Chapter 87 From the Valley of Medicine Masters? (2/2)

“Who is so bold?” The door to the courtyard pushed open, and a muscular, fearsome man walked out. This was none other than the current chief of the Shi family, Shi Hao.

“It’s a young man and two young girls,” reported the disciple. “The young man injured many of us with just a blow, then made one of us bring them to the hall. He told the rest of us to inform you, the old chief, First Young Master and Medicine Master Xiao to come over.”

This Shi disciple was one of the few who had been tasked to guard the front door that day. He grabbed his left arm with his right hand, his face pale. His left arm had clearly been injured by the young man.

“All of you are so useless that you couldn’t even defend against a young teenager?” Shi Hao’s eyes flashed coldly as he asked furiously.

“Chief, that young man is too powerful, we could do absolutely nothing,” replied the Shi disciple. Quietly, he thought: If he was not powerful, how would he dare to barge into their Shi household? Of course, he did not think that the young man could compare to their chief. After all, their Shi family chief was a level-seven adept, whereas the most powerful guard was only a level-three adept.

Though the fact that the young man could overpower so many of them surprised him… because that teenager looked only sixteen or seventeen. He thought to himself: Even the most talented sons of the Chu royal family could not have such power at such an age.

“Hmph!” Shi Hao grunted, then turned and walked towards the hall. Along the way, his anger subsided somewhat, and his thinking became clearer. Just now, he had been furious to learn that someone had broken into their household. His first thought had been that the intruder was incredibly bold.

But he had missed something out. Or rather, he had not had the chance to consider some things. “Teenager?” In the Shi family household, even the weakest among the disciples guarding the door was a level-two adept, and there was at least a level-three adept as part of each team of guards.

They could not defend against a teenager? As he thought of this, Shi Hao’s expression turned darker. He did not consider that the disciples had lied to him because he knew that they did not dare to.

Soon, at a distance from the hall, Shi Hao saw an old man walking in the same direction. The old man’s face was filled with worry.

“Father!” The old man was in a loose gray robe with a huge figure and eyes that resembled Shi Hao’s. This was none other than Shi Hao’s father, Shi Ji.

Shi Ji was the previous chief of the Shi family and the only level-eight adept in the family. The Shi family had ascended to become a tycoon family five years ago solely because this old family chief had entered level-eight of the gathered qi.

“Do you know who that teenager is?” Shi Ji asked Shi Hao worriedly.

“No idea,” replied Shi Hao as he shook his head.

“Just now, I found out that… the few of them together were not even his match. And there was a level-three adept among them,” said Shi Ji with fear in his eyes. “Which means… that teenager is at least a level-four adept, or even level-five!

A level-four or five adept doesn’t mean anything… but for a teenager who looks just sixteen or seventeen who is a level-four adept, do you know what that means?” As he spoke, he sounded increasingly fearful.

“At least in the country of Yunyang, even in the imperial court, I’ve never heard of any prince reaching level four of the gathered qi at just sixteen or seventeen years of age!” Shi Ji breathed in sharply, his eyes turning frightened. “I suspect… he could be from the Valley of Medicine Masters!”

“Valley of Medicine Masters?!” As soon as Shi Ji mentioned the word, Shi Hao’s expression changed drastically as his eyes narrowed. The Valley of Medicine Masters was a sect so strong that the Shi family could only fantasize of it. It transcended the country of Yunyang… with just a word from its chief, he could easily change the ruler of Yunyang country.

“Even if he is from the Valley… why is he here?” Shi Hao was utterly flustered. He could not help but lose his cool—since that young man has come to them in such a manner, it meant that he was not here on friendly business nor as a guest.

“Hmph! I’ll have to ask you what you have done!” Shi Ji’s face darkened as he remarked coldly. He breathed in deeply, as if to muster his courage, then continued towards the hall.

To him, that young man whom they suspected to have come from the Valley of Medicine Master definitely did not barge into their home for no good reason. Someone in the Shi family must have offended him!