Xiao Ming and Long Xiao left Zhang Yantong’s room and were preparing to head back when they saw someone approaching. The two of them quickly hid in the bushes by the roadside.
Through the gaps in the bushes, Long Xiao saw Matsumoto Tianyi walking past with two Japanese men. He knew Matsumoto Tianyi was about to make his move.
Matsumoto Tianyi arrived at Zhang Yantong’s room. Zhang Yantong was lying in bed.
“Brother, I’ve come to see you again. Have you thought about it? Will you pass down your cultivation techniques to me, or will you hand over the position of family head to Zhang Huan?”
“Not a chance. You’d better get out of our Zhang family now, or you’ll regret it when my son and the others arrive.”
Matsumoto Tianyi chuckled and said, “Brother, I’m afraid you won’t have that chance.”
Matsumoto Tianyi waved his hand. The two Japanese men behind him stepped forward and restrained Zhang Yantong. He took out a pill from his pocket and forced it into Zhang Yantong’s mouth.
After watching Zhang Yantong reluctantly swallow the pill, the two Japanese men released him and pushed him back onto the bed.
“Brother, in a few minutes, you’ll feel your limbs go weak and be unable to speak, but your mind will remain clear. You will see Zhang Huan announce that your poison has not been cured, that you were harmed by Long Xiao, and that the position of family head has been passed to Zhang Huan.”
“Matsumoto Tianyi, you despicable scoundrel, I will never forgive you, even as a ghost.” Zhang Yantong jumped out of bed, wanting to fight, but was kicked back onto the bed by a Japanese man.
Matsumoto Tianyi left with the two Japanese men. Zhang Yantong hurriedly put the antidote given by Long Xiao into his mouth.
In the main hall, no one believed that the position of family head would be handed over to Zhang Huan. The patriarch of the Zhang family, Zhang Yantong, had previously stated that if he died from poisoning, the position of family head would be inherited by his eldest son, Zhang Kai. If Zhang Kai met with an accident, then Zhang Yue would inherit it.
Zhang Huan had been a playboy since childhood, neglecting his duties. He was weak, foolish, and often did nothing constructive. In Zhang Yantong’s eyes, he was the most useless.
Seeing everyone’s opposition, Zhang Huan didn’t know what to do. At this moment, Matsumoto Tianyi entered with the two Japanese men.
“Everyone, please calm down. I heard that my brother’s poison has been cured, and I am very happy. I just went to check, and I found that his poison has not been cured at all; it has worsened.” Matsumoto Tianyi explained at the doorway.
“Nonsense! My grandfather’s poison was cured by Divine Doctor Long long ago,” Zhang Minlan said loudly.
“Little girl, your grandfather and I are fellow disciples, and I have always been concerned about him. How could I be talking nonsense?” Matsumoto Tianyi said.
Soon, someone suggested looking for Zhang Yantong. No matter what they said there, it wouldn’t matter. Only by seeing Zhang Yantong could they prove whether Matsumoto Tianyi was talking nonsense.
A group of Zhang family members, along with Matsumoto Tianyi and the two Japanese men, went to Zhang Yantong’s residence. They saw Zhang Yantong lying on the bed, motionless with his eyes closed. Zhang Yue hurried forward to check on him.
To Zhang Yue’s shock, Zhang Yantong, who had been fine that morning, could now only open his eyes and look at everyone, completely unable to move.
“Dad, what’s wrong? Who did this to you?” Zhang Yue shouted furiously.
“Isn’t it obvious? It must be that Long Xiao couldn’t cure the poison, and the residual toxins have taken effect,” Zhang Huan said.
Even though Zhang Yantong was poisoned and incapacitated, everyone still didn’t believe he would pass the position of family head to Zhang Huan.
“Eldest Brother, you’ve been managing our Zhang family for the past few months while Father was poisoned. The position of family head should be yours.”
“Why? Third Granduncle passed the position of family head to Second Uncle, so it should be Second Uncle’s,” a nephew of the Zhang family said.
“Who can prove that Third Granduncle passed the position of family head to Second Uncle?” another nephew of the Zhang family said.
The argument continued. Matsumoto Tianyi stepped forward and said, “I can testify. I was present when my brother ceded the position to Zhang Huan.”
“You are an outsider, you can’t…”
Zhang Minlan took two steps forward, but before she could finish speaking, she collapsed on the ground.
“Minlan, what’s wrong?” Zhang Yue, seeing Zhang Minlan fall, rushed two steps forward to ask.
As soon as he reached Zhang Minlan’s side, Zhang Yue’s legs also weakened, and he collapsed on the ground.
One after another, Zhang family members fell to the ground. Everyone panicked and looked at Matsumoto Tianyi.
Zhang Yue’s family and a few bodyguards remained standing. Zhang Yue smiled and said, “You don’t believe Father passed the position to me, right? You all stay here and think about it. Once you’ve figured it out, I’ll give you the antidote.”
“Zhang Huan, you tampered with this!” Zhang Yue said weakly.
Zhang Huan shook his head and said, “How could I have the ability? It was my Martial Uncle who did it.”
After speaking, Zhang Huan said, “Someone, go and bring that swindler Long Xiao and his companions here.”
Several bodyguards went out, and soon, Long Xiao and his companions were brought to Zhang Yantong’s residence.
Seeing the crowd collapsed on the ground inside and outside the house, Xiao Ming reached for a cleaver, ready to act.
Long Xiao quickly stopped him and said, “Don’t act yet. Fighting and killing is uncivilized.”
“Someone was poisoned.”
“Sister Ye Xiao’s poisoning methods are much more sophisticated than those of the Japanese.”
Ye Xiao, standing nearby, chuckled when she heard their conversation and said, “I’m good at this. Just you watch.”
The few of them entered the room. Matsumoto Tianyi sneered and looked at Long Xiao, saying, “Long Xiao, you are ruthless. You actually poisoned my brother.”
Long Xiao maintained his smiling demeanor, “You think I poisoned Old Master Zhang?”
“It must have been you,” Zhang Huan’s son, Zhang Minnian, said. “Who else could it be?”
Long Xiao glanced at Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao nodded slightly, indicating that she had already acted.
Long Xiao sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and said, “Since you say I poisoned him, then I poisoned him. Do you want the antidote?”
Matsumoto Tianyi felt something was wrong. He looked at Long Xiao nervously. Seeing that Long Xiao was not making any moves, he breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel a wave of dizziness.
“Poison! Quick, get out!” Matsumoto Tianyi shouted and turned to run outside.
Inside the room, the Zhang family members who had not yet been poisoned all collapsed to the ground.
With a large number of people on the ground, Long Xiao looked at Ye Xiao and asked, “Sister Ye Xiao, will your poison be fatal?”
Ye Xiao nodded and said, “Of course it will. My standard for learning to make poisons since childhood has been to cause death as quickly as possible. I don’t make any other kind of poison.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yantong could no longer pretend. He jumped off the bed and said, “Long Xiao, quickly get them an antidote, or our Zhang family will be wiped out.”
“Now that everything is clear, Xiao Ming, give them the antidote.”
Xiao Ming nodded and took out the medicine he carried. He was stunned to see that he only had ten doses of the antidote left.
“Brother Long, there aren’t enough antidotes,” Xiao Ming said.
Long Xiao looked at the Zhang family members on the ground and said, “Give it to the other Zhang family members first. Zhang Huan’s family colluded with outsiders to try and rebel. They deserve to die.”
Zhang Huan felt dizzy, his chest ached. When he heard Long Xiao’s words, he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly shouted, “Long Xiao, I am also a member of the Zhang family. You can’t abandon me.”
“You tried to harm me, so why should I care about you?” Long Xiao glared at Zhang Huan and said.
“Divine Doctor Long, please, save my family. We will never dare to do this again,” Zhang Huan knelt on the ground and began to beg Long Xiao.