"Let's go!"

Having realized that it was all a conspiracy, the Young Master decided to lead everyone away from this place.

"What should be done with him?"

At this moment, Duan Gujin heard the Young Master's secret message to him.

"Young Master, you decide!"

Duan Gujin replied.

He knew he was an outsider, and how the Young Master wanted to deal with the Black-faced Snake Lord was up to him.

"Alright, then leave him to me!"

The Young Master understood clearly that capturing the Black-faced Snake Lord was all thanks to Duan Gujin.

That's why he had asked Duan Gujin how to deal with the Black-faced Snake Lord.

The Young Master then ordered someone to take the Black-faced Snake Lord away. He thought to himself that if he could extract the mastermind behind this through the Black-faced Snake Lord, that would be ideal.

If not, it would merely mean a return to the situation as it was before.

On the way back, the Young Master sent for Duan Gujin.

After seeing Duan Gujin, the Young Master invited him to sit together in his sedan chair.

"Jin Guduan, come in! My sedan chair has an Array that shields from Divine Sense Inspection. I have some personal matters I want to discuss with you without others overhearing," the Young Master earnestly said.

"Alright!"

Duan Gujin exhaled and followed the Young Master into the sedan chair.

At this moment, he released his Divine Sense and could sense that the Divine Sense Array shielding the inside of the sedan chair was activated.

"Speak your mind!"

Duan Gu asked.

"Jin Guduan, do you think the Alien Energy in my body can be cleared?"

The Young Master asked urgently.

Duan Gu had already thought that the Young Master would ask this. He exhaled and said, "The Alien Energy in your body can be cleared, but it requires many conditions, and you need a Ninth Grade Alchemist! I would indeed like to help you, but we truly are missing a lot of conditions."

"Then can you prescribe me some Elixir Recipes that can suppress the Alien Energy in my body?"

The Young Master said.

"That's not a big issue! I will write out the methods for expelling the Alien Energy in your body so that you can prepare for it!"

Duan Gujin said.

"Thank you, my friend!"

The Young Master said with a grateful face.

Duan Gujin immediately took out some paper and a brush from his storage ring and wrote down the Elixir Recipe for clearing and suppressing the Alien Energy on a table.

"With your current constitution, you should first try to suppress the Alien Energy in your body! If you take the elixir as prescribed, you'll be able to live for another three years! During the next three years, try to find the Spiritual Medicine needed to cleanse the Alien Energy in your body!"

The Young Master took the Elixir Recipe, examined it carefully for a while, and then inquired about some doubts he had.

Finally, the Young Master asked Duan Gujin to leave a complete address.

Duan Gujin did everything as requested. He didn't want to watch someone die miserably in front of him.

"I am an Inner Sect Disciple from the Blood Killing Sect, my real name is Duan Gujin! I've been using an alias here!"

Duan Gujin stated indifferently.

"Oh, I see!"

The Young Master was not surprised that Duan Gujin was using an alias, as it is not unusual for adventurers to do so.

After all, in the dangerous worldly society, who would easily reveal everything about themselves to a stranger?

After leaving the island, everyone returned to land and settled down in an inn.

"Jin Guduan, you are so impressive!"

Wu Zian and others looked at Duan Gujin with admiration upon his return to the adventurer group.

"It's a minor matter! Don't admire me too much; I merely learned more systematically at the Blood Killing Sect," Duan Gujin responded lightly.

That evening, Duan Gujin thought he would finally be able to sleep soundly.

However, unexpectedly, he was summoned by one of the Young Master's subordinates in the middle of the night.

"Jin Guduan, something terrible has happened! The Black-faced Snake Lord was poisoned to death!" an elder said anxiously.

Hearing this news, Duan Gujin just frowned slightly.

He had anticipated this outcome, knowing that the Young Master's enemies would certainly have planted spies within this group.

Those spies would naturally relay everything happening here to the Young Master's enemies, who would then swiftly send an Assassin to murder the Black-faced Snake Lord.

Meeting with the Young Master, he said anxiously to Duan Gujin, "Jin Guduan, the Black-faced Snake Lord has been poisoned to death!"

Duan Gujin glanced at the Young Master and could tell from his panic that he was indeed anxious.

"Didn't you anticipate this possibility before?"

Duan Gujin smirked and asked.

"I did anticipate it, but the people I sent to guard him were all my confidants, in whom I have complete trust!" the Young Master replied.

"Heh!"

Duan Gujin chuckled dryly, looking at the Young Master with an odd expression.

Being someone who had navigated the worldly society himself, the Young Master immediately understood the implication of Duan Gujin's words.

There were Assassins among his confidants sent by the masterminds behind the scenes!

Duan Gujin's eyes flashed, guessing that the mastermind hadn't immediately acted against the Young Master and that there must be a reason they hadn't struck right away.

"I understand now, this mastermind wants to create the false impression that the Young Master has met an unexpected demise, rather than being assassinated!"

"Solve your own problems!"

Duan Gujin took a deep breath, knowing he couldn't help the Young Master too much.

He had warned him previously to be careful of those around him.

Indeed, the expedition to the island in search of Spiritual Medicine was nothing more than a trap for him to fall into.

Since the other party was confident enough to set up an ambush on that island, waiting for him to arrive, it was certain that the Young Master's confidants were compromised.

Duan Gujin knew that even if he helped him once, what about later? He couldn't keep looking after him like a child, helping time and again.

"Do you know what to do?"

Duan Gujin saw the Young Master's furrowed brow and knew the latter must be pondering a strategy.

"I don't know which of my subordinates are truly trustworthy. It's difficult!" the Young Master said somberly.

Duan Gujin shook his head slightly and replied, "Since you don't know who to trust, you might as well cultivate new subordinates! Besides that, you really have no other option! I think it's now come to a critical moment where we'll find out who will become the legitimate chairman of the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce!"

"You guessed right," the Young Master sighed.

"Please consider carefully how to deal with the competition from the other contenders," Duan Gujin stated calmly.

"I will! I'm going back now," the Young Master suddenly seemed preoccupied.

"Young Master, if you have any uncertainties, you can discuss them with me," Duan Gujin said.

"Alright!" the Young Master answered.

After exchanging some polite words, Duan Gujin left the Young Master's room.

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