When Ye Xiu and Murong snuck closer to An Dongye and Dong Fangbai, Dong Fangbai was still silent.
"Teacher Ye, we’re too far away. We can’t hear what they’re saying," Murong whispered. They were at least fifty ters from An Dongye and Dong Fangbai.
"Not ’we,’ you. I can hear them," Ye Xiu said, worried that getting any closer might alert Dong Fangbai.
"It seems my strength is still too weak," Murong said despondently.
Heh. This has nothing to do with strength.
At that mont, Ye Xiu suddenly heard Dong Fangbai say, "Little Junior Sister, you know the situation in our clan very well. Right now, a marriage alliance is the only way to resolve our crisis. For the sake of our people, you must make this sacrifice."
An Dongye remained silent as Dong Fangbai continued, "Master knows that even if I drag you back, you won’t willingly marry into dicine King Valley, so he gave you two options."
An Dongye’s eyes lit up. "What options?"
Ye Xiu frowned. dicine King Valley? I’ve never heard of such a power. Xuanse is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Then he heard Dong Fangbai say, "First, if you can awaken within six months, you don’t have to marry into dicine King Valley. Second, you can go to dicine King Valley first and et that person under the identity of An Dongye. Who knows, maybe you two will develop feelings for each other."
"Awaken?" This word made Ye Xiu shudder. He felt he had guessed what kind of crisis An Dongye’s family was facing, and he also had an idea of what kind of entity dicine King Valley was. At the sa ti, he finally understood An Dongye’s purpose for studying dicine.
"Fine," An Dongye said, seeing she had no other choice. "After the battle of Huang Quan Badao ends, I’ll go to dicine King Valley and et that jackass."
Dong Fangbai nodded and left.
An Dongye stood rooted to the spot, her head lowered as she was lost in thought, her expression unusually solemn and grave. Suddenly, she heard footsteps behind her. Turning to see Ye Xiu and Murong approaching, she said, "Little Brother, I’ve changed my mind. Let’s go get hot pot—the extra spicy kind, the kind that will make your whole face break out in blisters."
Ye Xiu chuckled. An Dongye wants to eat until her face is covered in pimples before eting her fiancé. He didn’t try to dissuade her, instead asking, "Where is dicine King Valley?"
An Dongye was shocked. "You heard everything?"
"Yes," Ye Xiu nodded. "Not only did I hear you, but I also t Dong Fangbai on Qingfeng Road and know your real na is Dongfang Cui—"
Before he could finish the na, An Dongye clapped a hand over his mouth. "Don’t say that na. It makes sick."
Ye Xiu and Murong were left speechless. To be nauseated by her own na, one could only imagine how much An Dongye loathed the na Dongfang Cuihua.
"If I’m not mistaken, the Marrow Cleansing Pill auctioned last ti in Jin Ye City ca from dicine King Valley, right?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Probably!" An Dongye said uncertainly. "In this world, only dicine King Valley can refine Marrow Cleansing Pills, but they never sell them publicly. So I can only confirm the pill ca from there, but I’m not sure if the seller was from dicine King Valley."
Uninterested in who sold the pill, Ye Xiu asked again, "Where is dicine King Valley?"
"Hundred Flowers Valley!" An Dongye replied.
Oh? What a coincidence. The Long Family is on Hexia Road, and Hundred Flowers Valley is also on Hexia Road. When I go to crush the Long Family, I can help An Dongye solve her marriage problem along the way.
"Little Brother, don’t do anything rash," An Dongye warned, seeing the fierce look on Ye Xiu’s face. "If you provoke dicine King Valley, I can’t save you."
Hmph, on all of Earth, there’s no one I, Huang Quan, can’t afford to provoke... Ye Xiu snorted internally, but he didn’t dwell on the topic aloud. "Co on, let’s go get that hot pot."
"I want the insanely spicy one. You guys eat the at; I’ll drink the soup," An Dongye declared with a do-or-die attitude.
Ye Xiu and Murong simply smiled without responding.
On the way to the hot pot restaurant, Ye Xiu received a text from Gong Jin. "Young Master, Ba Dao has arrived in Yan City and has started a fight with the Fire Seed branch office."
As expected.
Ye Xiu replied, "Keep a close watch. If any fish slip through Ba Dao’s net, have your people clean them up. Ensure the Fire Seed branch in Yan City is completely destroyed."
Gong Jin replied again: "Understood. Also, my n found out that Young Madam’s biological father, Qin Ming, went to Changxu City for work three months ago. After a few days, he was picked up by a man nad Ma Zixiong, and his whereabouts have been unknown ever since."
His whereabouts are unknown? Ye Xiu frowned. It seed finding his father-in-law was going to take so real effort. He replied, "Spare no expense. Mobilize all resources and find Qin Ming and Ma Zixiong. If necessary, you can request help from the Eight Great National Protector War Gods."
Gong Jin’s response was simple: "Understood!"
Liu’s Nine-Grid Hot Pot was the closest hot pot restaurant to Shenghe dical College. According to An Dongye, this place was known for being sufficiently spicy and numbing. Just as Ye Xiu, Murong, and An Dongye got out of the car, they suddenly heard panicked shouts erupting from inside the restaurant.
"Soone’s dead!"
"Soone’s dead!"
Then, several people ca running frantically out of the restaurant. The trio’s expressions changed instantly.
"An Dongye, go to the back door and block it imdiately. Don’t let anyone leave. If anyone tries to force their way out, knock them unconscious on the spot," Ye Xiu quickly ordered. "Murong, chase down the people who just ran out and knock them all unconscious!"
Having given his orders, he rushed into the restaurant himself.
An Dongye and Murong were completely baffled, unable to understand the reasoning behind Ye Xiu’s arrangent. Nevertheless, they executed his orders without delay.
When Ye Xiu ran into the hot pot restaurant, he found the owner and the waitstaff all pale-faced and frozen in shock. The custors were either slumped over their tables or lying on the floor. There were dozens of them.
"Divine Doctor Ye?" Seeing him, the owner and staff looked as if they had seen their savior.
The owner rushed over, terrified. "Divine Doctor Ye, I-I don’t know what happened... They... they’re all dead..."
Ye Xiu ignored him, striding to the nearest table and taking the pulse of a woman slumped over it. After checking a few more custors, he turned to the owner and said, "Call Shenghe Hospital imdiately and have them send ambulances."
"They’re not dead?" the owner asked.
"They’ve all been poisoned, but their lives aren’t in danger for now," Ye Xiu said.
"Poisoned?" The owner collapsed to the floor. A poisoning incident was a fatal blow to his restaurant; it ant no one would dare to eat here again. He muttered, "Impossible... This is impossible. The at, the ingredients, the dipping sauces, the broth, the drinks... everything cos from a legitimate supplier..."
"I told you to make the call!" Ye Xiu roared.
"Oh, oh..." The owner scrambled to get his phone.
With a cold expression, Ye Xiu walked toward the kitchen. With his dical skills, he could easily tell that the custors had been affected by no ordinary poison. It was definitely not the restaurant’s fault. Soone had deliberately poisoned them.
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