People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

He's not bragging, but given Nian Duan's condition, if you dared to fight him, you'd be dead on the spot in no time.

Duanmu Rong retorted defiantly, "My master knows many people! You may be able to beat my master, but can you beat all the members of the Mo family?!"

Cao Ze joked, "I don't need to beat everyone. I just need to knock you out right now, put a sack over your head, and leave. Who will know where you went?"

In other words, Duanmu Rong hadn't gained much experience in the martial arts world and spent her days studying medicine at Jinghu Medical Manor. Otherwise, she would have realized that Cao Ze was teasing her and slapped him across the face.

Duanmu Rong stopped crossing her arms, rolled up her sleeves to reveal her fair and delicate arms, and struck a starting stance. "You're welcome to try. I've also studied kung fu!"

Cao Ze couldn't help but roll his eyes at Duanmu Rong.

Compared to Li Ji, who suffered the loss of her country and home, and Xue Nu, who lived as a dependent, this girl is excessively naive, comparable to a giant panda of our time.

I really don't know what he went through to be so cold and fierce in the original work, which even gave our Tianming baby psychological trauma.

Cao Ze stretched and yawned. "Since you don't want me to see it, then forget it..."

Since the obvious path is blocked, let's take the covert one.

He refused to believe that with his skills, he couldn't obtain the letters from the Snow Maiden and Li Ji.

Huh?

Cao Ze suddenly thought of something: these letters might be at Mirror Lake Medical Clinic.

Damn it!

Do we really expect him to travel hundreds of miles?

Moreover, even if he traveled hundreds of miles, he wouldn't know how to get from Taihu Lake to Jinghu Medical Manor. And even if he got into Jinghu Medical Manor, who would know where Duanmu Rong's boudoir was!

No, we need to think of other ways.

Suddenly, Cao Ze had a flash of inspiration.

Since he couldn't clear the way for Miss Rong, he could clear the way for "Master's Wife"!

Then, while still wondering why Cao Ze had suddenly given up, Duanmu heard this sentence—

"Miss Rong, you wouldn't want your master to perish, would you?"

Duanmu Rong: "???"

Chapter 520 Tyranny, Master and Disciple

"...What do you mean?!"

Coming to her senses, Duanmu Rong was so angry that her eyebrows shot up and she glared at him.

She respected her master the most in her life, but Cao Ze knew that her master had an incurable disease, yet he joked about her master with such a frivolous attitude. She really wanted to give Cao Ze acupuncture!

Cao Ze suppressed his smile, coughed lightly, and said seriously, "What I mean is, I have a way to help Master Nian Duan, to help your master alleviate or even recover from the injury of his soul dissipation."

Duanmu Rong was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "My master is a renowned physician and a goddess among doctors of our time. Even my master said there was no cure. How could you possibly do it?"

Cao Ze shook his head slightly, "Master Nian Duan's injury is not a physical injury, so naturally it cannot be cured by medicine. It requires a special method of healing the soul."

"I might as well tell you that I have broken through to the Grandmaster level and have the ability to heal your master."

Back then, he was relatively weak. Even though he could tell that Nian Duan's injury was due to the dissipation of her soul, he had only recently broken through to the second rank. How could he possibly help Nian Duan, who was already a grandmaster, he could only heal her injury by using various methods, even with the soul injuries of the Black and White Sisters.

Of course, the main reason was that I wasn't familiar with Nian Duan back then, so there was no need to do something thankless.

Duanmu Rong was both surprised and delighted.

To everyone's astonishment, Cao Ze had already broken through to the Grandmaster level, becoming a powerful figure comparable to his master and the Great Master.

The good news is that Cao Ze really has a way to cure his master.

"...Can it really be cured?!"

Duanmu Rong couldn't believe it and couldn't help but ask again.

Cao Ze said slowly, "If I hadn't broken through to the Grandmaster level, it would have been very difficult. Now that I've broken through to the Grandmaster level, I have some confidence, but I can't guarantee that I will succeed."

Duanmu Rong's face was filled with conflict and excitement.

"Let's give it a try, no matter what! There's always a chance!"

Cao Ze laughed and said, "Of course I have no problem with that, but it depends on your performance."

At this moment, Duanmu Rong no longer thought Cao Ze was joking around; instead, she thought Cao Ze's smile was very handsome and she liked it very much.

but……

"Watch my performance?"

Duanmu Rong pointed to her small face, looking on in astonishment.

Cao Ze chuckled sinisterly and said, "I heard that your master has three rules for not saving patients. Doctors also have requirements for practicing medicine. I naturally have my own reasons for saving your master."

"...What do you want to do?"

Duanmu Rong was breathing rapidly, her face flushed, and she was filled with anxiety.

"What do you want to do?" Cao Ze threatened her, "Of course I want to do you!"

"Unless you agree to become my concubine, I will not help you save your master."

He thought to himself, "You tricked me just now, it would be an injustice if I didn't tease you back."

Duanmu Rong immediately looked distressed.

To Cao Ze's surprise, Duanmu Rong did not refuse on the spot, but instead seriously considered the issue.

"I... um, this would be so unfair to Xue'er and Li Ji... uh, I'm not rejecting you... it's just... um..."

Duanmu Rong's delicate face was full of distress; she looked pained, twisted her hands, and trembled all over.

Seeing that Duanmu Rong was so conflicted that she was about to cry, Cao Ze felt much better.

He suddenly smiled and said, "Alright, I'm done teasing you. Just give me the handwritten letters from Yuki-onna and Li-ji."

Duanmu Rong was delighted, "That's it?"

But then he frowned and said, "I promised Xue'er and Li Ji that I would..."

Cao Ze chuckled and said, "Think about your master! Don't you miss your master..."

Duanmu Rong looked pained and aggrieved.

"...Okay, I promise you."

She eventually succumbed to Cao Ze's tyranny.

Cao Ze chuckled. "Just a little girl, you think you can't handle me?"

"Where are those letters? Let me see them."

Duanmu Rong sighed and looked at Cao Ze, saying, "They're at Jinghu Medical Manor. If you want to see them, you'll need to come back to Jinghu Medical Manor with me and my master."

Damn... it really is at Jinghu Medical Clinic.

Cao Ze said, "I don't have time to go over there. Have someone send it over."

Duanmu Rong was reluctant, but thinking of her master, she had no choice but to sacrifice herself.

"Alright... but it will take time. You need to heal my master first."

Cao Ze grinned and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely cure my master's wife."

"...Pei! Who's talking about your master's wife! Master is mine!"

Duanmu Rong had a fierce look, somewhat resembling the fierce women of later generations.

Cao Ze was about to say something to Duanmu Rong, wanting to see what she would be like as a tigress, when Nian Duan had already returned.

Considering his master's wife's feelings, Cao Ze reluctantly shut up, thinking there would be plenty of time to train the little girl in the future.

"Master Nianduan".

Cao Ze bowed very politely.

Seeing that his Rong'er still had a sour face, Nian Duan smiled helplessly and said, "Please don't blame Rong'er, sir."

She vaguely knew why Duanmu Rong disliked Cao Ze so much, but in her opinion, in this era, it was perfectly normal for a man like Cao Ze to have several women.

If not, she strongly suspected that Cao Ze was a follower of Lord Longyang and the King of Wei.

Duanmu Rong opened her mouth, wanting to cry but unable to shed a tear.

Cao Ze tentatively asked, "Master, what is the King of Chu's illness...?"

Nian Duan shook his head slightly, "Sir, please don't ask. Physicians do not participate in the open and covert struggles between countries, and this matter cannot be discussed outside."

She could see what Cao Ze was thinking and understood why he asked, but she didn't want the medical community to get involved in the conflicts of a great nation.

This is how physicians survive in chaotic times.

Cao Ze nodded, indicating his understanding.

"in this way……"

Just as Cao Ze was about to say goodbye to Nian Duan, Duanmu Rong couldn't help but say, "Master, Mr. Cao Ze has a way to heal your injuries!"

"Hmm?" Nian Duan suddenly looked at Cao Ze and asked in surprise, "Sir, you have a solution?"

Although her tone contained surprise, she felt no emotional turmoil.

Someone at her level of understanding has long since transcended life and death and wouldn't be easily moved.

Cao Ze said, "I wonder if the master knows that the Yin-Yang School has a technique called Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flowers."

Nian nodded.

She had certainly heard of the Yin-Yang School's Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Style, which was renowned in the martial arts world.

Legend has it that when he was first born, the Wood Elder of the Yin-Yang School, relying solely on the Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Style, used his first-rate strength to kill a half-step Grandmaster.

This demonstrates the strength of the Manyo Flying Flower School.

Cao Ze said, "Although the Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow is powerful, it has a hidden danger. Every time this method is used, it will cost the user's soul. Over time, just like the master, the soul will begin to dissipate. If there are no other means, the soul will eventually be scattered."

Nian Duan murmured, "No wonder the Wood Elder of the Yin Yang School changes every now and then."

The medical school, the Mohist school, and the Yin-Yang school were three long-established powers in the Chu region.