Chapter 559

At this moment, James was extremely tense. He forced a smile and said, "Mr. Johnson, what do you mean by this? Are you suspecting me?" Cyrus also smiled. "Are you feeling guilty? I'm only asking you what the Blood Bat venom is. I didn't mean to accuse you." James couldn't hold it together any longer and snapped, "How would I know? Why do you keep asking me?" "You're one of the young talents in the Summerland medical industry. How could you not know this?" "You—" James felt that he had just been tricked. Nicole giggled and muttered, "James is such an idiot, thinking he can outsmart my mentor." Margot also smiled. She was in a good mood today because Cyrus was going to remove the Blood Bat venom from her father-in-law. She had always hoped that Cyrus could save Marshall and find Wilson. This way, Cyrus would be the Foster family's benefactor. As the daughter-in-law of the Foster family, it was only right that Margot repay Cyrus with her body and the Jade Spell. As Evelyn had predicted, Cyrus did not directly accuse the Sykes family of being the culprits. In the absence of concrete evidence, even Jordan's testimony wouldn't be conclusive. The Sykes family had never publicly acknowledged the identities of the Hayes brothers. Cyrus addressed the Summerland healers, "Mr. Foster Senior mentioned the perpetrator was a healer. That person possesses skills of at least the Rebirth Realm. "Ten years ago, there was no such person in Jorsproburgh. So, this person must be from the Summerland Medical Association. He must be a high-ranking member, and he resides in Centuria." The healers present were once again shocked. The five major families long controlled the Summerland medical industry. Internal strife was inevitable, but no one expected it to deteriorate to this extent. They blatantly violated the ancient medical teachings. Weren't they afraid the young lord of the Hippocrates Sect would destroy them? They were reminded of the bombing of the Hippocrates Sect, the sanctuary of the Grand Doctor. Could it be that these people were behind it? Robert, lacking medical expertise, couldn't detect any signs of venom on Marshall. He noticed Marshall seemed weak, so he rebuked, "Cyrus, you and your nonsense. You're fabricating this Blood Bat venom to frame the Summerland medical industry. "You'd better provide a satisfactory explanation today. Or else, I'll shut down the Jorsproburgh Medical Association immediately." Cyrus nodded and said, "Mr. Jones, since you insist, let's continue. None of you seem to know what Blood Bat venom is. The same goes for you too, Mr. Skyes, the so-called talent of Summerland's medical industry. In that case, I'll—" Before Cyrus could finish, James interrupted him, "Cyrus, please stop dragging me into this every time. Do you think I'll tolerate this forever?" "Of course. You don't know what the venom is," Cyrus replied. "Why, you—" James was almost livid to the brink of madness. "I know," Joseph interjected. Seeing James being toyed around by Cyrus, Joseph couldn't hold back. He replied, "The ancient books in my family's library have records of Blood Bat venom. It is a dark art from southern Gressland. "The Blood Bat pups are as small as insect larvae. They're fed with a special concoction mixed with human blood until they reach maturity. Once grown, they can curl into a ball no bigger than a fingernail. They're so small that a person can swallow them." Cyrus nodded in approval. "Mr. Anderson, you live up to your reputation as a promising youth. Let me ask you, do the ancient books in your family's collection contain methods to dispel this venom?" "No." Joseph shook his head. "So, you don't know how to deal with Blood Bat venom." Joseph sneered, "Do you?" "Knowledge is power, but ignorance is not a disgrace. It only means your skills are lacking. Today, I'll teach you and Mr. Anderson how to neutralize this type of poison," Cyrus said. "I've already reached the level of divine healer," Joseph retorted. Cyrus waved to stop him. "I know. We get it. You're very skilled, yet you lack the knowledge to cure this." Megan couldn't believe what she was seeing. The two young talents from Centuria became bumbling fools in front of Cyrus. They were still too inexperienced. "Alright, take out the Blood Bats. I want to see what the hell they are!" Robert demanded.