Sun Luo's brows furrowed even tighter. "But I've crossed hands with that trash. Aside from relying on so minor clever tricks and sches, he's completely useless."
"Ouyang Shuang died because your Huang Family employed a piece of trash, not because Xu Ke was formidable."
The obstinate Sun Luo couldn't stand hearing Huang Sheng praise Xu Ke and naturally wanted to vehently counter.
Huang Sheng sneered, no longer affording Sun Luo any courtesy. "Then according to you, Elder Sun, you think you could handle it all by yourself?"
"In that case, our Huang Family's bunch of so-called trash won't bother helping."
He was furious.
What on earth is this Sun Luo? That sentence didn't just insult Ouyang Shuang, it insulted our entire Huang Family.
Seeing this, Sun Luo knew he had angered Huang Sheng and hurriedly changed his tune. "I didn't an anything by it, I was just concerned about the cost. After all, hiring five Innate Maestros isn't cheap."
Huang Sheng scoffed coldly. "Then why doesn't Elder Sun just go by himself? If anything happens, I'll be sure to give Brother Ting a full report."
His weak spot having been prodded, Sun Luo beca anxious. "Don't be like that, Young Master Sheng. I was wrong. My apologies. Let's just focus on how to deal with Xu Ke!"
Seeing this, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Huang Zhenyang's eyes.
Huang Sheng really knows how to handle people.
Only then did Huang Sheng take a deep breath. "Alright. The pressing matter at hand is to find a way to restrain Wang Wu. We also need reinforcents..."
"Reinforcents?" Sun Luo raised an eyebrow. This ti, he didn't feel like Huang Sheng was poking at a sore spot, unlike Huang Zhenyang had.
"It's indeed expensive for us to hire Innate Martial Artists on our own," Huang Sheng said with a slight smile. "But what if we get soone else to foot the bill?"
Just at that mont...
CLICK.
The door to the room suddenly opened.
A person walked in from outside.
Sun Luo's and Huang Zhenyang's pupils imdiately shrank.
It was Ye Fan!
...
Sitting on the balcony of the Junyue Residence, Xu Ke saw the view before him for the first ti, feeling a sense of renewal.
"I just changed the dressing, so you can rest assured," Xu Ke said, holding his phone.
On the other end was Wong Qifu. "That's good. Also, thanks to the text you sent this morning, Qi Ya and I made up. It seems your words carry more weight with my sister than mine do."
Wong Qifu's tone suddenly beca very subtle.
Sensing danger, Xu Ke quickly let out a dry laugh. "That's just because you two sisters have a good relationship."
"And another thing, when are you coming to teach her dicine?" Wong Qifu's tone remained just as subtle.
Xu Ke swallowed dryly. "Let her study on her own. That's how I started, too. I guarantee that once she's finished, she'll be a Divine Doctor second only to my master and in the entire country."
Wong Qifu laughed in exasperation. "When you're being shaless, you don't have to drag your master into it."
Xu Ke was indeed boasting that he and Ren Gu were the top two Divine Doctors in the country.
"No way," Xu Ke declared with righteous indignation. "My master is even more shaless than I am."
"Be careful he doesn't co after you for disrespecting your elder."
Xu Ke chuckled.
Only then did Wong Qifu let him off the hook. "Alright, no need to be so guarded. Just rember to co over and teach her later."
"Okay."
"By the way, where did you go this afternoon?" Wong Qifu asked.
"I went to the Dapeng Comrcial Society," Xu Ke replied. "I had Brother Duan help test out sothing new."
"What is it?"
"Do you rember the Dragon Essence I ntioned to you last ti?"
"Dragon Essence?! You an from the ring that revived you?"
"That's right. The reason I fainted at the Zhou family's ho last night was because..."
Xu Ke proceeded to tell Wong Qifu everything about why he had fainted at the Zhou residence and how he had resolved the issue of the Dragon Essence entering his body.
After hearing his explanation, Wong Qifu finally understood. "So that's what happened. And Elder Master Zhou just gave you the Dragon Ring he brought back from Gaojing like that?"
Xu Ke touched his nose. "Yeah."
Wong Qifu pondered for a mont. "How much was it?"
Xu Ke gave a wry smile. "They wouldn't take any money for it."
"We can't be indebted to them. What if they start asking you to save this person and that person later?" There was a hint of complaint in Wong Qifu's voice. She was starting to get scarred by Xu Ke's healing escapades. Normal Divine Doctors cured illnesses with dicine, but every ti Xu Ke saved soone, he ended up in trouble.
Xu Ke smiled. "It's fine. They thought the ring was a curse, so they were actually thanking for taking it off their hands."
Seeing that Xu Ke had no intention of paying, Wong Qifu didn't press further and changed the subject. "So, does that an the Dragon Rings you need might be in the Gaojing Imperial Mausoleum?"
Xu Ke considered it. "Probably, but precious cultural relics like that can't just be tampered with."
He knew Wong Qifu was planning to help him find these treasures containing Dragon Essence!
"The Qin family deals in antiques overseas," Wong Qifu ntioned, setting her sights abroad.
Xu Ke fell silent, suddenly tempted. He had a good relationship with Qin Ya; perhaps he could use that connection to ask around. On second thought, however, he decided to put the idea aside for now.
"No rush," Xu Ke said. "The one I have now will last a long ti. For now, you should focus your money on running the company, not spend it recklessly."
When it ca to ancient artifacts like these, the prices were likely astronomical. Furthermore, without the right connections, you might not even be able to buy them. Zhou Hongsheng had probably gone to incredible lengths just to acquire that one ring. If Wong Qifu were to start searching now, it would cost a great deal of ti, favors, and money. It simply wasn't worth it at this stage. Besides, the ring he currently had was more than enough to help him reach the Innate stage, so there was no need to search elsewhere.
Wong Qifu paused for a mont. "Alright... But you'll need more eventually. I'll have soone keep an eye out for you."
This ti, Xu Ke didn't refuse. "Alright!"
"By the way, I'm planning to go to the Martial Alliance tomorrow."
"The Martial Alliance?" Wong Qifu was startled.
Xu Ke spoke slowly, "I've got my hands on the evidence of what Ye Fan did to the Wang Family..."
「The next day, at nine in the morning.」
Standing at the entrance of a venue with a sign that read "Tianhai Martial Arts Association," Xu Ke quietly waited for the doors to open, a bag slung over his back.
At that mont, a middle-aged man in a security uniform, his face unshaven and looking to be in his fifties, began to raise the rolling shutter and push open the glass doors.
"Hello?" The security guard was taken aback as soon as he opened the door.
Why is soone here the second we open?
Xu Ke approached. "Hello! My na is Xu Ke, and I'm looking for Chairman Chen."
"Chairman Chen? He went to the provincial capital."
Xu Ke was taken aback. "Oh..." He had decided to co to the Martial Arts Association yesterday but had forgotten to call and make an appointnt.
"However, even if Chairman Chen were here, your matter wouldn't go straight to him," the security guard explained. "You can submit it to one of the lower departnts."
Xu Ke was stunned. He was just about to say he was there to report the Ye Family for unfair business competition when a grating voice echoed from behind them.
"Are you that free, Hua Xingxue? Chatting with a worthless freeloader first thing in the morning. Are you tired of your job?"
Xu Ke's expression instantly darkened as he turned to look inside the venue.
A young man was walking out, his face filled with disdain.
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