In a short time.

The courtyard was eerily quiet.

The color drained from Jiang Rui's face, then suddenly flushed red. He pointed at Ye An, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Is this person crazy?


"Hahaha! Sister Yu'er, your friend is really... so interesting!"

He thought this was hilarious; did this kid want to die even faster?

Not only do they agree to fight, but they also want to fight two at once?

Master Wang's face darkened. He had always thought Ye An was just an immature child and hadn't taken him seriously.

But now, these words sound like a blatant insult to him.

Master Wang sneered. Did they really think he was just an ordinary martial arts practitioner or a martial arts champion?

How dare a mere brat look down on him to this extent? Only someone who can fight alongside him is worthy of being his opponent?

On the third side, the middle-aged man in the Tang suit who had been resting with his eyes closed slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Ye An, his eyes showing no emotion, and then closed them again.

"Hehehe, what a remarkable Doctor Ye..."

At the head of the table, Jiang Xiaotian couldn't help but speak up, looking at Ye An with surprise in his eyes.

He offered a way out, but the young man not only refused to come down, he started dancing on the roof.

Jiang Tianxiong was overjoyed, fearing Ye An might change his mind, so he immediately stood up and said eagerly, "Since Dr. Ye has such an interest, that's wonderful!"

"Father, I think it would be better if we let Doctor Ye start the martial arts sparring this afternoon, along with Master Wang and Mr. Chen, whom my third brother invited, to have a 'sparring session'."

He emphasized the word "exchange" and wore a fake smile: "Let's stop here and keep things peaceful."

……

A room inside the manor.

Jiang Tianhai, with his back to Jiang Yu'er, looked out the window, his voice filled with suppressed exhaustion and anger.

"You said you were confident in the manpower available to help, and this is what you've ended up with?"

He turned around, rubbed his forehead, and looked utterly helpless.

Over the years, he has always presented himself as indifferent to fame and fortune in front of outsiders, showing little interest in the position of family head.

But with the Jiang family's immense wealth and fortune, who could truly resist?

The eldest brother, Jiang Tianxiong, is almost sixty years old. He was born to his father and his first wife.

He and his third brother, Jiang Tianhe, were both in their early forties and were born to a second wife.

As the second son, he was caught in the middle, pleasing neither side.

His eldest brother viewed him as an outsider, while his third brother always felt that he was in the way.

With great difficulty, her father fell critically ill, and it was his daughter, Yu'er, who went to great lengths to obtain a miraculous elixir, which extended her father's life.

This incident suddenly made his second wife's position in the old man's heart much more important.

He saw hope, a hope to seize the position of head of the family.

He even felt that at this year's annual meeting, as long as the foreign aid he invited didn't perform too badly, even if it wasn't the best, as long as it wasn't at the bottom, he was confident he could compete for a spot.

The Jiang family's influence in Shanghai extends to the three surrounding provinces.

Jiangnan Province, Dongjiang Province, and Wudong Province.

Wudong Province has the strongest martial arts forces, with numerous sects of all sizes. It is said that some of these hidden sects even have beings at the divine realm who have surpassed the martial arts celestial beings.

Jiangnan Province is second, but Yaowang Valley is located there, where the business of elixirs and medicinal herbs is extremely large, and it is also located by the sea, making it a commercially developed area.

The worst is Dongjiang Province, which is mostly mountainous and doesn't offer much profit.

In previous years, his second wife was the weakest, and each time she could only be assigned to the poorest province, Dongjiang.

This year is his best chance to turn things around.

But Jiang Yu'er, his most prized daughter, actually brought such an arrogant and ignorant boy so carelessly at this crucial moment.

The more Jiang Tianhai thought about it, the more he couldn't suppress his anger.

"Dad, Doctor Ye, he..." Jiang Yu'er wanted to explain, but found that the force still prevented her from revealing Ye An's identity.

She gave a wry smile, guessing that even if she said it out loud, her father would think she had lost her mind...

"A miracle doctor?" Jiang Tianhai interrupted her, his voice suddenly rising, "What miracle doctor? A charlatan who hasn't even read a book and only spouts a few mystical theories, dares to call himself a master?"

"He publicly contradicted his elders and humiliated Jiang Rui from your third uncle's family, and now he wants to fight two against one? Does he think our second branch of the family hasn't lost enough face?"

Jiang Tianhai paced back and forth in the room in anger.

"Let me tell you, if he loses this afternoon and disgraces our second branch of the family, I don't care who he is, he'll be kicked out of the Jiang family immediately!"

Jiang Yu'er bit her lip, her eyes slightly red.

She knew the pressure her father was under, and she also knew how much he valued this annual meeting.

But she trusted her own judgment more.

Ye An is definitely not the kind of charlatan his father described.

She took a deep breath, looked at her father, and said, word by word, "Dad, what if he wins?"

Jiang Tianhai suddenly stopped and turned to look at his daughter, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Win? What does he have to win with? His mouth?"

"Master Wang isn't some random martial arts expert; my eldest brother spent a fortune to bring him from the north! That Mr. Chen from the third branch of the family, although he hasn't shown his skills much, I've heard that he's an elder of an ancient sect in Wudong Province, and his strength is only above Master Wang's!"

"He's just a kid who hasn't even grown his first hair, taking on two people? Tell me, how does he expect to win?"

Jiang Tianhai's voice was filled with disappointment.

Jiang Yu'er did not argue further; she simply looked at her father quietly, her eyes calm.

"Dad, just wait and see."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked out of the room.

Watching his daughter's departing figure, Jiang Tianhai stood there stunned for a long time before slumping down on the sofa.

It’s over.

This time, his second wife will probably waste another hard-won opportunity and become a laughing stock in the entire Jiang family.

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