"Young friend, please stay!"
"I was overly harsh before, I hope young friend doesn't hold it against me!"
"Young friend saved my life, and I haven't yet repaid the favor!"
"Is there anything you need my help with? Just ask, and I will not refuse!"
Seeing Zhou Xuan about to walk out the door without looking back, Luo Changying quickly called out to him.
It wasn't that he had a sudden change of heart. It was simply that he disliked owing favors. Moreover, he had witnessed firsthand the methods Zhou Xuan used to treat him.
Although he wasn't from a medical family, as a top figure in Cangyun City, how could he not recognize the Twenty-Four Star Acupuncture technique?
From his understanding, no one in the entire Cangyun City seemed capable of performing the Twenty-Four Acupuncture technique. He never expected that the young Zhou Xuan could achieve it.
Such a master of medicine was certainly worth humbling himself to befriend. After all, who could say they would never fall ill in their lifetime?
Especially Luo Changying, who had just been freed from the fire poison.
"What, you're not going to get revenge for your son and daughter-in-law?"
Hearing Luo Changying's words, Zhou Xuan turned back, looking at him with a playful smile.
"Heh, young friend, you jest. They were simply careless with their words. It's good for them to learn a lesson and remember it!"
Seeing Zhou Xuan's teasing expression, Luo Changying awkwardly rubbed his hands. He knew Zhou Xuan was still displeased with his earlier words.
"Since you've said so, I won't be polite anymore!"
"I don't need anything else. I only need your Luo family to investigate one matter for me!"
"If this matter is clarified, I can promise that if anyone in your Luo family needs my help in the future, I will not refuse!"
"You've witnessed my medical skills and strength, so you must know how valuable my condition is!"
"I understand, I understand!"
"Then, may I ask what matter young friend wishes to investigate?"
Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Luo Changying replied with a face full of pleasant surprise.
This was the very statement he wanted from Zhou Xuan. With this statement, if his Luo family encountered any trouble in the future, their lives would at least have a significant guarantee.
"I need you to help me investigate the reason for the Zhou family's decline ten years ago. Once you find out, you can directly send someone to deliver a message to the Lu family. I should be there for a while."
"The Zhou family?"
"May I ask why young friend wants to investigate this matter?"
Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Luo Changying's expression changed drastically. He replaced his previous cheerful demeanor with a serious look as he gazed at Zhou Xuan.
"What? Could it be that Patriarch Luo knows something?"
Seeing Luo Changying's expression, Zhou Xuan frowned but did not answer. Instead, he threw the question back to the other party.
"Alas, I do know some things about this matter!"
"But, young friend, if you are merely curious, I advise you not to inquire. This matter involves individuals who are not to be trifled with!"
"Oh?"
"Patriarch Luo's words make me even more curious. Just who are these people that make you, Patriarch Luo, so deeply apprehensive!"
"Are those people more formidable than you, Patriarch Luo?"
"Hmph, young friend, you don't need to provoke me!"
"Although those fellows are indeed not ordinary people, they are not qualified to make me, Luo Changying, wary!"
"Since young friend is interested in this matter, it's fine to tell you!"
Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Luo Changying snorted and then replied with a touch of arrogance.
"Ten years ago, the Zhou family was the foremost great family in Cangyun City. At that time, the Zhou family's influence was far greater than the current Lu family's."
"However, on one night ten years ago, the Zhou family, which was at its peak, suddenly disintegrated overnight!"
"No one knows what happened to the Zhou family that night, only that from that night onwards, the once prominent Zhou family completely disappeared from Cangyun City!"
"Including over a hundred members of the Zhou family, all of whom vanished without a trace!"
"Some say they relocated their entire clan, while others say they were taken away by a powerful figure!"
"But only I know that things were not like that!"
"The over one hundred members of the Zhou family were likely silenced!"
"Because ten years ago, my father was a sworn friend of the old Patriarch of the Zhou family. After the incident, he personally went to the ruins of the Zhou family to investigate."
"According to him, there was a faint smell of blood within the Zhou family ruins at the time. Although no bodies of Zhou family members were seen, his intuition told him that the Zhou family people must have met with misfortune!"
"Later, my father investigated this matter many times. He finally learned at a banquet that the Zhou family had apparently offended a powerful figure from Shangjing City, and they were directly wiped out by troops!"
"My father did not find out who that powerful figure was, but he did uncover some other things!"
"That is, the Wang family and the Zhao family, who are prominent in Cangyun City today, should be undeniably linked to the Zhou family's downfall!"
"Because both of these families suddenly rose to prominence in Cangyun City shortly after the Zhou family's demise. No one had heard of these two families before."
"Furthermore, according to information my father uncovered, the patriarchs of these two families should have had some connection with the powerful figure who annihilated the Zhou family at that time. As for what that connection was, he did not find out."
"Yes, alright. Thank you, Patriarch Luo, for enlightening me!"
"Please rest assured, what I said earlier will hold true. If you ever need my help in the future, Patriarch Luo can directly send someone to the Lu family to find me!"
After hearing Luo Changying's words, Zhou Xuan let out a heavy sigh.
With the identification of two great families, he could now basically confirm that the Wang and Zhao families were the culprits behind the Zhou family's destruction.
Since that was the case, his revenge plan should begin to be implemented.
"Oh, right, I remember my father saying one more thing!"
"He said that besides the Wang and Zhao families, there should also be a hidden culprit in Cangyun City who harmed the Zhou family. But that culprit was very well hidden, and despite his long pursuit, he still couldn't confirm who it was!"
"However, according to his speculation, that culprit is likely from the Lu family or the Li family!"
"Because at that banquet, he heard someone mention that the Zhou family was betrayed by a friendly family. As for which friendly family it was, the person did not say!"
"But my father speculated that if it wasn't the Lu family, then it might be the Li family!"
"Because back then, apart from our Luo family, these two families had the closest relationship with the Zhou family!"
Luo Changying, standing beside him, suddenly seemed to recall something and quickly added, and it was precisely this sentence that made Zhou Xuan's expression instantly turn extremely grim!