"I've heard of them, but wasn't that a long time ago? Aren't the four young masters of those days all scattered to the winds by now?" Gao Xiaofu said.

"It was An Jianwen, one of the Four Young Masters of Songshan, who did it! Gu Mengyao is his childhood sweetheart—that part I never expected. This time I've really fallen into his hands!" Zhong Yongliang said, somewhat helplessly: "This loss, I'm afraid, can't be recovered."

"No way, that formidable?" Gao Xiaofu was stunned. "Then what do we do?"

"What can we do? We endure it for now." Zhong Yongliang spoke calmly. "Don't worry, the matter is settled. It won't drag you in."

"Brother Liang, that's not what I meant. I'm not afraid. I just think it's too cruel—cutting out one of your kidneys!" Gao Xiaofu said this aloud, but in his heart he was terrified.

"Forget it. From now on, let's lie low for a while. Once Naipao comes down from the mountain, we'll see who dares stand against us!" Zhong Yongliang gritted his teeth and spoke with hatred.

"Exactly. Once Naipao is back, who do we have to fear? We'll be the new Three Young Masters of Songshan. Anyone who dares oppose us, we'll wipe them out!" As for Zhang Naipao, Gao Xiaofu was full of anticipation as well.

"All right, Xiaofu, focus on your classes. We won't stir up any trouble for a while either." Zhong Yongliang said. As for the matter of using Young Master Bing to make trouble for Wei Zhao, Zhong Yongliang said nothing of it—he feared Gao Xiaofu might let it slip in advance. The Zhong Yongliang of now was far more steady than before.

East Sea City, the villa of Divine Physician Kang.

Divine Physician Kang's expression was far from pleasant. At this auction, the Kang family had gained nothing at all. Not only had they paid a high price for a Longevity and Detoxification Pill, draining most of the family's liquid funds! That alone would have been bearable—but the worst part was that their hope of advancing to a great clan was now all but gone!

The Beauty-Nourishing Muscle-Regenerating Golden Wound Medicine, once so highly anticipated, now seemed dispensable beside the deluxe edition of Dr. Guan Pharmaceuticals' trauma medicine. That thousand-year snow lotus, bought at such a high price, might not even recoup its cost!

"Grandfather, I think it must be Great-Grandfather's side that gave the formula to Kang Xiaobo. Otherwise, how could Dr. Guan Pharmaceuticals have the formulas for both the trauma medicine and its deluxe edition?" Kang Zhaolong said cautiously, watching his grandfather pace back and forth across the room.

"I already asked. Lingtou said he hasn't even seen the formula, and Kang Xiaobo has no formula in his possession either!" Divine Physician Kang shook his head. "I know Lingtou's character. If he wanted to make money, he wouldn't have fallen out with me back then in the first place!"

"Grandfather, circumstances change with the times!" Kang Zhaoming stepped forward and said: "Back then, Great-Grandfather had no grandson, so he didn't think about such things—he only considered himself! But now he's thinking of the future of his children and grandchildren! Look at how miserably Kang Xiaobo is doing now. Even the women he finds are ones I've already had my fun with. Great-Grandfather probably doesn't want to watch his grandson suffer in poverty either, so he gave the formula to Kang Xiaobo! But he's also afraid of losing face before you, so he won't admit it to you."

"Zhaoming, what you say does have some possibility!" Divine Physician Kang nodded. "Then, in your view, how should we respond?"

"This..." Kang Zhaoming was a cunning man himself, so scheming up sinister ideas was no problem for him. But asking him to devise a strategy—that was a bit of a challenge.

"Grandfather, I think we should probe Guan Xuemin's background. First, to see where their formula came from; second, it would be best to obtain the formula for the Longevity and Detoxification Pill." Kang Zhaolong said: "Of course, our own research into the Longevity and Detoxification Pill formula can't stop either. If we can develop this pill, there's still hope of advancing to a great clan."

"That goes without saying. But we have no one of our own over there—how do we probe?" Divine Physician Kang nodded and asked.

"Grandfather, didn't I already say? Our family has a formidable figure!" As Kang Zhaolong spoke, he turned his gaze toward Kang Zhaoming.

Divine Physician Kang was startled, then recalled what Kang Zhaolong had said back in Yanjing. He nodded. "Zhaolong, tell us your idea."

"Zhaoming, I'm giving you a grave mission!" Kang Zhaolong looked at Kang Zhaoming and said with a solemn expression.

"Huh? Me? What mission?" Kang Zhaoming felt a chill under Kang Zhaolong's gaze, unsure what he was up to.

"Seduce Guan Xuemin's granddaughter, Guan Xin! Well? Can you complete this mission?" Kang Zhaolong asked, looking at Kang Zhaoming.

"Huh? Seduce a girl?" Kang Zhaoming was stunned, then burst out laughing. "Other things I wouldn't dare boast about, but seducing women—I'm quite the expert! That's my strong suit. Leave this one to me!"

Hearing Kang Zhaoming's words, Divine Physician Kang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But this grandson of his wasn't entirely useless—for these unorthodox matters, he really was the one to send!

"Guan Xuemin's granddaughter is no lowly figure either. She's not like the women you toy with. You'll need to put some effort in." Kang Zhaolong said: "According to my investigation, this Guan Xin graduated from a nursing school and works as a nurse at a hospital. She's quite pure, though—should never have had a boyfriend. Girls like this are simple-minded. She won't be easy to win over, but once you do, she'll be devoted to you for life. If you ask her to get you a few secrets, she'll willingly help you!"

"Oh, big brother, I never realized you were so impressive! So knowledgeable about a girl's heart?" Kang Zhaoming was quite surprised. He hadn't expected his brother, who'd never had a girlfriend, to understand women so well.

"This is only theoretical knowledge on my part. You're the one with practical experience, so this matter still depends on you! Get the formula, and you'll have done a great service!" Kang Zhaolong said.

"All right, big brother. I'm a man with no talent for management, but for this sort of thing, I'm confident. Send me on these tasks from now on—I'll have it in the bag!" Kang Zhaoming usually worried about having no stage to show his talents. Now at last there was a place for him to shine.

After settling on this probing plan, the Kang family discussed the matter of analyzing the Longevity and Detoxification Pill formula.

"Zhaolong, judging by the current situation, this Longevity and Detoxification Pill differs from the previous one in both color and smell." Divine Physician Kang said: "Could it be that last time we made a mistake? That what we brought back was nothing but a piece of dog shit?"

"It's possible! Maybe after it was thrown in the trash bin, it got mixed up with dog shit, and the half Zhaoming ate just happened not to be dog shit, while the remaining half was dog shit through and through!" Kang Zhaolong speculated.

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