Chapter 82: Desperate Measures
If they could have found an antidote, they wouldn't have come here today.
Lin Chuyue hissed under her breath, "Quick, give them the antidote! Don't let your actions bring trouble to the Lin Family!"
Seeing she was genuinely angry, Xiao Ye shrugged helplessly. "Fine, fine, I'll give it to them. Why don't you have any faith in my medical skills?"
"No one in this world can cure my poison but me. Not even my master."
Lin Chuyue couldn't help but roll her eyes. 'What a braggart. There's always someone better.'
If Xiao Ye were really that incredible, why would he have stayed on a mountain all this time? He would have become a famous doctor long ago.
Xiao Ye took out a porcelain vial and tossed it to Chen Bohua. "Here's the antidote. I'll let you off the hook this time, for my wife's sake."
"But if you dare stir up trouble again, it won't be as simple as just getting an antidote!"
With that, he slammed the door shut with a BANG!
Chen Bohua was ecstatic. He immediately took the antidote and rushed home.
He didn't take it rashly. Instead, he first had various Divine Doctors test it.
Only after confirming that it was non-toxic and harmless, and indeed contained some detoxifying agents, did he feel at ease enough to take it.
The moment he finished, he impatiently found a renowned physician. "Quick, check! Is the poison still in our bodies?"
After taking his pulse, the physician nodded. "Patriarch Chen, congratulations. The poison in your body has been neutralized."
That's great!
The faces of the Chen Family members lit up with joy.
But then someone immediately shouted through gritted teeth, "We can't just let that bastard go! He dared to poison the Chen Family! He's courting death!"
"Right, but we're no match for him. We need to think of another way!"
Even the Chen Family's number one expert had died at Xiao Ye's hands. Finding someone who could confront him directly would be extremely difficult.
Just as everyone was trying to come up with a plan, Chen Ming suddenly slapped his thigh. "I've thought of a way! It will guarantee that mutt a dog's death!"
"Oh?" Everyone turned to look at him.
Chen Ming leaned in close to Chen Bohua's ear and whispered a few sentences. "Father, if you do as I say, it's absolutely foolproof."
Chen Bohua hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth fiercely. "We'll do it your way!"
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「At the hotel.」
The contract had been successfully renewed, and they'd even secured an additional one.
Lin Chuyue was in a great mood. Although they had run into some trouble, the end result was good.
"We've bought everything, and there's nothing else to do. Let's head back this afternoon."
Since they had bought a lot of things, Lin Chuyue simply rented a car, planning to drive back.
In the afternoon, the two of them set off.
Xiao Ye didn't have a driver's license, so he could only watch Lin Chuyue drive from the passenger seat.
Lin Chuyue shot him an exasperated glare. "Seatbelt!"
It dawned on Xiao Ye. He had spent his life on a mountain and rarely rode in cars, so he wasn't familiar with such things.
Besides, the cars he had ridden in before were all luxury vehicles. The back seats were spacious enough to lie down and sleep in, and there were even minibars.
Everything was taken care of by attendants; he had absolutely no experience with this sort of thing himself.
After he buckled his seatbelt, Lin Chuyue stepped on the gas and headed toward Yu City.
The car soon left the bustling city center and got on the highway.
Xiao Ye leaned back leisurely in his seat, listening to the soft music from the stereo.
He glanced nonchalantly at the rearview mirror, and his brow instantly furrowed.
'That car... it looks familiar.'
'It seemed to be following us back in the city. I didn't expect it to still be here on the highway.'
"I think the car behind us is following us."
Lin Chuyue heard him and glanced at the rearview mirror. "They're probably just going the same way. This is the only road from the city to the highway. You don't need to be so tense."
Xiao Ye didn't say anything more, but his gaze kept flickering to the rearview mirror.
The car followed at a steady distance, not making any other moves.
'Was I just being paranoid?'
Up ahead was a fork in the road, an on-ramp from another area.
Just as Lin Chuyue was about to pass it, a truck suddenly came speeding out from the ramp, going far over the speed limit!
The front of the truck was barreling straight for Lin Chuyue!
A collision between a vehicle of that tonnage and a small car would be fatal!
Lin Chuyue's face changed drastically, but her body seemed to have frozen stiff, unable to move.
In a flash, Xiao Ye reacted with lightning speed, grabbing the steering wheel and wrenching it hard in the other direction!
At the same time, he lunged over to Lin Chuyue, shielding her with his body!
BANG!
A tremendous sound erupted.
The entire car shook violently before crashing hard into the wall on the other side.
The front and half of the car's body were completely mangled!
The airbags deployed. Lin Chuyue's head rested on one, with blood slowly trickling from her forehead.
Xiao Ye's arm was also completely mangled, yet he still held his position, determinedly shielding Lin Chuyue.
The truck, being heavy, suffered little damage from the impact aside from a deformed front.
The driver got out of the truck. He was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.
He had clearly been affected by the crash as well; his forehead was bleeding, and he was staggering as he walked.
He walked to the front of the car, pulled out a dagger, and smiled when he saw the two people inside were both unconscious.
"Don't blame me when you're dead. The Chen Family paid me to do this. I have late-stage cancer. Killing you will leave some money for my family."
"If you really want revenge, you can come find me in the underworld!"
With that, he raised his hand, the dagger plunging down viciously.
The next second, Xiao Ye, who was supposed to be unconscious, snapped his eyes open. His uninjured hand shot out and accurately grabbed the man's wrist.
CRACK.
The man's bone broke, and he let out a blood-curdling scream.
Xiao Ye kicked open the mangled car door and stepped out, clutching his broken arm.
The driver collapsed to the ground, immobilized by the excruciating pain.
He was already injured and running on fumes. Once he fell, he couldn't get back up.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ye brought his foot down hard on the man's head!
Sending him straight to hell!
It was understandable to want to provide for one's family, but he never, ever should have earned that money by taking the lives of others!
Xiao Ye returned to the car and pulled Lin Chuyue out with one arm.
Just as they reached a safe distance, the car suddenly exploded. Flames shot into the sky amidst billowing smoke!
The driver's body, lying on the ground, was engulfed by the tongues of fire, disappearing into the inferno in an instant.
The ground shook, and the sound of the explosion woke Lin Chuyue.
She looked at the scene before her, her heart filled with panic.
It took her a long moment to process it all, then she hurriedly looked at Xiao Ye.
'I was in the car... Xiao Ye must have been the one who saved me!'
The impact had been severe. Not only was Xiao Ye's arm broken, but he had also sustained some minor internal injuries, though they weren't serious.
Right now, he was leaning against the highway guardrail, his face slightly pale.
Lin Chuyue remembered the figure who had shielded her right before she passed out, and tears began to fall.
"You... you're such a fool!"
She looked at Xiao Ye, completely at a loss, not daring to try and help.
Xiao Ye chuckled softly. "I'm not dead yet. Why are you crying so hard?"
Lin Chuyue smiled through her tears. He still had the strength to joke, so he must really be alright.
It was only then that she snapped out of it and quickly took out her phone. Thankfully, it hadn't been damaged in the crash and was still working.
After dialing for an ambulance, Lin Chuyue sat down next to Xiao Ye. "I've already called for an ambulance. You have to hang in there!"