Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1575 Only One Can Live

Ye Qingya spat, "How annoying, you've actually learned to take advantage of me."

Xu Chunliang laughed, gazing out the window while remaining vigilant about his surroundings.

Ye Qingya said, "Now that you're back, why don't you appear in your original form?"

Xu Chunliang said, "After much thought, it's best to choose to disappear for the time being."

Ye Qingya asked, "Are you worried about trouble?"

Xu Chunliang thought to himself that the real trouble might be himself. Although Bureau 579 had given him considerable power, he was very clear that Feng Mingjun had never let his guard down. Once the crisis was over, he would most likely become Bureau 579's primary target.

Ye Qingya's gaze fell on the book in Xu Chunliang's hand: "You've read it? How is it written? Mom is most looking forward to your evaluation."

Xu Chunliang said, "I don't know much about the past. Many of the materials and stories that my godmother collected were things I was hearing for the first time."

Ye Qingya said, "The story is so legendary that I even doubt whether it actually happened."

Xu Chunliang said, "According to my cousin, it's all true."

"Zhou Yangming?"

Xu Chunliang nodded: "By the way, how is Elder Qiao?"

"He's much better, but he doesn't want others to know his true condition, mainly to avoid some unnecessary trouble."

"Do you mean?"

"His family all wanted him to step in and resolve Qiao Rulong's matter."

Xu Chunliang laughed: "Qiao Rulong is fine, and Wang Jiancheng won't be in too much trouble either."

Ye Qingya said, "I heard that Wang Jiancheng underwent a mental evaluation, and he has some mental problems." She paused for a moment and then asked, "Did Jiancheng actually kill Huang Yun'er?"

Xu Chunliang shook his head: "Only the parties involved know the truth. I was with you at the time."

Ye Qingya sighed softly and said, "No matter what, it's a pity that little girl Yun'er died."

Xu Chunliang said, "I may have to go out for a while."

Ye Qingya fell silent upon hearing his words. After a while, her eyes reddened, and she quickly turned her gaze to the window. In that instant, Xu Chunliang still caught a glimpse of tears in the corners of her eyes.

"When are you coming back?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I don't know."

Ye Qingya asked, "Will they come back?"

Xu Chunliang couldn't answer her question because he simply didn't know the answer.

Ye Qingya looked at her reflection in the glass, tears streaming down her face.

Xu Chunliang didn't want to lie. If he gave her hope, she would most likely wait forever. He finished his cup of black tea, stood up, and said, "I should go!"

Ye Qingya did not turn around, her blurred, tearful eyes gazing at the figure receding further and further into the distance reflected in the glass.

Ren Tianye pushed open the mountain gate of Duyun Temple. The scenery here was both familiar and unfamiliar. He had been called here by a phone call, and after some hesitation, he decided to come here anyway.

As I entered the mountain gate, I saw a familiar figure. Wang Zhengdao, who had arrived a step earlier, was devoutly offering incense.

Wang Zhengdao was clearly unaware that he would come. The two looked at each other and found a certain familiarity in each other.

Wang Zhengdao broke the silence first: "You're here too?"

Ren Tianye said, "Just passing by."

Wang Zhengdao said meaningfully, "Who isn't just passing by?" He then placed the incense sticks in the incense burner.

Both of them wondered if the other had invited them over.

A light drizzle began to fall from the sky. Neither of them had brought an umbrella, nor did they intend to seek shelter from the rain.

A woman dressed in black, carrying a red umbrella, appeared silently behind them. The scene was somewhat eerie. The woman watched them quietly.

The two men noticed the change behind them almost simultaneously and turned around in unison. When they saw the woman's face clearly, their expressions turned to shock and disbelief.

Wang Zhengdao said in a trembling voice, "Mei... Xiqing..." He never expected to see Mei Xiqing, who had already been declared dead, again in this desolate mountain temple.

Mei Xiqing's gaze fell on Ren Tianye's face. Although Ren Tianye tried his best to control his emotions, he still couldn't completely suppress his anger and fear. Impossible, she couldn't possibly still be alive.

Ren Tianye tried his best to appear calm: "Did you call me here?" Mei Xiqing didn't speak, but suddenly lunged forward and launched an attack on Ren Tianye. She kicked him in the abdomen, and Ren Tianye's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, flying nearly five meters before crashing to the ground.

Wang Zhengdao, emboldened by some unknown source, picked up a brick and threw it at Mei Xiqing. Although he couldn't confirm Ren Tianye's identity, he knew he had to save him.

Mei Xiqing seemed to have eyes in the back of her head, and she firmly grasped the brick. With a little force, the blue brick turned into dust in her fair palm.

Wang Zhengdao's attack successfully drew her attention. Mei Xiqing's body rushed towards Wang Zhengdao like a wisp of black smoke, and she reached out to grab Wang Zhengdao's throat. Wang Zhengdao felt his throat tighten rapidly, and the intense feeling of suffocation made him about to faint.

Ren Tianye struggled to his feet, grabbed a wooden stick, and slammed it down on Mei Xiqing's back, roaring, "Let him go!"

The wooden stick struck Mei Xiqing, but was broken in two by her inner energy. Mei Xiqing pushed hard, and Wang Zhengdao was thrown against the wall, sliding down to the ground. The force of the fall was so great that Wang Zhengdao immediately fainted.

Mei Xiqing turned to Ren Tianye.

Ren Tianye, gripping the broken wooden stick, glared at Mei Xiqing: "Who exactly are you?"

Mei Xiqing stared coldly at Ren Tianye: "You don't even recognize me anymore?"

When Ren Tianye heard her voice, he recognized it as Mei Ruxue's. He was struck dumb, muttering, "Impossible, she's dead... impossible..."

Mei Xiqing said, "Do you think you can kill me? Qiao Yuanshan, you're a coward. What else can you do besides run away?"

Ren Tianye's expression changed drastically; it was the first time someone had ever called him by that name.

Mei Xiqing walked step by step toward Ren Tianye: "Although Ruxue is not your biological daughter, you shouldn't be so vicious as to plot her to marry her half-brother! You are so wicked, I will haunt you even as a ghost!"

Ren Tianye's vision blurred, and he was struck in the chest again, falling down next to Wang Zhengdao.

Mei Xiqing drew a curved knife: "I called you here today to settle things with you." She threw the knife in front of Ren Tianye: "Only one of you can leave alive. While he's still asleep, you still have a chance."

Ren Tianye glanced at the unconscious Wang Zhengdao, then looked up at Mei Xiqing, who looked like a ghost, and gritted his teeth, saying, "From the very beginning, you deliberately approached me. From the very beginning, you plotted to harm me, didn't you? You poisonous woman, you ruined my life."

Mei Xiqing chuckled and said, "You have always thought highly of yourself. Born into a prestigious family, you are a chosen one of heaven. You should have had a bright future, but unfortunately you are not ambitious enough and could not resist temptation. Even if you had not met me back then, you would not have achieved much."

Her gaze fell on Wang Zhengdao: "Kill him, kill him and I'll let you go!"

Ren Tianye looked at Wang Zhengdao and then at Mei Xiqing. One was his best friend, and the other was the woman he loved most. He never expected that after so many years, they would meet again in this way.

Mei Xiqing's displayed strength showed that she could easily kill the two of them, but she didn't do so, instead offering them the choice to live.

Mei Xiqing said, "Opportunity knocks but once!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Zhengdao woke up. He didn't know what had happened. He saw Ren Tianye and the curved knife not far away.

Mei Xiqing laughed and said, "You've woken up just in time. Here's the knife for you. Only one of you can leave alive!"

Ren Tianye stared at the curved knife within reach. He hadn't taken it earlier, and he still had no intention of taking it now.

Wang Zhengdao glanced at Ren Tianye, then suddenly reached out and picked up the knife.

Ren Tianye felt a chill in his heart. In the face of life and death, human nature was indeed no match for any test.

Wang Zhengdao gripped his knife, but instead of attacking Ren Tianye, he chose Mei Xiqing opposite him. He stabbed Mei Xiqing in the abdomen. With Mei Xiqing's martial arts skills, she could have easily dodged it, but this time her reaction was slow.

The curved blade struck Mei Xiqing in the abdomen, and she let out a scream. She punched Wang Zhengdao to the ground and then turned and ran wildly toward the mountain gate.

Ren Tianye realized what was happening and growled, "Don't let her go..." But how could the two of them stop Mei Xiqing?

The two followed the trail of blood and came to a precipice ahead with Mei Xiqing. Mei Xiqing turned around and glanced at them, then jumped off the cliff without hesitation.

Ren Tianye and Wang Zhengdao both exclaimed at the same time, "No..."

When they reached the edge of the cliff and looked down, they saw only mist and rain swirling around the bottomless abyss, and there was no sign of Mei Xiqing.

After a while, the two finally recovered from the shock. Ren Tianye and Wang Zhengdao looked at each other, and the same thought came to their minds at the same time: would the other party harm them?
Some secrets are known only to themselves, and if the other person disappears, perhaps the secrets in their hearts can be kept forever.

Ren Tianye was on guard, ready to make a move at any moment, but Wang Zhengdao slowly turned around, his back to him, and asked, "Who exactly is she?"

Ren Tianye sighed inwardly. The fact that Wang Zhengdao could speak to him in this way proved that he had completely disregarded life and death, and that he would accept being pushed off the cliff even if he were to do so now.

Ren Tianye did not answer, and just stared at Wang Zhengdao's back.

Neither of them spoke again. All around them was the sound of the rain and mist and the howling mountain wind. Wang Zhengdao closed his eyes. He decided to leave everything to fate. He knew who Ren Tianye was. He would have no regrets if he died at Ren Tianye's hands.

After a long time, Wang Zhengdao still hadn't seen the other party make a move. He turned around and found that there was no one behind him.

Wang Zhengdao looked down at the cliff, feeling utterly despondent. The past grudges and affections had been swept away by the mountain wind. He didn't know if Ren Tianye felt the same way, but he believed that the other party should see things more deeply than he did.

(End of this chapter)