As Lanhua was speaking, the noisy sounds of construction from the worksite at the foot of the neighboring mountain echoed once again. It seemed they had resumed their work.
“If it’s poisoning, then it’s not too complicated. Leave this to me!” Xu Fei said after diagnosing the old abbot’s condition through pulse reading. He felt the situation was manageable.
He then focused his internal energy, forming a translucent aura in his palm. With a swift motion, Xu Fei struck the old abbot’s back with his palm. Following this, he carefully inserted a hollow silver needle into the abbot’s body and withdrew his hand.
Almost immediately, it became visible that the toxins in the old abbot’s body were being enveloped by the aura and forcibly drawn out through the hollow needle!
“This… I never thought I would live to see such a remarkable senior in my lifetime!” The old abbot felt an immense relief the moment the toxins were expelled. Overwhelmed with gratitude, he was about to kneel before Xu Fei.
“Ah! Please, don’t! If you kneel before me, I might just lose years of my life!” Xu Fei quickly stopped him.
Hearing this, the old abbot finally relented and turned to look at Lanhua. Having been master and disciple for many years, Lanhua understood his gaze and immediately knelt down with a thud.
“Thank you, Senior, for saving my master’s life! Lanhua will never forget this kindness!”
Seeing Lanhua kneel repeatedly, Xu Fei felt a pang of sympathy and quickly helped her up.
“Let’s not dwell on this for now. If I’m not mistaken, there should have originally been four Jade Arhats, right? Why were there only three when you were selling them earlier?” Xu Fei’s casual remark inadvertently caused the old abbot to flare up in anger, nearly slapping Lanhua. Fortunately, Xu Fei intervened in time, realizing he had misspoken.
“Lanhua, you… those four Arhats have been enshrined in our temple for centuries, passed down by generations of abbots! How could you sell them?” The old abbot scolded harshly.
Hearing her master’s stern rebuke, Lanhua’s nose twitched, and she burst into tears. “Lanhua… Lanhua only saw how much pain and suffering you were in after being poisoned, lying in bed every day. I contacted the hospital, but they said the treatment would cost 500,000 yuan. I had no choice but to…”
“The Jade Arhats are the lifeblood of the Golden Light Temple! Even if I were to die, they cannot be sold!” The old abbot remained unyielding, and it took Xu Fei some time to calm him down.
“Sigh, Senior, you guessed correctly. There were originally four Jade Arhats: Subduing the Dragon, Taming the Tiger, Riding the Deer, and Rahu. Some time ago, the real estate company came again to cause trouble and took one of them,” Lanhua explained.
Hearing this, Xu Fei felt a surge of anger. Initially, he had approached this as a helper, but now, learning that the Fuxing Real Estate company had not only poisoned the abbot but also forcibly taken one of the Jade Arhats, he found their actions utterly unforgivable.
“In that case, Old Abbot, please rest here and recover. I’ll take Lanhua to retrieve the Jade Arhat!” With that, Xu Fei and Lanhua left the Golden Light Temple.
As they descended the mountain, Xu Fei noticed the bustling construction site at the foot of the opposite mountain, still in full swing.
