Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 1224: Chapter 1223: Furious Reprimand

Chen Benhong had just run over when he saw his father, Chen Yuanchuan, lying on the ground covered in blood; his complexion instantly changed.

”Dad!” Chen Benhong exclaimed, hurrying over.

Chen Yuanchuan was so severely injured, lying on the ground barely clinging to life, he didn’t even have the strength to open his eyes.

Chen Benhong, trembling all over, anxiously said, ”Dad, how... how are you? Are you alright? Please don’t scare me... ”

Chen Yuanchuan couldn’t speak. At that moment, the composed elder walked over from behind and said in a heavy voice, ”Step aside!”

Chen Benhong turned around and said urgently, ”Uncle Jiu, you... please save my dad, save him... ”

The composed elder was, in fact, Chen Yuanchuan’s cousin and ranked ninth, also known as Chen Jiu.

He approached Chen Yuanchuan, took a careful look at his condition, and frowned deeply.

”Uncle Jiu, how is he? What’s the... what’s the situation?” Chen Benhong asked, trembling.

”The injuries are severe. Even if he recovers, he’ll probably only be able to remain a Sovereign at most, unable to enter the realm of Terrestrial Immortal or break through the Sovereign bottleneck anymore!” Chen Jiu said in a grave voice.

”What?” Chen Benhong’s face instantly changed; Chen Yuanchuan was not only his father but also his greatest supporter in becoming the Chen family heir. If Chen Yuanchuan’s strength fell to such a low, wouldn’t that mean he was losing a significant supporter?

”There’s... there’s no way to cure him?” Chen Benhong asked, his voice shaking.

”You make it sound easy!” Chen Jiu retorted coldly, ”With such grave injuries, it’s already not easy to save his life and retain some strength. Cure him? Unless the Su Family of Yanbei steps in, using their Spiritual Medicine, there might still be a chance. Relying on our Chen Family alone, we can’t cure him!”

At this, Chen Benhong immediately shut his mouth. Although the Chen Family relied on the Su Family of Yanbei, they were nothing compared to them. Getting medicine from the Su Family of Yanbei was probably something only the Black Widow could accomplish!

But his relationship with the Black Widow wasn’t at a level where he could ask her for favors. Or to put it another way, it would not be easy for him to even meet the Black Widow!

Chen Jiu took out several elixirs and fed them to Chen Yuanchuan, at least saving his life.

”Uncle Jiu, isn’t there any other way?” Chen Benhong asked in a low voice.

”It’s not that there’s no other way,” Chen Jiu replied, ”any Superlunary Sect should be able to handle it.”

Chen Benhong felt like he wanted to vomit blood. Were Superlunary Sects easy to find? Those sects had a status similar to the Su Family of Yanbei and were utterly out of their league.

”Is there... is there really no other way?” Chen Benhong asked hurriedly, ”Except for the Superlunary Sects, is there no one else who can do it?”

”Not necessarily,” Chen Jiu said again, ”The Divine Physicians Alliance should be able to do it.”

”The Divine Physicians Alliance?” Chen Benhong was taken aback, then he said urgently, ”That’s... isn’t that Su Yang’s Divine Physicians Alliance?”

”Exactly!” Chen Jiu said, ”It’s said that Su Yang’s medical skills are unparalleled, and many of the lost Spiritual Medicines within the Alliance are concocted by Su Yang. The Divine Physicians Alliance now controls numerous Spiritual Medicines; curing diseases and saving people is very simple for them!”

”Uncle Jiu, but... talking about this is pointless...” Chen Benhong said, ”What’s our relation to Su Yang, will he... will he let the Divine Physicians Alliance save my dad?”

”That’s why I keep telling you, don’t go too far in your actions!” Chen Jiu glared at Chen Benhong, ”Why did you provoke Su Yang for no reason? He’s the Alliance Hierarch of the Divine Physicians Alliance and commands it. Aren’t you afraid that you’ll one day fall sick and need their help? Moreover, if you could beat him, there would be nothing to say. Yet, in your own turf of Capital City, you didn’t manage to defeat him, and instead stirred up trouble for yourself. Does that make any sense? In the past few days, you’ve lost face in Capital City, and so has our Chen Family. Is this how you serve our family as the heir?”

Chen Benhong’s face turned red as he said in a low voice, ”Uncle Jiu, this Su has defeated Chen Benhao, ruining the Yanbei Su Family’s marriage arrangement. We’re related to the Yanbei Su Family through marriage. If we don’t handle this matter, won’t others look down on us? Besides, this Su swaggered into Capital City as if he didn’t put any of us in his eyes. If I tolerate this, then I’d be letting others think the Chen Family is cowardly!”

”The sky won’t fall without someone tall to hold it up. Other families haven’t spoken up, yet you’re rushing headlong into this mess. How is that not embarrassing?” Chen Jiu said coldly, ”Moreover, Chen Benhao lost to Su Yang in a fair fight; his loss means his skills aren’t up to par. After their fight, they even became friends. By rights, Su Yang and our Chen Family actually had some goodwill. With what you’ve done, how can we talk about goodwill now?”

”Uncle Jiu, Su has disrupted the Yanbei Su Family’s marriage arrangement, so he surely won’t be on good terms with our Chen Family!” Chen Benhong insisted, ”The Yanbei Su Family certainly won’t let him off; if we befriend him, wouldn’t that make us enemies with the Yanbei Su Family?”

”So you haven’t made an enemy of the Yanbei Su Family, can you ask them to heal your dad?” Chen Jiu said, displeased.

Chen Benhong was at a loss for words and said in a low voice, ”Uncle Jiu, what you’re saying is just twisting the truth...”

”How am I twisting the truth!” Chen Jiu snapped, ”You consider the Yanbei Su Family as in-laws, but how do they see you? They aren’t even acting to resolve their own marriage issue; you ran up there trying to get involved, isn’t that shameful? You’ve done all this, what has the Yanbei Su Family offered you in return? If you ask them for help, will they help you?”

Chen Benhong was speechless, unable to refute. He couldn’t help but recall what Chen Yuanchuan had once said; his Uncle Jiu had some disagreements with the Yanbei Su Family in the past, therefore always harbored antagonism towards them. Now, it seemed to be true!

By logic, someone like his Uncle Jiu, who was on such bad terms with the Yanbei Su Family, shouldn’t have held an influential position within the family.

Yet, since Chen Jiu had remained at the Sovereign level without advancing to Terrestrial Immortal and stayed at this stage after breaking through the bottleneck, his strength had become quite formidable over the years. Moreover, many of those who entered seclusion with him held him in high regard, and many looked to him for direction. This resulted in Chen Jiu having a significant faction within the Chen Family!

Thus, although Chen Jiu wasn’t on good terms with the Yanbei Su Family, nobody in the family dared to challenge his status, which even had a place in the Council of Elders.

Helpless to change that once one becomes an Earth Immortal, one can no longer meddle in mortal affairs. Therefore, the face of the family still needed to be maintained by those below the level of Earth Immortal. It was individuals like Chen Jiu who were pivotal in supporting the Chen Family!