"No, we can't wait any longer. Let's ask those people to come over and let Miss Lingyun come to show the head of the family." said the five elders of the Huo family.
"It's not like we haven't invited them before. The eldest elder of the clan has already personally invited them once. But if the other party refuses to agree, what can we do?" The second elder of the clan frowned.
"Isn't it just the Zhi family's golden needles? Although that set of golden needles is indeed precious, no matter how precious they are, they are not worth the life of the patriarch. If she wants to give it to her, just give it to her. Why wait until now?" said the elder of the five clans.
After he finished speaking, he looked towards a young man at the table and said, "Young Master, please say something. The golden needle is in the master's storeroom, and only you can enter. The old master is like this, what are you waiting for?"
Huo Yunze slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table with a crisp sound. He slowly raised his eyes and spoke for the first time in such a long time: "Have you forgotten how Grandfather was injured?"
He tapped the table with his fingertips, and crisp tapping sounds rang out one after another, falling on everyone's heart, and they felt as if their heartbeats were unconsciously taken away by the rhythm.
"Then I can remind you." Huo Yunze raised his eyes, "Just two days ago, downstairs, that group of people attacked Grandfather without saying a word."
"If Xingyi hadn't reacted quickly and blocked most of the force in time, Grandfather would have collapsed, not to mention now."
"Do you think they just want a set of golden needles?" Huo Yunze's expression was calm, as hazy as if shrouded in mist. "You're mistaken. They want our Huo family to bow down."
His tone was gentle, but every word he spoke was like a hammer hitting everyone's heart, making people feel inexplicably guilty and timid.
The Huo clan elder subdued his aura and whispered, "While face is important, it's not as important as the life of the patriarch..."
"I'm afraid we'll give in and still fail to save our lord." The elder raised his eyes and said with a stern expression, "Those people obviously have bad intentions. Even if we give in and give them something, they won't necessarily save us wholeheartedly."
Everyone was speechless immediately.
Of course, everyone is aware of these things, but this is not a matter of taking chances. What if?
But the young master did not agree, and the elders of the clan also opposed it. No matter how much they wanted to do it, there was nothing they could do.
At this moment, a woman who had been guarding Huo Zhenchuan by the bed turned around and said, "Now that everyone has agreed, could you please take out the golden needle?"
She paused and continued, "Although my father and I are not sure we can cure the patriarch, if I use Zhi's golden needles, I am sure I can temporarily save his life."
Upon hearing this, the exhausted middle-aged man beside him opened his eyes and nodded reluctantly, "Jingyao is right. Her acupuncture skills are already better than mine. With the help of Zhi's golden needles, she can at least save the patriarch's life temporarily."
The eyes of the Huo family elders immediately lit up, and they all turned their attention to Huo Yunze.
Huo Yunze... Huo Yunze has such a headache.
He couldn't understand it. There were more than a dozen people present, so no one thought of the reason why he remained silent?
If the Zhi family's golden needle was still there, would they need to remind him? He would have taken it out long ago, right?
Would you wait until now?
Wei Jingyao looked at him, noticed the helplessness on his face, and her eyes darkened instantly.
Some time ago, someone revealed the news to her that the head of the family had someone take the set of gold needles from the warehouse.
It just so happened that her birthday was on those days, and she thought that the head of the family was finally going to give her the set of Zhi's gold needles as a birthday present.
But I waited day after day, and half a month had passed since my birthday, but I still didn't get the golden needle.
She had a bad feeling at that time, and now it seems...
Wei Jingyao tightened her fingers on the bedside, her gaze still fixed on Huo Yunze, and reminded him, "Young Master?"
Huo Yunze glanced at her and said calmly, "The head steward has already gone to invite someone. Grandfather said that Miss Xie's medical skills are quite impressive. Let's wait for someone to come and see her first."
Wei Jingyao pursed her lips and looked away.
The elders all frowned, and the fifth elder knitted his brows tightly together as he spoke in a concentrated voice, "How can we wait for medical treatment? Young Master, what are you waiting for?"
He narrowed his eyes: "Or does the young master really want to wait until no one can be saved before he is willing to open this warehouse?!!"
Everyone's expression changed at this suggestive remark. The elder of the clan shouted, "Old Five!"
The five elders were also annoyed, and even had a faint suspicion in their hearts: "Did I say something wrong?!"
"It's just a set of golden needles. Miss Wei just needs to use them temporarily, but he's holding on to them and refuses to take them out. I don't believe there's something fishy going on!"
"It's the young master who single-handedly promoted Huo Min to the position of head steward, and he's been by the master's side for the past few years. When Huo Min suggested inviting Dr. Xie, we can easily guess who was behind this. Not to mention that he hasn't shown up yet, even if he did, how could we let someone from outside treat the master? Who knows if he has ulterior motives!"
It was almost as if Huo Yunze was waiting for the patriarch to die so that he could inherit the position of patriarch. The spacious room fell into a deathly silence.
Huo Yunze gently raised his eyes and glanced at the five clan elders. He was not angry at all and continued with the same words as before: "You'll know when the people arrive."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tip of his ear suddenly moved slightly. He turned his head to look at the servant closest to the door and ordered, "Open the door."
The servant quickly came to his senses and opened the door.
Three figures came towards them.
In the middle was a beautiful girl who looked to be no more than twenty years old. Half a step to the right was a tall man. On the left was Huo Min, the butler of the Huo family, whom they were all familiar with.
Huo Min didn't expect the door to open as soon as they approached it. He was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and quickly extended his hand to invite her in, saying respectfully, "Miss Xie, please."
Xie Xihe nodded slightly and walked into the room first.
Everyone in the room finally came to their senses. Huo Yunze was a little surprised that the other person looked completely different from what his grandfather had described. However, after a closer look, he guessed something and immediately stood up to greet her, saying with a smile, "Xie Miss, I've heard a lot about you."
Then he turned to Sheng Shijing who was beside her and said hesitantly: "This..."
Sheng Shijing raised his eyes and looked at the other person. When he met the peach blossom eyes that were slightly similar to Xie Xihe's, his expression paused and nodded slightly: "Heishi, Ten."
Those few simple words caused a huge uproar in the room, and everyone stood up suddenly and looked at him.
Even Huo Min and Xie Xihe were no exception.
Huo Min abruptly retracted the introduction he was about to say and looked at Sheng Shijing with a dull expression: "Black... Black Stone, Ten?"
The voice was so sharp that it almost broke: "Lord of Black Stone, Ten?!!!"
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