Even the most beautiful female celebrities, models, and even some foreign royalty are not worthy of the attention of high-ranking figures in the internal martial arts circle!
Intermarriage is common in the internal martial arts community!
Moreover, given the status of the Kunlun Sect, only a major sect like the Emei Sect can rival it!
Feng Haoyu has high standards for choosing a partner, but Nie Xiaoxia meets all his requirements in every way!
“Master Miaojue, although I have never met Xiaoxia, please rest assured that today, I will bring Xiaoxia back to Kunlun Mountain. I will treat her with utmost respect and mutual support, and I will never neglect her. In the current world of internal martial arts, Xiaoxia and I can truly be said to be… a perfect match!”
Feng Haoyu said with considerable confidence.
By proactively making such a promise, Feng Haoyu demonstrated his courage. He was not a hesitant person!
Having said all that, Abbess Miaojue could no longer conceal the truth. "Fellow Daoist Chen, Nephew Haoyu, to be honest, Xiaoxia is no longer on Mount Emei. This… this is all my fault for neglecting her upbringing, which led to her, at this crucial moment, being so playful, sneaking off the mountain on her own." She paused, then emphasized, "However, please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Chen and Nephew Haoyu, within a few days, this old nun will definitely bring Xiaoxia back to Mount Emei and personally hand her over to you!"
"Hmm?" Suddenly, a look of displeasure flashed across Feng Haoyu's face, and he blurted out, "Master, at a time like this, Xiaoxia sneaks down the mountain. Does she disregard the Kunlun Sect? Does she treat our marriage agreement as a joke?"
Aggressive!
And everything Feng Haoyu said made perfect sense!
The members of the Emei Sect, including Abbess Miaojue, were utterly speechless! The situation was incredibly awkward!
"Heavy rain, don't be rude!" Chen Yishi quickly glared at Feng Haoyu, signaling him not to be disrespectful. "Then, let's stay on Mount Emei for a few days and wait for Xiaoxia to return."
"Good!" Abbess Miaojue breathed a long sigh of relief. She was in the wrong, and now that they were willing to give her a way out, that was already very kind of them!
"Hmph!" Feng Haoyu let out a soft nasal sound, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Chen Yishi couldn't help but glance at Feng Haoyu, thinking to himself, "My nephew is good in every way, but he's a bit arrogant and conceited. I'm afraid he'll suffer because of this in the future!"
City D.
After having lunch in the city, Gao Jianfei contacted Mayor Zuo and arranged a meeting place for Mayor Zuo to pick him up.
When Gao Jianfei was in the city, he always had a feeling that he was being watched and followed!
It's as if, in every place I go, someone is secretly watching me! Someone is following me! Someone is spying on me!
Gao Jianfei did indeed notice that sometimes, on the street or at intersections, there would be some guys dressed in a very seductive manner, with a sleazy look on their faces, who would peek and observe him!
Underground forces!
"They're Uncle Yao's men!" Gao Jianfei realized.
However, those people only observed and monitored, and did not take any further action.
"Uncle Yao and the Qingcheng Sect are birds of a feather, working together in cahoots. Uncle Yao has many informants, so he's responsible for monitoring my movements, while the Qingcheng Sect and the local internal martial arts forces are responsible for dealing with me! A clear division of labor!" Gao Jianfei thought to himself with amusement. "Fortunately, there's the deterrent effect of the World Gambling Association and the Song family; otherwise, Uncle Yao's men would probably have acted directly!"
Gao Jianfei understood that the entire city of D was extremely unsettling for him!
Finally, they arrived at the mayor's car, a Lexus. Gao Jianfei got into the car without showing any emotion.
As soon as the car drove away, more than a dozen members of the underground forces surrounded the place where Gao Jianfei had been waiting.
"Brother 9, that guy seems to be protected by the mayor," a burly henchman whispered to a middle-aged man.
“I know. Hmph, he’s lucky to have gotten on Mayor Zuo’s good side. But Mayor Zuo alone can’t protect him!” The ‘Ninth Brother’ smiled sinisterly. “However, our godfather told us not to take any action for now. We just need to report what we’ve observed to him.”
A group of underworld figures whispered among themselves before dispersing. Before leaving, "Brother 9" pulled out a cell phone and said directly, "Brothers, listen up. The target is a Lexus with the license plate number 'Left Mayor Zuo's' car. Follow him quietly and keep a close eye on him. Remember, don't make any moves rashly."
Soon, many vehicles, including sedans and trucks, followed Mayor Zuo's Lexus. Of course, these drivers were carefully selected from among Uncle Yao's more than 10,000 henchmen; they were not only skilled drivers but also quite experienced in surveillance.
Gao Jianfei was no god after all. He had no idea that at this very moment, he had entered an extremely perilous situation!
The betrayal by the Song family and the World Gambling Association directly led to Gao Jianfei being trapped in an unknown predicament!
Meanwhile, Gao Jianfei returned to Butterfly Village and his clinic in Mayor Zuo's car. On the way, Gao Jianfei noticed that a large group of people were still staking out the row of bungalows outside the village! The local internal martial arts forces of D City hadn't given up their wait despite not being able to track Gao Jianfei; they were still lying in wait! However, with Mayor Zuo as their protector, Qiu Menghen and the others could only watch as Gao Jianfei and Mayor Zuo got out of the car on the small flat area outside the clinic, and they dared not take any drastic action.
"Hmph! Sure enough, Gao Jianfei left Butterfly Village last night in the mayor's car!" Qiu Menghen couldn't help but curse as she watched Gao Jianfei and Zuo Qing's family walk hand in hand into the clinic.
Little did he know that he was actually a fool; last night, Gao Jianfei had slipped away right under his nose!
Chapter 262 We can't let him cut in line!
Chapter 262 We can't let him cut in line!
At Gao Jianfei's clinic.
Gao Jianfei had already inserted acupuncture needles into the old man. Then, he started decocting the wild ginseng and Chinese herbal medicine, which the old man would then drink.
After drinking the medicinal soup made primarily with wild ginseng yesterday, the old man slept extremely soundly last night. Usually, he would be awakened in the middle of the night by his aches and pains, but last night he finally had a good night's sleep. This morning, as soon as he got up, he drank two bowls of soy milk and ate several fried dough sticks and pastries! His appetite was excellent!
Now, the old man's complexion is almost the same as that of a normal person! All his ailments have been successfully contained!
Therefore, during the acupuncture session today, the old man spoke quite fluently, chatting with Gao Jianfei and recounting his heroic deeds during the Long March and various battles, his spittle flying everywhere. Gao Jianfei smiled and replied.
Mayor Zuo Qing and his wife's attitude towards Gao Jianfei was almost superstitious!
During the acupuncture treatment, Gao Jianfei also took the initiative to mention to Mayor Zuo Qing, "By the way, Mayor Zuo, my clinic has just opened and is relatively quiet. Therefore, I will have more free time. So, if you have time later, could you take me to see that American patient, Thomson, for a checkup?"
Treatment of the chief official of the U.S. Embassy in D City!
This is a level 5 quest, which will grant Gao Jianfei 5 experience points!
Of course, this was also a perfect opportunity for Gao Jianfei to establish his reputation as the "Immortal Physician of Butterfly Valley"!
You see, Thomson has contracted a serious illness and is bedridden. The U.S. government has issued a reward for information leading to his recovery from COVID-19. The person who can cure Thomson will receive a Medal of Honor from the U.S. government, a multi-million dollar reward, and… a U.S. green card!
You can get a U.S. green card directly without having to go to the U.S. Immigration Bureau to sing the national anthem and take an oath!
This is something many ordinary people dream of. However, Gao Jianfei doesn't care about this.
Gao Jianfei appeared in order to gain fame!
"No problem, Dr. Thomson! Wait a moment, I'll take you directly to see Mr. Thomson!" Mayor Zuo readily agreed. Now, he almost always granted Gao Jianfei's requests!
This time, Gao Jianfei only spent a little over an hour to complete the acupuncture treatment for Grandpa Zuo, and then served him a bowl of ginseng soup.
It was only a little past 4 p.m.
After settling everything, Gao Jianfei followed Mayor Zuo and others out of the clinic, brazenly driving away from Butterfly Village right under the noses of Daoist Qiu Menghen and the others!
This infuriated Qiu Menghen and the others, leaving them helpless!
They wouldn't dare do anything to Gao Jianfei in front of the mayor! They weren't that domineering!
"Hmph! This Gao Jianfei is too cunning! During the day, he calls Mayor Zuo over for protection, and at night, he disappears without a trace, never returning to the clinic. He's so slippery, we have no way to catch him!" Qiu Menghen was a Taoist priest who cultivated his mind and body, but at this moment, he was so angry at Gao Jianfei's actions that he was furious and felt like he had been struck by lightning!
Just then, a disciple of the Quick Blade Hall reported, "Esteemed Daoists, Master... just now, Uncle Yao, the leader of the underground forces in D City, called to ask if we had made a move against Gao Jianfei."
"What are you talking about!" Mo Feng, the leader of the Quick Blade Hall, shouted angrily. "Tell Uncle Yao that Gao Jianfei has the mayor's backing, so we can't do anything about it!" After saying that, he muttered something else. "Don't even mention us. As long as Gao Jianfei hangs out with the mayor every day, those experts from the Qingcheng Sect won't have an easy time making a move either!"
City D. The bustling J district.
The villa of Uncle Yao, the top gangster in D City.
Uncle Yao was playing golf with a middle-aged man whose temples were slightly gray, who was a bit overweight, but whose face was very dignified.
Around Uncle Yao's villa, there were a large number of bodyguards dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses.
Meanwhile, snipers lurk on some of the villa's high vantage points.
Uncle Yao's several adopted sons were also accompanying him.
The dignified middle-aged man took a few shots, then laughed and tossed his club to a young and beautiful caddie next to him, saying with a chuckle, "Uncle, my touch isn't good today, I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore, haha."
“Alright, let’s go sit over there.” Uncle Yao tossed aside his golf club, then affectionately put his arm around the imposing man’s shoulder and walked toward the wicker chairs next to the golf course.
As they walked, Uncle Yao spoke in a very low voice into the dignified middle-aged man's ear, "Secretary Zhan, this month's dividend has been deposited into your account. You can check it online when you get home tonight. Also, I deposited an extra 2 million."
"Oh?" The dignified middle-aged man smiled calmly, his face full of shrewdness, revealing neither joy nor sorrow.
The two walked over and sat down on the wicker chairs.
Each of them had a cigar in their mouth.
"Uncle, is there something you need my help with?" the dignified middle-aged man said with a smile. He knew his uncle's character very well. Every month, his uncle would deposit his share of the profits into his account at a fixed time, without fail. However, except for holidays, his uncle would never deposit an extra penny into that account. But this month, his uncle had actually deposited an extra 2 million into the account!
This means that Uncle Yao definitely needs to ask that 'Secretary Zhan' for a favor!
Uncle Yao is a figure of immense influence in D City, and even throughout the entire province. The number of people in the province who are qualified and capable of helping Uncle Yao is extremely limited!
Secretary Zhan... Secretary of the D City Party Committee! Concurrently Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission! Principal of the Party School!
On the surface, he's the top official in D city! But in reality, his power is even greater than that of Mayor Zuo Qing!
Uncle Yao naturally has to rely on such a person!
Uncle Yao took a deep drag on his cigar, then smacked his lips and said, "Secretary Zhan, we've known each other for years, and I've always been straightforward. Let me put it this way: I'm going to deal with someone right now, and that person is in D City. Right under my nose, someone's jumping around like a clown. Humph!" The muscles around his eyes twitched violently a few times, and a cold, murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
"Oh?" Secretary Zhan could sense that Uncle Yao was genuinely angry. However, he smiled instead. "That's strange. In D City, is there anyone you can't handle, Uncle Yao? Instead... instead, you need my help? Really?"
Uncle Yao threw his cigar on the ground, stomped on it a few times, and said coldly, "Secretary Zhan, there's no point in wasting time with unnecessary words. Here's the deal: in the next few days, find a way to get Mayor Zuo out of D City for a few days. A few days and he'll be done for. The person I'm dealing with is always hanging out with Mayor Zuo, humph! That clown!"
"Hmm?" Secretary Zhan raised an eyebrow. "Uncle, you wouldn't be thinking of going after Mayor Zuo's relatives, would you?"
"No, Secretary Zhan, that man is just a quack doctor. Perhaps he's good with words and managed to fool Mayor Zuo and his family," Uncle Yao said casually. After a pause, Uncle Yao said, "Secretary Zhan, I heard that your son is studying in Rome, Italy. I've met your son; he really likes sports cars. His birthday is coming up soon, so I'll give him a car."
"Heh. In a couple of days, Mayor McGrady of London, our sister city of D City, has invited us to send people to visit and inspect the area. Heh, Lao Zuo hasn't been abroad for inspection in many years. This time, I'll let him have this opportunity." After saying that, Secretary Zhan smiled, and then, without showing any emotion, he said, "Uncle, your import and export trading company has a Miss Tian. She's quite smart, capable, and a top student from Oxford University. I'd like her to tutor my youngest daughter in English in her spare time."
“No problem. I’ll have her book a room at the Jinjiang Hotel tonight. Secretary Zhan can go directly there and talk to her about the tutoring.” Uncle Yao rubbed his temples. “Miss Tian is very obedient; she’ll fulfill any request Secretary Zhan makes.”
Secretary Zhan smiled subtly.
After seeing Secretary Zhan off, Luo Huazi and others from the Qingcheng Sect also came to Uncle Yao's side.
Uncle Yao immediately stood up and said respectfully, "Esteemed Taoist priests, that troublesome Mayor Zuo will soon be sent to England for an inspection. At that time, we... um, what do you think, is this alright?"
"Okay, Uncle Yao, this plan is very feasible!"
Gao Jianfei rode in Mayor Zuo's car for a spin around the city. First, Mayor Zuo took his grandfather home to rest. After settling him in, Mayor Zuo personally drove Gao Jianfei to a villa on a hillside.
A luxurious villa was built on the mountainside of a lush green mountain.
"Miracle Doctor, this is Mr. Thomson's residence." After getting out of the car, Mayor Zuo personally led Gao Jianfei into the villa.
Outside the villa, there was a guard post. Gao Jianfei saw some tall, burly foreign men with blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in black suits, guarding the villa.
Gao Jianfei observed them closely and realized that these guys were clearly highly professional bodyguards. They had earplugs in their ears, walkie-talkies on their waists, and their waists were bulging, indicating that they were carrying firearms.
The bodyguards clearly recognized Mayor Zuo and knew his status and position, so they didn't check him and let him in directly.
Upon entering the villa, the first thing you see is a large open-air garden.
The grass is lush and green.
At this moment, a large number of people were standing in groups of three or five in the garden!