The Second Elder's lips curled into a smug smile. In his view, with Liu Xiaoyuan's current abilities, going head-to-head with him would only lead to his death.
"Ah!" Long Aotian was kicked by Liu Xiaoyuan and flew out with a scream.
Seeing Long Aotian fly away, the Second Elder was anxious but helpless. He could only hope that the power of his palm strike would hit Liu Xiaoyuan's head soon so that he could avenge Long Aotian.
"What's going on?" The Second Elder suddenly noticed a strong gust of wind blowing in the room and immediately sensed something was wrong. His years of combat experience told him that the neutralizing energy of his palm strike had been neutralized.
This discovery left the Second Elder speechless with astonishment. The fact that the opponent could dissipate his internal energy proved that they were on par with him.
When the Second Elder looked at Liu Xiaoyuan's age again, he couldn't believe that Liu Xiaoyuan, who was so young, could fight him to a draw. Could it be that the younger generation is pushing the older generation aside and the older generation is going to be washed away on the beach?
Just as the Second Elder was pondering the problem, an ominous premonition arose in his mind. He thought to himself, "Oh no!" and rolled his entire body on the ground.
Just as he rolled to the ground, the wall behind the Second Elder was as if struck by a powerful gust of wind. The white paint on the surface peeled off the wall, leaving a large dent that almost revealed the red bricks underneath.
"That was close!" The Second Elder's gaze involuntarily fell on the shallow hole in the wall, and his face immediately turned ugly.
The Second Elder knew that he had encountered a powerful enemy today, an enemy so powerful that he could not contend with him.
"Brother, please stop! Please don't do this!" The Second Elder immediately sprang to his feet and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan looked at the Second Elder, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "What tricks are you trying to pull?"
The Second Elder said, "This is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
Liu Xiaoyuan asked, "Misunderstanding? Your Long family assassinated Lin Xin, and that's a misunderstanding? If there is such a misunderstanding, then I'll send you two to the Western Paradise right now, and tell your Long family head later that it's a misunderstanding. What do you think?"
The Second Elder smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother, we were only doing this for someone else. Now that we have a master like you protecting Chairman Lin, I can guarantee that our Long family will never get involved in this matter again."
The reason the Second Elder was so humble was because Liu Xiaoyuan's palm strike had terrified him.
To be able to shatter one's own Transformation Realm Qi with a single palm strike, and still retain its power, is truly astonishing. Even the head of the Long family probably doesn't possess such cultivation.
This is precisely why the Second Elder was afraid, and that's why he was willing to humbly seek reconciliation.
"Oh, can you be the head of the Long family?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked the Second Elder.
"Yes, I can make the decision on this matter!" the Second Elder said without hesitation.
At this moment, Long Aotian, who had been kicked away by Liu Xiaoyuan, got up from the ground and said to the Second Elder, "Second Elder, what are you saying? Does my Long family need to be afraid of him..."
"Young Master, shut up!" The Second Elder was so angry that he interrupted Long Aotian when he saw that Long Aotian didn't understand the situation.
The Second Elder was so angry because he was afraid that Long Aotian would be arrogant and say something domineering that would anger Liu Xiaoyuan, and then it would be uncertain whether the two of them would survive.
Long Aotian was stunned when the Second Elder yelled at him. He stared at the Second Elder with wide eyes because, as the young master of the Long family, everyone except his father respected him greatly.
Today, the Second Elder actually yelled at him, Long Aotian, which naturally puzzled Long Aotian.
"Second Elder, how dare you yell at me?" Long Aotian asked incredulously.
The Second Elder said, "Young Master, I'm sorry, I'll take responsibility for this matter today. I'll bear any consequences. I'll explain to the Patriarch when we get back."
When Long Aotian heard the Second Elder mention his father, he immediately lost his temper.
Liu Xiaoyuan was delighted to hear that the Second Elder was willing to reconcile. It's not the theft itself that's worrisome, but the thief's ambition; if the Long family were to abandon their assassination attempt on Lin Xin, that would be for the best.
“Since you can make the decision, I won’t make things difficult for you two. As the saying goes, it’s better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester,” Liu Xiaoyuan nodded and said.
“However…” Liu Xiaoyuan’s tone then shifted, his gaze turning icy, “If you dare to go back on your word, I wouldn’t mind coming to your Long family myself!”
This was a blatant threat, but the Second Elder had no doubt that with Liu Xiaoyuan's current abilities, he could easily accomplish it.
The Second Elder said, "Brother, don't worry. We Miao people value promises the most, and we will definitely keep our word!"
"By the way, Chairman Lin was poisoned. It was that white powder from your Long family. Su Youlong said that only your Long family has this antidote, is that right?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
The Second Elder nodded hurriedly in agreement, then took out a small bottle from his person and said, "The antidote is in here. Just take one pill and you'll be fine!"
After saying that, the Second Elder respectfully handed the small bottle to Liu Xiaoyuan!
Liu Xiaoyuan figured the Second Elder wouldn't dare to lie to him now, so he took the bottle and poured out a single antidote pill, which was only the size of a soybean and slightly red in color.
Liu Xiaoyuan handed the antidote to Lin Xin and said, "Uncle Lin, take this antidote quickly!"
Lin Xin took the antidote, popped it into his mouth, and swallowed it!
Liu Xiaoyuan capped the small bottle containing the antidote, put it in his pocket, and said to the Second Elder, "I'll accept this antidote. Do you have any objections?"
The Second Elder quickly shook his head, saying he had no objection. He was joking; even if he had an objection, he would have said no. Besides, while such an antidote was precious to the Long family, it was nothing compared to their lives.
"When will this antidote take effect?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
The Second Elder answered truthfully, "Once the antidote is taken, it will take effect within minutes."
"How do I know if it's effective? What are the specific results?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
The Second Elder said, "There are no specific symptoms, but the poisoned person will feel much more energetic. Because of this poison from the Long family, people usually feel listless. Of course, this usually happens to people who inhale a small amount of powder. If a large amount of powder is inhaled, the person will die on the spot."
A few minutes later, Lin Xin stood up from the sofa, stretched his body, and said to Liu Xiaoyuan with a look of surprise, "Xiaoyuan, I feel much more energetic. I think the poison in my body has been neutralized!"
This result was actually within Liu Xiaoyuan's expectations, because the Second Elder would not dare to lie to him under these circumstances, unless he did not want to live!
(End of this chapter)
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