“Lu Yang?”
“Are you the young man from the Lu family who inherited the position of Black Dragon King?”
Upon hearing this, Zhong Li immediately sized Lu Yang up and found him to be quite ordinary. His eyes immediately revealed a look of scorn and disdain.
“Zhong Li, please speak more respectfully. Yesterday, Lu Yang just completed the National Junior General assessment and emerged victorious. He is now a Lieutenant General!”
Hearing Zhong Li’s words, Ling Que Wang’s expression instantly turned cold.
“Hmph, a mere Lieutenant General, I, Zhong Li, do not take it to heart!”
“However, since he is someone Ling Que brought, I naturally won’t make things difficult for him!”
Zhong Li looked at Ling Que Wang with eyes full of joy. Lu Yang could tell at a glance that Zhong Li liked Ling Que Wang, but it seemed Ling Que Wang had no feelings for him at all.
“Whether you take it to heart or not is your business. We are here to see Flying Tiger King!”
Ling Que Wang continued to speak.
“I’m terribly sorry, but Hua Country’s renowned master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ‘Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow,’ is currently treating my father. You will have to wait for a while!”
Zhong Li said with a smile.
“Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow?”
Upon hearing the name, Ling Que Wang became instantly excited. He hadn't expected to find Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow, whom he had been searching for for two years. This meant that Flying Tiger King might be saved this time?
Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow’s medical skills were extraordinary. There were almost no illnesses in Hua Country that he couldn't cure. Moreover, Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow's most formidable skill was acupuncture. It was said that he had once treated the Hua Country’s leader with his acupuncture, earning a personal commendation from the leader.
This was the highest honor for any physician.
“Since Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow is intervening, I believe Flying Tiger King will be able to safely pull through this time!”
Ling Que Wang immediately said.
“Naturally. Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow’s methods are unfathomable. My father will be saved this time!”
Zhong Li also said with a smile.
Meanwhile, Lu Yang stood idly by, waiting for the person named Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow inside to finish treating before going in for a look.
Half an hour later, Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow finally walked out of Flying Tiger King’s room. Zhong Li immediately went forward and asked excitedly, “Master Ghost, how is my father?”
Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly.
“If you had asked me to treat him a year ago, I might have been able to extend Flying Tiger King’s lifespan. But now… Flying Tiger King is already beyond cure, his internal organs are all damaged. It is beyond my power to save him!”
Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow said lightly.
“What?”
Hearing this, Zhong Li felt as if all his energy had been drained. He stood there in a daze.
“Flying Tiger King has at most seven days left to live. You should prepare for his passing!”
Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow said again.
“Seven days?”
“It seems your skills as ‘Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow’ are also not much to speak of!”
At this moment, a faint voice suddenly echoed. Everyone’s gaze turned towards the source of the voice. They saw a young man sitting there leisurely, saying dismissively.
“Who are you? How dare you speak such arrogant words?”
Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow, upon hearing this, immediately looked at Lu Yang and roared coldly.
“You don’t need to know who I am. I am here to treat Flying Tiger King. However, your prediction of seven days shows no ability at all!”
“The last time I saw Flying Tiger King, he was in good spirits. Going by that, he has at least another ten years of life left!”
Lu Yang continued.
“Shut up! Do you know who Master Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow is? You are just a newcomer, fresh out of school. To show off in our Zhong family, you utter such absurd words. Guards, throw this brat out!”
Hearing this, before Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow could speak, Zhong Li, who had just recovered from his shock, roared at Lu Yang.
Soon, the Zhong family guards came forward and moved to apprehend Lu Yang.
“You all better think carefully. If you drive me away, Flying Tiger King’s life will be lost!”
Lu Yang said coldly.
“Zhong Li, Lu Yang does have some understanding of medicine. Why don’t you let Lu Yang try?”
Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Ling Que Wang immediately said to Zhong Li.
“Understands medicine? Look at how old he is, barely in his early twenties. What medical knowledge could he possibly possess? He’s just trying to show off his status by coming to our Zhong family to flaunt himself. If he fails to cure my father, he’ll just claim that my father is beyond help!”
“Ling Que, you are too young and have been fooled by this brat. I have reason to suspect his true identity now!”
Zhong Li immediately said coldly.
“Exactly! What is the status of our Zhong family? How can we allow a mere child to arbitrarily treat Flying Tiger King?”
“That’s right. Flying Tiger King is the pillar of our Zhong family and enjoys high prestige in Hua Country. Who knows if this brat isn’t a mole planted by hostile forces, perhaps here to take Flying Tiger King’s life? If anything happens to Flying Tiger King, who will bear the responsibility?”
“…”
The other members of the Zhong family immediately shouted at Lu Yang coldly.
“Brat, did you hear that? Scram now!”
“I can overlook your previous offense, but if you dare to continue this charade, don’t blame me for not being polite!”
Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow also sneered, looking at Lu Yang and roaring.
“I stand by my words!”
“If you don’t believe me, you can go and inform Flying Tiger King now that Lu Yang is here. If Flying Tiger King agrees to see me, I will explain everything to him. If Flying Tiger King refuses to see me, then so be it. It means it’s fate!”
Lu Yang ignored Ghost That Feeds on Sorrow and looked at Zhong Li, speaking directly.
“Zhong Li, for my sake, please go and inform him.”
Ling Que Wang also stepped forward and said to Zhong Li.
He did not want Flying Tiger King to have any mishaps. If Flying Tiger King were to fall now, it would undoubtedly be a significant loss for Hua Country.
After all, for so many years, the internal stability of Hua Country had been maintained by Flying Tiger King alone. If Flying Tiger King were to suddenly fall, and he himself had not yet grown, while Xuan Wu King was nowhere to be found, the dark forces within the country would inevitably take advantage of the situation to cause chaos. This was what Ling Que Wang least wished to see.
Especially the Guo family. They would certainly seize all of Flying Tiger King’s influence for themselves, leading to a single dominant power. With Zhong Li’s current capabilities, he would be no match for the Guo family.
“Fine, for your sake, Ling Que Wang, I will go and inform him. However, if my father refuses to let this brat in, or if anything happens to my father after this brat goes in, I will tear this brat into a thousand pieces!”
Zhong Li said coldly and then walked inside.
In less than a minute, Zhong Li walked out, his expression clearly displeased.