Chapter 38

"Of course, a doctor," Ye Bufan said. "However, I am a practitioner of ancient Chinese medicine, which integrates medical skills, martial arts, and mystical techniques."

This means that a good practitioner of ancient Chinese medicine is inevitably also an outstanding master of mystical techniques and a martial artist.

Hebei Shuang patted her ample chest and said, "I never thought such things really exist. I used to think they were all scams."

Thinking about the terrifying scene she had just witnessed, she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. It was truly too frightening.

Seeming to understand her thoughts, Ye Bufan smiled and said, "I thought Miss He was fearless, but you're afraid of such things."

Hebei Shuang glared at him and said, "What's so shameful about that? I'm a girl, and it's normal to be afraid of such things."

"Are you a girl?" Ye Bufan asked in mock surprise, then scanned her body teasingly and said, "Seems like you are."

"You..."

This made Hebei Shuang recall the ambiguous scene just now, her cheeks flushing as she glared at him and asked, "Tell me, what's going on with this Shangri-La neighborhood?"

When it came to serious matters, Ye Bufan's expression turned serious. "There's something strange about this neighborhood. Someone has set up a very powerful array here to gather yin energy. Because of the abundant yin energy, evil entities have been spawned."

Hebei Shuang asked, "Are the previous incidents and my colleagues' hospitalization related to this?"

"Of course. The workers who went mad were affected by the yin energy, which caused hallucinations, leading to their crazy actions. Your colleagues are the same, but they stayed in the neighborhood for a shorter time, so they only fell into a brief coma without losing their minds."

Ye Bufan continued, "The longer the array operates, the heavier the yin energy in the neighborhood. If you had come here ten days ago, you would have only gotten seriously ill, not fallen into a sudden coma. If the array continues to operate, the yin energy will become even more concentrated, and the evil entities will grow stronger, eventually becoming a great disaster for the entire Jiangnan City."

Hebei Shuang asked anxiously, "What should we do?"

She was a proud daughter of the heavens, and with the He family's power, this was the first time she felt helpless.

"Don't worry, there's no need to be nervous," Ye Bufan said. "I came here too hastily without any preparation. Once I go back and prepare some talismans and magical tools, I will dismantle the array within three days."

"Oh! That's great."

Hebei Shuang now had an inexplicable trust in Ye Bufan. She sighed in relief and asked, "What can I do?"

"Seal off this place and don't let anyone else enter for the next three days, or more incidents will occur."

After witnessing those things, Hebei Shuang believed him without doubt. She nodded and said, "I understand. I'll seal this place off early tomorrow. Is there anything else?"

"No, that's all you need to do for now. I'll handle the rest."

"Oh!" Hebei Shuang replied, then asked, "By the way, if you hadn't come tonight, what would have happened to me?"

"Do you even need to ask? You would have died for sure!" Ye Bufan said. "Have you seen pictures of mummies? You would have ended up like that, drained of yang energy, dead, and hideous."

He was trying to scare her a bit. In reality, it wasn't that severe. Although she would have died if he hadn't come, her body would have looked no different from a normal person's.

Sure enough, every woman loves beauty. Hearing this, Hebei Shuang turned pale with fear.

"Th... Th... Thank you!"

Hebei Shuang said softly.

She was a stubborn person. Ye Bufan had previously cured He Changqing and helped her deal with Ironhead. Although she was grateful, she hadn't expressed it openly.

This time was different. Ye Bufan had risked so much to save her life, which completely changed her impression of this young man.

Ye Bufan said teasingly, "You should really thank me. Do you know what I sacrificed to save you?"

Thinking about the terrifying evil entities, Hebei Shuang asked worriedly, "Was the cost great?"

"Of course! You don't know that I lost my 20-year-old first kiss, a cost that can never be compensated for."

"You..."

Hebei Shuang didn't expect Ye Bufan to be so serious, only to realize he was teasing her.

"You bad guy, you took advantage of me."

Ye Bufan said, "Do you think I wanted to? You don't know how urgent the situation was. If I hadn't sacrificed a lot of my life force, you would already be a mummy."

Hebei Shuang blushed and said, "Fine, to show my gratitude, I'll give you a chance to pursue me."

After tonight's events, her feelings for Ye Bufan had changed from disgust to an inexplicable fondness, something she had never felt before.

To her surprise, Ye Bufan shook his head and said, "Forget it, I don't want that chance."

Hebei Shuang's expression changed, and she angrily said, "What, do you think I'm not good enough for you?"

Ye Bufan said, "You offering yourself is a way to repay a debt, but for a violent girl like you, it's more like repaying kindness with enmity."

"You... You... I'll fight you to the death!"

Hebei Shuang raised her fist to fight, but Ye Bufan, seeing the situation, pointed behind her and said, "That thing is coming again."

"Ah..."

Hebei Shuang screamed, forgetting about her conflict with Ye Bufan, and clung to him like a koala.

Ye Bufan secretly laughed, finally finding this female tyrannosaurus' weakness—she was afraid of dirty things.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt a soft, sweet sensation on his lips.

It turned out that in her panic, Hebei Shuang hadn't adjusted her position, and the two of them ended up kissing.

Neither of them expected this, and they froze like statues.

After a while, they slowly came to their senses, but instead of separating, they kissed like lovers.

Previously, in the Shangri-La neighborhood, with the evil entities around, Ye Bufan didn't dare to think about such things.

But now, in the quiet of the night, holding such a beautiful woman, he felt he had to make a move.

Strictly speaking, this was their first real kiss.

After a long time, they slowly separated. Hebei Shuang jumped off him, her cheeks red, and said, "You bad guy, you took advantage of me again."

Ye Bufan said, "Sister, get your facts straight. You were the one who came over and took advantage of me."

"I don't want to deal with you."

Hebei Shuang hailed a taxi and left.

Ye Bufan licked his lips, "Not bad."