Upon returning to his room, the three individuals observing Long Xiao were apprehended by Luo Tian Shui and made to kneel in a line on the floor.
These three men were bruised and swollen, clearly having been beaten soundly by Luo Tian Shui.
"Do you want to confess yourselves, or shall I interrogate you?" Luo Tian Shui asked, looking at the trio.
"Big brother, let us confess. We were sent by Mr. Zhou to, to kill this Young Master Long," said the eldest among the three.
Long Xiao nodded slightly and said, "Very well. Why does this 'Zhou' want to kill me?"
"This, this we do not know."
"What is this 'Zhou's' name, and what does he do?"
The three men informed Long Xiao that the man named Zhou was Zhou Xiaoyun, a subordinate of the Third Young Master Long. He was a martial arts expert, having reached the intermediate stage of the Xuan realm.
"So, it's the Third Young Master Long who wants to kill me?" Long Xiao inquired.
All three shook their heads. "We cannot confirm this either. Mr. Zhou's orders are sometimes aligned with the Third Young Master Long's wishes, and sometimes they are not."
As they were mere pawns, Long Xiao did not press them further and let them go after the interrogation.
As they left, Long Xiao had them tell Zhou Xiaoyun that if he dared to send people to attack him again, he would take Zhou's life.
The capital city had five great aristocratic families, and the Long family was at the forefront, being extremely powerful.
Long Xiao did not wish to provoke the Long family, but if they continued to target him, he would not hold back.
He stayed in the capital for another day, went shopping, bought some things, and visited historical sites.
Early the next morning, Long Xiao and his companions drove to the highway entrance. After waiting for Xue Hu, they got onto the highway and headed straight for Donghai.
Upon arriving in Donghai, Long Xiao intended to arrange accommodation for Xue Hu. Xue Hu stated he wanted to visit his cousin and parted ways with Long Xiao, leaving on his own.
Xue Hu understood that even if he wanted to get closer to Long Xiao and become friends, he couldn't do so too abruptly, lest he be disliked by Long Xiao.
Long Xiao had Luo Tian Shui take him home first, where he reported Long Yan's situation to his father, reassuring him.
Afterward, Long Xiao went to Xinglin Medicine Hall to present the gifts he had bought for everyone.
In the evening, Ming Yue had just finished seeing the last patient. She was very excited to see Long Xiao return.
Mi Tian Fu took Zhang Er Yong to buy groceries, while Bao Tie and Luo Tian Shui went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Xue Meiqin brewed tea for Long Xiao and Lin Xuan and placed it on the small square table in the courtyard.
Upon seeing Xue Meiqin, Lin Xuan looked at Long Xiao with suspicion and asked, "Long Xiao, why are you secretly hiding a beautiful woman here?"
Long Xiao gave a wry smile and said, "Wife, she's a nurse at Xinglin Medicine Hall; I'm not hiding her here."
As they were drinking tea in the courtyard, the courtyard gate creaked open, and another beautiful woman entered.
Chen Meijia saw Long Xiao and, with a thud, knelt before him. "Master Long, please save my father."
Long Xiao looked at Chen Meijia without speaking. The last time she had come to Xinglin Medicine Hall, it was Long Xiao who had crippled her dantian.
Seeing Long Xiao remain unmoved, Chen Meijia kowtowed several times. "Master Long, my father is dying; please save him."
Outside Xinglin Medicine Hall, Zhao Meng pushed a wheelchair. In the wheelchair sat Chen Xuan, who was on his deathbed, followed by several of Chen Xuan's disciples.
Seeing that Long Xiao still hadn't spoken, Lin Xuan got up to help Chen Meijia to her feet. "Sister, please get up."
Chen Meijia lowered her head. "If Master Long doesn't agree to save my father, I won't get up."
"Are you trying to coerce me?" Long Xiao asked coldly.
"Meijia wouldn't dare. Meijia only begs Master Long to save my father. Meijia is willing to be a servant to repay Master Long."
Seeing that Long Xiao still hadn't agreed, Lin Xuan's face fell. "Long Xiao, do you have any humanity? She's already knelt and kowtowed to you, why aren't you agreeing?"
Long Xiao stood up. "Wife, she wants me to treat her father. Didn't you say I shouldn't treat people?"
"You're treating people all the time. Hurry up and do it, don't make me angry." Lin Xuan said as she helped Chen Meijia up.
Chen Meijia, seeing that Long Xiao was afraid of his wife, stood up and leaned on Lin Xuan's shoulder, weeping. "Sister, my life is so bitter. My father is dying, and only Master Long can save him."
Seeing that Long Xiao hadn't moved, Lin Xuan kicked him. "Go on!"
Long Xiao dodged Lin Xuan's foot and said with a chuckle, "Wife, you're the one who told me to treat people."
He beckoned Zhao Meng to push Chen Xuan into the courtyard.
He took Chen Xuan's wrist and examined his internal condition. Several currents of energy were battling within Chen Xuan, causing severe damage to his internal organs and meridians.
"If I had come a few days later, he would have been dead," Long Xiao said, releasing Chen Xuan's wrist.
Chen Xuan's condition was such that medication alone would be difficult to cure. Long Xiao had Zhao Meng push Chen Xuan to the back ward and began acupuncture treatment.
After a round of acupuncture, Long Xiao first controlled the chaotic energies within him and then used the technique 'Dragon Swallowing the Four Seas' to absorb all the competing energies.
With the interference and damage from these energies gone, it was much easier to use medication to heal his internal organs and meridians.
He wrote a prescription, asked Ming Yue to fill it, and then handed the medicine to Chen Meijia, instructing her to brew it for her father.
Mi Tian Fu and the others returned with groceries, and Luo Tian Shui and Bao Tie quickly prepared the dishes.
Everyone ate and drank until late before dispersing. Bao Tie felt that these past few days at Xinglin Medicine Hall, being with everyone, had been much more joyful than before.
Long Xiao and Lin Xuan returned to the Lin family residence to find Nangong Yue sitting on the sofa, her face grim, waiting for them.
"Long Xiao, you scoundrel, you kidnapped my daughter! I'll fight you!"
Seeing Long Xiao and Lin Xuan return, Nangong Yue jumped up and lunged at Long Xiao.
Lin Xuan rushed forward to block her mother. "Mom, are you crazy? Who kidnapped me?"
Nangong Yue pointed at Long Xiao. "Him! This leech, who eats and drinks from our Lin family, and then kidnaps my daughter!"
"Mom, I'm right here. How could I have been kidnapped by Long Xiao?"
"Where were you two for the past few days?" Nangong Yue demanded sternly.
After Lin Xuan explained the situation to Nangong Yue, Nangong Yue looked at Long Xiao and asked, "Weren't you eloping?"
"Mom, who said we eloped? Why would we elope? Is there any need for that?"
Lin Xuan found her mother's words both amusing and exasperating. It seemed someone had once again fooled her mother.
Nangong Yue's habit was to trust others more than her own family. Other people's words were golden decrees, while her family's words were less than fart.
Thinking it over, Lin Xuan's words seemed to hold some truth, and Nangong Yue's anger subsided considerably.
"If you didn't elope, then why did you quit as CEO of Lin Corporation? Are you going to make me starve?"
"Mom, being CEO of Lin Corporation was working for the entire Lin family, serving others. I want to resign from my position as CEO and start my own business, open my own company."
"What are you going to use to open a company? Do you have any money?" Nangong Yue asked.
"Of course, I do."
"Give it here, I'll keep it safe for you."
Hearing that Lin Xuan had money, Nangong Yue immediately extended her hand, wanting the money.
"Mom, our money has already been invested. We don't have any cash right now. You'll get your money after we start making profits."
"So, in the end, you still have no money, and you'll make me starve. You unfilial daughter, how is your old mother supposed to live from now on?"
Seeing Nangong Yue start to fuss again, Long Xiao quickly said, "Mom, I got my salary this month. I'll transfer it to you now."
Upon hearing about money, Nangong Yue immediately took out her phone. "Good, transfer it immediately."