Wang Zun fell to the ground, rolling several times before stopping. His face was as pale as paper, and blood seeped from all seven of his orifices.
Instantly, several figures descended, surrounding him to protect him from Ye Tian's continued attack.
Ye Tian glanced at the group and said lightly, "If I truly wanted to kill him, he would already be dead."
With that, he went down the mountain without looking back.
Ren Ping quickly exchanged his martial currency from the Daoist and jogged to catch up, smiling, "Brother, aren't you going to chat with those people for a bit longer?"
Ye Tian replied, "No more chatting, let's head back to the hotel."
Ren Ping handed him thirty martial coins, smiling, "We earned fifty-one martial coins. I'll keep twenty-one, and give you thirty."
Ye Tian accepted them without politeness and put them in his pocket.
Ren Ping asked, "Why didn't you kill Wang Zun?"
Ye Tian explained, "We have no enmity, so there's no need to kill him. Moreover, I have to be wary of Wang Yibiao; he's an evil immortal."
Ren Ping nodded, "That's true. Wang Yibiao is indeed troublesome, and we can't be too careful."
Ye Tian stated, "We can prepare to go to Siberia."
Ren Ping replied, "Yes, we'll depart tomorrow. Didn't Huang Yanran ask you to treat her father?"
Ye Tian confirmed, "Yes, I'll head back to the hotel first."
When Ye Tian arrived at the hotel lobby, he saw Huang Yanran waiting with a middle-aged man.
Huang Yanran now seemed to have returned to her former self, saying with a smile, "Great physician, this is my father. Do you have time to take a look at him?"
Ye Tian quickly said, "Hello, Uncle Huang."
The middle-aged man had lost most of his hair. He smiled broadly and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Doctor Ye."
Ye Tian replied, "It's no trouble. Let's talk in my room."
In his room, he examined the middle-aged man. He felt that his meridians were blocked. When he tested with his true energy, he couldn't help but exclaim "Yi!" He reached out to a certain spot on the man's back and pressed gently.
"Aiya!"
The middle-aged man cried out in pain, as if he had been pricked.
Huang Yanran quickly asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"
The middle-aged man replied, "I don't know why, but it feels like a needle prick here."
Ye Tian said calmly, "It's not like it, it *is* a needle."
As he spoke, he pointed gently, and an extremely fine needle tip emerged. He slowly extracted the needle. This needle was very thin, only one-tenth the width of a hair, semi-transparent, and hollow.
Huang Yanran strained to see the needle clearly and asked in surprise, "How did a needle get into my father's body?"
The middle-aged man was also stunned, "Yes, how could there be a needle?"
Ye Tian stared at the needle for a moment and said lightly, "There's a toxin in the needle that releases slowly. When the dosage reaches a certain level, Mr. Huang will suffer cardiac arrest and die."
The middle-aged man's face turned ashen. He quickly thought, recalling anyone who might want to harm him. Half a minute later, he said, "I think I know who it is."
Huang Yanran's face turned grim, "Dad, is it the Tu family?"
The middle-aged man nodded slightly, "If I die, the Tu family would be the biggest beneficiary. Also, before I started feeling unwell, I met with Tu Haimen, and I recall him patting my back."
Ye Tian did not want to interfere in the Huang family's affairs. He said, "I've removed the needle. Rest well afterwards."
Huang Yanran quickly asked, "Do you need any other treatment?"
Ye Tian replied, "The toxin that entered the bloodstream was very little. It will be metabolized in a few days, so no treatment is needed."
Huang Yanran said, "Dad, you should go back first. We'll discuss the Tu family matter after we return."
The middle-aged man quickly thanked Ye Tian and left first.
After seeing her father off, Huang Yanran turned back and asked, "Ye Tian, can you help me deal with someone?"
Ye Tian replied, "I don't want to get involved in other people's grudges."
Huang Yanran urged, "Don't refuse, let me finish speaking."
She paused and said, "The Tu family we just mentioned, like our Huang family, are vassals of the Long family. The Tu family rose relatively late, but they have no bottom line in their actions, so they grew very quickly. Their core figure is known as the Third Young Master Tu."
"Currently, the Tu family and the Huang family have significant overlap in their relationship with the Long family. This means that sooner or later, one of the Tu or Huang families will be abandoned by the Long family."