Chapter 18

Ye Qiu took out his phone and saw that the caller ID was an unfamiliar number. He quickly answered, saying, "Hello, this is Ye Qiu."

"Big brother, didn't you say you would find me something to eat? Why haven't you come back yet?" Lin Jingzhi's delicate and charming voice came through the phone.

Only then did Ye Qiu remember that Lin Jingzhi was still waiting for him in the ward.

Oh no!

This woman was unpredictable. Once she got angry, he would surely suffer.

"Lin Jie, I'm sorry. My mother came to the hospital, and I took her home. I'll head back to the hospital right away."

Ye Qiu lied.

"Is that so? Then come back quickly. I'm so bored here by myself," Lin Jingzhi said.

"Okay, I'll be right back." Ye Qiu hung up and said to the Dragon King, "Dragon King, there's still a patient waiting for me at the hospital. I need to go back right away."

"Zhao Yun, take Little Ye back to the hospital."

"Yes!"

Zhao Yun immediately drove Ye Qiu back to the hospital.

On the way,

Zhao Yun asked, "Ye Qiu, tell me the truth, can the Dragon King really live for another month?"

"Don't you believe me?"

Zhao Yun said, "It's not that I don't believe you, but the idea of extending life is too incredible. Besides, you only gave him a few needles, and I didn't see anything miraculous."

"You're not the Dragon King, so you can't feel the magic of the Nine Yang Needles. Anyway, for the next month, the Dragon King will eat well and sleep soundly." Ye Qiu continued, "You need to find a way to find a master to remove the poison from the Dragon King's body. Otherwise, no one can save his life after a month."

"Understood. I'll arrange for someone to go to the desert to find a living Buddha."

The car was silent for a moment.

Ye Qiu suddenly remembered something and said, "Brother Zhao, I remember when we came, you told me that the Dragon King is the king of the underground world in Jiangzhou and was once a Tiger List expert, right?"

"Yes."

"Earlier, the Dragon King said that the Wudang Sect leader and the Longhu Mountain Sect leader are in a life-and-death retreat to challenge for the top spot on the Dragon List. I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

"You didn't hear wrong."

"I want to ask, what are the Tiger List and the Dragon List? They sound very powerful."

"Not only do they sound powerful, but they are indeed powerful." Zhao Yun asked, "Do you know the Forbes Billionaires List?"

"Yes, the people on that list are all super-rich with billions or even tens of billions."

"Similarly, the Dragon List and the Tiger List are also ranking lists. The difference is that the people on the Forbes Billionaires List are super-rich, while those on the Dragon List and the Tiger List are martial arts experts."

"Martial arts experts?"

Ye Qiu was a bit curious. Do martial artists have rankings?

Zhao Yun said, "Let's talk about the Tiger List first."

"The Tiger List is ranked every five years. On the fifth day of the fifth month, martial artists gather at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing to participate in a tournament. In the end, the top thirty make the list."

"Before the Dragon King was poisoned, he ranked twelfth on the Tiger List and was the only Tiger List expert from Jiangzhou."

"After being poisoned, the Dragon King's health deteriorated day by day. Five years ago, he voluntarily withdrew from the Tiger List competition and did not participate."

"Therefore, we can only say that he was once a Tiger List expert!"

"What about the Dragon List?" Ye Qiu asked again.

"The Dragon List..." Zhao Yun's face showed admiration as he said, "To make it to the Dragon List is to be called a grandmaster of martial arts. Your name can be engraved on the stone wall of Mount Tai for future generations to admire."

"This is the dream of every martial artist!"

"The Dragon List is ranked every ten years. On the 15th day of the eighth month, martial artists from all over the world gather at Mount Tai. Those who want to challenge the Dragon List can challenge any expert on the list."

"Of course, most of the people who challenge the Dragon List experts come from the Tiger List."

"However, occasionally, some unknown but powerful figures will appear."

"However, the success rate of challenges is very low."

"Actually, the biggest highlight of each Dragon List update is the competition among the Dragon List experts."

"The experts ranked lower on the Dragon List will challenge those ranked higher."

Zhao Yun said, "In short, every expert on the Dragon List is extremely powerful, like an unclimbable peak, powerful enough to make one feel hopeless."

"Who are the people on the Dragon List?"

Ye Qiu couldn't imagine what level of martial arts one needed to reach to make it to the Dragon List.

Zhao Yun answered, "In the last Dragon List ranking, the Wudang Sect leader and the Longhu Mountain Sect leader ranked second and third, respectively."

"Fourth is the abbot of Dali Tianlong Temple."

"Fifth is a woman from the Gusu Murong family."

"What about first?" Ye Qiu was very curious and asked, "Who is the top of the Dragon List?"

"The top is... why are you asking this?" Zhao Yun was a bit puzzled.

Ye Qiu smiled, "I'm just curious."

Only then did Zhao Yun say, "The top of the Dragon List is named Xiao Jiu, the War God of the Northern Frontier. He commands a million troops and wields immense power. He once killed five thousand enemies single-handedly, and for his bravery, he was bestowed the title of Champion Marquis by the current emperor!"

"Ten years ago, on Mount Tai, the Wudang Sect leader and the Longhu Mountain Sect leader both challenged Xiao Jiu to try to become the top of the Dragon List. However, even when they worked together, they couldn't withstand Xiao Jiu's three moves. The most terrifying thing is that Xiao Jiu is only thirty-five years old this year."

What?

Only thirty-five years old?

That means Xiao Jiu reached the top of the Dragon List at the age of twenty-five.

Damn, that's too insane!

Ye Qiu was extremely shocked.

"Because of this, the Wudang Sect leader and the Longhu Mountain Sect leader felt deeply humiliated. After returning, they directly entered a life-and-death retreat to prepare for the next Dragon List competition to avenge their humiliation."

"However, in my view, their chances of success are very low."

Zhao Yun said, "There has long been a rumor in the martial world that Xiao Jiu's strength is already approaching the divine level, and he might even rank among the Divine List experts."

"The Divine List?"

Ye Qiu frowned. What is this?

"Regarding the Divine List, I know very little. I only heard that the Divine List is ranked every thirty years, with world-class experts competing for rankings. The specific location of the competition is unknown."

Zhao Yun smiled, "I haven't even made it to the Tiger List, so the Divine List is too far away for me."

"If I could become a Divine List expert one day, that would be great." Ye Qiu suddenly sighed.

"You?" Zhao Yun glanced at him and laughed, "You should focus on your medical studies!"

"Don't you have any confidence in me?"

"You're just an ordinary person now. Don't even talk about the Divine List; even the Dragon List is impossible for you to reach in thirty years."

"If I ever become a Dragon List expert, Brother Zhao, would you be my little brother?" Ye Qiu joked.

"Sure."

Zhao Yun didn't hesitate at all.

In his view, Ye Qiu had no martial arts foundation. Not to mention the Dragon List, even the Tiger List was impossible for him in this lifetime.

"Calculating the time, the Dragon List and the Tiger List will be updated next year. I wonder if I can make it to the Tiger List this time?"

While Zhao Yun was sighing, they arrived at the hospital.

Zhao Yun gave Ye Qiu his phone number and said, "If anyone gives you trouble, call me."

"Okay."

After getting out of the car, Ye Qiu headed straight to the intensive care ward.