Medical and Martial God-Chapter 326: Forcing Ye Xiu to Give Up Revenge
"Really?" Shen Wanqiu’s eyes lit up as she asked, "Are you confident?"
"I never fight a battle I’m not sure I’ll win!" Luo Qianjun declared with almost arrogant confidence. "With my status, and the influence of the Luo Family in Xuanse, Shui Yun City, and even the global business world, Ye Xiu wouldn’t dare deny me this face."
No one present thought Luo Qianjun was boasting. They were certain Ye Xiu would give him face and wouldn’t dare refuse.
The reality was that the Luo Family was fundamentally different from the Shen Family. The Shen Family was a domestic one, and Ye Xiu had only managed to crush them so thoroughly thanks to his influence as Xuanse’s Medicine King. But if the Luo Family were to help the Shen Family, the Official Family would never allow Ye Xiu to use his influence against them. After all, the members of the Luo Family were all citizens of the Black Water Nation. An attack on the Luo Family would be tantamount to an attack on a family from the Black Water Nation. To avoid an international dispute, the Official Family would definitely stop Ye Xiu.
Luo Qianjun’s own identity was even more frightening. They figured that even if he slapped Ye Xiu in public, Ye Xiu wouldn’t dare so much as squeak in protest.
"Why don’t we go find Ye Xiu right now?" Shen Wanqiu said impatiently.
"Why go find him? Just have him come to me," Luo Qianjun said arrogantly, scanning the crowd. "Who has Ye Xiu’s number? Do me a favor and call him. Tell him to come here, that I, Luo Qianjun, want to see him."
Everyone exchanged glances. Aside from Xia Zhiwei, no one there had Ye Xiu’s contact information.
"No need to bother. I’m right here," a voice said.
WHOOSH!
Everyone’s head snapped toward the sound. Only then did they notice a stranger had blended into the crowd.
"Are you Ye Xiu?" Luo Qianjun asked.
"Indeed, he is Divine Doctor Ye!" Jin Lian confirmed his identity aloud.
Once they confirmed this was Ye Xiu, all the young masters and ladies in attendance grew restless. They had come from all over Qi Yun Dao to Qingfeng Road, but not for Luo Qianjun. After Bao Longtu’s business reception, their elders had sent them with a single mission: find a way to get close to Ye Xiu and befriend him, no matter the cost.
"Good that you’re here!" Luo Qianjun walked up to Ye Xiu. "You must have heard what I just said. So, how about it? Give me some face and let the Shen Family go."
Everyone watched Ye Xiu without blinking, eager to know his decision.
"Did we know each other before this?" Ye Xiu asked.
"No!" Luo Qianjun shook his head.
"Then on what grounds do you ask me for face?" Ye Xiu questioned.
HISS!
A sharp, collective intake of breath came from the crowd.
My god! Ye Xiu was incredibly bold! To publicly refuse to give Luo Qianjun face!
"You must not know who I am," Luo Qianjun assumed, thinking this was why Ye Xiu was disrespecting him. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Luo Qianjun, a citizen of the Black Water Nation, an instructor for their Yalu Special Combat Team, and the sole heir to both the Luo Family and the Li Family of Shui Yun City." He finished with a smile, "Now, will you reconsider giving me face?"
The air grew quiet again. Everyone present thought the same as Luo Qianjun: Ye Xiu had refused him only because he was ignorant of his status. Now that he knew of Luo Qianjun’s terrifying background, he would surely give in.
"If I don’t give you face, will you, the Luo Family, and even the Li Family of Shui Yun City join forces with the Shen Family against me?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Shen Wanqiu is my woman. Her enemies are my enemies," Luo Qianjun replied flatly.
"Good. Since you’ve put it that way, let the war begin!" Ye Xiu declared.
Huh?
Luo Qianjun’s confident smile froze on his face. Everyone was dumbfounded. No one had expected that even after learning of Luo Qianjun’s terrifying status, Ye Xiu would still refuse to give him face and declare war on him in public.
"Ye Xiu, is revenge worth your life?" Luo Qianjun asked grimly.
"Since ten years ago, countless people have wanted me dead. I’m still alive, and they’re all dead," Ye Xiu said with a slight smile.
"So arrogant!" Luo Qianjun laughed, looking down on Ye Xiu as if he were an ant. "It seems you still don’t fully grasp what being an instructor for the Yalu Special Combat Team and a citizen of the Black Water Nation means. Allow me to enlighten you—"
"No need!" Ye Xiu cut him off. "Whatever tricks you have, just bring them on. I’ll take them all."
Luo Qianjun’s expression soured. "Fine. Since you’re hell-bent on disrespecting me, I’ll make a move right now. I’ll show you just what kind of influence I, Luo Qianjun, and the Luo Family have in Xuanse." He swept his gaze across the crowd and announced, "Everyone, I am now officially at war with Ye Xiu. Who will you help? Those who support me, stand behind me. Those who support Ye Xiu, stand behind him."
He intended to use this move to isolate Ye Xiu, to make him understand the Luo Family’s influence in the business world of Qi Yun Dao.
However, the moment he finished speaking, everyone—except for Shen Wanqiu—ran to stand behind Ye Xiu.
Luo Qianjun: "???"
How could this be?
"Wow, what a powerful move. You scared me to death!" Ye Xiu said, nearly bursting into laughter.
"You..." Luo Qianjun was both embarrassed and furious. His face flushed red, then went pale, flashing like a strobe light. He looked at the crowd in disbelief and asked, "Everyone, we’ve been friends for years. Why are you helping Ye Xiu instead of me?"
This doesn’t make any sense! These people traveled from all over Qi Yun Dao to welcome me, yet when it was time to choose sides, they all chose Ye Xiu? So the ship of our friendship sinks just like that?
"Luo Qianjun," Jin Lian began, seizing the opportunity to win Ye Xiu’s favor. "Though we have been friends for years, ever since your family members became citizens of the Black Water Nation, our relationship was destined to change. Ye Xiu is the Medicine King of our Xuanse. If a fellow citizen of Xuanse were his enemy, we might stay neutral. But you are a foreigner opposing him. In that case, we must stand with Divine Doctor Ye and present a united front."
Ye Xiu glanced at Jin Lian. This woman is clever. She certainly knows how to seize an opportunity.
"Jin Lian put it perfectly!" Ran Xingchen, the owner of the Starlight Club, strode forward and said, "Ten years ago, the Shen Family used despicable means to frame Divine Doctor Ye, turning the entire country against him. They even hired people to kill his mother and maternal grandparents, and they hunted him relentlessly, forcing him to flee overseas. If he didn’t avenge such a deep-seated hatred, he wouldn’t be worthy of being called human.
"And you, Luo Qianjun, just to win Shen Wanqiu’s favor, you ignore right and wrong, use your power to bully others, and try to force Divine Doctor Ye to abandon his revenge. You’ve disappointed us, your friends. You’ve fallen so far we can barely recognize you anymore."
