The knife flashed, and in an instant, just before the dagger was about to pierce Xu Biao's chest.

A sharp stone came from nowhere, and Xiaotian had no time to dodge. The stone hit his wrist. He felt a pain and paused for a moment. He gritted his teeth and continued to hold the dagger forward.

But the next second, the palace door was suddenly opened. He was stunned and before he could react, a long sword knocked down his dagger and placed it on his neck. The speed was so fast that he didn't even have time to blink.

Xiaotian looked again and saw Shi Tou's stern face. He shifted his gaze again and didn't expect that Shen Peiqing and his group, who should have been dealt with, would all appear here.

After they came in, the person who was supposed to deal with them also appeared here.

He couldn't help but feel startled, and looked at Xu Biao again, only to see that Xu Biao didn't show any surprise on his face, and acted very calmly.

At this moment, Xiaotian realized that the person who joined the game was not Xu Biao, but himself.

Xiaotian still wanted to resist and stretched out his fist to attack Shitou. Shitou reacted quickly and took the initiative before Xiaotian launched an attack. He hit the back of his hand heavily with the hilt of the sword, and then with a flip of the sword, Xiaotian was forced to kneel on the ground. Two scars appeared on his right hand and blood was flowing.

A man walked up to Xiaotian with a knife in his hand and placed it directly on his neck: "Xiaotian, you conspired with Bai Zhu to murder the sect leader. Do you admit your guilt?"

Xiaotian looked up at the man and sneered, "Zhou Di. You are nothing but a dog of Xu Biao. I am nothing but you in the future!"

Zhou Di frowned, his expression filled with displeasure. He completely disagreed with Xiaotian, and spoke with contempt: "You are you, and I am me. You betrayed the Sect Master, who painstakingly trained you for years, and yet you are trying to murder the Sect Master for selfish gain. You are such a heartless person, I don't deserve to be compared to you."

Xiaotian was silent for a moment, then raised his head and laughed wildly.

"Haha, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Xu Biao, I lose. It's up to you to do with me."

Looking at his once most loyal subordinate, Xu Biao treated Xiaotian as his own brother, but he did not expect to be backstabbed.

Looking at Xiaotian with disappointment, Xu Biao's voice became much heavier, with a touch of sadness: "Zhou Di, I'll leave this matter to you. I still have something to discuss with Master Shen and the others."

"Yes, Master." After receiving the order, Zhou Di signaled several gang members to detain Xiaotian and leave the Tiger Hall.

After the people left, a strange atmosphere filled the hall for a while.

Until Xu Biao started coughing wildly, he covered his mouth and suddenly coughed out a large amount of bright red blood.

The blood instantly dyed the entire head of the bed red, dripping onto the ground, exploding into bunches of blood flowers.

Seeing this, Rong Su hurriedly took a few steps forward and saw Xu Biao looking up with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

She quickly said, "Master Xu, I'm a doctor, maybe I can help you."

After hearing this, Xu Biao seemed to be unconvinced and looked at Shen Peiqing beside him, as if to confirm with him the truth of Rong Su's words.

Shen Peiqing noticed Xu Biao's gaze and nodded, "Master Xu, don't worry. Doctor Rong Su's medical skills are much better than those of ordinary doctors."

This was the first time that Rong Su heard Shen Peiqing praising her, and she felt a little happy. However, she was a little curious that Xu Biao actually trusted Shen Peiqing.

This time, Xu Biao did not hesitate and looked at Rong Su: "Then I'll trouble you, Doctor Rong."

Seeing that he did not refuse her consultation, Rong Su nodded, asked him to stretch out his hand, and began to take his pulse.

The pulse was extremely turbid and the heart pulse was even weak. His body had actually become so weak.

Xu Biao looked at Rong Su with a serious expression. In fact, he already had his own thoughts in his mind. He said calmly, "I know my body is at the end of its strength. Doctor Rong, just do your best."

Seeing that he was clearly aware of his body, Rong Su loosened her hand. It was indeed as he said, his body was already difficult to save, and he was only holding on because he was able to speak.

However, there was one thing she still needed to tell him. Rong Su looked at Xu Biao and said, "Master Xu, I'm afraid your migraine is caused by someone poisoning you. It's a very secret poison, a marrow-eating Gu."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Biao's face changed and he frowned in shock, looking like he didn't know.

"He actually used such cruel means."

It was obvious that Xu Biao had already guessed who poisoned him.

"Master Xu, I can help you draw out the marrow-eating poison, which may temporarily relieve your pain." Rong Su had only seen this kind of poison in books. This was the first time he saw it, so he was actually quite curious.

Xu Biao pondered for a moment and asked calmly, "How long do I have left to live?"

When this was mentioned, Rong Su answered truthfully: "Half a month."

"Half a month, that's enough. That's enough." Xu Biao murmured softly, then raised his head to look at her, "Then I'll trouble you, Doctor Rong."

Seeing that he seemed ready, Rong Su took out a silver needle and used it to stabilize his heart pulse. Then he wrote down a few medicines and gave them to the gang members outside the door, asking them to bring them over.

After they brought it, she simply made some incense and put it in the incense burner.

After lighting it and the incense slowly burned, Xu Biao began to feel severe pain, his body was shaking constantly, and then his whole body was shaking violently, and he reached out to cover his head.

Seeing this, Rong Su yelled to Shitou, "Shitou, quickly hold him down and don't let him move, otherwise the marrow-eating insect will escape from his head and spread to other places!"

When Shi Tou heard this, he hurried over and held Xu Biao's hands tightly with his hands. No matter how he cried out in pain or struggled, he did not let go.

Zhou Di was about to report the matter, but when he walked outside the door, he heard Xu Biao's screams of pain. He rushed in anxiously and saw Shi Tou pressing Xu Biao and Rong Su holding an incense burner, doing something unknown.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Zhou Di was about to step forward to stop him, Shen Peiqing took a step forward and blocked Zhou Di's way.

Zhou's expression was tense and filled with anger. He stared at Shen Peiqing and said coldly, "Mr. Shen, what do you mean by this? If anything happens to the Sect Master, I will not let you go. Even if you have any dealings with the Sect Master."

After hearing Zhou Di's warnings and threats, Shen Peiqing didn't take them seriously. He said in a clear voice, "Just wait and see. If anything really happens, I'll leave it to you to handle. Brother Zhou, why are you so nervous? There are so many gangs outside. Without Sect Master Xu's instructions, what can we do?"

Shen Peiqing was right. Without the sect leader's permission, they could do nothing to the sect leader. After calming down and thinking about it, Zhou Di understood that this move was agreed by the sect leader.

Looking at Xu Biao who was in great pain and his face flushed red, he seemed to see himself. In order to maintain his dignity, he gritted his teeth and endured the unbearable pain.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Di felt very uncomfortable. He clenched his fists tightly and spoke with gritted teeth.

"how much longer?"

Obviously Zhou Di understood the purpose of Shen Peiqing and the others, and knew that Rong Su was a doctor. Now seeing her doing this, he must have thought that it was to treat Xu Biao.

Shen Peiqing folded his arms, his face calm: "If you can't bear it, just go out and wait."

After hearing this, Zhou Di bit his lip and his eyes gradually became firm. No, he had to stay here and watch the sect leader.

After about an incense stick of time, Rong Su saw an extremely ugly black bug running out of Xu Biao's nose. When she saw the disgusting thing, she immediately moved the incense burner very close. The black bug seemed to love the incense very much and jumped into the incense burner in an instant.

The moment it jumped into the incense burner, Rong Su stuffed a fire stick into the incense burner. The fire stick touched the insect in the incense burner and it instantly caught fire.

In just a short while, the insects were burned to ashes.

The moment the worm came out of Xu Biao's body, Xu Biao no longer felt pain, and his head no longer felt like being pricked by a needle.

Seeing that Xu Biao no longer cried out in pain and Rong Su asked him to let go of Xu Biao, Shitou let go of his hand and stepped aside.

Seeing this, Zhou Di immediately walked up to Xu Biao and asked worriedly, "Master, are you okay?"

After hearing this, Xu Biao closed his eyes and felt it for a while, then opened them again and looked directly at Rong Su, feeling a little grateful and excited.

"Dr. Rong, thank you so much. Thanks to you, I feel much more relaxed now."

Rong Su placed the incense burner on the table beside her, took a pen and paper, and wrote a prescription. Then she turned to Xu Biao and said, "The marrow-eating insect has been lured out and killed. As for the rest, you should take some medicine."

Although it won't be of any use, it can at least make you more comfortable in the remaining days.

"What is marrow-eating insect?" After hearing this, Zhou Di asked Rong Su anxiously, and then looked at Xu Biao worriedly.

Seeing Zhou Di asking, Rong Su naturally didn't hide it, so she told him, "Someone has infected Master Xu with a marrow-eating insect. This insect is very secretive and difficult for ordinary doctors to detect by taking the pulse or examining the patient. I only learned about this insect by chance after reading a similar book."

"This poisonous insect enters the human brain and eats away at the brain marrow, slowly draining the blood from the brain until the person dies."

Zhou Di was surprised when he heard this, and then he suddenly thought of something and became furious: "It must be that black-hearted fellow Bai Zhu! Damn it, he ran away after Xiaotian was captured! Don't worry, Sect Master, even if it's to the ends of the earth, I will definitely catch him back!"

Xu Biao must have known that Bai Zhu was cunning, so he didn't show much expression when Bai Zhu escaped. Instead, he was concerned about other things and looked at Zhou Di: "How is Xiaotian?"

After all, he was the child he once trusted, and he could not believe that he would harm himself because of his power.

Seeing that Xu Biao still cared deeply about Xiaotian, Zhou Di lowered his eyes slightly, then raised them again and replied solemnly, "Xiaotian has hanged himself. Perhaps he knew that his betrayal would not end well, so he chose to hang himself."

After hearing the news, Xu Biao was silent for a while and did not mention Xiaotian again.

He turned to look at Shen Peiqing: "Mr. Shen, thank you for playing this scene with me."

Shen Peiqing cupped his hands, his expression natural. "Master Xu, you're too polite. It's just a matter of mutual benefit. I've helped you find the traitor, and now it's your turn to keep your promise."

Knowing that Shen Peiqing had a condition for helping him, Xu Biao naturally would not break his promise: "I will abide by it. Please rest assured, Mr. Shen."

Zhou Di noticed that Xu Biao seemed very tired, so he turned to look at Shen Peiqing and the others: "Please go to the wing room I prepared for you to rest for a while. The Sect Master needs to rest. If there is anything else, we can discuss it after the Sect Master recovers."

The words had already been put forward. Rong Su and Shen Peiqing looked at each other, and seeing that Xu Biao had no objection, they chose to listen to Zhou Di's words. They went to the wing room prepared by Zhou Di according to his arrangements.

As soon as she entered the room, Rong Su stared at Shen Peiqing and asked him, "When did you and Xu Biao make the deal?"

This doesn't make sense. They have been together these past few days and Shen Peiqing has never been seen going out. He only came to Hutoumen that day and today.

Shen Peiqing found a place to sit down. When he heard Rong Su's question, he calmly poured a cup of tea, took a few sips, and then answered her question slowly.

"Everyone in the martial arts world has their own way of communicating. I asked Shitou to find out about it, and he also learned about the current situation of the Tiger Head Sect. Although they have blocked the news tightly, as long as there are people, there will be news."

After hearing what he said, Rong Su's eyes moved slightly, and she understood a little: "So you reached a deal and cooperation with Xu Biao through secret communication with him?"

"Almost. I just analyzed the situation of the Tiger Head Sect for him, and found evidence of the private communication between Bai Zhu and Xiao Tian. With this, Xu Biao will naturally believe me and make a deal with me." Shen Peiqing agreed with Rong Su's words and nodded.

That makes sense. Shen Peiqing has evidence of the dealings between Bai Zhu and Xiao Tian, ​​so Xu Biao believes him.

"That's why you and Xu Biao set up this trick of luring someone into a trap. Then the deal between you and Xu Biao should be live charcoal, right?" Rong Su understood what Shen Peiqing said and wanted to know what their deal was.

Shen Peiqing raised his eyes and looked at her, his expressionless and his eyes as cold as water.

Seeing his expression, Rong Su suddenly felt a little uneasy. Something suddenly occurred to her. She walked up to him in surprise and disbelief, demanding, "You're not trading live charcoal. What exactly are you trading? Have you forgotten why we're here?"

This was the first time Shen Peiqing had seen Rong Su so angry and frustrated. She rarely showed such an expression on ordinary days, so it was quite interesting to watch her.

A faint smile flashed across his eyes, but it was a bit cold. He said seriously, "That's your goal, not mine. Whether you can get the live charcoal or not is your business, and mine is none of your business."

This guy was so self-righteous that Rong Su was almost mad at him, but no matter how angry she was, she had to calm down. There was something wrong with what Shen Peiqing said, and Yan Liang had clearly asked him for help.

"Ha, what you said is really interesting. What do you mean it's my business? You clearly promised City Lord Yan. Are you going to go back on your word?" Rong Su felt that Shen Peiqing had changed a lot recently, and he was becoming more and more unpredictable.

Shen Peiqing raised his eyebrows, then smiled, dismissing the question: "I agreed to help, but I can't guarantee that I can get the live charcoal. I've also discussed the business with the Tiger Head Sect, and Xu Biao has also approached us. When did I ever say that I could definitely get the live charcoal?"

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