Chapter 80: The Ruthless Eighth Master

  On the second day of the medical competition, Zheng Guangran came to Ba Ye's house, and the thin wolf followed closely behind him, just like his shadow.

  The evil aura on the jackal's body was too heavy, so in the previous medical competition live broadcast throughout the city, Zheng Guangran did not bring the jackal in. Even after the event, Zheng Guangran still felt a little lucky, wondering if he had really brought the jackal in, whether he would have been able to endure and not let the jackal take action against Chu Nan, which would have been unstoppable once it started.

  "The old steward of the Eighth Master's house pointed to a nearby location and said: 'Mr. Zheng, the Eighth Master is playing chess with Old Miao in the pavilion!'"

  "Oh, thank you, old housekeeper, for showing us the way! We'll go now!"

  Zheng Guangran was still very respectful and courteous in front of Lao Guan's family. As the saying goes, "In front of the prime minister's gate, even a seventh-rank official is mighty." In Jiangwan City, Eighth Master's power was overwhelming, and Zheng Guangran was terrified in his presence. He didn't dare to show any arrogance in front of these people around Eighth Master either.

  As he hastened to the pavilion, he indeed saw Eighth Master and Miao Lao playing chess inside, while Li Badao, who was always inseparable from Eighth Master, stood beside them. Upon seeing Li Badao, Xia Lang's aura immediately diminished a few degrees; in front of Li Badao, he was just like Zheng Guangyan in front of Miao Lao.

  Li Batian is the only Grandmaster-level expert in Jiangwan City, while Lang Hu, an elite-level expert, although also considered a top-notch expert in Jiangwan City, still has a significant gap with Li Batian. Elite-level experts are rare, but this level of difference is an unbridgeable chasm!

  In modern martial arts, the strength is usually divided into Emperor-level, King-level, Master-level, Elite-level and Ordinary-level masters. The ordinary master is the most common, they have very good fighting skills, one person can usually beat seven or eight ordinary people, for example, the Japanese man who went to Huasheng Wu Guan to provoke and was taught a lesson by Chu Nan is an ordinary master, and the former owner of Huasheng Wu Guan is also an ordinary master, but there are also differences in strength within the same level.

  But the elite-level masters above that are already rare, and there are only a few thousand elite-level masters nationwide. To put this into perspective, the national population is over 1.2 billion people! This means that such an elite-level master can appear in tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people.

  And the number of top-notch masters is even rarer, with dozens of well-known top-notch masters nationwide, and many unknown top-notch masters, totaling over a hundred.

  As for the top-notch masters, they can be counted on one's fingers. Even in a vast sea of people, finding a top-notch master is more difficult than finding true love. And as for the emperor-level masters, they absolutely only exist in legends!

  The reason why Baye can dominate Jiangwan City is inseparable from the relationship with a master-level expert by his side. Almost relying on Li Batian, Baye can stand undefeated. This is also the reason why Baye can stand unshakeable. Even if Hua Linglong was arrogant before, Baye didn't move. It wasn't until Chu Nan appeared that Baye had a sense of crisis. On the one hand, Chu Nan rose too rapidly with his shocking medical skills, and on the other hand, he joined forces with Hua Linglong. Moreover, even Li Batian couldn't see through Chu Nan's strength!

  Zheng Guangran and the wolf walked into the pavilion, Li Batian's gaze swept over Zheng Guangran and the wolf with a casual glance, and the two of them couldn't help but shiver.

  Ba Ye and Miao Rui were still playing chess, without even a glance at Zheng Guangran, who continued to stand there with utmost respect.

  With a "pa" sound, Miao Rui fell down after his last move and laughed: "Eighth Master, you lost!"

  "Grandpa Ba sighed and said, 'I lost.'"

  "Ba Ye is not necessarily inferior in skill, but rather because he has something on his mind now."

  "Alright alright, no need for so many excuses, losing is just losing."

  After laughing, Ba Ye finally raised his head and looked at Zheng Guangran with a cold smile: "How did you get here?"

  Zheng Guangran bowed deeply and said with great respect: "I have come to apologize to Master Ba."

  "Oh?" Eighth Master picked up the teacup beside the chessboard, took a light sip, and then slowly asked, "Pleading guilty? Do you know what usually happens to those who commit offenses here?"

  Zheng Guangran felt the killing intent in Ba Ye's words and shivered, although he knew that Ba Ye wouldn't easily make a move on him. He couldn't shake off the fear in his heart, thinking about how Chu Changtian had been schemed to death by Ba Ye back then. He was just a pawn in Ba Ye's hands, and over the years, countless people had been killed by Ba Ye in Jiangwan City, with Chu Changtian being just one of them. Not to mention others, even if Ba Ye wanted to make a move on him, the jackals around him could take his life at any moment. The elite high-hand, Jackal, was not only arranged by Ba Ye to protect him but also to monitor him.

  "Alright, although this time you've made me quite angry, I'll still give you another chance. You came here today just to apologize? What's on your mind, speak up!"

  Zheng Guangyan bowed his waist and respectfully said: "Eighth Master, I want to ask you to help me kill Chu Nan!"

  "Oh?" The Eighth Master and Miao Rui exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a hint of "I knew it". Then, coldly, they asked, "Why?"

  "Firstly, he ruined Eighth Master's plan. Secondly, if he didn't die, it would be difficult for us to get the championship in this Northern Medical Competition. Eighth Master must have seen that Chu Nan's medical skills are very strong, even... even stronger than Fang Junzhou whom Eighth Master recommended to me."

  "Did you ever think that with Chu Nan's incredible medical skills, why didn't you tell me earlier?! As far as I know, Chu Nan just arrived in Jiangwan City and went straight to your house. You should be more familiar with him than anyone else! If he had such amazing medical skills, you should have used your daughter to win him over or told me to get rid of him from the start!"

  "It's still not too late now."

  "Now?" said Ba Ye coldly, "The price to be paid now is much higher than before. Hua Linglong, Wu Qingyuan, and Wu Changqing all attach great importance to this kid! Most importantly, this kid has become a celebrity now, even the government will pay attention, whoever touches him will inevitably attract police attention, I also have to be careful."

  Zheng Guangran's face turned pale, and he knew that the eighth master was right. At the same time, he also knew that in Jiangwan City, only the eighth master had the qualifications to move against Chu Nan at this time. After thinking for a moment, Zheng Guangran gritted his teeth and said: "Eighth Master, as long as you can get rid of Chu Nan, I am willing to agree to any conditions!"

  A hint of cunning glinted in Ba Ye's eyes, he knew Zheng Guangran's character all too well. The scene on live TV was undoubtedly the greatest shame of Zheng Guangran's life. If he wanted to wash away this shame, there was only one way - to make this person die. So, Zheng Guangran's statement had been expected by him all along.

  Listening to Zheng Guangran say this, the Eighth Master coldly laughed and said: "You want me to get rid of Chu Nan, but it's also for your own sake, because Chu Nan has brought you too much shame in front of all the people of Jiangwan City, right?"

  "That's right." Zheng Guangran's whole body was trembling, "Now wherever I go, I can feel that everyone is ridiculing me, discussing my Zheng family. My Zheng family has become a laughing stock because of this little beast, and the only way to wash away such shame is to get rid of him!"

  "Eight Master said in a cold voice: 'A great man should be able to endure what ordinary people cannot endure. In this regard, you still have a lot to learn!'"

  Zheng Guangran was silent, his head bowed. He had eliminated many opponents through endurance in his lifetime, but this time it was different. This time he was completely unable to bear it. The Zheng family became a laughing stock because of Chu Nan, and their reputation would probably never recover.

  "Are you really willing to pay any price?"

  "Really willing to pay for everything!"

  "Alright, I'll only mention two conditions!" said Eighth Master, "The first condition is that I want the 40% stake in Zheng's Group that you hold!"

  Zheng Guangran's whole body trembled with a chill, his face turned pale, and the eighth master smiled cunningly: "Don't worry, I'm not very interested in business, even if I take away those shares, the Zheng family is still yours. I'll just be the second largest shareholder, and I won't take it for nothing either. I'll spend money to buy it, because soon I'll propose a second condition."

  Although Zheng Guangran knew it was tantamount to inviting a wolf into his home, he gritted his teeth and agreed nonetheless.

  Eighth Master seemed to have anticipated that Zheng Guangran would agree to this harsh condition, smiled and said: "I'll invest in your Zheng family's group. If you release the news, it might be a good thing."

  Zheng Guangran's eyes lit up after hearing this, because the blow this time had damaged the reputation of the Zheng family, and many partners had given up cooperating with them. However, if they released the news that Eighth Master was investing in the Zheng family, at least it would prove that even Eighth Master still looked favorably on the Zheng family, and would definitely attract some new cooperation. But compared to this benefit, the cost was indeed a bit high.

  Zheng Guangran thought for a moment, and forced out a smile: "Thanks to the blessing of Boss Ba, with Boss Ba's investment, business will definitely be booming. What is your second condition?"

  "Ba Ye's eyes suddenly turned scorching: 'I'm interested in making our cooperative relationship closer, Miao Miao is a great girl... after Chu Nan dies, I want you to send Miao Miao over, from then on she'll be my person.'"

  Zheng Guangran took a deep breath in shock and looked at Eighth Master with a terrified expression, but saw that Eighth Master asked in an unquestionable tone: "Will you agree?"

  "I... I..." Zheng Guangran's voice trembled, thinking that Chu Nan was also provoked by Zheng Miao, and thinking that since Eighth Master had already taken a liking to Miao, he would probably never let go, even if this time she didn't agree, Eighth Master would eventually find a way to get her, and next time it would be his turn to deal with him. Zheng Guangran's face turned deathly pale, and he trembled as he said, "This is Miao's good fortune, I agree..."

  When he saw Zheng Guangran agree, Eighth Master smiled as he wished and stood up, went over to pat Zheng Guangran's shoulder, and laughed loudly: "Zheng younger brother, from now on we are just one family, don't be so polite, haha, haha!"

  He didn't know how cruel his laughter was to Zheng Guangran, for in his eyes had already appeared the image of that woman, the beautiful woman who had seen him twice and called out "Ba Ye Ba Ye" with a coquettish smile - Zheng Miao Miao!