The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 3796: Chapter 3796: Loyal and Devoted

The Blood Prison was the Jun Family’s dungeon, used specifically to imprison the family’s enemies, or those who had already betrayed the clan and committed unforgivable crimes.

Ye Chen knew very clearly that his parents were absolutely loyal to the Jun Family; it was impossible for them to do anything that would wrong the clan. Yet now they were locked in the Blood Prison, which only made his anger grow.

At this moment, they were already about to reach the Blood Prison, and Jun Tianye turned to look at Ye Chen, a cold, sinister arc tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Ye Chen, it was by my own hand that your parents were thrown in here. If you don’t go to the Nine Cold Sect, I’ll personally kill them and rid our bloodline of traitors. You should know what you’re supposed to do, right?"

"What did you say?!"

Right then, Ye Chen’s killing intent shot into the sky. Blood Light erupted from his whole body, endless Spiritual energy surged out, and Jun Tianye’s aura couldn’t compete; he almost got forced to his knees by the pressure.

"Ye Chen, what do you think you’re doing!"

Seeing this, Jun Chaoyang, who was walking beside Jun Tianye, couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids and hurriedly roared.

The Jun Family Guards following at their sides also turned cold gazes on Ye Chen, their hands resting on their Dragonslayer Swords. It was obvious: if Ye Chen dared to make a move on Jun Tianye, they would immediately cut him down.

These Jun Family Guards were all at the Heavenly Repairing Realm. If they joined forces, Ye Chen wouldn’t be able to hold out for long. This was also something the sage-like old man had deliberately arranged, in case Ye Chen went back on his word and tried to run away from the Jun Family with his parents, so he had these guards keeping a close watch.

"Uncle, you’ve really disappointed me too much."

Seeing this, the killing intent in Ye Chen’s eyes faded. He looked at Jun Tianye with a scornful gaze and spoke.

"Hmph, people die for wealth, birds die for food. If you want to blame someone, blame the fact that you caught the eye of the Nine Cold Sect." Jun Tianye swept a glance at the Jun Family Guards protecting him on both sides, then stood up proudly.

After that, Jun Tianye led Ye Chen into the Blood Prison. At once, the stench of blood essence assailed their nostrils.

Within the Blood Prison there was an extremely terrifying array formation suppressing everything. Everyone inside the Blood Prison had to endure the torment of that suppression, forced to lie on the ground, even eating in that position.

At this moment, countless Blood Runes flickered in the Blood Prison. In the gloomy, damp, dark passage, every cell was filled with people lying on their stomachs. Jun Tianye led Ye Chen forward all the way, and finally they saw Ye Chen’s parents.

Ye Chen’s parents were not strong. Even with the Jun Family’s resources piled on them, they were only at the Middle-stage Holy Ancestor Realm. Right now they were both lying flat on the ground, and under the terrifying power of suppression they couldn’t even move.

"Father, Mother!"

Seeing his parents sprawled on the filthy floor of the cell, covered in mud, a flash of pain passed through Ye Chen’s eyes. He grabbed the iron bars of the cell in one hand, trying to rip them apart.

But the array formation of the Blood Prison was too powerful, its suppressive force unmatched. Ye Chen couldn’t shake the iron bars at all; instead, the force of suppression swept down on him, and he almost collapsed to the floor himself.

"Chen’er!"

Hearing Ye Chen’s voice, his parents instantly grew agitated and cried out hoarsely. They tried to lift their heads, but the suppressive force left them utterly unable to move.

"Undo it. Let them out!"

At this moment, Ye Chen’s eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the guards to the side, killing intent surging off him.

"If you treat my parents like this, then even if I have to blow myself up, I won’t go to the Nine Cold Sect!"

"If I self-destruct, I’m afraid even the Grand elder of the Nine Cold Sect, Ying Xiangyun, won’t be handing the Freezing Sky Ice Crystal over to you, will he?" Ye Chen looked coldly at the guards and spoke.

Hearing this, the guard general clad in blood-colored armor had a slight change in expression. He immediately took out tokens and pressed them against the cell door, undoing the seal on the cell.

"Bang!"

Ye Chen yanked the cell door open in one motion, rushed inside, and helped his parents up. Seeing how miserable they looked, the fire in Ye Chen’s heart surged up at once.

"Chen’er, don’t listen to them. Whatever you do, don’t go to the Nine Cold Sect, otherwise you’ll die."

At this moment, Ye Chen’s parents had just broken free from the suppression, and the first thing on their minds was Ye Chen’s safety.

Hearing this, the icy coldness in Ye Chen’s heart finally felt a trace of warmth. The fact that his parents still cared about him was enough.

"Ye Chen, you’d better think this through. If you don’t go to the Nine Cold Sect, we can’t guarantee your parents’ safety."

As soon as Ye Chen’s parents finished speaking, a chill flashed in the guard general’s eyes. He immediately looked at Ye Chen and spoke coldly.

Hearing this, a glint of coldness flickered in Ye Chen’s eyes, but he ignored the guard general and instead looked at his parents.

"Dad, Mom, I will go this time. Don’t try to talk me out of it."

Ye Chen’s attitude was firm. His parents tried to persuade him for a long time. Seeing that Ye Chen persisted, they couldn’t help showing sorrowful expressions, covering their faces and weeping in anguish, but they no longer tried to dissuade him and instead chose to respect his decision.

At this moment, Ye Chen looked at the guard general and said coldly, "I can go, but my parents cannot be treated like this. Tell the sage-like old man to come; I have something to say to him."

Hearing this, the guard general couldn’t help but snort with disdain. "What kind of thing do you think you are, to dare have the sage-like old man come looking for you."

"Jun Hua, do not be rude."

At that moment, the sage-like old man appeared inside the Blood Prison, looking at Ye Chen with a smile.

"I’m very pleased that you’re willing to go. Whatever requests you have, feel free to state them. As long as you can bring back the Freezing Sky Ice Crystal, I’ll agree to anything."

Facing the smiling sage-like old man, Ye Chen’s face remained expressionless as he spoke indifferently, "By going to the Nine Cold Sect this time, I’ll count as a meritorious servant of the Jun Family. I’m not asking for anything else, only that my parents be guaranteed a lifetime of safety. I want to hear you personally promise me that."

"Oh?"

The sage-like old man heard this, stroked his beard, and laughed: "You’re a filial son, I understand what you mean. I’ll give you my word here and now: as long as you can exchange for the Freezing Sky Ice Crystal, your parents will definitely be safe."

"Alright. I want to bring my parents home now and spend one last day with them. Tomorrow I’ll set out for the Nine Cold Sect."

"Fine. When the time comes I’ll arrange for Jun Hua and the others to accompany you there."

The sage-like old man did not refuse. He narrowed his eyes and spoke with a smiling face, yet his eyes were filled with icy coldness.

Immediately after, Jun Mo took his parents and left the Blood Prison directly.

And as the sage-like old man watched Jun Mo walk out, he turned and looked at Jun Hua and the other Jun Family Guards: "Jun Hua, keep a close eye on that Jun Mo for me. If he shows any sign of acting out of line, strike at once and cripple him."

A flash of killing intent passed through the sage-like old man’s eyes: "In any case, what the Nine Cold Sect wants is the Ancient Blood Nether Body. Whether he has his level of cultivation or not isn’t important."

"Yes, Jun Hua understands!"

Jun Hua and the group of Jun Family Guards, upon hearing this, immediately answered respectfully.

Jun Mo brought his parents back home, and also inquired clearly about the entire cause and effect of the matter.

It turned out that not long after Jun Mo arrived at Southern Saint City, the Ancestor of Jun Family suffered Deviation during cultivation training and fell directly into an unconscious state.

After probing, the sage-like old man judged that the Ancestor’s old illness had relapsed and that only the Freezing Sky Ice Crystal of the Nine Cold Sect could save him.

And the condition the Nine Cold Sect proposed was to exchange for Jun Mo’s Ancient Blood Nether Body. Upon learning this, the sage-like old man issued orders to Jun Tianye and Jun Chaoyang.

Jun Tianye and Jun Chaoyang were the blood brothers of Jun Mo’s father. Because of this, Jun Mo’s father had no precautions against them, and was poisoned by the two of them in his food and drink. When he woke, he had already been suppressed in the Blood Prison, and it was then that he learned of the Ancestor’s coma and that Jun Mo needed to go to the Nine Cold Sect to obtain the Freezing Sky Ice Crystal.

Jun Mo’s parents knew very well what kind of person the Nine Cold Sect’s grand elder Ying Xiangyun was. If Jun Mo went, he would definitely die a miserable death. Thus they wanted to resist, but were completely helpless.

After that came Jun Mo’s return, rescuing the two of them from the Blood Prison.

"Mo’er, while you still have the chance, you must run. Don’t worry about the two of us—so long as you live, that’s enough."

At this moment, Jun Mo’s mother looked at Jun Mo and spoke out again.

Just as these words left her mouth, Jun Mo’s expression changed slightly, as the Jun Family’s door suddenly opened and Jun Hua stood outside the door with cold eyes.

"I won’t run. The Jun Family has not treated me poorly. If I can save the Ancestor, I won’t give up."

Jun Mo shook his head, then looked toward Jun Hua: "Get out. If I see you again, I won’t go to the Nine Cold Sect!"

Once these words came out, Jun Hua gnashed his teeth in rage, yet didn’t dare to shout back at Jun Mo. Holding in a bellyful of fire, he turned around and left the courtyard of Jun Mo’s home.

Afterward, Jun Mo looked to his parents and spoke to them: "These people are all watching us. Some things don’t need to be said anymore."

Seeing this, Jun Mo’s parents revealed sorrow in their eyes and said nothing further.

Jun Mo then turned and went into the study, picked up a brush to write a letter, then took out his own Dragonslayer Sword that he carried with him, directly executed a Flying Sword Transmission, and sent the letter out.

Jun Mo’s action of sending out the letter did not escape the Jun Family’s notice. However, with Jun Mo’s parents in their hands, they were certain that Jun Mo wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.

And as long as Jun Mo reached the Nine Cold Sect, the Jun Family would obtain the Freezing Sky Ice Crystal. By then, they would no longer fear whatever Jun Mo might do, so they did not interfere and allowed Jun Mo to send out the letter.

The next day, Jun Mo had accompanied his parents chatting the whole night. As soon as day broke, Jun Hua knocked on the main gate.

"Jun Mo, it’s time to go!"

Jun Hua’s voice sounded, laced with hidden hatred.

"Got it."

Jun Mo replied casually when he heard this, then turned and cast a lingering look at his parents before pushing the door open and stepping out.

Watching Jun Mo’s departing back, sorrow flashed across his parents’ eyes. They wanted to keep him, yet were utterly powerless, and in the end could only turn it into a sigh of endless grief.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Jun Hua, clad in armor, together with a group of Jun Family Guards whose faces were icy, had been waiting for a long time. As soon as Jun Mo came out, they surrounded him tightly and directly soared into the air, heading toward the Nine Cold Sect.

At the same time, within the Dark Domain, Ye Chen was seated cross-legged in his room in cultivation training when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura swooping down toward him from above the sky, and his brows involuntarily lifted.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, a blood-red sword stopped before Ye Chen. Seeing this sword, Ye Chen couldn’t help but raise his brows.

"Jun Mo’s sword..."

Ye Chen’s gaze flickered, and an ominous feeling surfaced in his heart. He immediately noticed a letter on the sword, hurriedly took it off, and read it.

This letter was written personally by Jun Mo, and it laid out his plight to Ye Chen.

And Jun Mo giving this letter to Ye Chen wasn’t because he hoped Ye Chen would save his life, but because he feared that after he fell at the Nine Cold Sect, his parents would be humiliated in the Jun Family.

Although Jun Mo had made the sage-like old man guarantee that his parents would be safe, accidents were inevitable. Thus Jun Mo hoped that, for the sake of the friendship they had built over these days, once Ye Chen became famous, he could, on Jun Mo’s behalf, look after the Jun Family and his parents.

Even though the Jun Family had chilled Jun Mo’s heart incomparably, he remained utterly loyal to the Jun Family.