Her father had returned to the Lingwu Continent and eventually married Zhen’er’s mother, leading to her birth.
This was the reason Zhen’er held such admiration for that man!
Another reason was that the man also had his roots in the Divine Extreme Sect!