Ruan Xihe turned around and saw her grandfather's angry face and his hand that he had not yet had time to retract.

"Hmph! You bully that girl in front of me, do you think I'm dead?" Ruan Litian snorted arrogantly and turned his face away.

The Fifth Elder covered his chest, unable to get up from the ground. He turned his head and looked at Ruan Du with cloudy eyes. His saliva was mixed with blood, and he could not speak clearly. "I have helped you for so many years, and you..."

Before he could finish his words, Ruan Du suddenly attacked and slammed his palm towards the top of the Fifth Elder's head. Tears of blood flowed from the Fifth Elder's eyes, and he died.

"Dad, these five elders have evil intentions and actually want to kill our Xihe. Such people should be executed immediately." Ruan Du withdrew his hand and said righteously.

Ruan Xihe glanced at him with a half-smile upon hearing this.

Among the five elders, the eldest elder is my grandfather's man. He is upright and honest.

In addition, the second and fifth elders are from Ruan Du's faction. Although the third and fourth elders are not on the same side, they are also active and thoughtful...

Now that Ruan Du has executed the fifth elder with one palm, I'm afraid there must be a deep meaning behind it.

Ruan Du was frightened by her eyes and broke into a cold sweat, but then he comforted himself: It's just a little girl. Besides, there is no evidence now, so there is no need for him to be afraid...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hold his head high and raise his chest.

Ruan Litian glanced at Ruan Du with dissatisfaction, "Humph, you're really quick!"

"The main thing is that this fifth leader just launched a sneak attack, and I'm afraid he will attack again..." Ruan Du apologized with a smile.

At this time, the kneeling disciples spoke one by one, insisting that it was Ruan Na who harmed Ruan Xihe, and that the Fifth Elders and Ruan Na had instructed them to tell lies.

Ruan Litian obviously didn't believe it, but when he saw Ruan Xihe looked confident and indifferent, he didn't ask any more questions and sent people to expel these disciples from the Ruan Mansion.

Ruan Du waved his hand and had people drag away the bodies of Ruan Na and the five elders. Then he dismissed everyone, leaving only them and a few elders in the hall.

"Dad, now that my eldest brother hasn't come back and the fifth elder has passed away, what about the assets under his control?"

Ruan Du spoke slowly only after he saw that most people had left.

"Give it to the girl." Ruan Litian stood with his hands behind his back and answered without thinking.

"what?"

Ruan Litian blew his beard and glared, "What? Do you have any objections? Don't think I don't know how many businesses you have taken over in the past few years!"

Ruan Du said hurriedly: "Dad, that's not what I meant. It was because Xihe couldn't practice before, and I was afraid that she would be bullied by others after taking over the industry, so we, as elders, helped her share some of the burden."

"It's a good thing that Xihe can practice now, but the handover of industries in the past was all done after the family competition and was divided according to the rankings. If Xihe directly takes over the industries today, it may be unfair."

Ruan Du turned around and looked at Ruan Xihe. "It's only two or three days until the family competition. Xihe should practice well during this time. I will hand it over to you when the time comes. It doesn't matter if your uncle works a little harder. I will take care of the businesses for you first."

After the words fell, several elders except the chief elder also spoke up and agreed: "What the second master said makes sense..."

"I have built up the family business, but now I don't have the power to distribute it?" Ruan Li said angrily.

Ruan Du looked embarrassed, "That's not the case..."

"It's okay, Grandpa." Ruan Xihe walked closer to Ruan Litian, put his arm around him and comforted him.

"Just do as Second Uncle says. It won't be too late for me to take over the business after the family competition." Anyway, she will take over the entire Ruan family directly by then, so let him be happy for two days first.

Afterwards, the grandfather and grandson talked and laughed, and they were very happy. However, this scene was particularly glaring to some people, and they couldn't help but clench their clothes...

At this moment, a servant suddenly ran in in a hurry.

"Old man, it's bad!"

Ruan Litian and Ruan Xihe looked at each other and realized that something bad had happened.

The servant continued, "The master is back!"

"But the master of the family was covered in wounds, and just now he heard the bad news about the young lady at the gate and fainted!"

Ruan Litian was unstable and almost fell down. It was only with the support of Ruan Xihe that he was able to stand.

He had just been released from confinement today. He first heard the bad news about him and the girl. Just after he had dealt with the matter, he heard that his son was covered in wounds and unconscious. For a moment, his heart could not bear it.

"Where is Juer now?" Ruan Litian asked hurriedly.

"The master of the family has been sent to Jingyuan, but the housekeeper has already hired a doctor for him."

"Okay..." Ruan Litian responded and hurried towards Jingyuan.

Ruan Xihe supported him from the side. Although she was also worried about her father, she was more afraid that her grandfather would not be able to bear the blow.

A group of elders followed behind them and walked towards Jingyuan.

......

Quiet garden.

"The Ruan family master's tendons and veins were destroyed, his dantian was destroyed, his bones were broken, his skin and flesh were damaged, and his old injuries had not been properly treated. Now he heard the bad news and he was furious. I'm afraid he won't have much time left..."

As soon as Ruan Xihe walked into Jingyuan, he heard the doctor say this to Ajiang, the attendant beside his father.

"What? Can't it be cured?" Ruan Litian hurried forward.

Ruan Xihe also stepped forward and saw a person lying on the bed. His body was covered, but the exposed face was pale, with sunken eye sockets, covered with scars, and bloodless lips, just like a refugee fleeing from famine!

More importantly, there was a cloud of black air lingering around his forehead!

"If we can buy a fourth-grade Huiyuan Pill, maybe we can save the life of Master Ruan, but..." The doctor hesitated.

Ruan Xihe frowned and asked, "Just what?"

"Even if he can save his life, the Ruan family master's Dantian is destroyed, and I'm afraid he won't be able to practice in the future..."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Litian seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. He sat beside the bed, holding the hand of Ruan Jue, who was unconscious on the bed, and was silent for a long time.

Everyone in the room fell silent.

The highest elixir that can be purchased in Zishang Country is only of the third grade!

But even second-grade elixirs are scarce, and you have to make an appointment, register, and queue up to buy them!

As for the fourth-grade elixir, it was unheard of and unseen. It could only be seen once in history at an auction, but the price was also beyond their imagination.

The big countries surrounding Zishang Nation may have fourth-grade elixirs, but can the head of the family’s body last that long?

Besides, even if one could buy the elixir and save his life, being unable to practice would be better off dead than for a cultivator!

The atmosphere was a bit heavy. Everyone looked at each other in silence.

"Okay, thank you, doctor." Ruan Xihe suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence in the room, "Ah Jiang, send the doctor out."

When the words were spoken, A Jiang realized that his young lady was not dead. He was a little surprised, but he still swiftly sent the doctor out the door.

"Xihe, big brother is in this condition now, and you actually sent the doctor away? This is not a joke..." Ruan Du said.

Ruan Xihe frowned unhappily, "Grandpa, father's health is like this now, he needs to rest."

The implication is to let all these people go.

When Ruan Du heard this, his face turned pale. When he was about to fight back, Ruan Litian waved his hand irritably, signaling them to go out.

Although Ruan Du was unhappy, he still left at Ruan Litian's signal, and the other elders followed him out.

At this time, only Ruan Xihe, Ruan Litian and A Jiang were left in the room.

When Ruan Xihe saw that everyone had left, she leaned forward to observe Ruan Jue's condition. She first lifted his eyelids and took a look, then felt his pulse.

Suddenly, her expression changed, "No!"

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