Old Xu Kang had already descended a flight of stairs. Upon hearing the words, he turned back in surprise.
Taking a step back, he walked over again.
"What do you mean by that?"
This old man was also a man of meticulous thought.
He naturally discerned an unusual undertone in the胖子's (fatty's) words.
"Uh..." The fatty was instantly rendered speechless.
"Your mouth is truly foul!" Qiu Shaotian shook his head and shot a glare at the fatty.
"Old sir, please don't rush. Take a look at this."
"We found this under the sofa in Old Qian's room just now."
Xu Kang received it and saw a small porcelain bottle.
With a look of surprise, he was about to slowly open it.
"Goujiao inner gall..." The old man brought his nose closer and his face immediately flushed red. He quickly moved it away.
"Haha, the old man knows his stuff!" The fatty burst into laughter.
"Could it be that Chengcheng..." Xu Kang was shocked and his gaze drifted into the distance.
"It should be!" Qiu Shaotian also nodded with a strange expression.
Upon hearing this, Xu Kang's face changed drastically.
"It's over... This is going to be a major problem!" Xu Kang slapped his thigh, showing an inclination to rush over.
He gazed at the entrance of the suite in the distance, his eyes constantly flickering.
He was also very clear about what Goujiao inner gall was.
No antidote...
Only death...
"Alas... Forget it, this is not something this old man can manage!"
After a period of internal struggle, Xu Kang sighed.
After saying that, he turned and stared at the porcelain bottle in Qiu Shaotian's hand, his old face blushing as he said,
"Can you give a little bit of this to this old man? Just a tiny bit!"
As soon as he spoke, Qiu Shaotian and the fatty were both stunned.
"Shameless old man, how old are you?" The fatty blurted out a reprimand, laughing.
Xu Kang's old face turned as red as a monkey's backside, and he took a deep breath.
"This old man... injured my body while practicing martial arts in my youth, and remained childless my entire life. I've been searching for Goujiao inner gall for most of my life!
I had long given up hope, but upon seeing this now... I couldn't help but... Alas!
I am ashamed, ashamed. My Xu family line is passed down through only one son. I fear the family line will be broken with me!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Shaotian and the fatty's expressions turned serious.
So, the man genuinely had a medical condition and needed this to treat it.
"A martial artist is not old even past sixty. As long as one is capable... having a child is nothing, take it!
However... old fellow, if you want to have a child, you'll need to find a younger wife. By the way... do you have a wife?"
That darn fatty snatched the porcelain bottle from Qiu Shaotian's hand and shoved it into Xu Kang's.
It felt as though the item belonged to him!
This earned him a glare from Qiu Shaotian.
...
The sky gradually darkened, and the sea was utterly silent.
On the Tianlong cruise ship, the lights were brilliant.
From a distance, it appeared exceptionally luxurious.
However, Kyoto had been uneasy all afternoon.
Only half an hour ago did things begin to calm down.
But at this moment... many people had yet to recover.
Of course, these were all people from Kyoto's martial arts circles.
This included the resident offices of the eight great families.
And many well-known sects and factions also had personnel stationed in Kyoto.
Just a few hours ago, a group of people suddenly appeared.
They claimed to be from the Ninth Office, M Team, executing a lethal elimination mission.
All members of dissenting factions were killed on the spot.
Everyone assumed the original faction had made its move.
They were going to completely purge the dissenting factions, and it seemed the Ninth Office was going to rectify internal party strife.
However... word soon spread.
These people did not only target members of the dissenting faction.
They also attacked members of the original faction simultaneously.
This left them baffled.
Before they could even react, news spread again.
The council of the original faction had suffered casualties, with nine council leaders in trouble.
Six were killed on the spot, and two were captured.
The remaining one escaped, but quickly came into everyone's sight.
This fellow made a grand escape, attracting a ninja squad from the Land of the Rising Sun to rescue him.
But, ten minutes later...
Everyone received news again: the escaped council leader was himself from the Land of the Rising Sun.
His escape techniques were superb, but...
He was trapped and killed by a young man who could fly using talismans, employing the art of Qimen Dunjia...
The thirty-two-man heavenly-ranked ninja squad was annihilated.
Everyone lamented that these people from the Land of the Rising Sun were playing Qimen Dunjia in front of their ancestor.
Truly deserving of their fate.
One must know that the nine council leaders of the original faction...
Each and every one of them was a supreme master, all of them轮回境 (Reincarnation Realm) powerhouses.
This M Team, which called itself the Ninth Office, ranked by letters.
Was the last-ranked among all the teams.
The Ninth Office's teams were not ranked by ABCD, but rather...
Arranged in the order of the keyboard, from QWE to BNM.
Moreover, this M Team claimed to be from Shengjing City.
They were not a team belonging to the Kyoto General Office.
Of course... they still encountered resistance.
The Special Operations Team of the Ninth Office in Kyoto intervened.
That Kyoto Q Team, known as the ace unit.
Was no match for this M Team claiming to be from Shengjing City.
It was said that only one black-clothed youth made a move.
A single thunderball incapacitated all members of the M Team.
This incredibly powerful M Team did not indiscriminately kill.
They seemed to be conducting targeted eliminations.
For a time... all sects and families dared not make any moves.
They all entered a state of observation.
Just as Kyoto had barely settled down.
Those with well-informed sources received even more shocking news.
It turned out that it wasn't just the Ninth Office in Kyoto, and the dissenting and original factions that were being purged.
Before this, across the entire country.
All dissenting factions had already been completely eliminated.
Some members of the original faction had also been subjected to lethal elimination.
Kyoto was the final battleground for these people.
Many people sighed that the times were about to change.
...
Bent Island, in the eastern sea, an unnamed island.
The island had ancient-style buildings.
The interior of the island was shrouded in mist when viewed from the outside.
From the outside, nothing could be seen.
It was as if this small island did not exist in this world.
"Young Master Zheng... what I'm saying is absolutely true!" A woman in modern clothing said to a man dressed in Ming Dynasty attire.
"Zhang Chengcheng! How dare she board a ship to play with other men, and in a couple's room at that,呵呵!
The Zhang family is truly audacious! To allow such a thing to happen, it seems the Zhang family... should also disappear!"
This man surnamed Zheng, dressed in ancient Ming Dynasty attire, had sharply defined features.
At first glance, he was also a stunningly handsome man.
But upon closer inspection, he carried an aura of gloom.
He stroked a longbow placed on the table, a smile that was difficult to interpret playing on his lips.
"I have no connection with your Ninth Office's dissenting faction. Bringing me this news, are you perhaps seeking something from me?"
The man looked up at the woman.
"Young Master Zheng is wise. We are being purged by unknown individuals, and we hope Young Master Zheng can allow us to temporarily reside on the island!" Da Feng Novel Network
The woman smiled, but her eyes held endless resentment.