Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Chapter 441! Returning to Fengxiang

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Lu Linxuan's tantrum was just a minor incident. Afterwards, the group prepared to leave the palace. Of course, before leaving, Shen Ye did not forget to take the lower volume of the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art from Zhu Yougui and the upper volume of the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art from Zhu Youwen. However, after taking a look, he lost interest and casually tossed it to Shi Yao for safekeeping.

Afterwards, the group swaggered away from the palace. Since the guards outside the palace had not received orders to enter and did not know what had happened inside, and because Shi Yao was carrying Meng Po's identity token and was accompanied by hundreds of undercover agents from the Bad Guys, who were all still wearing Xuanming Sect uniforms, the guards outside the palace mistook them for their own people and allowed them to leave the imperial city without any hindrance.

After leaving the city, apart from Shangguan Yunque, the rest of the bad guys dispersed. Zhang Zifan also drove away the Tongwen Hall disciples who were following him, leaving only Li Cunzhong and Li Cunxiao.

As a result, the originally large group was instantly reduced to only eight people, and they were no longer so conspicuous.

After that, the group arrived at a small town dozens of miles away from Bianzhou. By then, it was already broad daylight. Although they hadn't slept all night, they were all martial arts practitioners, so staying up all night was nothing to them.

"Manager, bring out all the best wine and dishes."

The group randomly chose an inn, and as soon as Li Xingyun entered, he yelled at the innkeeper who was still directing the staff.

Although the shopkeeper really wanted to say that no one drinks so early in the morning, after Li Xingyun tossed him a silver ingot, the shopkeeper swallowed his words, beaming as he told the waiter to tell the kitchen to start cooking, while he himself invited them to sit down.

"Bring some light dishes first, so we can have them with our drinks. You can order the rest of the dishes as you see fit," Li Xingyun said to the innkeeper.

The side dishes were just some braised dishes and pickled vegetables. Li Xingyun had been wandering the world for so long, and although he hadn't learned much else, he did have some knowledge of food and drink.

"Alright, please wait a moment, I'll send someone to make the arrangements right away," the innkeeper replied quickly, turning around to have the dishes served.

Before long, several small dishes were served, along with several jars of wine. Li Xingyun and Zhang Zifan, the two drunkards, each grabbed a jar, knocked off the seals, and drank. Shen Ye, on the other hand, was much more comfortable. He didn't need to be told or lift a finger. Shi Yao, who was standing behind him like a maid, poured him a cup, while Lu Linxuan, sitting next to him, picked up some food for him.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Xingyun and Zhang Zifan, who were still single until now, paused. Then, they continued to pour wine into their mouths, but their eyes seemed to become slightly moist.

Shen Ye picked up his wine glass, took a small sip, and ate a bite of the food Lu Linxuan had placed near his mouth before asking, "Now that Zhu Wen is dead and the Xuanming Sect has been destroyed, the world should be able to rest for a while. What are your plans for the future, brothers?"

The plot has become a mess. The Ghost King Zhu Youwen, who was supposed to die in the middle to late part of the second season, was killed by him ahead of time. Shi Yao has also become his maid. She no longer needs to transform into Meng Po to continue to manage the Xuanming Sect, nor does she need to go undercover for Yuan Tiangang's plan to Zhu Wen's third son, Zhu Youzhen. It is estimated that many plots will no longer happen. Therefore, he thinks that he should be able to have some peace for a while.

Li Xingyun drank half a jar of wine in one go. After hearing Shen Ye's words, he wiped his mouth and said, "I plan to go back to Yuzhou, rebuild the Sword Pavilion, and then open a clinic in Yuzhou City."

Although he had inexplicably agreed to restore the Tang Dynasty to Yuan Tiangang a month ago, after the regicide incident last night, he lost interest in restoring the Tang Dynasty. Besides, Yuan Tiangang did not take the opportunity to let him ascend the throne yesterday, so he was too lazy to mention it or think about it anymore.

Since Li Xingyun didn't bring it up, Shen Ye naturally wouldn't ask about the restoration of Tang. Although he knew that Yuan Tiangang was definitely still secretly plotting something, he couldn't figure it out, so he gently shook his head and said, "Practicing medicine and healing the sick, accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, Brother Li will surely live to be a hundred years old, with many wives and concubines, and then a house full of children and grandchildren."

"Living to a hundred years old is possible, but having a harem of wives and concubines and a house full of children and grandchildren seems to be describing yourself." Li Xingyun glanced at Lu Linxuan beside him and Shi Yao behind him, and muttered to himself.

Shen Ye pretended not to hear and turned to look at Zhang Zifan.

"Brother Zhang, what about you?"

Zhang Zifan shook his head and said, "I've been running around outside all this time, and I just want to go back to Tongwen Hall to rest for a few days."

"Alright then, have a pleasant journey home." Shen Ye raised his glass, swirled it at him, and then downed it in one gulp.

Afterwards, everyone chatted and drank, and time flew by. In the blink of an eye, the day was over.

Having drunk all day, even with Shen Ye's current physical condition, he was starting to feel the effects. As for Li Xingyun and Zhang Zifan, they were even more so, already completely drunk and being helped back to their rooms. So, the group had no choice but to stay at the inn for the night...

The next day, after everyone had breakfast, they parted ways.

Since there was no rush, Shen Ye and his companions traveled back almost as if they were on a leisurely trip, so it was five days later when they returned to Huan Yin Fang.

Upon returning to Huan Yin Fang, Shen Ye went straight to find the Empress and Ji Ruxue, but he couldn't find them. In the past few days, news of Zhu Wen's death had spread throughout the world. Qi Kingdom was adjacent to Liang Kingdom, and as the leader of Qi Kingdom, the Empress had not stayed at home these past few days. Instead, she had taken Ji Ruxue and several holy maidens, including Fan, Miao, and Xuan, to lead troops out. She probably wanted to take advantage of the unstable situation in Liang Kingdom to gain some benefits. Therefore, only Duowentian and Guangmutian were left to guard Huan Yin Fang at this time.

Compared to Shen Ye's regret at not seeing the Empress and Ji Ruxue when he returned home, Duowentian and Guangmutian, who stayed behind to guard the house, were extremely excited. With fewer women in the house, they had a chance.

However, when they excitedly went to find Shen Ye, they discovered that their son-in-law had another maidservant by his side, and she was even his personal maidservant, a privilege they had never received.

Looking at Duowentian and Guangmutian, who were standing in front of him with dissatisfaction, Shen Ye pointed at Shi Yao and said, "Her name is Shi Yao. She is older than you. From now on, you can call her 'elder sister'!"

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(I plan to omit the early part of the second season. Actually, the first half of the second season wasn't very good. By omitting it, I won't drag out the pacing with numbers, although I've never been good at pacing...)

Chapter 442! Gynecological Master

(I revised the previous chapter; I omitted too much, which caused a small bug.)

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The timeline of Bad Guys differs greatly from history, and the plot becomes even more chaotic after Shen Ye joins the story. However, one thing remains unchanged: the chaotic world.

After the deaths of Zhu Wen, Zhu Yougui, and Zhu Youwen, the one who got a great deal and smoothly inherited the throne of Liang was Zhu Wen's third son, Zhu Youzhen. After holding funerals for Zhu Wen and his two older brothers, he proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang the next day. He then immediately mobilized troops and sent them north to attack Jin.

His slogan was to avenge his father and brothers, but in fact he also guessed that his father's death was related to his brother Zhu Yougui, who had practiced martial arts to the point of being neither human nor ghost. However, as a bloodthirsty person, it didn't matter who killed his father and his two older brothers. What mattered was that he needed an excuse to kill.

However, while he was launching an attack on the Jin Kingdom, the Empress also took the opportunity to capture several small towns on the border of the Liang Kingdom. However, those small towns were located on the border between the two countries and were in a state of flux, so it didn't matter which side they served. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen did not take the news to heart and kept urging the army to launch a fierce attack on Luzhou in the Jin Kingdom, which gave the Empress ample time to digest the population and resources of those cities.

However, this meant that the Empress would not be able to return to Fengxiang for a while. She would send someone back to Shen Ye every day to inquire about his well-being and to tell him not to look for her and to stay at home.

To be honest, Shen Ye hadn't thought about going to the Empress. After all, he knew very little about politics and military affairs. He could talk a few words based on his modern knowledge, but when it came to commanding and managing, he was no match. You know, back in the NieR world, when he had tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of androids under his command, he didn't interfere or cause trouble because he knew he wasn't cut out for it.

Besides, he knew that even if he went and did nothing, it would distract the Empress. Since she was still interested in territorial matters, he simply let her be and began preparing to go to Yuzhou to find Li Xingyun.

It wasn't that he was bored at the Huanyin Pavilion; he had several women with him, so he wouldn't be bored even if they were. It was just that he suddenly remembered something that was related to Miao Chengtian.

Miao Chengtian was born with a terminal illness, but in the original drama, she was cured by Li Xingyun. However, Miao Chengtian and Li Xingyun have basically no contact now. He forgot about it when they parted last time, and when he remembered it again, more than two months had passed, which made him regret it so much that he kept slapping his forehead.

Fortunately, Li Xingyun had said he wanted to settle in Yuzhou, so he planned to take Miao Chengtian to Li Xingyun's place to cure her terminal illness while he had nothing else to do.

During the preparations for departure, Shen Ye asked Duowentian and Guangmutian to go to the Empress to exchange Miaochengtian and Xuanjingtian back. Although the two women were initially unwilling, they agreed after hearing that Shen Ye wanted to treat Miaochengtian's illness.

Not long after, Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian returned to Huanyinfang. After resting for another day, they followed Shen Ye, Lu Linxuan, and Shi Yao to Yuzhou.

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Three days later, outside Yuzhou City.

Half a year later, Shen Ye revisited the place and looked at the unchanged city gate with great emotion. He recalled the scene when he first met Ji Ruxue.

However, he wasn't a sentimental person, and besides, Ji Ruxue was perfectly fine by the Empress's side, so there seemed to be no need for him to reminisce like this, making it seem as if something had happened to him.

After chuckling to himself, Shen Ye said to the four women behind him, "Let's go into the city."

Like the city gate, there were basically no changes inside Yuzhou City. After all, Yuzhou is still quite far from the Central Plains, and the flames of war there cannot reach here for the time being. However, there are still some refugees in the city, probably fleeing from Guanzhong.

He casually tossed a handful of silver coins to the refugees to put their minds at ease. Afterward, Shen Ye took the four women to the inn where he had stayed for the first time when he came to Yuzhou. After booking four rooms, he sent the four women to inquire about Li Xingyun's whereabouts.

Soon after, the four women returned one after another, but none of them found out any news about Li Xingyun.

That's quite normal, though. Although it's ancient times, Yuzhou is no small place, so finding someone would still be a bit difficult.

Shen Ye was no longer in a hurry. In any case, Miao Chengtian's health was still good, and it was far from deteriorating. It wouldn't matter if it took a day or two. They had plenty of time to search slowly.

Having only eaten some dry rations on the way here, Shen Ye asked the innkeeper to arrange a fine feast. The group, without distinguishing between master and servant, sat together to eat and drink.

Halfway through the meal, a few women sat at the next table. One of them, a plump woman, cupped her face and said, "Have you heard? A young miracle doctor has come to Yuzhou! He's a gynecological expert, and he can cure any gynecological disease. I heard he also has beauty formulas!"

"I've heard about it, but I haven't been there yet. Sisters, do you know where that miracle doctor is?"

"It seems to be in the north of the city..."

Hearing the conversation between the women, Shi Yao and Miao Xuan didn't react much, but Shen Ye and Lu Linxuan exchanged a glance.

"Brother Shen, I have a feeling that the young miracle doctor and gynecological expert that woman mentioned must be my senior brother," Lu Linxuan whispered in Shen Ye's ear.

Lu Linxuan was well aware of how skilled her senior brother was in medicine, but she was even more aware of his character. He was absolutely capable of opening a gynecology clinic.

"So it's quite a coincidence, isn't it? Miao Chengtian happens to be a woman." After Shen Ye finished speaking, he glanced at Miao Chengtian, who looked up at him after hearing him call her name, and smiled at her.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Miao Chengtian asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's nothing. I plan to take you to see a doctor after we finish eating," Shen Ye said after taking a bite of rice.

At this moment, Shi Yao realized what was happening. She had obviously heard the women's conversation, and then asked incredulously, "Young Master, could the gynecological expert they were talking about be His Highness?"

Although she is now with Shen Ye and has become his personal maid who warms his bed every night, once a member of the Bad People, always a member of the Bad People, so she naturally has to call Li Xingyun "Your Highness".

"Probably... but it seems like no one else would do that besides him." After thinking about Li Xingyun's personality, Shen Ye hesitated for a moment before saying it with certainty.

“His Highness… really… has great taste!” Shi Yao pondered for a moment before finally uttering the golden phrase from the man of great taste.

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(The plot of the second season of Bad Guys is too fragmented, it's making me confused.)

Chapter 443! A Severed Meridian and a Chance Encounter

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After quickly finishing their meal, Shen Ye paid the bill and immediately led the four women to the north of the city. Since it was lunch, they decided to take it as a post-meal digestion.

After walking for a while, Lu Linxuan, still with a girlish heart, saw a vendor selling candied hawthorns by the roadside. She immediately took out her money and bought a few skewers to share with the people around her, even sharing one with Shi Yao, who was almost a decade older than her.

And so, the group ate candied hawthorns and chatted, and soon arrived at the north of the city.

Although ancient cities were not as large as modern ones, there were still several streets running through the north of the city, lined with various shops, including several clinics.

Those clinics were all very ordinary clinics. When Shen Ye and his companions passed by, they only glanced inside and knew that they were not the clinics they were looking for, so they continued walking forward.

After turning a corner, Xuan Jingtian, who was skilled in archery and had the best eyesight, immediately spotted several women walking into a clinic not far ahead.

"Young master, look! Isn't that the family?" she said, pointing in that direction.