Divine Level Witch Doctor

’Zhao Dezhu, didn’t you slander me, claiming I was impersonating your Jinling Zhao Family to swindle people? Fine. I will defeat you in the three areas your Jinling Zhao Family is best known for and most skilled in! I’ll let the world see whether I have any need to impersonate you at all!’

Zhao Yuan stared into the camera lens, sneering as if he could see Zhao Dezhu right through it.

”Arrogant! How utterly arrogant!”

Zhao Yuan’s declaration of a challenge not only caused an uproar at the press conference and in the live stream chat, but it also completely enraged Zhao Dezhu. He shot to his feet, snatched the laptop from the table in front of him, and hurled it across the room.

CRASH! The laptop shattered into pieces.

However, the fire of rage in Zhao Dezhu’s heart did not diminish in the slightest. He paced around the room like an enraged, starving wolf, cursing loudly.

Zhao Jingrou was also furious, stomping her feet as she said, ”That bastard Zhao Yuan actually dares to challenge us! Who does he think he is? What right does he have to challenge us? Dad, let’s just ignore this pathetic clown!”

Although Zhao Dezhu was furious, he hadn’t lost his senses.

He shook his head and said, ”Ignoring him is not an option. Zhao Yuan issued this challenge to our Jinling Zhao Family in front of so many reporters. If we don’t respond, people will say we’re scared, that we have a guilty conscience and don’t dare to accept his challenge. This will cause immense damage to the Jinling Zhao Family’s reputation!”

”Then what do we do?” Zhao Jingrou asked with a frown.

She never would have imagined that her family would suffer one setback after another at Zhao Yuan’s hands, with each loss greater than the last.

After a moment of consideration, Zhao Dezhu said, ”We can only accept Zhao Yuan’s challenge. In fact, we *must* accept it!”

”But won’t that be giving him exactly what he wants?” Zhao Jingrou said resentfully.

Zhao Dezhu snarled, ”Give him what he wants? Heh, as if!” He continued, ”Our Jinling Zhao Family is a Noble Family of medicine with a legacy stretching back hundreds of years. How can the subtlety of our medical arts and the superiority of our Medical Skill be compared to some poor kid from the remote mountains? Since he doesn’t know his own limits, let’s teach him a good lesson! We’ll accept this challenge. And not only will we accept it, but we must also win—and win beautifully! Only then can we restore our damaged reputation. And only then can I vent this hatred in my heart!”

Zhao Jingrou’s mood instantly brightened, and she nodded in agreement. ”Exactly! Our family has countless renowned medical experts. Zhao Yuan is just a first-year medical student. Challenging our medical skills is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot! We’ll definitely crush him until there’s not even dust left!”

Zhao Dezhu picked up his phone and dialed Wang Jiasen’s number.

The moment the call connected, Zhao Dezhu said in a sarcastic tone, ”Brother Jiasen, you’re really something else, aren’t you? Selling me out without a word.”

Hearing this, Wang Jiasen knew that Zhao Dezhu must have been watching the live broadcast. He didn’t feel he had done anything wrong and replied with a cold laugh, ”I was merely stating the truth.”

”A fine ’truth’ indeed,” Zhao Dezhu snorted. ”I’ll remember this. And I will certainly pay you back for it! Don’t say I didn’t warn you. No one who dares to oppose my Jinling Zhao Family has ever come to a good end!”

”You didn’t call just to threaten me, did you, Brother Zhao?” Wang Jiasen paid his threat no mind at all.

’That’s right, your Jinling Zhao Family is indeed powerful, but my Wang Family is no pushover! Especially now that we have the new edition of the *Wushan Medical Tales*, the Wang Family’s medical expertise will surely rise to a new level! We’re not afraid of any tricks or schemes you might have!’

Zhao Dezhu said through gritted teeth, ”Tell Zhao Yuan I accept his challenge! In three days, I will be waiting for him in Jinling!”

Hearing this, Wang Jiasen immediately handed the phone to Zhao Yuan, who was beside him, and repeated what Zhao Dezhu had said.

Zhao Yuan took the phone and said in a deep voice, ”This is Zhao Dezhu, right? In three days, I will arrive at the Jinling Zhao Family’s estate on time. Please make sure to wipe your plaque clean.”

Zhao Dezhu was so angry he started to laugh. He snarled, ”You’ve got a lot of nerve, kid. Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue with all that big talk? You think *you* can take the plaque of my Jinling Zhao Family? You truly don’t know your own strength!”

Zhao Yuan replied, ”We’ll see if I’m overestimating myself when the time comes.”

Zhao Dezhu’s eyes darted around. ”Kid, since this is a challenge, there should be some stakes, right? What happens if you lose?”

”If I lose, I’ll be at your disposal,” Zhao Yuan said without hesitation, then asked, ”And if you lose?”

Zhao Dezhu said with a cold laugh, ”If we lose, we’ll be at your disposal as well! But that’s an outcome that will absolutely never happen.”

”Victory isn’t decided by words, but by strength!” Zhao Yuan retorted.

Zhao Dezhu said in a low voice, ”Then let’s wait and see whose strength is greater!”

After hanging up, Zhao Dezhu turned and ordered the family members behind him, ”Immediately notify everyone in the family who specializes in Pulse Diagnosis, Prescription Medicine, and the Acupuncture Technique! Tell them to drop everything and return home to await orders!”

”Yes, sir!” several family members responded in unison, pulling out their phones to make calls and relay Zhao Dezhu’s orders.

Zhao Jingrou frowned and asked in confusion, ”Dad, we’re just dealing with Zhao Yuan. Is it really necessary to summon all of our family’s experts back home? Isn’t that making a mountain out of a molehill?”

Zhao Dezhu shook his head. ”That kid, Zhao Yuan, is strange. And his responses so far have been handled very well. Although our own carelessness and underestimation of the enemy were factors, we can’t deny that his mind is very sharp. Since he dared to challenge us in front of so many reporters, he must have something to back it up! In this medical competition, he can afford to lose, but our Jinling Zhao Family absolutely cannot! We can’t even afford to lose a single one of the matches! Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit. This time, we must use our strongest forces to crush Zhao Yuan in one fell swoop, giving him no chance to turn the tables!”

Without realizing it, Zhao Dezhu was already treating Zhao Yuan as a formidable opponent, no longer looking down on him as he had before.

Seeing her father take Zhao Yuan so seriously, the anger in Zhao Jingrou’s heart surged once more. She suddenly stood up and started to stride out of the room.

Zhao Dezhu quickly stopped her. ”Where are you going?”

”To beat up Zhao Yuan!” Zhao Jingrou answered.

Zhao Dezhu’s brow twitched. ”Get back here!” he barked. ”We’ve already accepted Zhao Yuan’s challenge. If you go and beat him up now, people will think we have a guilty conscience and are afraid of losing!”

Although Zhao Jingrou stopped, her tone was full of indignation. ”Then what? Are we just supposed to watch him act so arrogantly? I can’t stand it!”

”Even if you can’t, you have to!” Zhao Dezhu commanded. ”In three days, after we’ve defeated Zhao Yuan in the medical competition, you can beat him up however you want. But for now, you must endure!”