"Wow, this illness is interesting!"

"The bone spurs actually pierced through the skin, just like icicles!"

"They're also like crab legs. Extremely strange, extremely strange..."

When the Pill Master named Wu Qiu saw the photo on the cell phone, he couldn't help but mutter to himself. Su Xuan had been confident in this Pill Master, but his comments made him feel a bit uneasy.

"Is it difficult to treat?" Su Xuan immediately asked.

"Everyone, take a look. Do you have any suggestions?" Wu Qiu didn't respond to Su Xuan, instead passing the cell phone to the other Pill Masters and Physicians. "Especially the Physicians. See if you can figure out the cause of this lesion."

Upon viewing it, they all furrowed their brows and said they had never seen such an illness before.

"Kid, you should go to sleep," Wu Qiu finally said, walking over to Su Xuan. "This illness affecting your elder is quite challenging for us. We need time to study it properly."

"Then..." Su Xuan opened his mouth. "Thank you for your efforts."

"Don't mention it." Wu Qiu waved his hand. "This old man is already nearing the grave. Encountering such a challenging illness is an honor. Enough chatter. Just wait for my message!"

With that, Wu Qiu and the other Pill Masters and Physicians got busy, even pulling out rough paper to jot down notes and sketches, looking very serious.

Su Xuan didn't go to sleep and simply sat to the side, waiting. Qi Li sat next to him, keeping him company. However, because she had spent a day in jail, she was extremely tired and soon couldn't help but yawn. Her body swayed from exhaustion, and she seemed unable to hold on any longer. After a while, she suddenly leaned to one side, resting her head on Su Xuan's shoulder as if a person on the verge of collapse had suddenly found a pillow.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Feeling this was inappropriate, Qi Li immediately sat up straight again.

"You should go to sleep," Su Xuan said. "I can wait by myself."

Qi Li shook her head. "It's okay. Your matter is important."

But despite her words, she was swaying again after a short while and couldn't sit still. Suddenly, her head drooped to the side once more, coming to rest on Su Xuan's shoulder.

Su Xuan didn't speak again, simply allowing her to lean on him. Qi Li soon fell asleep that way. As she slept, her hand seemed to search for a place to rest, moving until it found its way into Su Xuan's palm.

This scene made the Pill Masters and Physicians realize something was unusual. They deduced that Su Xuan's identity must be out of the ordinary; after all, he had managed to gather Pill Masters and Physicians from both sects, and Sect Leader Qi's daughter was so intimate with him. Thus, they became even more diligent. One Pill Master even gave Su Xuan two pills that he had personally refined. The desire to curry favor was evident.

"Kid," Wu Qiu said, finding a moment to come over to Su Xuan and whisper, "what do you do in the mundane world?"

"I deliver packages and drive for DiDi," Su Xuan replied.

"Oh, I understand delivering packages, but what is driving for DiDi?" Wu Qiu asked.

"It's just driving a car and taking passengers to their destinations," Su Xuan explained.

"Isn't that similar to our posthouse coachmen? That doesn't sound like it makes much money," Wu Qiu said doubtfully.

If he really has a job like that, how could two Sect Leaders hold him in such high regard? How could a Sect Leader's daughter... devote herself to him?

"I also run some companies in my spare time," Su Xuan had to add.

"Run companies, huh?" Wu Qiu said. "That's impressive. It's like managing an entire sect. How many people are in your company?"

"Which company?" Su Xuan said modestly. "I have a few not-too-big, not-too-small companies under my name."

"Ah?" Wu Qiu was rather shocked. The young Su Xuan actually managed more than one company. He asked, "How many people are in the biggest one?"

"Let me think which one is the biggest." Su Xuan tilted his head slightly in thought. After a moment, he said with some difficulty, "I can't really say for sure. For example, I have a multinational company that operates a global courier service with at least tens of thousands of employees. I also have a real estate business that spans all of Huaxia, also with tens of thousands of employees. My pharmaceutical company has a lot of staff, too, as do my chain restaurants... Oh, and I have an airline with a significant number of staff. Right, I also have..."

Listening to Su Xuan's words, Wu Qiu, the highly reputable old Pill Master, found his eyes growing wider and wider, too shocked for words.

The Floating Cloud Sect and the Spirit-Taming Sect have less than a thousand people combined! Any one of Su Xuan's companies has tens of thousands! This is simply beyond my imagination! It means Su Xuan's status is extraordinarily... prestigious! A level of prestige he couldn't even fathom!

"You... you..." Wu Qiu's tongue was trembling, and he even used a respectful form of address. "You aren't joking, are you?"

"Not at all," Su Xuan said, glancing at Qi Li, who was leaning on his shoulder. "When she was down the mountain, she probably learned a thing or two about my... assets."

"Um..." Qi Li seemed to have been roused by their conversation. Lifting her head from Su Xuan's shoulder, she blushed slightly and said, "I stayed at Su Xuan's house for a night. His housekeeper mentioned that his residence is worth nearly two billion. That's a terrifying number."

"Two billion?" Wu Qiu had no concept of what that meant.

"Let me put it this way," Qi Li said, blinking her beautiful eyes as she thought for a moment. "The cost of building his house could match that of an entire Floating Cloud Sect or your Spirit-Taming Sect, perhaps even more. Our ramshackle brick buildings didn't cost much to construct, right? Plus, the land his house is on is extremely, extremely valuable. One might even say it's priceless!"

"Don't say that," Su Xuan chuckled. "To me, your places are the ones that are priceless."

HISS!

The old Pill Master Wu Qiu, who had seen much of the world in his lifetime, couldn't help but draw a sharp breath, suddenly feeling like a frog in a well. He murmured to Su Xuan, "You live in such an expensive home all by yourself? That's truly impressive for someone so young! If I get the chance, I must visit your house..."

"He also has a car that's worth a hundred million!" Qi Li, seemingly no longer sleepy, added.

Wu Qiu took another sharp breath.

A car worth a hundred million? Is it made of gold? I'd love to ride in it!

Qi Li then went on to share more of what she'd seen in the outside world, further illustrating the immense scale of Su Xuan's wealth. When she mentioned that Su Xuan also owned a top-tier hospital, which both she and Lu Dongshan had visited, a subtle idea began to form in Wu Qiu's mind.

"Young Nephew Su..." Wu Qiu's tone had become extremely cordial and kind. "Actually, I've had an idea for a while now. I'd like to retire to the outside world. I've long grown tired of this mountain world, but I don't know much about the world below. Your hospital... are you short on staff?"

Hearing this, Qi Li looked astonished.

Pill Master Wu is a hot commodity in the mountain world. Why would he suddenly have such an idea?

Su Xuan himself didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "My humble place can hardly accommodate such an esteemed..."

"Don't say that, don't say that," Wu Qiu interrupted before Su Xuan could finish. "I'm serious. In life, one should travel more, see more, and experience different ways of living. Please keep me in mind for this matter. I'm not joking."

"Pill Master Wu, could you come here for a moment!"

Just then, another Pill Master shouted to Wu Qiu.

"We have some leads..."

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