It was like a bolt from the blue. The immense joy Li Yang felt from catching thirteen Bluefin Tuna was instantly washed away.

’My father is missing, and he left a message for Mom?’

’What did he mean, telling Mom, me, and my sister to go on and live good lives? The implication was obvious!’

However, after being stunned for less than two seconds, Li Yang snapped back to reality and quickly asked, "Mom, what exactly is going on?"

...

「One day earlier.」

Zhao Rou had felt a sharp pain in her lower back. At Li Guohai’s strong insistence, she went to the hospital for a check-up.

Zhao Rou had been experiencing occasional back pain before, but it always went away after a short while, so she hadn’t paid it much mind.

But the test results were a true bolt from the blue: Zhao Rou also had cancer, and it was late-stage pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer typically shows almost no symptoms in its early stages. By the time it’s noticeable, it’s already in the middle or late stages.

"Late-stage cancer?"

Hearing Zhao Rou’s words, Li Yang was stunned. ’My mother has cancer too?’

Zhao Rou was clearly not concerned about her own health at that moment. Her voice was full of urgency and tinged with tears as she said, "Yangyang, after your dad found out, he immediately called the Zhao family, wanting to get an Anticancer Agent. An hour later, my older brother came. I don’t know what he said to your dad, but afterward, your dad left by himself when I wasn’t looking. Now I don’t know where he is!"

Her voice was filled with anxiety. Who could imagine what Zhao Rou was feeling right now, having just learned about her own condition only for her beloved husband to suddenly disappear?

"The Zhao family?"

Hearing Zhao Rou’s words, Li Yang’s expression changed, and a dark, gloomy look instantly appeared on his face.

Before, his mother had taken him and his sister to beg that man, Zhao Qianxing. She had even kneeled, but Zhao Qianxing hadn’t spared them a single glance. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Since then, he hadn’t had a shred of goodwill for the Zhao family and even felt a trace of hatred for Zhao Qianxing, his so-called grandfather.

And now, it was the arrival of a member of the Zhao family again that had led to his father’s crisis.

Li Yang knew his father, Li Guohai, wouldn’t just leave for no reason. His mother’s older brother must have said something to him.

His face dark, Li Yang quickly said, "Mom, don’t worry. I’m coming to Hu City right away. Dad will be fine. There are security cameras everywhere these days; we’ll definitely be able to find a trace of him."

Right now, the person who needed comforting the most was his mother.

After managing to calm his mother down a little, Li Yang called Li Xue.

Li Xue had also heard the news. She said hurriedly, "Yangyang, I’m heading to Hu City now to be with Mom. You should get here as soon as you can."

"Got it, Sis," Li Yang nodded quickly.

After hanging up, Li Yang’s face remained cold, his gaze dark.

Seeing his expression, the others on the boat no longer dared to be so cheerful. The smiles vanished from their faces.

From Li Yang’s phone call, they could roughly tell that something had happened to his family.

"Xiaoyang."

Just then, Li Jun walked over and asked, "Did something happen with my uncle?"

He was Li Yang’s first cousin and also the nephew of Li Yang’s father, Li Guohai, so naturally, he was concerned about Li Yang’s family affairs.

Li Yang’s face fell slightly as he briefly explained the situation.

Upon hearing the news, Li Jun’s expression changed as well.

On the way back to shore, Li Yang frequently called Li Xue. Two hours later, he finally received news that Li Guohai had been found.

Li Guohai had actually gone to the seaside. Fortunately, someone noticed something was wrong and pulled him back.

Hearing this, the weight on Li Yang’s heart was finally lifted.

But he still felt a wave of lingering fear. He could imagine that if that person hadn’t noticed something was off with Li Guohai, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

"Sis, can you put Dad on the phone? I want to say something to him," Li Yang said quickly after hearing the news.

Hearing this, Li Xue shook her head and said, "Yangyang, Dad doesn’t want to talk right now."

Hearing Li Xue say this, Li Yang had no choice but to say, "Sis, then please tell Mom and Dad that I caught thirteen huge Bluefin Tuna. Based on the valuation, they’re worth at least eighty million, maybe even more. Including the large yellow croakers from before and everything else, I have a good chance of buying an Anticancer Agent."

For his parents, the most useful thing right now was the Anticancer Agent, so of course Li Yang had to tell them.

’Before, we only needed one. Now we just need two. I’ll definitely be able to get them!’

This time, when he returned to Hu City, Li Yang had already decided to tell Li Guohai about his cultivation.

As his father, he believed Li Guohai was one of the people in the world who would protect him the most.

However, it wasn’t something to be said over the phone. He could only tell him when he was in Hu City.

"Yangyang, you said thirteen Bluefin Tuna, valued at over eighty million?" Li Xue said, shocked.

After a moment of shock, a look of joyful surprise appeared on her face.

Li Yang had told her before that an Anticancer Agent cost around 120 to 130 million.

Before, that was undoubtedly an astronomical price to her, but now, her little brother seemed to have already earned over a hundred million!

The Anticancer Agent no longer seemed so out of reach.

"Yes, Sis. I’ll send you the photos of the Bluefin Tuna right now. Also, I’ve already contacted the Xuan City auction house. Uncle Qin will come to Coastal City immediately..." Li Yang quickly explained the situation.

On the other end, Li Xue looked at the pictures of the Bluefin Tuna on her phone and hurried to her parents’ side.

At that moment, Li Guohai seemed to have lost his spirit, and Zhao Rou was comforting him.

Seeing this, Li Xue handed her phone over and said, "Dad, Mom, Yangyang just called. He said his fishing boat caught thirteen Bluefin Tuna, and he’s contacted Uncle Qin from the Xuan City auction house. According to the estimate, the tuna can be sold for at least eighty million. Yangyang said that money might be enough to buy an Anticancer Agent..."

She quickly relayed the whole story.

Hearing this, Zhao Rou suddenly had a reason for persuasion. She said quickly, "Brother Hai, did you hear what Xiaoxue said? Yangyang caught a lot of Bluefin Tuna worth over eighty million. If they’re auctioned, the price might be even higher. Yangyang can buy an Anticancer Agent!"

Li Guohai had also heard what Li Xue said. A glimmer of life finally returned to his eyes. He said, "Xiaoxue, is what you’re saying true?"

"Of course it’s true, Dad."

Li Xue said quickly, "Look, here are the pictures Yangyang sent. The photos are from the fishing boat Yangyang bought. Dad, you’ve seen what that boat looks like. Yangyang definitely wouldn’t lie to us."

She showed the photos to Li Guohai.

...

「Jing City.」

In an office in a skyscraper, Zhao Qianxing stood silently, gazing out at the scene below through a glass window.

His expression was indifferent. As the helmsman of a top-tier corporation, he was stern and unsmiling, and countless people feared him.

BUZZ...

Suddenly, Zhao Qianxing’s phone rang.

"Dad, Li Guohai left the hospital and went to the seaside to try and kill himself, but he was discovered and sent back to the hospital."

A man’s voice came from the phone.

Zhao Qianxing nodded and said, "Good, I understand."

He had previously learned that his daughter, Zhao Rou, had cancer. Zhao Qianxing still had feelings for his daughter and was willing to buy an Anticancer Agent for her.

That was why he had sent his eldest son, Zhao Kun, directly to Hu City.

"What a useless piece of trash. Can’t even die cleanly!"

Hanging up the phone, an incredibly dark look appeared on Zhao Qianxing’s face.

Thinking of the news he had received earlier, Zhao Qianxing’s heart filled with immense rage.

’King Level... that’s King Level! A King Level expert, of which there are fewer than ten in the entire Hua Country!’

’If we hadn’t made that wrong move back then, the Zhao family’s relationship with that King Level expert would have been unbreakable. The entire family’s status would have risen dramatically. But that Li Guohai ruined everything!’

’The Zhao family lost its chance to become one of the top families in Hua Country!’