The four bodyguards outside, though able to get up with some effort, dared not enter the room. Long Xiao’s attack earlier had been too shocking.
All four were retired special forces soldiers, recognized as elite in the military and experienced in combat.
In front of Long Xiao, they were weaker than any defenseless woman. They hadn't even seen how Long Xiao moved before being sent flying.
Seeing the bodyguards’ hesitation, Bao Tie roared and charged at Long Xiao.
Bao Tie himself possessed mid-stage Huang realm strength. Against ordinary people, he could take on five or six at once with one hand.
As Bao Tie charged, Long Xiao, burning with rage, sidestepped his punch. With a bang of his shoulder, Bao Tie was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall.
His body felt like it had fallen apart. Bao Tie couldn't muster any strength. His chest throbbed with intense pain, and he suspected at least five ribs were broken.
As Bao Tie leaned against the wall to steady himself, Long Xiao’s foot swung out.
With two crisp cracks, Bao Tie’s knees were shattered. He pitched forward, falling to the ground.
“You dare cripple me, you bastard. The Bao family won’t let this go.”
Long Xiao looked at Bao Tie with disgust and kicked him between the legs. Blood splattered, and Bao Tie screamed, his body writhing in agony.
Long Xiao took off his outer shirt, wrapped Lin Xuan in it, and carried her out of the room.
The four bodyguards trembled as they watched Long Xiao. If they let him leave like this, they wouldn’t be able to account for it to the Bao family. But if they tried to stop him again, they might die here.
“Tell Bao Er Hu that my name is Long Xiao.”
With that, Long Xiao carried Lin Xuan towards the stairs. He felt Lin Xuan’s body was burning hot, likely due to the drug’s effect. He needed to find a place quickly to neutralize the poison for her.
“Brother Long, is Lin Xuan alright?” Yang Xiaoyue asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, “She’s fine. Are there any hotels nearby? Help me book a room.”
Following Yang Xiaoyue, Long Xiao soon arrived at a budget hotel.
He placed Lin Xuan on the bed and held her wrist, carefully observing her internal condition.
The dosage was too high. Lin Xuan was deeply poisoned, and her brain tissue was severely damaged. If he had been even a little later, Lin Xuan would surely have died. Based on her condition, Long Xiao decided to use the ‘Seven Star Detoxification’ needle technique to treat her.
Combined with the life force stored in Long Xiao’s dan tian, the ‘Seven Star Detoxification’ needle technique could neutralize any poison, even restoring tissues that had already sustained substantial damage.
As he unwrapped the clothes covering Lin Xuan, a strange tremor arose within Long Xiao.
Yang Xiaoyue, standing nearby, asked with concern, “Brother Long, is Lin Xuan okay?”
Long Xiao nodded and said, “She’s fine.”
Lin Xuan’s skin was a delicate pink, her body so perfect that it was almost flawless. Even Yang Xiaoyue, standing beside her, felt her heart quicken.
Long Xiao silently recited the cultivation mantra of ‘Long Yuan,’ gradually calming his agitated heart.
He took out silver needles, his right hand swept across Lin Xuan’s body, and seven needles were inserted.
The pink flush receded, gradually giving way to fair skin. Her heartbeat also slowed.
Long Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew the needles, and said, “Xiaoyue, please look after Lin Xuan. I’m going to prepare some medicine for her.”
Long Xiao had Ming Yue drive him back to Xing Lin Cao Tang. Mi Tianfu prepared the herbs, and Ming Yue set up the alchemical furnace.
Long Xiao’s alchemy speed was fast. After an hour, he had refined two batches of pills, with only ten pills in each batch.
He brought the pills back to the budget hotel. Lin Xuan had already woken up.
“I’m sorry, Long Xiao. I’ve caused you trouble again.” Lin Xuan looked at Long Xiao with a face full of apology.
Long Xiao sighed and said, “Wife, Xiaoyue helped a lot this time. Otherwise, Bao Tie, that beast, would have succeeded.”
“Thank you, Xiaoyue,” Lin Xuan said, taking Yang Xiaoyue’s hand as she sat by the bed.
Yang Xiaoyue glanced at Long Xiao secretly and replied, “You’re welcome. We’re best friends. How could I stand by and watch you get into trouble?”
Long Xiao took out the two types of pills he had just refined. He poured one for Lin Xuan and then took another from a different bottle, handing it to Yang Xiaoyue. “Xiaoyue, this is a ‘Beauty Pill’ for you. Dissolve it in water quickly and apply it to your face. The effect should be quite good.”
Yang Xiaoyue’s face was severely swollen, with dark bruises spreading, and half of her face was blackened. She had been worried about disfigurement.
Taking the ‘Beauty Pill’ from Long Xiao, Yang Xiaoyue found a disposable cup, dissolved the medicine, and applied it to her face.
A cooling sensation spread, and the pain vanished instantly. Yang Xiaoyue felt her entire face incredibly comfortable.
About fifteen minutes later, Long Xiao asked Yang Xiaoyue to wash her face in the restroom.
A gasp of surprise made Lin Xuan call out, “Xiaoyue, what is it?”
Yang Xiaoyue rushed out of the restroom, her face beaming with excitement, saying, “It’s too miraculous! I’ve changed. I’ve completely changed.”
Although Yang Xiaoyue had been pretty before, her complexion was slightly dark. She had also suffered old injuries, leaving minor scars. She often used various high-end cosmetics to alter her skin tone and cover the scars.
After using the ‘Beauty Pill,’ not only did her skin become fair and tender, like egg whites, but even the scars on her face had vanished completely.
Looking at Yang Xiaoyue’s transformed face, Lin Xuan extended her hand to Long Xiao.
“How much more do you have? Hand it all over.”
Long Xiao obediently handed the small porcelain bottle containing the ‘Beauty Pills’ to Lin Xuan, saying, “There are nine left, wife. You’re already beautiful enough; there’s no need for this.”
Although men wanted beautiful women, Long Xiao knew that beauty was also a sin that could attract trouble.
Lin Xuan, known as the number one beauty in Donghai’s business circles, attracted the attention of numerous rich second-generation playboys precisely because of her beauty, causing her considerable trouble.
“Are you hoping I’ll turn into an ugly hag so you can elope with other women?” Lin Xuan asked, her face darkening.
Long Xiao quickly explained, “No, no, wife. Of course, I want you to be beautiful.”
Lin Xuan rolled her eyes at Long Xiao and said, “That’s more like it.”
As they were speaking, Shao Yu brought clothes for Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan, still under the covers, asked for the clothes and directly kicked Long Xiao out.
Long Xiao reluctantly went to the door, muttering, “We’re husband and wife, why are you still shy about showing?”
After recovering, Lin Xuan returned home, where the Bao family was in chaos.
Bao Tie had been sent to the hospital and was undergoing surgery. The diagnosis revealed six fractured ribs and shattered knee joints. Most crucially, his ability to become a man had been destroyed, rendering him incapable of fathering children in the future.
Bao Tie, a notorious playboy who had known countless women, found being rendered impotent more agonizing than having all his bones broken.
Bao Er Hu sat with a dark expression on his broad armchair, while over a dozen Bao family experts and dozens of bodyguards stood on either side, none daring to speak.
“Long Xiao, Long Xiao, you’ve made my son infertile. I will make your entire family disappear without a trace.”
“Second Master, when do we act?”
“No rush. Send people to find Long Xiao and keep an eye on him.”