After entering this modern manor, the red flowers and green willows seen from a distance came closer to view.

Behind the large iron gate was a long concrete road, with various herbs on both sides that Ye Guichen had seen from afar earlier.

The fragrance of herbs filled the air, and dandelions were dancing in the wind, making for a beautiful scene.

This road extended far ahead, possibly several miles, and at the end of the road, a villa could be faintly seen.

Upon entering the manor, many people greeted Mai Gu enthusiastically, indicating his high status among them.

After a few inquiries, Mai Gu essentially confirmed that Ye Guichen was indeed Li Fengxian's disciple. Seeing that Ye Guichen spoke pleasantly, the smile on his face grew even broader.

"Come, come, Ye, take a look, this is the ginseng garden."

"Over here is Lingzhi, that side has Du Zhong, and some Notoginseng."

"By the way, did you see that small patch over there? It's Snake-kissing Herb, very rare. It took me over ten years to cultivate just ten plants. In critical moments, it can pull people back from the brink of death at Ghost Gate."

It seemed that Mai Gu was deliberately trying to provoke Su Tong while continuously introducing things to Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen merely nodded in acknowledgment, not saying much.

Su Tong's face, however, turned various shades of red and purple.

Thinking about the small yard less than twenty square meters behind his herb room where he grew a few medicinal herbs, compared to this place, it was like a child's play.

"Hmph, what's so great about bragging? In the end, you still lost to those Sunset People." Su Tong mumbled under his breath.

This remark seemed to provoke Mai Gu: "Su Tong, stop with the sneering remarks. You weren't there at the time. That person claimed to be a once-in-a-millennium genius from Sunset Country. Now over fifty years old, he can already concoct the legendary Ascension Pill. If you have the skill, go try it yourself. You would definitely lose terribly."

"Ascension Pill?" Su Tong was stunned and disbelieving: "Are you serious? Someone can actually make the Ascension Pill that Master once mentioned?"

"Do you think I'm lying to you?" Mai Gu shot him a look, then quickly turned to Ye Guichen: "Right, little nephew, how is Senior Brother now? Since you all know the current situation, I'll be honest. It's not that I doubt your medical skills, but the opponent's skills are really too powerful. Only Senior Brother might be able to compete with him. Can you give Senior Brother a call to come and help out?"

Ye Guichen shrugged: "Uncle Mai, to be honest, Master does not have a phone. And before I came down the mountain, he mentioned going on a honeymoon with Widow Wang to Wildman Valley, so he's probably unreachable now."

"What?" Mai Gu's smile froze, mumbling to himself: "Then what should we do?"

Clearly, hearing that Li Fengxian couldn't come to help caused Mai Gu's raised hopes to be dashed.

"Grandpa, grandpa, something's wrong." At this moment, a young man in his twenties ran over hurriedly, came straight to Mai Gu, glanced at Ye Guichen and Su Tong, then quickly showed his phone to Mai Gu: "Grandpa, look, those Sunset People are so despicable. They bribed Qingzhou Daily to publish this news, completely pulling you into the depths of despair."

Mai Gu took a look at the phone, and his face instantly turned pale.

On the screen, it read: "On the current state of Hua Country's doctors, a certain president claims to be the number one in Jiangnan Traditional Chinese Medicine, but when facing a master from Sunset Country, he chose to be a coward. Is this Hua Country's incompetence, or has Hua Country's Traditional Chinese Medicine only learned superficial skills from Sunset Country?"

In one sentence, Mai Gu was elevated to the level representing all doctors in Hua Country, severely denigrating Hua Country's Traditional Chinese Medicine and shaming all Hua Country people.

The comments below were filled with curses.

Some called Mai Gu a traitor who deliberately lost to the Sunset People.

Others directly demanded that Mai Gu step down from his position as president.

More extreme comments claimed that Mai Gu was too disgraceful and should kill himself to apologize.

Seeing this, Mai Gu trembled with anger, tapping his cane on the ground repeatedly: "Outrageous! They've gone too far, gone too far!"

Bang!

In a fit of rage.

As he spoke, Mai Gu spat out a mouthful of blood, rolled his eyes, and collapsed backward.

Ye Guichen, with sharp reflexes, quickly caught Mai Gu.

The young man was also terrified: "Grandpa, grandpa, are you okay?"

"President Mai, what's wrong?" The people accompanying Mai Gu became anxious.

The young man shouted: "What are you waiting for? Quickly call Vice President Mo, hurry up!"

A group of people hurriedly lifted Mai Gu and ran toward the villa.

Ye Guichen wanted to help, but seeing that no one gave him a chance and totally ignored him, he could only shake his head helplessly.

Su Tong was anxious and tightly followed behind.

Finally entering the villa, after placing Mai Gu on the bed, Su Tong was about to rush into the bedroom but was stopped by the young man from before: "Who are you? No one is allowed to go in until Vice President Mo arrives."

"I am Su Tong, Mai Gu's second senior brother." Su Tong looked anxiously at the bloodless face of Mai Gu lying on the bed, sweating profusely.

The young man, however, snorted coldly: "I've heard Grandpa mention his second senior brother, but what proof do you have that you are my grandfather's senior brother? Plus, this is an urgent matter, I must be cautious."

"No one touches Grandpa without my permission." The young man shouted, and a few burly men immediately guarded the door, glaring at Su Tong and Ye Guichen.

Su Tong, anxious and frantic, couldn't get in. He grabbed the young man's arm: "You are Mai Gu's grandson, right? Let me in quickly. If something happens to your grandfather, it will be a major issue."

"Old man, my grandpa always said he didn't get along with his second senior brother. Looking at you, rushing in like this, do you have ulterior motives?" Mai Jiacheng scrutinized Su Tong and didn't believe he could help his grandpa.

Ye Guichen could tell that although Su Tong and Mai Gu disagreed and fought every time they met, Su Tong was genuinely worried seeing Mai Gu in trouble.

However, while supporting Mai Gu earlier, Ye Guichen had also transferred a stream of inner energy into Mai Gu's body to protect his heart meridian, so he shouldn't be in mortal danger for the time being.

"Uncle, let's wait and see." Ye Guichen sighed, stepped forward to comfort Su Tong: "After all, we are strangers here. It's understandable that they don't trust us. Maybe President Mo can save Uncle Mai."

"I hope so." Su Tong nodded repeatedly, looking at the burly men guarding the door with a fierce gaze, he had no choice but to step aside.

The entire villa was in chaos, but no one drove Ye Guichen and Su Tong away.

Plus, since they had just been talking to Mai Gu, everyone assumed they were his guests.

After a while, an elderly man in his sixties hurriedly arrived.

As soon as the man entered, Mai Jiacheng rushed to meet him: "Grandpa Mo, you're finally here, please see what's wrong with Grandpa."

Vice President Mo, whose real name was Mo Rusong, was also a highly respected figure in Qingzhou. He was close to Mai Gu and served as the Vice President of the Chinese Herbal Medicine Association.

Mai Jiacheng believed that as long as Mo Rusong was there, Mai Gu should be okay.

Of course, if even Mo Rusong couldn't help, then no one could save his grandpa.

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