Xu Hao clasped his hands together and smiled, "Elder Qian, you are too kind. Curing the sick and saving lives is inherently a doctor's duty. Although I am not a full-time doctor, since I possess some basic medical skills, I would definitely not stand by and watch someone die when I have the ability to save them."
"Haha! Xu Xiao You truly has the heart of a healer!"
Qian Shanchuan laughed heartily, "Big brother, our Qian Family forming a bond with Xu Xiao You is truly our good fortune!"
Xu Hao looked toward the elderly man Qian Shanchuan called 'big brother', thinking he must be the senior of the Qian Family, Qian Hong, the father of Qian Jiuyue.
Qian Hong chuckled, "Of course! This old affliction of my younger brother's has troubled him for many years and countless prestigious doctors have seen him, including numerous top overseas professors and experts, but to no avail. However, Xu Xiao You managed to cure him with a single attempt! It must be said, getting to know Xu Xiao You has indeed been a blessing for our Qian Family!"
Old Master Sun, Sun Zai'an, a very lean old man, laughed and said, "I have long expected Young Master Xu's capabilities, but I did not anticipate his medical skills to be of such a high level."
Qian Hong spoke, "Old Sun, we all are very curious about Xu Xiao You's background, but unfortunately, we can't seem to find much. You must know something, right? Why not share with us? And let those who have ill intentions understand the formidable power behind Xu Xiao You and deter them accordingly."
Xu Hao showed no change in expression, his face still sporting a faint smile.
When Qian Hong said this, curiosity was certainly a part of it, but there was also an intent to intimidate others.
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Sure enough, as soon as he said this, several elders in another pavilion turned their heads to look over.
Qian Jiuyue whispered, "Young Master Xu, over there are the senior members of the Wu Family, Wu Kui, and the Zhou Family's Zhou Talang, among others."
Xu Hao nodded slightly; he sensed an extremely strong presence from these few individuals, all of them were Grandmaster-level experts.
The heritage of the Four Great Families of Huadu was indeed not to be underestimated.
He himself was unfamiliar with his father's side of the family, and even more ignorant about the resources of the Xu Family. At this moment, he was eager to hear what Sun Zai'an knew.
Seeing Xu Hao remaining silent, Sun Zai'an couldn't help but bitterly smile, "Old Qian, you're really putting me on the spot here. How would I know all that much?"
From another pavilion, Zhou Talang spoke up, "Old Sun, just tell us whatever you know, why the secrecy? Are you afraid that we'll steal your backing? If Xu Hao's backing weren't very strong—strong enough to frighten you, or if it were really your Sun Family's support—why would you hand over Sun's Shopping Mall to Xu Hao directly?"
Zhou Talang looked like a hermit, and had Xu Hao not known that he was the head of the Zhou Family, he might have mistaken him for a cultivator.
Sun Zai'an snorted coldly, "Old Zhou not dead yet, stop pretending. Who knows what schemes are in everyone's minds? I said I don't know, and that means I don't know. When I handed that mall over to Young Master Xu, it was indeed because of the forces behind him, but what those forces are, what they are called, and where they are, I have no idea!"
"Ah, Old Sun, talking isn't interesting. Isn't it just about backing? All of our families in the open have support; without it, who could get to where we are today? We finally gathered here today, why not speak freely?" Zhou Talang, seeing Sun Zai'an being evasive, suddenly spoke somewhat displeased.
"Old Zhou not dead yet, I'll speak if I want, and stay quiet if I don't. What are you going to do about it?" Sun Zai'an's temper was indeed not good, and he immediately burst into anger and started cursing.
Wu Kui then said, "Alright, Old Zhou and Old Sun, calm down. The younger generation is watching outside. You two cursing here, aren't you ashamed? We're all people who have one foot in the grave, what's there to argue about every day?"
Zhou Talang then stopped glaring at Sun Zai'an and turned his head to face Xu Hao, saying, "Kid, to be fair, our Zhou Family has no feud with you, but remember, you publicly hit my granddaughter, and she keeps a grudge!".
Xu Hao smiled lightly, "Holding a grudge? Well, that's up to her. I haven't seen her during my visit to Huadu, could it be that she, like Wang Zihao, is focusing on learning martial arts to prepare for revenge?"
Wang Zihao was sitting cross-legged under another pavilion, appearing like a sage, undisturbed even as Xu Hao spoke.
The eyes of several elders turned towards Wang Zihao, their expressions subtly shifting as some among them noticed something.
Sun Zai'an snorted coldly, "This young man has quite the fortune. Two months ago, he was just an ordinary person, yet in such a short time, he has already reached the level of a Half-Step Grandmaster. Young Master Xu is probably a Half-Step Grandmaster too. Compared to them, have we all lived our years for nothing?"
Wu Kui grunted, saying nothing.
A Half-Step Grandmaster is still just a Half-Step Grandmaster, after all, not a Grandmaster!