"Right, what were you just saying, Second Master?"
Suddenly, Lin Chen seemed to have grasped a key point and asked Shangguan Ling'er.
Based on his understanding of Shangguan Xiong, it was impossible for him to kill his savior now!
So, did that killing intent come from someone else?
"Yes, his name is Shangguan Hong, my grandfather's younger brother, which makes him my Second Master."
"My grandfather invited you here this time, partly to have dinner with you, and partly because he hoped you could help cure my uncle's illness."
Shangguan Ling'er, without any suspicion, revealed everything she knew.
"So that's how it is!"
Hearing Shangguan Ling'er's explanation, Lin Chen finally understood.
It seemed that the one who wanted his life this time wasn't Shangguan Xiong, but this so-called Second Master!
"Fine, I'd like to see what you're planning!"
With the answer in mind, Lin Chen became even more curious.
Logically, he shouldn't know this so-called Second Master, so why would he instigate the old man to set up a Hongmen banquet?
Moreover, he was a cultivator, extremely sensitive to the energies of heaven and earth.
This killing intent was real, someone truly wanted him dead!
It seemed there must be some secret he didn't know!
Immediately, led by Shangguan Ling'er, Lin Chen entered the living room and met Shangguan Hong and Shangguan Hai.
However, when Lin Chen saw Shangguan Hong, his eyes narrowed slightly, a sharp glint flashing in the depths of his eyes.
For some reason, he felt an extremely familiar aura from this Shangguan Hong.
And that aura was the same one he had encountered before from Yun Zhonghao!
"Hahaha, you must be Lin Chen, the divine doctor Lin? You are indeed a talented young man!"
Upon seeing Lin Chen, Shangguan Hong put on a very enthusiastic face and stepped forward to shake Lin Chen's hand.
His demeanor made one think that Shangguan Hong admired Lin Chen immensely.
"Heh heh heh, greetings, Second Master. I've long heard of your reputation."
Lin Chen also put on a polite facade, smiling at Shangguan Hong.
At that moment, he was almost certain that this Shangguan Hong was definitely in league with that Yun Zhonghao!
He had been wondering earlier, although the Golden Winged Silkworm Gu was profound, the act of placing the gu was very obvious.
If it wasn't for a confidant placing the gu, how could the elder Shangguan have been afflicted?
Now, it seemed all the answers were clear!
"Come, come, divine doctor Lin, please sit, try this good tea I brought."
Immediately, Shangguan Hong invited Lin Chen to sit on the sofa and personally brewed him a cup of tea.
"Hahaha, Second Master, pour the tea first, no need to rush to drink it. I'll treat the elder Shangguan's condition first before drinking tea."
"Grandpa, Ling'er, please follow me."
Seeing the cup of tea, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed, but he didn't expose anything.
"Uh, okay."
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Shangguan Xiong, though puzzled, followed Lin Chen into the bedroom.
He knew that his illness had long been cured. Now that Lin Chen said this, he probably had something to convey!
After Shangguan Xiong, Lin Chen, and the two of them entered the bedroom, Shangguan Hong and Shangguan Hai exchanged a look, both feeling uneasy.
His poison was already in the tea. If Lin Chen didn't drink it, wouldn't all their efforts be in vain?
However, less than two minutes later, the three of them emerged from the bedroom.
"Come, come, Elder Brother, Mr. Lin, please drink your tea, it's getting cold!"
Seeing the three emerge, Shangguan Hong eagerly picked up the teacups and offered them to Lin Chen and Shangguan Xiong.
But in his haste, Shangguan Hong failed to notice that Shangguan Xiong's eyes were already swollen and red.
Without any surprise, Lin Chen and Shangguan Xiong picked up their teacups and drank them down in one go.
Seeing this, Shangguan Hong almost jumped up in excitement.
It worked!
Both Shangguan Xiong and Lin Chen had drunk the poison and were surely going to die!
The Shangguan family fortune would be his!
"My head hurts, I'm going back to my room to rest. You guys chat."
Just after finishing the tea, Shangguan Xiong, with a grim expression, turned and walked back to his room.
Only Lin Chen remained standing in the living room, facing Shangguan Hong.
"What's wrong, Mr. Lin? Your complexion seems a bit off!"
Looking at Lin Chen, who had just drunk the tea, Shangguan Hong's face was also tinged with a cold smile.
"I don't know why, I feel a bit dizzy..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, Lin Chen's body shivered, and he fell straight to the ground.
"Second Master! Grandpa isn't breathing, call a doctor quickly!"
At this moment, the bedroom door opened, and Shangguan Ling'er rushed out of the bedroom in a hurry.
"Heh heh heh, no need, even if you called the Great Celestial Master, he wouldn't be able to save your grandfather."
Hearing Shangguan Ling'er's words, Shangguan Hong's cold smile deepened.
The poison given by Yun Zhonghe had been tested by him countless times, and it had never failed!
Shangguan Xiong would be no exception now.
"Second Master, what do you mean by that?"
Seeing Shangguan Hong's cold smile, Shangguan Ling'er felt despair mixed with disbelief.
"What do I mean?"
"Heh heh heh, if you had handed over the Shangguan family fortune to me earlier, would any of this have happened?"
"Still thinking of transferring assets? Do you really think I, Shangguan Hong, wouldn't do something?"
"I'm telling you, whether it was the Golden Winged Silkworm Gu or this poison, I'm the one who administered them!"
Shangguan Hong looked at Shangguan Ling'er and directly confessed everything he had done.
"What? It was all you?"
Seeing Shangguan Hong admit to everything, Shangguan Ling'er's body went limp, and she collapsed onto the sofa.
When Lin Chen had mentioned it earlier, she hadn't dared to believe it.
But she never expected that Shangguan Hong would confess it himself now!
"Hahahaha, good, good, well done!"
Just as Shangguan Ling'er's eyes were filled with disappointment, the villa door opened, and Yun Zhonghao walked in with a cold smile.
"Yun Zhonghao? It's you?"
Seeing the person who entered, Shangguan Ling'er's heart was thrown into turmoil.
How could she not recognize this enemy of the Shangguan family?
"Didn't expect it, did you? The one Shangguan Xiong hates to the bone is actually my sworn brother, and also your uncle's adopted father."
At this moment, Shangguan Hong dropped another bombshell.
"Why? Why would you do this?"
Shangguan Ling'er stared at Shangguan Hong, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.