Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"Um... you really can teach me?" Huai Tianpei was clearly tempted.

"Start by saying something nice."

"...Master!"

Huai Tianpei steeled his heart and, suppressing his awkwardness, called out.

Although Qi Yan's strange ability is clearly not martial arts, if he can learn it and integrate it into his own martial arts, he will definitely be able to reach a higher level!

Qi Yan looked pleased and said with a grin, "Say it again."

Qiu Bai, who rushed back from outside, couldn't stand it any longer and chose to reveal the truth: "Huai Wuchi, you've been tricked. This guy has been teasing you all along. He's one of the best among the giant beasts!"

"You actually dared to hit him! I was afraid he might have lost control and punched you to death."

Qi Yan glanced at Qiu Bai.

This is the second time; she absolutely has to get on the bridge!

Qiu Bai inexplicably felt a wave of malice wash over him. He quickly looked around but found no one spying on him.

Chapter 898 My strategies are unparalleled!

Qiu Bai looked away, secretly finding himself somewhat ridiculous.

With Qi Yan himself here, how could any villain dare to spy on us?

As for the possibility that the malice came from Qi Yan himself, Qiu Bai never even considered it.

What level is the other party, and what level am I? If the other party really had malicious intent, why would they need to secretly be eyeing me?

"Qi Yan, let's stop this joking around." Qiu Bai regained his serious expression. "I don't think I have anything that you would scheme against. The only thing that could catch your eye is probably my status as a Grandmaster disciple. What do you intend to do to me, a Grandmaster?"

"Only children make choices. I want both you and the Grandmaster!"

Qi Yan put his hands on his hips and said with great confidence, "This is the second mission since the founding of our Xinshan Haizhong: defeat the Grandmaster!"

Qiu Bai frowned slightly, noticing a detail:

"The second task?"

"Yes, the first task is to arrange for a team to leave the city overnight and ambush the Grand Tutor."

These words immediately drew the attention of everyone in the room to Qi Yan.

Qiu Bai frowned deeply: "Why did you ambush the Grand Tutor?"

Huai Tianpei rubbed his chest: "There must be some experts in the team you arranged, right?"

Jie Yun frowned, deep in thought: "Grand Tutor... what is that?"

The tense atmosphere suddenly froze, and the gaze that had been focused on Qi Yan shifted to Jie Yun.

Qi Yan waved his hand dismissively: "Alright, that's all for you. Go play somewhere else."

"Hey!" Jieyun said, displeased. "This is my first time in one of your mobile cities. It's normal to encounter things I don't understand!"

Qiu Bai couldn't bear to see Jie Yun kept in the dark, so he kindly explained:

"The Grand Tutor is one of the three dukes of Yan State. He is the teacher of the current emperor and holds a noble position. He is also a highly respected senior and a person who should be respected."

Jie Yun seemed to understand but not quite: "What is a true dragon...?"

Qiu Bai: "..."

Seeing that Qiu Bai's explanations were getting more and more chaotic, and that if things continued to escalate, it might involve all the high-ranking officials in the court, Qi Yan quickly grabbed Jie Yun's shoulder and pushed her to the broken items in the clinic.

"Little Jieyun, all you need to know is that the Grand Tutor is more powerful than the Left General and the Grandmaster."

Qi Yan pointed to the messy items: "Now that you are a member of Xinshan Haizhong, your task is to tidy up these things."

Jieyun nodded subconsciously and bent down to tidy up the items in front of her.

But she quickly realized:

"When did I join the Mountain and Sea Clan?"

Unfortunately, her confusion went unanswered, as Qi Yan had already started a new conversation with Qiu Bai.

"Sister Qiu Bai, you wouldn't want your father's spirit in heaven to be left without peace, would you?"

Qi Yan smiled and said, "You've studied diligently by the Grandmaster's side for many years, all for the sake of defeating him one day and avenging your father, right?"

Qiu Bai's pupils contracted slightly.

But recalling all the rumors about Qi Yan, she forcibly suppressed the shock in her heart and calmly said:

“The Grandmaster killed my father back then, but that was a private matter between him and me and has nothing to do with outsiders. Even if I want to avenge my father, it doesn’t mean I’m willing to collude with you to murder the Grandmaster.”

Huai Tianpei also said in a rough voice:

"I want to spar with a grandmaster. Do you understand what sparring means? It's a one-on-one duel!"

Seeing that the two were eager to contradict him, Qi Yan gestured with his hand to signal them to calm down:

"I didn't say the plan was to ambush the Grandmaster while he was walking at night by putting a sack over his head and hitting him with a club. Even a one-on-one duel requires strategy!"

We can play a tag-team game, starting with Uncle Huai Tianpei sparring with the Grandmaster. He can shock the Grandmaster with his own strength, which will relax his mind.

Then, Qiu Bai is brought in to settle the old grudges and shake the Grandmaster's resolve, which is to wear down his will.

Next, Jieyun came knocking on his door, using the ambiguous feelings between his master and the grandmaster to directly undermine his fighting spirit and immerse him in his memories.

Finally, it's my turn, Qi Xiaobai, to make a dazzling entrance and defeat the Grandmaster in one fell swoop! Give me a round of applause!

After he finished speaking, Qi Yan's lonely applause echoed in the clinic.

Huai Tianpei curled his lip in disdain: "I have no interest in your grudges and grievances. I just want to fight a Grandmaster."

Jieyun tidied up the clutter and turned to say, "I just want to fulfill my master's last wish, to let the Grandmaster go to her grave to pay his respects and ask her some questions."

Qiu Bai crossed his arms and said helplessly:

"With your strength, what's the point of all our preparations?"

"Anyway, once you make a move, even the most powerful grandmaster is just a mortal body and is destined to be unable to withstand you."

"Of course it's different!"

Qi Yan said smugly, "You guys go first and play the villains, then I, Qi Xiaobai, will step in to soothe the Grandmaster's wounded heart, enter his inner world, and then we can naturally recruit him to join Rhodes Island!"

Qiu Bai fell silent.

She didn't know how much of Qi Yan's words were true and how much were false, but she was definitely confused by his words.

After a moment's thought, Qiu Bai decided to try to break away from Qi Yan's rhythm:

“I have no intention of getting involved in your affairs with the Grandmaster, and my affairs with the Grandmaster are none of your business, but the affairs of the Mountain and Sea Clan involve every citizen of Yumen.”

Qi Yan, if you know anything about the Mountain and Sea Clan, could you tell me a thing or two?

"The Mountain and Sea Clan? The Mountain and Sea Clan is no longer important." Qi Yan shook his head. "This organization involves the grudges and entanglements between the Three Dukes and Six Ministers. Let the Grand Tutor deal with that."

"If you want to deal with these Mountain and Sea warriors in Yumen City, I'm not unwilling to help, but are you prepared to pay the price?"

"So, what is the price?" Qiu Bai didn't hesitate much.

Although she was not a native of Yumen, how many other travelers like her had wandered to this city?

In her heart and the hearts of these people, Yumen was also their second home.

Qi Yan grinned mischievously, "The price is to join my new Shanhai Clan."

"……That's it?"

Qiu Bai was prepared to bargain, but when he suddenly heard such a simple answer, he almost doubted that he had heard correctly.

"Do you think it's that simple?" Qi Yan suddenly became serious. "Do you know that the organization just optimized away a behemoth?"

Upon hearing the word "giant beast," the other three people in the room were startled at the same time.

But soon Qiu Bai couldn't help but show a look of suspicion:

"You're not talking about Miss Nian, are you?"

Qi Yan leaned back tactically: "Am I crazy? That girl is having so much fun. If I dare to optimize her, she'll jump over and hit me on the head with her shield the next second."

The one who was just eliminated was her second brother. I was thinking of asking Sui Lao Er about the whereabouts of the other giant beasts in Yumen, but he said he was only responsible for finding them and not for how they would act after they arrived.

I was so angry that I gave him a piece of pure gold on the spot. Don't ask why, even if he's a piece of trash I give him a piece of pure gold, those who follow me to achieve great things in the future will be mountains of gold. Understand? Applause!

After he finished speaking, Qi Yan's lonely applause once again echoed in the clinic.

Qiu Bai's brows were furrowed, almost forming a "川" (river) shape:

"Even you can't find the whereabouts of the other giant beasts within Jade Gate City?"

"I'm not a god," Qi Yan said innocently, spreading his hands. "So, this is the third task for us, the Xinshan Hai Clan: to find Ya He Jing in Yumen City."

Huai Tianpei said nonchalantly, "I just want to spar with a grandmaster... Ouch!"

Before he could finish speaking, Qi Yan slapped him onto the floor.

Qi Yan admonished, "That mirror is the opportunity for your martial arts breakthrough. For a martial artist who wants to challenge martial arts itself, the first thing to do is to break through his own limitations!"

If you can face the power of the mirror and still emerge victorious, even a grandmaster would have to yield to you!

Huai Tianpei got up from the ground, his tiger-like eyes blazing with fighting spirit, having been swayed by Qi Yan:

"What a stroke of luck! I'll take that mirror; no one's allowed to take it!"

Chapter 899 Assigning tasks

Qiu Bai tried to dissuade Huai Tianpei from acting impulsively, but the martial arts fanatic wouldn't listen to her and rushed out of the clinic in a flurry.

"Huai Wuchi, are you insane?!"

Seeing that this fool was really going to challenge the giant beast, Qiu Bai didn't care about anything else and stepped forward to grab Huai Tianpei's clothes: "That's a giant beast. You just suffered a loss at Qi Yan's hands. Don't you realize the difference between you, a mere mortal, and these beings?"

"You let go!"

"I absolutely cannot watch you go to your death!"

The two were locked in a stalemate at the entrance of the clinic, neither willing to back down.

Huai Tianpei clenched his fist and waved it in front of Qiu Bai's eyes:

"Little girl, I'm willing to fight you because I thought you were quite nice just now. But if you stop me from seeking a breakthrough in martial arts, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Qiu Bai wanted to say something, but suddenly realized that his feet were leaving the ground.

She turned her head and saw Qi Yan staring at her with a dangerous smile in his eyes, which were shimmering with a faint golden light. It was Qi Yan who reached out and grabbed the back of her bra, pulling her up.

Qi Yan turned her gaze and gestured with her chin towards Huai Tianpei:

"Go ahead and do your thing. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do."

"Qi boy, thanks for the information!"

Huai Tianpei clasped his hands in a salute, then turned and ran.

"Look, he worked for me for free and is now thanking me." Qi Yan taunted, pointing at Huai Tianpei's back, then turned his attention to Qiu Bai, "This is the third time already. Don't think you can insult me ​​just because you're good-looking. You're the monster, your whole family are monsters!"

"You... Qi Yan... You! Let go of me!"

Qiu Bai's fair face flushed red. Feeling Qi Yan's hand rubbing against her bra, her rationality crumbled, and she didn't even notice what Qi Yan was saying.

Enraged and emboldened, Qiu Bai slapped Qi Yan across the face.

Qi Yan let out a mournful cry and finally released its paws.

Qiu Bai landed on his feet, his arms wrapped around his chest as he squatted on the ground, the blush on his face lingering for a long time.

Having witnessed the entire event, Jie Yun disregarded the clutter and rushed over to shield Qiu Bai behind him, glaring angrily at Qi Yan:

How could you treat a young woman like that?

Qi Yan covered his face and hurriedly explained:

"I was thinking that Qiu Bai had an injury on her neck, so I didn't lift her by the back of the neck."

"You're kidding me?!"

Jieyun refused to believe a single word of it.