Chapter 306 — Parting on Bad Terms

"I sobered up long ago. Do I look drunk to you, Grandpa Guan?" Wei Zhao smiled. Drink? He could hardly remember the last time he had truly been drunk. Ever since he began cultivating the Xuanyuan Dragon Control Art, his capacity for liquor had grown along with it.

The old man at home was always dragging Wei Zhao off to drink with him, but it always ended the same way, with Old Man Wei dead drunk as mud while Wei Zhao remained perfectly fine without a thing wrong. It left Old Man Wei deeply depressed. Drinking with a man who could never get drunk had no fun in it at all!

In the end, Old Man Wei simply forbade Wei Zhao to touch liquor at all and made him drink plain boiled water instead! The reason was simple. He felt Wei Zhao was wasting good wine. If drinking wine was just like drinking water to him, then he might as well drink water.

Guan Xuemin nodded. Wei Zhao certainly did not look drunk. The way he had just driven his bargain had left the Liu family with no temper left at all!

Only after Wei Zhao had left did Liu Tianyi let out a long sigh and look at Guan Xuemin with a bitter smile. "Old Guan, I am sorry. I have caused you trouble!"

After all, Liu Tianyi had first asked Guan Xuemin to treat the illness, and now he had suddenly turned to Wei Zhao instead. It carried more than a hint of disrespect toward Guan Xuemin. Although Wei Zhao had been introduced by Guan Xuemin himself, Liu Tianyi still felt he owed him an explanation.

He had been overly warm toward Wei Zhao just now and feared Guan Xuemin might take it amiss! Wei Zhao might be a divine physician, but Guan Xuemin was a divine physician too, and Liu Tianyi dared not offend him lightly!

Guan Xuemin waved his hand. "I lack the ability myself, but I still hope my patient can recover. Did you know Wei Zhao before this?"

"He is the man I told you about last time, the one who saved my father's life!" Liu Tianyi explained. "That is also why I believe he can cure my father's illness!"

"Enough, Tianyi!" Liu Zhenhu spoke up at that moment. "When you raise the money, raise an extra two million for Professor Guan!"

"Yes, Father." Liu Tianyi nodded hastily.

"Forget my fee. I never cured your illness, Old Master Liu." Guan Xuemin waved his hand, about to refuse.

"Whatever else is said, you have helped me all these days. This money is only right to give!" Liu Zhenhu said. In his eyes, even as an introduction fee for Guan Xuemin, it was perfectly proper.

"Very well, then I will accept it." Guan Xuemin thought it over. Although Wei Zhao had just shaken down a hundred million in medical fees, he had started a company and might still need money. An extra two million would not hurt, so he accepted it as offered.

After a few more words, Liu Tianyi rose to take his leave. It was already late, and Guan Xuemin had clearly drunk a good deal himself. He could not disturb the man's rest any longer.

On the way back, Wu Huiru was startled to hear that Wei Zhao had actually demanded a hundred million! Powerful as the Wu family was, they were after all a hidden house of ancient martial arts with few businesses. A hundred million would cover the Wu family's expenses for years!

"Uncle, that Wei Zhao is a fraud! He is Sun Jingyan's boyfriend. How could he possibly be a divine physician? Do not let him fool you!" Hearing Wei Zhao's outrageous demand, Wu Chengtian was instantly displeased. If Wei Zhao got his hundred million, what would he have left to compete with him for? Sun Jingyan would likely never spare him another glance, and the laughable part was that all of this had been brought about by his own uncle's family!

"Wu Chengtian, what nonsense are you spouting? What do you know? Shut your mouth!" Seeing how senseless his nephew was being, Liu Tianyi flared up in anger. "Do you think the trouble you have caused is not big enough? You have already offended Divine Physician Lin. Do you want to kill your Grandpa Liu?"

"Hmph! Uncle, I only meant well for you. Since you will not listen, forget it. From now on I will not trouble you again!" Wu Chengtian's stubborn young-master temper flared at once. He was the most promising of the Wu family's younger generation, the one with the best hope of cultivating the Iron Hand skill to the Xuan rank, and so he was respected everywhere within the clan. When had anyone ever made him lose face like this?

"Xiaotian! Stop this nonsense! Apologize to your uncle at once!" Wu Huiru grew anxious and hurriedly tugged at Wu Chengtian's hand.

"Apologize? Hmph!" Wu Chengtian gave a cold laugh. "Aunt, since Uncle looks down on our Wu family entirely, then forget it. Will you come back to the Wu family with me, or stay here?"

"Xiaotian, stop making a scene!" Wu Huiru had not expected Wu Chengtian to be so furious.

"Fine, Aunt. Since you are already a Liu now, I will not force you!" A flash of resolve crossed Wu Chengtian's eyes. "Stop the car. I am getting out!"

Liu Tianyi had no intention of indulging Wu Chengtian and pulled the car straight over to the roadside with a cold laugh. Since the Wu boy knew so little of what was good for him, he could not blame his uncle for showing no mercy! Other matters might still be negotiable, but now that his own father's illness was involved, he would show Wu Chengtian no kindness at all!

The Wu family, hmph. Even as a Wu, he was only a junior, yet he dared to be so arrogant before him. Liu Tianyi was already burning with rage. "Wu Huiru, will you go back with him too?"

"I... I of course will not join Xiaotian in his folly..." Wu Huiru sighed helplessly. She knew that from this day on, a rift was bound to open between the Wu family and the Liu family. But since she was now a daughter-in-law of the Liu family, she had to stand with the Lius. That was the very root of being a wife. If she made a scene alongside the Wu family, she would only be laughed at.

She wanted to mediate, but she did not know how. It was only natural for Wu Chengtian to be angry. As it happened, Wei Zhao was Sun Jingyan's boyfriend, and on that ground alone Wu Chengtian would never give him a pleasant look! Yet Wei Zhao was also the man who could save her father-in-law. This was truly not easy to smooth over...

"Huiru, get out and see him off. After all, he is your nephew." Liu Zhenhu, who had not spoken until now, finally spoke. He did not wish to comment on Wu family affairs. As head of the Liu family, he could not interfere in another family's business.

How the younger kin of the Wu family behaved was for the Wu family to manage. It was not for outsiders to gossip about.

"Yes, Father!" Wu Huiru nodded and saw Wu Chengtian out of the car. After walking a few steps, she lowered her voice. "Xiaotian, do not act rashly. That Wei Zhao truly has remarkable medical skill!"

"Aunt, are you taking his side too?" Wu Chengtian snorted with displeasure.

"If you want to deal with him, at least wait until he has cured my father-in-law's illness. To tell the truth, I am also annoyed by his outrageous demand. If you can get that hundred million back for me afterward, I am sure your uncle would be glad to see it!" Wu Huiru said in a low voice.

"Aunt, with those words from you, that is enough!" Wu Chengtian was overjoyed. Curing the illness would take only a few days. Afterward, when he went after Wei Zhao, as long as the Liu family did not interfere, it would in his eyes be a piece of cake.

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