Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss Volume 18

by North Night (夜北)

  Yue Yi thought that Jun Wu was doing this because of him?

  That must be the biggest joke under the Heavens!

  Jun Wu’s motive for this trip, had been to upset the balance of power between the Twelve Palaces right from the start. By putting his words so grandly to sound dignified, he had made Yue Yi think that way. What a complete and utter hypocrite! Most despicable!

  Zi Jin suddenly felt that she must have been blind before, for her to have had such a good impression of this venomous and vicious hearted youth.

  In order to attain benefits for himself, he was ready to commit such contemptible and dastardly deeds without hesitation, sacrificing a girl’s very reputation. This was a point that Zi Jin would never ever be able to tolerate. And moreover, Jun Wu’s target was Gu Ying!

  Zi Jin sprinted the entire way, not daring to delay it by even the slightest moment, to charge straight towards the loft that Gu Ying was staying at.

  In order to avoid having the hot blooded disciples from the various palaces stir up any unwanted incidents, the Pure Grace Palace had purposely arranged for the male disciples from the respective palaces in stay in lofts located in different regions, and only placing the female disciples together in the same place.

  Volume 18

  Chapter 1740: “Spilling the Secret (2)”

  By the time Zi Jin came running to reach the front of Gu Ying’s door, she was already panting so hard she was gasping for air. She did not even take a moment to catch her breath but immediately knocked upon Gu Ying’s door!

  After a moment, Gu Ying opened his room door and when he saw the red faced Zi Jin who was trying hard to catch her breath, his eyes flashed with suspicion a moment but a gentle smile very quickly crept onto that handsome looking face.

  “Zi Jin? Why have you come here?” Gu Ying asked Zi Jin smilingly, courteously moving to open up a pathway, to invite Zi Jin inside.

  This was the first time that Zi Jin had taken the initiative to come find him, and from the way she was acting, it seemed something had happened.

  Over the past few days, Gu Ying had attempted to fish for some information from Zi Jin and although Zi Jin had held back, she had still unwittingly revealed some secrets to him, a point that even Zi Jin was not aware that she did at all.

  Zi Jin quickly stepped into the room and waiting till Gu Ying close the door, Zi Jin immediately turned to face Gu Ying, her eyes unnaturally grave.

  “Young Master Gu, do you trust me?” Zi Jin suddenly opened her mouth to ask.

  Gu Ying was slightly taken aback, but his smile became even more gentle.

  “Why would you ask me that?”

  Zi Jin was at that moment not in the mood to admire Gu Ying’s handsome smile. She was filled with panic, that burned within so much she could not calm herself down.

  “You only need to tell me whether you trust me or not.”

  Gu Ying smiled as he said: “If I do not trust you, for the past few days, would I engage myself in such pleasant conversation with a person I do not trust? And how would I possibly allow a person whom I do not trust, to appear within my dreams?”

  Gu Ying’s words, were sweet like honey, but did not make one sick with sweetness, and had instead caused the anxiety and panic in Zi Jin’s heart to be slowly washed away bit by bit under a clear spring. She drew in a deep breath as she stared at Gu Ying, and suddenly, she raised up a hand onto her face, to tear off that mask that disguised her real countenance.

  In the instant that that mask with that highly unremarkable face was torn off, a rather pretty and striking countenance suddenly appeared before Gu Ying’s eyes.

  “Young Master Gu, I am really sorry. I have been deceiving you over this period of time. I am not a disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace. I….. I am from the Spirit Jade Palace…..” Zi Jin drummed up all the courage she had, and revealed the truth right before Gu Ying. Towards the lying and subterfuge against Gu Ying, it had been making Zi Jin feeling highly uneasy all this time. Gu Ying was treating her with such pure sincerity, how could she repay him with such lies?

  Her actions today, was to prove to Gu Ying, that she was truly sincere.

  Mirth glinted within Gu Ying’s eyes a brief flash, but his face instead showed utter shock.

  “You…..” He did not even finish his words when he went walking over to the door, and pressed his ear to listen for any movements outside. Ascertaining that there was no one outside, he then turned himself around, to look sternly at Zi Jin.

  “Today, whatever you say and whatever you do, I will treat it as if I do not know anything at all. Before you step out from this Pure Grace Palace, you are a disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace. Under no circumstances must you reveal your real identity. Do you understand?” Gu Ying said, looking at Zi Jin very seriously, his voice stern as he admonished.

  Zi Jin bit on her lip. Gu Ying’s reaction made her heart feel warm. He had not developed the slightest dislike for her just because she was from the Spirit Jade Palace but was instead showing her so much concern, worrying about the kind of danger that she would be in if her real identity was exposed.

  Gu Ying’s reaction, fully convinced Zi Jin that the choice she made today, was undeniably the right one.

  The fact that Jun Wu wanted to stir up chaos within the Twelve Palaces, she did not object to it. But one must not selfishly drag the innocent into help to in order to achieve their goals!

  Zi Jin took a deep breath and then suddenly said: “Young Master Gu, I came here today because I have something I need to say to you.”

  “You can be straight with me.” Gu Ying told her.

  Zi Jin summoned up her courage. “Someone seeks to bring harm upon you!”

  Volume 18

  Chapter 1741: “Spilling the Secret (3)”

  “What do you mean?” Gu Ying asked as he looked at Zi Jin bewildered.

  Zi Jin then said: “Actually…..”

  Zi Jin came clean on the entire truth with Gu Ying, with everything falling into his ears. Gu Ying did not say a single word the entire time, but just listened to all of it without a word.

  “You are saying….. That the Fifth Junior at your side is in fact a Young Master surnamed Jun?” Gu Ying asked only after a long while had passed.

  Zi Jin nodded. “The exact details of where he originated from is not clear to me, but….. he possesses a deep mind, and is unscrupulous in achieving his aims. Young Master Gu, you must be careful.” Zi Jin said as she looked at Gu Ying worriedly. She was aware that it was not entirely appropriate for her to confess everything like this, but as the matter directly concerns Gu Ying’s personal safety, she could not continue to maintain her silence.

  Gu Ying fell deep in thought, his gaze slowly falling to the floor, his lowered eyes hiding the emotions surging within.

  [Jun….. ]

  [Jun Xie? Jun Wu?]

  [At that moment, Gu Ying seemed to notice something.]

  [A youth with the surname Jun where a black cat appears beside him…..]

  A fiery surge suddenly flashed a quick moment within Gu Ying’s eyes.

  [They have finally met once again!]

  Forcefully quelling the raging fire that threatened to burst forth within, Gu Ying took a deep breath before he lifted his head to look at Zi Jin.

  “Based on what you are saying, Young Master Jun has a highly vicious nature. But since he has shown that he was displeased with you, why would he tell all this to you? Isn’t he afraid that you will come tell it all to me?” Gu Ying suddenly discovered this strange detail in the entire matter.

  This entire plot, could be said to be rather vicious and cruel. And if it succeeds, it would drag the Blood Fiend Palace, the Dragon Slayers Palace and even the Pure Grace Palace deep into the mud. But according to Gu Ying’s understanding of Jun Wu, he was always careful in carrying out his deeds. Hence, after an incident of dissent with Zi Jin, how could he possibly still so daringly tell all this to Zi Jin?

  Moreover…..

  Though it wouldn�
�t be all that difficult to drug Zhuge Yin, but how was he going to make Zhuge Yin come on his own initiative to seek Gu Xin Yan, and not discover that there was anything strange about him? Gu Xin Yan was afterall not a fool, and if she finds that there’s anything unusual about Zhuge Yin, how could she possibly take the bait to go to Zhuge Yin’s room with him?

  The news that Zi Jin brought, could be said to be shocking to hear in the least, the plot linking up perfectly. But if one was to think about it carefully, one would find that there was a big problem with it, where things did not make sense in many places.

  If Zhuge Yin was intending to forcibly abduct Gu Xin Yan, the huge commotion that ensued would surely alert the others, and he would not be able to bring Gu Xin Yan away.

  Gu Ying did not believe for a moment that with Jun Wu’s mind, he would leave such an obvious and gaping hole. Moreover, using drugs might be able to make a person lose their rationality, but how could it possibly make someone act according to another person’s bidding? He really did not know that such a strange kind of drug even existed.

  Zi Jin then went on to say: “All this time, Young Master Jun had not once left his room, so….. he is completely unaware that you and I are…..”

  Zi Jin dared to believe all of this, betting only on the one fact that Jun Wu did not know anything about her interaction with Gu Ying.

  Gu Ying rubbed his chin, still feeling that something just did not feel right.

  [A trap? Or would Jun Wu truly possess the capability to make it happen?]

  “I am really grateful that you came to tell me this today. I will definitely be more careful. Since he has shown himself to be such a person, then you must watch yourself closely as well, and not let him discover what you’ve done was well.” Gu Ying said, suppressing the emotions inside, his face one of concern as he looked at Zi Jin.

  Zi Jin nodded her head, knowing that she could not stay too long. After telling Gu Ying about the entire matter, she then quietly left from Gu Ying’s room.

  Volume 18

  Chapter 1742: “Trap or Coincidence (1)”

  After Zi Jin left, Gu Ying sat in his room and pondered over and over again about the authenticity of the information he had just heard.

  No matter which way he looked at it, it was definitely a trap that Jun Wu had set up.

  Gu Ying propped up his chin on one hand as he sat at the table, his eyes narrowed.

  He could still remember, the move that Jun Wu had played back in the Zephyr Academy, where it had been executed so flawlessly. But today, this plot he heard about here was so filled with holes.

  A trap?

  But if it was a trap, why would Zi Jin come tell him about the entire matter even at the cost of exposing herself? And when she had even revealed Jun Wu’s identity right before his eyes? If that was to be used as bait, wouldn’t that be too risky a bet?

  Gu Ying thought deeply about it for a long while before he stood up and walked out from his room, to make his way towards Gu Xin Yan’s room.

  Whether this plot could succeed, would all depend on Gu Xin Yan. He would really like to see, what kind of a plan Jun Wu could have devised to perfectly execute this plan that was so full of holes. And if it was a trap….. With the yarn Jun Wu had thrown out as bait, he would definitely not allow him to dodge away so easily.

  The debt owed back at the Zephyr Academy, had not been accounted for yet!

  The place that Gu Xin Yan was staying at, was also where the girls from the other palaces were staying. When Gu Ying’s handsome countenance appeared there, it had naturally drawn quite a number of the girls to freeze in their tracks.

  Although they did not belong to the same palace, but that did not stop the hearts of the young girls to secretly wish. Back when they had just come to the Pure Grace Palace, many of them had already noticed this Young Lord from the Blood Fiend Palace. It had naturally been great that they were able to be accepted as disciples of the various palaces, but if they could manage to latch onto the Young Lord of the Blood Fiend Palace, then they would immediately soar to the top branches to turn into a phoenix. No one would be willing to miss such an opportunity.

  Gu Ying threaded his way through under the admiring gazes of the crowd, to come before Gu Xin Yan’s door. He then raised up a hand, and knocked upon the room door.

  It was silent inside the room. Gu Ying saw that no one was opening the door after waiting for a rather long while and he proceeded to knock upon the door once again.

  The only response he got was only quiet silence.

  “You….. You are here to look for Gu Xin Yan?” A young lady staying next door to Gu Xin Yan said, her eyes blinking as she looked at Gu Ying.

  Gu Ying nodded slightly.

  The young girl raised a hand, and pointed outside.

  “Just awhile ago, I saw Gu Xin Yan leaving from here with Zhuge Yin from the Dragon Slayers Palace.”

  “…..” Gu Ying’s eyes widened slightly.

  [Gu Xin Yan left with Zhuge Yin?]

  [How was that possible?]

  If this was any other time, Gu Ying might not have felt that there was anything wrong. But the timing could not have been any more coincidental than this. Zi Jin had just gone to tell him of Jun Wu’s plot and when he came to find Gu Xin Yan…..

  [Gu Xin Yan had really gone out together with Zhuge Yin!]

  The part that Gu Ying had determined to be the largest loophole in the entire plot, had just truly happened!

  In that instant, Gu Ying’s mind was slightly fell into shock.

  [Zhuge Yin had really gotten Gu Xin Yan to go with him? Just how had he managed to do that? Could it be….. that Jun Wu really possessed such a drug, that not only could make one lose his senses, but could even make a person follow his orders?]

  The disbelief in his heart started to melt away bit by bit at that moment. Gu Ying’s brows furrowed up slightly together as he immediately turned his head and went walking outside.

  In the garden, Gu Ying tried to locate for signs of Gu Xin Yan and Zhuge Yin, as it was afterall not Zhuge Yin’s first time coming to seek Gu Xin Yan out, but just that every single time before this, he had artfully sent him away.

  [Is it just a coincidence, or is it a ploy?]

  Gu Ying’s eyes narrowed.

  After searching through the garden for a rather long time, Gu Ying had not been able to find any sign of Gu Xin Yan at all. An ominous premonition then suddenly rose up within his heart.

  Volume 18

  Chapter 1743: “Trap or Coincidence (2)”

  “Jun Xie….. Do you really possess such capability?” Gu Ying narrowed his eyes, the current situation causing him to be highly conflicted.

  In the end, he lifted his step and went towards Zhuge Yin’s room in search.

  The guests from the various palaces, were allocated living quarters according to the respective palaces they belonged to. When Gu Ying appeared there, quite a number of the Dragon Slayers Palace’s disciples noticed his presence.

  “What has that fella come here for?”

  “Could he be here to find trouble with our Young Lord again?” The youths commented warily as they stared at Gu Ying.

  The fact that Gu Ying and Zhuge Yin were at odds with each other, was no longer any kind of secret. To suddenly see Gu Ying coming directly to the living quarters allocated to the Dragon Slayers Palace and making his way straight towards Zhuge Yin’s room, it quickly made many of the youths from the Dragon Slayers Palace curious.

  Gu Ying had absolutely no intention of bothering himself with these people but just continued on his way to come before Zhuge Yin’s room door.

  “Jun Xie, do you really take me for such a fool?” Gu Ying stared at Zhuge Yin’s door, the corners of his mouth curling up in a sneer.

  Even if everything was really true, he would only rescue Gu Xin Yan, and as for Zhuge Yin….. That debt, he would settle the score with Zhuge Yin slowly in the days ahead. How could he possibly allow himself to fall into Jun Xie’s ploy so easily?<
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  Gu Ying was just intending to knock upon the door when it suddenly opened right at that moment.

  A young girl stood there in shock, as she looked at Gu Ying standing outside.

  “Gu Ying? Why have you…..”

  Gu Ying did not even give the girl a glance but just threw her out from the room as he quickly darted inside in a flash before shutting the room door tight.

  He had thought that he would be met with an intolerable sight but before Gu Ying’s eyes, was just a completely empty room.

  There was no sign of anyone within Zhuge Yin’s room, not even a shadow, not knowing where Zhuge Yin himself had gone to.

  The sense of unease in his heart grew stronger and stronger and Gu Ying could not help but be nagged by the feeling that he was overlooking something, but he just could not put his finger on it.

  He swept his gaze over the room and after he was sure that there was no one in the room, he then went out of the room with a highly darkened face.

  Outside the room, the youths from the Dragon Slayers Palace watched Gu Ying warily, none of them daring to take a step forward.

  Under the watchful gazes of the Dragon Slayers Palace’s youth, Gu Ying went walking outside from in front of Zhuge Yin’s door, a huge sense of doubt and uncertainty weighing on his heart.

  [What is really happening here?]

  On the way back, Gu Ying suddenly discovered a familiar figure in the garden.

  It was not known from when Gu Xin Yan came to be sitting in the garden beside the lake, to stare calmly at the surface of the still lake.

  “Why are you here?” Gu Ying looked at Gu Xin Yan with his brows creased up.

  Gu Xin Yan was startled by Gu Ying and she suddenly stood up in a panic, to look at him nervously. “I….. I…..”

  “Zhuge Yin asked you to come?” Gu Ying did not wait for Gu Xin Yan to reply, and just continued to ask.