Elder Duan pondered for a moment, "Third Brother, what do you think?"
The Duan family head said solemnly, "Second Brother, those jade locks already show my stance."
"Alright, since you, the family head, have spoken, then let's assign this matter to Nan Xiao and Yu Xi. However, I have a condition: until the two of them find out who that person is, Chao Chao and Mu Mu must stay with me, to avoid harming the children."
Nan Xiao spoke, "Master, you don't need to worry about them. No one can get close to them."
Elder Duan shook his head, "It's the hidden enemies that are scary, not the obvious ones. Wasn't your Third Uncle ambushed from the shadows? Otherwise, with his skills, who could have touched him?"
Lan Yu Xi smiled, "Master, it's alright. Chao Chao and Mu Mu were steeped in medicine from a young age. Although their blood cannot cure all poisons like yours, they are immune to all poisons."
"Still, we mustn't let our guard down."
Lan Yu Xi nodded, "Okay, as you wish. I'll have the children stay with you these few days."
As Lan Yu Xi spoke, she took a pill from a hidden compartment in her necklace and offered it to the Duan family head. "Third Uncle, this pill was originally prepared for Nan Xiao, but you need it more. You should take it first."
The Duan family head shook his head, "Save it for Nan Xiao. Didn't you send the eldest daughter-in-law to buy medicine? I'll take that one."
"This one has a different effect." While he was speaking, Lan Yu Xi directly put the pill into his mouth. The medicine dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth. The Duan family head felt a heat in his throat, and a mouthful of black blood was spewed out.
Lan Yu Xi was prepared. The moment the blood was expelled, she had already pulled the Duan family head and Nan Xiao to the side.
The room was instantly enveloped in a foul odor.
Lan Yu Xi said to Nan Xiao and Elder Duan, "It's fine now. I'll remove the needles and then reinforce with traditional Chinese medicine."
"Girl, your Third Uncle is in your hands."
Lan Yu Xi nodded at him, bent down to remove all the golden needles, and then crushed another pill, tossing it onto the floor.
The next second, the room emitted a pleasant fragrance.
The people in the room felt refreshed upon smelling the fragrance. The Duan family head also felt much better and even managed to prop himself up on the bed.
Elder Duan quickly reached out to support him, "Take it easy! Don't lose that old life of yours!"
"Second Brother, when you were taking the jade locks, did you see the will placed beside them?"
Elder Duan glared at him impatiently, "I didn't have the leisure to look at such things!"
"Go and get it."
"No! With the girl here, you'll recover soon. Why look at a will!"
"If you won't, I'll say it myself!" The Duan family head tightly gripped Elder Duan's hand. "Second Brother, the position of family head was originally yours. But you first gave it to Eldest Brother, and then to me. If it weren't for you using your blood to detoxify me this time, I would have met the ancestors long ago. Although I survived by chance, my health is not what it used to be. From now on, you are the family head..."
Elder Duan became anxious upon hearing this, "If I coveted this position, would it have fallen to you? I didn't want it when I was young. I'm about to go to Kyoto with my disciple to enjoy my retirement, and you want me to be the family head? How could you even say that! Recover well. If you feel you can't handle it, let Eldest Brother help you. That child is honest, and his wife is virtuous."
"But Eldest Brother is too honest. I'm afraid he can't hold this family together."
"If you don't give him a chance, he'll never get trained." Elder Duan reached out and took the key he had just put back, then went into the inner room indignantly, took out the will, and tore it to shreds in front of the Duan family head.
"Ding—"
The Duan family head looked at the shredded pieces on the floor with great distress. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by the notification sound from Lan Yu Xi's phone.
Lan Yu Xi took out her phone and glanced at it, a sneer curling on her lips.
"Master, we have a lead," Lan Yu Xi said, handing her phone to Elder Duan.
After Elder Duan read the WeChat message, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "How could it be him? This is the person Eldest Brother trusted the most."
The Duan family head asked suspiciously, "What happened?"
"Eldest Brother's wife sent the manager of her courtyard to buy medicine, and he mixed a poison into it."
The Duan family head asked with great distress, "Did Eldest Brother and his wife instigate him?"
Elder Duan scratched his head in annoyance, "That shouldn't be it!"
Lan Yu Xi frowned slightly and made a call, "Bring me the computer."
As soon as Lan Yu Xi hung up, Nan Yi walked in carrying a laptop.
Lan Yu Xi took the laptop, and after turning it on, asked, "Master, should I directly hack into your security system, or will you provide me with the password?"
Elder Duan's mouth twitched, "Duan, first letter capitalized, followed by @34#09*."
"Okay." Lan Yu Xi typed rapidly on the computer, and soon it froze on a screen.
Lan Yu Xi turned to look at Elder Duan standing behind her.
Elder Duan clenched his fists instantly, "How could it be her! I'm going to find her right now!"
Nan Xiao raised his hand and grabbed his wrist, "Master, based on just a picture, without hearing what they said, she won't admit it."
"But, she clearly gave Manager Wang a packet of medicine."
After Lan Yu Xi screenshotted and saved the image, she said to Elder Duan, "Master, don't rush. I've already had someone make arrangements regarding that manager. Don't act yet. We'll catch them red-handed later."
"What if they don't meet again?"
"Even if they don't meet, they'll talk on the phone, because she needs to confirm if her plan was successful." Lan Yu Xi sneered, "I thought she was just a spoiled little princess, but I didn't expect her to have some brains. Her move directly pushed me to the opposite side of the Duan family. However, there's one thing I don't understand. Why did she want to harm Third Uncle? And, was this a spur-of-the-moment decision, or was she responsible for the previous incident too?"
The Duan family head finally understood. The person who wanted his life was Duan Ning.
The Duan family head's eyes darkened. After a long pause, he said in a low voice, "It must have been her doing both times. Because she has always believed that her father's death was related to me, and also..."
The Duan family head glanced at the grim-faced Nan Xiao, hesitated, and then said, "She has always liked Nan Xiao very much. She begged me several times to propose to her, but I refused."
Lan Yu Xi tapped the table, glanced at Nan Xiao, "Why are so many women attracted to you?"
Nan Xiao smiled and rubbed her head, "This only proves one thing: your taste is excellent for choosing me."
Lan Yu Xi glared at him coquettishly, then said to Nan Yi, who was waiting outside the door, "Go take a stroll around Duan Ning's place."
"Yes!"
Lan Yu Xi tossed a small listening device. Nan Yi caught it steadily, turned, and walked out.