"Who is that young man? Find him quickly. The gu worm has been immobilized near the heart with a silver needle and is still secreting poison. If it's not dealt with soon, Elder Ji won't survive for more than two days," Li Yizhen shouted, unable to find Long Xiao.
"Doctor Li, is it impossible to surgically remove the gu worm?" asked Zhao Hulai, Elder Ji's chief physician, standing behind Li Yizhen.
Long Xiao had pushed him aside to save Elder Ji, and Zhao Hulai was very displeased, feeling that Long Xiao had stolen his credit. He hadn't considered that the hospital's equipment couldn't even locate the gu worm, let alone treat it.
The Ji family had deep roots and extensive connections. Climbing the ladder with the Ji family would lead to a successful career in the hospital, even a deputy director position. This was originally his chance to shine, but it was ruined by an impudent young man who suddenly appeared.
Li Yizhen shook his head dejectedly and said, "The gu worm is too close to the heart. If the gu worm is accidentally crushed, Elder Ji will be beyond saving." Li Yizhen, known as the Divine Doctor of Donghai, declared any patient he couldn't treat as incurable.
"Grandpa Li, how can the gu worm be removed?" Ji Yuelan asked worriedly.
Li Yizhen shook his head and said, "It's too difficult. The gu worm is too close to the heart. The moment the needle is removed, the gu worm will enter the heart. That young man just now might have a way."
"Judging by his accent, that young man is from Donghai. I'll send someone to find him immediately," Ji Tianfu said. Elder Ji was a respected figure in Donghai's collecting circles, with a net worth of tens of billions. The Ji family's Donghai Art Auction Company ranked fifth in the country, with branches everywhere. In addition, they owned antique shops, a museum, and several high-end restaurants and hotels. All levels of society in Donghai gave the Ji family face, so finding someone wouldn't be too difficult.
Long Xiao's green qi in his dantian was greatly depleted. After lunch, he practiced the basic cultivation techniques in the "Dragon Collection" to restore his green qi. He practiced for a while, but it didn't increase at all, so he had to stop. He opened "Dragon Collection" again, looking for a method to restore his green qi, and found a technique for absorbing qi called "Dragon Swallowing the Four Seas." He lay in bed and practiced for a while. When he looked at his dantian, his green qi had increased significantly.
There was finally a way to restore his green qi, and Long Xiao happily jumped out of bed. Soon, he felt something was wrong. The two potted plants he liked in the room had completely withered and turned into dry wood. He opened the bedroom door and found that all the green plants in the Lin family's house had withered. Those close to his bedroom had become dry wood, and those further away had shed all their leaves, as if it were autumn.
The wilting of the green plants must have a reason. Long Xiao suspected it was related to his practice of "Dragon Swallowing the Four Seas," so he sat down near a potted plant and began to practice again. A few minutes later, Long Xiao opened his eyes. The potted plant in front of him had turned into dry wood. He broke it with his hand, and it snapped with a crack. He looked at his dantian again and found that the green qi in his dantian had increased again.
Lin Xuan's mother, Nangong Yue, loved green plants, so the Lin family had many green plants in the living room and their bedroom. Long Xiao was responsible for watering and fertilizing them every day. The absorbed green qi was the life energy of these plants. Long Xiao realized he had caused trouble. "Dragon Swallowing the Four Seas" was the fastest qi-absorbing technique. Long Xiao didn't know much about qi, so he found a technique called "Dragon Moving Qi Observation Method" in "Dragon Collection" and studied it carefully. By the time it was almost evening, Long Xiao had a comprehensive understanding of the qi in the natural world and a deeper understanding of the "Dragon Swallowing the Four Seas" technique. Long Xiao's "Dragon Swallowing the Seas" was only a primary technique, and it could only absorb life qi within a radius of thirty meters. The closer the absorption, the faster it was. Direct contact with the body would exponentially increase the absorption speed.
He had killed the green plants and was worrying about how to explain it to Nangong Yue when she returned. Long Xiao received a call from Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan told him she was going to Xiyuan Restaurant to eat and asked Long Xiao to pick her up in an hour. Long Xiao hastily made dinner and then took a taxi to Xiyuan Restaurant. Xiyuan Restaurant was the highest-class restaurant in the west of Donghai. People who dined here were either wealthy or influential. The entrance was adorned with flashing neon lights, and various luxury cars were parked outside. People in elegant attire, young ladies, charming married women, and various successful individuals were entering and exiting.
As Long Xiao got out of the taxi and walked up the steps, he was stopped by the doorman. "Sir, you cannot enter."
"Isn't this a restaurant? Why can't I enter?"
"There are requirements to enter our restaurant. Sloppy and low-status individuals are strictly forbidden." As he spoke, the doorman's face was filled with contempt and disdain, as if Long Xiao were a stray dog from a back alley that might stain the other noble guests with its filth at any moment. Long Xiao felt it was unnecessary to argue with such narrow-minded individuals. As he was pondering how to get in smoothly, he heard a harsh screech of brakes. A black BMW stopped in front of Xiyuan Restaurant. Turning around, Long Xiao saw Xiao Hui, dressed in derby shoes and with a effeminate face, getting out of the car. He was accompanied by Feng Yuyan, who was wearing a short skirt, revealing her two snow-white, long legs. Feng Yuyan, like Xiao Hui, was Long Xiao's middle school classmate and the class beauty, pursued by all the boys in the class when they were in school.
"Yo, isn't this the gigolo king, Lord Long?" Xiao Hui said with a mocking smile.
"A poor loser upgraded to gigolo king, impressive, impressive. Long Xiao, please look out for your classmates and give them some opportunities," Feng Yuyan said with a playful giggle, leaning close to Long Xiao as she swayed her soft waist. A gust of fragrant breeze hit him, and Long Xiao sneezed. He rubbed his nose and said, "Yuyan, why are you hanging out with this scumbag?"
"Scumbag? Hahaha, you a poor loser looking down on Xiao Hui? What a joke." Seeing the two of them, the doorman hurried forward a few steps, bowed slightly, and said, "Young Master Shao, welcome, please enter." Xiao Hui nodded, glanced at Long Xiao, and said, "Long Xiao, you a poor bum thinking you can enter a restaurant like this? Dreaming."
Long Xiao, worried about Lin Xuan's safety, didn't want to get entangled here any longer. He asked the doorman, "Tell me, what are the requirements to enter your restaurant?" Xiao Hui took a card out of his pocket and said, "See this? This is a Tianhai Silver Card. With this card, you get a five percent discount on all consumption within Tianhai Group. If you had a silver card, you could enter the restaurant." Feng Yuyan looked enviously at the card in Xiao Hui's hand and said, "Xiao Hui, how could he, a poor loser, have such a card? The minimum annual consumption for this card is five hundred thousand. He couldn't even afford a regular bronze card with a minimum consumption of one hundred thousand."
This restaurant belonged to Tianhai Group, which made things easier. Long Xiao took out the Gold Diamond Card that Ji Tianfu had given him. "I have this card, can I enter?" Long Xiao asked, waving the card in his hand. The doorman, Xiao Hui, and Feng Yuyan's eyes widened when they saw the card in Long Xiao's hand. The golden-yellow card was inlaid with a circle of diamonds, shining dazzlingly under the neon lights.
"Wh-what kind of card is this? I've never seen it before," the doorman asked, staring at the card in Long Xiao's hand. "As a doorman, of course, you haven't seen it. This is your Tianhai Group's Tianhai Gold Diamond Card." Although the doorman hadn't seen the Tianhai Gold Diamond Card, he had heard of it. There were only ten such cards, and anyone who possessed one was an absolute top-tier existence. Even those who spent hundreds of millions annually at Tianhai Group were not qualified to own such a card.