Chapter 65: Reduced to an Idiot

A red Lamborghini was driving towards Emerald Mountain.

It was Liu Binglan’s personal car.

For some unknown reason, Xiao Nan did not own a vehicle, so she personally drove him home.

"Can you tell me what the side effects of the Li family's 'Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill' will be?"

Liu Binglan, focused on driving, glanced sideways at Xiao Nan, who was sitting in the front passenger seat.

Although Xiao Nan's previous words were somewhat hard to believe, Liu Binglan still chose to trust him.

It was not only because Xiao Nan had told her to throw away that necklace, effectively saving her life, but also because she always felt that Xiao Nan possessed a mysterious, inscrutable aura.

Therefore, she had hesitated not a second in refusing to continue endorsing the Li family's "Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill."

"Anyone who eats that junk medicine of theirs will turn into an idiot," Xiao Nan said, dropping a bombshell.

Seeing that Xiao Nan’s tone did not seem like a joke, Liu Binglan was quite startled. She took a deep breath and asked, "Then why have so many people taken it now, yet we haven't heard of anyone turning into an idiot?"

"The time simply hasn't come yet," Xiao Nan replied calmly.

In truth, he knew that among the very first batch of people who bought the Li family's junk medicine, some must have already fallen ill.

It was just that the Li family's junk medicine was selling so explosively right now, while the number of people already showing symptoms was still a tiny minority.

Temporarily, no one had yet connected those falling ill with the Li family's junk medicine.

"Then do you have a way to cure it?"

Liu Binglan was naturally concerned for herself first and foremost.

At the same time, she could not help but worry for the countless people who had bought the "Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill."

If what Xiao Nan said was true, given the terrifying daily sales volume of the "Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill," just how many people across the country—or even the entire world—would end up as idiots?

"Rest assured. Since I took your money, I will at least help cure you. You don't need to worry for now; your illness won't flare up that quickly."

Liu Binglan had insisted on giving him that fifty million earlier.

Xiao Nan had simply accepted it.

If it were just a matter of neutralizing the aftereffects of the Li family's junk medicine for one or two people, a single trace of true Qi would be enough for Xiao Nan.

However, to concoct a medicine capable of saving people on a mass scale, he would still need to spend some effort researching it.

Of course, for Xiao Nan, this posed no difficulty whatsoever.

"Thanks."

The Lamborghini stopped outside the Lin family villa on Emerald Mountain, and Xiao Nan reached for the door handle, ready to get out.

Originally, he had intended to find a deserted spot and use the Lingyun Floating Steps technique to return.

Since Liu Binglan saw that he had no car and insisted on driving him back, he had no choice but to accept her hospitality.

"With your abilities, why on earth would you choose to be a live-in son-in-law?"

Liu Binglan could not help asking Xiao Nan.

Xiao Nan rolled his eyes. "What live-in son-in-law? Don't listen to that bastard Li Yadong talking nonsense. Who says that staying at your fiancée's house makes you a live-in son-in-law?"

He was truly speechless inside.

If staying close to Lin Ziqing wasn't so immensely beneficial for his cultivation, he would have packed up and moved out long ago.

Liu Binglan was equally speechless. He was already living under someone else's roof—how was that not being a live-in son-in-law?

However, since Xiao Nan was already an engaged man, she no longer needed to fear that fellow from the capital coming to trouble Xiao Nan because of her.

"Goodbye!"

Watching Xiao Nan walk into the villa, Liu Binglan immediately handed the driver's seat back to the bodyguard-cum-driver who had been following them behind.

Had it not been for dropping off Xiao Nan, she would never have wanted to drive herself.

"Who brought you back?"

Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Shuyun, who had been waiting by the entrance, looked at the cars driving away and asked Xiao Nan.

"A friend," Xiao Nan answered casually.

"I thought I vaguely saw that it was a woman, and a pretty stunning one at that..." Lin Shuyun peeked at Xiao Nan's expression.

"Yeah, it was a female. I happened to help her out with something, and she insisted on driving me back." Xiao Nan rubbed his nose; if he had known, he would have asked Liu Binglan to park a bit further away.

Fortunately, it was only seen by Lin Shuyun. If Lin Ziqing had caught sight of this, that young lady would have found yet another excuse to break off their engagement.

Lin Shuyun believed Xiao Nan's explanation and did not dwell on the woman any further. Walking side by side with Xiao Nan back toward the villa, she looked somewhat gloomy. "Li Yadong called Dad again just now and threatened him once more."

"That bastard." Xiao Nan gave Lin Shuyun a reassuring look. "Don't worry, he won't be jumping around for much longer."

Funnily enough, Li Yadong's mindset was identical to Xiao Nan's; he also believed that Xiao Nan wouldn't be jumping around for much longer.

"Who won't be jumping around for much longer?"

Lin Ziqing was standing on the lawn in the courtyard, holding a golf club and fiercely swinging at a golf ball on the ground.

Hearing Xiao Nan's words, she immediately sneered, "You're just a guy who only knows how to brag. Did you see the news? As of early this morning, Li's Pharmaceuticals' market value has already surpassed the entire Lin Group."

"The Li family has completely replaced the Lin family as the new richest family in Luocheng."

"Do you know how glorious the Li family is right now? And here you are telling me that Li Yadong won't be jumping around for much longer?"

With that, she walked over to Xiao Nan with her golf club, circled him half a turn, and said, "Tell me the truth, are you planning to send Li Yunbao to assassinate Li Yadong again?"

"Let me tell you, you'd better get that idea out of your head. Doing that won't just fail to save the Lin family; it will drag the entire Lin family down to ruin with you."

"Xiao Nan, even though I wish Li Yadong would drop dead right this second, you really can't do that. The Li family's 'Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill' has become a nationwide star product, and Li Yadong is a key figure in Li's Pharmaceuticals. If he were to be suddenly assassinated, you definitely wouldn't be able to escape the blame."

Lin Shuyun was also somewhat worried. Her younger sister might not just be guessing blindly—Li Yunbao was currently waiting for Xiao Nan in his room.

Without offering any explanation, Xiao Nan walked straight into his room.

He had known all along that Li Yunbao had come looking for him.

"Boss, you are truly a god."

The moment Xiao Nan stepped inside, Li Yunbao hurried up to him, his face beaming with excitement. "Today, I dispatched all our brothers and tracked down everyone who bought the first batch of the Li family's 'Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill' a little over a month ago."

"As a result, we actually found three mental patients among them."

"All three are women. They all took the 'Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill,' and they all lost their minds one after another over the past few days. Right now, they're just muddled in their thinking, but judging by their condition, I'm afraid it won't be long before they turn into the idiots you described."

"Hmph! I never imagined that the stuff churned out by the Li family could be so devastatingly harmful."

"Have you gathered the evidence?" Xiao Nan asked calmly, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Li Yunbao nodded. "I've gathered the purchase receipts for the Li family's 'Qi-Gathering Rejuvenation Pill' belonging to those three women, as well as footage and proof of their current deranged states. I've also communicated with their families, and whenever Boss needs them to, they are all willing to step forward as witnesses."