Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 960: Only One Battle Left

"Senior Brother Zhou, hello! I am Huang Miao!"

Upon hearing Zhou Tong’s inquiry, Huang Miao followed the etiquette, cupped her fists towards Zhou Tong, performed a bow, and then solemnly replied.

Towards a core disciple like Zhou Tong, Huang Miao had always held reverence, but now that Tu Hu and Zhou Tong had clashed, she, harboring a heart full of gratitude, decided to go all out and stand by Tu Hu’s side.

Although she knew this could result in Zhou Tong’s retaliation, possibly even endangering her life, Huang Miao remained undeterred.

Zhou Tong appeared to be just over thirty years of age, but in reality, he was over fifty, his apparent youthfulness a result of years of cultivation.

Zhou Tong was exceptionally talented and had encountered auspicious opportunities in his youth; around the age of thirty, he had already become a High Rank Martial Artist of the Heaven Level, ascending from a disciple of the Inner Court to a core disciple.

When Huang Miao joined the Bitao Martial Academy, Zhou Tong was already a core disciple. Among the thousands of disciples at the academy, core disciples were esteemed figures, each entitled to an individual cultivation cave, basically cut off from the menial servants, External Courtyard, and Inner Court disciples, with few opportunities for them to meet.

Although Huang Miao was a notable individual among the Inner Court disciples, to Zhou Tong she amounted to little. However, Zhou Tong considered himself a man of charm and paid extra attention to the female disciples of the Martial Academy who had good looks. While Huang Miao wasn’t peerless in beauty, she still ranked near the top among the academy’s female disciples, naturally becoming a target of Zhou Tong’s interest.

In the Bitao Martial Academy of today, the publicly acknowledged most beautiful woman was Liu Qingqing, a disciple of the External Courtyard who had not been at the academy for long, while the former top beauty, Gao Shuxian, had been relegated to second place, with Huang Miao unquestionably third.

Zhou Tong had previously coveted Gao Shuxian and had expressed his love to her more than once, but Gao Shuxian was cunning. Using her looks and wits, she juggled numerous male disciples at the same time, even having intimate relations with some of the direct disciples.

Zhou Tong, although powerful, dared not provoke those direct disciples who were even stronger than him, and thus he had to give up on Gao Shuxian and turned his attention to Liu Qingqing and Huang Miao instead.

However, ever since Liu Qingqing entered the Bitao Martial Academy, she had garnered the favor of the only female Elder among the academy’s four Great Elders, Situ Min, who often provided her with guidance. Furthermore, Liu Qingqing spent most of her time in secluded cultivation, seldom venturing out, giving Zhou Tong scarce opportunity to approach her. Therefore, he focused his attention on Huang Miao.

At this moment, seeing Huang Miao appear by Tu Hu’s side and even joining forces with him against himself, Zhou Tong’s heart was filled with both jealousy and anger, and his speech took on a sarcastic tone.

"Junior Sister Huang, since you know who I am, do you still dare to oppose me?"

Zhou Tong’s gaze bore into Huang Miao, releasing a thread of suppressive might, as he spoke with a cold expression.

Huang Miao, merely a Martial Artist of the mid-level Heaven Rank, immediately felt an immense pressure upon encountering the suppressive might unleashed by Zhou Tong, a High Rank Martial Artist of the Heaven Level, and she couldn’t help but take two steps back.

"One must repay kindness received. If I were to ignore this matter today, it would weigh on my conscience for the rest of my life."

Huang Miao took a deep breath, withstood Zhou Tong’s pressure, steadied her stance, and responded earnestly.

Zhou Tong was a core disciple, and it was impossible for Huang Miao to have no fear of him. However, she owed a great debt to Tu Hu, a debt she could not ignore without feeling guilty.

A Martial Artist’s cultivation not only involves practicing Martial Arts Techniques and strengthening the physical body but also cultivating the mind.

A mind with distracting thoughts greatly affects a Martial Artist’s cultivation and, in severe cases, can even lead to Deviation.

Huang Miao’s interference in the conflict between Tu Hu and Zhou Tong was not just to repay a debt from the past but also to ensure that her future path in the Martial Dao wouldn’t be affected by her mindset.

Therefore, even when threatened by Zhou Tong, Huang Miao still chose to stand by Tu Hu’s side.

Zhou Tong’s face looked unpleasant as he spoke in a heavy tone, "Junior Sister Huang, it is not easy for a Martial Artist to cultivate. I advise you to leave now. Do not let a moment of impulsiveness ruin your future!"

What Zhou Tong implied was that Huang Miao should mind her own business and leave quickly. If she impulsively made an enemy out of Zhou Tong, there would be no good ending for her.

Huang Miao shook her head firmly and did not respond to Zhou Tong again.

Seeing Huang Miao’s resolute attitude, Tu Hu did not continue to persuade her to leave, but he sighed and said, "Junior Sister Huang, why trouble yourself like this? Fine then, if you wish not to leave, then stay!"

Huang Miao released her own Martial Artist Aura to counter Zhou Tong’s oppressive presence and said crisply, "Senior Brother Tu, no matter how strong the opponent, I will stand by your side and fight alongside you!"

"And us too, Senior Sister Huang!"

Liu Liehu said loudly, thumping his chest.

Huang Miao turned her head to glance at Fang Bai and the other three before shaking her head, "This matter doesn’t concern you. I don’t need your help."

She knew Hou Ziping, Liu Qingqing, and Liu Liehu were all obedient to Fang Bai, then she said to Fang Bai in a stern voice, "Senior Brother Fang, I might not continue on the journey of cultivation with you. As for the position of team leader, you take over. I hope you can lead Junior Brother Hou and the other two to achieve good results. You guys... go now!"

Fang Bai said, "Senior Sister Huang, we are one team. We should share the blessings as well as the adversities. By asking us to leave, are you trying to implicate us in dishonor?"

"That’s right, Senior Sister Huang, our team came to the mountains for cultivation, and we have to face everything together. If we were to leave, the other disciples back at the Martial Academy would mock us!"

Liu Qingqing said earnestly.

Liu Liehu said, "I won’t leave either! What’s so great about being a Core Disciple? We have more people here, and it’s not certain that we can’t beat him!"

"Only through battle!"

Hou Ziping also said loudly.

Hou Ziping was originally a bit wary of Zhou Tong and did not want to get involved in this affair but noticed that Zhou Tong’s gaze towards them was filled with Killing Qi, clearly hating everyone standing on Tu Hu’s side.

Being hated by a Core Disciple was not a good thing. Hou Ziping knew that even if he could withdraw now, he might face Zhou Tong’s retaliation later on. With that in mind, it would be better to join forces with Fang Bai and others for a forceful fight. If they could defeat Zhou Tong, or even inflict serious damage, Zhou Tong would then hesitate to trouble them again in the future.

In the True Martial Realm, only one’s fists could establish a Martial Artist’s authority and dignity, while retreating and yielding would only bring disgrace upon oneself.

Huang Miao’s gaze swept over Fang Bai and the others, feeling a warm current in her heart, she nodded and said, "Very well, we shall fight side by side!"

Tu Hu looked at Fang Bai with a meaningful expression just as Fang Bai looked back at him.

Their gazes met in midair, each giving a silent smile.