Though Kang Guifeng felt somewhat miffed, there was nothing he could do about it—after all, his military orders still depended on Liu Tianyi.

"Hehe, no matter, no matter!" Kang Guifeng nonetheless said with a nonchalant smile. "By the way, Brother Tianyi, I'd like to ask you something—that classmate of my cousin-nephew's today, do you know him?"

"Oh, you mean Mr. Lin? I know him, of course I know him..." Liu Tianyi gave a vague laugh.

"Oh? And his family background..." Kang Guifeng wanted to sound out Wei Zhao's history.

"Heh, quite remarkable, isn't he... Tell me, Brother Guifeng, why do you ask?" Liu Tianyi asked indifferently.

"Nothing, I just thought Brother Tianyi seemed to know something about that Longevity Detox Pill he gave today?" Kang Guifeng probed.

"That thing? Heh, it's a fine treasure indeed..." Liu Tianyi had more or less guessed Wei Zhao's intention—to make Divine Doctor Kang's family regret their actions—so he didn't mind revealing a little more to deepen their regret. But not a single word of the true facts would he breathe.

"A fine treasure? So Brother Tianyi knows about it?" A chill ran through Kang Guifeng's heart. On a matter like this, Liu Tianyi had no reason to spin lies to deceive him. What kind of man was Liu Tianyi? A member of the Liu family! Even if he was close to Wei Zhao, he wouldn't help Wei Zhao cheat people, would he? Thus Kang Guifeng vaguely felt that the Longevity Detox Pill really was a fine treasure!

Of course, Kang Guifeng's reasoning was not wrong, but his guess was still somewhat wide of the mark. Had Wei Zhao asked Liu Tianyi to tell lies on his behalf, Liu Tianyi would probably have nodded and agreed without the slightest hesitation!

"Heh, let's drop this topic—I can't speak carelessly about it either." Liu Tianyi gave another vague laugh. "By the way, Brother Guifeng, I'm heading back now to see the old master home to Yanjing."

"Huh? Brother Tianyi, didn't Old Master Liu come to see Doctor Guan for treatment? Why is he going back?" Kang Guifeng was taken aback.

"Heh, he's all better, that's why. He's even asking me to buy him a courtyard house so he can grow vegetables!" Liu Tianyi laughed.

"All better?" Kang Guifeng was startled. "Didn't Doctor Guan say that only long-term acupuncture would have any effect..."

"Heh, would I joke about the old man's health? If he weren't better, I wouldn't dare send him back!" Liu Tianyi laughed. "Anyway, I'd better be going—the old master's calling me to play the dance mat with him..."

"What?!" Kang Guifeng nearly thought his ears were playing tricks on him. Play the dance mat? In Old Master Liu Zhenhu's condition, he could play the dance mat? He could barely even walk, couldn't he?

But before Kang Guifeng could ask, the line went dead on the other end... Kang Guifeng sighed and walked back with a grim expression.

"What happened?" Seeing the unnatural look on his son's face, Divine Doctor Kang felt his heart tighten and hurriedly asked.

"I couldn't get a clear answer out of him, but it really does seem to be a fine thing!" Kang Guifeng said in a low voice. "However, I did pick up an important piece of news—Liu Tianyi's father, Old Master Liu, has miraculously recovered. He can even play the dance mat..."

"What?" At his son's words, Divine Doctor Kang's heart nearly exploded. "You're saying that ninety-year-old man plays the dance mat? Is that really true?"

Divine Doctor Kang had seen Liu Zhenhu's condition before—frail and sickly, barely able to walk. And now he could actually play the dance mat? His brow twitched as an ominous thought flashed through his mind: "Could it be... related to that Longevity Detox Pill?"

"That's my guess... eight chances out of ten it's related. Otherwise, why would that old fox Liu Tianyi suddenly bring it up?" Kang Guifeng nodded. "That Longevity Detox Pill might well be a genuine treasure—I just don't know where Kang **'s friend got it from!"

"That fellow looks like a rich young master from a wealthy family—it's no wonder he can get hold of rare treasures... But this Longevity Detox Pill—is it really the real thing?" Divine Doctor Kang picked up the "dog turd" in his hand again and examined it in disbelief. "It stinks so foully—how could it possibly work?"

"Grandfather, as the saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter. I think that saying is not without reason!" Kang Zhaoming had thought of this point earlier, and now he trotted it out to show off. Wanting to make amends for his mistake, he tried his best to make himself seem important.

"Hmm, Zhaoming, that is well said—good medicine tastes bitter!" Divine Doctor Kang nodded in approval. "But what we hear from others is, in the end, only hearsay. Only what one verifies oneself can be trusted as true!"

"Grandfather, what do you mean..." Kang Zhaoming asked.

"Here's the plan: cut this Longevity Detox Pill in half, then take it and see whether there's any effect!" Divine Doctor Kang hesitated for a moment before saying to Kang Zhaoming.

"Ah? Me?" Kang Zhaoming had assumed his grandfather would take it himself—he never expected to be told to take it!

"What? You don't want to live a long life?" Divine Doctor Kang glanced at Kang Zhaoming and asked. The Divine Doctor himself did not quite dare to take it—after all, he was old and could not withstand any mishap—but Kang Zhaoming was young, so it would be fine.

"No, it's not that... I..." Kang Zhaoming grew timid. This Longevity Detox Pill might seem like a fine thing, but that was only a guess on the family's part. Before any definite conclusion was reached, how could he dare to swallow it casually?

"Are you afraid it's poisonous?" Divine Doctor Kang snorted. "Idiot! Even if Kang ** were the biggest fool around, he wouldn't hand over a poisonous pill. In front of all those eyes, that would be deliberate murder—he'd rot in prison for the rest of his life! Even if this pill isn't the Longevity Detox Pill, it won't have any adverse effects!"

"Dad... why don't I give it a try instead..." Kang Cuipu hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward. Kang Zhaoming was his son—how could he watch his own son swallow something so utterly unknown?

In the Kang family, Old Master Kang was of first importance, and Elder Brother Kang Guifeng and eldest nephew Kang Zhaolong were the most important. He and his own son, by contrast, were hardly regarded at all, so a task like testing medicine could only fall on his shoulders.

The key issue was that this matter could only be known within the core circle of the Kang family; they could not have an outsider test it!

Otherwise, if word ever got out that the esteemed Divine Doctor Kang's family had picked up a trampled pill and eaten it, wouldn't that make people laugh their heads off?

That was a loss of face the Kang family could not afford!

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