"App: Update to: Chapter 665: Instigating Pawns to Stir Up Trouble"
"Synopsis:
Su Hao, unmatched in both medicine and martial arts, was driven down the mountain by his master because he was still single. His fiancée looked down on him, but his sister-in-law was willing to marry in her place..."
Chapter 1: The Rebellious Disciple Goes Down the Mountain
"Disciple, you have practiced until you are unmatched in both medicine and martial arts. It's time to go down the mountain and father children."
"Your senior martial brothers and sister have been out for many years, neglecting their proper duties, and not a single one has produced an heir. The task of making our sect flourish still rests entirely on you."
"I have specially arranged a marriage for you in Jinling. The other party is the granddaughter of an old friend of mine, and her looks will definitely be to your liking."
On his way down the mountain, Su Hao read the letter left by his master while cursing incessantly.
"Old bastard, if it weren't for you gambling against that group of hermetic powerhouses and losing so miserably, would my senior brothers and sister have had to pay off your debts and stay single until now?"
"It's a good thing you still have some sense, knowing that I've treated you well on a regular basis, and never missing a single episode of your adult videos, so you specially found me a gorgeous wife to bring back."
While speaking, Su Hao opened the engagement letter inside the envelope and unfolded it.
[I, Gu Santong, have caused a monstrous crime by bringing disaster upon the mother of my dearest friend, a sin impossible to repay in this lifetime. Therefore, I specifically use the rest of my disciple Su Hao's happy life as compensation, to wed the eldest daughter of the Xue family as husband and wife, marrying into her family as a matrilocal son-in-law to devote myself entirely to the Xue family.]
"Go to hell!"
After cursing his master's ancestors down to the eighteenth generation, Su Hao indignantly tore up the letter, intending to go to the Xue family to call off the engagement.
Whoever wanted to be a matrilocal son-in-law could be one; he certainly wasn't going to.
"Beep, beep, beep..."
Just then, a Porsche stopped beside Su Hao.
Sitting in the passenger seat was a supreme beauty with soft facial features and a dignified appearance. A well-tailored little dress outlined her graceful figure to perfection.
"Sir, could you tell me if a master named Gu Santong lives around here?"
Su Hao said with a bad attitude, "He died long ago. He even suffered from post-mortem muscle contraction during cremation, shouting all the while that he wasn't dead, until they finally tied him down with iron chains to finish burning him. The wind blew his ashes all over the ground, and before they could even sweep them up, a street-sprinkler truck washed them away."
"S... so tragic?"
Xue Rou's eyelids twitched, her expression dimming.
"I thought I'd be able to invite Master Gu Santong back to cure my grandfather, but I didn't expect that he... sigh, perhaps this is just my grandfather's fate!"
In the driver's seat, her good friend Song Keke comforted her, "Rou'rou, don't be discouraged. My dad has extensive connections; let's go back to Jinling and ask him to think of a way. Maybe there's a turning point."
Xue Rou nodded despondently, said thank you to Su Hao, and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute!"
Su Hao proposed, "I'm heading to Jinling too. Can you give me a ride?"
Xue Rou hesitated slightly.
To rashly let a strange man into the car—if the other party harbored evil intentions, she and Song Keke were two weak women with absolutely no way to resist.
"Rest assured, I'm not a bad person." Seeing Xue Rou's hesitation, Su Hao proved his innocence.
"As compensation, I can cure your grandfather."
Song Keke raised an eyebrow, gave Su Hao a surprised look, and asked, "Are you a doctor? Are your medical skills impressive?"
"Let's put it this way: the illnesses Gu Santong can cure, I can cure too. But the illnesses I can cure, he might not necessarily be able to."
Hearing Su Hao's confident statement, Song Keke rolled her eyes.
"Gu Santong is the Medical Sage of Huaxia, world-renowned, and every one of his disciples is a titan in their own right. A little punk like you dares claim you're better than him? You're blowing things out of proportion!"
Su Hao went straight to the point: "You have canker sores, and you regularly stay up late, leading to endocrine disorders. You haven't had your period this month yet."
"As for the beauty beside you, she suffers from chronic uterine coldness, often experiences dysmenorrhea during her period, and her body is unsuited for sitting for long periods. The fatigue caused by long-distance travel will exacerbate her uterine cold symptoms. In ten seconds at most, she's going to have an episode."
As soon as these words were spoken, Song Keke and Xue Rou's expressions changed simultaneously.
Anyone who could diagnose an illness at a single glance was a true divine doctor. Most of them lived in seclusion, never venturing out—they were entities to be met by chance, never by design.
Never had they imagined their luck would be so explosive that they would run into one so effortlessly.
"Hiss..."
Xue Rou had just wanted to let Su Hao into the car when a stabbing pain radiating from her lower abdomen made her draw a sharp breath, and a fine layer of sweat gradually appeared on her jade-like forehead.
Seeing her delicate brows furrowed and her pretty face pale, Song Keke hurriedly pulled painkillers out of her bag.
"Rou'rou, open your mouth and take the medicine."
Xue Rou's perky nose was covered in beads of sweat, her lips trembling, unable to open them for a long time.
"Taking painkillers in her condition won't do much good. They're slow-acting and addictive, causing secondary damage to the body."
Su Hao stopped Song Keke, adding, "If I step in, acupuncture combined with massage will sort it out in five minutes at most. Much better than taking pills."
"Then hurry up and do it, Rou'rou is almost dying of pain," Song Keke said, heartbroken.
Su Hao told Song Keke to lay the seat flat and let Xue Rou lie down, then continued, "Acupuncture requires a quiet environment. Get out of the car and keep watch; don't let anyone come disturb me."
"You wouldn't take advantage of this opportunity to do some unspeakable things to Rou'rou, would you?" Song Keke asked warily.
"I don't lack morals like you."
Song Keke originally wanted to snap back at Su Hao a few times, but looking at Xue Rou's excruciating pain, she ultimately compromised.
"Remember what you just said. If Rou'rou loses even a fraction of her chastity, I will definitely beat you to death."
Su Hao couldn't be bothered to argue with this violent chick. After she got out of the car, he locked the doors tight.
"I need to take off your stockings."
Although Xue Rou was in terrible abdominal pain, she still retained her reason, and upon hearing this, the tips of her ears turned red.
"W... why do I need to take off my stockings?"
"Tight stockings cause blood to pool and circulate poorly, severely diminishing the massage's effectiveness."
Su Hao said with a straight face, "Besides, there are a few acupoints on your upper thighs that have miraculous effects on uterine cold. It's not very convenient to massage them through stockings."
Seeing that Su Hao's eyes were clear and devoid of a single trace of lust, Xue Rou ultimately decided to trust him.
"I don't have the strength, help me take them off."
Hearing this, Su Hao reached his hand to the base of Xue Rou's thighs, peeling the stockings down step by step.
The delicate tactile sensation of the smooth skin gave him the feeling of soaking in milk, while Xue Rou, covered in beads of sweat, carried a unique, faint feminine fragrance that nearly overwhelmed his nose.
"Hoo..."
Su Hao let out a deep breath, took out the silver needles he carried with him, and planted them into the insides of her thighs.
Xue Rou immediately felt a warm current flood her body, tingling and numb, and the pain subsided all at once.
"I'm going to start the massage."
Su Hao extended his right hand, gathering internal energy, slid it into her little dress, and gently placed it over Xue Rou's cold abdomen.
The chilled, bloated abdomen met a blazing, warm hand, like a fire in the winter that illuminated the depths of her heart.
For a moment, her viscera felt extraordinarily comforted, so comfortable that Xue Rou couldn't help letting out a low moan.
But she quickly realized she had lost her composure, hastily covering her mouth and murmuring in a voice as soft as a mosquito's, "I... I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself for a moment..."
Xue Rou secretly cursed herself for lacking restraint, actually making such a sound inside the narrow, quiet car. It was too humiliating.
"Just a normal reaction, no need to be embarrassed."
Su Hao gave a faint smile, using a technique to generate warmth and warm the uterus as he continuously massaged Xue Rou, occasionally adding an acupuncture needle to enhance the massage's effect...
Chapter 2: Car-Seat Therapy?
Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Xue Rou had already recovered to her original state. Aside from her flushed complexion, there was no sign she had ever been tortured by uterine cold.
Even though she still looked slightly disheveled, her distinct facial features remained exquisite, presenting a kind of chaotic beauty.
"All done."
Su Hao retrieved the silver needles and opened the car door, letting fresh air blow away the lingering romantic atmosphere inside the car.
Song Keke, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed over and asked, "Rou'rou, how is it? Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore. Thank goodness for him." Xue Rou tidied her appearance while casting a grateful gaze toward Su Hao.
Recalling everything that had just happened in the car, her heart couldn't help beating faster, her eyes carrying a hint of shyness.
Song Keke noticed Xue Rou's abnormality and smiled meaningfully at Su Hao: "You're quite capable, aren't you?"
"If I weren't capable, could I still be called a man?"
With a single sentence from Su Hao, even Song Keke's face turned red.
She cast a reproachful glare at Su Hao, told him to fasten his seatbelt, and drove them down the mountain.
Along the way, through conversation, the three of them grew quite a bit more familiar with each other.
Learning that Su Hao had been up in the mountains all these years, Song Keke asked curiously, "What on earth are you running all the way to Jinling for?"
"My master found me a fiancée and told me to go down the mountain and marry into her family."
"A fiancée?"
Xue Rou and Song Keke felt confused in unison.
Such a trendy phrase didn't sound like something a mountain-dwelling farmer could say.
"Who is your fiancée?"
"The eldest daughter of the Xue family," Su Hao stated bluntly.
At these words, Song Keke slammed on the brakes, nearly crashing into a tree.
"You're the eldest daughter of the Xue family's fiancé? Really or not?"
"I don't have time to joke with you." Su Hao waved his hand and asked, "Judging by your expression, do you know her? Is she pretty?"
"I've met her a few times. She's okay-looking, just a bit aloof and cold. Someone like you going there will only result in getting thrown out. The eldest daughter of the Xue family would never hook up with a guy like you!"
As soon as Song Keke said this, Su Hao's expression instantly soured.
"Hey, your words are too harsh! You aren't the eldest daughter of the Xue family, how do you know she won't be with me?"
Song Keke originally intended to blurt out the truth, but seeing Xue Rou signal her with her eyes, she was forced to cut the topic short.
"No point in saying more; you'll understand when you see her."
In truth, the eldest daughter of the Xue family in Su Hao's mouth was none other than Xue Rou's cousin.
That counterpart had recently been getting cozy with the young master of the Zhao family, and the two of them had likely already crossed the line long ago. It would be a miracle if she ended up with Su Hao.
Mentioning Xue Rou's cousin made Song Keke burn with indignation.
Even though she and Xue Rou were both daughters of the Xue family, their status within the clan was like heaven and earth.
Clearly more competent than her cousin, Xue Rou was never valued by the elders. The moment she achieved even a shred of success in the family business, she would be transferred away, completely denying her any chance to grow and thrive.
Meanwhile, no matter how inept her cousin was at managing the family business, she received help time and time again, with others always cleaning up her messes.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Just as Song Keke was feeling a sense of injustice on Xue Rou's behalf, a roar of motorcycle engines suddenly echoed in her ears.
Looking closely, she realized that several motorcycles had surrounded them at some point, blocking the Porsche on the road.
"What's the meaning of this? In broad daylight, you're planning to stop the car and rob us?"
Noticing that the other party harbored malicious intentions, Song Keke rolled down the car window and asked with a cold face.
Everyone treated her like air, staring fixedly at Xue Rou in the passenger seat, murderous intent surging.
"Rou'rou, you really are a calamity of a beauty. Just accompanying you to find someone brings up big trouble." Having been ignored, Song Keke muttered a complaint, rubbed her wrists, unbuckled her seatbelt, and opened the door to step out.
"You're no match for them. Let me handle it," Su Hao advised.
Those guys riding motorcycles were indeed unremarkable, but the leader's aura was restrained and his footsteps steady—he was unquestionably a practitioner of martial arts.
For Song Keke, a mere woman, to try and fight him single-handedly was no different from throwing an egg against a rock.
Song Keke slammed the car door shut and sneered, "Don't look down on people. My grandfather is the president of the Martial Arts Association, and I've practiced martial arts since childhood. Dealing with this bunch of punks is an absolute breeze."
"Snap!"
The moment her voice fell, the leader struck like a ghost, lifting his hand slightly to clamp his grip around her neck.
"What?!"
Song Keke was choked until her eyes rolled back into her head, her face turning crimson, and her entire body instantly lost the ability to resist.
"Keke!"
Xue Rou's pupils shrank, and without a second thought, she rushed out to help.
The outcome was self-evident: she fed herself straight to the enemy.
"Are these two women brainless?"
Su Hao rubbed his temples and stepped out of the car in speechlessness.
At that moment, the leader had already signaled his underling to bring over a blade, preparing to finish off Xue Rou.
"Before I die, can you tell me who sent you? That way I can hunt him down for revenge when I reach the netherworld!"
Before Xue Rou asked this question, she already had the answer in her heart.
The only people in this world who wanted her dead this badly were probably just her cousin's family.
With her grandfather looking like he wouldn't last much longer, it was only natural for her cousin's family to kill her so that power wouldn't slip into other hands.
They could even use her death to deliver a heavy shock to her grandfather; by then, even if her grandfather could still be saved, he would likely die from a sudden surge of anger and grief.
"Dead people don't need to know that much." The leader's voice was icy as the blade in his hand ruthlessly slashed toward Xue Rou's neck.
Xue Rou instinctively closed her eyes, awaiting the arrival of the Grim Reaper.
Oddly enough, several seconds passed, yet her body felt no abnormal sensations whatsoever.
Xue Rou paused, opened her eyes, and discovered that two fingers were pinching the tip of the blade.
"Whether she's a dead person is not for you to decide, but whether *you* are a dead person is up to me!"
The sunlight washed over Su Hao, making him radiate light and casting him almost in the likeness of a god or Buddha.
Xue Rou was instantly stunned.
At home, she was always the one being suppressed; this was the first time she had ever been protected by a man. An unprecedented sense of security surged up, causing her heart to flutter inevitably.
Compared to Xue Rou's fluttering heart, the leader's expression underwent a drastic transformation.
He could clearly perceive the power contained within Su Hao's two fingers!
If his guess was correct, this kid was definitely an peerless expert!
"Kill him!"
Without waiting for the leader's warning, a group of hot-headed lackeys charged furiously at Su Hao, raising their blades to hack at him.
In an instant, the wind howled and murderous intent churned.
"Careful, he's no ordinary person!"
The leader shouted to stop them, but unfortunately, it was too late.
Su Hao simply stomped his foot, causing all the gravel on the ground to float up. Driven by his outward-surging internal force, the stones pelted the surrounding lackeys like bullets, knocking every single one of them to the ground without exception.
"Internal force projection, a Martial Arts Grandmaster?!" The leader's scalp tingled, terrified out of his wits.
The path of ancient martial arts starts with External Force Martial Artists.
Cultivate to a certain realm, and one can become an Internal Force Martial Artist.
For those of average talent, the upper limit is the Transformation Realm Grandmaster.
Only those with exceptional talent can reach the Heavenly Force Celestial Master.
Each realm is further divided into three minor stages: initial mastery, major completion, and perfection.
This Su Hao looked barely twenty-something, yet his strength had reached the level of a Grandmaster?
Are you kidding me?!
"Some discernment, but not much." Su Hao wore a half-smile.
Five years ago, he could single-handedly thrash Martial Arts Grandmasters; this fellow was vastly underestimating his strength.
"Young hero, I won't kill her anymore. Spare me, and I'll tell you who sent us, how about that?"
The leader tried to negotiate with Su Hao.
Su Hao raised an eyebrow: "Oh ho, you actually dare negotiate terms with me?"
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. The mastermind behind the scenes is..."
"Swish!"
Pretending he was about to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, the leader actually used the opportunity of distracting Su Hao to quietly slide his hand into his pocket, pull out a poisoned dart, and lunge at Xue Rou...
Chapter 3: So She's the Sister-in-Law
"Ah!"
Xue Rou let out a scream, thinking she was surely doomed.
Who would have thought that Su Hao had anticipated the leader's petty trick all along? He instantly flashed in front of her, taking the poisoned dart with his physical body and emerging completely unscathed.
"This is the protective aura exclusive to a Celestial Master! You're not a Grandmaster, you're..."
"Pfft!"
Before the leader could finish speaking, Su Hao sliced his throat, sending him straight to the underworld.
Tossing the knife aside, Su Hao wiped his hands in utter disgust and muttered, "How unlucky, got blood on my hands right after coming down the mountain. Inauspicious!"
Watching Su Hao act so composedly, Xue Rou stood up with Song Keke's support, her panic mingled with awe.
"Aren't you a doctor? How is your martial arts so formidable?"
Su Hao shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I'm a mountain kid; I didn't deal with wolves, tigers, and leopards for nothing. Isn't it totally normal for my combat power to be a bit higher?"
Xue Rou and Song Keke exchanged glances, both rendered utterly speechless.
Was this really just *a bit* higher, rather than *a hundred million* times higher?!
Amidst the two women's complex gazes, Su Hao didn't offer much explanation. He cleared the obstacles ahead on his own to make it easy for the car to drive out.
As Xue Rou calmed her frayed nerves, she and Song Keke discussed in low voices.
"Keke, what do you think of this guy's strength?"
"Inscrutable. Judging by the speed and power he just displayed, even my grandfather in his prime wouldn't be able to compare to him!"
Song Keke was a proud person; she rarely praised other martial artists on a regular basis, and those she compared to her own grandfather were few and far between. Such high praise for Su Hao was something she had never given before.
It was precisely because Xue Rou knew this that she understood Su Hao's strength.
Old man Song, despite his advanced age, still held the post of president of the Jinling Martial Arts Association. For Su Hao to surpass him at this age showed just how immense his potential was.
"Could this be an opportunity God has handed me?"
Xue Rou muttered to herself, secretly glancing at Su Hao, silently clenching her fists as a plan formed in her heart.
Getting back into the car, she informed Su Hao of her true identity.
"What? You're the daughter of the Xue family? My fiancée?"
Su Hao was dumbfounded.
If his wife really looked this pretty, marrying into the family wasn't completely out of the question.
Xue Rou shook her head and said with some regret, "No, your fiancée is my cousin."
"Then why did you guys pour cold water on me earlier, saying the eldest daughter of the Xue family wouldn't look at me?" Recalling their previous casual chat, Su Hao couldn't help asking.
Xue Rou opened her mouth, stopping on the verge of speaking.
After careful consideration, she prudently replied, "Sorry, we judged a book by its cover."
"We initially thought you were just an ordinary farmer, which is why we spoke that way. But after witnessing your strength, we finally realized what it means to be a frog at the bottom of a well."
"To know one's errors and be able to change is the greatest virtue. Brother-in-law won't hold it against you," Su Hao magnanimously declared.
Since even his sister-in-law was this gorgeous, his wife must surely be a level above that. Wouldn't life in the future be utterly blissful?
Seeing Su Hao's cheerful expression, Xue Rou felt a little sour inside.
Her cousin's luck was simply too good!