Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: The Poisonous Spiritual Medicine

Ye Zhenying remained standing in his place, looking at Ye Wantong with surprise, ”Wan’er, who is this?”

”Grandpa, I’ve told you about him, the one who bought the Jade Vase for me in Nanluo City!” Ye Wantong said with a smile.

”Oh, it’s him!” Ye Zhenying looked astonished, ”This young brother sure is interesting!”

With that, Ye Zhenying had already led the Ye Family members over to the Hou Family’s side.

The members of the Hou Family shivered with excitement; if the Ye Family supported them as well, then the Hou Family’s position was secured. Even though it was four against four, their four votes carried much more weight!

On the other hand, the Zhao Family and those from the four major families were dumbfounded.

How could such an unexpected change occur when everything seemed to have been settled?

The support from the Ye Family and Shangguan Family was one thing, but what was truly shocking was the Qin Family; Qin Haishan had sided with Su Yang? His grandson was still over on this side, what was he playing at?

Just then, Su Yang stood up and said aloud, ”It seems that tonight’s situation is still unclear. The Hou Family and Zhao Family both have the support of four families. So, who will be the one to enter the Ten Great Families?”

People from the Zhao Family side hung their heads in silence. If it really came down to a comparison, their four families were no match for the other four. They had no hope at all for this matter.

”Four votes against four votes, indeed it’s difficult to determine the outcome of this matter,” Su Yang slowly walked to the center, ”What about this, everyone listens to a few words from me and then decides which family will enter the Ten Great Families, how about that?”

Su Yang’s gaze swept across the crowd, and Elder Shangguan smiled faintly, ”Young Master Su, please speak your mind!”

”Thank you!” Su Yang nodded, turned towards the Zhao Family’s side, his eyes scanning over the four families and finally settling on Hong Guoqiang, Head of the Hong Family: ”Head of the Hong Family, may I ask why you chose to support the Zhao Family?”

Hong Guoqiang furrowed his brows slightly and said in a deep voice, ”This is our choice, it’s none of your business, is it?”

”Indeed, it’s not my place to interfere,” Su Yang agreed with a smile, ”However, whether it’s truly your choice or you had no choice, that needs to be made clear.”

”What do you mean!” Hong Guoqiang’s expression changed instantly.

”Hehe...” Su Yang chuckled lightly, ”Before coming here today, I kept wondering why, despite their similar strengths, the Zhao and Hong Families had good relations with other families in the Ten Great Families, whereas the Hou Family had none. For such a major family, the Hou Family’s situation seemed to be too miserable, didn’t it?”

”However, after seeing the Head of the Zhao Family and the Head of the Hong Family, I suddenly understood what was going on.”

At this point, Su Yang turned to look at Elder Shangguan, ”Elder Shangguan, your Shangguan Family is rumored to be on good terms with the Zhao Family. Over the years, the Zhao Family has helped the Shangguan Family quite a bit, especially by sending over a lot of Spiritual Medicine for prolonging life, which worked very well!”

”How did you know that?” Elder Shangguan asked with surprise, as these matters were not known by many within his family.

Su Yang smiled faintly, and turned to Wang Yuguang and Lin Zhengyuan, ”Your situations aren’t much different, are they? The Spiritual Medicines that the Hong Family has sent you over the years have had pretty good effects, haven’t they?”

”You... how did you know about that?” Wang Yuguang and Lin Zhengyuan exclaimed in unison.

Su Yang pointed at Lin Zhengyuan, ”The Hong Family started sending you Spiritual Medicine three years ago, if I’m not mistaken.”

”Ah?” Lin Zhengyuan was stupefied, Su Yang’s timing was spot on.

”And you, it began three and a half years ago,” Su Yang said to Wang Yuguang.

”You... you...” Wang Yuguang was flabbergasted, the timing was also precise.

”As for you...” Su Yang looked at Elder Shangguan, ”Elder, the Zhao Family started sending you Spiritual Medicine seven years ago!”

Even Elder Shangguan was stunned, asking in surprise, ”How do you know about this? Only a few people in our family are aware of these matters.”

After speaking, Elder Shangguan then turned to Ying’er, ”Ying’er, did you tell him?”

”Grandfather...” Ying’er was at a loss for words, ”Haven’t I already told you? We hardly spoke on our way last time. After we returned and saved you, he left without even greeting me. How could I have told him these things?”

”Then what is going on?” Elder Shangguan wondered.

”Elder, no need to be surprised,” Su Yang said. ”I sensed it from the aura on your bodies!”

”What aura?” Elder Shangguan asked curiously.

”Your illness, it started eight months ago, am I right?” Su Yang asked again.

”That’s not right, he got sick three months ago!” Ying’er shook her head.

”Mr. Su, what’s with the charade?” Liao Yuxuan couldn’t help but angrily say, ”The fact that Elder Shangguan fell ill is known to many in Pingnan Province, what’s the point of mentioning this timing?”

”Exactly, it’s a well-known fact that you even got wrong. How could you come out here and try to deceive people?” Someone from the Zhao Family immediately chimed in.

Su Yang didn’t say a word, just quietly observing Elder Shangguan.

Elder Shangguan sighed and said, ”Young Master Su is correct, my illness indeed started eight months ago.”

”Is that so?” Even Ye Zhenying was surprised, ”Wasn’t it three months ago?”

”Three months ago, that was when the illness could no longer be suppressed!” Elder Shangguan sighed, ”The true onset of the disease started eight months ago. At first, I didn’t take it seriously, but later it got more and more severe. Ah, if not for the Red Fire Ginseng mentioned by the Sword Saint, I probably wouldn’t even be alive now!”

As soon as these words came out, the entire place was shocked, and everyone looked at Su Yang in amazement.

The timing of the illness, not even Ye Zhenying knew about it, and Ying’er had it wrong; yet Su Yang had said it correctly? This alone was enough to leave everyone in awe.

Ye Zhenying also looked at Su Yang with surprise; this move was indeed commendable.

”How did you know?” Ying’er asked in astonishment.

”Heh...” Su Yang let out a laugh and said, ”The Spiritual Medicine your grandfather has been taking indeed has health benefits. But in reality, that medicine is also poisonous. The toxicity accumulates in the body, and eventually, it turns against the person, leading to painful death. I can determine when he started taking this Spiritual Medicine and when the toxicity would manifest based on the aura of this poison in his body!”

”What?” Elder Shangguan’s expression changed dramatically, ”You’re telling me that those Spiritual Medicines are poisonous?”

Lin Zhengyuan and Wang Yuguang were also stunned, but then they remembered that they had taken medicines from the Hong Family and felt somewhat relieved.

”Why would someone give it to you if it wasn’t poisonous?” Su Yang smiled, ”Did you really think they had your best interests at heart, wanting you to live a long and healthy life? If you keep living, how can families like Hong and Zhao rise to prominence?”

”What?” Wang Yuguang stood up abruptly, ”Are you saying there’s poison in my medicine too?”

”Not just you; even the medicine from the Lin Family is poisoned!” Su Yang paused for a moment before adding, ”Elder Master Zhou has passed away; he likely died from the effects of these Spiritual Medicines.”