Almighty Genius

Chapter 2178 - 1672: Sell Me a Favor!

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When Qin Fang took off the wide bathing robe, he was left with only a pair of small swim trunks... whatever needed inspection, just a simple glance made everything crystal clear.

"Whatever you need to check, I'm okay with it..."

Moreover, Qin Fang smiled cheerfully at Ninth Uncle and the others.

"This... this... how is it possible?"

Before Ninth Uncle and the others could react, Zhu Ming already exclaimed in advance, his eyes filled with disbelief, and his expression showed a trace of astonishment, with all his previous confidence and pride disappearing without a trace.

Not only him, but the bodyguard behind him... the one who tried to assassinate Qin Fang and later led Qin Fang to the Xu Family Forbidden Grounds, also had eyes showing an incredible expression, seemingly unable to believe it.

However, he didn't shout like Zhu Ming but forcefully suppressed his reaction...

"Hmph..."

Qin Fang expected Zhu Ming's reaction, and had calculated it well, but he didn't say much, just let out a disdainful snort, everything was in it.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

At this moment, Xu Zizhen stepped forward, knowing it was time to announce the result.

"Ninth Uncle, is there any problem?"

However, he first sought Ninth Uncle's opinion, as in this matter, Ninth Uncle's authority is somewhat greater than his own status... especially because there are certain people's shadows behind this Ninth Uncle.

"No... no problem!"

Ninth Uncle's expression was somewhat awkward but still expressed very fairly.

Anyone who touches the Blood Drinking Sword will have a strange bloodline left on their hand and body... this fact is well known among Xu Family's sword cultivator experts, but he didn't find even a trace on Qin Fang, indicating Qin Fang's innocence.

"No problem, that's good, no problem, that's good..."

With Ninth Uncle's response, Xu Zizhen's face also showed a brilliant smile, then turned to Zhu Ming's side, "Mr. Zhu, the facts are already clear, the bet between you and Mr. Qin has also reached a result..."

The result was clear even if not spoken...

Zhu Ming's face turned red, then white, then a bruised purple... looking quite like he was playing a face-changing act, quite spectacular.

"Since the result is out, it's time I retrieve my bet, Young Master Xu..."

Qin Fang cooperated with a smile, looked at Xu Zizhen and said.

"Ninth Uncle, please lend a helping hand..."

Xu Zizhen nodded, paying no mind to Zhu Ming's reaction, looked at the Ninth Uncle beside him and spoke, despite his tone being quite courteous, the meaning was clear...

"Yes, Third Young Master!"

Ninth Uncle wore a noticeable bitter smile but had no choice, as he was also a witness to the bet and couldn't ruin the Xu family's reputation and rules, if he didn't act, Zhu Ming wouldn't comply.

"Mr. Zhu, my apologies!"

Ninth Uncle, holding a sword, approached Zhu Ming and politely said, preparing to act... he was a top expert in Sword Dao, his control of the sword was quite precise, definitely able to sever Zhu Ming's hands while causing the least injury possible.

"No, you can't... you can't..."

Seeing Ninth Uncle approach, Zhu Ming finally reacted, his eyes showed signs of fear, lips shivering, speaking tremulously, his face turned pale, and sweat beads dripped down rapidly, he was truly afraid!

However, Ninth Uncle was unmoved, seemingly uncaring about Zhu Ming's pleas, preparing to act on him.

"Stop!"

At this moment, a voice came from afar, judging from the strength of the sound, one could tell the person was quickly approaching.

Hearing this voice, Xu Zizhen's brow furrowed slightly, his expression became somewhat unnatural, and Ninth Uncle immediately paused his hand movement, stopping at a very close distance from Zhu Ming's shoulder!

In the blink of an eye, a middle-aged man with a sword on his back had arrived in front of Qin Fang and the others, standing next to Zhu Ming, with a rather arrogant expression on his face, seemingly disregarding the others.

"Second Uncle, this is..."

Seeing this middle-aged man, Xu Zizhen's face twisted for a moment but quickly returned to normal. He took a step forward, somewhat displeased as he spoke.

"Brother-in-law, save me..."

Zhu Ming, on the other hand, was even more straightforward, directly grabbing the sleeve of this middle-aged man, pitifully saying.

"Second Uncle? Brother-in-law? So that's it!"

Qin Fang naturally heard how both sides addressed this person and understood his identity. A trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes, though he hid it well... If he guessed correctly, Zhu Ming dared to cause such a fuss because he had this person backing him.

"Ninth Elder, what's going on here? Zhu Ming, for all intents and purposes, is our Xu Family's guest, why did you attack him?"

However, Xu Zizhen's second uncle seemed to have completely ignored him and instead looked at the sword-wielding Ninth Uncle, speaking very impolitely.

"Second Young Master, it's because..."

Ninth Uncle laughed bitterly, knowing this wasn't easy to handle. He couldn't afford to offend Xu Zizhen, and certainly couldn't offend this middle-aged man either, so he meekly tried to explain himself.

"Shut up!"

But this middle-aged man didn't give him the chance. "Zhu Ming is a guest of the Xu Family, how can Xu family members attack him... The family is currently hunting enemies, what are you standing here for, go capture them?"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away..."

Though scolded, the words of the middle-aged man gave Ninth Uncle a chance to leave, which he seized eagerly.

"Young Master Xu, is this the fairness and justice represented by the Xu Family?"

But just as Ninth Uncle prepared to leave, Qin Fang's slow voice came over, nominally directed at Xu Zizhen, but everyone knew he meant it for the middle-aged man.

"Hmm? Who are you..."

The middle-aged man seemed to notice Qin Fang just then, looked at him with extreme arrogance, and asked with great disdain.

"It doesn't matter who I am... I just want to reclaim my winnings right now! Zhu's pair of hands..."

Qin Fang spoke boastfully, as if he barely regarded the middle-aged man.

"Hmph... Winnings? Where's the evidence?"

The middle-aged man's face changed slightly, a sinister look flashed in his eyes, and he gazed at Qin Fang with great malice, his energy stirred up, seemingly capable of delivering a deadly blow to Qin Fang at any moment.

"Second Uncle, earlier Mr. Qin and Mr. Zhu's wager was witnessed by this nephew... Ninth Uncle and others can also bear witness!"

At this critical moment, Xu Zizhen managed to withstand the pressure, immediately indicating.

Perhaps this was because he and the middle-aged man didn't belong to the same faction, allowing him the courage to stab him in the back at a critical moment.

Because Xu Zizhen dared to do this, Qin Fang thought this guy could be a friend... His gaze turned much friendlier, unlike before when there was some distance.

"Hmm..."

Hearing Xu Zizhen say this, the middle-aged man's expression turned quite unsightly, and his killing intent grew more violent.

However, after a moment, his face returned to normal, he turned to Qin Fang, his tone much calmer, saying, "Since the wager is so, I can't go against it... Consider it as giving me some face, I'll plead on Zhu Ming's behalf to negotiate with you, Zhu Ming can pay a certain price to retrieve his pair of hands, what do you say?"

"Plead?"

Qin Fang showed a hint of a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth. The middle-aged man's tone seemed calm, but his energy betrayed his mood, almost blatantly revealing his intentions.

A turbulent sword intent had already been released, locked onto Qin Fang's body... As if simply shaking his head or saying no would prompt this sword intent to fall on Qin Fang, with consequences hard to predict.

This was no longer a plea or negotiation, but coercion with martial might to force Qin Fang into submission.

The strength of this middle-aged man was quite formidable, having reached the Grandmaster-level tier... Although he wasn't as strong as the old man Qin Fang met, he was definitely a top-tier expert.

A sword cultivator expert stepping into the Grandmaster-level tier means highly formidable combat power, unmatched by ordinary martial artists, so this middle-aged man dared to coercively pressure Qin Fang, relying on his formidable strength.

"Second Uncle, how can you do this?"

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Qin Fang showed no reaction, but Xu Zizhen's expression turned extremely unsightly...

Though he had just stepped forward and made Zhu Ming catch a knife in the back, cornering the middle-aged man, now the middle-aged man quickly retaliated, putting Xu Zizhen and Qin Fang in a bind, the situation suddenly reversed.

Just looking at Zhu Ming's smug expression, one could imagine how disadvantageous the situation was for Qin Fang and them...(To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, feel free to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)