Zhao Tongxiang was so scared he couldn't speak. Long Xiao pulled Zhao Tongxiang in front of him and said, "He is my employee now. If you have anything, talk to me."
"Your employee? What are you? Where did you come from?"
Seeing that Long Xiao was dressed ordinarily and his appearance was not outstanding, the young man mistook him for a small factory owner.
"Didn't your mother teach you to speak politely to people?" Long Xiao slapped the young man in the face and said.
"You damn dare to hit me? You damn dare to hit me? Are you tired of living?"
After being slapped, the young man didn't learn his lesson and continued to curse.
Long Xiao slapped him again. The young man tried to dodge, but no matter how hard he tried, Long Xiao's hand still landed on his face.
The young man's cheeks on both sides swelled up. He retreated while shouting, "All of you, go! Kill him!"
The dozen burly men in the yard charged at Long Xiao with their fists.
Long Xiao was afraid of damaging things inside the house, so he followed the young man out when he retreated.
The burly men attacked Long Xiao in a well-rehearsed manner. They first surrounded Long Xiao, blocking all his escape routes, and then attacked. It was clear these people had received special training.
Long Xiao shifted his feet lightly. The dozen burly men lost sight of him before they could even see how he moved.
A cracking sound echoed. The arms of all the burly men were broken by Long Xiao.
Although these men were all at the Yellow Realm martial level, they were no match for Long Xiao. Killing them was an effortless task.
The dozen burly men cried out in pain, clutching their arms as they retreated. They all knew they had encountered a master, and the disparity in strength was too great.
The young man, who had been slapped by Long Xiao, quickly retreated, preparing to escape.
Long Xiao stepped forward two paces, blocking the young man's path, and said, "Don't leave yet, I have something to ask you."
"I don't know, I don't know anything."
With a crack, the young man's calf was broken by Long Xiao's kick.
"Let me help you think. Have you remembered anything now?"
The young man lay on the ground, his eyes wide with fear as he looked at Long Xiao. He knew nothing about Long Xiao, and couldn't understand how such a powerful person had appeared in such an ordinary small town.
Seeing that the young man was scared, Long Xiao asked, "Who is your boss, and where did you hear about Zhao Tongxiang?"
The young man told Long Xiao that they were from the Pei family in the capital. Zhao Tongxiang had approached several companies to promote his technology, and one of them was a Pei family enterprise.
When the news reached the Pei family, they believed the technology had immense economic value, but they didn't want to pay a high price for it.
After investigating, they learned that Zhao Tongxiang was an ordinary citizen with no background. Thus, the Pei family decided to forcibly buy it at a low price, and if the other party refused to sell, they would simply take it.
They had failed to acquire it on the previous few occasions, and this time they brought people to forcibly seize it.
Long Xiao crouched down, pointed to his face, and said, "Look clearly, my name is Long Xiao, and I am from Donghai. Zhao Tongxiang is my employee now. If the Pei family has any issues, come to me. If you dare to send anyone to find Zhao Tongxiang or his family again, I will kill them on sight."
The young man nodded and said, "I understand, Brother Long. Please let us go. We won't dare to do it again."
Long Xiao stood up and said, "You can leave. I don't want to see a next time."
The burly men carried the young man away, and the courtyard quickly quieted down again.
The Xue family and Zhao Tongxiang looked at Long Xiao with disbelief. So many people, and he dealt with them all in a few minutes.
"Long Xiao, let Yanmei and Tongxiang go with you. I believe you can protect them."
"Don't worry, Uncle Xue, they will be fine," Long Xiao said loudly.
After lunch, Xue Yanmei prepared some change of clothes, and then got into Lin Xuan's car with Zhao Tongxiang to head to Donghai.
Long Xiao and Lin Xuan hadn't even named the company they were going to start, nor had they chosen a headquarters address. Lin Xuan drove them directly to Xinglin Grass Hall, where Zhao Tongxiang and Xue Yanmei could stay temporarily.
After settling Zhao Tongxiang and Xue Yanmei, Long Xiao and Lin Xuan stayed at Xinglin Grass Hall for dinner. After the meal, as they were preparing to leave, Tong Hui pushed the door open and walked in.
He looked around, and upon seeing Long Xiao, he hurried over.
"Master, you are here?"
Long Xiao nodded and asked, "Is something the matter?"
Tong Hui nodded and said, "Master, I've resigned and I'm unemployed now. Can I work for you here?"
Tong Hui was an internal medicine expert in Western medicine with excellent medical skills. However, due to his integrity and conscience, he was often ostracized at the hospital.
Ever since he met Tong Hui last time, Long Xiao knew that Tong Hui wouldn't last long at the hospital.
"Of course, we are short of doctors here. Since you've come, Mingyue will have a helper," Long Xiao said happily.
Long Xiao introduced Tong Hui to everyone. Mi Tianfu said excitedly, "Long Xiao, with Doctor Tong here, can I stop seeing patients?"
Tong Hui had heard that Xinglin Grass Hall had recently gained a divine doctor, Mi, and most of the patients who came here were for him.
"Divine Doctor Mi, if you don't see patients, who will?" Tong Hui asked.
Mi Tianfu smiled bitterly, "Brother, you don't know, my reputation as a divine doctor is false. Everything here is supported by Long Xiao."
Since Tong Hui had now become Long Xiao's disciple, Mi Tianfu treated him as one of his own and hid nothing from him.
After getting acquainted with everyone, Tong Hui asked, "Master, when will you teach me Chinese medicine?"
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Haven't I already taught you 'Xing Long Guan Qi'? Once you've mastered 'Xing Long Guan Qi,' I'll teach you to observe expressions and colors, and to use qi to probe the internal organs."
"Master, I've been practicing 'Xing Long Guan Qi' for a while and found that at midnight, I can see the vital energy of nature."
The basic 'Xing Long Guan Qi' technique has five levels. The first level is called 'Midnight Qi Observation.'
During a day, the vital energy of nature is most active at midnight, especially at the hour of Zi (子时), when heaven and earth exchange qi. Therefore, midnight is the easiest time to observe qi clearly.
Tong Hui's progress in cultivating 'Xing Long Guan Qi' was also quite rapid. In just a few days, he had mastered the first level.
The second level, 'Qi Flowing Through the Eight Meridians,' was even more difficult to cultivate. Long Xiao repeated the second level's method to Tong Hui and said, "Starting tomorrow, you will cultivate the second level in the backyard every day. Don't help them yet. After you cultivate the third level, I will teach you the fundamentals of Chinese medicine."
At Tong Hui's current cultivation speed, within three years, Donghai would have another divine doctor.
After settling Tong Hui, Long Xiao and Lin Xuan prepared to leave Xinglin Grass Hall again.
As the two reached the car, Long Xiao looked up and saw a girl carrying a cello case in the darkness at the alley entrance, slowly walking towards them.
Seeing Ye Xiao, Long Xiao said in a low voice, "Lin Xuan, get in the car first."
"Who is she? What does she want?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Her name is Ye Xiao, and she is from Hanshan Temple."
"Why do I feel like this girl is very strange?" Lin Xuan asked again.
"I'll tell you later. Get in the car first," Long Xiao said, opening the car door.
Lin Xuan got into the car, and Long Xiao walked towards Ye Xiao.