Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 473: Conspiracy and Tricks

Chapter 473: Chapter 473: Conspiracy and Tricks

After hearing what Liu Hanwen had said, everyone present was stunned. Old Tang had not only betrayed the Liu Family, but he actually planned to kidnap Old Tang and exchange him for greater benefits at the Liu Family. Had Old Tang gone mad?

Liu Zhihong stumbled and collapsed onto the wicker chair, his complexion turning hideously pale.

He had strong trust in Old Tang, even more so than some of the younger generation. There were many tasks he felt uneasy about entrusting to his juniors, but he was completely at ease when giving them to Old Tang.

Liu Zhihong said with unwilling resignation, "Old Tang, oh Old Tang, how could you do something so foolish? I’ve always treated you generously!"

Just as Liu Zhihong’s face was filled with sorrow, a middle-aged figure suddenly stepped forward and looked at Liu Hanwen, saying, "Brother, could there be some misunderstanding in this matter?"

Liu Hanwen’s brows lifted as he looked displeased at the other person and said, "Second Brother, what do you mean by this? Are you suggesting that I would frame Old Tang?"

Second Brother quickly shook his head and smiled, saying, "Brother, you’re taking it too seriously. I just feel that Old Tang has no reason to betray the Liu Family. He’s already received so much from the family; it doesn’t make sense for him to risk so much to pursue greater benefits. Don’t you think there might be some difficulties he’s facing?"

The speaker was named Liu Hanqing, the second son of Liu Zhihong and once the biggest rival in the struggle for succession.

On hearing Liu Hanqing’s words, Liu Zhihong, who had just been showing a face of grief, suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Liu Hanwen, saying, "I think Second Brother’s point is not without reason. Are you certain Old Tang was trying to kidnap you for profit?"

A chill flashed deep within Liu Hanwen’s pupils, but on the surface, he still wore a look of panic, and with a "plop," he kneeled to the ground and hurriedly said, "Father, I wouldn’t dare to deceive you with a single word!"

"Besides, do you think I would dare to use such an issue to deceive you? If it weren’t for the Liu Family experts I brought along to hold Old Tang back, I would surely have fallen into his hands."

"As to whether Old Tang is facing some difficulties, I don’t know. All I know is that he was trying to kidnap me in exchange for greater benefits."

Liu Zhihong didn’t speak, his eyebrows locked tightly, clearly also finding it difficult to believe that Liu Hanwen was lying.

But the notion that Old Tang would betray the Liu Family was equally unbelievable to him.

This was a significant contradiction – on one side was his trusted subordinate, and on the other, his own son.

Liu Hanqing suddenly said again, "Brother, there is something else I am very curious about."

Liu Hanwen looked coldly at him, "Speak!"

Liu Hanqing asked, "Old Tang is at the Half-step King Realm Cultivation level. With his abilities and his special status within the Liu Family, if he wanted to kidnap you, he wouldn’t even need to leave the Liu Family to do it easily, right?"

"It doesn’t make sense for him to kidnap you outside, nor does it make sense for him to try to kidnap you in exchange for greater benefits."

"Moreover, with his cultivation, even if the people you brought were the Liu Family’s elite, they wouldn’t likely be a match for him, would they? It should be very easy for him to control you in the midst of the Liu Family’s strong men, after all, no one would have expected him to lay hands on you before he actually made a move."

"Brother, I always feel you’re hiding something from our father. It would be better not to conceal it anymore because under father’s piercing eyes, you can’t hide anything."

His tone was very calm, yet it carried a sharp momentum, pointing straight at Liu Hanwen.

All the people of the Liu Family were shocked – no one expected Liu Hanqing to publicly question Liu Hanwen. Considering the current situation was not like the previous struggle for heir, with Liu Hanwen already confirmed as the successor, wasn’t Liu Hanqing afraid of Liu Hanwen’s revenge?

Liu Hanqing had been ready for a mental struggle from the moment he decided to step forward. This might be his only chance to turn the tables. As long as Liu Hanwen really had an issue, he was bound to lose his position as the heir.

Indeed, after those words were uttered, Liu Zhihong’s complexion had darkened to the extreme as he stared coldly at Liu Hanwen and said, "If you can’t give me a reasonable explanation, I think no one can trust you completely."

Liu Hanwen didn’t speak, but the expression on his face was livid.

"Grandfather, I think my father is not wrong. It wasn’t easy for him to escape from Old Tang alive. It’s one thing for everyone not to consider my father’s perspective, but instead, everyone is questioning him."

At this point, Liu Xu stood up, his face filled with anger as he said, "Shouldn’t our priority be to capture Old Tang first?"

"Once he’s caught, won’t the truth be out in the open?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to him.

What he said made perfect sense. As long as Old Tang was captured, the truth would reveal itself. Why argue here?

Liu Hanwen looked at Liu Xu with some relief, not expecting that it would be his son who would come to his defense.

If Liu Xu had not stood up just now, he would have been unable to restrain himself from revealing his King Realm Cultivation.

Liu Xu suddenly turned to look at Liu Hanqing, dissatisfaction written all over his face, "Uncle, I know you are very unwilling to lose to my father in the battle for the heir, but a loss is a loss. You shouldn’t be plotting to pull my father down from the position of the heir, especially at such a critical time. That just shows how petty you are."

Liu Hanqing’s face turned deathly pale in an instant. He had only been thinking that this was his only opportunity, and indeed, he might have acted too hastily.

Sure enough, he noticed that the way Liu Zhihong looked at him had changed, filled with disappointment and discontent.

"You misunderstand Uncle. He just spoke out of urgency and didn’t mean to express dissatisfaction with Brother or harbor any schemes against him."

After speaking, Liu Hanqing immediately turned to Liu Zhihong and said, "Father, I am willing to personally lead the team to capture Old Tang."

Liu Zhihong nodded and said through clenched teeth, "Fine, I will give you one day to bring Old Tang back to me. I want to question him personally about why he would do such a thing."

Liu Hanqing responded loudly, "Yes, Father, I assure you that I will complete the task!"

Watching Liu Hanqing’s hasty departure, a barely noticeable smirk crossed Liu Hanwen’s lips. With everyone dead, what mission could you possibly accomplish.

Suddenly, Liu Zhihong asked, "Hanwen, has Xiao Jun’s vengeance been avenged?"

Liu Hanwen took the Liu Family’s strong men to Cloud Summit Heaven Villa solely to avenge Liu Jun.

Hearing this, Liu Hanwen acted out again, a face full of sorrow as he said, "Father, we didn’t even manage to see our opponents face, and I was almost kidnapped by Old Tang."

"I suspect that Old Tang had already reached a clandestine agreement with that despicable person before. The reason he wanted to capture me might have been to exchange for an opportunity to connect with the forces behind that contemptible person."

Before he returned, he had already come up with the plan; by making this claim, the Liu Family would surely drop the matter of revenge.