Chapter 251: The Maid's Assassination

Once he made his stance clear, the other assassins did the same.

Just then, the founder of the Dark Web, Asura, stood up.

"I announce to all on behalf of the Dark Web: the bounty on the Divine Physician was a personal act by the Outer Island and does not represent our stance. I am now freezing this mission. Anyone who dares to forcibly carry it out will become an enemy of the entire Dark Web and will be hunted by us across the globe!"

Asura believed his Martial Arts were on par with Chen Qingdi's master, so he had no fear of the younger man. But this wasn't a matter of fear.

He knew that he, too, would one day get sick or injured, and when that day came, he would surely need help from Medical God Island. Offending Chen Qingdi now would be incredibly foolish!

Instantly, everyone chimed in with their agreement, and the mission was forcibly canceled.

Having achieved his goal, Chen Qingdi ordered the music and dancing to begin.

Everyone reveled in the song and dance, celebrating for three days and three nights before finally dispersing.

Chen Qingdi returned to his private cultivation chambers. Just then, a woman taking small, mincing steps, her head lowered, entered carrying tea and snacks.

"My Lord, the tea is ready. Please enjoy."

Chen Qingdi glanced at the demure-looking maid and noticed she exuded a faint fragrance, yet it was stronger than that of the other women.

"Step forward. I feel like I've seen you before."

The maid said respectfully, "This servant has been serving you for over twenty years!"

Chen Qingdi shook his head. "You must be talking about Yangzi, right? Her scent is different from yours. Speak. Where are you from?"

The maid said respectfully, "Ookura Youko is my mother. She resigned half a month ago, and I am here to take her place in serving you."

Chen Qingdi was silent for a moment.

"Something still feels off about you. Yangzi does have a daughter, but she doesn't look like this."

"I'm her goddaughter."

Seeing that further questioning would be fruitless, Chen Qingdi fell silent and simply instructed her to pour him a cup of tea.

She brought the tea to him. Chen Qingdi stopped her hand, and the cup was placed on the table.

"What did you add to this tea?"

"It's a jasmine tea, blended with many precious, edible spices—"

Watching her kneel before him, answering with her head bowed, Chen Qingdi acted on a whim and lifted her chin.

"Did you add Soft Bone and Tendons Powder?"

The maid's face fell. She asked, trembling with fear.

"This servant does not know what Master is saying."

Chen Qingdi pinched her jaws open and poured the entire cup of tea down her throat.

"You'll understand soon enough."

Not even five minutes after he forced it down, the maid collapsed bonelessly to the floor, a trace of despair in her eyes.

Chen Qingdi felt no pity for her. Moments later, personnel from the Disciplinary Division arrived.

The men lifted the maid, took the teacup, and departed. Her interrogation and the analysis of the tea were now matters for the Disciplinary Division.

Chen Qingdi closed his eyes and began to cultivate, completing one full circulation of his energy. By the time he opened his eyes, night had fallen.

He turned on his computer, switched the feed to the dungeons, and suddenly heard a bloodcurdling scream.

Switching to the camera on the woman, he saw that she was already covered in wounds and wrapped in strips of cloth.

By now, the cloth strips had adhered to her body as the blood congealed. For every question the interrogators asked that she failed to answer, they would rip off one of the strips.

This method of torture was called "Wearing the Mourning Cloths," one of Medical God Island's cruelest punishments.

After only five strips were ripped off, the woman couldn't take it anymore and shrieked.

"The truth is, I'm from the Outer Island's Yamaguchi Group! I posed as Ookura Youko's daughter to infiltrate the One Body Dao, all to assassinate you for the reward money!"

Her confession was exactly as Chen Qingdi had predicted. The interrogators then asked where her accomplices were and how many there were in total.

The maid held nothing back, telling them everything she knew.

Later that night, several more of those devils from the Outer Island were captured and brought in.

A look of utter despair crossed the maid's face. These were all her accomplices, who had been hiding on the island. Now, they too were captured.

Chen Qingdi contacted the disciplinary personnel via his communicator.

"Now that we know who they are, behead them all. Send their heads to the Yamaguchi Group!"

A chorus of wails erupted from the dungeon, but Chen Qingdi had no desire to listen. He turned off the monitor and went to rest.

By the next day, he had several new maids attending to him.

According to the island's Third Elder, these new maids were hired only after vetting their families back three generations. Their backgrounds were spotless, and they would never commit such a vile act as poisoning.

Chen Qingdi questioned them for a while but found no flaws, so he let them stay.

He suddenly had an idea: he should bring his whole family to Medical God Island. That way, he would have one less thing to worry about.

Once the thought took hold, he couldn't shake it. He dispatched a plane to bring Shen Mingyue, the mother-daughter pair Lin Zhongxue and Lin Qingmeng, and Mrs. Wen and her daughter, all to Medical God Island. He gave each of them their own building and hired numerous maids to serve them.

This way, even if his enemies wanted to retaliate, they would have no opportunity.

The customs on Medical God Island were different from those on Dragon Bone; the influence of ancient times was much stronger here. After some discussion, the Elders decided to name Shen Mingyue as the master's official wife, while the others, like Lin Qingmeng and the Ye Clan sisters, would be concubines.

Their statuses were thus decided, and none of the women had any objections. With the ranks settled, Chen Qingdi's marital affairs were more or less decided. All that remained was to wait until he was finally free and had avenged his mother; then the wedding would be held.

As for the businesses they'd left behind around the world, professional managers were there to run them, so they had nothing to worry about.

Once everything was settled, the Violet Society gathering in Gaul Country began in full swing.

This was a gathering initiated by the Violet Clan with the goal of carving up the profits of the world's spice and luxury goods industries. As a titan in the field, Medical God Island had also received an invitation from the Violet Clan.

Seeing the invitation, his fiancée, Shen Mingyue, smiled and asked, "Don't you need me to accompany you?"

Chen Qingdi replied gently, "Medical God Island still needs to be expanded, and I'm entrusting that work to you. Besides, I wouldn't be able to relax if you were gone. The others have their own projects, too, so there's no need to trouble them. I'll just take Chen Yuan!"

The two of them took a private jet to Violet Castle.

Because they were wearing the insignia of Medical God Island, they were recognized from a great distance. The Patriarch of the Violet Clan came out to welcome them personally.

"Divine Physician, for you to attend personally is a great honor for me. Please, come in!"

It turned out that Chen Qingdi also had business dealings with them; he was the one who had provided the formulas for their spices. Therefore, his status here was quite high.