Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 918 - 915: The Assailants

Chapter 918: Chapter 915: The Assailants

"No, no, Xiao Tian, you misunderstood. The Yun family is just one of the shareholders of Xinghai Hospital, not that Xinghai Hospital was established by the Yun family," Mr. Yun corrected.

"Old Master, I heard that Xinghai Hospital is the best private hospital, comparable even on an international level. If it’s not run by the Yun family, could it be the Li family?" Lin Tian asked curiously.

Given the title of "the best private hospital," Xinghai Hospital must indeed have substantial strength, which requires strong financial backing.

Meeting these conditions, the families Lin Tian could think of were not many; the Yun family or the Li family, and of course, Ou Qinglan’s Ou family, could be one.

Mr. Yun shook his head and said, "The Li family didn’t establish it either, and I can’t answer who the largest shareholder is because I also don’t know."

"Really, Old Master, someone of your standing doesn’t know who the biggest shareholder of Xinghai Hospital is? Isn’t that a bit strange?" Lin Tian said in confusion.

"It’s indeed strange. The founder of Xinghai Hospital is also its biggest shareholder. This major shareholder is very mysterious; no one even knows if it’s an individual or an organization. Every appearance at the shareholders’ meetings is just a spokesperson; no one has seen its true face," Mr. Yun explained.

"I see, this major shareholder is really quite mysterious," Lin Tian nodded in understanding, much like his own Tianfeng Entertainment Company. Outsiders only knew the shareholder to be the Qi family, without knowing the true owner was him, Lin Tian. Of course, Tianfeng Entertainment was nothing compared to Xinghai Hospital.

However, Lin Tian was intrigued by this major shareholder, wondering what kind of background it had since even Mr. Yun didn’t know its origin or had even seen its true face.

Seeing that Lin Tian had no more questions, Mr. Yun continued, "Reflecting back now, choosing to be born at Xinghai Hospital, I don’t know if that was a wrong choice. If he had been born at the Yun family, with the family’s level of protection, perhaps that incident could have been avoided."

"The name Yun Tian was decided even before his birth, but the child’s birth was not smooth. Yun Tian was born through a difficult labor. Although difficult labor poses no life-threatening risk to an Ancient Martial Artist, after Yun Tian’s birth, Xiao Wan also suffered from vitality loss and needed hospitalization to recuperate for a period."

"Oh, by the way, you’ve met Wanxi, haven’t you? She’s an Ancient Martial Artist, so you must be familiar with them." Mr. Yun paused, turned, and asked.

"Yes, I’ve met her. The cultivation technique she practices is quite impressive," Lin Tian said.

"Indeed, she was such a vibrant person back then. Marrying into the Yun family has truly been hard on her." Mr. Yun shook his head slightly, paused, and then continued, "The mishap occurred during the hospital stay."

"It was early morning; everyone was asleep. Someone infiltrated the hospital room, attempting to abduct Yun Tian, who was only a few days old. Although the intruder acted discreetly, Xiao Wan, being an Ancient Martial Artist, sensed the impending danger."

"Xiao Wan fought with the intruder. Perhaps due to her vitality weakening, or maybe outnumbered, she was unable to overcome the assailant. By the time the Yun family guards arrived, she had been severely injured by the intruder."

"For the assailant to injure Xiao Wan so quickly despite the rapid response of the Yun family guards is truly terrifying."

"This severe injury was really hard on this child. Xiao Wan possessed exceptional talent, reaching the Postnatal Perfection stage by age twenty, but after this severe injury, she couldn’t advance her stage even a bit more. The Yun family failed to protect her," Old Master Yun sighed.

Lin Tian suddenly realized why Yun Xiaotian had previously said his mother had exceptional talent. At that time, Lin Tian was puzzled, thinking how Wang Wanxi, at the age of thirty or forty, could barely reach Postnatal Perfection, which was much worse than Xiao Manxue. How could such talent be considered good?

It turns out Wang Wanxi had suffered severe injuries in her youth, preventing her progression. After Postnatal Perfection is the Innate Early Stage, a significant hurdle where even the slightest error prevents advancement. Wang Wanxi must have damaged her key meridians or organs, perhaps even the Dantian. Such an event is indeed despairing for a talented Ancient Martial Artist like her.

"At that time, we were still in the hospital. After the attack, everyone rushed out. Coincidentally, I happened to encounter the retreating assailants, and Yun Tian was in their hands."

"Back then, I wasn’t as old as I am now; I still had some martial arts skills, though limited to that of an ordinary Martial Artist. I and my bodyguards intercepted the attackers, but all the bodyguards were killed, and I too was severely injured and fell into a coma."

"By the time I woke up, Yun Tian had long been abducted and was missing. Many things were only reported to me later by my subordinates."

"This severe injury almost took my life. Coincidentally, a Ghost Valley Inheritor happened to be passing through Jinghua City and was invited by sheer chance to heal my wounds."

"The Ghost Valley Inheritor said that I was injured by yin energy which had penetrated deep into my bones, making it nearly impossible to eradicate. He used acupuncture and medicine to drive the yin energy to my feet and then used medicine to adjust my body, healing the wounds, but my legs could no longer walk."

"Moreover, it’s uncertain when the yin energy under my feet will erupt. Usually, I rely on the Ghost Valley Inheritor’s prescription to suppress it, but even now, it’s starting to become uncontrollable," Mr. Yun emotionally narrated the entire incident to Lin Tian.

"Do you know why I said that the Sea Eye prolongs my life earlier? There are two reasons: first, because the prescription from the Ghost Valley Inheritor requires Sea Eye Spring Water to achieve maximum efficacy."

"The second reason is that I must stay close to the Sea Eye for an extended period. The Sea Eye Spring Water maintains a constant temperature year-round, being an Unfrozen Spring. The environment here helps suppress my illness, and these two conditions were set by the Ghost Valley Inheritor. It’s the only way I can delay the outbreak of my illness as much as possible."

"Back then, an ancestor discovered this Unfrozen Spring. Now, I rely on it to sustain my life. In the grand scheme, the Unfrozen Spring has protected our Yun family. It has brought health to the Yun family, extended my life; wealth is secondary, life is most crucial. Only when one is alive does wealth have meaning, and that’s why I say the Sea Eye is the lifeline of the Yun family," Mr. Yun said solemnly once again.

Only when one is alive does wealth have meaning. But how many people truly understand this? Lin Tian sighed internally.

"Xiao Tian, I’ve finished telling you about my injury. Do you have any other questions?" Mr. Yun asked.

Lin Tian thought for a moment and said, "I have a few more questions. First, why did the assailants target the Yun family and abduct Yun Tian? Second, given the abilities of Yun family guards, why were the assailants able to act so smoothly?"

"Third, Aunt Wang was also severely injured by the assailants; why was she able to recover, but you weren’t, Old Master?"