Medical and Martial God

Chapter 327: Chapter 327: Show Off Acting Skills

After Ran Xingchen finished speaking, the other young masters and ladies of the elite families chimed in, one after another, passionately denouncing Luo Qianjun for being selfish and unable to distinguish right from wrong, all for the sake of a woman.

Ye Xiu secretly mused, These people will really say anything to get on my good side and collaborate with me.

Luo Qianjun’s face flushed red with shame as he was showered with criticism. He could hardly believe his eyes and ears. He was Luo Qianjun! A citizen of the Black Water Nation, the heir to the Luo Family, and an instructor for the Cliff Deer Special Combat Team. These so-called friends had turned on him in an instant, ganging up to publicly denounce him, each comment more vicious than the last.

”Did something happen that I don’t know about?” Luo Qianjun couldn’t help but ask.

He thought, I have to think this way. Without some benefit, these profit-driven elites wouldn’t be so determined to side with Ye Xiu against me.

”Give your dad a call, then decide whether you want to help the Shen Family deal with me,” Ye Xiu said.

So something I don’t know about really did happen!

Luo Qianjun quickly took out his phone and stepped outside to call his father. He was shocked when he learned that Ye Xiu and the Bao Family were collaborating to enter the medical field. What’s more, financial tycoons from all over the world were voicing their support in video endorsements.

Recalling how he had just boasted about the global business influence of the Luo Family and the Li Family of Shui Yun City, Luo Qianjun felt like he had been slapped in the face. The global influence of the Luo and Li families was miles behind Ye Xiu’s.

”Dad, I have to marry Shen Wanqiu, which means I have to help the Shen Family,” Luo Qianjun said tentatively.

”Are you out of your mind?” his father scolded over the phone. ”Making an enemy of Ye Xiu brings no benefit to our Luo Family, but if we collaborate with him, the gains will be immeasurable.”

”What if I insist on helping the Shen Family?” Luo Qianjun asked.

There was a long silence on the other end of the line before the reply came. ”Then you must kill Ye Xiu to eliminate any future trouble. Before you kill him, find a way to get all the prescriptions inside his head. And you’d better not do it yourself.”

”Alright!”

Luo Qianjun hung up the phone and returned to the hall. Immediately, Ye Xiu and everyone else turned to look at him, all wanting to know what he would ultimately choose. Shen Wanqiu’s palms grew sweaty with nerves. Luo Qianjun’s decision would determine the fate of her and everyone else in the Shen Family.

”Wanqiu!” Luo Qianjun walked up to Shen Wanqiu, a look of guilt and embarrassment miraculously appearing on his face. ”My dad forbids me from making an enemy of Ye Xiu. If I insist on helping the Shen Family, he’ll disown me and kick me out of the Luo Family.”

He planned to feign compliance with Ye Xiu while secretly plotting his move, believing it would increase his chances of success. But Shen Wanqiu was unaware of his true intentions. Hearing that he had ultimately chosen not to help the Shen Family, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her heart instantly turning to ash.

She said, ”Businessmen chase profits. Ye Xiu can bring substantial benefits to the Luo Family, so I can understand why Uncle Luo would forbid you from helping the Shen Family.”

With that, she left the Starlight Clubhouse.

Why should I stay here any longer? Just to let everyone laugh at me?

The young masters and ladies present breathed a collective sigh of relief. They had been genuinely worried that Luo Qianjun would be adamant about helping the Shen Family. That would have forced them to help Ye Xiu go up against both Luo Qianjun and the Luo Family. They weren’t afraid of making an enemy of the Luo Family, but they were afraid of opposing Luo Qianjun himself. After all, his position as an instructor for the Cliff Deer Special Combat Team alone put him in an invincible position.

”Divine Doctor Ye, my apologies for my earlier behavior. I hope you won’t take offense,” Luo Qianjun said, putting on an embarrassed look as he apologized to Ye Xiu. ”Honestly, as a man, it’s only right to risk everything for the woman I love. But I’m not just one person; I have the Luo Family and the Li Family of Shui Yun City behind me...”

He trailed off, his words full of apparent reluctance to part with Shen Wanqiu, conveying the helplessness and heartache of choosing his family over her.

”Your decision was very wise. In the future, you will be grateful for the choice you made today,” Ye Xiu said. Truth be told, he had been ready to issue the Huang Quan Order to have Luo Qianjun stripped of his instructor position in the Black Water Nation.

”Sigh!” Luo Qianjun sighed.

He thought with disdain, So this is the legendary Divine Doctor Ye? He’s not all that. He believed me so easily.

”Alright, we’ve gathered here tonight to have fun, so let’s not let that earlier incident spoil the mood,” Jin Lian said with a smile. ”Yuxin, could you play a piece on the piano to liven things up for everyone?”

”Sure!” Chen Yuxin, one of the Eight Beauties of Jianghuai, readily agreed. She walked over to the piano, sat down, and began to play an elegant tune.

The atmosphere of the party immediately became lively again. As the beautiful melody filled the air, people started approaching Ye Xiu to offer toasts and chat. Ye Xiu graciously welcomed all of them.

Luo Qianjun, however, felt incredibly awkward. I supposedly made peace with Ye Xiu and said I wouldn’t help the Shen Family, so why isn’t anyone coming to talk to me? Just a moment ago, I was the center of attention, and now no one’s paying me any mind. He couldn’t handle the drastic psychological blow from such a sudden fall from grace. After forcing himself to stay for half an hour, he made an excuse and left.

「The Shen Family Estate」

Shen Songshan paced back and forth in the courtyard, anxiously waiting for news from Shen Wanqiu.

”Great-grandfather!” Shen Wanqiu walked in, her face a mask of dejection.

Seeing her expression, Shen Songshan’s heart skipped a beat as a terrible premonition washed over him. He asked, ”You didn’t manage to win over Luo Qianjun?”

Shen Wanqiu recounted the entire incident.

Shen Songshan was stunned for a moment. ”Wasn’t Ye Xiu supposed to kill the Gun God tonight? How did he show up at the Starlight Clubhouse?”

”I don’t know!” Shen Wanqiu shook her head.

Shen Songshan quickly took out his phone and sent an email to the Gun God: ”Gun God, are you still alive?”

After five minutes with no reply, Shen Songshan was horrified. ”Ye Xiu actually killed the Gun God? How did he manage that?”

”Great-grandfather, that’s not important anymore!” Shen Wanqiu said despairingly. ”Tell me... is there really no hope for the Shen Family?”

”Hope? Who would dare to offer it?” Shen Songshan said with a bitter laugh. ”People are very pragmatic these days. The Shen Family can’t offer them any benefits, but Ye Xiu can. No one is willing to forsake the immense benefits Ye Xiu can provide just to help our family.”

”So we can only wait for Ye Xiu’s Butcher’s Knife?” Shen Wanqiu asked, unwilling to accept it.

”Ye Xiu can’t destroy the Shen Family. Tonight, I have already sent Shen Mingxuan and the other nine out of the country. I’ll find a chance to send you away too. As long as you all live, the Shen Family is not truly gone.”

Shen Songshan’s eyes flashed with a vicious light as he continued coldly, ”Once I send you away, I will consume the Blood Pill and take Ye Xiu down with me.”

Shen Wanqiu’s heart filled with desolation. The once-great Shen Family had been pushed into such a dire state by Ye Xiu single-handedly. It was truly a case of what goes around, comes around.

”Wanqiu, my dear, will you play a game of chess with your great-grandfather?” Shen Songshan asked, his expression uncharacteristically gentle.

”Yes!” Shen Wanqiu nodded.

The two entered the villa and began to play. Just as they reached the middle of the game, Shen Songshan’s gaze suddenly sharpened. He glared at the doorway and roared, ”Who’s there?”

”Old Master Shen’s senses are truly sharp!” Luo Qianjun walked in with a smile. ”I managed to sneak into the Shen Family’s residential compound without anyone noticing, yet the Old Master still sensed my presence. After all these years, I never knew the Old Master was also a Martial Artist.”