Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend
Chapter 64 Ye Family’s Guests

Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Ye Family’s Guests

"That’s the century-old monkey wine I got from a little sister. Speaking of which, I’m planning to invite Ye Lingyue from the Ye Family in the city to attend your birthday banquet. I wonder what your opinion on this is, Father?" Lan Cai’er was eager to introduce her father to Ye Lingyue.

Lan Yingwu and Housekeeper Wen were slightly startled. Since arriving in Li City, it was the first time Lan Cai’er had mentioned inviting a friend over to her home, especially to the governor’s birthday banquet.

The guests for Lan Yingwu’s birthday feast were all prestigious figures in Li City. Receiving an invitation to the banquet was considered a great honor.

The governor, Lan Yingwu, had heard of the Ye Family’s reputation. If he remembered correctly, the family owned an ordinary Xuantie Ore business. Aside from that, the head of the Ye Family was merely a martial artist at the Postnatal Peak.

Postnatal Martial Artists could dominate in Qiufeng Town, but in Li City, without an Innate Expert to hold power, they couldn’t even be considered first-tier; they were barely third-tier at best.

How capable could a young lady raised by such a family be, if she was only in the Body Refinement Realm—an insignificant role?

Lan Yingwu was born a martial artist, but he rose to prominence as Daxia’s first Civilian General through his own strength, with contributions from Housekeeper Wen, no less. He was certainly no pushover.

Governor Lan knew his daughter’s temperament better than anyone; always haughty, even the imperial princes in the Imperial City failed to catch her eye.

Her close friends were all young ladies and gentlemen from the households of princes and marquises. Unexpectedly in Li City, she would become close with a commoner.

It was good that Lan Cai’er could make friends, but Li City was teeming with local powers, a mix of dragons and snakes. The sudden appearance of Ye Lingyue, with an unclear family background, was something to be wary of.

Moreover, Lan Yingwu feared for his daughter’s safety upon hearing that Ye Lingyue, unaware of Lan Cai’er’s identity as the governor’s daughter, had presented her with such a precious gift as the century-old monkey wine after only a casual acquaintance.

Nevertheless, seeing his daughter’s cheerful look, Lan Yingwu hesitated but reluctantly agreed.

"Cai’er, let’s do this. I’ll have Uncle Wen send an invitation for your little sister to attend the birthday feast," he said. Lan Cai’er, without suspicion, gladly accepted.

She was still looking forward to discussing the century-old monkey wine with Ye Lingyue.

"By the way, Cai’er, there’s another matter Housekeeper Wen and I came to ask you about—are you certain the agarwood theft is related to the Mountain and Sea Gang?" The matter of monkey wine had almost made Governor Lan forget his pressing concerns.

He came to see Lan Cai’er in connection with Fatty Chen and Ba Sanquan.

Among the various powers in Li City, the Mountain and Sea Gang had always been like a malignant tumor. They might get by with petty theft and extortion, but this time they had even moved to murder and robbery.

Governor Lan had long wanted to deal with the Mountain and Sea Gang. They had a long history in Li City, conducting some legitimate businesses on the surface. Without evidence, he couldn’t just investigate them directly.

This time, Lan Cai’er’s unexpected discovery finally provided Governor Lan with a lead.

However, what took Lan Yingwu and his daughter by surprise was that Fatty Chen and his crew, after showing their faces once at Juqi Tower, had vanished as if they had evaporated from the mortal world.

"For this birthday feast, I have specifically invited some from the Mountain and Sea Gang, to probe their intentions. I’ll judge the situation then," Governor Lan determined, after discussing with Housekeeper Wen.

"Housekeeper Wen, make a trip to the Ye Residence to find out the truth. If their conduct appears decent, send an invitation. But if they harbor ill intentions, find a way to deal with her secretly," said Lan Yingwu after leaving Lan Cai’er’s courtyard.

In Li City, no one would be allowed to harm his daughter, Lan Yingwu.

Several days had already passed since Ye Lingyue began her seclusion.

On this day, Ye Lingyue was just like usual, refining needles in the courtyard.

But she had practiced on so many straw men and straw beasts that she felt it was time to use a "live target".

"Little Zhiyo, here’s a delicious chicken leg for you." Ye Lingyue held a fragrant roasted chicken leg in her hand, waving it towards Little Zhiyo who was gnawing on melon seeds nearby.

"Zhiyo~"

Upon seeing the roasted chicken leg, which was even larger than itself, Little Zhiyo immediately dropped the plate of melon seeds and scurried towards Ye Lingyue with its little short legs, completely oblivious to the fact that it was stepping right into its master’s unscrupulous trap.

Once it managed to clasp the roasted chicken leg with both paws and was about to dig in big time,

Its fur stood on end — murderous intent!

A Dragon Saliva Needle shot out explosively.

"Zhiyo!!!!"

Little Zhiyo was on the verge of tears.

I’ll block, I’ll block!

The chicken leg in its hands heroically positioned itself in front of the petite body, but who would have thought that the Dragon Saliva Needle would suddenly split into three, with two of them striking Little Zhiyo with precision.

Instantly, it felt as if its whole body was struck by lightning, a sensation of numbness spreading throughout.

Seeing the sinister smile of its master, Little Zhiyo still didn’t give up and tried to escape with the chicken leg on its small short legs.

One step, two steps... By the sixth step, Little Zhiyo couldn’t hold up any longer, its limbs stretched out, and it lay straight on the ground, holding tightly onto that chicken leg until the very moment its entire body succumbed to paralysis.

"It looks like the Seven-step Fall has been mastered." Ye Lingyue stroked her chin, noting that even Little Zhiyo couldn’t evade it. It seemed that the first of the Ghost Sect Thirteen Needles had been preliminarily mastered.

Just as Ye Lingyue was about to undo Little Zhiyo’s "Seven-step Fall," her fifth uncle, Ye Huangxuan, came running in with an anxious look.

"Ling Yue, you must come to the front hall quickly. The Housekeeper Wen from the Li City Governor’s Mansion has come for a visit and specifically asked for you."

The Governor’s Mansion?

Upon hearing these three words, not just Ye Lingyue, but even someone like Ye Huangxuan, who had experienced all kinds of situations in business, was taken aback.

Just moments ago, the Housekeeper from the Governor’s Mansion suddenly showed up to pay a visit and specifically asked to see Ling Yue. Ye Huangxuan had thought that Ye Lingyue might have somehow offended the Governor’s Mansion, which was why he hastily sent her to the front hall to meet the visitor.

Ye Lingyue was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. She was new to Li City and had never dealt with the official family before, not to mention the largest official force in Li City, the Governor’s Mansion.

Whether it was a blessing or a curse, one couldn’t avoid it if it was destined. After changing her clothes, Ye Lingyue went to the front hall to meet the guest.

Watching its master walk away, Little Zhiyo – with its tongue already numb – looked absolutely miserable. The worst part was that it saw a large black cat, eyeing it from atop a wall... along with its roasted chicken leg.

Master, please come back soon~