Chapter 45 – The Unlucky Doctor

Cursing The Doctor?

But where is The Doctor right now?

Qiu Bai slightly closed his eyes, and after a moment, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Found you.”

Then Qiu Bai walked to a secluded corner of Liyue Harbor.

After all, the situation in Liyue Harbor was so chaotic right now that he couldn’t just walk out openly.

With a thought, his figure vanished without a trace.

Lingju Pass, Liyue.

The Doctor was wearing a crow mask and holding something resembling a Sigil of Permission.

But its surface emitted an eerie black aura.

Then, as if he had finished his investigation, he led the Fatui behind him toward Liyue Harbor.

“Now, it’s time to collect that thing.”

“Hahahaha!”

The Doctor spread his arms wide, letting out a twisted, maniacal laugh.

“When the Overlord of the Vortex, Osial, suppressed beneath the sea by Stone Spears, is completely released!”

“How will Liyue, now without its two gods, face this ancient deity?”

“What a wonderful experiment!”

The Fatui and Mirror Maiden behind The Doctor trembled inwardly upon hearing his laughter and his intention to fully release the deity beneath the sea.

They never imagined The Doctor would be so insane!

The intelligence they had received was to temporarily release the Demon God beneath the sea.

And even then, it was still pinned beneath the sea by Stone Spears. But if it were fully released, could Liyue Harbor withstand it?

If the most prosperous nation in the mortal realm ceased to exist, what about the important Liyue merchants in Snezhnaya?

How would they handle the aftermath then? Wouldn’t it harm their own people? And what about the orders given by Her Majesty the Tsaritsa?

Their goal was only to retrieve the Gnosis.

Could it be that The Doctor before them hadn’t considered any of this?!

Moreover, was the talisman in The Doctor’s hand truly enough to fully release the Overlord of the Vortex, Osial?

The Fatui behind The Doctor exchanged glances, their bodies trembling slightly!

Only Bingpang, at the back, watched butterflies, somewhat clumsily trying to catch them with its hands.

“This madman, The Doctor, actually intends to fully release Osial.”

Qiu Bai had long since hidden himself among the Fatui.

Watching the somewhat deranged, laughing Fatui Harbinger, The Doctor.

“System, scan The Doctor’s status and identify what that talisman in his hand is.”

Qiu Bai thought to himself, speaking to the system.

“Ding! Considering the system owes the host.”

“From now on, scanning won’t require Origin!”

Name: Dottore

Identity: Second Seat of the Fatui Harbingers of Snezhnaya!

Status: The most twisted and insane Segment projected across various timelines!

Power Level: Ordinary Demon God Tier!

Gender: Male

Weapon: Two Spiked Nails!

“Delusion Sigil.” Composed of one hundred Delusions infused with the power of the Tsaritsa!

“What the hell? Demon God Tier power?”

Qiu Bai was inwardly surprised. He truly hadn’t expected The Doctor’s Segment to possess Demon God-level strength.

“But…”

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll handle it.”

Qiu Bai smiled inwardly, dismissing the talisman created by The Doctor.

“Right now, the most important thing is how to curse him.”

Suddenly, as if struck by an idea, Qiu Bai slapped his thigh.

A brilliant idea came to mind.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qiu Bai’s mouth.

With a transformation, he became a woman—yes, he transformed into the female form, Qiu Xue.

Then, he teleported to the path where The Doctor and the Fatui were approaching.

There lay Qiu Xue, her snow-white thighs exposed, her jade-like legs and feet bare to the elements.

On her fair, jade-like foot was a bluish-purple bruise.

Her hair was somewhat disheveled, her face smudged with dirt.

Thus, she lay pitifully on the ground, tears still glistening in her eyes.

Even a roadside Geo Slime would instantly don its sturdy armor at the sight.

“This should be pitiful enough.”

“Now just waiting for the big fish to take the bait.”

A sly smile flickered at the corner of Qiu Xue’s lips. Just watch how I’ll charm them all.

After a while, The Doctor and the Fatui behind him approached.

The group of Fatui members’ eyes lit up at the sight of the woman.

The Doctor stroked his chin, observing Qiu Xue as if pondering something.

“Honorable sirs, this humble maiden has sprained her foot. Could you lend me a hand?”

Qiu Xue widened her pitifully charming eyes, droplets forming in her beautiful irises.

She blinked, looking toward The Doctor and the Fatui ahead.

The Bingpang behind them, seeing the pitiful woman, felt a pang of compassion.

“Beautiful big sister, what happened to you? Do you want me to carry you?”

Bingpang’s honest voice rang out as it walked up to Qiu Xue, asking with concern.

“This voice… why does it sound so familiar?”

“Isn’t that the Raspberry Bingpang?”

Qiu Xue’s lips twitched slightly, but this Bingpang was indeed quite unique.

“Get lost, you fatso! Such a beautiful lady.”

“Should be carried by a gentleman like me!”

The Vanguard Pyroslinger Bracer behind them shoved Bingpang aside.

He hurried forward with a lecherous expression, staring at Qiu Xue on the ground.

Before Qiu Xue could even agree, he reached out to touch her.

Qiu Xue’s face turned cold, just as she was about to drop the act.

The Mirror Maiden behind them, seeing this situation, stepped forward and slapped the Pyroslinger across the face!

Then, striding over on her long legs, she approached Qiu Xue.

“Miss, allow me to carry you.”

“Coincidentally, our destination is also Liyue Harbor. I can escort you along the way.”

The Mirror Maiden placed a hand over her chest, speaking sincerely to Qiu Xue.

After all, they were proper soldiers of a nation, bound by discipline.

Qiu Xue looked at the Mirror Maiden, swallowing hard. That chest, those legs, that height!

She almost forgot what she was here for.

“Alright~ sister.”

“Thank you so much!”

Qiu Xue beamed at the Mirror Maiden, a smile so radiant it made the Mirror Maiden blush.

Just as the Mirror Maiden was about to reach out and help Qiu Xue up, The Doctor’s voice sounded from behind.

“Wait.”

The Doctor walked over, looking down at Qiu Xue on the ground.

“Miss, what are you doing out here in this remote wilderness?”

His masked face turned toward Qiu Xue, his magnetic voice tinged with suspicion.

“So I was suspected after all?”

“True, being out here in the wilderness is indeed rather suspicious.”

Qiu Xue had anticipated this scenario in her heart.

“Honorable sir, I was out gathering herbs and got lost on my way back.”

“Just now, I tripped over a stone and sprained my foot. It hurts so much I can’t stand up.”

Qiu Xue widened her pitifully charming eyes, looking up at The Doctor as she explained.

“Out gathering herbs, with a sprained foot?”

The Doctor pondered for a moment, a gentlemanly smile curling at the corner of his lips.

“Miss, allow us to escort you back.”

“In such a desolate wilderness, it must be quite unsafe.”

Then, kneeling on one knee, he reached out a hand toward Qiu Xue, who lay on the ground.

Qiu Xue looked at the hand The Doctor extended and, without hesitation, reached out as well, grasping his hand.

The moment she took his hand—

A wisp of black energy, invisible to The Doctor, drifted from Qiu Xue’s hand, along his arm, and settled above his head.

Once this was done, a faint, almost imperceptible smile touched the corner of Qiu Xue’s lips.

Then, she was pulled up by The Doctor.