Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 271 - 274

The so-called trip was supposed to be some kind of treatment method, but looking at the current situation, the effectiveness of his treatment was far from ideal. Otherwise, things wouldn’t have turned out the way they are now...

As Auntie Li’s mind conjured up that terrifying conclusion, she looked at Xiao Yi’s expression and couldn’t help but feel both pity and fear.

Seeing that Xiao Yi hadn’t said a word for a long time, Auntie Li quickly asked cautiously, "Young Master Xiao, is there... is there anything else? If there isn’t anything, I... I will go back to cleaning upstairs!"

"It’s all right. You can go," Xiao Yi replied absentmindedly and without giving much attention to Auntie Li’s tone of voice, waved his hand weakly.

After speaking, he didn’t notice Auntie Li’s nearly fleeing figure as she went upstairs and simply sat down on the sofa, lost in his thoughts.

It had already been more than a week...

Xiao Yi stared blankly ahead at the television, but his eyes didn’t see it; instead, thoughts began to stir in his mind...

It wasn’t yesterday, It had been more than a week already...

No wonder my injuries had healed...

I had said it wasn’t possible to recover overnight to this extent...

Such severe injuries, recovering in a week, although very difficult, seemed less like a myth compared to an overnight recovery. Especially for someone like him who had lived with that old man for a long time and knew some incredibly advanced medical techniques, and who had also studied the mysterious and powerful Ghost Valley Twelve Needles...

It makes much more sense now... But during this week, I had been completely unconscious. How exactly did he treat me?

This method of treatment was truly miraculous. I wonder if I will have another chance to meet that monk and properly learn from him...

Wait a second, more than a week...

I’ve been unconscious for more than a week, doesn’t that mean...

While thinking, Xiao Yi suddenly remembered something, his face changed abruptly, and he leaped up from the sofa. He reached for his body, and finding nothing, he hurriedly raced upstairs.

He had promised Elder An to take some time to visit his patient, and that very night, Elder An had said it would only take a couple of days. He had agreed, but now, having disappeared for more than a week, how could he explain this to Elder An?

Also, having disappeared for more than a week without going to school, wouldn’t there be issues there... He wasn’t worried about the school expelling him or anything, but given that he rarely skipped classes, disappearing suddenly like this must have greatly worried his friends, Zeng Xiaoxiao, Tang Feng and Fatty Tang, right?

Auntie Li, fearing for what might happen to Xiao Yi, considered quitting her job while she nervously cleaned the room. Suddenly seeing Xiao Yi rushing up like a madman, she was so startled that she clung to her broomstick and shrank to one side.

Xiao Yi, currently frantic to find his cell phone, paid no attention to Auntie Li’s reaction and stepped right past her to start rummaging through the clothes on his bed and nightstand.

Fortunately, his cell phone was there, intact and silently lying in the pocket of the clothes he had worn that day. He reached in, pulled it out, but the screen was dead; the phone had turned off because the battery was drained.

Xiao Yi hurriedly walked over to an outlet, plugged in the charger, and pressed the power button once the charger indicated it was providing power.

Accompanied by the classic pleasant ringtone of a certain brand, the phone’s screen lit up.

Xiao Yi anxiously watched the screen, and once it showed a signal indicating that the startup was complete, he quickly picked up the phone, opened the notepad, and began searching for Elder An’s phone number before pressing towards the dial button.

But just as his finger rested on the dial button, even before he could press it, the phone began to beep repeatedly and vibrated consistently.

Xiao Yi had to stop pressing the button and looked at the screen to press the display button.

"XXXX year XX month XX day XX hour XX minute XX second, missed call from Zeng Xiaoxiao..."

"XXXX year XX month XX day XX hour XX minute XX second, missed call from Elder An..."

"XXXX year XX month XX day XX hour XX minute XX second, missed call from Fatty Tang..."

"......"

As soon as he pressed the display button, he saw the inbox filled with a dense array of notifications of different missed calls, mostly from three or four days ago, and they were still increasing...

In just a moment, the total number of messages in the inbox at the top left corner of the screen had skyrocketed by hundreds...

Xiao Yi slowly scrolled through these messages; basically, each person had called at least ten times, especially Wang Qingqing, who accounted for almost half...

After roughly understanding them, Xiao Yi was ready to press "Delete All," since these messages were clear at a glance, and he no longer needed to open each one. He also didn’t want to fill his inbox with these kinds of messages. But just as he was about to press the delete all button, his hand involuntarily paused. He saw a few messages which were not from the telecommunication company’s alerts but were personal messages. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Xiao Yi, why aren’t you answering your phone? Where are you? Don’t scare me. Please reply quickly when you see this message."

"Xiao Yi, where exactly are you? I went to your class today, and they all said you haven’t attended for a few days. What’s happening? Please reply when you see this message."

"Brother Xiao, you big meanie, where have you gone off to play without inviting me? Next time I find something fun, I’m not telling you!"

"Brother Xiao, if you don’t show up, you’re dead meat when I catch you!"

"Boss, where have you disappeared to? How come you’ve been missing for so long?"

"Xiao Yi, reply as soon as you read this, An Jinhua!"

"..."

As he opened each message with a signature individually, Xiao Yi couldn’t help feeling a faint warmth from how sincere the concern for him was from between the lines, especially when combined with those terrifying missed call messages, it was even more evident. But soon, his heart was filled with guilt. This incident had really caused them to worry!

"Ring, ring..."

During his moment of distraction, his phone suddenly began ringing urgently.

"Zeng Xiaoxiao calling!"

Seeing the caller ID, Xiao Yi quickly picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.

"Brother Xiao, you finally turned on your phone, huh! I told you, the moment you turn it on, you can’t escape Miss Master’s surveillance. What bad things have you been up to these days, huh? Confess quickly!"

Before Xiao Yi had a chance to respond, Zeng Xiaoxiao’s voice had already rattled on without pause.

"Girl, I went out of town and forgot my phone. I’m really sorry."

Listening to Zeng Xiaoxiao’s aggressive tone, Xiao Yi apologetically responded.

Although Zeng Xiaoxiao always seemed carefree and her thinking unreliable, he could still feel the sincere concern and worry behind her aggressive demeanor.

Especially her words at the beginning, you can’t escape Miss Master’s surveillance once you turn on your phone, warmed Xiao Yi’s heart; it already answered a question he wanted to ask—Zeng Xiaoxiao had been monitoring his phone from her computer the whole time!

"Wow, Brother Xiao, you went out of town? Where? What did you do? Was it fun?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Zeng Xiaoxiao immediately became excited, bombarding him with a barrage of questions.

"Err... I was just handling some business, Xiaoxiao, I still have some things to do. I’ll talk to you when I get back to school, okay."

Listening to Zeng Xiaoxiao’s energetic curiosity, Xiao Yi felt speechless. Her train of thought jumped so quickly, it was hard to keep up. The touch of sentimentality he had felt was instantaneously overwhelmed by her rapid-fire questions. It was just then he saw another number showing up on his phone screen.

He quickly left a message saying he’d talk more at school, then hurriedly hung up to answer the incoming call.

"Hello? Xiao Yi?"

Immediately, Shen Xiaoxiao’s voice, tinged with a bit of confusion, came through the phone.

"It’s me, Sister Shen."

Xiao Yi smiled slightly.

"Xiao Yi, it’s really you!"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s voice, Shen Xiaoxiao suddenly exclaimed loudly, leaping from her chair. She had been worried sick these past few days. That night, she had come over to discuss something with Xiao Yi and had to rush back to the company urgently. To her surprise, the company encountered some minor troubles, which took her several days to resolve. After settling matters and calming down at home, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Liu Dongjun was a different kind of person. Xiao Yi spoke lightly of it, but if something really happened, could Xiao Yi have escaped it?

So after much thought, she decided it was unreliable this way; she had to assign a bodyguard to protect Xiao Yi. He was a student and couldn’t bring a bodyguard to school but could have covert protection. Hence, she came to Xiao Yi’s home again but discovered he wasn’t there, and his phone was turned off.

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