Elder Jiang did not know, he shook his head and did not accept the tea: "No need..."
"Drink."
Lin Xiao's voice carried a tone of command.
"This..." Elder Jiang took the teacup. The tea was still scalding hot!
"Drink."
Lin Xiao spoke again: "After you drink it, answer my second question."
"But this..."
Elder Jiang still wanted to say something, but as soon as he saw Lin Xiao's eyes, he quickly blew at the teacup, hoping to cool it down a bit.
Afterward, not sure how hot the tea was, he took a sip. It wasn't too hot.
"You only drank such a small sip?" Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes.
The teacup only held two mouthfuls of tea.
Upon hearing this, Elder Jiang prepared to blow again, but as he lifted the teacup, Lin Xiao's finger pressed against the bottom of the cup.
"If you want this old man to die, just say so," Elder Jiang said directly when he saw Lin Xiao's action.
"Why would I want you to die? I just want you to experience a fate worse than death. As a Heavenly Doctor... as a doctor, do you think what those people in the Ma Nation did was proper?" Lin Xiao pressed Elder Jiang, making him take the second sip.
Clearly, this second sip was very hot, causing Elder Jiang discomfort for a while. However, with such a small cup of tea and Elder Jiang's earlier blowing, it was only slightly hot and could not cause any burns.
He quickly answered Lin Xiao's question: "This matter has nothing to do with me."
"Alright, it has nothing to do with you. You knew everything and you tacitly agreed to everything, right?" Lin Xiao poured him another cup of tea, his gaze unwavering.
Seeing this cup of tea, Elder Jiang's expression changed rapidly. He continued to answer the question: "I found out later, but it was too late."
"Oh? So, someone knew earlier than you but didn't speak up?" Lin Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he put down the teacup: "Was it the other two elders?"
"Elder Hu also didn't know."
Elder Jiang said quickly.
"Then it must be the other one, Elder Yuan, who knew everything all along," Lin Xiao said, withdrawing the two silver needles from Elder Jiang's body.
"Yes, he knew about the Ma Nation's affairs, and he was the one pushing it from behind," Elder Jiang quickly replied. "I only found out later, but the deed was done. Since time couldn't be reversed, and the surgical outcome was good, adding a breakthrough and a new direction to Heavenly Doctor's medical techniques, I chose to turn a blind eye."
"Understood. The result is what matters, and you don't care about the process, is that right?" Lin Xiao roughly understood and then stood up.
Seeing Lin Xiao stand up, Elder Jiang felt a surge of joy, thinking his life was saved.
But his joy had barely appeared when he realized a problem: his body was being held by Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao had a grip on his neck.
"No... Divine Doctor, I truly didn't know! My crimes don't warrant death!"
He frantically shouted, this being his last struggle.
"Indeed, your crimes don't warrant death. It's just a matter of turning a blind eye and aiding evil." Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes, staring at Elder Jiang: "Then, I'll give you a small punishment."
With that, he activated his Qi Absorption Technique.
Pure and potent true qi began to flow from Elder Jiang's body into Lin Xiao's.
"Qi Absorption Technique?!"