"To be honest, if you want me to treat this ailment, let alone other places, I'm afraid there are few people in the entire Qingyang City who can do it, and in this Ninth District, I'm the only one." Han Li shook his head and said.

"Just based on the fact that Fellow Daoist Li was able to see through and point out the hidden danger on my body, I believe that Fellow Daoist Li is the only one who can save me in this Qingyang City. I just don't know, how will Fellow Daoist Li administer the treatment?" Du Long nodded and said.

"Since your problem is due to an incorrect method of Acupoint Opening, then first of all, we should start with the Acupoint Opening method. I myself practice a secret manual called *Yu Hua Fei Sheng Gong*, which also opens Acupoints on the legs, so I can pass on the Acupoint Opening method within it to you." Han Li thought for a while and said.

"Acupoint Opening method? My Acupoints were opened before, so is there still any use in opening Acupoints now?" Du Long scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"Using this Acupoint Opening method alone will naturally not work, it also requires the assistance of powerful divine consciousness, and it just so happens that my own divine consciousness is not weak." Han Li shook his head and said with a smile.

Seeing this, Du Long revealed a complicated smile on his face: "In that case, it seems that this matter cannot be accomplished without Fellow Daoist Li, I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Li's conditions are not simple either?"

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Du Long is overthinking it. Apart from needing some Beast Cores for cultivation, I just have some small favors that I need Fellow Daoist to help with." Han Li chuckled and said.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please speak freely. If I can do it, Du Long will not refuse." Du Long frowned slightly and said.

"I know that Fellow Daoist Du Long has extensive connections in this Ninth District, and can even get in touch with other districts, so there are a few people I would like you to inquire about." Han Li's smile faded, and he said with a slightly solemn expression.

"Oh, who?" Du Long asked in confusion.

"To be honest, there were two others who came to Qingyang City with me earlier, one named Shi Kong and one called Xie Daoren. After I was reduced to a Xuan Dou Shi in the Ninth District, I imagine their fate should be similar. I wonder if you have ever heard of them?" Han Li asked.

"I haven't heard of these two names, but I can help you inquire about them later. Although the turnover of Xuan Dou Shi is very fast, and many new people join, as long as they entered the Xuan Dou Arena at the same time as you, the scope can be narrowed down a lot, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find them." Du Long felt relieved, seeing that Han Li's request was indeed not high.

"In addition, Fellow Daoist Du Long has been in this Xuan Dou Arena for a long time, have you ever heard of a woman of extreme beauty appearing in this city? She..." Han Li thought of Zi Ling, wanting to describe her appearance, but for a moment he didn't know how to express it.

"Fellow Daoist Li, do you know? What this Qingyang City lacks most is not high-level Beast Cores, but women. Not to mention women of extreme beauty, even those of average appearance are very rare. If there really was a woman you described, it should have spread throughout Qingyang City long ago." Du Long glanced at Han Li strangely, shook his head, and said.

Han Li thought that Chen Yang, as a trusted aide of the City Lord, only had a maid of mediocre appearance by his side, so he believed seven or eight parts of Du Long's words, and stopped asking, falling into silence.

"Fellow Daoist Li, could it be that the things you need me to do are just these?" Du Long looked at Han Li, somewhat disbelieving.

"Treating your hidden ailment is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and I will inevitably have to take a large number of Beast Cores from you, I'm afraid that alone will be enough to make you feel the pinch." Han Li sighed and said.

"It's just some Beast Cores, if my hidden ailment is completely eliminated, I will have a chance to compete, and if I can participate in higher-level Xuan Dou, the harvest at that time will not be comparable to what it is now." Du Long waved his hand after hearing this, somewhat longing.

"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Du Long means by higher-level Xuan Dou?" Han Li's heart stirred, and he asked.

"It's not that I underestimate Fellow Daoist Li, but the number of your Xuan Acupoints is still too small, and you won't be able to come into contact with it for a long time in the future, so there's no need to rush to understand it for now, you will naturally know later." Du Long glanced at Han Li and said.

Han Li didn't mean to delve into this, and instead said: "In addition to these things, I also want you to hand over Scarface to me for disposal."

"I wonder how Fellow Daoist wants to deal with him?" Du Long frowned slightly and asked.

Han Li didn't speak, he just raised a single palm and waved it casually, making a killing gesture.

"Fellow Daoist Li, although this Scarface is a bit cunning, and has offended Fellow Daoist a lot before, and even my trouble with you this time was mostly instigated by him, shouldn't his crime be punishable by death?" Du Long hesitated slightly and said.

"If it was just these things, of course it wouldn't be punishable by death, but he shouldn't have tried to take my life with the Flesh-Eating Worm." Han Li shook his head and said.

"Flesh-Eating Worm? What exactly is going on?" Du Long asked in surprise.

A hint of doubt flashed in Han Li's heart, and he told Du Long about the incident of being attacked by the Flesh-Eating Worm that day in detail.

After listening, Du Long frowned tightly, pondered for a long time, and then said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, it's not that I intend to shield Scarface, but this matter is a bit strange, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding in this."

"Misunderstanding... tell me about it." Han Li's eyes flickered, and he said slowly.

"This kid Scarface is indeed more capable than others, and can get some things that can't be obtained in the Xuan Dou Arena, but it definitely doesn't include rare things like Flesh-Eating Worms. Fellow Daoist Li, you may not know, the value of this worm is as precious as the Black Devouring Worm, and Scarface simply doesn't have that ability. Moreover, before I went into seclusion, I had instructed him not to act rashly, and he has always been afraid to disobey my orders, so how could he act on his own initiative and do such a thing?" Du Long spat and said.

"If that's really the case, then this matter is indeed a bit fishy." Han Li frowned slightly and pondered.

"This matter is also simple, Fellow Daoist Li, come with me to see Scarface, and we will confront him face to face. If it was really him who did it, you don't need to do anything, and I will personally end him. If it wasn't, please leave him a way out, after all, he has been with me for so many years." Du Long pondered for a moment and said.

"If it wasn't him who did it, or if he was instigated by someone, I can spare his life." Han Li nodded and said.

"Good! It's better to act sooner rather than later, let's go now." Du Long stood up and said.

As a result, as soon as the two arrived outside the passage, Han Li heard a burst of noise coming from the front.

He looked towards the sound, and saw that a lot of people had already gathered in front of a house in front, all looking inside.

"Eh? It's Scarface's house, could something have happened?" Du Long raised his eyebrows and said.

The two exchanged a glance and hurried over.

Seeing Du Long arrive, the crowd blocking the door stepped aside, making way for him.

Du Long's face was gloomy, and he rushed into the house without saying a word, with Han Li silently following behind.

As soon as Han Li stepped into the house, he saw Scarface leaning against the corner of the stone bed, his chest exposed, his chest was bloody, his eyes were wide open, his eyeballs were protruding, and his face was twisted and ferocious, obviously he had been dead for a long time.

"Who among you can tell me, what's going on here?" Du Long frowned, looked around, and shouted loudly.

"The thing is...is like this, the day before yesterday, I told Scarface that I wanted to get some White Glaze Stone Powder, and he told me to come to him today to get it. Just now, as soon as I came, I found that his stone door was not closed, and no one answered when I called him. When I pushed the door open, I found that he was already in this state." A dwarf man with high lips and grayish-blue skin said fearfully.

Han Li walked forward without saying a word, and pulled open Scarface's chest again, and saw two thumb-sized holes on his left chest near his shoulder, one with a section of black centipede tail protruding from it, and the other with half a section of white thread exposed.

"This is Black Devouring Worm and Flesh-Eating Worm..." someone exclaimed, recognizing the two things.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding people retreated one after another, looking as if they were afraid of being involved.

Han Li turned his gaze and saw that there was also an open bone box next to Scarface's hand, which was as white as jade and looked quite delicate and small, so he raised his hand to pick it up and examined it carefully.

"This seems to be made of the nasal bone of a Worm-Eating Beast. It is said that this beast lives in the Flesh-Eating Valley, next to the Flesh-Eating Worm. The long nose that grows on it can suck the Flesh-Eating Worm into the nasal cavity, and then dissolve it with the mucus produced in the nasal cavity. Therefore, its nasal bone can restrain the Flesh-Eating Worm, and is often used to make utensils for holding Flesh-Eating Worms." Du Long also came over, stared for a moment, and said.

"This Scarface is so bold, he actually dares to raise Flesh-Eating Worms, isn't this courting death?" the dwarf man shouted.

"It's really playing with fire and burning himself, being attacked to death by the Flesh-Eating Worms he raised..." another Xuan Dou Shi said.

"Now that he's dead, who am I going to ask for the Sword-Spiked Beast Bone that he promised to get me? I gave him three Pro Beast Cores to exchange for it." A burly gray-skinned man suddenly said.

"Yes, my Turtle Scale Armor is also gone..." another person lamented.

At this time, a team of Xuan Dou Arena armor-clad soldiers also rushed over and forcibly drove all the Xuan Dou Shi out of the room.

The leader of the armored soldiers checked Scarface's body, then announced that the stone house would be temporarily closed, and then ordered his subordinates to lift Scarface's body and leave the place.

Seeing this, the onlookers all looked strange and looked at Du Long.

Du Long exchanged a glance with Han Li, and at the same time walked back to the former's room.

Watching the backs of the two people walking away, the Xuan Dou Shi in the Ninth District realized that the two people who were still fighting and competing with each other before, when did they get so close?

Han Li and the two did not pay attention to the discussions behind them, and each fell into contemplation.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what do you think about this matter?" After a moment, Du Long took the initiative to speak.