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The mass of black energy was compressed into a black bead the size of a fingernail, and finally shattered with a "crack".

It turned into countless tiny black dots and dissipated into the air.

Qian Yunlong on the bed took a deep breath, as if he were being pulled up from the bottom of the water while drowning.

His chest heaved violently, his eyelids fluttered a few times, and then he slowly opened them.

"Father!"

Qian Xinya practically lunged to the bedside, grabbing Qian Yunlong's hand, her voice trembling with suppressed emotion, "You're awake!"

Qian Yunlong's eyes were somewhat unfocused. He moved his mouth slightly, then laboriously rolled his eyes, first glancing at Qian Xinya, then at Chu Nan standing to the side, and finally returning his gaze to his daughter's face.

"Xinya... what's wrong with me?"

"You've been poisoned."

With red eyes, Qian Xinya tried her best to keep her voice steady, "It's not an illness, it's poisonous insects! Someone planted poisonous insects in your body, and they've been sucking your life essence for the past six months, which is why your health is getting worse and worse."

"We consulted many doctors, but none of them could find the cause. It was Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu Nan, who forced the poisonous insects out of your body."

Qian Yunlong's pupils contracted slightly. "Poisonous insects?"

His voice was soft, and his face showed some disbelief, but this confusion quickly faded, replaced by an indescribable melancholy.

Qian Yunlong closed his eyes, his chest heaving a few times. When he opened them again, a chilling aura had settled deep within his eyes.

As Qian Yunlong spoke, his voice grew softer and softer until it was almost squeezed out between his teeth, "I never imagined that someone would poison me."

"Father, it must be my second and third uncles!"

Qian Xinya's voice involuntarily rose a few decibels, "While you've been in a coma, they've eliminated dissidents within the clan and extended their reach into all businesses in the East City, especially Third Uncle, he—"

Since her father fell into a coma, it has been the darkest time of her life.

In public, she was still the eldest daughter of the Qian family, but within the clan, she had no status whatsoever.

They were even forced to move from the main house to a separate villa.

Now that her father is awake and she has a suspect, she has to vent.

Let Father wash away those poisoners with blood!

That's enough.

Qian Yunlong gently interrupted her, his tone not harsh, but carrying an innate sense of oppression, "Don't speak recklessly without evidence."

Qian Xinya bit her lower lip, swallowing back the rest of her words.

Qian Yunlong slowly turned his head and looked at Chu Nan.

His eyes were much clearer than before, and the composure of a man who had been in charge of the Qian family for decades had returned to his thin and withered face.

"Mr. Chu, I will remember your life-saving grace. I am deeply grateful and will repay you handsomely once I am of sound mind tomorrow."

Chu Nan waved his hand, "No need to be so polite. You're still weak after the poisonous insects were removed. Don't get too excited. Rest well first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

"Mr. Chu is right."

Qian Yunlong nodded slightly, then turned to Qian Xinya and asked, "Xinya, what exactly happened at home while I was unconscious?"

Qian Xinya wiped her eyes and recounted in detail the actions of the various branches of the clan during this period, how she had been marginalized, how she had traveled all over the country to collect herbs, and how she had met Chu Nan and asked him to save her life.

When she spoke of Chu Nan, her tone unconsciously carried a hint of awe. When she talked about the events at the Jin family's birthday banquet that evening, her emotions became noticeably agitated.

"Father, Mr. Chu brought Kim Sung-yeol to the Kim family's birthday banquet tonight."

"On Jin Jiucheng's 90th birthday, the courtyard was full of guests. Even the Jin family's guards and several guest elders working together could not stop Mr. Chu."

"Even the Second Elder, Gu Changfeng, was defeated by Mr. Chu. Jin Jiucheng publicly paid 5 billion and gave him a spiritual herb before sending Mr. Chu out."

Upon hearing this, Qian Yunlong's expression finally changed noticeably.

He gave Chu Nan a deep look, and after a long while, he finally uttered, "Truly, heroes emerge from among the young..."

Qian Xinya nodded, then looked at Chu Nan and said in a low voice, "Father, if we can use someone like Mr. Chu, the day you recover will be the day the Qian family returns to its peak."

Qian Yunlong didn't reply; instead, he frowned slightly.

Just as he was about to say something, footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside.

Immediately afterward, Wenbo's deliberately lowered but still somewhat nervous voice rang out from outside the door, "Miss, Master Jiang has arrived."

Qian Yunlong was slightly taken aback. "Master Jiang?"

"It is the sorcerer I invited to extend your life."

Qian Xinya explained, "For the past six months, your life has been sustained entirely by his miraculous medicine."

"But now it seems that this person didn't use their full strength to save you back then, otherwise—"

Before she could finish speaking, a loud, shrill shout came from outside, "Get out of the way! All of you, get out of the way! I want to see who's trying to steal my credit by playing tricks!"

Before he could finish speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Master Jiang strode in.

He looked to be in his fifties, thin and frail, wearing a gray-blue Taoist robe, with his hair styled in a Taoist bun. He had a gaunt face, high cheekbones, and a tuft of gray-white mustache on his chin.

His triangular eyes gleamed with shrewdness and were now filled with anger. He entered the room without looking at anyone else, his gaze fixed straight on Qian Yunlong on the bed.

"Awake? Really awake?!"

Master Jiang's expression changed several times in just a few seconds, from shock to disbelief, and then to anger at having something stolen from him.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at Chu Nan standing by the bed, his gaze becoming extremely hostile.

"It was you? You're the one who cured the Qian family head of the poison?"

Master Jiang's voice was shrill and sharp, like fingernails scratching metal, "A mere brat dares to show off his medical skills in the Qian family!"

"Master Jiang."

Qian Xinya stepped forward, shielding Chu Nan behind her. "Mr. Chu is my savior, and even more so my father's savior. Please speak with some respect."

"My savior?"

Master Jiang sneered repeatedly, as if he had heard the funniest joke. "Miss Qian, don't be fooled!"

"The reason why Patriarch Qian was able to wake up is because the spiritual medicine that I, Jiang, have been preparing over the past six months has finally taken effect."

"That kid just happened to stumble upon it and picked the peach."

"I went to great lengths to wait for the Qian family head to wake up, and now all the credit goes to him? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

He grew angrier as he spoke, then turned to look at Chu Nan with an arrogant, condescending air: "Boy, let me tell you, if it weren't for my nurturing over the past six months, Patriarch Qian would have already perished."

"If you know what's good for you, get out of the Qian family now, and I won't pursue the matter. But if you don't..."

Master Jiang did not continue speaking, but the threatening tone in his words became increasingly heavy.