Chapter 314: Chapter 314

After her surgery, An Yan, half-reclining on the hospital bed, tried to deduce the origin of Buddha based on the descriptions given by Lu Feng and Lin Ling.

However, no matter how much she calculated, she couldn’t make sense of it.

"Miss, Grandfather Luo has woken up!" Wen Ya exclaimed excitedly.

An Yan got up and went to the next room.

The old man still looked pale, but his eyes were clear. When their eyes met, he immediately smiled.

Feeling the abundant vitality within his body, he figured the girl hadn’t needed to exert too much effort on his behalf these past few days.

Even though he knew she was a divine doctor with remarkably effective medicine, no remedy could turn back time to before she was injured.

An Yan’s eyelids fluttered, and tears streamed down her face.

Frightened, the old man ignored the tubes on his body and struggled to sit up. "Hey, hey, don’t cry. What’s this, child? Are you lacking any medicine? Just say it, and Grandfather will find it for you."

An Yan shook her head.

"It’s not that I’m lacking medicine. Then, have you run into some trouble? Tell your grandfather."

"Even if I tell you, can you solve it?" An Yan wiped away her tears.

"What kind of thing is that to say? If Grandfather can’t solve it, can’t he at least give you some encouragement?"

An Yan’s lip quivered. "Li Tianyao! Your grandson-in-law... he’s been kidnapped by villains!"

The old man took a moment to react. "Is it... because of me?"

Guilt washed over the old man’s face. "Actually, this old life of mine really isn’t worth much. Only you, girl, treat me as if I am important!"

An Yan glared at him. "What are you saying? How can you say your life isn’t worth much?"

The old man’s eyes wavered. "Don’t yell at me! You, girl, you’re married now. Why is your temper still so fierce?"

After a moment of thought, the old man took her hand. "Do you think it’s because Li Tianyao has been bullied too harshly by you, so he simply used this method to avoid you?"

An Yan was speechless.

She was furious. Grandfather was as unreliable as ever! ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel~fire~net

Seeing that she was really angry this time, the old man quickly grew serious. "Don’t panic, let Grandfather do a reading!"

The old man pinched his fingers together, making a few quick calculations, then said, "Girl, your husband is no ordinary man. Even if he has been captured, he won’t die. Don’t be afraid."

Of course, Li Tianyao wouldn’t die! The kidnappers didn’t capture him just to kill him!

When An Yan didn’t respond, the old man gave an embarrassed tug at the corner of his mouth. "I’ll do another reading. Let’s see what his current situation is!"

The old man closed his eyes again, and after a moment, he said solemnly, "Though there’s danger, there’s no real harm. It’s an auspicious sign!"

Seeing the old man making such an effort to comfort her, An Yan played along and asked, "Then, Grandfather, can you predict when he will come back?"

The old man closed his eyes and calculated for a moment before speaking. "That I cannot predict!"

"Girl, haven’t I told you before? Fortune-telling merely predicts a possibility. Moreover, this possibility can change at any time as events unfold!"

An Yan didn’t speak anymore.

She knew all too well that her grandfather was a big bluffer! Yet, she had hoped against hope that he could truly divine something about Li Tianyao!

「Deep in the dense forest.」

Above, ancient trees towered towards the sky; below, lay a hidden world all its own.

Buddha stood before the cage, hands clasped behind his back, savoring the sight of Li Tianyao’s disheveled state.

"You have finally fallen back into my hands! Notify our people that they can start making contact with potential clients from various countries!"

Immortality! He refused to believe there were many in the world who could resist such temptation! Once they were tempted, they would be at his mercy! By controlling these individuals, he would become the real master of the world, the uncrowned king!

Intense, excited emotions surged through his heart.

His gaze towards Li Tianyao was fervent to the extreme.

The man, once revered as a god, would now become the stepping stone for his ascent to the pinnacle of power.

This feeling was just too exhilarating!

He waved his hand, ordering everyone to leave.

Then he picked up a knife and walked towards Li Tianyao.

He wanted to take some of Li Tianyao’s tissue to thoroughly study his DNA. If it could be replicated, then he too could achieve immortality! Thank you, Gu Shifang, for sending a part of your memories to me! Because of that, he possessed this knowledge without ever having to learn it. Controlling insects. And various strange medical knowledge. As for the memory invasion by Gu Shifang that Li Tianyao mentioned, he didn’t feel anything special yet. However, one could never be too careful; he had to minimize this potential threat.

He brought the knife towards Li Tianyao’s arm, which was immobilized within the iron cage.

He wasn’t the least bit worried about Li Tianyao breaking free. After all, Li Tianyao couldn’t even break the Vajra Net at the moment, let alone the Vajra Cage, which was several times more powerful.

But just as his scalpel made its cut, Li Tianyao, who should have been so tightly bound that he could barely move, deftly caught his hand.

Li Tianyao instantly seized his throat, silencing him.

Following that, Li Tianyao removed his mask.

"So it really was you?" Li Tianyao’s lips curled into a smirk.

Feng Jingnian was utterly shocked, his eyes bulging like eggs!

He’d been duped! Li Tianyao was never ill! All of it had been an act, presumably to make him bring Li Tianyao to this place!

Feng Jingnian’s despair was genuine.

The last thing Feng Jingnian remembered was Li Tianyao raising his eyebrow, looking down on him with regal supremacy, as if observing a mere ant.

The men he had dismissed had no idea their "Buddha" had already breathed his last. They were still lost in dreams of achieving great success and soaring in status.

"I heard the Lou and Gong Families were crushed by the Self-Defense Army—either killed or forced to flee. Next, the Self-Defense Army should target the Zhao Family, right?"

"That’s likely. After all, the Lou, Gong, and Zhao families are arch-enemies of the Self-Defense Army. Mr. Gu said that once they’re done fighting, we’ll go in and clean up the battlefield. Then, all of D Country will be ours."

"What a masterful stroke by Buddha and Mr. Gu!"

"This is truly reaping the fisherman’s benefit! Luring them together, giving the Self-Defense Army the chance—even Li Tianyao was part of Mr. Gu’s calculation, providing weapons for the Self-Defense Army!"

"I heard that Li Tianyao joined forces with Yuncheng’s Mo Family, and those things were delivered to the Self-Defense Army through Mo Family channels."

"Then the Mo Family is probably done for."

"It’s better that they’re finished. With their contact in the Mo Family gone, shipping goods out of Yuncheng will definitely be much harder. If the Mo Family falls, can’t we move goods through Yuncheng as we please?"

"That’s a minor issue. What’s more important is we’ve caught Li Tianyao. With him, we’ll soon have Lifespan Extension Pills to take. Extending our years and lives. We should be able to live past a hundred easily, right?"

"Not just that. If we keep getting Lifespan Extension Pills, maybe we could live forever! Immortality."

"I need to start thinking about what I’ll do with eternal life. Wealth, beauties... I’ll find ten or eight young women to keep me company. I want to live in endless revelry every night!"

While they were engrossed in their lively conversation, their heads suddenly flew from their shoulders.

Behind them, Li Tianyao had once again transformed into a god of slaughter!