Chapter 259: Chapter 259

An Yan glared at him out of frustration. Why was she in such a hurry to operate on the old master? Wasn’t it because she wanted to increase the duration of her X-ray vision to give him a thorough, full-body examination? He was already ill, and now he had been poisoned by *her*! Besides quickly finding an Antidote for him, what else could she do for him?

An Yan’s furious expression made Li Tianyao realize Lu Feng was still present. He immediately glared at Lu Feng with displeasure. "Aren’t you leaving?"

Lu Feng was speechless. So, can the surgery be done at five o’clock or not?

"Let’s postpone it until tomorrow," Li Tianyao said.

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Ninth Master is formidable!

Liang Chen had already sent the old master’s latest test results to An Yan’s phone. As she was examining them, a certain someone suddenly got up, came over, and sat down beside her. His long arm wrapped around her waist, forcefully pulling her into his embrace, his chin resting in the crook of her shoulder. "Look at them tomorrow! That old man has been laid up for so long already; there’s no hurry!"

His warm breath tickled her neck, making it feel a bit itchy! An Yan fought the urge to respond, her gaze still fixed on the screen. The man, displeased, raised his hand to tilt her chin, turning her face towards him, and leaned in to kiss her lips.

An Yan quickly pulled back. "Stop it! There can be absolutely no mistakes in this surgery!"

"You’re a doctor, not a god. No surgery can be guaranteed one hundred percent successful before it begins, right?"

"But for any medical personnel, the preparations for every surgery must be made absolutely foolproof." An Yan was serious and resolute.

Li Tianyao observed her subtle expressions, hesitating. She had to work. If he continued to pester her, it would seem a bit much. But... he really didn’t want to leave her.

"Fine. You do your work, and I’ll watch you!"

An Yan was speechless. First, it was just possessiveness, and now he’s learned to be clingy too? Her first intimate experience had been uncomfortable enough, and he had carried on without any restraint. Now, her lower back was still aching and weary.

An Yan subconsciously raised her hand to rub her lower back.

Li Tianyao noticed her movement. "Does it hurt?" As he spoke, his large palm landed on her lower back. "I’ll rub it for you!"

The warmth of his hand on her lower back actually did alleviate some of the aching weariness. To prevent him from pushing his luck, An Yan quickly changed the subject. "When are you planning to interrogate Li Qingqing?"

An Yan felt that Li Qingqing was hiding secrets. She wanted to find out what her relationship with Gu Shifang was, and why she also knew about the Golden Thread Worm Poison.

Li Tianyao hesitated. He really didn’t want her to see Li Qingqing again! Who knew what that lunatic would say?

"What are you hesitating about? Are you afraid I’ll give her a hard time? Or do you actually share some secret with her that you’re afraid I’ll discover?"

It had to be said, An Yan now knew very well how to handle Li Tianyao. Anyway, after she said that, Li Tianyao, though still somewhat hesitant, complied with her wishes. "Lu Feng, go bring Li Qingqing here."

Soon, Li Qingqing was carried in by two bodyguards, bound up like a silkworm cocoon.

"Why is she tied up ?" An Yan asked in surprise.

"She knows some things about Mystic Techniques; it’s safer this way," Li Tianyao explained.

Lin Ling gave Li Qingqing an injection. Li Qingqing soon regained consciousness. Seeing An Yan sitting with Li Tianyao as if nothing was wrong, her eyes immediately reddened. "Ninth Brother, did you really draw the poison into your own body for her?"

"Do you realize there’s no cure for this poison? Once it’s drawn out, you’ll have to endure the pain of a thousand needles piercing your brain for all eternity!"

A thousand needles piercing the brain? An Yan frowned. "It doesn’t matter if there’s no Antidote; just hand over the Golden Thread Worms you have."

"You want to create the Antidote yourself?" Li Qingqing looked at An Yan in disbelief. "Do you think you’re a god? If I can’t create the Antidote, how could you possibly manage?"

"I’m not a god, but I’m stronger than you. So, an Antidote you can’t create, I definitely can."

"HA! Are you delusional, An Yan? I did all this for Ninth Brother. Now that he’s poisoned, just as I wished, he can only obey my commands from now on!" As soon as she finished speaking, Li Qingqing began to chant an incantation.

Li Tianyao maintained a calm exterior, but inwardly, a tempest raged. He slowly lifted his fingers and pressed them against his temples. A thousand needles piercing the brain! As Li Qingqing chanted her incantation, he felt as if countless needles were truly piercing his head. The needles churned within his brain, the pain so intense that his eyes began to turn bloodshot.

An impulse slowly surged within him. Kill! If I kill everyone here, the pain will stop!

Li Qingqing watched him with excitement, eager to see Ninth Brother kill An Yan with his own hands!

Just then, an almond shot from Li Tianyao’s hand at high speed.

"AH!" With a cry of alarm, Li Qingqing’s lip was pierced, leaving a wide gash from which blood gushed, carrying a white front tooth with it.

Though the incantation was disrupted, the pain continued. Li Tianyao, enduring it, said coldly, "Hand over the Golden Thread Worms!"

"I won’t! Are you going to kill me?" Li Qingqing, far from being afraid, felt an inexplicable thrill. She saw his expression and knew the incantation genuinely caused Li Tianyao pain; she would soon be able to control him.

"Ninth Brother, you know very well, the only person in this world who can stay by your side for eternity is me!"

"I don’t need anyone to accompany me!" Li Tianyao replied coldly.

Li Qingqing gazed at Li Tianyao with infatuation. "But if you kill me, you’ll have to endure the pain of a thousand needles piercing your brain for all eternity!"

"Ninth Brother, I don’t want to treat you , but who asked you to be blind to my presence? Just promise to be with me, and I guarantee I’ll never chant the incantation again!"

"Ninth Brother, if you like, I can even change my appearance to look exactly like her!"

"Li Yanluo, that’s your brother!" An Yan truly couldn’t bear to listen anymore.

Hearing the name Li Yanluo, Li Qingqing’s expression suddenly changed. "He told you?"

"Fine. Then you should know, the only one who can be by his side for all eternity is me! Besides, I’m not his biological sister, but a cousin many generations removed. The law allows marriage between relatives beyond the fifth degree of kinship! An Yan, you have to admit, you’re just a fleeting moment in his life. I am the one who is forever..."

SLAP! Li Tianyao delivered a slap to Li Yanluo’s face from across the room.

"Hand over the Golden Thread Worms!"

"I won’t!" Li Yanluo clutched her swelling cheek, tears streaming down her face. "Go on, kill me then, if you have the guts!"

After all, I can regenerate! Li Yanluo felt fearless, certain Li Tianyao wouldn’t actually let her die.

But in the next second, Li Tianyao’s hand was on her head. An overwhelming killing intent enveloped her.

Li Yanluo was finally afraid, her voice trembling. "Ninth Brother, you... you’re really going to kill me?"