When the two arrived at Yao Bao'er's room, the Medicine Saint's expression turned peculiar.
"Lad, I'm going to the Hidden Group's treasury. Why did you bring me to Bao'er's room!"
The Medicine Saint asked, his face showing a trace of gloom. In his opinion, Ye Cangtian didn't want him to go to the treasury, fearing he would make exorbitant demands and exploit the situation to plunder the herbs. That's why he brought him back to Yao Bao'er's room to settle him temporarily.
On the other hand, seeing the Medicine Saint's expression, Ye Cangtian could only force a smile. "There probably aren't many herbs left in the Hidden Group's treasury; Bao'er used them all up." "So if you need herbs, senior, you can only try your luck in Bao'er's Qiankun Bag."
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian winked at Lan Yue. Lan Yue instantly understood, stepped forward, and fumbled on Yao Bao'er for a while, retrieving the Qiankun Bag and handing it directly to the Medicine Saint.
Seeing this, the Medicine Saint's expression softened somewhat, but he still grumbled inwardly. In his opinion, even if Yao Bao'er had some talent for healing, she wouldn't have many herbs! The Hidden Group wouldn't provide much to Yao Bao'er either. After all, the Hidden Group also had a medical team; if all the herbs were given to Yao Bao'er, wouldn't others have opinions? Therefore, the Hidden Group's treasury must still have herbs, and what was given to Yao Bao'er was just a drop in the bucket. In other words, Ye Cangtian was deceiving him.
However, when he inspected Yao Bao'er's Qiankun Bag, he was stunned. The mountains of herbs clearly indicated that Ye Cangtian was not lying, as no force could possess so many herbs. Seeing these exotic flowers and rare herbs, the Medicine Saint's heart also pounded.
"A terrible waste of natural resources!" The Medicine Saint covered his chest. Although the Qiankun Bag could keep the herbs fresh, it couldn't increase their age. If these herbs could be transplanted, their efficacy and age would definitely increase, and they could even be cultivated and propagated artificially. But Yao Bao'er's method of preserving herbs clearly couldn't achieve these goals, which, in his opinion, was no different from waste!
On the other side, seeing the Medicine Saint's increasingly grim expression, Ye Cangtian quickly stepped forward and said, "Senior, are there no herbs you need in the Qiankun Bag? If not, it will be troublesome. I can only send people to purchase and find them!"
"No, the herbs I need are all here!" The Medicine Saint came back to his senses, looked at Ye Cangtian, and continued, "Is this how your Hidden Group keeps herbs?"
"..." Ye Cangtian was slightly taken aback. "Regarding herbs, only Bao'er understands them a little. By entrusting them to her, we are making the best use of them. What? Is there a problem?"
At his words, the Medicine Saint almost spat blood! He glared fiercely at Ye Cangtian and said irritably, "There's a huge problem. You're simply wasting..."
Hearing the Medicine Saint's explanation, Ye Cangtian's mouth twitched. "Senior, I think you should focus on preparing the antidote now!" Ye Cangtian's meaning was simple: he also knew nothing about herbs, so talking to him was like playing the lute to a cow. Therefore, he couldn't take the blame. As for how to store the herbs in the future, that would be up to him and his grandson after Yao Bao'er woke up!
Hmph!
Upon hearing Ye Cangtian's words, the Medicine Saint understood everything and snorted, "Alright, prepare a quiet room for me."
Ye Cangtian immediately arranged for Lan Yue to prepare it and left the room himself. He returned directly to his office and took out a map of Dragon City. After a while, Ye Cangtian called Feifei into the room.
"Feifei, I've marked an area on the map. Transfer all the poisoned people to this area for isolation." "Also, notify the Hidden Group guards to bring disinfectant and spray it throughout the city..."
Ye Cangtian gave his orders. Just as he finished, a guard arrived at Ye Cangtian's office. The guard held a dagger with a letter inserted into it, bearing the inscription "For Ye Cangtian's eyes only." Ye Cangtian took the letter, scanned it briefly, and a cold smile appeared on his face. There was only one sentence: "Meet at the small pavilion in the central plaza of Dragon City at noon." Needless to say, it must be Qian Shou who wanted to meet him; besides him, Ye Cangtian couldn't think of anyone else who would meet him so sneakily.
...
In a blink of an eye, noon arrived. Ye Cangtian arrived at the pavilion by the small square as agreed. Seeing no one else under the pavilion, he wasn't in a hurry. He lit a cigarette and slowly savored it. Before he had finished half the cigarette, Ye Cangtian sensed a presence around him. Following the direction of the presence, he saw an old man slowly approaching, leaning on a cane. The old man's appearance bore some resemblance to Yang Chen's description, except he held a cane.
"Qian Shou?" As the other party approached, Ye Cangtian spoke first to confirm. On the other side, the old man smiled gently, walked directly into the pavilion, sat down beneath it, and then said, "Yes, I am Qian Shou."
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other party, a faint cold smile appearing on his face. "Let's get straight to the point. What is your purpose in summoning me here this time?"
"Hehe, I like straightforward people!" Qian Shou smiled slightly, looked at Ye Cangtian, and continued, "First, I want to know the whereabouts of Lord Chen Yi. If I remember correctly, he went to the Dark Ruins with you..." This was a question not only Qian Shou wanted to clarify but also the entire Five Poisons Sect. After all, they had pledged allegiance to Chen Yi, and Chen Yi's power would also bring significant benefits to the Five Poisons Sect. Therefore, no matter what, he had to figure out this matter.
Hearing Qian Shou's words, Ye Cangtian took a puff of his cigarette, then flicked the butt onto the ground and ground it out. This casual action, coupled with Ye Cangtian's indifferent smile, gave Qian Shou a sense of foreboding.
"Chen Yi, as a traitor of the Hidden Group, was killed in the Dark Ruins!" As expected, Ye Cangtian's words struck Qian Shou's mind like thunder. Qian Shou was instantly stunned! He couldn't understand why Chen Yi, a Heavenly-rank expert, would die in the Dark Ruins! Nor could he understand why Chen Yi, who was clearly a member of the Dark Association, would be killed in the Dark Ruins!
The next moment, Qian Shou suppressed his shock as best he could, looked at Ye Cangtian, and gritted his teeth, "That's impossible. It should have been you who died, not Lord Chen Yi!" Since the other party had already identified Chen Yi as a traitor, Qian Shou felt there was no need to hide anything anymore, so he chose to be direct and unambiguous.
"Hehe, Chen Yi did want to kill me!" Facing the other party's question, Ye Cangtian showed a strange smile and continued, "But he didn't have the strength to kill me. In the end, he was killed by me. Are you satisfied with this answer?"
"What?" Chen Yi couldn't kill Ye Cangtian? Qian Shou's eyes widened again. To him, this was simply a huge joke. If the intelligence was correct, Ye Cangtian was merely a quasi-Heavenly-rank expert, no different from an ant in Chen Yi's eyes. With such a disparity, how could Chen Yi not kill Ye Cangtian? Who would believe such a thing!
However, before he could ask, Ye Cangtian spoke directly, "I answered one of your questions, and you should reciprocate. Tell me, why did you poison the city's inhabitants?"
"Haha!" Upon hearing this, Qian Shou immediately suppressed his doubts and burst into laughter. He glanced at Ye Cangtian and smiled, "Ye Cangtian, aren't you resourceful? Don't you know why I did this? Of course, it's to see more of your hidden cards when we meet!" Qian Shou's eyes flashed with intense disdain.