Starting with a blind date with a female constable, you acquire the Nine Swords of Dugu.

The rain poured down like a waterfall, splashing onto the green tiles and creating countless water droplets, which then gathered at the eaves and cascaded down in white ribbons.

Gu Guanqi sat cross-legged on the bed in the inner room, his eyes slightly closed and his breathing long and even.

The internal energy of the Baoyuan Jin (抱元劲) within the body surges like a river, slowly circulating through the meridians for one cycle before returning to the Dantian (丹田), becoming solid and profound, embracing the essence and guarding the unity.

Outside the window, the rain poured down, but he remained calm and composed, his aura as steady as a mountain, a stark contrast to the raging storm outside.

During this period, he saw patients during the day and practiced martial arts at night, accumulating more and more internal strength. Of course, he also took time to practice swordsmanship every day.

He even had two swords made by a blacksmith, one for his bedroom and the other for his clinic, so that he could practice swordsmanship whenever he wanted.

"Bang bang bang!"

A sudden, urgent knocking sounded, mingling with the sound of wind and rain.

Gu Guanqi suddenly opened his eyes.

It was late at night and rainy, so the person knocking on the door must be ill with a serious condition.

He immediately stopped practicing and got up, casually put on a blue robe, picked up an oil lamp from the bedside and lit it. The dim yellow light spread throughout the room, dispelling the darkness.

The knocking grew more urgent, accompanied by the sound of rain, and sounded like someone was pounding on the door with their fists.

"Coming," Gu Guanqi replied, carrying the oil lamp as he walked through the front hall to the entrance of the clinic and reached out to pull open the latch.

The moment the door swung open, a gust of cold wind mixed with rain rushed in, and the oil lamp flame flickered violently, almost going out.

Gu Guanqi subconsciously raised his hand to protect the lamp flame, and looked up—

Three people were standing at the door.

All three were wearing straw hats, so their faces were obscured in the night. However, it was generally possible to tell that they were two women and one man.

The faint smell of blood made Gu Guanqi realize that someone must have been injured.

He immediately turned slightly to the side, his tone as calm as ever: "Come in."

As he spoke, he turned and walked to the counter, placing the oil lamp on the table and then lighting the wall lamps. One by one, the lamps lit up, gradually filling the clinic with a warm, dim light.

The three people at the door went inside.

These three people were Yang Lin, Feng Yu, and Lin Yan'er.

And at this moment,

Gu Guanqi didn't see Lin Yan'er's face, so he didn't recognize her, but Lin Yan'er recognized Gu Guanqi and was terrified.

"What should we do? If Young Master Gu recognizes me, these two villains will surely kill me to silence me!"

"No, I must find a way to warn Young Master Gu to escape!"

"..."

Just as Lin Yan'er's mind was racing, Gu Guanqi had finished lighting the last lamp and turned around—

His gaze casually swept over the three of them, and then he recognized Lin Yan'er, a feeling of surprise instantly welling up in his heart.

How could Lin Yan'er, a lady from a respectable family, be out with someone in the middle of the night?

However, in this moment of astonishment,

Gu Guanqi suddenly noticed that Lin Yan'er was shaking her head slightly while making faces, clearly looking very anxious.

Immediately,

Gu Guanqi then realized that Lin Yan'er's condition was probably not right.

The other two, carrying swords and covered in dust, were clearly people from the martial arts world. Under normal circumstances, Lin Yan'er shouldn't be hanging around with these people. Their presence here must mean they have some unspeakable reason.

then,

Gu Guanqi didn't greet Lin Yan'er, quickly sat down behind the counter, and asked, "Who among you needs to see a doctor?"

Feng Yu helped Yang Lin sit down on a stool and said, "This is my husband. We were just attacked by thugs and were injured."

Gu Guanqi reached out and touched Yang Lin's wrist to take his pulse, then asked Yang Lin to take off his clothes to check his wound.

At this time,

Yang Lin took off his straw hat.

In that instant,

Gu Guanqi recognized Yang Lin; it was none other than Yang Lin, the wanted poster at the entrance.

The identity of the woman next to her is self-evident; she must be Shui Shangfeng Yu. Therefore, Lin Yan'er's presence here must mean she has been kidnapped.

Gu Guanqi understood the key point, but remained calm on the surface. He examined Yang Lin's wound and said, "The wound has reopened due to excessive blood loss. Fortunately, it did not damage any internal organs. It can be cleaned and sutured again. I will then prescribe a medicine to take back and brew. Drink it three times a day, and it will heal in half a month."

He stood up, walked to the medicine cabinet, opened the small drawers and took out several needles. He then began to give Yang Lin acupuncture to stop the bleeding. While giving the needles, he suddenly said, "I'm still missing a few needles." He looked at Feng Yu and said, "Madam, could you or this young lady go and get me a few needles? They're in the pharmacy next door, in the fifth box of the third row."

Feng Yu was about to set off, but upon seeing the seriously injured Yang Lin, she hesitated for a moment and said to Lin Yan'er, "You go."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan'er's body trembled slightly, and a glint of light suddenly appeared in her eyes.

She got it.

Gu Guanqi was creating an opportunity for her to escape, he thought to himself:

"Young Master Gu is such a good person, not only is he reasonable, but he is also so kind! But I absolutely cannot harm Young Master Gu. If I run away, those two villains will definitely kill Young Master Gu to vent their anger. Young Master Gu is powerless and will surely die here. This chance to escape must be given to Young Master Gu. Those two villains still need to use me to threaten Sister Qingqiu, so they will not kill me for the time being."

Immediately,

Lin Yan'er said, "Doctor...you should go by yourself. I'm clumsy and might break your things."

Upon hearing Lin Yan'er's words, Gu Guanqi understood that Lin Yan'er wanted him to escape.

He felt a wave of helplessness.

Lin Yan'er meant well, but there's really no need for it.

He sent Lin Yan'er away because he was worried that if they fought, Yang Lin and Feng Yu would use Lin Yan'er as a hostage.

From the moment he recognized Yang Lin and Feng Yu, he knew that this battle was inevitable. He was well aware that given Yang Lin and Feng Yu's current situation, they would not let anyone who had seen their faces go; they would definitely silence them.

Even if he pretends not to know anything, it won't help. Once he stitches up Yang Lin's wound, the other party will inevitably kill him as a precaution.

immediately,

Gu Guanqi feigned displeasure and said, "I asked you to get a needle, what are you dawdling about? Are you going to treat the injury or not?"

Lin Yan'er was helpless.

Not daring to say anything more, fearing it would arouse suspicion from Yang Lin and Feng Yu, he quickly turned around and went into the pharmacy next door.

And at that moment,

Gu Guanqi's fingers had just touched the edge of the counter when he slightly shifted his body and used the leverage to pull the long sword out of the counter.

The sword was narrow and long, its blade as smooth as water, shimmering with a cold light under the dim lamplight.

This sword strike came without any warning.

Gu Guanqi's sword-drawing movements were perfectly natural, as if his hand was meant to be on the hilt and the sword was meant to be pointed at Yang Lin's chest.

The sword tip pierced the air without a sound, only an extremely sharp sword intent arrived before the sword's edge.

Yang Lin was standing with his chest exposed, the blood from his wound still flowing. He looked down as Gu Guanqi gave him acupuncture to stop the bleeding, completely unprepared.

The sword pierced his chest.

Yang Lin's body stiffened abruptly, his pupils dilated suddenly, and he let out a short, muffled groan.

He looked down and saw a section of the sword tip protruding from his chest, with blood gushing out along the blood groove on the blade.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but only spat out a few mouthfuls of bloody foam. His body then slid limply off the stool and collapsed to the ground with a thud, never to be heard again.

The sword strike was swift and precise, piercing straight into his heart, leaving him no room to struggle.

"My lord!"

Feng Yu exclaimed in surprise.

The instant Yang Lin fell to the ground, she drew her long sword from her waist, the blade drawing a bright arc in the lamplight, aiming straight for Gu Guanqi's throat.