After the interrogation, Long Xiao handed the four people over to the police and left the villa with Xiao Ming.
The two drove away from Pingcheng and headed straight for Zhaojiaji.
Zhaojiaji was more than three hundred kilometers away from Pingcheng, and it was nearly noon when they entered the city.
After finding a hotel to check into, they prepared to go out for a meal when Long Xiao received a call from Jingkou Goro.
"Brother Long, my father has arrived in China. He asked me to arrange a meeting with you."
Long Xiao didn't expect Jingkou Yetian to arrive so soon. This matter had to be dealt with sooner or later, so after they ate, they removed their human skin masks, changed their clothes, and rushed back to Donghai.
They didn't return to Xinglin Caotang and went directly to the Ji family. Jingkou Goro had been recuperating at the Ji family since he left the breeding farm in Xicheng.
Jingkou Goro's father, Jingkou Yetian, was tall and burly with a head of silver-white hair and a smooth complexion. If not for his hair, he looked even younger than Jingkou Goro.
Jingkou Goro introduced his father to Long Xiao. Long Xiao smiled and shook Jingkou Yetian's hand, saying, "Mr. Jingkou, hello. I'm sorry to have made you travel so far for a pill."
Jingkou Yetian smiled and shook Long Xiao's hand. "Mr. Long, you have impressive skills. I can't detect the poison in this pill of yours. I am impressed, truly impressed."
Jingkou Yetian took out a jade box from his embrace and placed it on the coffee table.
Long Xiao opened the jade box and saw that a significant portion of the pill had been cut off. He smiled and reached out to pick up the pill.
"Mr. Jingkou, actually, I can't cure the poison in this pill either."
Upon hearing that Long Xiao couldn't cure the poison, his face immediately darkened. "Long Xiao, are you joking with me? You're having my son pay a hundred billion for your pill, yet you can't cure the poison in it?"
Long Xiao nodded. "I really can't. However, your hundred billion won't be wasted."
"Why do you say that? This pill is ruined. Do you...?"
"You guessed right. I still have it. However, before I give you another pill, I have a small request."
"What request?"
Jingkou Yetian, who had just felt excited, showed a look of tension again.
Long Xiao pointed to Jingkou Goro, who was sitting on the side. "Mr. Jingkou, you are old. How nice it would be for you to retire at home. For you to have a peaceful old age, I hope you will hand over the positions of Patriarch and Chairman of Jingkou Pharmaceuticals to Jingkou Goro."
"Long Xiao, you're meddling too much. This is our Jingkou family's internal affair. What does it have to do with you?"
Long Xiao nodded. "It has everything to do with me. Jingkou Goro is my friend, and now Jingkou Shirou wants his life. Only by handing over the position of Patriarch to him can he safely return to the island nation. Otherwise, he won't even be able to go home."
"As I said, this is our family matter. It has nothing to do with you whether I hand it over or not," Jingkou Yetian said unhappily.
Long Xiao stood up. "If you don't hand it over, then so be it. It's not like Goro can't stay in the island nation for now. When you die, I'll go to the island nation and kill Jingkou Shirou, and Goro will still be the Patriarch of your Jingkou family and the Chairman of Jingkou Pharmaceuticals."
Xiao Ming also stood up. "Brother Long, let's just drug the old guy and kill him. With your skill in poisoning, no one will be able to find out how he died."
Long Xiao looked at Jingkou Goro and sighed. "Goro is a filial child. It's not appropriate for us to act. He has at most three or four years to live. We'll talk about it then."
"Long Xiao, you're underestimating me too much. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you go to the island nation?"
Long Xiao sneered. "A small island nation, a mere dot on the map. When I go there, I can walk around freely."
Jingkou Yetian was amused by Long Xiao's arrogance. "Walking around freely depends on strength, not words."
Long Xiao and Xiao Ming walked towards the door. When they reached the doorway, he waved his hand towards the coffee table. The five elemental energies erupted, and the teacups and tea tray on the coffee table floated up into the air, suspended in mid-air.
Jingkou Yetian was stunned. Even Jingkou Goro was dumbfounded. Neither of them had expected Long Xiao to have such power.
Jingkou Yetian had seen the so-called number one person in the island nation, Ye Zhong Xiuyuan, in a fight. Although he could make objects on the ground fly with a wave of his hand, he couldn't make them hover in mid-air.
"You're so young, and your strength has already reached the Heavenly realm?" Jingkou Yetian asked in surprise.
Long Xiao said no more and pushed open the door to leave.
That day, Long Xiao and Xiao Ming did not leave the Ji family. He asked Ji Xinyu to arrange rooms for them.
Upon learning of Long Xiao's arrival, Ji Yinghui rushed to Long Xiao's room with his son Ji Tianxiong, who had just returned home.
The three chatted for a while and, upon learning that Long Xiao was only here to meet Jingkou Yetian and had no other business, they left.
After dinner, as Long Xiao was teaching Xiao Ming the muscle-dislocation technique in his room, Jingkou Goro and Jingkou Yetian pushed open the door and entered.
"Long Xiao, I've thought it through. As long as the Jingkou family can be led well, it doesn't matter who is the Patriarch," Jingkou Yetian said, sitting on the sofa with a smile.
Long Xiao nodded, took out a small bottle from his pocket, and poured out a pill. "Mr. Jingkou, you are right. I am relieved with your promise. Take this 'Longevity Pill.' It will extend your life by at least ten years."
Jingkou Yetian caught the pill Long Xiao threw, smelled it, and his face lit up with surprise. "Thank you, Long Xiao. I will train Goro well."
For Jingkou Yetian, this was a great deal. Jingkou Goro was his son. Even if Jingkou Goro became the Chairman of Jingkou Pharmaceuticals, Jingkou Pharmaceuticals would still belong to his Jingkou family.
He had considered having Jingkou Goro be the Patriarch of the Jingkou family before; now, he was merely making that thought a reality.
Seeing Jingkou Yetian's ecstatic expression, Long Xiao smiled and said, "Mr. Jingkou, Jingkou Goro is my good brother. If you need another 'Longevity Pill' ten years from now, have Goro call me, and I will send someone to deliver it to you."
Jingkou Yetian said happily, "Of course I will need it. I am old, and my cultivation has been unable to break through to the Heavenly realm. I can only use 'Longevity Pills' to extend my lifespan."
The conversation became more harmonious. Jingkou Yetian wanted to give Long Xiao money, but Long Xiao refused. Long Xiao told Jingkou Yetian that he was Jingkou Goro's friend and that he could call if he needed anything in the future. It would be too impolite to talk about money.
After sending off Jingkou Yetian and his son, Long Xiao continued to rest after finishing teaching Xiao Ming the muscle-dislocation technique.
The next day, Long Xiao took Xiao Ming to find Lu Ying and asked her to help him withdraw the money from the bank cards they had recently acquired.
Lu Ying transferred over thirty million yuan to Xiao Ming's bank card account and playfully teased Xiao Ming, "Xiao Ming, following Brother Long, you've made so much money in just a few days. Did you two go robbing, or did you extort a wealthy individual?"
"Robbery, and black market dealings. Sister Lu, you have no idea. Those guys do all sorts of scams and swindles, and they have a lot of money."
It was originally a joke, but Lu Ying had guessed correctly.
Lu Ying knew that Long Xiao and Xiao Ming hadn't been at Xinglin Caotang for the past two days, and she hadn't expected them to actually go out robbing.
"Brother Long, if you need money, I'll give it to you. Dealing with those bad guys is too dangerous. Don't go anymore," Lu Ying said, looking at Long Xiao with concern.
Long Xiao shook his head. "Xiao Ming was joking with you. This money was obtained unexpectedly. We didn't leave Donghai because we were short of money."