Chapter 204 Great Ambition!

Chapter 204: Chapter 204 Great Ambition!

"Kid, you can’t be so reckless!"

"Don’t agree to his terms!"

"If it comes down to it, step down and let me take your place!"

The prominent figures of the Chinese Medicine Community were pacing around anxiously. Although Chen Xiao had shown considerable ability just now, he was a nobody, after all. Who knew the true extent of his strength? Furthermore, even if Chen Xiao’s medical skills were indeed good, there was no telling what kind of underhanded schemes the other side might employ. They were all terrified that Chen Xiao, in a moment of rashness, would agree. That would mean falling right into their trap!

Miyamoto Hayashi continued to provoke him. "Kid, weren’t you acting all arrogant just a moment ago? Weren’t you so confident? Why don’t you dare to accept the challenge now? Could it be that you know you can’t win?"

"Mr. Miyamoto, this kid has always been like this. He talks a big game but has little real skill," Watanabe Ichiba said, walking over to taunt Chen Xiao. "The decline of Divine Land’s Chinese Medicine Community is due to an excess of people like him and a scarcity of those who genuinely dedicate themselves to the medical arts. That’s why the Chinese Medicine Community of Divine Land can’t compare to ours in Yang Country."

Jiang Tianquan joined in the mockery. "Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao, look at the mess you’ve caused! You’ve brought shame upon all the people of Divine Land!"

Chen Xiao coldly retorted, "The one who has brought shame on the people of Divine Land... isn’t it you, you dog of Yang Country?"

"You—" Jiang Tianquan’s face turned ashen.

"Are the people of Yang Country your fathers?" Chen Xiao sneered. "Always colluding with them. Anyone who didn’t know better would think your masters tossed you quite a few bones. A lapdog like you should be beaten to death with a stick and thrown into a dog meat stew."

Chen Xiao’s merciless taunts made Jiang Tianquan’s face flush beet red. He gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master Watanabe and I are business partners. Our relationship is close for a reason. Besides, Divine Land is a land of courtesy and etiquette. Since these friends from Yang Country have come from afar, we should treat them with courtesy! Not like you, so crude and foul-mouthed."

"A land of courtesy and etiquette is for those who are courteous and virtuous, like Mr. William," Chen Xiao mocked with a sneer. "But these people from Yang Country are stomping all over Divine Land’s head, yet you’re still preaching to me about courtesy and etiquette. It seems you were born to be a dog."

"Enough!" Jiang Tianquan shouted angrily. "Is ’dog’ the only word you know? Do you have any manners?"

"For scum like you, do I need manners?" Xu Yanran countered coldly. "Isn’t the Jiang Family just a bunch of traitors? You know perfectly well the filthy things you’ve done."

The atmosphere instantly became awkward.

Just then, Lu Jue stepped forward at the perfect moment. "This is a Chinese medicine symposium, not a wet market. Unrelated personnel, please keep your distance and do not interrupt." As she spoke, she shot Jiang Tianquan a cold glare.

Though she was also part of the International Medical Alliance, her heart still lay with Divine Land. She knew the nature of these people from Yang Country all too well. They were full of malicious schemes. Even within the International Medical Alliance, many members from Divine Land were suppressed by them, unable to hold their heads high. A couple of years ago, a very promising member of the Alliance was even assassinated. It was most likely the work of the Ghost Medical Sect from Yang Country. Even she was constantly targeted by these fiends from Yang Country. Seeing Jiang Tianquan, a man of Divine Land, siding with the people of Yang Country against his own kind filled her with utter contempt.

William Dodge also waved his hand and said, "Since this is a Chinese medicine symposium, we should naturally put some real skills on display for comparison. Esteemed members of Divine Land, what do you think?"

One of the elders with a goatee stepped forward, fuming, "Mr. William, one of the juniors from our Chinese Medicine Community stepped up to the challenge, yet the people of Yang Country gave him a patient that even they couldn’t cure. Isn’t this a joke? Secondly, if this young man succeeds, they’ll just get away with a casual ’we’re convinced’ and a payment of ten million. But if we lose, we have to kneel and admit that Divine Land’s Chinese medicine is inferior to that of Yang Country, causing our entire nation to lose its dignity. These conditions... aren’t they outrageously unfair?!"

Miyamoto Hayashi sneered, "If you people of Divine Land are so confident, why would you be afraid to lose?"

Chen Xiao responded coldly, "Your goading won’t work on me."

"So, you don’t dare to bet, is that it?" Miyamoto Hayashi snorted.

"Of course I dare to bet with you!" Chen Xiao said in a calm tone.

The crowd grew even more anxious at his words. Chen Xiao was still too young and impetuous; he had actually fallen for the old fox’s provocation.

"You... you... Kid! If you lose, you will be a traitor to Divine Land!"

"So reckless..."

"What right do you have to decide for us?"

"Kid, don’t tell me you’re just after that ten million, are you?"

The leading figures of the Chinese Medicine Community stomped their feet in frustration.

Li Zhengming quickly reassured them, "Don’t worry. Just trust Mr. Chen."

A triumphant, malicious smile spread across Miyamoto Hayashi’s face. "Well! Since that’s settled, let’s begin! Let me see what skills Divine Land’s Chinese Medicine Community truly possesses!"

"I can bet with you," Chen Xiao’s tone shifted, "but I have to change the terms. I don’t want the ten million. I have only one demand: if you lose, the Ghost Medical Sect must immediately get the hell out of Divine Land! You are never to set foot on Divine Land’s soil again! With Mr. William here as a witness, do you dare?"

Miyamoto Hayashi’s eyelid twitched. "You..."

"Me what?" Chen Xiao sneered. "Old man, if I cure a patient that your Ghost Medical Sect can’t, doesn’t that prove your medical skills are inferior to Divine Land’s Chinese medicine? In fact, inferior to a junior like me! With such garbage medical skills, you still have the gall to come to Divine Land and embarrass yourselves? Or are you just scared?"

Miyamoto Hayashi paused, then gritted his teeth. "Fine! I accept!"

"But what if you lose?"

"If I lose, I’ll chop off my own head and leave it here," Chen Xiao said flatly, slapping a knife onto the table.

This sheer audacity stunned everyone present.

Miyamoto Hayashi, however, hesitated.

Is this kid truly confident, or just a reckless fool? Still, I’d be damned if I believe a mere greenhorn could possess such profound medical skills!

"Fine! I’ll take that bet today!" Miyamoto Hayashi said coldly.

"Kid, you’re a dead man. I’ll be cutting off your dog’s head myself," Sato Ei sneered, turning to William Dodge. "Mr. William, please bear witness for us!"

William Dodge narrowed his eyes at Chen Xiao. "Young man, are you sure about this?" To be honest, he rather admired Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao stated calmly, "Mr. William, if I dare to make the bet, it’s because I am absolutely confident."

"Alright, then I won’t stand in your way," William Dodge said. "In this wager, if Divine Land wins, the Ghost Medical Sect will withdraw from the territory of Divine Land and never set foot here again! If Yang Country wins, the terms of the bet will be carried out accordingly! I, William Dodge, will serve as witness for both sides."

The members of the Ghost Medical Sect smirked at Chen Xiao, their expressions radiating the confidence of those who had already won.

William Dodge turned to a bodyguard behind him and said, "Please bring in the patients."