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Let Your Sister Decide Your Brother's Fate!
"Your sister has been harmed because of you, and you still want to survive?"
Li Xizhi snorted coldly, looking at Chen Anlin. He clasped his hands together and said, "Young Master Chen, it is my failure in discipline that has caused this embarrassment. But rest assured, when my son makes mistakes, I treat everyone equally and will not let you down."
"I believe in your determination, Li Zhuang, but..."
Chen Anlin glanced at the weak Li Xuexin in his arms and said, "This decision should be left to Miss Li!"
"Sis, please let me go! I truly know I was wrong! You're fine, aren't you?"
Li Xiang cried out desperately.
Li Xuexin looked at him weakly, a flicker of annoyance flashing in her eyes.
In the past, she had looked down on her brother a little. It was only because he was her biological brother that she had continued to care for him.
Now, this brother of hers had actually tried to poison her.
Ha ha ha, what a good brother he is.
Disappointment surged within Li Xuexin. The closest kin should not attempt to poison her, yet here he was, coveting her as well.
This was her own brother!
"Sis, please let me go! I just wanted to help you! I didn’t know things would turn out like this. Sis, I truly regret it!"
Chen Anlin watched the scene before him with cold eyes.
Though it seemed he was giving Li Xuexin a choice, in reality, if she chose not to kill Li Xiang, he would still act behind the scenes.
The reason he gave her a chance was to see if Li Xuexin could grow stronger in the future. After all, she could be considered a minor embodiment of fortune; having her alive was better than destroying her.
At that moment, Li Xuexin looked at Chen Anlin in surprise.
He actually wanted her to decide her brother's fate.
Li Xizhi spoke bluntly: "To attempt harm against Young Master Chen is deserving of death!"
The elder beside him nodded in agreement: "Young Master Chen has helped us greatly; Li Xiang, what do you think?"
"Xiao Xue, although Li Xiang is your brother and our kin, his mistakes are far too grave. If we don’t kill him, how can we face Young Master Chen?"
"Exactly." Several elders nodded in agreement.
"You people are all sycophants!"
Li Xiang glared at the group.
"Look at this kid; he dares to insult us!"
"How dare he?"
"Doesn’t he understand? This kid has always been rebellious since he was young."
"Indeed."
The surrounding voices filled Li Xiang with rage.
However, at this moment, he felt oddly calm; he believed his sister would not harm him.
From childhood to now, his sister had treated him like a treasure. No matter what happened, she always protected and cared for him.
How could such a good sister possibly kill him?
Now all he wished for was to survive and rely on his past experiences to grow step by step in the future.
In the end, he sought revenge against Chen Anlin. He remembered every single one of those elders and their deceitful faces. Just wait! On the day I become an immortal, all of you scum will die, I swear!
Just when Li Xiang thought that his sister would surely let him go, Li Xuexin's next words left him utterly stunned. "Kill him." Li Xuexin took a deep breath, her gaze cold as she looked at him.
"What??" Li Xiang couldn't process it at first.
"I said, kill him. But don’t worry, little brother, after you die, I will regularly burn paper money for you," Li Xuexin said, staring at him intently.
Li Xiang was taken aback. "What do you mean burning paper money? Sister, what are you saying? I'm your brother! How can you say such things?!"
Before he could finish his protest, the guards had already come up and grabbed his arms tightly.
"Sister, please let me go! I'm your brother!"
"You are too disappointing, Li Xiang. Keeping you alive will only bring ruin to our family."
"What are you saying? Don't talk nonsense!" Li Xiang struggled to break free from the guards beside him, but unfortunately, he had just received a slap from Chen Anlin that left him in pain and weak.
"Father, take him away," Li Xuexin sighed.
"Alright."
Li Xizhi didn’t even glance at Li Xiang. He had already lost all hope for this son. At his level, blood ties were no longer of great importance. What mattered to him was the benefit of the family.
The Wan Jian Villa had endured for generations precisely because each head of the family educated their descendants to prioritize family interests over personal ones. Every head would choose family benefits over their own children's interests when faced with such choices.
And this time, Li Xiang’s mistake was far too grave. How could he even think of killing Chen Anlin? What was he thinking?! Chen Anlin had traveled a long way to help them at Wan Jian Villa, and then he turned around to try and kill him?
"No! Please don’t! Father! Sister! I want to see my mother! I want to see my mother!"
Before long, Li Xiang was dragged out.
Li Xizhi sighed and said, "Xuexin, you did nothing wrong. If we keep Li Xiang alive, the rest of the family will not accept it."
"Right now, the priority is to save the young lady." An elder noticed that Li Xuexin's lips were turning black; clearly, the poison was still in her body.
"Yes, let's save her first."
"The young lady's injuries look severe; what kind of poison is this?"
"Hey! You demon! Hurry up and speak!" Someone shouted at the soul of the master.
"This poison is quite troublesome. Although I know how to concoct an antidote, it will take at least a few days, and Miss Li probably won't last that long."
"What? If the young lady dies, you will pay with your life!" The elders shouted in anger.
"Alright, everyone need not worry about the treatment; I can handle it," Chen Anlin finally spoke up.
"Young Master Chen, you can treat her?" Li Xizhi exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, you all need to prepare the following medicinal herbs immediately! The rest of you, please step outside; we need oxygen in here!"
"Understood, everyone, please step out for now."
After a moment, Chen Anlin prepared a list of herbs and handed it to Li Xizhi for him to gather.
Once everyone had left, Chen Anlin helped Li Xuexin onto the bed. At this moment, she had already fallen into a deep unconsciousness.
"The poison in her bloodline has indeed been sealed by you. It seems your medical skills are not inferior to mine," the Master Soul murmured cautiously, trying to flatter him.
Chen Anlin replied calmly, "Actually, given the mistakes you've made, I should kill you right away. However, if you tell me where the two treasures of the Xiaoyao Sect and Lin Mountain Valley are hidden, I might consider sparing your life."
The Master Soul shivered in fear. At that moment, he could only think one thing: How does this guy know about it?
Regarding these two treasures, only he and Li Xiang knew about them; even his sister and father were unaware. How did Chen Anlin find out?
It was truly unfathomable. To him, Chen Anlin appeared terrifyingly mysterious.
This person seemed to have foresight into certain matters; he seemed to grasp many things.
At that moment, he realized he could no longer hide anything from Chen Anlin. After some thought, he decided to divulge the information.
"I know where those two treasures are hidden. I'll tell you: Li Xiang is very cautious and trusts no one but himself. Therefore, even his father and sister don't know about these treasures!"
"Where are they hidden?"
"In the toilet of his backyard!"
Chen Anlin was momentarily speechless. "What did you say? He hid them in the toilet?"
"Yes."
"That's disgusting." Chen Anlin shook his head.
After a moment, under the guidance of the Master Soul, he arrived at the side of the toilet. It was an outdoor latrine, and even before getting close, Chen Anlin could smell a pungent odor wafting toward him.
He frowned slightly and instructed the Master Soul to retrieve the items.
"Alright, I'll go get them." The Master Soul dared not delay and flew off.
Soon after, he returned from the pit with two wooden boxes. Opening them revealed their contents, which Chen Anlin then drew toward himself with a wave of his hand.
The wooden box was well-sealed, ensuring that neither of the treasures was tainted by any illicit items.
"Congratulations, young master, on acquiring the treasures," the spirit of the master said with a bow, trying to curry favor. At that moment, he felt quite helpless; after all, he had been a first-rate grandmaster in his lifetime, yet here he was, bowing and scraping to a young man. However, it didn’t matter; patience was necessary for now. Once Chen Anlin recognized his prowess, he would likely treat him with the same respect as Li Xiang.
Receiving the treasures put Chen Anlin in a good mood. He looked at the spirit of the master and asked, "By the way, how did you die?"
A figure of such skill should not have been an unknown person, and it was rare to hear of such experts being killed by others.
Sighing at the mention of his past, the spirit of the master replied, "It's a long story. I was once a hero from the Ning family in Jiangbei."
"The Ning family? The medical family that was recently exterminated?" Chen Anlin suddenly recalled that the Ning family had been quite famous in Jiangbei until they were reportedly implicated with the Taiping Sect and ultimately wiped out by the Empress herself.
"That's right, Chen Anlin. I am a physician and also an alchemist; I can be of help to you."
"Senior, your Ning family was said to have colluded with the Taiping Sect. Is that true?" Chen Anlin asked curiously.
"Of course it's false," the spirit of the master said with indignation as he recounted his past. "It was all slander by that Empress!"
"Oh? Slander? What happened?"
"The Empress demanded our Ning family's medical classics—these texts are our family's secrets! How could we possibly give them to her? So I politely declined, but unexpectedly..."
"She attacked?" Chen Anlin raised an eyebrow. The Empress truly was ruthless; however, he found it rather appealing.
"Indeed! I initially thought that since she had just ascended to the throne not long ago, she would be reasonable. I never expected her to act so ruthlessly! It's infuriating! Chen Anlin, I know you serve in the court and must suffer under her reign. Rest assured, I will do everything I can to assist your cultivation. When the time is right, we will overthrow her and you shall be the new Emperor!"
The spirit of the master spoke confidently; in his view, enticing Chen Anlin to become Emperor was an offer no one could refuse.
However, Chen Anlin's expression gradually darkened.
This guy actually dared to speak of overthrowing the Empress?
"How dare you!"
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