Long Xiao bought a set of furniture, and the family began to wander around the high-end furniture area again. The Lin Shiren family had not left; they were also selecting furniture they liked to buy after their house was renovated.
The scene they witnessed made them feel even worse. Lin Hao selected a set of rosewood furniture worth eighty thousand yuan, and Lin Shijie and his wife also chose a set of furniture worth over a hundred thousand yuan. Long Xiao paid for them without hesitation.
The Lin Shiren family left the furniture city with their heads down. As they got into the car, Lin Hao said, "Mom, Jingu Gorō is going to talk about cooperation with me in a few days. As long as we reach an agreement, we'll have plenty of money."
Jingu Pharmaceuticals was a world-class company with branches in various continents. Hearing that they could cooperate with Jingu Pharmaceuticals again, Cui Lian's spirits lifted.
"Son, cooperate well with Jingu Pharmaceuticals and ask them to invest more in us. I want to show Lin Shijie's family how the Lin Group will flourish under our leadership."
"Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely make our Lin Group the largest group company in Donghai," Lin Xin said confidently.
Long Xiao and his group went home to pack their belongings and prepared to move the next day.
In the evening, Lu Tianxing called. Qian Yun had woken up.
Long Xiao had always wanted to know who had placed the 'Cold Cicada' on Luan Jiping and where they got it from.
Long Xiao informed Lin Xuan and was about to drive Lin Xuan's car to the hospital when he received another call from Ji Yuelan. Luo Yan's condition had taken a turn for the worse; her body was burning hot, and her temperature was rapidly increasing.
Long Xiao had no choice but to go to the Ji family first. He called Luan Jiping and asked her to take Elder Xiao to the hospital to find out who had placed the蛊 on Qian Yun.
The Ji family villa was located in the urban-rural fringe south of the Yellow River, covering over a thousand mu. There were two villa buildings in the courtyard, with a pond and garden in front and some trees in the back.
Upon arriving at the Ji family villa, Long Xiao went straight to the annex building, Luo Yan's room.
Since Luo Yan had been living at the Ji family's, Ji Dahai had wanted to inquire about her situation and help her find her family. However, every time Luo Yan tried to recall information related to her family, she would experience physical discomfort.
Initially, it was just a headache, which then led to a fever, and each time it was more severe than the last.
This time, her temperature increased too rapidly. Ji Dahai was worried she might suffer consequences from the fever, so he asked Ji Yuelan to call Long Xiao.
Long Xiao pushed open the door to Luo Yan's room. Luo Yan lay on the bed with a flushed face, and Ji Yuelan was using an ice pack to cool her down.
Hearing the door open, Ji Yuelan turned and saw Long Xiao. She quickly stood up and went to meet him.
"Brother Long, her temperature has exceeded forty degrees Celsius," Ji Yuelan said, pointing to Luo Yan.
Long Xiao nodded, sat on a chair, and reached out to grasp Luo Yan's wrist. He immediately felt a strong surge of vital energy attacking him.
The five-element vital energy in Long Xiao's dantian reacted instantly, rapidly entering Luo Yan's body and clashing with the vital energy within her.
The two surges of vital energy used Luo Yan's body as a battlefield. Intense pain filled Luo Yan's body, and she involuntarily cried out in agony.
A life-preserving vital energy separated from Long Xiao's five-element vital energy, quickly spreading throughout Luo Yan's body, helping to regulate her meridians and rapidly relieve her pain.
Long Xiao used his five-element vital energy to contend with Luo Yan's internal vital energy and examined her body with the life-preserving vital energy.
Soon, Long Xiao discovered a lotus bud growing within Luo Yan's body.
This lotus was partly composed of vital energy and partly physical. The physical part had already completely merged with Luo Yan's body.
A lotus that could grow inside a person's body was definitely not an ordinary lotus. This lotus had not yet bloomed, so Long Xiao could not discern what kind of lotus it was.
The "Dragon Sutra" recorded ten ancient exotic lotuses, each possessing world-destroying efficacy.
The appearance of this lotus in Luo Yan's body could not be accidental; it must have been done intentionally.
Who had planted the lotus in Luo Yan's body, and what were they trying to achieve?
This lotus would not be useless. Long Xiao was certain that the person who planted it would appear at some point.
After Long Xiao's efforts, the lotus's power was completely suppressed by him. He left some five-element vital energy within Luo Yan's body to help her suppress the lotus's power.
After being regulated by the life-preserving vital energy, Luo Yan's body temperature returned to normal, the flush receded, and Luo Yan recovered.
Seeing that Luo Yan was fine, Ji Yuelan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Brother Long, is Luo Yan alright?"
Long Xiao nodded and said, "She's temporarily fine, but I can't cure her illness completely yet."
Long Xiao inquired about Luo Yan's condition. Apart from her family and matters related to her family, she could recall everything else.
"Luo Yan, you've been placed under a restriction. My current strength is insufficient to help you remove it. I will help you when my strength increases later."
Luo Yan nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Long. You've saved me twice. Without you, I would have died long ago."
After Luo Yan recovered, Long Xiao prepared to go to the hospital. Luo Yan suddenly grabbed Long Xiao's sleeve and said, "Brother Long, let me go with you."
The person who planted the lotus in Luo Yan's body was definitely powerful. If Luo Yan were to remain at the Ji family's, it could bring trouble to the Ji family.
Long Xiao pondered for a moment and then nodded. "Alright, I'll have Yuelan send you to Xinglin Caotang tomorrow. You can stay there, and it will be convenient for me to treat your condition."
Leaving the Ji family, Long Xiao drove to Fifth Hospital. As soon as he parked the car, he saw a person in a white coat running out in a hurry, with Elder Xiao in close pursuit.
"Long Xiao, stop him." Seeing Long Xiao, Elder Xiao shouted loudly.
The person in the white coat paused upon seeing Long Xiao, then changed direction and ran frantically down the corridor.
Long Xiao followed the person in the white coat. There were many people in the hospital, so to avoid unnecessary trouble, Long Xiao did not use the 'Chimei Xiaoyao Step'.
After chasing out of the inpatient department, the person in the white coat rushed towards a BMW. There were few people in the courtyard at night. Long Xiao activated the 'Chimei Xiaoyao Step' and, like a ghost, instantly appeared behind the person in the white coat.
The person in the white coat swung their hand to grab Long Xiao. Long Xiao dodged to the side and slapped his shoulder. With a bang, the person in the white coat was sent flying by Long Xiao, crashing into the BMW, shattering the car window with a crash.
At this moment, Elder Xiao also rushed over. He grabbed the collar of the person in the white coat and asked, "Who sent you?"
The person in the white coat looked at Elder Xiao and suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
"He's taken poison."
Long Xiao shouted and rushed forward, taking out silver needles and piercing several acupoints on the person in the white coat.
Black blood oozed from the person's mouth, and their breathing grew weaker. Before Long Xiao's silver needles were fully inserted, they stopped breathing.
Long Xiao called Zhou Zhizhong and asked him to send people to handle the body.
Long Xiao and Elder Xiao returned to the ward. Luan Jiping was interrogating Qian Yun, who was lying on the bed.