novelraw Chapter 203 : Obtaining the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng
Chapter 203 : Obtaining the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng
Chapter 203 Obtaining the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng
Jia Bing kicked the maid over with both feet, then stood up and walked over to his subordinate, saying:
“Go. In a moment, arrange for someone at the Solar Radiance Realm to keep an eye on that guy. The moment he gets on stage, kill him for me!”
“But... but Young Master, there’s currently no one at the Solar Radiance Realm among the participants…”
“Are you stupid? Just have one of our own people from the family go up, isn’t that enough?”
“Yes, yes, Young Master!”
After saying that, the guard didn’t even dare to breathe loudly and immediately retreated.
Jia Bing flicked his robe and sneered coldly:
“Gu Fan, I gave you a chance last time. Since you didn’t cherish it, then just die!”
Inside the Jia Family residence, Gu Fan sat below the stage with the many other participants, waiting for his turn.
Just moments ago, Gu Fan had felt several Divine Senses constantly sweeping over his body.
This finally confirmed for him that Jia Bing was truly insane enough to set up this whole thing as a trap to lure him out.
At this moment, Gu Fan felt speechless. He really wanted to say to Jia Bing:
If you wanted to kill me, there was really no need for all this trouble. Wasn’t it just to lure me away from the Qiu Family?
Just bring out a Tianhai Spirit Ginseng, and he would have come running enthusiastically.
After all, with Jia Bing’s strength and that of his many thugs, they posed no threat to him at all.
He had no idea where this so-called genius had learned all these convoluted tricks—such a waste of time.
At that moment, someone from the Jia Family walked up to the arena platform.
“This competition round is very simple. Drawing lots will determine the matchups. Losers leave, winners proceed to the next round, until the final victor emerges. The Tianhai Spirit Ginseng will belong to that person.”
Seeing that no one in the crowd objected, the Jia Family member directly brought out the prepared bamboo slips.
Just like that, over thirty people drew lots in sequence to determine their opponents.
From a distant pavilion, Jia Bing looked coldly at Gu Fan among the crowd, sneering at the corner of his mouth.
“So the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng really is that important to you, huh? You actually left the Qiu Family and came to my Jia Family for it!”
“Rest assured, Young Master. I’ve already arranged the lot. No matter which one he draws, his opponent in the next match will be our Jia Family’s Solar Radiance Realm cultivator!”
Jia Bing nodded in satisfaction.
Then, after all those ahead of Gu Fan had finished drawing, the person in charge of the drawing finally came before Gu Fan.
“This young master, please draw your lot.”
Unexpectedly, Gu Fan took a slight step back, gently waved his hand, and smiled:
“Oh, you’re mistaken. I’m not participating in the competition. I just came to watch the fun!”
After speaking, he stepped aside again and gestured to the next person.
At this, the Jia Family personnel were completely dumbfounded.
What… this guy wasn’t playing by the rules at all!
Gu Fan then stepped back again, clearly indicating that he really wasn’t here to participate—he was just here to watch, like everyone else.
Now even Jia Bing, watching from the pavilion above, was stunned.
What kind of joke was this? He had gone to all this trouble just to kill Gu Fan.
Now Gu Fan wasn’t participating—how was he supposed to kill him?
“This young master, are you certain you’re not participating? This is the rare Tianhai Spirit Ginseng that can heal injuries to the Divine Soul!”
The Jia Family disciple in charge of the drawing asked again, face tense.
Gu Fan waved his hand with a smile:
“I’m really not participating, just here to enjoy the show. If that’s not allowed, then I can leave right now.”
As the crowd stood frozen, Jia Bing’s voice rang out.
“Isn’t this Mister Gu? What’s this? Worried your strength doesn’t match up to the others, so you’re backing out?”
Looking up, Gu Fan saw Jia Bing walking over slowly from the distance, his face full of smiles, showing no sign of hostility.
“You’re too kind, Young Master Jia. I just happened to hear about this grand event at your residence today, so I came by to join the fun. I don’t think there’s any reason I must participate, right?”
“Haha, of course, it’s up to you. If you don’t wish to participate, feel free to stay and enjoy the spectacle. However, the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng is extremely rare and hard to come by. If you miss this chance, who knows when the next will be?”
Gu Fan caught the meaning behind his words but simply smiled, unmoved.
Jia Bing, seeing this, no longer spoke further. He merely snorted coldly and signaled for the drawing of lots to continue.
Since Gu Fan had shown up here, he must be interested in the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng. The only question was why he didn’t participate...
This confused Jia Bing slightly.
But it didn’t matter, as long as it was confirmed that Gu Fan had left the Qiu Family residence.
If there was no opportunity to kill him on the arena stage, then one could find another chance once he stepped outside.
Jia Bing was just that obsessive and violent.
The interaction between Gu Fan and Qiu Hanyan at the Qiu Family’s other courtyard had already determined that Gu Fan must die!
Never before had Jia Bing been told such a thing as "fight to the death" by Qiu Hanyan because of one man.
If Gu Fan wasn’t killed, it would leave a thorn in his heart!
Soon, the drawing of lots concluded, and the one-on-one matches began on the arena stage.
Because everyone was there for the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng—either in urgent need of it or aiming for its high value—the battles quickly grew intense, and the scene became quite heated.
Gu Fan simply watched silently and never once expressed any desire to take the stage.
And just like that, the event proceeded all the way to the final match.
A Solar Radiance Realm early-stage expert defeated a peak Divine Moon Realm cultivator in just three moves, thus becoming the final victor.
The Jia Family then handed over a Tianhai Spirit Ginseng on the spot to this Solar Radiance Realm cultivator, and soon after, the crowd began to disperse.
Seeing that Gu Fan still had no intention of entering the arena, Jia Bing realized that today’s entire event had been in vain.
However, the good news was that Gu Fan had stepped out of the Qiu Family gates.
So, once the event ended, Jia Bing immediately shot a look at his subordinates.
Everyone immediately understood his meaning: the Young Master wanted them to make a move against Gu Fan on his way back to the Qiu Family and take his head!
On the other side, Gu Fan saw the Solar Radiance Realm cultivator holding the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng walking out of the Jia Residence, and he immediately followed.
As he had expected, even if the person who obtained the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng was pre-arranged by the Jia Family, they would still have to leave the Jia Residence—after all, a full performance was necessary to make it look real.
So, the moment this Solar Radiance Realm cultivator left the Jia Residence, Gu Fan suddenly erupted.
An overwhelmingly terrifying surge of Mysterious Power, coupled with the eruption of the Green Lotus Phantom.
With just one punch, he sent that early-stage Solar Radiance Realm cultivator flying like a rag doll.
In mid-air, blood, shattered bones, and various organs splattered in all directions.
The man was already half-crippled from the blow!
Gu Fan didn’t hesitate for even a second. He stepped forward, his right hand forming a tiger claw, and grabbed at the air.
The next moment, the storage pouch on the Solar Radiance Realm cultivator flew out.
Gu Fan grabbed it and disappeared from the spot without saying a word!
From the moment he left the Jia Residence to when he launched the ambush and vanished, the entire sequence lasted no more than three breaths.
Just like that, Gu Fan, right in front of everyone, openly snatched the Tianhai Spirit Ginseng!
It wasn’t until now that the crowd finally snapped out of their daze.
Someone mustered the courage to approach and take a look, then turned back, face pale, and shook his head.
“Dead beyond any doubt…”
“Hiss…”
The crowd collectively sucked in a breath.
Killed a Solar Radiance Realm cultivator with one punch—who the hell was this monster?
And just then, the Jia Family members finally reacted and hurried to the scene.
Jia Bing looked at the already dead Solar Radiance Realm cultivator, his face darkened as he demanded:
“What happened!”
“It was that man called Mister Gu. He suddenly erupted after coming out and killed this man with one punch. Then he took the storage pouch and left…”
Upon hearing this, Jia Bing’s face twisted with rage.
“Gu Fan! I didn’t expect this was your plan!”
After shouting, he turned to a group of subordinates behind him and ordered:
“Chase after him! Be sure to intercept him before he returns to the Qiu Family!”
The subordinates hesitated.
“Young Master, that guy killed a Solar Radiance Realm expert with one punch… even if we catch up…”
Jia Bing thought for a moment, then turned to his men and said:
“Go summon Elder Xu from seclusion. I refuse to believe he can defeat a mid-peak Solar Radiance Realm expert!”