Treating Li Haitian

Ye Tian smiled faintly after hearing Li Jiuchuan's words.

Purple Pearl the pirate—wasn't she the one who had taken the Shrek Seven Devils to Sea God Island?

The continent was truly small. He had not expected to run into a character from the story here on the East Sea Coast.

Fortunately, she was only a minor character. Even if they met, it would not matter much.

She would not affect his goal of continuing to lie low on the East Sea Coast.

"Perhaps these pirates are here for your Li Family."

Ye Tian raised his head and looked calmly at Li Jiuchuan.

For decades, the Li Family had operated ships and accumulated plenty of grudges with pirates.

Now that the Li Family Patriarch's life was hanging by a thread, those pirates naturally would not miss such a fine opportunity to carve off a piece of the Li Family and reap some benefits.

It was even possible that the sturdy shell around the Li Family, this delicious fruit, would be pierced.

And inside lay the most luxurious delicacies.

The Li Family had run maritime businesses for decades, and its wealth was no less than that of the East Sea City Four Great Families.

They definitely had several million Gold Soul Coins.

That was enough for the pirates to make a fortune.

With such immense profits before them, it would be difficult for the pirates not to be tempted.

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Li Jiuchuan did not look well. She sighed softly. "I only hope my Li Family can pull through."

Ye Tian did not indicate that he intended to help.

He had no ties to Li Jiuchuan and did not want to get involved too deeply.

He only wanted to fulfill his promise and treat Li Jiuchuan's grandfather.

As for everything else, the Li Family could deal with the headache themselves.

Zhou Long stepped forward and bowed. "Young Master, what should we do now?"

His fingers moved slightly as he sent a coded signal, asking whether they should attack.

For defense, the submarine had brought eight torpedoes when it came.

Although these torpedoes did not possess the devastating power to shake mountains and split seas.

At sea, they might not even be able to kill a Soul Douluo-level Sea Soul Master.

But if they were only being used against wooden warships, it would be far too easy.

One shot could blast the bottom of a pirate ship to pieces.

And the enemy would not even be able to find the source of the attack.

Ye Tian raised his hand, smiled lightly at Zhou Long, and waved it.

"What else can we do? We can't beat them, so let's go around."

How could Zhou Long not understand that his young master simply did not want trouble?

He immediately bowed. "This subordinate understands."

Li Jiuchuan looked at Ye Tian and said, "There is a secret harbor belonging to my Li Family behind Golden Turtle Island. We can enter the island from there."

"Alright. Jiuchuan, go to the cockpit and guide the way." Ye Tian nodded lightly.

After bypassing the pirate fleet, the submarine smoothly reached Golden Turtle Island's secret harbor under Li Jiuchuan's guidance.

Then, the submarine surfaced and sent Ye Tian and the others ashore.

Ye Tian turned back to the submarine's commander. "Submerge first, so no one discovers you."

"Yes!"

The commander responded respectfully to Ye Tian.

After giving his instructions to the submarine commander, he followed the others toward the Li Family.

Golden Turtle Island was not actually large. Half of it consisted of steep mountains, while the remaining half was occupied by a castle with towering walls.

Looking ahead, the castle was under strict guard. Soldiers stood watch every meter.

This also showed that the Li Family had already realized the crisis was approaching.

The soldiers guarding the city clearly recognized Li Jiuchuan.

Once they approached the wall, a small gate was quickly opened.

Only after Ye Tian entered through the small gate did he discover that the Li Family castle had a double-layered structure.

There was another city wall inside, and its defenses were no less strict than those of the outer wall.

Ye Tian nodded to himself.

The Li Family truly deserved to be a family that had operated at sea for a century without falling. Those two walls alone were enough to withstand several rounds of attacks.

After passing through the second wall, Li Jiuchuan could no longer restrain her eagerness to return home. She quickened her pace toward the ancestral residence.

Ye Tian curiously surveyed the buildings inside the castle. The streets were narrow and the passageways numerous. A moment of carelessness could easily leave someone lost within them.

By the time he finished looking around, Li Jiuchuan was almost out of sight.

Only then did Ye Tian withdraw his attention and quickly follow her.

After entering the ancestral residence.

Ye Tian and the others ran into a thin old man.

The old man looked anxious. When he reached them, he looked at Li Jiuchuan.

"Jiuchuan, you're finally back. It's so dangerous outside. I was just planning to send people to look for you."

Li Jiuchuan stepped forward to reassure him. "I only went to Eastsea City. Second Elder, there's no need to worry. How is my grandfather?"

Upon hearing Li Jiuchuan's question, the old man remained silent and sighed sorrowfully.

"He woke up once yesterday. His mind was still somewhat unclear, but he drank a little rice porridge."

After speaking, the old man fell silent again.

Jiuchuan already knew about the patriarch's condition. There was no need to say more.

Seeing the Second Elder's expression, Li Jiuchuan felt as if her head had exploded. She could no longer hear another word.

Her eyes reddened as she hurried toward her grandfather's bedroom.

Ye Tian followed close behind and entered a luxuriously furnished bedroom.

A gray-haired middle-aged man lay on a large bed made of rosewood.

Judging from his appearance, he was at most forty years old.

Yet his face was as withered as dry bones, as though his lamp had run out of oil.

Ye Tian did not find this strange. People on the Douluo Continent generally married early, and the man was already a Titled Douluo, with nearly twice the lifespan of an ordinary person.

It was perfectly normal for him to look young.

Li Jiuchuan glanced at her grandfather, then turned back to Ye Tian with reddened eyes. Struggling to suppress her trembling emotions, she said, "Please."

Ye Tian nodded solemnly.

He stepped forward and placed his hand on Li Haitian's pulse.

The pulse was weak, even weaker than that of an ordinary person.

Feeling wisps of poison emanating from the pulse, Ye Tian's expression changed. He looked up and asked, "Exactly how many days has your grandfather been poisoned?"

Li Jiuchuan had never answered this question.

Only now did she slowly say it for the first time. "H-half a year."

Hearing that answer, Ye Tian felt his scalp go numb.

They had really dragged this out.

But upon thinking about it carefully, he could understand.

The Li Family had only one Soul Douluo, Li Haitian. If news of something happening to him got out—

The Li Family would probably have already been razed to the ground by now.

The fact that they had kept it hidden for half a year showed how hard the Li Family had worked.

Over the past half year, they had likely invited countless famous physicians.

Otherwise, they would not have sought him out.

Once he understood this, everything made sense.

Li Jiuchuan's eyes were red. Her small hand pressed against her chest as she asked tremblingly, "My grandfather, he..."

"Didn't I say there was no need to mourn yet?" Ye Tian said frivolously.

Her expression eased considerably.

But his next words made Li Jiuchuan's heart leap into her throat again.

"Your grandfather's condition is very serious."

"But fortunately, you have me."

Li Jiuchuan's heart settled again.

Hu Liena could not help stepping forward to complain, "Good grief, are you playing on a slide here? Up and down, over and over."

"Lightening the mood." Ye Tian calmly spread his hand.

Then, he began the treatment.

He summoned his martial soul, the Taiyi Divine Needle, and held it between his index and middle fingers.

What he had said earlier was not empty talk.

Li Haitian's condition was truly severe.

The moment he arrived, Ye Tian had discovered that the poison in Li Haitian's body did not come solely from a Tooth Poison Sea Lion.

There was another deadly toxin, originating from a Styx Jellyfish.

The toxin carried by a Styx Jellyfish required only one-tenth of a drop to poison a cow to death.

These jellyfish generally lived in the deep sea and did not actively attack humans.

Ye Tian guessed that the Tooth Poison Sea Lion had just finished feeding on a Styx Jellyfish when it encountered Li Haitian, who had come to hunt a soul ring.

After Li Haitian was bitten by the Tooth Poison Sea Lion, he was contaminated by its poison.

As a soul beast, the Tooth Poison Sea Lion could neutralize the Styx Jellyfish's toxin.

But Li Haitian was unlucky.

Jellyfish venom could easily erode the brain.

That was why Li Haitian had remained unconscious.

If he had not been a Titled Douluo with formidable resistance, he would likely have died long ago.

But after enduring silently for half a year, the toxins had already spread into his internal organs. This would be difficult to handle.

Today would be a busy day.

Ye Tian gently inserted the Taiyi Divine Needle into the center of Li Haitian's brow, guiding golden Soul Power into his body and replicating the network of meridians within him.

Only after understanding the meridian network could he surround, intercept, and gradually clear away the toxins.

Just then, a group of people suddenly entered the bedroom.

At their head was a voluptuous young woman with a mole at the corner of her mouth.

The young woman crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Ye Tian hostilely. "What are you doing? How dare you lay hands on my grandfather!"

Then, she arrogantly stared at Li Jiuchuan and said angrily, "Li Jiuchuan, you bitch, you ungrateful wretch! You actually brought an outsider here to harm Grandfather!"