Chapter 105: I’ll Solve the Trouble I Caused Myself
Meanwhile.
Hu Shishi had brought Cheng Yuan to the Hu Family estate.
The Hu Family was on high alert, as if facing a great enemy.
Hu Yidao looked at Cheng Yuan with extreme gravity. "Xiaoyuan, what’s your plan? Here, in the Hu Family estate, I can protect you. But once you leave, I can’t guarantee your safety. After all, I am the Patriarch of the Hu Family; I can’t be your personal bodyguard around the clock."
Cheng Yuan gave a slight smile. "Uncle, Zhu Song is a Martial Arts Giant and an Innate Grandmaster, just like you. Would he really stoop so low as to personally attack a junior like me?"
Hu Yidao smiled wryly. "Any other Innate Grandmaster would be protective of their reputation. But Zhu Song is an outlier. He’s a martial arts fanatic, obsessed only with increasing his Cultivation, and couldn’t care less about empty fame. There’s a very high chance he will attack you!"
Cheng Yuan’s brows furrowed deeply. ’I can’t just hide in the Hu Family estate forever, can I?’
’Mom, Dad, and my little sister are waiting for me!’
’And Ruoxi’s company still needs my help!’
Seeing that Cheng Yuan wasn’t willing to be a coward and hide, Hu Shishi said in a serious tone, "Cheng Yuan, would you be willing to join us in Dragon Flame? We’re a top-secret squad. With an official status from the Battle Department, Zhu Song wouldn’t dare to touch you so easily."
Cheng Yuan sighed. He was used to his freedom and didn’t want to be tied down just yet. ’If I join Dragon Flame, I’ll definitely have to carry out missions at irregular intervals.’
"It’s better to resolve feuds than to create them. I’ll solve the trouble I started myself. I’ve decided to go to the hospital and see Zhu Yuncang."
The expressions on Hu Yidao’s and Hu Shishi’s faces changed drastically!
"Xiaoyuan, don’t be reckless! Zhu Song won’t be courteous with you!"
"Cheng Yuan, this is too risky! I object! I might be able to handle Zhu Jiang, but I am absolutely, one hundred percent certain that I cannot handle Zhu Song!!"
Cheng Yuan grinned. "My mind is made up. Don’t worry."
This...
Hu Yidao gave Cheng Yuan a long, deep look, then suddenly burst out laughing. "Such guts, Xiaoyuan! I’ll go with you! Even if Zhu Song wants to fight to the death, I’ll take him on!!"
Cheng Yuan smiled. "Uncle, it’s better if I go alone. If you come with me, Zhu Song will interpret it as a show of force, which will only make it harder to solve the problem."
"But..."
Cheng Yuan waved his hand, cutting Hu Yidao off. "Uncle, do you trust me?"
"I do!"
"Then that settles it. I’m going alone!"
Hu Shishi resolutely followed Cheng Yuan. "I’m going with you! Worst case, he can destroy my dantian. A one-for-one exchange. That should cool him off."
Hu Yidao opened his mouth to speak but didn’t stop her.
A heavy feeling settled in Cheng Yuan’s heart. He could feel the intensity of Hu Shishi’s emotions for him, but he couldn’t return them. The thought filled him with guilt.
"Alright, let’s go together. But, Sister Shishi, once we get to the hospital, you follow my lead. Try to be a little more... gentle with your attitude."
"Fine."
Hu Shishi changed into a set of casual clothes, got behind the wheel of a very ordinary Volkswagen Lavida, and drove Cheng Yuan straight to First People’s Hospital.
Hu Shishi had already found out which room Zhu Yuncang was in, so the two of them headed straight for his ward.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. They knocked lightly before pushing the door open and entering the ward.
Everyone in the room subconsciously looked over, then froze.
Hu Shishi?
Cheng Yuan?
’Why are those two here?’
’Are they walking right into a trap?’
Zhu Yuncang’s face instantly flushed red. He struggled to sit up, pointed a finger at Cheng Yuan, and screamed, "Dad, that’s him! That’s Cheng Yuan! Cripple him now!!"
Zhu Song slowly turned his head to look at Cheng Yuan. Seeing the young man’s calm and composed demeanor, he couldn’t help but nod slightly. ’What a handsome and elegant young man.’
’Too bad he crippled my son. No matter how much I might admire him, I have to cripple him today!’
Zhu Song slowly rose to his feet, his face expressionless as he stared at Cheng Yuan. "Young man, you’ve got some nerve. After crippling my son, you dare deliver yourself to my doorstep?"
The aura emanating from Zhu Song was overwhelming. Hu Shishi even had the startling thought that Zhu Song’s current power had surpassed that of her father, Hu Yidao, making him the number one master in the Provincial City!
This made Hu Shishi extremely tense. She subconsciously reached for her lower back, only to suddenly remember that at Cheng Yuan’s strong insistence, she hadn’t brought her gun!
Zhu Song glanced impassively at Hu Shishi and couldn’t help but nod again. "Like father, like daughter. Shishi is truly worthy of being called the top of the Provincial City’s younger generation. To still have the courage to resist in my presence."
Zhu Song released a sliver of his incomparably tyrannical aura, instantly enveloping Hu Shishi. She felt as if a great mountain was hanging over her head, threatening to crush her at any moment!
Just as Hu Shishi was about to buckle, Cheng Yuan took a step forward at an angle, shielding her from Zhu Song’s aura!
"Master Zhu the Fifth, I’m the one who crippled your son. If you have a problem, direct it at me. Don’t harm the innocent."
Zhu Song’s pupils contracted slightly.
’How is this possible?’
’This kid has only just entered the Grandmaster realm, yet he’s completely unaffected by my aura?’
’He’s a once-in-a-generation talent!’
’A shame he fell into the hands of the Hu Family. That old fox Hu Yidao really has a good eye!’
’I absolutely cannot let this young man mature. Otherwise, in a few decades, our Zhu Family will be completely crushed by the Hu Family!’
"Boy, you have some sense of responsibility. I won’t make things difficult for you. Cripple your own dantian, then cripple your own limbs, and await Yunhu’s judgment."
Hu Shishi immediately grew anxious. Cheng Yuan gently patted her hand, signaling for her not to worry.
Then, Cheng Yuan turned his head and said calmly, "Master Zhu the Fifth, your son Zhu Yuncang and I had no past grievances or recent enmity. Why would he come looking for trouble with me? Why would I cripple him? Someone must be stirring up trouble behind the scenes. Don’t you think, Master Zhu the Fifth?"
"If someone is indeed instigating this, I will naturally not let them off. But, regardless of any instigator, the fact remains that you crippled my son. And for that, you must pay the price!"
Cheng Yuan grinned. "What if I can heal Zhu Yuncang’s dantian?"
BOOM!
The entire hospital room instantly erupted into chaos!
"Kid, what bullshit are you spouting? A shattered dantian is irreversible! Even Master Zhu the Fifth, an Innate Grandmaster, can’t repair Yuncang’s dantian. What makes you think you can just run your mouth like that?"
"Fifth Uncle, this kid is just stalling for time! Don’t believe him, just cripple him!"
"Three Divine Doctors have already examined Yuncang’s dantian and all of them were helpless. This kid is still wet behind the ears, what the hell could he possibly do!"
"Dad! Stop wasting words with him! Just cripple him!!"
...
Zhu Song raised his hand slightly, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
Zhu Song was the Zhu Family’s strongest hidden power and held absolute authority. The crowd fell silent.
Zhu Song stared intently into Cheng Yuan’s eyes. Cheng Yuan’s gaze was too calm; there wasn’t the slightest hint of panic. This allowed a sliver of extravagant hope to rise in Zhu Song’s heart.
"Cheng Yuan, if you can truly heal Yuncang, then I, Zhu Song, will consider you a friend. But if you can’t... I will make you regret ever being born into this world! I will make you wish for death, but deny you even that!"