Chapter 88

When Gu Fan drove away from Fentou Mountain, it was almost dusk.

The battle with Di Wenfeng had taken quite some time.

Originally, Gu Fan had planned to contact Cheng Shumeng right away, ask where they were, if they were safe, and then head over to meet them.

But when he tried to contact them, he realized his phone was dead.

Gu Fan used an old-fashioned flip phone, which had a very long battery life, usually lasting for several days without needing a charge. Therefore, he hadn't developed the habit of charging it every day, and as a result, he was in a bind.

With no choice, Gu Fan had to leave Fentou Mountain first and then find a public phone to call Cheng Shumeng.

Gu Fan remembered Cheng Shumeng's phone number clearly. For a cultivator at the peak of the Ninth Layer of Qi, this was no problem at all.

"Actually, this isn't so bad!" Thinking about how Duan Jingshan and Di Wenfeng now knew his identity, and that the entire special operations bureau's upper echelons would likely know as well, a smile appeared on Gu Fan's face.

In the past, the Immortal Medical Sect was synonymous with mystery in everyone's eyes.

This successfully made people curious about the Immortal Medical Sect, and also filled them with awe.

But now, Gu Fan wanted to change this situation a bit.

Why had the nine jade tablets not been found for thousands of years? Even the Immortal Medical Sect, which had existed for many generations, only possessed one!

In Gu Fan's view, this was the result of not knowing how to use resources effectively.

The Immortal Medical Sect passed down its lineage to a single successor each generation. Even if this person had extraordinary talent and eventually became the strongest in the world, what could they do? How many places could one person search? How many clues could they find? Compared to the entire world, one person's power was truly insignificant.

Unless they had extraordinary luck, like Gu Fan, who directly encountered Wang Yuanzheng, who happened to have a jade tablet!

But could the search for the other jade tablets also rely on such luck?

If everything was left to luck, Gu Fan's generation would likely end up like the ancestors of the Immortal Medical Sect, achieving nothing in the end.

Therefore, Gu Fan wanted to mobilize everyone he could to expand the search for the jade tablets as much as possible!

His previous interaction with Liu Qingyuan had this consideration in mind.

Now, giving Duan Jingshan and Di Wenfeng the opportunity to befriend him was also based on this consideration.

Even more, Gu Fan had a grander plan to mobilize even more people. As long as the remaining jade tablets were on Earth, Gu Fan vowed to find them all!

After leaving Fentou Mountain, Gu Fan entered a national highway.

But after driving for less than five minutes, he saw a large crowd gathered on the road ahead, indicating a car accident.

Seeing the severe traffic jam, it was clear that it would be impossible to pass through for a while. Gu Fan got out of the car and squeezed through the crowd to take a look.

The scene was gruesome. A large truck had collided head-on and was now sideways, with another large truck hitting it from behind. In between was a Mercedes-Benz sedan!

The Mercedes-Benz was completely deformed, twisted into a ball.

Even Gu Fan was shocked.

In such a situation, even if Gu Fan had been in the car, he would likely have died!

Police officers were on the scene, setting up barriers, dispersing the crowd, trying to restore traffic, and contacting rescue personnel...

But everyone knew that even if the rescue personnel arrived, the people in the car would not be saved.

Seeing that the traffic would not be restored anytime soon, Gu Fan immediately retreated.

If he didn't leave now, the accumulating cars behind him would make it impossible to leave!

However, when Gu Fan returned to his car and took a small road off the national highway, he frowned slightly.

The image of the accident kept flashing in his mind. It didn't feel like an accident; it seemed more like a carefully planned and perfect murder!

Moreover, there was something strange about the twisted Mercedes-Benz. The passenger-side door was open.

Although the door was severely twisted, Gu Fan could tell whether it had been opened before the accident or twisted open afterward.

This indicated that someone in the Mercedes-Benz had escaped before the accident truly happened!

"Such is the world of martial arts!" Gu Fan shook his head slightly, not wanting to think about it, but he sighed, realizing that the grudges and conflicts in the martial arts world were truly numerous.

Perhaps, being an ordinary person was really not bad. At least, one wouldn't be exposed to so many things and could live a peaceful life...

After leaving the national highway, there was no proper road, only a narrow path.

Even with the navigation system on, it couldn't provide a route. Gu Fan could only use the map to determine the direction to Changcheng.

But the path was difficult to navigate, bumpy and uneven. If it weren't for his attachment to Cheng Shumeng's car, Gu Fan would have considered abandoning it.

Walking would definitely be faster.

Unconsciously, Gu Fan followed this narrow path for a long distance, encountering several forks along the way. He tried to choose the direction closer to Changcheng, hoping to reach a main road as soon as possible!

Gradually, the sky grew dark, and time passed quickly.

Suddenly, in the dust, Gu Fan saw a figure lying by the roadside.

If it weren't for his excellent vision, he wouldn't have seen it!

Focusing, he saw that the person was covered in blood, drenched in it, lying motionless on the ground, seemingly dead.

Frowning slightly, Gu Fan stopped the car.

As a healer, saving lives and treating injuries was his nature. Without this nature, one could achieve some success in medicine, but to reach the pinnacle, it was impossible.

Gu Fan had been instilled with this philosophy from a young age, and combined with his own nature, it had made him capable of reaching the pinnacle in medicine.

Of course, having this nature didn't mean he would treat everyone, such as enemies. That would be foolish.

But now, in the wilderness, encountering this person, if Gu Fan didn't help, the person would surely die. Gu Fan couldn't ignore it.

Most importantly, Gu Fan remembered his master saying that he had been found in the wilderness and would have died if not for being rescued.

This person had touched Gu Fan.

Of course, the person still had a pulse.

If there were no pulse, Gu Fan wouldn't have stopped the car.

Approaching the person, Gu Fan frowned deeply.

What a tragic sight. The person was covered in blood, with at least ten gunshot wounds all over the body.

To have so many gunshot wounds and still be alive, with a faint pulse, this person was clearly a martial artist, and not a low-level one.

"Consider it our fate!" Gu Fan sighed, then without hesitation, quickly took out silver needles and swiftly inserted nine of them into the person's body.

Then, Gu Fan carefully picked up the person and placed them in the car before driving away.

Gu Fan had just used the Life-Prolonging Needle from the Immortal Medical Sect's First Needle!

As long as there was still a breath, as long as the person wasn't dead, they wouldn't die under the Life-Prolonging Needle of the Immortal Medical Sect's First Needle!

Moreover, it had a hemostatic effect.

The person's injuries were too severe. If the bleeding wasn't stopped, they would die from blood loss, and even the Immortal Medical Sect's Second or Third Needle would be powerless.

After driving for about half an hour, Gu Fan finally reached the main road.

However, the half-hour of bumpy driving had worsened the person's injuries, and they were on the verge of death.

Fortunately, the main road ended the bumpy ride.

But even so, Gu Fan had to stop the car and input a stream of the Immortal Medical Sect's spiritual energy to maintain the person's heartbeat.

Then, Gu Fan quickly drove to a public phone booth and called Cheng Shumeng.

Cheng Shumeng had been restless.

As night fell and time passed, Gu Fan's phone remained off, and the feeling of being out of contact filled Cheng Shumeng with worry. Her mind couldn't help but wander, imagining all sorts of bad scenarios, making her want to tear her hair out...

Why think about these bad things? Gu Fan would be fine. He would definitely be fine.

So, when her phone rang, Cheng Shumeng quickly answered it.

"Shumeng!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Shumeng's eyes instantly reddened, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

In a short time, Cheng Shumeng realized that her concern for Gu Fan had risen to a whole new level.

"Master, are you okay? Where are you now?" Cheng Shumeng asked, her voice choked with emotion.

Hearing Cheng Shumeng's choked voice, Gu Fan felt a warmth in his heart!

In fact, apart from his master, Gu Fan had no friends. And apart from his master, it seemed no one in the world cared about him or was concerned for him.

So, Gu Fan actually longed for friends.

Cheng Shumeng's concern touched him.

"I'm fine. Remember, go buy some herbs and some equipment for me!" Gu Fan said solemnly.

"Ah? Master, are you hurt? How serious is it?" Cheng Shumeng asked in alarm.

"Calm down, I'm not hurt. I just encountered someone on the road who needs treatment. Listen carefully!" Gu Fan began listing the herbs.

Cheng Shumeng listened attentively.

"Master, I've remembered!" Cheng Shumeng had a good memory; Gu Fan only had to say it once, and she remembered it.

"Good, go quickly. I'm at the Chenglin Hotel in the southern suburbs. I'll arrange for a server to tell you where I am when you arrive!" Gu Fan, passing by a hotel, immediately drove over.

This person couldn't afford to waste time, and Gu Fan needed to find a quiet place to treat them immediately.

"Okay!" Cheng Shumeng hung up and quickly took action.

Gu Fan parked the car, immediately carried the person from the back seat, and entered the hotel.

But when Gu Fan appeared, everyone was terrified.

A person covered in blood, with obvious gunshot wounds, seemingly dead!

Gu Fan was also covered in blood.

The scene was terrifying.

The hotel was like a budget hotel, not very large, and it was easy to imagine that the people who came here had never seen such a scene before. They were truly frightened.

"Give me a room!" Gu Fan frowned slightly. No one was paying attention to the customer. The service at this hotel was really poor! A bad review!