In the hospital room.
Su Muxue's eyes were red with rage as she stared at Lin Zhengdong as if she wanted to eat him alive, "You liar! Didn't you say Divine Doctor Qin could save my dad? I'm telling you, in this lifetime, you and I are not done!"
Shush shush.....
After saying that, Su Muxue also tore the contract in her hands into pieces, throwing it at Lin Zhengdong's face.
"Ugh... I'm going to settle accounts with Qin Wenhong!"
Knowing he was at fault, Lin Zhengdong, with a depressed face, pushed open the door intending to make a swift escape.
Unexpectedly, his feet were tripped by something. Stumbling forward, he fell flat on his face, nearly knocking out his front teeth.
"Damn it...."
Raising his head, Lin Zhengdong saw Lu Ning just pulling his leg back.
"You big fool, how dare you trip me? You're asking for it!"
Infuriated, Lin Zhengdong got up and was about to strike Lu Ning.
"Come on, I'm a fool. Killing someone won't be a crime!"
Lu Ning gestured provocatively with his hand.
"Grass, just you wait!"
Lin Zhengdong, seeing that Lu Ning was quite tall and strong, thought that if he couldn't beat him and ended up being rubbed on the ground, it would be a disgrace if word got out.
After casting a venomous glance at him, he quickly entered the elevator.
"Trash!"
Lu Ning shrugged his shoulders and turned to open the door of the hospital room.
Su Muxue was squatting next to the bed, holding Su Yunshan's hand and crying her eyes out.
Hearing the footsteps and seeing that it was Lu Ning, she was taken aback for a moment, then continued sobbing, "Dad... don't leave me!"
"Hey... the man's not dead, what are you crying for!"
Lu Ning scratched his head.
He immediately noticed that a large number of parasite worms were gathered near Su Yunshan's heart; it was just that the heartbeat had temporarily stopped.
"You... get out!"
Su Muxue, with her eyes red, yelled at Lu Ning.
The doctors had already given up, what would a big fool know!
"Believe it or not, that's up to you!"
Lu Ning didn't bother explaining.
"Hmph... I'll believe you this time!"
Wiping away her tears, Su Muxue hurried out of the room.
Although Lu Ning seemed a bit silly, her father was already in this condition; how much worse could it get?
"Hey... Old man, since I've slept with your daughter, I'll help you this one time!"
After saying that, Lu Ning extended his palm and placed it on Su Yunshan's chest.
At once, a wisp of black mist seeped into his palm.
Perhaps, for most people parasite poison was evil and terrifying.
But for Lu Ning, it was like a tonic; the more poisonous the parasite, the more he liked it.
"Hey... Miss Su, let's give it a try then!"
At this moment, the voice of the hospital director came from the doorway.
He walked in hurriedly with a few doctors, turned on the defibrillator, and began to rescue Su Yunshan.
In truth, they held no hope. Even Qin Wenhong was helpless, what could they do?
However, as a hospital duty-bound to heal and save lives, and with the Su family being a second-rate family in Wu City,
they still had to go through the motions.
Shh shh...
Following a burst of electric current noise.
"Cough cough...."
Su Yunshan actually opened his eyes.
"Dad...."
"Director, we've done it...."
Su Muxue, and the doctors involved in the rescue, all showed triumphant expressions.
Woman, I don't owe you anything anymore!
Lu Ning glanced at Su Muxue and silently turned away, leaving the hospital room.
He went to Tang Yun's father's side.
Wang Ying sat on the hospital bed, staring at the lengthy medical bill. Her face, more aged than her peers, was filled with worries.
"Auntie, Uncle Tang will definitely wake up,"
Lu Ning couldn't help but console.
"Wake up? Wake up? A man who's been in a coma for three years is going to wake up? Do you take me for a fool?"
Wang Ying, like a touched keg of gunpowder, exploded completely, pointing at Lu Ning's nose, "Do you know why my husband is lying here?
It's all because of you, Big Fool! Rushing to bring you back from out of town overnight, my husband carrying you to find a doctor, only to trip on a step and injure his head!
If it weren't for you, bad luck charm, my husband would be perfectly fine, and our home wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Originally, Wang Ying didn't want to mention it. Lu Ning was a big fool after all, and what was the use even if she mentioned it?
But the medical fees, more than twenty thousand, were truly more than she could bear.
Over the years, for treating Tang Hu's illness, the household had already amassed a mountain of debt. This latest emergency added another twenty thousand, and she had no idea where to get that much money.
She collapsed!
All her emotions burst forth in an uncontrolled outpour.
"So Uncle Tang is like this because of me..."
Lu Ning was stunned.
He had been severely injured at the time, fallen into a coma, and had had no idea about any of this.
"Alright, Big Lummox, stop getting in the way here. Scram and go pick through trash!"
Wang Ying waved her hand weakly.
"Auntie, I don't want to pick through trash anymore, I want to earn money in a different way!"
Lu Ning thought for a moment before saying.
Himself being the Young Master of the Five Poisons Sect, proficient in martial arts and parasite poison, he should be able to earn money doing something, right?
Why should he pick through trash?
But to Wang Ying's ears, this came off differently, and she was so angry she was about to explode, "Big Fool, you've learned to be picky now? I've taken care of you for three years, I know every hair on your body, what else can you do besides picking through trash?"
"Okay, fine, I'll go pick through trash. Yunyun, come out for a moment."
Lu Ning didn't say more, to avoid making Wang Ying more upset.
Once Tang Yun joined him in the hallway, he quietly said, "Give me your phone, I'll figure something out about Uncle Tang's medical expenses."
"Brother... you'll figure something out?"
Tang Yun was startled.
"Yeah, the phone."
"Okay!"
Tang Yun, somewhat perplexed, still handed her phone to Lu Ning.
Then, Lu Ning, holding the phone, walked into Su Yunshan's hospital room.
Although Su Yunshan had woken up, his body was still very weak and he couldn't speak.
Su Muxue tightly clutched his hand, her brows filled with affection and dependence.
Seeing Lu Ning appeared again, Liumei frowned slightly and whispered, "What are you here for?"
"To borrow money!"
Lu Ning shook the phone.
During the past three years, he was always considered a "Big Fool," so Wang Ying didn't even give him a phone.
"Borrow money?"
You want to extort me again?
Su Muxue's pretty face turned frosty, and she stood up fiercely.
With a burst of cold air, she walked up to Lu Ning, "You want money, right? Follow me to the roof!"
"Oh..."
Lu Ning nodded and followed Su Muxue to the elevator.
A moment later, the rooftop.
Su Muxue had her back to Lu Ning as she silently began to roll up the sleeves of her suit.
This bastard just doesn't know when to stop, huh?
If I don't show him some colors, he won't know who the hell he's dealing with.
After all, I am a black belt in Taekwondo.
Hmph.....
"Hey... I'm just borrowing some money, no need to make it seem like Infernal Affairs, right?"
Lu Ning shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh, sweet talk? Do you think I'm an ATM?"
Suddenly, Su Muxue turned around, her straight long legs kicking towards Lu Ning's face.
"Uh... what are you doing?"
Lu Ning reached out and grabbed Su Muxue's delicate ankle, clad in no-show socks, and said with a half-smile, "Do you think yesterday's position was too monotonous and want to show me how flexible your body is, that you can unlock even more…"
"Shameless, go to hell!"
Su Muxue's pretty face flushed red, trying hard to pull her calf out of Lu Ning's grasp.
However, Lu Ning was immovable.
"Let go of me...."
Su Muxue was both angry and anxious, having not anticipated Lu Ning to be so strong.
No wonder her waist still hurt up to now…
Thinking back to what happened in the car last night, her delicate and exquisite face blushed even more!
"Fine, I'll just borrow twenty thousand yuan, I will pay you back!"
Lu Ning let go of her.
"Just twenty thousand?"
Su Muxue looked skeptical, finding this man hard to read.
This morning at the office, when she told him to name his price, he didn't want a penny, just asked her to fire the office director Fatty Cai.
And now, he turns around asking to borrow just twenty thousand?
It was as baffling to her as an average person being asked to lend two cents.
"Yeah, just twenty thousand. If you're worried, I can write an IOU!"
Lu Ning nodded earnestly.
"Alright, open your payment QR, and I'll scan it for you!"
Su Muxue bit her lower lip, took out her phone, and transferred twenty thousand yuan into Tang Yun's.
Then, with her arms crossed, she looked at Lu Ning coldly and said, "Don't bother paying me back, and from now on, don't come to see me again!"
"Worried I'll cling onto you?"
Lu Ning blinked and asked.
"So what if I am? We're simply not from the same world!"
Su Muxue said icily, then walked down the rooftop with her long strides.
The entire burden of the Su Corporation rested on her shoulders.
If she were to marry, she would definitely choose a man whose status and position matched her own, to cement her family's standing in Wu City.
And this man in front of her…
Despite his handsome appearance, he made his living by scavenging through trash.
This type of good-for-nothing who has no ambition, Su Muxue disdained!
She also couldn't accept the gossip and backtalk from others if they were together!
A few minutes later.
Lu Ning returned to Tang Hu's hospital room, handed his phone to Tang Yun, and informed her that he would be gone for a couple of days.
Since his memory had come back, he definitely needed to make a trip to Miaojiang.
To see if he could find his parents' remains where he had jumped off the cliff.
Although Lu Ning also hoped that both his parents were still alive.
But for three whole years, his parents had never come to look for him, he feared...
Though it was painful, Lu Ning could only accept reality.
Evening.
Lu Ning returned to Miaojiang.
Under the dying light of the setting sun, a tall figure carefully searched beneath the cliff overgrown with thorns.
In the end, Lu Ning found nothing but a few shreds of cloth.
Suppressing the grief in his heart, Lu Ning tucked these shreds into his bosom and climbed up the cliff.
The once-majestic buildings of the Five Poisons Sect were now a pitch-black expanse of broken walls and ruins.
As the mountain winds passed, they made a "whistling" sound.
As if these mournful spirits were voicing their grievances and injustice to Lu Ning.
"Dad, Mom, all the elders, brothers, and sisters of the Five Poisons Sect... I, Lu Ning, swear that even if it takes a lifetime, I will find the culprit behind the annihilation and use their heads to honor you all!"
Lu Ning's eyes brimmed with tears as he clenched his fists tightly, roaring hoarsely.
Afterward, Lu Ning collected stones and placed the found strips of cloth underneath, cobbling together a grave.
He lit a bonfire and knelt silently in front of the makeshift tomb.
He kneeled there for an entire night.
The next day.
Lu Ning's eyebrows and the tip of his nose were covered with cool dew.
He respectfully knocked his head against the grave three times, "Dad, Mom. One day, the Five Poisons Sect will rise again from these ruins."
Finished speaking, Lu Ning stood up, ready to return to Wu City.
The Tang Family had saved his life, and he could not let them continue to live in dire straits.
However, just at that moment, a scorched stone pillar suddenly collapsed, revealing a set of well-preserved steps.
A secret chamber in the Sect?
Lu Ning had once heard his parents mention it, saying he could enter after he took over the Five Poisons Sect.
What secrets might be hidden inside the chamber?
Lu Ning walked over quickly, following the steps down to see a pile of collapsed boulders.
Clearly, those people had entered the secret chamber. If there had been anything valuable inside, it was probably already looted.
Lu Ning clenched his fists, filled with indignation.
After navigating past the jumbled boulders, he entered the square secret chamber.
On all sides were shelves that looked like cabinets, neatly filled with ancient tomes collected by the Five Poisons Sect.
Martial Arts, Parasite Poison, medicine, Mystic Arts, a plethora of subjects were covered.
Lu Ning glanced at them briefly. He had been learning this knowledge from a young age and they were of no value to him any longer.
But, if taken to auction in the big cities, any one of these books could cause a sensation.
What did this indicate?
The group that had infiltrated the Sect not only had formidable strength but also a rich foundation, showing no regard for these precious ancient tomes.
Furthermore, on the other side, antiques and calligraphy paintings were also neatly arranged.
However, due to the fire, they had turned yellowish-brown at the high temperatures.
If taken to auction now, they would not fetch much value.
Seeking vengeance, it seems I have to start from scratch!
Lu Ning sighed, exited the chamber, and re-stacked the boulders to seal the entrance again.
The items inside, after all, were the lifework of the ancestors of the Five Poisons Sect.
That was all he could do for now.
Dad, Mom, I'm leaving!
Lu Ning turned his head to take one deep look at the grave, then strode down the mountain.