"What did you say?" Hei Ye Xiao's killing intent erupted instantly. He silently rushed in front of me, raising his hand to grab my neck.

As Ye Yang's long sword trembled, I gestured for him to "stay put."

I said calmly, "Before you ask me questions, shouldn't you let go of my neck first?"

As I spoke, a cold light flickered in my eyes.

I could overlook Hei Ye Xiao's actions, but that didn't mean I would let him keep grabbing my neck. If he didn't let go, I didn't care if he was my ally or not; I wouldn't rest until I had broken his arm.

Hei Ye Xiao released his grip and took a step back, "Sorry! But if you don't give me a reasonable explanation, don't blame me for being ruthless."

I said with my back to the valley, "Before you came to Yunjiaji, did you see Old Man Yun?"

"No!" Hei Ye Xiao shook his head. "What if I haven't seen him? He's the only doctor in Yunjiaji. Besides, everyone here calls him Old Immortal."

I shook my head slightly, "People can disguise themselves. If a warlock only looks at faces, then he's not fit to be in the Jianghu (martial world)."

Hei Ye Xiao's brow twitched slightly. "What are you trying to say?"

I pointed at the valley behind me, "If this is the Black and White Clinic, then what kind of clinic is the place where Old Man Yun treats people?"

Hei Ye Xiao couldn't help but be slightly stunned. I immediately recounted the information about the Black and White Clinic, and Hei Ye Xiao's expression became even more solemn.

Hei Ye Xiao said to himself, "But I saw the Yun fellow treating people!"

I waved my hand. "There are as many Chinese medicine practitioners as there are hairs on an ox. You can find hundreds of them in any city. But great doctors and famous doctors are rare. Are you sure that the people who came to Old Man Yun were all suffering from difficult and complicated diseases?"

"To take a step back, even if they were, wouldn't it be possible that they were plants he hired?"

Hei Ye Xiao suddenly realized, "I remember now, the Yun fellow never prescribed new prescriptions. He always used old ones. The most he said to me when I came to him was to fill the prescription according to the old formula!"

I continued, "Looking at it this way, isn't Old Man Yun working at the Black and White Clinic? Moreover, during the days you came to see him, did he ever treat any ghosts?"

"No!" Hei Ye Xiao shook his head. "I killed all the ghosts and monsters who came to seek medical treatment. I was afraid they would delay Old Man Yun from saving my wife."

I said again, "After your wife passed away, you launched an attack on the Yun family. Old Man Yun never came forward to stop you, and he didn't even say any polite words. Do you think that's reasonable?"

"To take a step back, let's just say that Old Man Yun was in the wrong and didn't dare to argue with you. Then, has Old Man Yun ever treated anyone?"

Hei Ye Xiao shook his head again. "No! Whether they were dead or alive, I didn't let them enter the clinic. I wanted to force Old Man Yun out."

"The Yun fellow was forced by me to fake his death and hide in the mountains, and he hasn't treated anyone since."

Hei Ye Xiao pointed to the valley entrance and said, "The Yun fellow only said one thing to me, which was: In order to apologize to me, he would enter the clinic and never come out again. It was equivalent to self-imprisonment."

"He's dreaming if he thinks that's enough. My wife is gone, so he has to die too."

I spoke after a moment of caution, "Then, have you ever considered another possibility? That is, someone is setting a trap and deceiving you."

"What do you mean?" Hei Ye Xiao said sternly. "Are you saying that my wife was lying to me?"

I quietly prepared to draw the Zhanming (Life-Reaping) Saber behind me, "Nothing is impossible in this world, just like the one behind you, wasn't he also fooled by his wife? I think the experiences of you two seem a bit similar!"

Hei Ye Xiao suddenly turned his head to look at Xiang Yue, who was slightly stunned.

Before Xiang Yue could react, Hei Ye Xiao turned into a streak of light and pounced on Xiang Yue. The two figures briefly merged and then separated again.

Hei Ye Xiao, who was standing in front of me again, looked extremely ugly. "Meng Qingqiu has a plum blossom mark below her left rib, and my younger sister has one too. They come from the same place."

I finally understood what I had been wondering all along!

I had never been able to figure out Meng Qingqiu's motive for attacking the Yun family so ruthlessly. If Meng Qingqiu came from an organization, then it would be easy to explain.

Hei Ye Xiao said with a livid face, "They dared to deceive me! They are courting death!"

Hei Ye Xiao rushed towards the valley entrance like lightning. It was already too late for me to stop him. "Don't go over there..."

I originally wanted to shout "Be careful of a trap," but before I could say it, Hei Ye Xiao was already near the edge of the valley entrance. I could only throw the Soul-Chasing Chain at Hei Ye Xiao's back.

As the two chains flew through the air, the yellow sand on the ground suddenly rose up without warning, forming a wall that blocked my Soul-Chasing Chain.

The two chains collided with the sky-filled yellow sand in mid-air. Although the Soul-Chasing Chain penetrated the sand, it lost its target.

"Open for me—" As I shook my arms, my true energy struck the yellow sand along the Soul-Chasing Chain. However, as the sand and soil I stirred up danced wildly in the air, I heard a thunderous sound at the entrance of the valley.