Medical and Martial God

Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Huge Business Opportunity

”Cough, cough...”

Qing Luan gave a light, embarrassed cough and said seriously, ”We’ve received news that someone in Sang Jing is widely publicizing the story of you cursing out Ba Dao. Clearly, someone wants to use Ba Dao to eliminate you. At first, we paid it no mind, since the whole world knows Ba Dao has been dead for decades. We just... never expected him to still be alive.”

”The person who framed you has a damnable heart!” Azure Dragon said fiercely.

The other National Protector War Gods also gnashed their teeth in anger.

”No one is framing me. I was the one who sent people to Sang Jing to spread insults about Ba Dao. I’ve wanted to kill him for years, but I could never find him. Then, a flash of inspiration gave me this idea,” Ye Xiu said with a wry laugh.

The Eight Great National Protector War Gods were speechless.

Heh. What a character! Does he have nothing better to do?

Qing Luan asked, ”Ba Dao is a super-genius, the likes of which is seen only once every five hundred years. He was undefeated for decades. Are you confident you can kill him?”

”For me, killing Ba Dao will be as easy as slaughtering a pig or a dog,” Ye Xiu said confidently.

After speaking, he looked at the eight of them with a smile, clearly implying that they could leave.

However, the Eight Great National Protector War Gods remained seated, as steady as mountains, showing no intention of leaving.

”Is there anything else?” Ye Xiu asked.

”Well...” Qing Luan stammered, ”Ba Dao, the undefeated powerhouse of the last era, is challenging the current invincible, Huang Quan. A battle of this magnitude only happens once a century. We’re afraid countless people from across the globe will flock to Jin Ye City to watch...”

Ye Xiu finally understood the real reason these eight had come to see him. ”There are tens of millions of Martial Artists worldwide, not to mention all the ordinary people who just want to see the spectacle. The number of ’spectators’ flooding into Jin Ye City will be incalculable. You’re worried the city’s security systems will collapse, so you came to ask me for help?”

The Eight Great National Protector War Gods blushed like bashful brides.

Qing Luan said weakly, ”No country in the world could handle a situation like this. But for you, it would only take a single command. Once you issue the Huang Quan Soul Chasing Order, no one will dare to flock to Jin Ye City just for the spectacle.”

After she spoke, she and the other National Protector War Gods looked at Ye Xiu, their faces filled with a mixture of hope and anxiety. They were terrified he would refuse.

Ye Xiu considered it for a moment, then said, ”I can issue the order. However, you will be responsible for spreading the news that the battle between me and Ba Dao will be live-streamed worldwide...”

Here, Ye Xiu’s tone shifted. ”The livestream will be pay-per-view!”

The corners of the Eight Great National Protector War Gods’ mouths twitched.

Are you kidding me? We’re talking about a matter of national security, and he’s turning it into a business venture? Still, it is a massive opportunity.

Qing Luan said, ”Even at just ten yuan per person, that would be seventy or eighty billion.”

Azure Dragon added, ”And we could sell advertising slots. A global livestream with this much exposure would have astonishing viewership. The advertising revenue would be astronomical, and finding sponsors would be no trouble at all.”

The Eight Great National Protector War Gods all gasped. This challenge from Ba Dao could net Ye Xiu an income in the hundreds of billions.

”Ten yuan is too little,” Ye Xiu said. ”Domestic viewers can watch for free. International viewers who want to watch the livestream will pay 200 gold. That’s far cheaper for them than buying a plane ticket to Jin Ye City to watch in person.”

The scalps of the Eight Great National Protector War Gods tingled. According to Ye Xiu’s plan, this one challenge could earn him trillions of Xuanse Currency. He’d become the richest man in the world overnight!

”Is there anything else? If not, leave now. I have important business to attend to,” Ye Xiu said, making it clear they should go.

The Eight Great National Protector War Gods scrambled to their feet. Qing Luan asked timidly, ”What important business?”

”The Heavenly Dragon Sect is summoning all Martial Artists in Qi Yun Dao to Green Leaf Island to elect the Alliance Hierarch for the Ancient Martial Circle,” Ye Xiu explained. This was something he and Xia Dehe had arranged long ago.

The eyes of the Eight Great National Protector War Gods lit up. ”Can we come and watch?”

Ye Xiu looked at the eight of them with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.

”You know, I won’t be able to make it. I just remembered I have soup simmering on the stove at home.”

”Oh dear, I think I left the gas on.”

”I still haven’t washed the underwear I wore yesterday. I have to get home and take care of that.”

Seeing Ye Xiu’s disapproval, the Eight Great National Protector War Gods quickly made their excuses and fled. The look in his eyes, combined with that smile that didn’t reach them, was just too frightening.

「The Shen Family」

”What? Ba Dao is challenging Huang Quan?” Shen Songshan and Shen Qilin were eating breakfast when they saw the video of Ba Dao’s challenge on television. Both were stunned.

”Ba Dao is still alive?” Shen Songshan exclaimed, suddenly energized.

”Dad, do you know Ba Dao?” Shen Qilin asked.

”I do more than know him. I fought against him 70 years ago,” Shen Songshan said with a proud smile.

”What was the outcome?” Shen Qilin asked. He had never heard this story before.

”At the time, I already possessed strength beyond the War God realm, yet he gravely wounded me with a single blow,” Shen Songshan said with a bitter smile.

”Ba Dao is that strong?” Shen Qilin was aghast. ”Then is he a match for Huang Quan?”

”The era of Huang Quan is likely over.” Shen Songshan was full of confidence in Ba Dao. He continued, ”Ba Dao became a War God at twenty, then honed his Swordsmanship through constant slaughter. At twenty-three, he surpassed the War God realm and became invincible.

”Ba Dao is different from us. He had no advanced Cultivation Technique to take him beyond the War God realm, no sect, and no master to guide him. His Swordsmanship and his Internal Cultivation Methods were all his own creation. He’s globally recognized as a prodigy seen only once in five hundred years.

”When Huang Quan first made his name, people used to say, ’If Ba Dao were still alive, Huang Quan would be a nobody.’

”Now he’s alive, and seventy years have passed. With his talent and his constant pursuit of greater strength, I can’t even begin to imagine how powerful he must be now.”

Shen Qilin’s blood boiled with excitement as he listened. He asked, ”Dad, since you’ve fought Ba Dao before, can you ask him to kill Ye Xiu for us?”

Shen Songshan grew embarrassed. He was nothing compared to Ba Dao; why would the man possibly help him?

”Of course, I can.” Just then, a deep, domineering voice sounded from the doorway.

Shen Songshan and Shen Qilin turned their heads. When they saw the old man walking in, Shen Songshan shot up from his chair as if he were on springs.

”Aoki? You... you...” Shen Songshan’s face was a mixture of shock and terror. He couldn’t understand why Ba Dao would suddenly appear at the Shen Family residence.

”Mr. Shen. It’s been seventy years. You’ve gotten old,” Ba Dao said. He bowed to Shen Songshan in accordance with the customs of Sang Jing, but his face was an emotionless mask. His voice was deep and imperious, and his eyes were filled with aggression.

”Time spares no one,” Shen Songshan said with a bitter smile, hastily inviting him in. ”Aoki, please, sit. Qilin, go make some tea.”

Aoki sat expressionlessly across from Shen Songshan. Meanwhile, Shen Qilin, a man in his sixties or seventies, fumbled about like a flustered youth as he awkwardly prepared the tea.

”Aoki, didn’t you say you were going to Jin Ye City in three days to challenge Huang Quan? Why have you suddenly come to Qingfeng Road?” Shen Songshan asked cautiously.

”Before I challenge Huang Quan, I have a small matter to attend to,” Ba Dao stated, his face devoid of expression. ”I hope you can help me find Ye Xiu, Mr. Shen. Qingfeng Road is too large, and I cannot find him on my own.”