"Vice Chairman Zhang, kicking someone when they're down like this is too much, isn't it?"

"Yeah!"

Hearing the cold reply, Zhang Batian laughed!

Soon, with a snort, Zhang Batian sneered, "What? When that loser can't cure him, nobody else is allowed to say anything? How bossy is that?"

"What are you talking about? What do you mean by 'can't cure him'? Master Xiaobei just hasn't found the right method yet!"

"Yeah!"

Listening to their strenuous attempts to defend Hu Xiaobei, Zhang Batian continued to scoff.

"Still pretending? That loser Hu Xiaobei has already admitted that he can't cure him. You're still here covering your ears and stealing bells, thinking it's funny?"

Seeing his own grandfather, Zhang Batian, taking the upper hand and jumping up and down like he had been injected with chicken blood, Zhang Kuang quickly chimed in, "That's right! Continue pretending in front of us, is it amusing?"

...

"This guy finally caught the chance to show off!"

Watching Zhang Kuang, who had been suppressing himself, getting excited to the point of jumping up to bite, Hu Xiaobei mockingly thought to himself.

Afterward, he looked calmly at Zhang Batian, who was wearing an arrogant face, and spoke, "Regarding the patient, I indeed can't think of any good solutions at the moment. Do you have a method that can wake up the patient?"

As Hu Xiaobei posed the question, everyone turned their heads toward Zhang Batian...

Not at all nervous under everyone's scrutiny, Zhang Batian merely cracked a smile and said, "Previously, I had studied Zhu Liwei's condition and found a method that could solve this illness. But before treatment, I want to ask Chairman Su, if I were to cure Zhu Liwei, what will you do? Will you immediately step down and yield the position?"

"That guy is really gunning for the chairmanship!"

Thinking this, Su Guo looked at him deeply and said, "If you truly can wake Zhu Liwei up, I will relinquish my position as chairman to you! How's this, today I'll lay it out here, whoever revives Zhu Liwei will be the new chairman of the Chinese Medicine Association!"

With that declaration, many Chinese Medicine practitioners present were stirred...

Because everyone desired the chairmanship...

But considering the difficulty of the treatment, they just let out a sigh in silence.

They knew they really had no way to wake Zhu Liwei up, so they could only wait to see if Zhang Batian had a chance.

With everyone staring intensely, Zhang Batian smiled and soon said, "Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has heard what Chairman Su has said, right?"

"Yes, I heard it!"

"Me too!"

"Same here!"

As soon as Zhang Batian finished speaking, those Chinese Medicine practitioners who were with him quickly responded...

With responses in, Zhang Batian smiled again and went on, "To be honest, I wasn't all that keen on the position of chairman. But now, since Chairman Su is stepping down, I can't shirk the responsibility. After all, looking around, no one else is qualified for the chairman's position but me!"

Su Guo, hearing Zhang Batian's self-assured words, sneered sarcastically, "Oh my, isn't it too early to talk like this? You haven't revived Zhu Liwei yet!"

"Yeah!"

"I think you're crazy with the desire for the chairman's position!"

Interrupted in his daydream, Zhang Batian frowned in displeasure, "Too early? Just you watch! Reviving him, something impossible for you, is a very easy task for me."

With that said, Zhang Batian, his face full of arrogant expression, quickly pulled out a black medicine pill from his pocket.

As everyone watched the medicine pill, he handed it to Zhang Kuang and said, "Go, give this to Zhu Liwei to swallow."

"Yes, Grandfather!"

Knowing Zhang Batian was giving him an opportunity to perform, Zhang Kuang quickly agreed...

Soon, under everyone's gaze, he walked over to the bedside and fed the medicine to Zhu Liwei...

Seeing Zhang Kuang administering the medicine to Zhu Liwei, Zhang Batian laughed and soon declared confidently, "He will wake up in no more than three minutes!"

The reason Zhang Batian was so decisively confident at this moment was that he knew he had given Zhu Liwei the antidote.

Within three minutes, the antidote would completely neutralize the poison he had previously administered...

"Alright, since you say three minutes, I will wait and see!"

Exchanging a glance with Su Guo, Hu Xiaobei spoke indifferently...

Seeing Hu Xiaobei's calm demeanor, Zhang Batian sneered...

In his eyes, Hu Xiaobei could only remain calm for three more minutes.

Soon, he would be utterly crushed by Zhang Batian himself, leading not only to embarrassment but also to complete ruin...

...

"Just three more minutes! Three minutes from now, when Zhu Liwei wakes up, they'll be completely slapped in the face. By then my grandfather will become the rightful Chairman. At that point, what does that shitty Hu Xiaobei count for!"

Zhang Kuang laughed triumphantly!

It wasn't just Zhang Kuang, all the Chinese Medicine practitioners following Zhang Batian laughed wildly too!

Because they all felt they had victory in their hands.

However, very quickly, the smiles on their faces began to stiffen.

Because the time was quickly ticking by...

Three minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, and soon, half an hour had passed...

Casting a casual glance at Zhang Batian, Hu Xiaobei chuckled, "Vice Chairman Zhang, what was it you said just now, three minutes or three hours?"

Hearing the faint mockery, Zhang Batian's face went pale...

After that, he roared, "Impossible, this can't be happening, he should've woken up by now, he should have."

Watching his face twist in agitation, Hu Xiaobei casually quipped, "But he hasn't woken up! It seems your medicine pills aren't effective at all!"

"How can this be! I administered the poison myself, those pills were the antidote; how could they not work?"

"Hiss..."

Everyone stared at Zhang Batian in shock after hearing his words...

...

"You've finally decided to tell the truth, huh!"

With a cold statement, Zhu Liwei, who was supposed to be unconscious, coldly opened his eyes...

"You... you..."

Watching Zhu Liwei wake up, the corners of Zhang Batian's mouth twitched violently.

Zhu Liwei, witnessing his shock, let out a sneer and said, "Surprised I woke up? Unfortunately, this is not to your credit, it's Master Xiaobei's doing. The medicine Master Xiaobei gave me earlier had already neutralized the poison, but then, Master Xiaobei asked me to play along with him a bit, which is why I pretended to remain unconscious."

"You..."

"I was thinking hard while pretending to be unconscious and recalled that the most likely time you could have poisoned me was earlier. Of course, I had no evidence, but now you've admitted it. Everything is clear now."

"Who would've thought, to deal with me, you'd have gone to so much trouble."

After muttering resentfully, he looked at Hu Xiaobei and said, "You knew it was me who poisoned you the last time you were here, didn't you?"

"Yes!"

"To think I believed my plan was foolproof! How I regret it, if I knew you were this formidable, I should've sent a much more powerful assassin after you before."

"Too bad, you no longer have the chance!"

Having said that, Hu Xiaobei didn't bother with him anymore.

Because Hu Xiaobei knew he was now totally discredited and could never pose even the slightest threat to him anymore...

"This..."

Zhang Kuang simply sat down on the ground...

Before, he had thought he was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his life, but now, he knew it was all an illusion...

Thinking this, he looked bitterly at Hu Xiaobei...

If possible, he would've never provoked Hu Xiaobei, but now it was too late, so all he could do was kneel on the ground and sigh in silence...

...

"Master Xiaobei, I really want to thank you for before. If it weren't for you, I might have been in Yama Palace by now."

In the gazebo outside, Hu Xiaobei and Zhu Liwei sat opposite each other!

Hearing Zhu Liwei's thanks, Hu Xiaobei waved his hand, "No need to be so polite, it was just a small effort on my part."

"If it was truly a small effort, then I wouldn't have been harmed by villains. Thankfully, everything is fine now. I will find an opportunity to truly thank you!"

"Actually, there's no need, it was just a simple gesture for me!"

"A simple gesture for you, maybe, but for me, it was a lifesaving grace! I..."

Before Zhu Liwei could finish, he stopped.

Because he saw Su Guo and others quickly approaching...

Zhu Liwei noticed, and of course, Hu Xiaobei did as well...

Smilingly taking a sip of his tea, Hu Xiaobei turned his head to look at them.

The next second, Hu Xiaobei leapt up from his seat, because at that moment, he saw all of them kneeling down before him...

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