Starting with a beautiful woman's private doctor

Xu Yi sensed something was off about their conversation and quickly tried to smooth things over, "Young Master, you're too kind. It's just that Chu Nan and my daughter have a very good relationship, and given his exceptional artistic talent, that's probably why he asked that question!"

Li Guanqi was somewhat surprised that Chu Nan did not respond.

After all, his purpose in saying this was to put Chu Nan in a difficult position, to anger him, and to give him something to say about it.

Unexpectedly, Chu Nan's shrewdness was not as young as he seemed.

"I apologize for speaking so abruptly, but I just sensed that Mr. Chu was somewhat hostile towards me. Perhaps I misunderstood."

"Yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

Xu Yi smiled and led the two to their seats in the dining room. "Butler, urge the kitchen to serve the food quickly!"

As the food cart was pushed over and the dishes were served, the matter seemed to have passed.

After all, Chu Nan was the only one who had any doubts about Li Guanqi.

Not wanting to put Xu Yi in a difficult position, he didn't say anything more.

During the banquet, Xu Yi expressed his gratitude many times, and Li Guanqi accepted each of his thanks with neither arrogance nor servility.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Li Guanqi stood up and said, "I have finished eating, so I will not disturb you any longer."

"You saved my daughter's life. How could having a meal be such a bother? Why don't you stay at home for a few days so I can properly thank you?"

"There's no need for you to stay here. During the meal just now, a believer who helped me with the matters mentioned that his friend was also having trouble and hoped I could help him."

Li Guanqi smiled and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, I should be staying in Beihai for the next couple of days. If you need any help, please feel free to contact me anytime."

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door.

Xu Yi wanted to get up to see her off, but Chu Nan said, "Uncle Xu, why don't you stay and keep Xiao Ran company? She's been through something like this and needs your company. As for this young master, I'll see him off."

"That's fine too."

Xu Yi nodded and said, "Young Master, this is not only Xiao Ran's attending physician, but also my nephew. Moreover, he is quite skilled. It will definitely be no problem for him to escort you."

Li Guanqi knew that Chu Nan's insistence on seeing him off meant that it wasn't just a simple matter of him seeing her off.

However, he did not refuse, but instead cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble you, my brother."

Chu Nan didn't waste any words and gestured, "Please."

Li Guanqi didn't stand on ceremony and stepped out directly.

Upon seeing this, Wang Hou, who was eating a chicken leg, forgot all about eating and hurriedly said, "Master, where are you going? Wait for me! Wait for me!"

Just as Chu Nan was about to refuse, the Queen had already latched onto him.

"I have something to take care of, don't follow me!" Chu Nan said in a low voice.

The queen persisted, asking, "What is it that I cannot know?"

Chu Nan was too lazy to explain and was prepared to dump the queen directly.

But before he could even begin, he discovered that Li Guanqi had vanished without a trace!

"Damn it!"

In Chu Nan's view, this was simply a sign that Li Guanqi was feeling guilty.

He originally planned to find out the other person's purpose on the way.

If all else fails, we're willing to resort to force, but unexpectedly, the other party ran away!

The Queen could tell that Chu Nan was truly angry, and for a moment she was at a loss for words, saying, "Master, I... I didn't mean to ruin your plans, I... I..."

"Calculate--"

Chu Nan originally wanted to say forget it, and he didn't intend to argue with the Queen.

Judging from Li Guanqi's behavior, it's clear that the other party won't only come once, and there will be opportunities to interact with them in the future.

But he changed his mind before he could finish, saying, "That's right, you ruined my plans, and I'm very angry now, so you, right now, immediately, get back to your post!"

"Okay, alright..."

The queen, realizing she was in the wrong, had no choice but to obediently leave.

Chu Nan was just about to go back and have a good talk with Xu Yi when he discovered that Xu Yi was spending time with Xu Ran.

He's been through so much these past two days, and the father and daughter haven't had a proper time together, so it's better if I don't bother them.

With that thought in mind, Chu Nan also left the Xu residence.

On his way back, he didn't take a taxi but chose to walk.

As he walked, Chu Nan suddenly realized that something seemed off about his surroundings.

Am I not in the city center?

How did you end up in this desolate wilderness?

In fact, what Chu Nan noticed first was not the change in the surrounding scenery, but the sensation under his feet.

One moment the sidewalk was solid and flat with paved bricks, but now I'm stepping on soft mud. The weeds brush against the soles of my shoes, making a soft "rustling" sound.

By the time Chu Nan realized something was wrong and looked up to observe his surroundings, he had already arrived in the deep mountains and forests.

These trees grew in an extremely strange way, appearing eerily eerie under the moonlight.

But Chu Nan remembered very clearly that it should have been just past noon, so how could it have suddenly become evening?

Not only that, how can there be so much fog in the hot summer?

Moreover, this fog seems to be seeping from underground.

It even gives the feeling of a living thing, slowly surging and crawling up the ground inch by inch.

At the same time, a silhouette emerged from the fog ahead.

It's humanoid, but the proportions are wrong.

His arms were too long, hanging down below his knees, and his shoulders were tilted to one side, as if they had been forcibly dislocated by something.

It emerged from the fog, its feet making no sound as it stepped onto the muddy ground.

Chu Nan couldn't even hear its breathing.

Only those scarlet eyes slowly lit up in the depths of the mist, as if someone had struck two damp matches.

Hell?

Chu Nan frowned, took a step forward, and punched the dark figure in the chest.

The moment it struck, there was a muffled thud, like a stone being thrown into a deep well.

A hole the size of a bowl exploded in the shadowy figure's chest, but there was no blood or flesh around the edge of the hole, only wisps of gray mist hissing out of the wound.

The mist swirled in the air before flowing back into the wound.

The shadowy figure twisted a few times, and the hole was filled back in, with even the wrinkles on its skin exactly the same as before.

It looked down at its healed chest, as if amused by the gesture, and let out a "clucking" laugh from deep in its throat.

Chu Nan frowned slightly, but did not immediately follow up with a second punch.

Although he didn't use his inner energy just now, his physical strength was no different from that of a speeding car.

But this thing doesn't even give you the feeling of "force". When you hit it, it doesn't feel like you're hitting flesh and blood, but rather like you're hitting some kind of viscous liquid!

The dark figure abruptly stopped its bamboo-like laughter, and the next second... it moved.

It didn't run; its body just leaned slightly forward, and it seemed as if it was being dragged towards Chu Nan by an invisible hand.

His crooked shoulders twitched slightly, and his overly long arm rose from his side, its five fingers spread wide, reaching out to grab Chu Nan's face.

The knuckles of his fingers twisted at unnatural angles, and the joints made a "crackling" sound as they moved, like a string of crushed twigs, aimed straight at Chu Nan's throat!