Chapter 74

Cao Yuan?

Ye Qiu muttered softly, "Why does this name sound familiar? It's as if I've heard it somewhere before..."

Suddenly, he remembered.

Wasn't that the name of the middle-aged man with the strange attire he saw at the operating room door earlier?

Could he be the leader of Longmen, the Ninth Thousand Years?

Ye Qiu quickly ran into the hospital, heading straight for the operating room. When he arrived, no one was there anymore.

"Where is the patient who was just in there?" Ye Qiu asked the nurse hurriedly.

"He has been transferred to a ward," the nurse replied.

"Which ward?"

"301."

Ye Qiu rushed to Ward 301. Upon entering, he saw a nurse changing Han Long's IV and couldn't help but ask, "What about the middle-aged man who was with him?"

"He's already gone."

"Gone? Where did he go?"

"I don't know." The nurse, seeing Ye Qiu out of breath, thought he was worried about Han Long's condition and smiled, saying, "Doctor Ye, you don't need to worry. His vital signs are all normal. He'll be fine with some rest."

"Oh."

Ye Qiu responded absentmindedly and instructed, "Call me when the patient wakes up."

"Sure."

Back in his office, Ye Qiu was still thinking about what the Dragon King had said.

"Baoyujing is the eldest grandson of the old patriarch of the Bai family in the capital, and is known as one of the two great heroes of the world alongside Champion Hou Xiao Jiu. He is also Bai Bing's cousin."

What kind of background does this Bai family have?

What does Baoyujing do?

Ye Qiu decided to look it up. He turned on his computer and typed "Bai family in the capital" into Baidu.

Instantly, tens of thousands of news articles appeared.

The headlines were more shocking than the last:

"Record of the oldest general among the founding marshals—General Bai Jingyao!"

"Founding marshals of the Bai family: Three generals in one family, two commanders in father and son!"

"..."

There were countless similar news articles.

But without exception, the main character in all these news articles was the old General Bai Jingyao.

Although Ye Qiu paid little attention to current affairs, he had heard of the old General Bai's name.

Old General Bai Jingyao is over a hundred years old, one of the few remaining founding generals, and has achieved remarkable military accomplishments.

Could Bai Bing's grandfather be the old General Bai?

No, the old patriarch is over a hundred years old. By age, his son should be at least in his seventies, and his grandson at least in his forties or fifties.

Moreover, Ye Qiu did not find any mention of Baoyujing in these news articles.

He then read through more news articles.

Finally, he found an article on a self-media platform titled, "Exclusive Revelation: The Bai Family in the Capital!"

Ye Qiu opened it and read carefully.

The more he read, the more astonished he became.

Old General Bai Jingyao came from a poor family, later joined the military, and participated in countless wars. After the founding of the country, he was appointed as a general.

Later, he served through three administrations and became a pillar of the military.

Not only that, but even in his late fifties, the old General Bai had two sons.

The elder son, Bai Jianguo, served as the commander of a certain southwestern unit. At the age of forty, he was already a general, the youngest in the military at the time, with a bright future. However, he died in a car accident three years ago.

The younger son, Bai Jianjun, is now forty-seven years old and serves as the chief of staff of a certain southwestern unit. He was promoted to general last year.

This article mentioned Baoyujing.

Although the name Baoyujing was replaced with letters, Ye Qiu guessed who it was.

There was little information about Baoyujing, only that he is Bai Jianjun's son and has a nickname, "Heavenly Baoyujing," and is known as one of the two great heroes of the world alongside Champion Hou Xiao Jiu.

At the end of the article, there was a large family photo of the Bai family.

It was taken during the old General Bai's 105th birthday last year, when the highest leader, Old Tang, visited him and took a photo with the Bai family members.

The old General Bai was sitting in the center, wearing a traditional Chinese robe, looking very spirited. Old Tang was sitting on the left, and his younger son, Bai Jianjun, on the right.

A group of people surrounded them.

Among these people, Ye Qiu recognized a familiar face—Bai Bing!

Sure enough, Director Bai is the granddaughter of the old General Bai.

Actually, from the moment he first saw Bai Bing, Ye Qiu had sensed from her noble demeanor and stunning beauty that she was not an ordinary person. He just didn't expect her to have such a powerful background.

Ye Qiu had another question in his mind.

With such a strong background and being a high-achieving returnee, why would Director Bai choose to stay at Jiangzhou Hospital?

With Bai Bing's background and education, she could have joined any hospital in the country, yet she chose to stay at Jiangzhou Hospital.

Why?

After that, Ye Qiu took another look at the photo, trying to see what Baoyujing looked like.

However, in this photo, apart from Old Tang, the old General Bai, and Bai Jianjun, there were no other men.

"Strange! In such an occasion, Baoyujing shouldn't be absent. Why isn't he here?"

Ye Qiu searched online for a while and was even more surprised.

He couldn't find any information about Baoyujing online, not even a single photo.

This guy is very mysterious!

Closing the webpage, Ye Qiu began to see patients.

After seeing a few patients, Ye Qiu felt restless and asked the nurse to stop calling patients.

The Ninth Thousand Years didn't stay at the hospital to accompany the injured man. What could he be doing?

Could it be…

Ye Qiu suddenly stood up, startling the nurse beside him.

"Doctor Ye, what's wrong?" the nurse asked.

"Please take a leave for me from Director Bai. Tell her I have something to do outside."

Ye Qiu rushed out, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Yunwu Mountain.

The Ninth Thousand Years came to Jiangzhou to subdue the underground forces in the city. His first target would be the Dragon King.

Considering that the Ninth Thousand Years was attacked in Jiangzhou last night and several of his guards were killed, whether or not the Dragon King was responsible, he is a prime suspect.

Since the Ninth Thousand Years is not at the hospital with the injured man, there is only one possibility: he has gone to confront the Dragon King.

"Driver, go faster."

Ye Qiu was anxious and kept urging the taxi driver.

...

Yunwu Mountain.

The Dragon King's residence.

"Dragon King, I have packed everything and am ready to leave," Zhao Yun said.

The Dragon King was holding his grandson, Xiao Hu, the little boy who had fallen into Jing Lake a few days ago and was saved by Ye Qiu. He stroked Xiao Hu's head and said, "Xiao Hu, you must listen to Uncle Zhao Yun, study hard, and strive to become a useful person in the future, okay?"

"Okay." Xiao Hu nodded and asked, "Grandpa, are you not going abroad with us?"

The Dragon King smiled, "I'm old and can't move much. Come back to see me when you grow up."

"But Grandpa, I don't want to leave you." Xiao Hu hugged the Dragon King tightly.

At this moment of parting, even this powerful underground boss of Jiangzhou had tears in his eyes.

"Xiao Hu, remember to always listen to Uncle Zhao Yun, no matter what."

"Okay."

"Zhao Yun, I entrust Xiao Hu to you."

"Don't worry, I, Zhao Yun, will never let you down in my life."

"I trust you. Take Xiao Hu and go!" The Dragon King waved his hand.

Thud!

Zhao Yun suddenly knelt down, kowtowed three times to the Dragon King, then pulled Xiao Hu and resolutely walked out of the courtyard.

At that moment, a faint voice came from the doorway.