Xu Long's dantian had been shattered, reducing him to an ordinary person.
After the Ye brothers' experiments, he was further tormented into a cripple.
Ye Family Teahouse...
Ye Kaiwu's old face was etched with apology as he sighed, "Old Xu, I'm afraid I've disappointed you this time!"
"We couldn't heal Xu Long!"
This was ostensibly a straightforward, honest statement.
In reality, it was a pre-prepared excuse.
Only Xu Shan was kept in the dark.
Upon hearing this, Xu Shan became agitated, stammering, "Elder Ye, is there truly no way?"
"The Xu family cannot be without Xu Long!"
Ye Kaiwu sighed, "This... we truly did our best. Xu Long's injuries are far more severe than we initially thought. I'm so sorry, truly so sorry!"
He exuded apology.
Xu Shan, of course, dared not have Ye Kaiwu apologize to him. He quickly said, "Elder Ye, you are too kind!"
"Besides, you did your utmost, and there's no need for you to apologize to me!"
"I..."
Mid-sentence, Xu Shan let out a helpless sigh.
With things having reached this point, there was nothing he could do but accept the reality.
Xu Shan then asked, "Then... can he still stand up?"
Ye Kaiwu shook his head, "With his dantian shattered and his lower body injured, I'm afraid there's no chance!"
Xu Shan froze, unable to speak for a long time.
Though his expression was blank, his heart was bleeding.
His heart felt as though it was being stabbed repeatedly by a knife, causing him such pain that he could not speak.
Xu Long was someone to whom he had poured a great deal of effort. Who would have thought it would all come to naught.
He slowly rose, feeling immensely more weary at this moment.
"Elder Ye, it's getting late. You should get some rest!"
He prepared to leave.
Ye Kaiwu spoke, "The trouble in Lin City, leave that to our Ye family!"
"Thank you!"
Xu Shan left, his body heavy with exhaustion, his face extremely grim.
After Xu Shan departed, the gentle expression on Ye Kaiwu's old face vanished completely.
It was replaced by indifference.
Shortly thereafter, Ye Sheng and Ye Ming entered, nodding to Ye Kaiwu.
"Dad!"
They spoke in unison.
Ye Kaiwu nodded, "Why did it fail?"
Ye Ming said, "Dad, we tried every proportion of the medicine, but none of it worked. Instead, we crippled Xu Long. Look at this..."
Ye Sheng hesitated, "It's highly possible the formula is incorrect!"
Upon mentioning the formula, Ye Kaiwu's old face darkened intensely.
"How is that possible?"
Ye Sheng and Ye Ming froze, unsure of what to say, and let out a helpless sigh.
After a while, Ye Kaiwu finally said, "Alright, I understand. You've both been working hard these past few days. Go and rest well!"
Ye Sheng and Ye Ming nodded.
As they were about to leave,
Ye Kaiwu added, "You two brothers, find some time to go to Lin City and help the Xu family remove that obstacle!"
Ye Sheng and Ye Ming spoke in unison. In their opinion, dealing with Chen Fan was much simpler than concocting medicine.
Then, the two departed.
After they left, Ye Kaiwu's expression suddenly changed drastically.
His eyes sank into the hollows between his cheekbones.
His gaze was distant and profound.
Exceedingly chilling.
He stood up, pacing back and forth, muttering to himself, "The medicine for reconstructing the dantian is incorrect? How is that possible? I obtained the formula from the head of the Feng family!"
It turned out that the so-called secret formula for reconstructing the dantian had been snatched from the head of the Feng family.
Ye Kaiwu hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the back of the teahouse…