“You lunatic, what’s your motive?”
“My mother treated you so well, why would you harm her?”
Nan Baixuan glared fiercely at Chu Fan.
Qin Xue had coughed up blood after taking the medicine he provided, naturally assuming the medicine was problematic.
Chu Fan remained unhurried even as his aunt became ill, vomited blood, and fainted.
Everything was as he anticipated.
He stood up and walked to the unconscious Qin Xue. He placed his hand on her shoulder, using his own power to regulate the medicinal effects and prevent a violent outburst that could damage her other organs.
“Your aunt’s body has accumulated too much toxin. When the medicinal effect kicks in, it must first expel the toxins.”
“The blood she vomited is poisoned blood.”
Nan Zi’an glanced at the blood his wife had just spat out. It was dark, indeed not like ordinary blood.
Legend had it that poisoned blood would turn black.
Despite this, he immediately sent Qin Xue to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.
Upon receiving the examination results, Nan Zi’an was stunned.
The poison that had troubled him for over twenty years and remained unresolvable was decreasing in concentration.
Could that medicine truly be the Nine Revolutions Divine Elixir?
Wan Shu Mountain Villa.
Chu Fan soon received confirmation that Qing Long had been instructed to investigate.
Someone dared to poison his aunt.
Death was an inescapable penalty.
Chu Fan wanted to know who the poisoner was.
The information revealed that after his mother fled Shan Hai City with him, the schemer behind them found his aunt.
To glean his and his mother’s whereabouts from his aunt, they had tortured and interrogated her.
The poison that had plagued her for years and remained unresolvable was inflicted then.
The person responsible for this was none other than Hong Batian, the underground overlord who currently called himself the Emperor of Shan Hai.
Information from Qing Long’s investigation continued to pour in.
“Young Master, it was Hong Batian who discovered you and Madam were hiding in Shan Hai City back then.”
“He imprisoned your aunt for three days and three nights, causing immense psychological trauma. She still requires psychological counseling periodically.”
“He was also the one who forced you and Madam into the forbidden zone.”
After reading this, the temperature in the villa dropped so low that the water in the living room’s fish tank began to freeze.
“Hong Batian, it starts with you!”
Chu Fan murmured to himself.
Returning to the Dragon God Kingdom, his path of vengeance would commence with Hong Batian of Shan Hai City.
Not a single person involved in the conspiracy and assassination would escape.
Soon, Qing Long arrived before Chu Fan.
He tossed a delicate token crafted from blood jade in front of Qing Long.
Upon seeing the token, Qing Long’s body trembled.
The Eternal Killing Order.
Anyone holding this order could command all forces affiliated with Eternal Island.
These forces included mercenary legions, assassin groups, and even certain nations.
The might of the Eternal Palace was immeasurable.
Everyone who entered the Eternal Palace had to surrender their wealth and power.
Everything they possessed could be commanded by the Eternal Palace.
“Qing Long, issue the command!”
“All forces, assemble in the Dragon God Kingdom!”
“Whoever dares to obstruct shall be killed without mercy!”
Qing Long tremblingly held the Eternal Killing Order.
To personally touch this token was the highest honor.
The Eternal Killing Order.
After a century of silence, it had reappeared.
The news sent shockwaves across the globe.
The last time the Eternal Killing Order was deployed was a century ago.
That deployment had directly triggered a world war, resulting in hundreds of millions of casualties.
Unexpectedly, the Eternal Killing Order, silent for a century, had resurfaced.
Countless forces began converging towards the Dragon God Kingdom.
Assassins, mercenaries, and masters who had been in hiding for years were all mobilized.
Nuclear submarines and warships rapidly sailed towards the location of the Dragon God Kingdom.
The high-ranking officials of the Dragon God Kingdom, upon hearing of the Eternal Killing Order’s mobilization and the assembly of forces in their kingdom, swiftly gathered.
The life and death of the Dragon God Kingdom were at stake.
With a single misstep, the entire nation could fall into disaster.
The air was filled with oppression and tension.
The next morning.
Qin Xue returned from the hospital. Nan Zi’an, carrying a pill given by Chu Fan, went for testing, hoping to determine its composition.
He believed that if he could thoroughly analyze this medicine, the Nan family would solidify its position as the king of medicine in Shan Hai.
With some of the toxins expelled, her complexion had significantly improved.
Through her husband, she learned that the poison that had tormented her for years might indeed be cured by Chu Fan’s medicine. Elated, she found Chu Fan as soon as she entered the house.
“Xiao Fan, thank you!”
Chu Fan’s expression turned stern. “Aunt, you are my family. How can you say such words to me?”
“If it weren’t for you back then, my mother and I… we probably would have…”
Mentioning the past, Qin Xue recalled the terrifying forces involved and hastily grasped Chu Fan’s hand, urging, “Xiao Fan, what’s done is done. Can we not pursue it anymore?”
Provoking those forces would be tantamount to suicide.
After years of evading danger and finally reaching her current standing, Qin Xue did not want Chu Fan to fall into crisis again because of it.
“Aunt, this matter cannot be left unresolved!”
Chu Fan’s face was grim.
“I have discovered that the one who tortured you and poisoned you back then was Hong Batian of Shan Hai City!”
“He dared to harm you, and he is no longer fit to live!”
Hearing that Chu Fan intended to provoke the underground emperor of Shan Hai City, Qin Xue’s face was filled with terror. She clutched his hand and pleaded, “Xiao Fan, please, I beg you, don’t provoke Hong Batian, alright?”
Hong Batian dared to call himself the underground emperor of Shan Hai City; Qin Xue knew firsthand how terrifying his strength and influence were.
The Nan family was not weak in Shan Hai City, but they still had to act submissively and cautiously before Hong Batian.
Chu Fan had only recently returned from abroad and was without significant backing. She did not want him to provoke a formidable figure like Hong Batian.
Facing his aunt’s earnest plea, Chu Fan suddenly nodded and replied with a single word: “Okay!”
“You mustn’t lie to me!”
“Okay!”
After Qin Xue left, Chu Fan murmured, “I promised Aunt I wouldn’t provoke you. But what if you provoke me?”
He had agreed with his aunt simply to spare her worry and sadness.
As for slaying Hong Batian to commence his path of resurgence, no one could stop him.
The various arrangements proceeded in an orderly fashion.
In the evening, Nan Baixuan, dressed formally, was about to head out when Qin Xue stopped her.
“Xiao Xuan, where are you going?”
“I’m meeting up with Jiayu and some others to celebrate my successful appointment at the Azure Dragon Financial Group!”
Nan Baixuan said excitedly.
Qin Xue’s gaze shifted to Chu Fan, who was sitting on the sofa. “Bring your cousin along. He’s new here, he can’t stay indoors all the time. Take him out to experience Shan Hai City’s nightlife, and he can protect you too.”
“Ah…”
Nan Baixuan’s mouth fell open in shock.
“Mom, let him go out on his own!”
“You know how he is, he’ll only cause trouble when we’re out!”
Qin Xue’s face hardened. “If you don’t take him, I’ll cut off your allowance!”
With one hundred billion yuan injected into Yu Xue Pharmaceuticals, Qin Xue’s tone was more assertive and commanding than before.
“My stomach feels unwell, I’ll talk about it later!”
To get rid of Chu Fan, Nan Baixuan attempted to stall until her mother left.
Seeing her mother lingering, she quickly called Zhao Jiayu for help.
“Sister, sister, quick, give me advice! Mom wants me to take that lunatic out with me!”
“If I don’t, she’ll cut off my allowance, what should I do?”
Zhao Jiayu’s reply was swift.
“Xuan Xuan, bring him along!”
“Isn’t he completely useless?”
“There will be plenty of opportunities to make him look foolish later.”
Nan Baixuan’s eyes lit up, a plan already forming in her mind.