Earlier at the exit of the ancient tomb he had been struck by a hail of arrows, and Old Yu had thought nothing of it at the time, but after coming out of the tomb he began to suffer dizziness, blurred vision, and red blotches spreading all over his body! From Old Yu's experience, he judged that he was most likely poisoned!

At first Old Yu had paid it no mind, taking an antidote pill, a special medicine of the hidden noble houses that could cure a great many poisons, and after taking it he assumed everything would be fine.

But when night came, Old Yu found the red blotches on his body growing more and more numerous, and besides dizziness and blurred vision, he was seized with nausea, worse than before! Only then did Old Yu realize something was wrong, and inwardly he felt a secret regret that he truly should not have turned on the male tomb robber. If he had not misjudged the strength of the male robber and his companion, he would not have fallen to his present plight, and had he stayed with the male robber, he would likely never have been hit by the poisoned arrows!

Realizing the antidote pill had no effect, Old Yu dared not linger and hurried back to Songshan City. After finding a hotel to settle in, he dialed the number of the steward of the hidden Yu family who was responsible for liaising with him.

"Steward Yu, this is Yu Huoxing." Old Yu said respectfully to Steward Yu.

"Oh, so it is Yu Huoxing. Is your mission complete? Are you out of the ancient tomb? Did you get anything?" Steward Yu asked.

Old Yu's heart sank at once in disappointment. He had risked life and limb and nearly died, yet the people of the hidden Yu family cared nothing for his safety, only for the thing they wanted! He had called, and they had not asked a single word about his welfare, only whether he had gotten the item!

"The ancient tomb was far too perilous. I have been poisoned and have now returned to Songshan City. The antidote pill is useless. I cannot hold on much longer. I ask Steward Yu to send a skilled healer to cure my poison." Old Yu felt some anger in his heart, and simply said nothing about having obtained the Qi Gathering Pill, speaking only of his poisoning.

"Poisoned? What did you do? How could you be so careless?" Steward Yu was taken aback. "So you failed to complete the mission?"

"As I said, the ancient tomb was extremely dangerous, and those who robbed the tomb with me are basically all dead!" Old Yu felt even more chilled. It seemed the hidden Yu family had never regarded an outsider like him as a member of the family at all, treating him entirely like a lackey to be ordered about!

"So that is how it is..." Steward Yu was disappointed and rather contemptuous of Old Yu's ability, so he said, "It is impossible for the hidden Yu family to send anyone else to rescue you. Apart from you, who joined the hidden Yu family recently and are not very conspicuous, everyone else is on record with the Noble Houses Arbitration Association. If anyone went to the secular world, they would certainly be watched by the people of the association. If they learned of your affair, that is something we could not bear!"

"Steward Yu, do you mean to abandon me?" Old Yu felt a surge of fury. Were the people of the hidden Yu family so heartless? He was dying for the hidden Yu family, yet they kept making excuses?

"Yu Huoxing, of course I do not mean that." Steward Yu sensed Old Yu's displeasure and hastily explained, "You understand the difficulties of the hidden noble houses. This way, in Songshan City there is a miracle doctor, the Medicine King of the hidden Zhao family. Our hidden Yu family also has marriage ties with the hidden Zhao family. I will arrange it for you. Go to him for detoxification. Of course, he may charge some medical fees as appropriate. That cannot be helped. Just pay him!"

Steward Yu knew the Medicine King's nature. The man was incredibly ruthless, and how could he treat illness without taking money? Of course, if the Yu family and the Zhao family negotiated directly, this medical fee might be waived, but then the Yu family would inevitably owe the Zhao family a favor. Steward Yu did not wish to owe the Zhao family a favor over Yu Huoxing's affair. It was simply not worth it.

"I understand!" Old Yu felt unspeakably gloomy and hung up the phone. He took a deep breath in and let it out, all so as not to let himself erupt! Thinking of the secular Yu family, Old Yu could only endure. Without the support of the hidden Yu family, the secular Yu family would likely soon decline.

Soon Steward Yu's text message arrived, containing the Medicine King's address, and telling Yu Huoxing that he had already contacted the Medicine King, so Old Yu need only go directly for consultation.

Old Yu had no choice but to drag his sick body to the Geili Fuyun Bar according to the address in the text message! Fortunately he was a master of the early Earth rank. Had he been an ordinary man, struck by such a domineering poison, he would long since have been lying in bed unable to move, waiting for death.

Even so, by the time Old Yu reached the Geili Fuyun Bar, he nearly fainted on the ground!

"You must be Old Yu, Yu Huoxing!" Zhao Qibing had received word from the Zhao family that Yu Huoxing was coming for detoxification and was overjoyed. Early on he had Li Cihua push his wheelchair to wait outside the bar for Yu Huoxing's arrival!

This was a major client! The leader of the secular Yu family, how could Zhao Qibing let slip such a fine chance to make money? Zhao Qibing had suffered repeated misfortunes lately and had been unable to do anything to make his grandfather look at him with new eyes. Now that Old Yu had come, he was going to fleece him hard!

That the secular Yu family had money was plain for all to see. Zhao Qibing had come to Songshan City to scoop up money in imitation of the Yu family's methods, except that the Yu family had always made money while Zhao Qibing had always lost it. How could that leave Zhao Qibing balanced?

In the jealous eyes of Zhao Qibing, Yu Huoxing was a treasure bowl. The secular Yu family would absolutely never watch him die. Since he had delivered himself to the door, if Zhao Qibing did not make him pay dearly, it would truly not be his style!

"That is indeed me..." Old Yu said weakly. "May I ask if you are Young Master Zhao? Is the Medicine King here? I have been poisoned and have come to ask the Medicine King to cure the poison..."

Facing Zhao Qibing, Old Yu dared not presume. Although Old Yu was also a member of the hidden Yu family, frankly he was but a dog of the hidden Yu family, whereas Zhao Qibing was a genuine descendant of the Zhao family. Though born out of wedlock, his status was still far higher than Old Yu's.

"The Medicine King, of course he is here. Old Yu, please come in quickly and let the Medicine King examine you!" Zhao Qibing beamed with joy and waved his hand, and Li Cihua and Su Jiaonang helped Old Yu into the back room of the Geili Fuyun Bar.

The Medicine King also walked over at this time, stood beside Old Yu, and began to examine his condition. Although he had heard Old Yu was poisoned, the Medicine King still had to make further confirmation...

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