Since Ning Fengzhi came to probe, he had already asked Chen Xin to check Yu Yuanzhen's body condition. After confirming that Yu Yuanzhen was indeed poisoned, he became excited thinking about his clan's future, and his tone turned kinder. He wanted to make them feel his sincerity and goodwill.
"Sect Master Yu, our clan will do our best to help your clan overcome this predicament."
"Sect Master Ning, thank you," Yu Yuanzhen said, genuinely moved by his words.
"We belong to the same empire. We need to take care of each other when we face trouble."
"Sect Master Ning, we will remember your help. If you ever encounter any problem, we will do our utmost to assist you."
"Hahaha, I will remember your words and trouble you when we need your assistance."
"Definitely."
After exchanging a few more polite words, Yu Yuanzhen brought Ning Fengzhi's group to the resting area. Under Ning Fengzhi's signal, the group of healers began pretending to inspect the poison.
"Sect Master Yu, after hearing about the poison, I brought precious herbs that can resist toxins," Ning Fengzhi said, showing the herbs to Yu Yuanzhen and the clan members to display his supposed generosity. After taking them out, he carefully observed everyone's reactions. Seeing them moved, he felt relieved.
"Sect Master Ning…" Yu Yuanzhen was at a loss for words. He didn't want to owe too much, but his clan members' lives were in danger, and he couldn't refuse.
"Sect Master Yu, don't think too much. The lives of your family members are at stake, please, take these herbs." Ning Fengzhi, seeing Yu Yuanzhen's hesitation, played the emotional card.
Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen no longer hesitated. He accepted the herbs and sent someone to refine medicines using them.
"Thank you, Sect Master Ning."
With that, Yu Yuanzhen and his group enthusiastically began to converse with Ning Fengzhi.
Wu Lan, who was observing from the sidelines, noticed their small actions. He understood poisons and healing well, but the healers Ning Fengzhi brought were not truly healing. Instead, they were examining the victims' bodies as if to determine how long they had left to live.
Then he looked toward Ning Fengzhi, who was speaking warmly with Yu Yuanzhen's group and generously offering herbs.
He understood immediately. As expected of an old fox. Seeing that Yu Yuanzhen and the core members were at death's door, Ning Fengzhi was preparing to swallow the clan with kindness, using his healers to check how many days they still had left.
No wonder an auxiliary sect became this powerful. Their scheming minds run deep.
While Wu Lan was lost in thought, Ning Fengzhi's group of healers finished their act and returned to him.
"Sect Master, we are sorry, we are useless against this poison."
Ning Fengzhi, hearing this, began his performance, putting on a helpless expression.
"Sect Master Yu, it seems the poison is very potent."
Yu Yuanzhen was slowly losing hope. Even under his suppression, the poison had begun to act. Without a cure, he would die slowly.
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi concealed his excitement and said, "Sect Master Yu, I will return and mobilize my clan members to search for a solution."
"Sect Master Ning, thank you for your kindness," Yu Yuanzhen said gratefully, seeing the man's apparent efforts to help his clan.
After a few more exchanges, Ning Fengzhi's group left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and entered their carriage to depart.
"Uncle Sword, what do you think of Yu Yuanzhen's condition?" The smile on Ning Fengzhi's face was gone, replaced by seriousness.
"He is poisoned, but with his Super Douluo cultivation, he is suppressing it. Normally, it would take at least a month for the poison to spread and become little serious, but if he fights, it will spread faster," Chen Xin said after thinking for a moment and recalling Yu Yuanzhen's condition.
"Good. So, without any help, he will be gone before a year," Ning Fengzhi said, falling into deep thought. Suddenly, his brows furrowed.
"What happened?" Chen Xin asked after seeing his expression.
"I'm thinking about Dugu Bo."
"Oh? Are you worried about his poison?" Chen Xin guessed his concern.
"Yeah. He can make a Super Douluo suffer like this with poison. We'd better be careful and find ways to counter his toxins," Ning Fengzhi said, already considering future problems in case of conflict.
Chen Xin nodded.
"We'll mobilize our clan to research poison solutions. This achieves two things, first, it shows everyone that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is putting great effort into helping another clan, and second, it allows us to find a defense against future disasters. Even if we do find a solution, whether we share it or not will be up to us," Ning Fengzhi said cunningly.
"Okay. We should also increase surveillance. If Dugu Bo discovers that we're helping, he might cause trouble for us. We can defeat him in direct combat, but if he attacks secretly with poison, the consequences would be serious," Chen Xin added.
Ning Fengzhi nodded solemnly.
"Then what about Tang San? Are we going to find him now?" Chen Xin asked. They had originally planned to go to Lanba Academy to find Tang San, but this issue had delayed them.
"No rush. He won't be able to escape. I already sent people to keep an eye on him and collect all his information. We'll go there after dealing with the clan's security matters," Ning Fengzhi replied.
Hearing this, Chen Xin nodded.
Meanwhile, in Lanba Academy,
Knowing that Liu Erlong had gone out, Tai Long came back with a crowd to Tang San's dormitory again and began to curse loudly.
Tang San, who was about to sleep from exhaustion, instantly woke up upon hearing the curses.
"Tai Long, you bastard! I will kill you!"
Tang San could no longer endure it and rushed out of the dormitory.
Seeing Tang San come out, Tai Long's eyes lit up with excitement.
"You shameless donkey rider, you finally came out! What, not hiding anymore?"
"Hahahahaha!"
Laughter echoed throughout the crowd.