Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 21 Taking a Master and Slaying the Three Evils

Little Fairy Doctor's thoughts were interrupted by Yao San's words, and she felt a wave of discomfort. Whenever Yao San approached, she felt her stomach churn; his unkempt and obese body was always accompanied by an indescribable odor. Each time Yao San came to Wan Yao Zhai to bother her, she would make an excuse to go out to gather herbs with the mercenary group that was about to depart. After all, at that time, she didn't dare to easily offend Wan Yao Zhai, because she still needed to rely on Wan Yao Zhai's power for her outward appearance of support.

However, times have changed, and she now has a Dou Huang-level master as a solid backing. This means she no longer needs to rack her brains to please everyone at Wan Yao Zhai, nor does she need to feel uneasy about the hungry wolves in the mercenary group who are eyeing her body.

At this moment, Little Fairy Doctor was finally able to resolutely say "no" to those she hated but had no choice but to submit to.

"Hmph, whether I make house calls or not is none of your business!" Little Fairy Doctor's slightly aloof and forceful attitude almost made Zhong Li burst out laughing.

"Oh ho, why aren't you trying to sneak into the mercenary group now?" Yao San said, his gaze shifting to Zhong Li beside Little Fairy Doctor. "And who are you? How dare you get so close to Little Fairy Doctor. In this Green Mountain Town, don't you even know that Little Fairy Doctor is the woman I, Yao San, have reserved? Little Fairy Doctor, let go of his hand!"

Yao San's roar echoed through the air, and the surrounding common people instantly recognized his identity. They then began to quietly flee, fearing that the fire at the city gates would catch them in the crossfire. Soon, only an empty space remained. However, at the edge of this clearing, a few members of a mercenary group still gathered, watching with great interest, lewd smiles appearing on their faces as they whispered amongst themselves.

"Oh... when did Little Fairy Doctor start bringing men home?"

"I don't know, but if this man offends a esteemed alchemist, he's probably in for a rough time."

"I have to say, this pretty boy is really fair-skinned and delicate."

The clamor of the mercenary group members around her, and Yao San's deafening roar in front of her, were like sharp arrows piercing through Little Fairy Doctor's mind. She thought she was already used to such noise, but why did embarrassment and fear still overwhelm her like a tide at this moment?

Little Fairy Doctor's tightly closed eyes slowly opened as Zhong Li's large, warm hand gently stroked the top of her head. Her gaze fell on Zhong Li, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

"Yes, with my master here, what is there to fear?"

At that moment, a resolute determination suddenly rose in Little Fairy Doctor's heart. She stood quietly before those villains she had once silently endured and passively accepted, her eyes filled with unwavering resolve. Slowly, she knelt respectfully in Zhongli's direction, her knees bending low, and said in a clear and firm voice, "Master, please accept this bow from your disciple!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she slowly raised her hands, crossed them above her head, and then, with heartfelt sincerity and respect, kowtowed heavily to Zhongli. The muffled sound seemed to be a resolute farewell to the past and a solemn promise to the future.

In the deepest recesses of the mortal realm, a jade-green contract suddenly appeared out of thin air before Zhongli's consciousness.

"A new contract? It seems I need to sign a contract when I take on disciples in this world. Why didn't I have a contract when I took on Xiao Yan?" Zhongli's divine sense carefully searched within the Lock of the Mortal World and finally found a fiery red and illusory master-disciple contract under the three-year agreement.

"It seems that we must wait until Xiao Yan's three-year agreement is fulfilled before we can sign this master-disciple contract."

"I have many names, which one should I sign? If it's just for leisure... I think it's better to use the name Zhongli. Even though it's just for leisure, I can still accompany you on a trip."

As Little Fairy Doctor bowed deeply to Zhong Li in a formal apprenticeship ceremony, her name automatically appeared on the contract. With a light stroke of Zhong Li's ink brush, a beam of green and yellow light instantly illuminated the entire Lock of the Mortal World.

Once the contract is established, it becomes officially effective.

From the outside perspective, all of this happened in the blink of an eye.

"Get up." Zhongli's voice was deep and powerful, carrying seven parts composure and three parts joy.

Little Fairy Doctor slowly straightened her body, and Yao San, who was standing to the side, only then came back to his senses from the shock and was so angry that he jumped up and down!

"You!! You've never knelt before me, yet you knelt before another man!! You! You shameless woman!"

The air was filled with Yao San's furious curses, and there were also gloating and eager jeers all around.

However, Zhongli stared quietly at his gloved hands. The contract he had just formed had miraculously caused his almost extinguished Rock God Heart to tremble slightly once more.

This was undoubtedly an excellent omen for Zhongli, confirming that his previous predictions were all correct.

"My strength seems to be slowly returning, not much, but it's useful," Zhong Li murmured to himself, his voice as deep and heavy as a rock.

"Hmph! Utterly lawless!! How dare you ignore a genius like me in alchemy? You're courting death! Tang Da, Tang Er, listen to my command, teach this pretty boy a lesson! Don't hurt Little Fairy Doctor; I'm saving her for tonight!!"

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Yao San was furious, his face flushed red, his anger blazing as if it could ignite the surrounding air. In the illusory world he had long woven, Zhongli and Little Fairy Doctor's behavior was utterly intolerable. In his eyes, Little Fairy Doctor only needed to stay obediently by his side, serving as his bedmate; what was the point of her becoming his disciple?

The two Tang brothers, who were servants, dared not slacken in the slightest in the face of their master's orders. They quickly gripped a large cleaver and charged fiercely at Zhong Li.

Zhong Li remained silent, his gaze sharp as he silently stared at his newly accepted disciple. The shouts of Yao San beside him and the impending arrival of Tang Da and Tang Er failed to make him even glance at them.

Just as Tang Da and Tang Er's cleavers were about to touch Zhong Li's body, he suddenly raised his left hand, and three rock spears appeared out of thin air, instantly piercing through Tang Da and Tang Er's bodies. The middle rock spear paused for a moment, then pierced through Yao San. Guided by the rock spears, the three corpses, with the swing of Zhong Li's arm, slammed into the three characters "Wan," "Yao," and "Zhai" on the Wan Yao Zhai plaque with three loud thuds.

The bright red liquid, like fine rain, flowed slowly down the tiled roof, resembling a winding river of blood. Interspersed among the three crimson patches was a yellowish-brown, oily substance that emitted a pungent, putrid odor, as if a mixture of sin and filth.

(End of this chapter)