Earnest Persuasion

At a medical center under the Save the World Group, the stabbing pain Zhang Xuezhou felt upon waking lasted more than ten seconds.

The timing was somewhat different from what he had calculated, but he had finally made it back.

The pain he had perceived in his soul still lingered, and after returning to his other body, Zhang Xuezhou was not unaffected as he had been in the past.

He gasped for breath.

Only when Ren Yisheng soothed him mentally did the lingering effects rapidly subside.

At the same time, Zhang Xuezhou heard what Ren Yisheng and Chairman Changkong were discussing.

It reminded him of that dead man Wang Jiangtao, and of the true cause of his death.

And this was very likely connected to the secret medicine of the Luofu Imperial Family treasured by the Ren Household.

It was a secret medicine that even Wang Haoran, who was extremely close to Ren Yisheng, could only guess at. Yet it had been used repeatedly of late, and although its use had been limited to a very small number of people, word had very likely leaked out.

That had brought Wang Jiangtao to their door and led to Chairman Changkong's relentless investigation.

Chairman Changkong was indeed investigating the cause of Wang Jiangtao's death, but he was also investigating matters related to the secret medicine.

Zhang Xuezhou would not normally have thought so far, but Ren Yisheng had once told him frankly about the Ren Household's circumstances, including the Save the World Group that had been sold years ago. Once he calmed down, he quickly made the connection.

"Ow, ow, ow!"

He rubbed his head, and as he gave voice to his pain, he was clearly cooperating with Ren Yisheng.

"Brother Zhang was flicked in the chest by Grandpa Wang when he