At this mont, He Yongkun and others were gathered around Ye Shanhe, carefully accompanying him on the way back to the hospital room.
"Master Shan, not to be nosy, but how can you be sure that kid will really show up at Bishui Pond? Won’t he run away?"
He Yongkun asked doubtfully, now understanding Ye Shanhe’s strategy.
A duel must not have anyone interfering, and with no support from the Ye Family arriving in ti, eliminating Chen Xiaobei by way of a duel is the best approach.
But if Chen Xiaobei chooses to be shaless and avoids the fight, it seems he might live a few days longer.
The key is, Chen Xiaobei is really shaless and quite arrogant!
Today he dared to attack Ye Shanhe, and He Yongkun shuddered at what he might do if he lives a few more days.
"Haven’t you noticed? Chen Xiaobei has an ego bigger than the sky; he looks down on everyone. In his eyes, killing Iron Fist Ancestor with a flick is possible. If you were him, would you choose to avoid a duel that you’re certain to win?"
Ye Shanhe said calmly.
"Probably not..."
Thinking of Chen Xiaobei’s arrogant actions today, He Yongkun’s face darkened: "It’s because he can’t see reality that he dares to be so arrogant!"
"A re Half-step Heavenly Rank wants to duel with Iron Fist Ancestor? Pure fantasy!"
He Yongkun said with a tense face: "With Master Shan’s support, Iron Fist Ancestor’s strength has greatly increased, making it obvious that Chen Xiaobei would not win the duel. Yet the audacity to strike Master Shan today—he couldn’t atone even if he died a thousand tis!"
Referring to the slap earlier, though Ye Shanhe claid not to let Chen Xiaobei affect his emotions, he couldn’t help but feel angry inside.
In so many years, only Chen Xiaobei had brought him such humiliation!
"I’ll just consider it being disgusted by a pest; it’s trivial. What I’m most worried about now is actually not Chen Xiaobei, but the Qin Family."
"The Qin Family? Haven’t they broken ties with Chen Xiaobei?"
He Yongkun asked in surprise. His daughter had inford him of this matter, otherwise, he wouldn’t have imdiately planned to marry off He Zixuan to Guo Yingqiang.
"Things aren’t as simple as they seem. That old fox Qin Zhengyang wouldn’t easily let go of Chen Xiaobei, a genius in dicine. I think he’s deliberately pushing Chen Xiaobei to a breaking point, just to wait for him to plead for help!"
Ye Shanhe sneered.
"You can even play like this?"
He Yongkun was fully surprised; as the Magistracy of Songshan County, he hadn’t guessed the Qin Family’s plans. Now looking at it, staying in a backwater like Songshan would never really broaden one’s horizons.
"It’s just the art of manipulating people that great families employ; nothing out of the ordinary to us."
"This ti the Qin Family hasn’t brought any experts—when Chen Xiaobei is near death, you and Elder Ming must keep an eye on them. If they dare to break the rules to intervene, you must stop them!"
"Rest assured, Master Shan, leave it to !"
He Yongkun promised confidently. As the Magistracy of Songshan County, he wasn’t short on manpower, and with Elder Ming’s help, he was confident in keeping the Qin Family in check.
"Master Shan’s strategies are flawless."
He Yongkun was genuinely astonished; it wasn’t flattery but sincere admiration for Ye Shanhe’s foresight in anticipating the Qin Family’s possible moves.
After all, duels are bound by rules, but rules only restrict those below; for the Qin Family, trampling the rules is possible with a price to pay.
No wonder Ye Shanhe could beco a core figure within the Ye Family despite being just a son-in-law.
Such deep and tactical thinking left even soone like He Yongkun, accustod to political arenas, filled with respect.
"Character determines fate; with Chen Xiaobei’s personality, paired with his ager strength, it’s only a matter of ti before he’s dood. How could he possibly compete with !"
"My true opponent has always been the Qin Family. A re Chen Xiaobei dying at Bishui Pond is sufficient; he isn’t worthy of my attention!"
Ye Shanhe scoffed disdainfully, his expression arrogant.
He regarded Chen Xiaobei as rely a pawn on the chessboard of great figures, having already sentenced him to death in his heart!
As they were discussing this, in a luxurious hotel room.
Qin Zhengyang looked grimly at a set of photos: "Has the one who hurt Elder Ming been found?"
The photos displayed Elder Ming walking down the street, wearing only underwear and missing an ear.
This was captured by the Qin Family.
"Not yet clear, but surely related to Chen Xiaobei—no wonder he’s so confident, there’s soone backing him."
Qin Shihua furrowed her brow slightly and couldn’t help but look at Qin Zhengyang saying: "Chen Xiaobei hasn’t co to plead with us yet; what if he never does..."
"What’s the hurry?"
Qin Zhengyang tossed the photos on the table dismissively: "It’s just a Grandmaster backing him, nothing significant. The Ye Family has ways to deal with him."
"But now, Ye Shanhe doesn’t have enough manpower, so he doesn’t dare to provoke Chen Xiaobei easily anymore. I guess he’s placing his hope on the upcoming duel at Bishui Pond!"
"Oh?"
Qin Shihua was montarily surprised, thinking it through and agreeing: "I also heard that Iron Fist Ancestor visited Ye Shanhe, then locked himself in for intense training—looks like he truly intends to kill Chen Xiaobei in the duel."
"Though Ye Shanhe is a son-in-law, he’s a smart man. His strategic move is pretty good; seemingly, Chen Xiaobei has fallen into his trap."
Qin Zhengyang smiled serenely.
"Ye Shanhe has always been ruthless; if Chen Xiaobei were to truly die..."
Qin Shihua was slightly worried. Though she didn’t think highly of Chen Xiaobei’s martial arts or character, she greatly admired his dical skills—it would be a sha for him to die just like that.
"Don’t worry, I’ll personally be at Bishui Pond; Chen Xiaobei won’t die!"
Qin Zhengyang spoke calmly, but with an innate arrogance.
"Are you going to intervene in their duel? If we break the duel rules, Ye Shanhe will surely respond!"
Qin Shihua was more concerned about Ye Shanhe than breaking the duel rules, knowing their family could afford to break such rules.
Qin Zhengyang coldly laughed: "If he responds, I’ll deal with it! It’s been a long ti since I’ve sparred with Ye Shanhe; I’m curious to see if he’s improved over these years!"
"Father is wise; amusingly, Chen Xiaobei, an arrogant pawn, fell right into the chessboard father set."
Qin Shihua smiled.
In her eyes, her father seed like a chess master, controlling pawns in battle, and Chen Xiaobei was the pawn in their ga.
Yet suddenly, Qin Shihua thought of another possibility: what if Chen Xiaobei wins the duel on his own strength?
Just as quickly, she stifled her laughter—how could a re pawn like Chen Xiaobei have the right to win?
If he could win, then the Qin Family wouldn’t have to step in to solidify the situation!
Ultimately, he would still have to humbly kneel and sign the Soul Contract with the Qin Family, serving as their slave forever—his only path!
anwhile, Chen Xiaobei was carrying a load of things, returning to the hospital.
Han Xiuqing was hospitalized again, and Shen Jiawen hadn’t said much, but as the only mother-in-law who hadn’t looked down on him, Chen Xiaobei felt he should visit her.
Moreover, the power of the Tiger Blood Pill was particularly strong—even after being with Tang Muchuan, Chen Xiaobei still felt a fiery heat below.
So he planned to find an opportunity, perhaps try to get with his sister-in-law at the hospital.
Now Shen Jiawen, in particular, had almost beco an obsession for Chen Xiaobei, especially after a recent encounter; if he couldn’t get with her, he felt he lacked confidence in the upcoming duel with Iron Fist Ancestor.
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