Zhao Xianlong suddenly grabbed Qin Haodong’s hand. “Young man, you’re not lying to me, are you? Can you really cure me?”

He had secretly seen many doctors before. However, very few of them could see there was a maggot hidden in the bone marrow, let alone detoxify and cure him.

Qin Haodong nodded and said, “I don’t need to lie to you.”

Zhao Xianlong said with a face full of joy, “Well, when can you start to heal my sickness?”

He had been tortured by the maggot hidden in his bone marrow for many years. Now he finally saw hope, so his heart was naturally filled with ecstasy.

“I can do it now!”

After that, Qin Haodong asked Zhao Xianlong to take off his clothes except for a pair of shorts and lie on the bed with his face facing upward.

Then, he took out the silver needles and inserted them into his soles, ankles, knees, lower abdomen, all the way up.

It did not take long. Zhao Xianlong’s body was now inserted with numerous silver needles.

Strangely enough, as the needles pierced the skin, a red line slowly moved up. It was the maggot hidden in the bone marrow.

This thing was extremely cunning and was crawling around, so it was difficult for Qin Haodong to control it. However, Qin Haodong blocked its way bit by bit with the silver needles. The maggot was slowly forced to crawl toward the top of his head.

As time went by, the moving range of the red line slowly decreased. Finally, it entered Zhao Xianlong’s head.

Qin Haodong began to use silver needles to pierce his Baihui Acupoint, Fengchi Acupoint, and so on. The maggot hidden in the bone marrow was pushed to his throat at last.

If it was before, Qin Haodong could only do this step. It was very difficult to force the maggot out of his body.

Once this thing found that there was no way out, it would force its way through. It would probably cause Zhao Xianlong’s body to explode.

However, it was different now. Qin Haodong had a good helper, the Three-legged Golden Toad with a dragon bloodline.

When everything was ready, Qin Haodong suddenly summoned the Three-legged Golden Toad.

“Goo-ga…”

This toad was now at the top of the seventh-level demonic beast. After it came out, it immediately let out an earth-shattering roar.

The Three-legged Golden Toad possessed the dragon bloodline and was a great deterrence against other low-level demonic beasts. As for the maggot, it was a kind of a demonic beast that had transformed.

Therefore, the maggot in his throat instantly quivered with fright when the Three-legged Gold Toad appeared.

What Qin Haodong was waiting for was this opportunity. He reached out his palm and hit Zhao Xianlong on the chest. The invisible Green-Wood Genuine Qi forced the maggot out of Zhao Xianlong’s body. A bright red maggot suddenly spurted out from Zhao Xianlong’s mouth.

He had prepared a glass bottle in advance. He raised this glass bottle with his left hand and then directly caught the maggot with it. The maggot kept moving about in the glass bottle and tried to rush out of it.

This insect was extremely powerful only when it was in the human body. Once it came out, it didn’t have much power.

Although Zhao Xingyue was much bolder than before now, she still couldn’t help taking two steps back when she saw the maggot. She cried out, “This thing is too disgusting.”

However, Zhao Xianlong experienced another kind of feeling. He had been troubled by the maggot for so many years. Now, this thing had finally been forced out, so he was overjoyed.

Zhao Xingyue said, “Big Brother Qin, this thing is too disgusting. You’d better kill it as soon as possible.”

“It’s not the right time to kill it,” Qin Haodong shook his head and said, “if this thing is still alive, Wu Yuenian will not be aware that it has come out of His Majesty’s body.

“Once we kill the maggot, they will immediately be alerted. At that time, it will be difficult for His Majesty to deal with them.”

“Haodong is right.”

After having the poisonous insect removed from his body, Zhao Xianlong suddenly became much closer to Qin Haodong. He even changed the way he addressed Qin Haodong.

He said, “Haodong, what do you think I should do?”

Qin Haodong said, “Before you make a move, not only can’t you kill the maggot, but you should also carry it with you at all times. Therefore, it won’t be noticed by those people that the maggot has come out your body.”

“You’re right. I’ll do as you say.”

It was indeed a little disgusting to look at the maggot in the glass bottle. Zhao Xianlong took a yellow silk handkerchief and wrapped the glass bottle well. Then, he put it in his pocket.

He glanced at the majestic-looking Three-legged Golden Toad standing next to him. Even though he was the Strong at the final stage of the Combination Realm, this demonic beast still gave him some pressure.

“Is this your spirit beast? It looks so powerful.”

“Yes, it is. It is my Three-legged Gold Toad. It possesses a portion of the dragon bloodline, so it was able to suppress the maggot just now. Otherwise, it would truly have been troublesome.”

Qin Haodong said as he put the Three-legged Golden Toad back into the Spirit Beast Pouch.

Seeing that everything was settled, Zhao Xingyue asked, “Father, when did that bitch poison you? What happened?”

Zhao Xianlong sighed and asked both of them to sit down. Then he said, “To be honest, although there were many concubines in the palace, I have only loved two women in my life. One is your mother. The other is Wu Yuenian.

“I just didn’t expect that although this woman looked virtuous, she was actually quite vicious. Not only did she kill your mother but also your brothers and sister.”

Zhao Xingyue said emotionally, “Father, since you have already known that, why don’t you kill that bitch to avenge my mother?”

“It’s not as simple as you think,” Zhao Xianlong said. “This woman was extremely insidious. She colluded with the Imperial Preceptor, Zhangsun Chengdu. Everything was done secretly. In addition, I liked her very much, so I didn’t doubt her at that time.

“It was not until she killed your late brother that I realized that something was wrong. However, she had already put the maggot in my body at that time.

“By that time, if I made a move on her, both of us would suffer. They would die. So would I.

“In fact, I didn’t care much about death. However, the Tortoise royal family has been handed down from generation to generation. I couldn’t let my ancestral inheritance be lost in my hands.

“Wu Yuenian and Zhangsun Chengdu took note of this, so we finally came up with an agreement.

“They gave me the antidote for the maggot hidden in the bone marrow every month. At the same time, I promised to pass the throne to Prince Zhao Yu when he reached the age of 20.”

Qin Haodong said, “Your Majesty, there is one thing I don’t understand. Why did they not let the maggot hidden in the bone marrow directly kill you and then take over the throne? Why wait for so long?”

A light flashed in Zhao Xianlong’s eyes. “I am not stupid. How can I let them hold power so easily?

“Although Imperial Preceptor Zhangsun Chengdu is paramount and powerful, he is still unable to control the entire Tortoise Kingdom. More than half of the strength is still in my hands.

“I have issued a secret edict to my trusted generals. If I should suddenly die, they will kill Zhangsun Chengdu and Wu Yuenian directly, regardless of the cause of my death.

“Thus, once they attacked me, no one will benefit. It would be better for them to wait for the succession of Prince Zhao Yu.”

Zhao Xingyue said, “However, father, once you lose your throne, they will immediately attack you.”

Zhao Xianlong said, “How can I face your mother and my dead children? As long as I can ensure the inheritance left by the ancestors of the Zhao Family is safe, it doesn’t matter whether I die or not.”

“Father, you still have me. You can’t die!” Zhao Xingyue said, “Now my Big Brother Qin has removed the maggot for you. We can kill Wu Yuenian and Zhangsun Chengdu now.”

Zhao Xianlong waved his hand and said, “It’s not as simple as you think.

“All these years, Zhangsun Chengdu has been secretly accumulating strength. Although more than half of the people in the Tortoise Kingdom are still loyal to me, he has roped in a small portion.

“Moreover, he is a master at the stage of the Grand Completion Realm. For the master at this level, once we fail to kill him in one blow, there will be endless trouble in the future.

“If I openly declare war on them now and kill Zhangsun Chengdu and Wu Yuenian, the vitality of the Tortoise Kingdom will be greatly damaged.

“Now the Lingwu Continent is not peaceful. Among the Four Great Kingdoms, the Tortoise Kingdom is the weakest. The other three kingdoms are eyeing us covetously. Once we do something to harm our own people, I’m afraid the other three kingdoms will immediately send troops against us.”

As the ruler of the Tortoise Kingdom, he was far-sighted.

Zhao Xingyue said anxiously, “However, we can’t bear it all the time. Otherwise, when will we be able to take revenge for my mother and siblings?”

Zhao Xianlong said, “A little impatience spoils great plans. If revenge must be taken. we need to wait for the right time.”

Knowing that her father was right, although she hated Wu Yuenian to the core, Zhao Xingyue could only temporarily suppress the hatred in her heart.

Zhao Xianlong said to Qin Haodong, “Haodong, thank you for removing such a big problem for me this time. What reward do you want? If you want to be an official, I will immediately appoint you to an official position.

“If you want property and our Tortoise Kingdom can afford it, I will not be stingy.”

Although he could not eradicate Wu Yuenian and Zhangsun Chengdu yet, after all, he had succeeded in taking the first step. Therefore, he was extremely grateful to the young man in front of him.

“Your Majesty, since you are generous enough, I won’t stand on ceremony,” Qin Haodong said, “I’m not interested in being an official, nor do I want money. I just want to ask Your Majesty for a reward.”

Zhao Xianlong was slightly stunned. “You want my Princess Xingyue? If it were in the past, I could promise you immediately. However, the news of the competition for marrying the Princess has been spread throughout the kingdom now. I can’t break my promise.”

“That’s not what I’m talking about,” Qin Haodong said, “Your Majesty, I heard that there is a treasure called Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace in the Tortoise Kingdom.”

Hearing this, Zhao Xianlong’s expression changed drastically. He waved his hand decisively and said, “Absolutely not. The Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace is the foundation of the Tortoise Kingdom. I can’t give it to you.”

Qin Haodong said, “Your Majesty, you misunderstood me. I don’t want the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace.”

Zhao Xianlong asked, “What do you mean?”

Qin Haodong said, “I just want to borrow it once to refine a weapon.”

“Oh!” Hearing that Qin Haodong only wanted to borrow it to use once, Zhao Xianlong immediately let out a sigh of relief. “Okay.”

Although the resources of the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace were scarce, it was not the time for war. It was okay to lend it to Qin Haodong to use once.

Qin Haodong was overjoyed. With the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace, he could refine the bullets in his Storage Ring.

Zhao Xianlong asked again, “By the way, you still haven’t told me what happened tonight. Don’t tell me it has nothing to do with you.”

Zhao Xingyue said, “Father, why are you asking that? It’s obvious that the bitch Wu Yuenian committed adultery with Xiahou Hongxiang. What does it have to do with my Big Brother Qin?”

Zhao Xianlong said, “I know Wu Yuenian very well. Although this woman is vicious, her taste is extremely high. It is impossible for her to fall in love with Xiahou Hongxiang. There’s no way she would be with him during the time when I go to her palace every day.”

“Well…” Zhao Xingyue asked in confusion, “In this case, why did you still kill Xiahou Hongxiang?”

Zhao Xianlong said, “Anyway, they certainly caused such a scandal. What’s more, Xiahou Hongxiang is Zhangsun Chengdu’s man. Killing him can effectively weaken Zhangsun Chengdu’s strength. Of course, I won’t let go of such an opportunity.”

Qin Haodong laughed and said, “Your Majesty is indeed wise.”

“Boy, stop flattering me.” Zhao Xianlong was in a very good mood. He said happily, “Tell me quickly. How did you frame Wu Yuenian?”