The Luckiest Dumb Doctor

Chapter 515: Chapter 515: Unexpected Breakthrough_1

The news of the charming Magician Barry Wolfe’s return quickly spread.

Instantly, the whole of Qin Province was shaken.

None of those capable of becoming Family Heads were fools; what Trent Preston could understand, they naturally grasped the seriousness of it as well.

That was precisely why they found themselves at a loss for how to decide.

Inside a teahouse, several acquainted Family Heads gathered together.

“Old Hu, are we going or not?”

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“If you ask me, who am I supposed to ask?”

Old Hu rolled his eyes and snorted, “Last time we all said we wouldn’t go, but what happened? The next morning, each one of you went earlier than the last.”

Hearing this, everyone felt a bit embarrassed; they exchanged glances, but no one spoke.

When Troy Milton died, they had discussed together whether to pay tribute to Barry Wolfe. @@novelbin@@

Everybody agreed not to go, but in the end, except for a few with slower wits, everyone went.

Old Hu wasn’t stupid; he was the first to say he wouldn’t go last time, and not only was he sold out, but when it came to dividing the Green family’s assets, he received the least.

Who asked him to stir up trouble behind the scenes?

Thinking back on this, Old Hu was fuming inside.

He scanned the expressions of everyone and his gaze fell on Old Song, his mouth curling into a sneer, “Old Song, tell us, should we go this time or not?”

“What’s the use in asking him?”

“As if he could fart out an answer.”

“Right, we agreed last time that if we were going, he would go, and if we didn’t, he wouldn’t; yet he was the first to show up.”

The crowd found their outlet for their emotions and immediately switched to mockery.

Old Song remained his usual self, seemingly asleep, and only opened his eyes when he heard what the others said.

His wrinkle-covered face showed no sign of anger, calm as a still pond.

He looked around blankly at the crowd, zoned out for a moment as if just waking up, and said:

“Oh, are you talking about going to meet Mr. Wolfe? I am going to go this time.”

“You…”

Everyone was stunned by his words, staring at him in disbelief, hardly able to believe that such affirming words could come from Old Song’s mouth.

This man who was always as compliant as paste, always going with the flow, what had gotten into him today?

After a moment, Old Hu was the first to react and sneered, “Wow, Old Song is bristling up? What, eager to pledge loyalty to your master?”

A cold light flashed in Old Song’s eyes, then just as before, it was replaced with a docile look.

“If you really have the guts, say that to Mr. Wolfe’s face, flexing your muscle on me is useless.”

“You…”

Old Hu’s face sunk at once.

Old Song stood up leisurely, and said indifferently, “It’s just a gamble, at worst it’s staking all of this. What’s so dreadful about it?

However, I must remind you all, if you hesitate when you should not, you will bring trouble upon yourselves.”

He bowed with a fist, “Gentlemen, let’s end it here for today.”

“Sigh, I’m getting on in years, not as energetic as before…”

Watching Old Song turn and leave, the crowd looked at each other, dumbfounded.

It took quite a while before someone said, “I think Old Song is actually quite cunning.”

“How so?”

“Just think about it. With Barry Wolfe being such a murderous person, if he returns alive and sees that we didn’t go, he definitely won’t spare us.

The Stuart Family is different.

Think about it, does the Stuart Family know about us paying tribute to Wolfe last time?”

“They definitely know, how could they not know about such a matter?”

“So what you’re saying is, offending the Stuart Family might not be fatal, but crossing Barry Wolfe is certainly a death wish, you guys tell me, how should we choose?”

Hiss!

Everyone gasped in shock.

“When did this Old Song get so shrewd?”

“Tch, with age comes cunning, Old Song has always been very astute.”

Old Hu, listening to everyone’s discussion, couldn’t help but curl his lip and sneered, “I say you really have a knack for overthinking.

Last time, the Stuart Family spared us, that was because they were magnanimous. Do you think it’ll be the same this time?”

Upon hearing this, everyone was struck dumb once more.

“Old Hu, then what do you suggest we do?”

“If you ask me, I’m really not going this time!”

Old Hu’s eyes were slightly cold as he scoffed, “I don’t believe Barry Wolfe can keep swaggering about this time.”

“Yeah, that’s the Stuart Family we’re talking about. No matter how formidable Barry Wolfe is, he’s still just one man. Even with Duncan Kong and Thomas Lampe, so what?”

“That’s right, we must not go this time, and we also need to distance ourselves from Barry Wolfe. If the Stuart Family blames us because of this, we’ll be in trouble.”

“Exactly, let’s not go.”

After much discussion, everyone unanimously decided not to go and meet Barry Wolfe.

They felt that the Stuart Family had spared Barry Wolfe before because there hadn’t been a direct confrontation.

This time it was different, as there was no chance for reconciliation, and Barry Wolfe was definitely no match for the Stuart Family.

Feeling the same, Duncan Kong also sensed that visiting the Stuart Family this time would probably bring more harm than good.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally turned back to look at Greg Jensen, who was sitting in the back seat, eyes closed as if resting, “Boss…”

“What’s up?”

Greg Jensen opened his eyes, which were clear and devoid of any ripples, looking utterly lifeless.

“No… Nothing.”

Feeling the chill emanating from Greg Jensen, Duncan Kong wisely shut his mouth.

Thomas Lampe looked at his old friend beside him and said with a smile, “I say, you old guy, are you getting more cowardly the longer you live? What’s the matter, scared?”

“Scared of your granny, loser, shut up!”

“Cowardice before the battle means you won’t win.”

The atmosphere in the car relaxed a lot.

Thomas Lampe chuckled, then looked up at Xavier Cooper, who was driving. A hint of worry twinkled in his eyes.

He wasn’t afraid, but he was still full of apprehension about the trip.

Both Thomas Lampe and Duncan Kong were worried yet dared not speak up to advise, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere inside the car.

The two stared out at the road ahead, lost in thought, and nobody noticed that Greg Jensen in the back seat suddenly opened his eyes.

Before him, a silver needle slowly levitated.

He had spent nearly a month in the cave. Aside from eating, drinking, sleeping, he was involved in Dual Cultivation, and his True Qi had long been on the verge of a breakthrough.

Last night he had already sensed the pre-breakthrough signs, but the three-day deadline had arrived, and he didn’t want to wait any longer.

Unexpectedly, just then, while practicing the Guidance Technique, his True Qi actually broke through the barrier on its own, successfully advancing to the ninth level of Qi Refinement.

The ninth level of Qi Refinement corresponds to the Middle Palace.

Once there’s a breakthrough, one gains the ability to project one’s Divine Sense outward, and manipulate objects with it.

Greg Jensen fixed his gaze on the silver needle before him, controlling it to move left, then right, without moving himself.

The Divine Sense he extended out was like a hand that reached out, controlling the silver needle to perform various actions.

That feeling of doing whatever he wished made Greg Jensen secretly marvel at how wonderful it was.

“If only I had a Sword for Sword Flight, I could try flying with it, and also use it to vanquish enemies.”

Compared to the Fireball Technique and Falling Thunder Technique, Sword Control Technique was much less conspicuous. Even if he killed someone using Sword Control Technique, others would not easily detect that he was a Cultivator.”