"In that case, let's go together."

Ancestor Yue spoke solemnly: "Myself, Brother Lan, and Shao Ting, the three of us will go together."

"Yes, plus Supreme Ancestor and Ancestor Li, Mr. Jiang, if you could invite Venerable Dragon Saint to join us, with four Saint Realm experts and two nearly at Saint Realm, we can absolutely ensure those two bastards can't escape even if they had wings!" Leng Ming nodded and spoke gravely.

Jiang Chen fell silent, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

"What's wrong?"

Receiving no response from Jiang Chen, Leng Ming asked with some confusion.

Jiang Chen glanced over everyone and said seriously: "I'm thinking, if the three major organizations can dispatch so many Saint Realm Experts to attack the three hidden families, then... how many experts is Elixir Valley likely to send? And how should we respond?"

"This..."

Everyone was momentarily stunned, worry evident in their eyes.

"Brother, don't scare yourself, alright? If the three major organizations really had that many Saint Realm Experts, they would have overtaken our Flame Dragon Martial Arts World long ago, why would they go to such lengths!" Lou Qiangqiang spoke softly.

Jiang Chen was slightly startled, he looked around and noticed the worry in everyone's eyes, some even showing a hint of panic, his heart trembled suddenly realizing his mistake!

Regardless of whether the three organizations have more experts or not, he shouldn't be disturbing the morale at this time!

Eyes flickering, Jiang Chen said loudly: "I understand now!"

"Understand what?"

"Mr. Jiang, what do you understand?"

Everyone asked urgently.

"I was overthinking! When the three major organizations attack the three hidden families, of course, they need to deploy Saint Realm Experts, given that the three families have Saint Realm Experts. And Elixir Valley, do they have Saint Realm Experts?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: "Even if they do, before the three organizations make a move in Elixir Valley, they would definitely investigate thoroughly and deploy people to distract them. Their goal in causing trouble in Elixir Valley isn't to destroy it but to eliminate the leaders of various major forces attending the ceremony there. Would Saint Realm Experts stoop to deal with a group of Semi Venerable Realm or Venerable Realm Family Heads?"

"Besides, this is Flame Dragon, they would also be worried about what if they get trapped. Therefore, in the incident at Elixir Valley, the Saint Realm Experts sent by the three organizations shouldn't be many! It might even just be one or two people to hinder the emergence of Saint Realm Experts from Elixir Valley!"

After Jiang Chen finished speaking, everyone else let out a sigh of relief.

"Right, Elixir Valley isn't the same as the three hidden families!"

"Yes, it must be so, I was scared to death!"

"Indeed, that gave me a fright!"

Dong Yu and others immediately agreed collectively.

But Ancestor Yue and Ancestor Lan exchanged glances, both looking towards Jiang Chen with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.

Sensing the expressions of the two ancestors, Jiang Chen secretly shook his head.

He knew that while it's easy to fool the younger, it might not fool the older.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. We can get in touch again when the Zhou Family's ancestral ceremony is about to begin!"

Jiang Chen swiftly changed the subject: "I contacted you not only to probe Lie Cheng, but also to ask if you know anyone in the Zhou Family called Xue Tu."

"Xue Tu?"

Everyone was slightly startled, looking baffled at Jiang Chen.

Ancestor Yue's expression changed, and he asked frowning: "Mr. Jiang, why do you ask this?"

"When I was in Capital City, I was attacked by two hidden families, which are subordinate families of the Zhou Family. We captured someone and after interrogating him, he mentioned a contact named Xue Tu, hence, I want to verify whether that person is from the Zhou Family, and whether there's anyone in Zhou Family who has defected!"

Jiang Chen's expression darkened as he spoke in a low voice, "After all, both of those families are old, hidden families. Although they don't have many people, I don't think they can be easily manipulated by the Offerings Group. I captured one of their members for interrogation but failed to extract any information about the Offerings Group, leaving me somewhat suspicious."

Jiang Chen absolutely believed in the interrogation abilities of Spirit You. Since the person under interrogation didn't mention the Offerings Group, their actions must be unrelated to it.

"I have indeed never heard of this Xue Tu before; I'll ask around when I get back!"

"I haven't heard of him either, I'll also make inquiries!"

Everyone began to speak.

"Alright," Jiang Chen nodded.

After exchanging a few more words, everyone bid farewell to Ancestor Yue and Ancestor Lan and started walking down the mountain.

Watching the backs of Jiang Chen and the others as they left, Ancestor Lan whispered, "Xue Tu... could it be him?"

"It's unlikely! How could he possibly harm the Zhou Family? It must be a coincidence!" Ancestor Yue gently shook his head.

"Indeed!" Ancestor Lan nodded in agreement.

After descending the mountain, everyone had dinner together and stayed overnight according to the arrangements of the Yue Family.

Back in his bedroom, Jiang Chen stood in front of the bed and pondered today's findings, whispering to himself, "I hope I'm just overthinking this."

Taking out his phone, Jiang Chen dialed a number.

"Beep... beep... Hello, Dragon King."

"Xuan Long, send me the list of pharmaceutical companies you've secretly acquired!" Jiang Chen instructed softly.

"Yes!"

After a while, Xuan Long sent the names of the pharmaceutical companies to Jiang Chen's phone.

Jiang Chen made another call.

"Beep... beep... Hello, Mr. Dragon." A deep voice came from the handset.

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke softly, "Mr. Meng, the acquisition of the pharmaceutical companies is nearly complete, and the major families have significant influence. It's getting difficult to make further acquisitions."

"Send me the list of companies."

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered as he spoke softly, "Mr. Meng, can you reveal why you all are acquiring Flame Dragon's pharmaceutical companies? I was shocked when I got involved; several major groups from Flame Dragon have joined in this venture, looking to take over the entire Flame Dragon pharmaceutical sector."

"Mr. Dragon, are you trying to get a piece of the action?" came an intriguing voice from the handset.

Jiang Chen's lips curved into a smile, "If Mr. Meng is willing to include this little brother, I'd also like to make some money with you."

"Umm..." A hesitant voice came through, followed by silence.

Jiang Chen waited patiently.

"Alright, Mr. Dragon, I'll tell you the truth. Our company has developed a new line of drugs and wants to compete in Flame Dragon's market. Our rivals have bribed several of Flame Dragon's big groups to start acquiring pharmaceutical companies, aiming to cut off our financial path. We couldn't just sit back, so we also bribed some big groups and started competing with them for acquisitions!"

"New drugs? Are they profitable?" Jiang Chen furrowed his brows, but his voice carried a hint of excitement.

"Haha, Mr. Dragon, rest assured, you won't be left out of the benefits!"

"Alright, I'll send you the list of pharmaceutical companies!" Jiang Chen said, cutting it short.

After hanging up, Jiang Chen sent a list of pharmaceutical company names out, his eyes revealing a trace of gravity:

"Does Mr. Meng's words mean... that the Gene Organization has already noticed my intention to acquire pharmaceutical companies? Or is it just a suspicion?"

A sense of crisis, unlike any before, surged in Jiang Chen's heart.

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