The Huang Family hurriedly prepared to attack Cangming Island and seize the [Real Person Pills], mobilizing everyone.
The subordinates went off to prepare warships and gather men. With battle imminent, however, Ghost-Clothes Marquis felt somewhat worried. He stepped forward, cupped his fists, and said:
"Patriarch, could this be a trap?"
Huang Baiyuan was full of confidence. Rather than answering directly, he looked at the younger clansman who had brought the message, signaling for him to explain.
The man hurriedly said, "There's no need to worry, Elder. Yesterday, Second Uncle took the branch heads to keep watch over the waters where Yang Jingchen, the Third Island Master, and Mao Jiahe, the Fourth Island Master, had shaken off our watchers, as ordered. They did indeed discover clues! Just four hours ago, Mao Jiahe secretly returned to Mist-Flow Island aboard a fast boat with a chest of newly recovered shipwreck treasure. Second Uncle immediately ordered our men to pose as pirates and seize it. Mao Jiahe's martial arts were formidable, but with precious treasure aboard, he couldn't protect everything. Second Uncle blasted an opening with thunderfire bombs and seized a small portion of the treasure. Mao Jiahe escaped, and the porcelain bottle we obtained was already broken. After so much time and exposure to seawater, the pills inside had congealed into a lump and were difficult to identify. But their color and pill markings were still visible, so Fifth Uncle determined that these were the legendary [Real Person Pills]. Afterward, they used a [Seven-Colored Koi] to locate Cangming Island. The Qin Family's people are salvaging things from the seabed..."
"Fifth Uncle" was Huang Huaiqi, fifth in seniority among the second generation and the Huang Family's foremost apothecary, known throughout the East Sea as the "Evil Doctor Sage Hand."
His medical and pill-refining skills