"Qin Heng said *what*?" Zheng Ming stared at Qinghe incredulously, almost thinking he had misheard. How dare they demand a physician from Qihuang Temple perform three kneelings and nine kowtows to request an audience? Had Qin Heng lost his mind?

The people who had come with him were also stunned, looking at Qinghe and Lu Jianjia with disbelief.

"Jianjia, is that really what Qin Heng means?" Gao Xin's face was also filled with disbelief. "This is a physician from Qihuang Temple, one of the nine great physicians, Doctor Zheng! Such a venerable status!"

She now desperately wished to see Qin Heng as soon as possible to have him treat Lu Guangyuan.

Considering the current situation, it seems unlikely Zheng Ming can provide treatment. He most likely lacks the capability. Our only hope lies with Qin Heng.

But Qin Heng's request was completely unexpected and, in her experience with the arrogant physicians of Qihuang Temple, utterly impossible. Expecting Zheng Ming to perform three kneelings and nine kowtows was absolutely out of the question! Furthermore, if things continued this way, a real fight would likely erupt. If both Zheng Ming and Qin Heng were injured, no one could save Lu Guangyuan! This was something Gao Xin could not accept.

"Jianjia, go and talk to Qin Heng—no, speak to Mr. Qin," Gao Xin said to Lu Jianjia. "For Doctor Zheng, performing three kneelings and nine kowtows would be an extreme humiliation. Can't we change the request?"

"What do you mean, 'extreme humiliation'?" Qinghe suddenly spoke up. "You can't even begin to fathom the majesty of Young Master Qin. For this Doctor Zheng to be able to meet him merely by performing three kneelings and nine kowtows—that should be considered an honor!"

An honor!?

The crowd was a bit dazed. They looked at Qinghe with astonishment, their expressions filled with fury!!

Especially the company executives who accompanied Doctor Zheng.

"What 'honor'?" one of them scoffed. "You think it's an honor for someone to perform three kneelings and nine kowtows? That's ridiculous! This Qin Heng must be a fool!"

"Hahaha! A moron!" another shouted. "Our Doctor Zheng is like an Immortal! Coming here to see him is an honor for *that Qin Heng*! It should be Qin Heng who comes out kneeling to greet *him*!"

These few people shouted loudly.

"This Qin Heng is too much!!"

Zheng Ming, too, was grinding his teeth in anger, his blood churning within him, his fists clenched tightly, his complexion deathly pale, almost spitting blood in fury. It's utterly detestable, too detestable! A physician from Qihuang Temple, how esteemed we are! Countless high-ranking individuals have knelt to request an audience, often in vain! Yet this Qin Heng wants a physician from Qihuang Temple to perform three kneelings and nine kowtows to see him! It's a blatant insult! He's courting death! Courting death!

SPURT!!

However, just as Zheng Ming's rage was sky-high, the force hidden within his body suddenly attacked his internal Magic Artifacts! Even though Zheng Ming was an Innate Grandmaster, his organs were still vulnerable. That thread of power left inside him by Qin Heng could easily control Zheng Ming's life and death.

"AH!" Zheng Ming screamed, the pain unbearable. He clutched his chest, his expression twisted, and thumped to his knees, his hands hitting the ground. His complexion was as pale as death, looking like someone afflicted with a severe illness.

Everyone around was stunned, including Lu Jianjia and Qinghe, who looked at Zheng Ming in surprise. What's happening?

"Damn it! Damn it all!!" Zheng Ming roared, flailing his hands wildly as if he had lost his mind. He could feel the Internal Force within him surging throughout his body with his raging blood. If this Internal Force deviates even slightly, it could directly attack my head. Then, no matter what, I'd be beyond saving—dead for sure!

After a long moment, Zheng Ming finally felt the assault of the Internal Force within him lessen. He endured the intense pain and looked at Lu Jianjia and Qinghe with a gaze as cold as ice, his voice deep. "You two little girls will pay for what happened today!"

His heart was now filled with killing intent and anger. I swear, as soon as I rid my body of this eerie power, I will slaughter everyone on Mount She! I will kill Qin Heng, torture him to death! Only then can I alleviate this hatred in my heart!

BANG!

Zheng Ming, enduring the humiliation, knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily. He raised his head, only for another dull thud to follow!

BANG!

BANG!!

He kowtowed twice more in rapid succession. Then, he stood up, took a step forward, and knelt again.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

He began kowtowing once more.

Three kneelings and nine kowtows! It was truly three kneelings and nine kowtows!!

Zheng Ming, a physician from Qihuang Temple, had actually agreed and was now doing it!

My heavens!

Everyone was shocked! Utterly shocked! Shocked to the extreme!

Whether it was Lu Jianjia, Qinghe, or the company executives and Gao Xin who had come with Zheng Ming, they were all stunned by the scene unfolding before them.

Incredulous! It was truly too incredulous! Zheng Ming was one of the nine great physicians of the Qihuang Temple, renowned for his pride, yet here he was, actually performing three kneelings and nine kowtows, all to seek an audience with Qin Heng!

What has happened to this world? It's just too fantastical, too unbelievable!! It practically shattered their worldviews, almost making them question their existence.

Mr. Qin was indeed right; Zheng Ming really knelt. When Mr. Qin told him to kneel, he had to kneel! Lu Jianjia's eyes sparkled, her understanding of Qin Heng's power reaching a new level.

Young Master Qin is truly amazing! Even physicians from Qihuang Temple agreed to perform three kneelings and nine kowtows to pay respects. He's really incredible! Awe shone in Qinghe's eyes; she hadn't expected Qin Heng to be so formidable. This was one of the nine great physicians from Qihuang Temple, famously proud in the world of the Martial Dao, now performing three kneelings and nine kowtows to seek an audience with someone!

BANG!

The final kowtow caused the ground to tremble slightly. Zheng Ming had struck the floor of Dongyue Imperial Palace so hard it had caved in. He then stood up, his face like still, dark water, the killing intent in his eyes almost solidifying.

Qin Xuantian, I must, I absolutely must kill you! I will torture your relatives and friends to madness right before your eyes, and finally, I will tear your body into ten thousand pieces! Zheng Ming had never suffered such humiliation; he was now furious to the extreme.

"Let them come over," Qin Heng's voice drifted on the wind, cool and indifferent, like that of a heavenly Immortal, yet it still contained an extremely terrifying pressure that made everyone's heart clench.

Gao Xin and the others did not flinch. Although Zheng Ming was silent, the murderous intent in his heart only surged more intensely.

「They arrived at Dongyue Imperial Palace.」

Seeing Qin Heng leisurely sipping tea in his chair, Zheng Ming almost couldn't resist attacking. But he held back. His face livid, he gritted his teeth and said to Qin Heng, "You will pay the price for what you've done today, boy!"

"Is that so?" Qin Heng glanced at Zheng Ming and chuckled lightly. "With your insignificant strength?"

"My Qihuang Temple is an Ancient Divine Sect!" Zheng Ming's gaze fixed on Qin Heng. "Once Spiritual Energy is restored and I have the complete inheritance, my strength will grow far faster than a half-baked practitioner like you!"

This was a tactic of provocation.

In my view, a strong figure like Qin Heng must possess immense pride. Faced with such provocation, he surely wouldn't kill me, if only to preserve his own dignity! He'd more likely offer to help dispel this strange energy in my body, give me time to grow stronger, and then arrange a duel! That's how the powerful think!

Even if Qin Heng were truly enraged, he wouldn't dare kill me. I'm a physician from Qihuang Temple! Unless he's completely lost his mind, a mere worldly Martial Artist like him should understand how formidable Qihuang Temple is. Killing one of our physicians is courting death!

I've completely figured Qin Heng out! I can play him like a fiddle. He definitely won't dare kill me today! I just have to wait for the Spiritual Energy to recover. Then, I'm absolutely confident I'll become stronger than him! That will be my time for revenge!

Unfortunately, he was mistaken.

"If that is the case." Qin Heng suddenly stood up from his chair. His figure flickered, and he appeared directly in front of Zheng Ming. He raised his finger, pointed it at Zheng Ming's forehead, and chuckled lightly. "Then you can go and die."

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