"gentlemen……"
Yi Dao did not immediately choose to distribute the pills. Instead, he walked to Lin Yao's side with a somewhat troubled expression, bowed and asked for instructions in a very respectful tone. However, he did not continue speaking after he started.
"Um……"
After a long while, Lin Yao slowly opened his eyes. He didn't turn his neck, but only slightly raised his index finger. Yi Zuojun immediately put his hand into Lin Yao's chest. When he withdrew his hand, his tightly clenched fist looked bulging, obviously there was something inside.
The item was, of course, a medicinal pill, because Sun Woxing could already smell the fragrance of the pill in the air. At this moment, he was no longer shocked; his shock had become numb. However, extreme envy and even jealousy were gnawing at his heart, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire. His demeanor was far inferior to that of Sun Danran beside him.
"Mr. Xie!"
Yi Dao finished speaking in the softest voice, and immediately waved his hand. The other elders then presented a pile of empty jade bottles with the caps off to Yi Zuojun so that he could fill them with medicine.
The advancement of the Yi family disciples at the mid-stage of the Earthly Realm differed from the previous ones. While seven Yi family disciples advanced to the peak of the Earthly Realm with only a single "Creation Pill," the remaining disciples constantly needed to take more pills. When they felt the pills losing their effect and they couldn't advance to the peak of the Earthly Realm, they would make a gesture, open their mouths, and silently wait for the closely watching elders to feed them medicine. Their appearance was like a newly hatched chick crying for food, its gaping mouth like a catfish's, quite comical.
Sun Woxing didn't find it funny or amusing, because he had witnessed the incredible scene of mass advancements in cultivation levels. At this moment, his heart was filled with eagerness, wishing he could quickly give birth to a daughter to marry Lin Yao, so that this precious son-in-law could also help the Sun family. This kind of effortless advancement in cultivation level was simply too enviable.
An hour later, the numb Sun Woxing and Sun Danran followed Lin Yao back to his residence. After Lin Yao returned to his room, the two elders immediately retreated to their own rooms, suppressing their desires. They couldn't act rashly at this time; any inappropriate words or actions could cause the Sun family great losses in the future. Sun Woxing set his sights on the First Elder, Yi Potian. Only by first establishing a good relationship with Yi Potian and figuring out Lin Yao's personality and preferences could he perform well and ensure the Sun family would reap the greatest benefits in the future.
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Time flies like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, March 2012 has passed.
The First Elder, Yi Potian, has fully recovered and regained the strength of a Heavenly-level expert. However, he has consumed too many of Lin Yao's pills, especially the "Year-Round Pills," of which he alone consumed 131. Compared to Duke Witte, this waste is far too severe.
The three military "enforcers" who had been staying in seclusion in Yijia Town also received good news. After consuming eleven "Year-Round Pills" and many other pills, the "enforcer" with the minor injuries also recovered to the Heavenly level.
The other dying "enforcer," even after consuming fifteen "Year-Round Pills" and a large quantity of uncounted top-grade pills from Lin Yao, could only survive, becoming a cripple devoid of martial arts skills. His already youthful appearance, aging at 77, transformed him into a completely decrepit old man, leaving Liu Daoqi heartbroken but with no choice but to accept the outcome. Lin Yao was utterly incapable of nourishing his shattered meridians and could only leave him to his fate.
The Chinese government disclosed the complete resolution of the COVID-19 outbreak in Yanji, causing a global uproar and extreme panic. Coupled with the terrifying figures of 2012, which were deeply etched into the minds of people worldwide by a successful film, panic spread rapidly, leading to unrest and instability in various places.
Some people deeply influenced by "doomsday" theories have unleashed the worst aspects of human nature at this moment, engaging in looting, vandalism, arson, and violence. Security and criminal cases have increased rapidly worldwide, leaving governments around the world struggling to cope.
In comparison, the situation in China is the best because a private company in the country announced that "Angel is researching the novel coronavirus and has made breakthrough progress, and members of Angel are expected to obtain targeted preventive drugs in the future."
This news also stirred people around the world. Long lines formed in China for people applying to become members of the Minhong (People's Red Cross) organization. Residents of more than 100 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Taiyuan, where hospitals had previously been shut down, held demonstrations to protest the withdrawal of Minhong from their cities. In the past, no Minhong hospitals or clinics had been set up in any of the five southern provinces except Hunan. The public's emotions were even more agitated. They even blocked the gates of the municipal and provincial governments, preventing the staff from going to and from get off work unless these public servants could allow the Chengdu Minhong to set up hospitals and clinics in the area to provide citizens with a sense of security.
As they gradually learned some of the truth, Luo Jimin and Lin Hongmei took unusually tough measures. They maintained the existing outlets, did not announce plans to reopen the closed hospitals and clinics, and directly responded to the plan to set up new outlets—no new outlets would be added.
The reason given was that Minhong was consistently short of money, extremely short of money, and simply couldn't afford the costs and losses of opening new outlets. They even hinted that if financial difficulties arose, existing outlets might be closed. Of course, the principle for closures would be to prioritize cities with favorable business environments.
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Chapter 406 Military Meeting (Third Update)
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"Thank you! Please excuse me."
The staff member, dressed in military uniform and displaying the rank of senior colonel on his shoulder insignia, saluted Elder Yi Potian politely, then extended his right hand in a gesture of "please".
Yi Potian ignored the colonel and remained standing next to Lin Yao, even closing his eyes as if he were resting.
This is the military conference hall. This is Lin Yao's second time entering this hall, which is full of majesty and masculinity. However, he was calm and composed last time, but this time he has to sit in a wheelchair and revisit the place in a miserable state.
After recovering, Yi Potian consciously became Lin Yao's personal bodyguard. He knew that Jiang Liu, who had escaped, would definitely come back to find Lin Yao, because, judging from the current situation, the only person who posed a threat to Jiang Liu was Lin Yao. Even experts from aristocratic families and the military at the Heavenly Realm would not be taken seriously by Jiang Liu.
If Jiang Liu wants to accomplish great things, he must first eliminate Lin Yao, this threatening factor, before he can unleash his hatred on the entire Yi family without restraint. Otherwise, if the weeds are not eradicated at the root, they will grow back in the spring. This is something that Jiang Liu, born into a prominent family and as the head of the family, can never tolerate. He absolutely cannot allow anyone in the Yi family to linger on and continue to grow in some hidden corner.
The outbreak in Yanji City was orchestrated by Jiang Liu, the current head of the Jiang family. Although this information was relayed to the Party Central Committee and the military, it was not adopted. Instead, the Jiang family members who had not yet evacuated the country and the politicians they supported were secretly monitored.
When the two elders of the Sun family witnessed the awe-inspiring scene of a large number of people advancing to higher levels, they realized that the information was absolutely true. Because with the rapid increase in strength of the Yi family, even if the Jiang family had not suffered any setbacks, they would not be able to compare with the Yi family at this time.
In other words, the Yi family wouldn't stoop to using such petty tricks to strike at the remnants of the Jiang family and consolidate their power, because they were fully capable of wiping out the Jiang family outright.
Upon reaching this conclusion, Sun Woxing immediately contacted Pei Tianzong, the eldest elder of the Pei family, and, with the entire Sun family's reputation as a guarantee, confirmed that the epidemic in Yanji City was caused by Jiang Liu. He also disseminated information based on Lin Yao's explanation: Jiang Liu possesses an ancient magical artifact that can cause bacteria and viruses to mutate rapidly, thus creating plagues and highly toxic substances that can threaten even Heavenly-level experts.
With the guarantees from the Pei and Sun families, ZY and the military finally decided to eradicate the Jiang family's influence in the country. They arrested all members of the Jiang family, stripped them of their martial arts skills, and imprisoned them. The political influence cultivated by the Jiang family was also eradicated. Those people were either tried for various reasons such as dereliction of duty, embezzlement, bribery, and inaction, or they were directly caused by the Yi family and the Sun family, who were eager to help, to have accidents or even disappear.
With this new layer of hatred, Elder Yi Potian certainly couldn't let Lin Yao be alone. He wouldn't allow Lin Yao to leave his sight, even when eating, sleeping, or going to the toilet, because Lin Yao's condition was still very bad. His ashen face had faint green stripes, and he felt too exhausted after leaving his wheelchair. How could Yi Potian feel at ease?
As for whether he would be allowed to enter the high-level military conference hall where they were currently located, Yi Potian didn't consider that at all. Unless Lin Yao could participate in the meeting via video conference, he would never leave Lin Yao. Because someone like Jiang Liu, who had reached the Heavenly or even Super Heavenly level, could kill someone in just one second, he felt uneasy leaving Lin Yao behind.
"Mr. Yi, please excuse me!"
The colonel raised his voice, frowning as he looked at Yi Potian, but still saw him resting with his eyes closed. His words had no effect whatsoever, which made him angry.
"You go out first!"
Liu Daoqi suddenly appeared next to the colonel, and with a single sentence, made the colonel swallow back the disrespectful words that were about to burst forth. After saluting with an indignant expression, the colonel turned and left the conference room.
None of the military generals in the conference room spoke, maintaining their dignity as they sat silently in their seats, but all of them were glancing at what was happening here, and several generals even looked directly at Lin Yao and Yi Potian.
"Elder, do you think we should leave for a while? Don't worry, leave Mr. Wentian and I to his safety. We will make sure he doesn't suffer even a hair on his head."
Liu Daoqi was very polite to Elder Yi Potian and used honorifics when speaking to him. They had received meticulous care from the Yi family in Yanji, which made this somewhat simple-minded military expert very grateful. He had long regarded Yi Potian as the most worthy person to be close to besides his three brothers.
As for Lin Yao, Liu Daoqi would never allow him to be in danger. This was not only because of Lin Yao's status and value, but also because his other brother, who had become a cripple, would need Lin Yao's help in the future. The young master had said that once he fully recovered, his older brother, Li Xiaotian, who had become a cripple, might regain his powers. This was what Liu Daoqi valued most.
"Yes, Elder, with Daoqi and I here, there will be absolutely no mishaps, so please rest assured."
The 71-year-old military "enforcer" Situ Wentian immediately joined the camp to persuade the Grand Elder Yi Potian. They really couldn't force someone they respected, but this occasion was indeed not suitable for Yi Potian to stay here.
"Old Liu, Situ, I, Yi Potian, have sworn that as long as my husband has not recovered, I will never leave his side, not even when he is intimate with a woman. Please forgive me."