444: Chapter 444 Xiao Yudie 444: Chapter 444 Xiao Yudie “Today’s headline: A major upheaval in the Zhou Family of Dali Group, a family infighting triggered by a brotherly struggle for power, has led to Zhou Hequan being replaced by his younger brother Zhou Hewei as the chairman.
The details are still very much debated.
Dali Group’s stock has also continued to decline.
Expert authorities even boldly predict that the Zhou family’s status as one of the seven wealthiest families might be in jeopardy.”
“A fight between dragons and tigers, a struggle between brothers.
The duel of the Zhou family’s titans was apparently over a mere membrane.”
“A business mogul Zhou Hequan stepped down from his pedestal, what exactly does the Zhou family intend to do?”
In his boredom, Tangyu picked up the newspapers on his desk and saw that the headlines of all the major papers these past few days were about the Zhou family’s drastic change.
Tangyu smirked; Zhou Jie’s move was quite fast.
In just under a week, he had managed to orchestrate this power shift, ousting Zhou Hequan from power and elevating his own father, thus taking full control of the Zhou family’s power.
With this, Zhou Tao was utterly ruined.
“Hmph, this is just the beginning; your Zhou family is destined to fall,” Tangyu said with a cold smile.
The scheme against Zhou Jie was just the start of what Tangyu had planned.
He wanted more than just to remove Zhou Tao and his son from power.
If that were all, it would have been too easy on them.
A vendetta for a vendetta, and if pushed to the brink, Tangyu would stop at nothing.
After finishing with the newspapers, Tangyu had nothing else to do and started to feel a bit bored.
He went outside to stretch his legs on the grass and breathe in some fresh air.
Linshan Middle School was abundant with trees, many of which were rare species.
Though winter was approaching, many of the school’s trees were still lush and green, as if it were spring.
The morning dew also made the air in the campus extraordinarily fresh, and when illuminated by the sunlight, it created a misty scene that was refreshing to the soul.
“Hmm,” Tangyu suddenly frowned as he felt a stir from the Flame Demon Scorpion King inside him.
Anything that could stir the Flame Demon Scorpion King was bound to be a creature of peculiar poison.
Tangyu immediately recalled that last time it was here that the Flame Demon Scorpion King had consumed a peculiarly poisonous Gu Insect.
Could there be more?
Tangyu scanned the leaves, his eyesight was excellent, capable of seeing an ant clearly from over ten meters away.
Based on the Flame Demon Scorpion King’s response, Tangyu quickly spotted another Gu Insect similar to the one before.
“There are still Gu Insects here?” Tangyu was puzzled.
Gu Insects, bearing a rare and potent poison, were extremely rare and typically found in deep forests.
Around the world, few could breed Gu Insects and those who could belonged to only a handful of sects.
The most famous was, of course, Miaojiang’s Gu Medical Sect.
Others included the Poison Medical Sect from Tianshan and the Demon Sect from the Northwest.
Aside from the somewhat renowned Gu Medical Sect in Miaojiang, the other sects were quite obscure and were almost lost to the world.
These thoughts flashed rapidly through Tangyu’s mind as the Gu Insect suddenly flew away.
Tangyu was about to release the Flame Demon Scorpion King to chase it, but he stopped when he saw a figure appear before him.
His gaze fell on the figure that had suddenly appeared, and he was somewhat stunned because the person before him was incredibly beautiful.
Though only seventeen or eighteen, she had a graceful and elegant demeanor with snow-like skin and wore clothes of a distinctive, perhaps ethnic style.
Her face was strikingly cold, keeping people at a distance, an iciness that was rather uncomfortable.
In Linshan Middle School, there were only three beauties who could match this level of beauty.
Tangyu was acquainted with Lin Feifei and Xia Xiaoyu, but he had never met the most mysterious Xiao Yudie; this person must be her.
The Gu Insect flew into Xiao Yudie’s hand, and with a swift motion, she concealed it within her clothes.
She continued to look coldly at Tangyu.
Despite it being their first meeting, it seemed as though there was some vendetta between them.
Such a strikingly cold girl was a first for Tangyu.
She was even more aloof than Song Qingyu, known as the Ice Queen.
Xiao Yudie gave off the aura of a thousand-year-old ice, her chilly presence felt from afar.
Moreover, her cold, pale demeanor made her seem almost devoid of human emotion, incapable of joy or sorrow.
How could such a young, beautiful girl be like this?
This was indeed intriguing.
“Are you Xiao Yudie?” Tangyu asked.
Xiao Yudie continued to look coldly at Tangyu.
Her eyes flickered slightly but she did not speak, nor did she deny it.
From her expression, it could be inferred that she was indeed confirming this fact.
Among Linshan Middle School’s three beauties, Xiao Yudie had always been the most mysterious.
“Are you from the Gu Medical Sect?” Tangyu inquired further.
Only then did Xiao Yudie’s demeanor change slightly, a flicker in her gaze as she looked at Tangyu with more interest, after a long pause, finally asking, “Who are you?”
Tangyu smiled, “We might be considered colleagues.
You share the surname Xiao, what relation do you have with Doctor Xiao of Bi Yue Pavilion?” Tangyu was somewhat suspicious; perhaps the Doctor Xiao at Bi Yue Pavilion was actually this Xiao Yudie before him.
It seemed too coincidental that they both shared the surname Xiao.
Moreover, her ability to handle Gu Insects suggested she might belong to the Gu Medical Sect, as he had learned from Rao Yuanzhi that the doctor from Bi Yue Pavilion was indeed a descendant of the Gu Medical Sect.
Such thoughts led Tangyu to suspect.
Of course, he felt Xiao Yudie did not quite seem like Doctor Xiao.
First, the aura and the impression she gave Tangyu were not alike.
To be called a Divine Doctor, one must possess a certain aura.
However, Xiao Yudie had no aura to speak of, just like a little girl.
Second, three years ago, Doctor Xiao had already arrived in Donglin City and had become famous overnight, earning the reputation of a Divine Doctor.
Xiao Yudie is now just a senior in high school, and three years ago, she would have been only fifteen.
Fifteen is too young, isn’t it unlikely for her to be hailed as a Divine Doctor?
But they have the same surname, Xiao, and she might be from the Gu Medical Sect, so Tangyu suspected that Xiao Yudie and the Doctor Xiao from Bi Yue Pavilion had some relation.
Xiao Yudie continued without finishing.
Tangyu, on the other hand, felt somewhat strange, as if he was talking to a deaf-mute.
“I mean no harm, it’s just rare to encounter a fellow practitioner.
However, you should be careful with your Gu Insects, as they can be very dangerous once they bite someone.
If I’m not mistaken, the last poisoning incident with Teacher Mo Xiaoqing was caused by your Gu Insect biting her, right?” Tangyu said.
Xiao Yudie’s expression shifted, and she finally spoke, “One of my Gu Insects is missing; did you capture it?
Please return it to me.”
“Err — I really didn’t,” Tangyu replied.
He indeed hadn’t captured the Gu Insect, it was merely consumed by the Flame Demon Scorpion King.
Now, asking him to return it was something he truly couldn’t do.
Xiao Yudie looked at Tangyu with some disbelief.
“You haven’t answered me yet, are you from the Gu Medical Sect?” Tangyu changed the subject, since Gu Insects were actually very precious, and eating someone else’s Gu Insect made it awkward for Tangyu to continue pressing this issue with Xiao Yudie.
“I don’t have to answer you, I don’t know you,” Xiao Yudie said, and then turned and left directly.
Tangyu pouted, managing for the first time to feel somewhat frustrated.
This little girl really had no sense of fun, considering he was quite a handsome guy after all.
How could she be so indifferent?
However, Tangyu didn’t persist, as the other party was unwilling to say anything more, and asking further would be pointless.
He disliked imposing on others, especially women.
Moreover, he had no quarrels with the Gu Medical Sect, there was no need to offend people from the sect.
Although Xiao Yudie hadn’t said so, Tangyu still strongly believed that she should be from the Gu Medical Sect, and she likely had a not-so-shallow relationship with Doctor Xiao.
“The world has changed now, those hidden sects are entering the world.
Holy Doctor Sect is opening hospitals everywhere, promoting their exquisite medical skills while also earning vast wealth for the sect, which is also a way to glorify and spread the sect throughout the Four Seas.
Heirs of the Gu Medical Sect are also opening medical halls in Donglin City and even sending people to schools to learn.
This is good, after all, valuable things hidden away serve no purpose.
Being able to promote the ancient Huaxia medical arts around the world is commendable.
It’s just not my ambition, I’m merely a Ghost Doctor, without such grand schemes and goals as Wang Biao.
These matters should be left to those willing to undertake them,” Tangyu said with a shake of his head and a smile.
“Hmm.” Tangyu was about to head back to the school infirmary when suddenly a killing intent surged in his heart.
Once a person harbors the intent to kill, they emit a certain killing aura, which most people cannot sense.
However, some individuals born with extreme sensitivity can.
Much like those who have been through many battles can sense such an atmosphere.
And Tangyu, too, could feel it.
To think there would be killing intent within this campus.
Tangyu’s gaze quickly swept the area, and he soon spotted two suspicious men.
They were dressed as school staff, but one look at them and it was clear they weren’t from Linshan Middle School’s staff, especially as Tangyu had never seen these two at the school before.
Most importantly, the killing intent was emanating from these two.
Tangyu’s mind moved quickly, knowing these two were not simple; they weren’t Linshan Middle School staff, their presence in the school surely meant they harbored unspeakable secrets.
Seeing the two men hurry along, pushing a trash cart, Tangyu didn’t hesitate and quietly followed them to see what they were up to.
Naturally, he couldn’t ignore the safety of the school’s students; as the school doctor of Linshan Middle School, his duty was to ensure the physical safety of the students.
Therefore, Tangyu wouldn’t allow anyone to harm the students.
Besides, there were people at the school he cared for, and Tangyu wouldn’t allow anything untoward to happen.
Meanwhile, about a dozen disguised individuals had already quietly entered Linshan Middle School, and a disaster was quietly approaching.
At the school gatehouse, two men were cleaning up bloodstains on the ground, dragging the bodies of four security guards aside, and changing into the guards’ uniforms.
They then took control of the guardhouse.
Their movements were quick and practiced; they soon shut down the entire school’s surveillance network and cleared out the security room.
The two exchanged a smile, one of them took out a phone, dialed a number: “Checkpoint one is under control; begin the operation.”
Meanwhile, Tangyu, who was following the two men, didn’t realize a major crisis was approaching.
He hadn’t expected that by chance he would stumble upon a major case.