Ultimate Village Doctor

Gu Jingheng felt colder the more he listened.

Li Jialin's actions were tantamount to declaring war on Long Xiaoshan.

And he, Gu Jingheng, was caught in the middle.

On one side was the benefactor who had once saved his life, on the other side his cousin, and to make matters worse, Li Jialin was introduced to Long Xiaoshan by him.

If this whole affair really blew up, it could cost someone their life.

"Amy, listen to me, you absolutely must not do this. Long Xiaoshan is not a simple man. He has exceptional medical skills," Gu Jingheng urgently said. "You know about the Ye Family, right? He saved Ye Zhentian of the Ye Family. I personally witnessed him clashing with Ye Zhentian's grandson, Ye Tiannan, and he severely injured Ye Tiannan, yet Ye Zhentian did not lay a finger on him."

"The Ye Family!"

Li Jialin was also startled.

How could she possibly not know about the Ye Family? In the Southwest, the Ye Family was the top-tier family, even more influential than the Situ Family.

After all, Ye Zhentian of the Ye Family was nearly appointed as the commander of the Southwest Military Region, and even high-ranking officials from Xichuan must address him as Elder General Ye when they meet him.

If the Ye Family backed Long Xiaoshan,

then messing with Long Xiaoshan was not easy.

But as for this matter, she had already gone this far, and it was impossible for her to back down. She spoke in a heavy voice, "Cousin, although the Ye Family is powerful, if the Situ Family, your Guu Family, and my Li Family unite, are we still afraid of the Ye Family? Besides, Long Xiaoshan is not a true member of the Ye Family. He only treated Ye Zhentian's illness. Do you really think the Ye Family would go to war with our three families over someone like Long Xiaoshan?"

Li Jialin spoke confidently, fully aware of what large families value. Being born into such a family is both a fortune and a misfortune. You could live like a prince from a young age, but correspondingly, everything you have belongs to the family. Such families are the most ruthless and cold-blooded, willing to sacrifice their own when the family's interests are at stake.

If it weren't for her trying to escape the arranged marriage her family had set up, why would she flee to inland work?

Now she wanted to show her family that even without marrying alliance, she could still bring enough benefits. As long as she secured the magical medicinal cuisine industry for the Li Family, a business worth at least hundreds of billions, she might very well become the future head of the Li Family.

This was what she desired the most—to control her own destiny.

Gu Jingheng understood this point, but his heart was still uneasy. He tried to persuade, "Amy, I really don't want you to do this. It's inhumane. The formula belongs to Xiaoshan, and he developed those health products. You can't lose all your principles just for money!"

"Cousin, do you think we even have any principles left?" Li Jialin laughed with disdain. "Take our families, for instance. In the '50s and '60s, to make our first pot of gold, which of us didn't have blood on our hands? Even now, having whitewashed our past, aren't those people who leapt from buildings during stock market crashes the victims of manipulation by families like ours? And what about the casinos, real estate, and commercial intelligence trading? How much more grim is the reality behind them? Capitalists are heartless; not one can claim to be truly innocent, including you, cousin! Do you dare say you've been completely fair and by-the-book in your business dealings over the years?

Besides, I'm not utterly annihilating Long Xiaoshan. He still has land and can grow those health fruits and vegetables. I can even offer to buy them. He can also produce medicinal cuisine, consider it outsourced production. I'll buy it and sell it, and he'll still make money, right? For a simple farmer like him, he can still make several hundred million a year just from that. What's there to be dissatisfied with?"

Gu Jingheng's back was drenched as he listened; Li Jialin's words were utterly ruthless.

He said gravely, "Amy, even if what you're saying is true, that's still within the rules of business. How is your blatant robbery any different from a bandit? Go and return the patent to Long Xiaoshan immediately."

Li Jialin shook her head. Her cousin was simply too indecisive.

She said indifferently,

"Cousin, I'm being quite truthful when I say that I'm offering you thirty percent of the shares out of regard for introducing us, and also because we get along well. Otherwise, I could have done this all by myself. You probably don't realize the value of these shares. I don't mind telling you that the medicine cuisine can be mass-produced. Currently, I'm deliberately limiting sales to drive up the price. In the later stages, I estimate that it can profit at least over a hundred billion a year! Even giving you thirty percent, that's thirty billion. Have you thought about that, cousin? That's pure profit! When you consider all of the Guu Family's businesses, earning a hundred billion in net profit a year is impressive. If you had an asset that could earn thirty billion a year in pure profit, just think about how your status in the Guu Family would change overnight. I've heard that Uncle Guu's health is failing, and the Guu Family is currently selecting a successor."

After speaking, Li Jialin promptly hung up the phone.

"Hello! Hello! Amy!"

Gu Jingheng shouted into the phone, then put it down somewhat dejectedly.

This won't do, he needed to inform Long Xiaoshan about this matter quickly.

Gu Jingheng picked up the phone and rapidly dialed a series of numbers.

When he reached the last digit,

Gu Jingheng's hand stopped there, trembling slightly.

The words Li Jialin had said last came flooding back into his mind.

"I heard that Uncle Gu's health isn't doing so well, and the Guu Family is now selecting a successor..."

A fierce struggle appeared in his eyes.

He had come all the way from Hong Kong Island to the inland southwest, giving up his identity as the eldest heir of the Guu Family on Hong Kong Island, and had been working hard to find investment projects here, wasn't it all to stand out in the next generation of the Guu Family?

The Guu Family had four branches!

His branch was already the weakest.

If he didn't rise unexpectedly and create some sensational industry, he would never stand out in the family, and now such an opportunity was right within his grasp...

Even if he didn't fight for it, would Li Jialin give up?

Impossible!

He understood Amy's character too well; his cousin was very talented and also incredibly stubborn.

Gu Jingheng's fingers slowly moved away from the phone.

Long Xiaoshan hadn't taken any action, as usual, he barely went to the company, spending most of these days in the village concerned with school matters, discussing and planning the school's development every day with Li Hong.

Then, with the rest of his time, he practiced cultivation, grew medicinal herbs, and nurtured the Devouring Sky Silkworm Avatar.

However, every evening,

Yue Ling would appear in his room to report the many covert affairs of the village. As the Ghost King, her spiritual power was sufficient to envelop the entire village; she even knew what any villager might be talking about in their sleep.

With Yue Ling helping him gather intelligence,

Long Xiaoshan indeed received some distressing news.

Many villagers had been persuaded by Li Jialin and were willing to secretly transfer their land to her.