Chapter 504 - 503: A Miracle Finally Happens

Ye Feng said coolly, "Rest assured. You'll see the results in ten minutes!"

"I'm telling you, you'd better not be lying to me! If you can restore my daughter's face, then all is well. But if you don't have the skill, I swear I'll flay you alive, piece by piece!" Behemoth roared from outside again.

Before he could even finish, Ye Feng exploded in anger. He roared, "Can you shut your damn howling out there? If you interfere with the treatment and the scar isn't completely removed, it's on you!"

"I—" Behemoth started to roar in fury, but halfway through, he snapped his mouth shut and fell silent.

All the soldiers on the scene were dumbfounded. 'My god, Behemoth is so tyrannical, his word is absolute law. But today, Ye Feng put him right in his place. How... how is this possible?'

Atop the city wall, Qiao Dongliang stared at Behemoth's docile behavior, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. He asked in astonishment, "Behemoth... can be this obedient?"

Beside him, Ye Lingtian said with a faint smile, "Even the wildest stallion will obey once you have it by the reins."

The people around them couldn't help but chuckle.

But Qiao Ling'Er cried out with a worried expression, "Behemoth's obedience is only temporary! If Ye Feng can remove Rhea's scar, all will be well. But if he can't, then the situation will be irreversible."

The realization dawned on Qiao Dongliang, and his expression soured. "Behemoth himself said he searched far and wide for famous doctors to no avail. How could Ye Feng possibly succeed? Ai, we're doomed today after all!"

Just then, Feng Qingwu spoke with confidence, "Uncle Qiao, don't you worry. Ye Feng's medical skills are incredible."

But Qiao Dongliang just kept sighing. "No matter how incredible his skills are, can he really be better than all those famous doctors? It's impossible!"

With that, he looked at Qiao Ling'Er, his voice turning hoarse. "My child, today... Dad can't protect you."

His eyes immediately reddened.

Qiao Ling'Er's eyes reddened as well. She turned and looked down from the wall, her gaze fixed on the space enclosed by the shields. Her heart twisted in agony. 'I was so close to tasting the sweetness of love, only to have it cruelly snuffed out. Heaven is truly too cruel to me.'

She murmured in her heart, 'Ye Feng, it seems we were not fated to be in this life. Let us meet in the next.'

But just then, she heard a shriek. "Impossible! How can this be!"

The voice was clearly Rhea's.

Hearing this, Behemoth's eyes instantly turned blood-red. He roared in fury, "He failed! He must have failed! Ye Feng, you bastard, you dare to toy with me! Today I will flay you alive, piece by piece!"

With that, he shattered a shield with a single punch and charged inside.

Qiao Ling'Er's heart sank into a pit of despair. 'It's over. Ye Feng failed. He's going to die at Behemoth's hands.'

Qiao Ling'Er let out an anguished cry, "Ye Feng, you go on ahead! I'll be right there! I'll walk the path to heaven with you!"

With that, she scrambled onto a crenellation, ready to leap.

"Young lady, don't be rash!" Feng Qingwu shouted urgently, reaching out to grab Qiao Ling'Er.

Qiao Ling'Er gave a miserable laugh. "He failed. He's not going to make it. How can I let him walk the path to heaven alone?"

But no sooner had she spoken than Ye Feng's clear voice rang out, "And who said I failed?"

As he spoke, he stepped out from behind the shields, a girl following him.

It was Rhea.

Rhea had already removed her veil. Seeing her face, Qiao Ling'Er froze.

The ugly, dark mole on Rhea's face was completely gone. Her right cheek, aside from being slightly flushed, was nearly indistinguishable from her left.

Qiao Ling'Er clapped a hand over her mouth as tears of joy she could no longer hold back streamed down her face.

The crowd behind them erupted in excited cheers and applause.

Mu Qingyun was also smiling happily, raising her hands to clap.

But she had forgotten that she was still holding onto Qiao Ling'Er. In her excitement, her hand slipped. Caught completely off guard, Qiao Ling'Er lurched forward and plunged over the edge.

"Ling'Er!" Mu Qingyun snapped to her senses and shrieked, "Ling'Er!"

She tried to grab her, but it was too late. She could only watch helplessly as Qiao Ling'Er plummeted downward.

Qiao Dongliang had been ecstatic, hugging Old Wei and laughing with wild excitement. But when he heard Mu Qingyun, he realized something was terribly wrong. He rushed to the edge of the wall and looked down. He let out a horrified scream and vaulted over the wall himself, trying to save Qiao Ling'Er. But it was too late. He could only watch as she was about to smash into the ground.

Qiao Ling'Er still hadn't fully recovered. A fall like this, if it didn't kill her, would leave her crippled for life. Qiao Dongliang let out a heart-rending scream.

But before the scream died in his throat, a figure flashed by like lightning, wrapping an arm around Qiao Ling'Er's slender waist and pulling her into an embrace. A calm voice followed, "As long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you."

It was Ye Feng.

Seeing that Qiao Ling'Er was safe, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Qiao Dongliang shouted excitedly, "The crisis is resolved! Next, we should hold the wedding for Ye Feng and Ling'Er!"

The crowd roared in approval.

Qiao Ling'Er nestled tightly in Ye Feng's arms, her face a picture of pure happiness.

But at that moment, Behemoth roared from behind them, "I object!"