Chapter 520: Chapter 519 Yang Fei’s Alertness
Tong Yunshu remained in that unusual state for quite a while, and the faint mist-like power elements in the room gradually dissipated until they finally vanished without a trace, and the room returned to normal.
At that moment, Tong Yunshu seemed to sense something and opened her eyes.
Seeing Yang Fei standing by the bedside, looking intently at her, Tong Yunshu was startled and asked in confusion, "Why are you standing over there?"
Yang Fei said, "You have no recollection of what just happened?"
"What happened just now?" Tong Yunshu asked, a look of puzzlement on her face.
Yang Fei said, "It seemed like you entered some kind of mysterious state and caused a bit of a special commotion."
"Ah?" Tong Yunshu was quite surprised, jumped off the bed, and asked, "What exactly happened?"
Yang Fei briefly described the situation and looked at her, asking, "Did you feel any pain just now?"
Tong Yunshu thought for a moment and shook her head, "I don’t think so."
Yang Fei understood.
Although she had shown an expression of pain earlier, she didn’t remember anything now that she was awake.
What was going on?
A thought struck him, and he asked, "How do you feel now?"
"Feel? How am I supposed to feel?" Tong Yunshu responded, but then she understood what Yang Fei meant. After concentrating for a while, she shook her head and said, "Nothing special, I just feel refreshed and quite comfortable."
"There’s nothing else inside your body?" Yang Fei asked.
He had observed very carefully just now; that ’mist-like’ spiritual power ultimately vanished because it entered Tong Yunshu’s body and was absorbed and refined by her.
Tong Yunshu shook her head, "No."
Yang Fei grew puzzled, took hold of her hand, and placed two fingers on her pulse.
Tong Yunshu knew he was checking her health and let him do as he wished.
A moment later, Yang Fei knit his brows tightly and let go of Tong Yunshu’s hand.
Realizing he hadn’t found any problem, Tong Yunshu asked with some worry, "Could there be an issue with my unusual condition?"
Yang Fei shook his head, "Unclear, but based on your current physical condition, it seems to have no effect."
Tong Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief.
As they were talking, Zhu Tianshou’s voice came from outside, "What are you two chatting about?"
Instinctively, Tong Yunshu straightened her clothes and, finding no issue, checked Yang Fei as well before opening the door. Seeing Zhu Tianshou standing at the entrance, she crisply called out to her grandfather.
Zhu Tianshou’s gaze swept over Tong Yunshu and then turned to Yang Fei, saying, "I heard you discussing Yunshu’s health problem outside?"
Yang Fei nodded and recounted the oddity of Tong Yunshu’s cultivation earlier, then asked, "Senior Zhu, with your vast experience, have you ever encountered or heard of such phenomena?"
Zhu Tianshou furrowed his brow in thought, slowly shaking his head, "I’ve never heard of it. But if it’s only beneficial, then it might actually be a good thing."
Yang Fei nodded.
Suddenly, Zhu Tianshou’s expression changed and said, "Could it be a unique aspect of the Great Yellow Court?"
Yang Fei felt a spark of possibility, silently nodding, "Perhaps."
Both men turned their gaze to Tong Yunshu, and Zhu Tianshou asked, "Girl, do you feel any improvement in strength?"
"I... I don’t think so," Tong Yunshu said, sounding unsure of herself.
Could it really be so mystical?
How could her strength have increased so shortly after she began to cultivate?
"You don’t feel anything else in your body, like discomfort, or a sense of exhilaration and relief?" Zhu Tianshou probed further.
Tong Yunshu thought for a moment, then shook her head, "It doesn’t seem much different from before."
Zhu Tianshou furrowed his brows.
Yang Fei waved his hand, "Forget it, it should be a good thing, or perhaps the Great Yellow Court has some special effect. Let’s not worry about it for now. Senior Zhu, how did you get poisoned this time?"
"Yes, Grandpa, how did you get poisoned?" Tong Yunshu was also concerned about this issue and followed up with the question.
Zhu Tianshou sighed, then said with a bitter smile, "This time, the poisoning was my own doing."
Both Yang Fei and Tong Yunshu were taken aback.
Zhu Tianshou said, "Originally, you, young man, promised to take me to the Hidden Sect, but at the last minute, you went by yourself, only taking Xu Jian with you and leaving this old man behind."
Regarding this matter, Yang Fei could only express helplessness and apologized, "Senior, please don’t blame me. The plans couldn’t keep up with the changes at the time. My trip to the Hidden Sect was also a last-minute decision, and there was also a sudden turn of events in Imperial City, so I had no choice but to trouble the Senior to go to Imperial City to help."
Zhu Tianshou waved his hand, "What are you rushing for, youngster? I’m not really blaming you."
"A few days after you, young man, came out from the Hidden Sect, I learned that you had returned safely, so I did not go to Kunlun Mountain to pick you up. Just then, I received a call from Li Xuanyu, and I went to Korea on a trip."
Yang Fei couldn’t help but interject upon hearing this, "Senior, did you get poisoned in Korea?"
Zhu Tianshou shook his head, "No. Don’t interrupt, youngster. Listen to me first."
Yang Fei hummed in acknowledgment, refraining from interrupting further.
"Initially, when you introduced the members of the International Madman Organization to me, I was just an old man with nothing to do. So I tried getting in touch with those youngsters. Who would have thought that we got along well due to similar temperaments? In Korea, I helped that young lady from the Li Family with some matters, solidifying her position there."
Yang Fei also had some understanding of this and nodded his head.
Zhu Tianshou continued, "I learned that you had safely returned a week ago. Just then, Li Xuanyu called again to discuss some matters, so I went to Korea. It was only after getting there that I found out it wasn’t an issue with the Li Family’s Financial Group, but that Umekawa Taro was in trouble."
Yang Fei felt perturbed, worried for his old friend Umekawa Taro, but after thinking, he held back and did not inquire further.
"To tell the truth, if it were not for your sake, I have a very strong dislike and repulsion toward the Japanese. Although I had a pleasant time with those youngsters during my time in Korea, I didn’t interact much with this Umekawa Taro," Zhu Tianshou said, looking at Yang Fei.
Yang Fei smiled faintly, nodding, "Yes, when I first met him, I was also very guarded. But as we slowly became familiar and understood each other, I realized that my previous self was too rash, prone to generalizations, not all Japanese are heinous villains."
Zhu Tianshou nodded, "Yes, that’s right. Moreover, the Umekawa family was against the war of aggression in Japan back in the day."
Yang Fei laughed, "Senior, you might as well get to the point about his troubles."
Zhu Tianshou said, "There was a significant incident in his family. Several key figures in the Umekawa family within Japan were assassinated, including his grandfather and the brother who had been chosen from childhood as the next successor."
Yang Fei’s expression changed, astonished, "What? How could this be, who did it? And why didn’t Li Xuanyu and the others inform me? With such a big event happening, I should have gone to Japan to pay my respects."
Zhu Tianshou shook his head, "Umekawa Taro didn’t want to tell you."
"What actually happened? And why were you poisoned, Senior?" Yang Fei asked.
Zhu Tianshou said, "After Li Xuanyu called me, I went to Korea. At that time, only Umekawa Taro was by her side, the rest of the International Madman members were not there. According to Li Xuanyu, it seemed that they had all received news from their families one after another and had left."
Yang Fei listened and frowned slightly, feeling that there was something odd about this situation.
The members of the International Madman are young talents from around the world. Yang Fei later mocked himself in front of them, saying that although he was the leader who had formed the International Madman, he was actually the most out-of-place member in the organization.
Because the others all had strong family backgrounds, damn it, they were all the second-generation elites of various countries, even entire states.
Since the founding of the International Madman Organization, everyone had almost always worked together and played together, with very few leaving for a long time due to family matters.
And now, these people had all recently received messages from their families and had gone home.
How could this not alarm Yang Fei?
"When I was in Korea, Umekawa Taro only received a call from his mother, saying that there might be some trouble at home and asked him to return for a visit. I was curious about the Japan Martial World, so I suggested accompanying him. Umekawa Taro was naturally pleased that I was willing to go, and the two of us flew to Japan that very day."
"Unexpectedly, just after we landed, we heard about the trouble in his family."
Zhu Tianshou said with a bitter smile.