Hearing Zhang Kuang's very urgent inquiry, Zhang Batian frowned somewhat gloomily.

Soon, he spoke coldly, "It's like this, Hu Xiaobei, who went to Miaojiang before, has returned unharmed!"

"What? Hu Xiaobei? Grandfather, you... you're joking, right? Before, hadn't we already found a master from the Dark World to deal with him? Could he still be alive? How is that possible!"

Zhang Kuang's face was full of disbelief.

He knew that the masters from the Dark World were very strong, so he couldn't believe they would fail...

Already impatient, Zhang Batian became even more annoyed upon hearing Zhang Kuang's doubts, "What joke? Do I seem in the mood to joke with you? Right now, he has already got off the plane and went with Su Guo to the side of the unconscious Zhu Liwei.

Hearing Zhang Batian's scolding, Zhang Kuang slumped down in defeat, "So... does that mean the people from the Dark World completely failed?"

"I don't know what exactly happened; I'll make a call to ask."

Frowning, Zhang Batian quickly picked up his phone.

Zhang Batian was in a very bad mood at the moment.

He knew that if Hu Xiaobei really could save Zhu Liwei, then his previous poisoning would have been in vain. Moreover, once Zhu Liwei fully woke up, he might remember that the poison was his doing!

"No, no matter what, we absolutely can't let him wake up! Absolutely not!"

Muttering such chilling words to himself, he heard that absolutely lazy voice coming through the handset.

After confirming it was Umekawa Kuroko's voice, Zhang Batian started grimly, "Quit the jesting, I'm asking you, did you accomplish the task I gave you?"

"What task? I can't seem to remember it!"

"Playing dumb with me? The task I'm talking about is the one where I asked you to deal with Hu Xiaobei before. Don't tell me you went to Miaojiang, but never found Hu Xiaobei at all!"

"That task? I tried, but unfortunately, I failed. And just so you know, I was thoroughly defeated by him and have acknowledged him as my master."

"You... you've acknowledged him as your master? Are... are you kidding?"

"I have no interest in joking with you! Oh and we've collaborated a few times before, and our relationship was fairly good, so let me advise you—never provoke Hu Xiaobei in the future, or you will die a very miserable death."

"You..."

"Alright, I've got things to do, so that's all!"

"Beep... beep... beep..."

Hearing the busy tone, Zhang Batian's face grew even uglier...

Taking a deep breath, the exceedingly irate Zhang Batian quickly tossed his phone aside.

Seeing Zhang Batian's ashen face, Zhang Kuang quickly said, "Grandfather, what... what exactly is going on? Did the people from the Dark World really fail?"

"Yes! That good-for-nothing not only failed to accomplish our tasked mission, but he also warned us not to provoke Hu Xiaobei! He said that provoking him would make us regret it!"

"Grandfather, do we really... really just take this lying down?"

"Take this lying down? I can't do that! I will fight him to the end. I want to see exactly how powerful this damn Hu Xiaobei is."

"Good, Grandfather, I support you!"

"Hmm! Go get ready, we'll head over to Zhu Liwei later, no matter what, we absolutely cannot let him save Zhu Liwei, otherwise, we'll lose our advantage."

"Okay!"

Agreeing to the plan, Zhang Kuang quickly went to prepare the car...

...

Hu Xiaobei was unaware of their irritation.

At the moment, he was sitting in the car, listening to Su Guo talk about the recent situation with Zhu Liwei.

After listening, Hu Xiaobei breathed a sigh of relief because everything felt within his expectations...

Previously, Hu Xiaobei had been worried that after his departure, Zhang Batian would come and tamper with Zhu Liwei.

Now, after hearing Su Guo's account, Hu Xiaobei knew he hadn't done so...

In fact, before, Zhang Batian had wanted to tamper with things on this end.

However, after sending people from the Dark World to deal with Hu Xiaobei, he gave up on any tampering.

In his mind, the people from the Dark World would completely handle Hu Xiaobei, so he didn't need to do anything else...

But he miscalculated, as the people from the Dark World didn't have an effect, which was why he was now completely panicked.

Of course, all of this was unknown to Hu Xiaobei...

Hu Xiaobei looked at Su Guo and asked, "The medicinal materials I asked you to prepare in advance, are they all ready?"

Su Guo looked at Hu Xiaobei, responded with a lowered gaze, "Yes, all the medicinal materials you need have been prepared!"

"That's good!"

Having said that, Hu Xiaobei began to close his eyes and rest.

Sitting next to Hu Xiaobei, Su Guo hesitated before speaking softly, "Master Xiaobei, when you asked me to keep an eye on Zhang Batian before, what did you mean?"

Before he left, Hu Xiaobei had instructed Su Guo to watch Zhang Batian.

Su Guo had done so, but he never really understood why...

Looking at the confused Su Guo, Hu Xiaobei explained, "I didn't tell you before, but actually, Zhu Liwei was poisoned. I think he was the one who administered it."

"Is... is that true?"

"I know it's hard to accept! But there's an eighty percent chance it's true! Later on, you and I will put on an act. Afterward, we'll be able to test him thoroughly."

"Okay! I got it, but Master Xiaobei, what exactly should we do next?"

Hearing his question, Hu Xiaobei smiled and started discussing various details with him. As he listened, his eyes became brighter and brighter...

After a while, he spoke up, "This method is indeed very good, but it might trouble you a bit."

"No problem! As long as we can expose him, that's all that matters!"

"Alright then!"

After finalizing their plan, Su Guo glanced at the driver and commanded, "Speed up!"

"Yes!"

The driver responded and began to accelerate...

...

"Are you dead or something? Move faster, I told you to speed up!"

Elsewhere, Zhang Batian was furiously urging on.

Zhang Kuang, who was driving, twitched his mouth at Zhang Batian's exhortation and said, "Grandpa, this is already the fastest speed. Any faster and we'll be heading straight to the crematorium."

"Damn it, if we can't arrive faster, by the time we get there, Hu Xiaobei and Su Guo will have beaten us to it, and that's as good as going to the crematorium ourselves! You better step on it."

"Yes! I understand!"

Grinding his teeth, he floored the gas pedal, and the vehicle rapidly accelerated, shooting forward in an instant...

Twenty minutes later, the car steadily parked in the courtyard.

This rough ride left Zhang Batian a mess, about to burst out cursing, but he held back suddenly because at that moment, he saw Su Guo's car just arriving...

"Kid, you've got some decent driving skills. Keep it up!"

After uttering his praise, Zhang Batian hurried out of the car...

"Grandpa is truly mad. I must never come out with him again. It's shaving years off my life!"

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Zhang Kuang also got out of the driver's seat.

After that, he saw Hu Xiaobei, who was being received respectfully by Su Guo from the car.

"Damn, he really isn't dead!"

Seeing an enemy inflames the heart!

Previously, Zhang Kuang thought Hu Xiaobei was dead, so his hatred for Hu Xiaobei had completely dissipated.

But now, knowing that Hu Xiaobei wasn't dead, that towering hatred began to swell rapidly in his chest again...

And with that, he wished he could tear Hu Xiaobei to pieces.

Hu Xiaobei felt something odd and turned his head, seeing Zhang Kuang with eyes red with rage...

In an instant, Hu Xiaobei smiled profoundly...

Soon, Hu Xiaobei looked at Su Guo, "Everyone's here now, we can put on our play soon!"

"Yes!"

After Su Guo agreed, Hu Xiaobei and Su Guo headed toward the front villa.

Zhang Batian saw this scene and quickly walked forward, with Zhang Kuang naturally hurrying to follow...

...

"Oh, if it isn't Master Xiaobei, returning from Miaojiang and not even letting me know so I could go greet you!"

Hearing Zhang Batian speak, Hu Xiaobei looked at him intently and said, "I didn't inform you, but you found out pretty quickly anyway! I had just arrived and then you showed up right after."

At these words, the corner of Zhang Batian's mouth twitched slightly, and he quickly said, "I... I was just concerned about Zhu Liwei's condition, so I planned to come take a look. It just so happened that I ran into you! By the way, Master Xiaobei, you said before you were going to Miaojiang to find a herb; did you find it?"

Narrowing his eyes, Hu Xiaobei didn't answer but instead retorted, "Do you hope I found it?"

"Me? Of course, I hope you found it!"

"Is that so? Well, you can be happy then, because I found it! Shall we go in together now?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Agreeing to this, Zhang Batian stood aside...

Hu Xiaobei and Su Guo smiled and quickly walked past him...

As Hu Xiaobei and Su Guo went by, Zhang Batian, with his face darkening, wanted to quickly follow them, but then he felt someone tugging at his hand.

After frowning slightly, he turned his head to see Zhang Kuang looking at him...

"What's up?"

Hearing Zhang Batian's impatient voice, Zhang Kuang's eyelids twitched and he said, "Grandpa, Hu Xiaobei said he found it! If he manages to cure Zhu Liwei, his fame will surely skyrocket! At that point, it'll be impossible for you to advance further!"

"Of course, I know that, but who can say how much truth there was in what he just said! And even if he did find that herb, it's not guaranteed to cure Zhu Liwei! So, let's not be hasty, let's wait and see how things unfold."

Zhang Batian was very confident in the poison he used, so he didn't believe that Hu Xiaobei could genuinely cure him...

So, he decided to take a gamble...

"Well... there's nothing else we can do now!"

After giving it some thought and failing to come up with a better idea, Zhang Kuang sighed!

At this point, both Zhang Kuang and Zhang Batian were cursing Umekawa Kuroko bitterly in their hearts, because if Umekawa Kuroko had killed Hu Xiaobei before, none of this would be happening...

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