The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine

Chapter 551: Chapter 551: The Situation
 

Before attending the family gathering at the ancestral land of the Ying Family, Huang Xiaolong freed the ghost king, Ying Kexin. After all, his motivation for participating in the Ying Family gathering was not entirely about Ying Aoshan. The fact that his maidservant was an ancient ancestor of the Ying Family was another reason.

Moonlight filtered in through the floor-length windows. The ethereal and enchanting Ying Kexin, free from any ghostly aura, stood before Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong had informed Ying Kexin about his plans to participate in the Ying Family gathering.

Looking at Ying Aoshan, who was sound asleep with her black hair scattered on the pillow, her face filled with happiness, Ying Kexin laughed and said, “Lord, at last, you have taken my descendant as your concubine. I wonder, does she serve you well?”

“Well… she… she’s okay,” Huang Xiaolong was a bit embarrassed. He indeed had slept with one of Ying Kexin’s descendants.

“Lord, there’s no need to be awkward. Any female in Kexin’s lineage can be freely chosen by the Lord. It will be their good fortune.” Ying Kexin solemnly said.

After pausing for a moment, Ying Kexin said, “Lord, times have changed, and the rules of the descendants are different. Kexin is not suitable to get involved. On Kexin’s behalf, you go to the Ying Family gathering. Kexin will share with you the three swordsmanship techniques that she created herself, as well as some information on the ancestral lands. If Kexin’s guess is correct, the ancestral lands should be the territory once bestowed upon Kexin by the mighty king.”

“Alright,” Huang Xiaolong nodded.

Immediately, Huang Xiaolong pricked his finger, squeezed out a drop of Divine Blood, smeared it on his forehead, and in an instant, a flower bloomed on his face.

This flower served as a connection between the Yin and Yang, granting Huang Xiaolong direct access to a part of Ying Kexin’s memories.

This included the three sword techniques that she painstakingly created on her own.

…

The next day.

In the early morning, Huang Xiaolong and Ying Aoshan woke up almost simultaneously. Their eyes met, sparks flew. Unresisting, Huang Xiaolong turned over and pinned Ying Aoshan beneath him.

“Little Long…gentle… it’s still a bit sore…”

Once again, they indulged in passionate affection.

After lunch, a local tycoon personally drove an off-road vehicle to the five-star hotel and handed it over to Uncle Yun.

Uncle Yun drove Huang Xiaolong and Ying Aoshan towards the Ying Family ancestral land.

It turns out, the ancestral land of the Ying Family was hidden within the lofty mountains of the Qin Mountain Range, a place untouched by human footprints.

The Qin Mountain Range, secluded from the worldly hassles, tranquil, simple, and beautiful… was also imbued with an ancient and mysterious aura.

The legends about the Qin Mountain Range were countless.

Treasure, tombs, ghost soldiers, numerous unrecorded mysterious species, supernatural phenomena…

In the car, Ying Aoshan seized the opportunity to tell Huang Xiaolong about some matters regarding the Ying Family.

Ying Aoshan belonged to the fourth generation of the current Ying Family.

The first generation were Ying Aoshan’s great-grandfather and his contemporaries, all elderly people who had sunk into obscurity and didn’t interfere with worldly affairs.

The second generation was Ying Aoshan’s grandfather’s generation, who currently held power in the family, but in not too many years, they would step down and transfer core rights.

The third generation was Ying Aoshan’s parents’ generation, namely the young and powerful members of the family.

The current head of the Ying Family was Ying Aoshan’s grandfather.

Ying Aoshan’s father was the designated successor. Thus, Ying Aoshan essentially belonged to the ruling lineage of the family, the legitimate bloodline.

However, within the Ying Family, the competition was fierce, with other branches coveting the position of Family Head.

Although according to the family hierarchy, the father of Ying Aoshan ought to become the next Family Head, there are delicate variables in play.

The greatest threat to Ying Aoshan’s father’s ascension to Family Head comes from the branch led by Aoshan’s uncle.

This line produced the leading prodigy of the current fourth generation of the Ying Family – “Ying Qingfeng”.

Ying Qingfeng, at the age of twenty-seven, was known as one of the Top Ten Young Masters of the ancient martial arts clans!

The title of “Young Master” is prestigious; each of the top ten ancient martial arts families would elect one of their own as a “Young Master”.

So what defines a “Young Master”?

It is someone from the family with the most exceptional martial arts talent, highest intelligence, strongest abilities, and most remarkable talent!

As you can imagine, these top ten families are the pinnacle of Huaxia’s ancient martial arts heritage, each with rich histories that span thousands of years, and each family only confers the title of “Young Master” to one exceptionally gifted individual.

These are the ten individuals who have emerged from the vast sea of talents!

Each one of them is outstandingly brilliant and extraordinary.

As the saying goes, a son is valued due to his mother’s high-status. In the Ying Family, there is also a case to be made for a father being respected because of his high achieving son.

The emergence of “Ying Qingfeng” within the uncle’s lineage naturally shakes the standing of Aoshan’s branch.

Not impossible for them to successfully usurp the Family Head’s throne and take over from within!

The branch of Ying Aoshan relies on Ying Aotian, Ying Aoshan’s half-brother from the same father, to uphold the family status.

Ying Aotian, a fourth-generation member of the Ying Family, was the genius second only to Ying Qingfeng! He is a legitimate child of Ying Aoshan’s father.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The father of Ying Aoshan had one wife and six concubines. Ying Aoshan was born to the sixth concubine. She is an only daughter, but has dozens of half-brothers and sisters.

In this branch, the fourth generation is dominated by “Ying Aotian”.

Because Ying Aoshan’s mother was the youngest concubine, and she only had this one precious daughter, Aoshan was relatively favored.

Listening to all this, Huang Xiaolong found his head spinning. Damn, the internal relationships of the Ying Family were really complicated.

Just talking about Aoshan’s branch alone, the waters ran deep, let alone considering the entire Ying Family.

“Little Long, the upcoming family meeting is fraught with undercurrents. I fear that my uncle might challenge my father. Because Cousin Qingfeng is one of the Top Ten Young Masters and so outstanding, not only is he regarded as the future number one in the Ying family, he is also being pursued by other ancient martial arts families…” Ying Aoshan, her brows furrowed, spoke in a low voice.”The reason this year’s family meeting is taken more seriously than in previous years is that, this year, my grandfather will announce… the successor for the next Family Head!”

“It’s basically a competition between my father and my uncle. This can also be interpreted as a showdown between my brother Ying Aotian and Cousin Qingfeng!” Ying Aoshan stated seriously. “My father’s advantage lies in his legitimate claim, in terms of seniority, to the position of Family Head. My uncle’s advantage comes from… Cousin Qingfeng, the Top Ten Young Master!”

“Oh, so there’s going to be a major drama this year.” Huang Xiaolong smiled all of a sudden. “Interesting, extremely interesting. I presume it’s going to be quite exciting.”

“Young Master Huang, it’s hard for an ordinary person to imagine the overt and secret struggles within an ancient martial arts clan. It’s quite normal for brothers to fight against each other. This year isn’t peaceful. Ying Chong’s branch is eyeing the leadership keenly, and it seems that they’re going to launch a desperate struggle to overthrow my father’s branch. However, there is an additional variable in this situation, which is you, Young Master Huang! I believe that you wouldn’t lose to Young Master Qingfeng in any respect.”

“Ying Chong” is precisely Ying Aoshan’s uncle.

“Little Long, you don’t need to feel any pressure. If you are not fond of our family’s power struggles, you can simply turn a blind eye.” Ying Aoshan hastily said.

“I don’t care,” Huang Xiaolong shrugged, “In short, since you’re my good wife, whatever I do will certainly be to secure the greatest interest for you. I won’t sit idly by and watch your branch decline.”

After speaking, Huang Xiaolong looked straight ahead, his eyes flashing with sharp ambition as he murmured. “One of the Top Ten Young Masters of the ancient martial world… Ying Qingfeng of the Ying Family, touted as a prodigy… Ha-ha, I really want to see for myself, just what level this ancient martial arts genius who holds the title of Young Master is at…”